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Mary Louise Weller Dead: ‘Animal House’s Mandy Pepperidge Was 79
Mary Louise Weller, who played sorority girl Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 comedy classic Animal House and had two dozen other film and TV credits, died October 1 after...
Montana Locals Protest Daily Wire’s Pro-ICE Film Inspired By Renee Good
Daily Wire‘s new pro-ICE movie production has attracted local protesters in Livingston, Montana. Filming under the working title Pawn Shop, the latest project from Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire and...
Skydance Putting All 3 TV Studios Under George Cheeks
More elements of the proposed post-WBD merger Skydance‘s executive structure are coming into focus ahead of the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery transaction closing on Oct. 6. As Josh Greenstein and...
Sony In Talks For ‘Battlefield’ Movie From Michael B. Jordan
Sony Pictures is in talks to land rights for a feature adaptation of the popular Electronic Arts video game Battlefield that has Michael B. Jordan attached to produce and...
New Line Cinema Boss Richard Brener Poised To Jump To New Paramount-Warner Bros
EXCLUSIVE: New Line President and CCO and the genre label’s longest running employee Richard Brener is expected to make the jump to the new Paramount Warner Bros studio, Skydance,...
Dasan Frazier & Shane Paul McGhie To Star In Issa Rae’s HBO Comedy Pilot
EXCLUSIVE: Shane Paul McGhie (Poker Face, The Last Shift) and Dasan Frazier (A Different World, Delphi) are set as the leads in Untitled Male Friendship Show, Issa Rae‘s new...
American Cinematheque Skipping 2026 Award After Ryan Gosling Exit
The American Cinematheque said Friday that its 40th annual American Cinematheque Awards Gala, which was set to honor Ryan Gosling, will not take place this year. Organizers said Gosling...
Black Bear’s Head Of U.S. Distribution Ben Kramer Exiting
EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear‘s President of U.S. Distribution Benjamin Kramer is exiting the firm, we can reveal. Kramer joined Black Bear 15 months ago after co-running CAA’s Media Finance division...
French Culture Wars Erupt Over Municipal Cinema As Right-Wing Mayor Removes Name Commemorating Anti-Colonial Director
France’s growing culture wars have its hit arthouse circuit after a right-wing mayor in the small town of Elne in southwest France rebaptized the municipal cinema theater, previously named...
Jack Reynor, John Magaro & Natalia Dyer Join The Trial of Louise Woodward
EXCLUSIVE: The Trial of Louise Woodward, HBO‘s true-crime limited series from creator Matthew Barry, has added three more to its starry cast: Jack Reynor (Lee Cronin’s The Mummy), John...
