Wednesday, June 20, 2018
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VIDEO: New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ Trailer
Chris Pratt unveiled the new spot on Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night, revealing a brand-new character: Star-Lord’s father, ... Continue Reading →
Mark Osborne Receiving French Honor for ‘Little Prince’
In recognition of his work bringing the first animated feature adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic novella The Little Prince to screens worldwide, director Mark Osborne ... Continue Reading →
Record-Breaking ATF & ScreenSingapore Highlight Rising Asian Industry
The 2016 editions of Asia TV Forum & Market (the 17th ATF) and ScreenSingapore (6th edition) culminated last Friday, having attracted a record-breaking 5,383 attendees. Organizers ... Continue Reading →
Hybride Speaks in Alien Effects for ‘Arrival’
Quebec-based Hybride, a division of Ubisoft, took to alien dialects to translate the vision of local filmmaker Denis Villeneuve through visual effects in his new sci-fi drama, Arrival, ... Continue Reading →
Alibaba Consolidates Entertainment Assets
China’s massive Alibaba Group is consolidating its key entertainment outfits into the new Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group. This will comprise businesses including ... Continue Reading →
Deluxe’s Method Expands Leadership with Key Hires
Deluxe Entertainment’s global visual effects brand Method Studios announced a raft of key new hires that will expand its artistic leadership and animation cred. Joining Method’s ... Continue Reading →
Rising Sun Pics Opens Sydney Production Office
Taking advantage of the steady rise in international film and TV production in Australia, Oscar-nominated visual effect studio Rising Sun Pictures has expanded is Adelaide-based operations ... Continue Reading →
National Amusements Roasts Viacom Management
National Amusements — owned by Sumner Redstone and holder of 80 percent control over Viacom’s voting stock — has released a statement veritably raking Viacom’s senior ... Continue Reading →
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Star Trek Beyond $30M Debut; Lights Out $8.3M; Ice Age Franchise Crosses $3B To Best Shrek; China Loves Skiptrace
Concurrently with its domestic release, Paramount launched the new ... Continue Reading →
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Judge Holds Off on Ruling in Sumner Redstone Competency Hearing
Viacom and its subsidiaries remain in limbo as Judge George Phelan relends, “Obviously I have a lot of info to digest.”
’Clifford ... Continue Reading →
