Columbia promotes DeVon Franklin
DeVon Franklin has been upped to senior VP of production at Columbia Pictures, where he'll report to prexy Doug Belgrad.
View ArticlePeter Chernin’s Next Moves
With the ambition and innovation Chernin can bring to empire-building, every step he makes holds the promise of moving toward an entity the size of the conglomerates that came before it — but with very...
View ArticleJim Caviezel Leads Cast of High School Football Drama
Jim Caviezel, Laura Dern, Michael Chiklis and Alexander Ludwig are toplining Thomas Carter's high school football movie "When the Game Stood Tall."
View ArticleDisney Stock Hits All-Time High in May
Disney’s stock hit an all-time high of $66.07 on Tuesday as better-than-expected results during the company’s second quarter propped up Mouse House shares. Shares in Disney are up 33% so far this year....
View ArticleCBS, Netflix Renew Streaming Pact for Library Programs
CBS Corp. and Netflix Inc. extended the companies' multi-year licensing agreement for certain pieces of content in the archives of programs CBS owns. Under the extended pact, new titles such as “L.A....
View ArticleRich Peluso Upped to Senior Veep of Affirm Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Rich Peluso has been upped to senior vice president of Sony’s Affirm Films after four years at the faith-based label.
View Article‘The Devil in Pew Number Seven’ Movie in the Works
Sony subsidiary Affirm Films and Mass Hysteria Entertainment are teaming on a movie based on the memoir “The Devil in Pew Number Seven.” The book, written by Rebecca Nichols Alonzo with Bob DeMoss, was...
View ArticleFilm News Roundup: Sterling K. Brown Starring in Sports Drama ‘Rise’
In today’s film news roundup, Sterling K. Brown is cast as a basketball coach, Kino Lorber hires a programming veteran and Imagine promotes Karen Lunder. CASTING Sterling K. Brown will play the lead...
View ArticleSony’s Affirm Originals Sets ‘A Thousand Tomorrows’ Series Deal With Author...
Sony Pictures’ Affirm Originals has struck a deal with author Karen Kingsbury to adapt her 2005 novel “A Thousand Tomorrows” as a TV series. Production by Affirm and Red Clay Studios is set to begin...
View ArticleAnna Camp and Rob Mayes Tackle Homelessness and Mental Health in Inspiring...
Anna Camp and Rob Mayes have paired up for an emotional project. “5,000 Blankets,” which debuts in theaters for two nights only (Dec. 12 and 13), is inspired by the real events that led to the...
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