‘The Odyssey’ Eyes $80M-$100M U.S. Opening at Box Office

‘The Odyssey’ Eyes M-0M U.S. Opening at Box Office

Christopher Nolan‘s highly anticipated feature take of Homer’s The Odyssey has a wild opening range between $80M-$100M when the Universal release hits North American theaters on July 17. Why such a wide swath forecast despite selling out 70MM Imax screens a year in advance, and PLFs most recently? Nobody knows how high these Nolan movies…

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Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California

Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California

San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency. The company, which provides networking devices along with other services including video conferencing and cybersecurity, told employees in May that it was going to cut fewer than 4,000 jobs or less…

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Imani Lewis & Tanya Wright To Star In ‘Killa’ From Laci Dent

Imani Lewis & Tanya Wright To Star In ‘Killa’ From Laci Dent

EXCLUSIVE: Imani Lewis (First Kill) and Tanya Wright (Orange Is the New Black) have signed on to star in Killa, a horror-drama that will mark the feature filmmaking debut of writer-director Laci Dent. Shooting in August, the film follows Asa Jones, a girl from Louisiana who wants to conquer the world of girls’ basketball. When Asa sees…

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