Studiocanal has shuttered Red Production Company, the U.K. production outfit behind “It’s a Sin” and “Happy Valley,” Variety has confirmed. Acquired in 2013 by Studiocanal as part of its big move into the television landscape, Red Production was founded Nicola Shindler and Andrew Critchley. Since 2023, the
To help Buck Bloomingdale understand cowboy culture as he fine-tuned the script for his heist film “Riding Hurt,” the team from Teton Ridge Entertainment took the screenwriter to watch some bull riding. “We brought him out to Texas for the American Rodeo,” says Jillian Share,
Gary Levine was on a mission when he joined Showtime in 2001. As his tenure there comes to an end next month, Levine can look in the mirror and say with no small measure of pride: Mission accomplished. Levine came to Paramount Global-owned Showtime to
Gerard Johnstone has found his next doll-centric project. The “M3GAN” and “M3GAN 2.0” director has been tapped to helm the live-action “Monster High” film from Mattel, Universal Pictures and Akiva Goldsman’s Weed Road banner. The theatrical film will feature an original story based on Mattel’s
Dave Chappelle and Mo Amer became close during the pandemic, when Chappelle managed to secure a COVID testing machine and created a bubble at his Ohio home to bring in comedians to perform. Amer was one of them. “We spent all the summer of 2020
The affable Apple TV+ comedy “Stick” is a showcase for two things: the shaggy-dog charms of star and executive producer Owen Wilson, and the sport of golf. The latter is well-timed, given a recent spate of Hollywood projects and real-life developments that have nudged the
Boisterous sports commentator Stephen A. Smith recently signed a five-year deal with ESPN worth as much as $20 million annually. Now Stephen A. is expanding his media footprint to SiriusXM as well. Smith signed a multiyear agreement with SiriusXM that will “showcase his no-holds-barred perspectives
Last month, thirty years of K-pop history were celebrated at Los Angeles’ Dignity Health Sports Park when 68 artists representing 13 different groups from Korea’s SM Entertainment came together for the 2025 SMTOWN Live Concert. Amid performances from chart-toppers like NCT 127 and aespa, KAI