Michael Shanks, the writer and director of the forthcoming body horror flick Together, has issued a statement in response to a recently filed lawsuit accusing him of copyright infringement. Noting that the allegations are “devastating” and have taken “a heavy toll,” Shanks asserted that the…

In a league full of billionaire owners the Lakers are finally joining the club. ESPN’s NBA insider Shams Charania reported today that “The Buss family is entering an agreement to sell majority ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers to Mark Walter, the CEO and chairman of diversified holding company…

Donald Trump told reporters that Tucker Carlson “called and apologized” to him amid a split on the Right over U.S. involvement in Israel’s strikes on Iran. Carlson, though, has continued to warn about the United States getting into a war in the region, and posted a video on Tuesday night in…

Multi Oscar winning producer New Regency has entered into a partnership with Los Angeles investment firm Shamrock Capital, whose Shamrock Content Strategy is taking a participation in the studio’s 35-year-old plus film and television library. In addition, a standalone production credit facility…

EXCLUSIVE: The National Association of Latino Independent Producers has set its key speakers for the 2025 Media Summit: John Leguizamo, Cristela Alonzo, Eugenio Derbez, Kate Del Castillo, Cristo Fernandez, Annie Gonzalez, and Carlos Santos. The event will take place from June 26 to 27 at NeueHouse…

Donald Trump appeared to praise David Ellison, the CEO of Skydance Media, as it seeks the administration’s approval on a merger with Paramount Global. “Ellison’s great,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “He’ll do a great job with it.” Trump then went on to his $20 billion lawsuit against…

Alcon Media Group LLC has won its $417.5 million bid to acquire Village Roadshow Entertainment Group's library of 108 feature film titles, Alcon said Wednesday. The deal includes Village Roadshow's entire library of intellectual properties, distribution rights and cash flows. The library…

Tubi has launched a major creator initiative, adding 500 videos of episodic content and six established creators to its platform. Along with the new programming, the Fox-owned free streamer has also appointed former Vimeo exec Rich Bloom to a key senior exec post. His title will be General…

Kyle Loftus has been named President of Independent Artist Group, the agency announced on Wednesday. Loftus is a homegrown success story who started at the agency 16 years ago as an intern, in its previous incarnation as APA, quickly moving up the ranks. He’s the rare agent to reach such heights…

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham has made its selections for the Summer 2025 cohort of The Gotham EDU Film and Media Career Development Program, its virtual, seven-week program intended to help catapult students into the media workforce. This year’s program will run from June 16 to August 1, featuring 37…

Ever since Covid returned the 2011 film Contagion to the public consciousness (and the streaming charts), the question has circulated in Hollywood: Shouldn’t there be a sequel to Steven Soderbergh’s prescient thriller? Screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, who wrote that script and others for Soderbergh…

Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine has launched Sunnie, a Gen Z-focused label “designed to inspire the next generation of young women to reclaim their time, follow their curiosity and step into their power.” Unveiling the label at Cannes Lions, Witherspoon said Sunnie will feature collaborations…