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In an unusual move, NBCUniversal used its upfront presentation to ad buyers in New York on Monday to debut a four-minute extended first look at its forthcoming film version of Wicked. The preview of Universal’s Thanksgiving release, which will go online later this week, elicited a warm response from…

Universal Studios chief Donna Langley is heading to this year's Cannes Film Festival where she will be handed Kering's annual Women In Motion Award. Previous Women In Motion Award winners include Jane Fonda (2015), Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon (2016), Isabelle Huppert (2017), Patty Jenkins (2018)…

EXCLUSIVE: Dominic Sessa, the 21-year-old rising star, didn't win a Supporting Actor BAFTA Award Sunday night — that went to Oppenheimer's Robert Downey Jr. — but he did pick up his first post-The Holdovers role that will see him starring with Rose Byrne in director Stephanie Laing's drama Tow. This…

Albert Einstein had his theory of relativity, and Breaking Baz has his theory of party lift-off. Friday night at the Universal filmed entertainment soiree, the moment of fusion came when Snoop Dogg hit the room at the Sunset Tower and was immediately embraced by Oppenheimer stars Emily Blunt and…

Once upon a time, you could attend a dozen afterparties following a Golden Globes ceremony and never leave the Beverly Hilton, they were all under one roof. Cities were constructed up on the actual roof or atop the parking lot. You'd emerge from the show and trot downstairs to HBO. Then you'd queue…

After 118 days of the actors guild being out on strike, SAG-AFTRA and the studios on Wednesday reached a tentative deal on a new contract that could see Hollywood up and running again within weeks. The strike will be over as of 12:01 a.m. PT on Thursday, November 9, we hear, putting an end to more…

EXCLUSIVE: A new proposal from the studios to try to end the 113-day-old SAG-AFTRA strike has just been delivered to the guild. The actors guild and the AMPTP have set further negotiations for this weekend, we hear, with studio CEOs expected to participate directly. Anticipation that this could mean…

EXCLUSIVE: Sunday will not be a day of rest for SAG-AFTRA leadership and the studios this weekend. Saturday’s virtual session between the AMPTP and guild leaders Fran Drescher, Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, and the SAG-AFTRA negotiation committee has just ended. With the guild awaiting a response…

UPDATE, 7:44 PM: Talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA didn’t go so well today, but the Guild has now confirmed the two sides will be back at it tomorrow for another attempt to end the 100-plus day strike. “Today, the CEOs came back to the table,” SAG-AFTRA told members in an email after…

The latest round of talks between the studios and SAG-AFTRA over ending the actors’ now 92-day strike collapsed Wednesday night. As the fallout and blame game begins, the Fran Drescher-led guild is accusing the AMPTP of using “bully tactics” and “the same failed strategy they tried to inflict on the WGA&#8221…

After less than two weeks, the latest negotiations between SAG-AFTRA and the studios and streamers have broken down and been “suspended,” according to the AMPTP on Wednesday. “After meaningful conversations, it is clear that the gap between the AMPTP and SAG-AFTRA is too great, and conversations are…

After a rough day of negotiations Wednesday, the actors guild and the studios have pulled the plug for now. Things were distinctly "much rockier than usual" today a veteran dealmaker says. Another source confirmed, "it did not go well today." The insider added: “Things are uncertain, but a step back…