John Hazelton
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Universal sets Steven Spielberg event film for summer 2026
Spielberg’s Jurassic Park collaborator David Koepp is writing the script.
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Anita Hill’s Hollywood Commission launches workplace abuse reporting tool
Participating organisations include the DGA, the WGAW and SAG-AFTRA.
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‘Leave The World Behind’ tops Netflix viewing chart for second half of 2023
One Piece was the most watched series, with non-English language material also performing well.
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Netflix takes Cannes package ‘Monsanto’ in big market deal
John Lee Hancock is set to direct Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Laura Dern in the legal drama.
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Magnet takes North American rights to Michiel Blanchart’s ‘Night Call’
Blanchart made a splash on the festival circuit with short T’es Morte Helene.
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Gravitas picks up Canadian comedy ‘Mother Of All Shows’ for the US (exclusive)
The dark musical comedy stars Melissa D’Agostino and Wendy Malick.
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Hot Docs takes “crucial step” to temporarily close Toronto cinema
The move will allow the financially challenged Canadian festival to “recalibrate,” it said.
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Frameline LGBTQ+ festival reveals 120-film line-up
The San Francisco event includes 16 world premieres and eight US premieres.
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Canadian magic realist tale ‘Jude & The Jinn’ wraps (exclusive)
Alexander Siddig heads the cast of the feature debut for writer-director Rolla Tahir.
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A24 acquires ‘The Death Of Robin Hood’ starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer
Michael Sarnoski directs new take on the folklore figure.
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‘The Kingdom’ goes to Metrograph for North America
The mob family saga screened at Cannes this week in Un Certain Regard.
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Fred Roos, producer and Francis Ford Coppola collaborator, dies at 89
Roos most recently executive producer Coppola’s Cannes entry Megalopolis.
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Canada Media Fund launches report on changing screen industry (exclusive)
Topics covered include the streaming industry’s new focus on profitability.
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Trump campaign says it will file suit against the makers of ‘The Apprentice'
The biographical drama is believed to be still seeking a US distribution deal.
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‘IF’ opens with $55m at global box office; ‘Apes’ stays top
John Krasinski’s live-action/animation hybrid made $35m from North America and $20m from international markets.
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Sony and Apollo step closer to Paramount Global deal (reports)
The companies are said to have signed non-disclosure agreements with Paramount.
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Dabney Coleman, actor known for ‘Tootsie’ and ‘9 To 5,’ dies at 92
The American character actor most recently appeared on the big screen in Rules Don’t Apply.
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Kino Film Collection streamer goes direct-to-consumer in the US
The service was launched last year on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels.
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No deal yet as US below-the-line union talks continue
Negotiations over IATSE’s basic agreement are expected to resume in early June.
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Buffalo 8 picks up music industry drama ‘A Hundred Lies’ (exclusive)
Digital launch set for June.