Ignore that deep, existential AI dread for a moment — “It’s the devil’s tool,” cautions Damon Lindelof — and you’ll find that showrunners actually do have plenty to feel good about these days. Original concepts are selling again (Widow’s Bay! Pluribus!). Commercial success with the old model is still possible (see: High Potential or The […]
Trending on Billboard Billie Eilish will be surrounded by an all-star cast when she makes her feature film acting debut in director Sarah Polley’s anticipated adaptation of Sylvia Plath’s 1963 novel The Bell Jar. According to Variety, two-time Oscar winner Eilish will play the main character Esther Greenwood in the big screen version of Plath’s […]
Are story editors in Hollywood especially prone to AI disruption? What about concept illustrators? Sound mixers? Those are some of the questions tackled in an evolving public project that will be launched Wednesday by the Creators Coalition on AI. The initiative, formally called the Standards & Definitions Project, has an industry-facing web site that is […]
Mike Flanagan is ready to give his take on Stephen King‘s classic, Carrie. Prime Video released the official trailer for the upcoming series adaptation of King‘s bestselling novel on Wednesday, “offering a revealing glimpse at how the series expands the world” and will bring “new depth and complexity to its beloved characters while exploring the […]
Forty years after Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams headlined the original Comic Relief telethon, the charity is set to return to New York’s Carnegie Hall this fall with John Oliver hosting and a slew of funnymen and funnywomen lined up to take the stage. Nonprofit Comic Relief US announced on Wednesday the return […]
Channel 4 is set to slash its workforce by 28 percent — approximately 340 roles — by the end of the year, as the U.K. broadcaster unveils a “long-term transformation strategy.” On Wednesday, CEO Priya Dogra shared proposals for a new organizational design in a bid to “create a simpler, more focused organization that directs a greater […]
Netflix has unveiled a new slate of South African content across film and series. Among the new series unveiled on Wednesday is an expansion of thr How to Ruin with How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents, “another irreverent take on family, love and culture launching on Oct. 30 from Burnt Onion Productions in collaboration […]
Breaking news in the AI music world: Suno CEO and co-founder Mikey Shulman sits down with Billboard’s Kristin Robinson for the launch of Suno’s new V6 models, which he says were made “in partnership with the industry” for the first time. Though Suno is actively being sued by a number of music companies, like Universal, […]
The second season of Saturday Night Live UK is almost upon us. The next installment is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, Sept. 9 with host Jeff Goldblum and musical guest CMAT. It follows a well-received first season for SNL UK (a round-up of the reviews can be found here), which aired from March onwards […]
Legendary British producer Duncan Kenworthy will receive a BAFTA Fellowship award on Friday, Oct. 23, during a special presentation, BAFTA said on Wednesday. “The acclaimed producer will be honored for his extraordinary contribution to film, championing British talent and storytelling through a distinguished body of work that has resonated with audiences worldwide, as well as […]
Trending on Billboard Ray LaMontagne is said to be doing just fine after he collapsed on stage in Nashville over the weekend, reportedly due to heat related dehydration. The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter was performing his 2004 song “Jolene” (not related to the Dolly Parton song of the same name) at the Ryman Auditorium […]
EXCLUSIVE: Talk about a dead ringer when it comes to casting: We’re getting word that 4x Emmy winner John Mulaney is eyeing to star as wisenheimer Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros’ upcoming reimagining of Get Smart. The project is early in the works with Now You See Me: Now You Don’t scribe Seth Grahame-Smith penning […]
“Lonesome Dove,” which was originally adapted into an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning CBS miniseries starring Robert Duvall in 1989, is getting a new take at Netflix. The streamer announced Tuesday that it had ordered “Lonesome Dove” to series, from co-showrunners Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart. Kazan and Stuart are also the co-showrunners on Netflix’s upcoming […]
Just weeks before Paramount Skydance starts being on the hook for the much vaunted $7 million a day ticking fee to Warner Bros Discovery shareholders, the David Ellison-run company today pushed hard once again for the Writers Guild of America plus California and 11 other states to pony up a nearly $2 billion bond in […]
John Mulaney is circling the role of Agent Maxwell Smart in Warner Bros. upcoming movie reboot of “Get Smart,” Variety has confirmed. The project is still in very early stages. Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote 2025’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,” is set to pen the screenplay. Producers include Andrew Lazar and Chuck Roven. […]
“Lonesome Dove,” which was originally adapted into an Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning CBS miniseries starring Robert Duvall in 1989, is getting a new take at Netflix. The streamer announced Tuesday that it had ordered “Lonesome Dove” to series, from co-showrunners Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart. Kazan and Stuart are also the co-showrunners on Netflix’s upcoming […]
Nick Offerman is slamming Ben Shapiro for his “rampant homophobia” after the Daily Wire co-founder and political commenter criticized the actor’s gay role in The Last of Us. During a recent appearance on the Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso podcast, host Sam Fragoso showed Offerman a clip of Shapiro attempting to recap his character’s storyline […]
The TV viewing options for science fiction fans in the fall of 1966 were limited, but not nonexistent. Lost in Space was starting its second season on CBS, and Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was heading into its third on ABC. The producer of both of those, Irwin Allen, also had The Time […]
Paramount Skydance on Tuesday reiterated its demand in a court filing that 12 states and the WGA — whose antitrust lawsuits seek to block its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery — post $1.88 billion in bond as security for the losses Paramount would incur if the deal doesn’t close until after the trial concludes next […]
Revenue from Britain’s independent producers hit its second-highest total last year, despite spend from UK broadcasters falling beneath £2B ($2.7B) for the first time since 2020. The numbers from Pact come as the UK producers body warned that the BBC must avoid a situation of financial “managed decline.” The Pact Census shows UK television revenues […]
Paramount is continuing to press a dozen states led by California and the Writers Guild of America to bear the costs of the hold up caused by their lawsuits challenging the $111 billion megamerger. The studio has asked for a $1.88 billion bond to cover losses if it wins the cases. In July, U.S. District […]