All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 506
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NewsKevin Conroy named MGM digital czar
The studio on Tuesday said it had hired Kevin Conroy to the new position of president of digital and new platforms.
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NewsNorth American Briefs: Nordic, US focus at Strategic Partners 2016
Plus: Open Road dates Before I Fall; Eben Davidson joins Paramount TV; and more…
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NewsFox, Les Films 26 sign North, West Africa deal
Twentieth Century Fox executives said on Monday they had signed a deal covering 21 countries.
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NewsVerizon paying $4.8bn for Yahoo
Yahoo, one of the original internet giants that was valued at $125bn at the height of the dotcom boom in 2000, will sell for a fraction of that amount if shareholders and regulators approve the deal.
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NewsUS Briefs: Disney, Dolby sign pact for seven more titles
Plus: Comic-Con panel talks diversity and VR; Ellen Burtsyn joins The House Of Tomorrow; and more…
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News'Skiptrace' rules international on $64m
The Jackie Chan action comedy ruled the waves at the weekend, plundering $62.3m in China as it ventured into six other markets via Bloom Media.
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News'Star Trek Beyond' leads North America on $59m
JULY 25 UPDATE: Paramount/Skydance’s sci-fi prospered on a confirmed $59.3m number one debut, while Fox/Blue Sky Studios’ Ice Age: Collision Course looks unlikely to live long following a franchise-low $21m launch.
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NewsEddie Redmayne charms Comic-Con
Another British actor earned his place in convention lore on Saturday as the Oscar-winner and star of the upcoming Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them handed out wands to everybody in Hall H.
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NewsMarvel Studios brings the magic
Kevin Feige presided over a boisterous Marvel Studios panel that brought new trailers from Doctor Strange and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, as well as footage from the sets of Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok.
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NewsMark Boal sues US government over Bowe Bergdahl tapes
Mark Boal, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Hurt Locker who also wrote Zero Dark Thirty, is suing Barack Obama and the US government over a threat to seize his taped interviews with Bowe Bergdahl.
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NewsComic-Con: LeEco embraces young generation
Beijing-based LeEco unveiled on Friday what it claimed to be the first streaming service targeted at Generation Z.
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NewsComic-Con: Snowden 'did not have a plan' to get out of Hong Kong
The NSA whistleblower admitted to a small group at a Q&A on Thursday night that he did not expect to get out of Hong Kong after he transferred top secret information to reporters in 2013.
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NewsComic-Con: Luc Besson wows with 'Valerian' footage
In a day for internationally renowned directors making their Hall H debuts, the French filmmaker and Europacorp chief quickly found his footing in San Diego as he shared first images and footage from Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets.
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FeaturesComic-Con: searching for gems among the tentpoles
In the last few years, Hollywood has learned to play alongside TV in the Comic-Con sandbox. This year, it will have to settle for second best.
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NewsOliver Stone debut stirs Comic-Con
In one of the most provocative Hall H panels in a long time, Snowden director Oliver Stone on his debut took part in a far-ranging conversation about patriotism, surveillance, Pokemon Go and an appreciation of the man who inspired his latest film.
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NewsUS Briefs: 'Gold' gets December 25 wide release
Plus: Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires Chicken People; IFP expands remit; and more…
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NewsComic-Con: 'Trolls' footage charms Hall H
Dreamworks Animation chiefs previewed 16 minutes of year-end release Trolls to the San Diego convention as stars Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake charmed the crowd.
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NewsRed Granite denies wrongdoing in 'Wolf Of Wall Street' claim
The financier-producer has issued a statement professing its ignorance over allegations that laundered Malaysian money was used to fund The Wolf Of Wall Street.
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NewsLegendary, The Pokemon Co partner on live-action feature
In a timely deal give the eruption of the Pokemon Go mobile gaming phenomenon, the studio said on Wednesday it will make the first live-action feature based on the enduring Japanese property.
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News'The Spy Who Came In From The Cold' heads to TV
On the back of Emmy-nominated BBC and AMC series The Night Manager, The Ink Factory announced on Wednesday it would partner with Paramount TV on the latest John le Carré spy thriller.