Javier Pons has been promoted to chief content officer and head of Telemundo Studios, the production arm of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. Pons, who formerly served as executive VP at Telemundo Studios starting in 2024, reports in his new position to Telemundo chairman Luis Fernandez. On
Theater owners confab CinemaCon began with installation deal announcements, including one aimed at rolling out Dolby Cinema in India and one to bring Christie laser projectors to Poland. Financial terms were not disclosed. Dolby revealed that its launch of Dolby Cinema to India this year will begin with six exhibitors:
Get ready for more “John Wick.” Keanu Reeves is returning for “John Wick 5” as the nunchuck-wielding hitman, Lionsgate announced at CinemaCon on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, the action franchise is expanding with an animated prequel film as well as a Caine-centric standalone adventure from director-star
Wet Leg, the British quintet founded by singer-guitarists Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers whose Grammy-winning 2021 single “Chaise Longue” was a rare generation-spanning hit, have announced their second album, “Moisturizer,” will be released on July 11th on Domino. Alongside the album announcement the band have released the first single from the
The Four Horsemen’s next cinematic sleight-of-hand has a new title: “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t.” And the thieving magicians’ third big screen heist adventure won’t be their last — a fourth film is in development with Ruben Fleischer returning to direct. “We were
Fiddling while Rome burns? Candle Media co-CEO Kevin Mayer asserted that Hollywood should be much more concerned about demographic shifts and changes in consumer behavior as the math doesn’t look good for the traditional TV and film business. Mayer spoke Monday evening at the Paley
“Law and Order: SVU” has tapped the first female showrunner in the NBC procedural’s long history. Variety has confirmed with sources that Michele Fazekas has been named showrunner of the cop drama, having previously worked as a writer and co-executive producer on the series from
Led by Ana Endara’s widely acclaimed feature debut “Beloved Tropic,” this year’s standouts vying for the Panama Film Festival’s (IFF Panama) Audience Award includes such gems as Guatemalan Jayro Bustamante’s latest opus, “Rita,” Mexico’s Sundance winner, “Sujo,” Berlinale Best Director winner Nelson Carlo de los