Skydance
Skydance Animation Leaves Apple for Netflix Pact
Skydance Animation has signed a multiyear pact with Netflix to develop and produce animated movies for the streamer. First up for release under the deal is Spellbound, a title that was previously set up at Apple, where Skydance Animation signed a pact in 2021. Now, the animation arm of the David Ellison-run studio has found […]
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Tituss Burgess Joins Voice Cast of Apple and Skydance Animation’s ‘Spellbound’; New Image Revealed (Exclusive)
Tituss Burgess has joined the voice cast of Spellbound, an Apple Original Film by Skydance Animation. Additionally, the studio released a new image (above) exclusively to The Hollywood Reporter, in advance of its work-in-progress presentation Tuesday at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Slated for a 2024 release on Apple TV+, Spellbound is a musical […]
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Jerry Jones and Dallas Cowboys Docuseries in the Works from NFL Films, Skydance Sports
The first project to come out of the recently-announced NFL Films and Skydance Sports joint venture will be a “defining” docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys and the team’s owner, Jerry Jones. The yet to be named series “will reach deep into NFL Films’ vast archive of never-before-seen content, and will trace Jones’ remarkable rise from […]
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‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ Director Steven Caple Jr., Stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback Debut Trailer at CinemaCon
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts hit the big screen at CinemaCon on Thursday. Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Hasbro debuted footage featuring the newest installment in the blockbuster franchise inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace during Paramount’s studio presentation. In doing so, they welcomed director Steven Caple Jr. and stars Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback to present […]
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‘Ghosted’ Review: Chris Evans and Ana de Armas Mix Romance with Secret Agent Antics in Apple TV+’s Frothy Action-Adventure
Adrien Brody plays an arms dealer who puts a price on the protagonists’ heads for control of a lethal biochemical weapon in Dexter Fletcher’s high-octane spy flick.
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‘The Big Door Prize’ Earns Speedy Renewal at Apple
The Big Door Prize is the latest streaming series to score a rapid renewal. Apple has handed out a second-season pickup to the comedy series starring Chris O’Dowd. The series, based on the book of the same name, launched its first three episodes on the streaming platform March 29. The 10-episode series debuts new installments […]
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James Patterson Sets First-Look Deal at Skydance TV
James Patterson is moving his TV deal. The author has signed an exclusive first-look pact with Skydance Television, under which he’ll adapt a number of books for the studio including Women’s Murder Club, Michael Bennett, Private and the upcoming Jane Smith and Holmes, Miss Marple and Poe. Patterson had been based at Entertainment One since […]
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Octavia Spencer’s Orit Entertainment Enters First-Look Deal With Skydance Television (Exclusive)
Octavia Spencer’s Orit Entertainment and Skydance Television have entered a multiyear first-look deal for scripted TV projects. The Oscar-winning actress’ shingle, headed by Brian Clisham and Stephanie Kluft, will develop and produce original series for the studio behind Grace and Frankie, Reacher, Foundation and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan — with the potential for Spencer to […]
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Netflix’s Matt Thunell Replaces Bill Bost as Skydance TV President
There’s a change at the top of Skydance Television. Bill Bost is stepping down from his post in favor of a return to producing. Netflix’s Matt Thunell has been recruited from the streaming giant to replace Bost as president of the TV division known for producing Grace and Frankie, Foundation and Reacher, among others. The […]
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Anya Taylor-Joy Boards Action Love Story ‘The Gorge’ for Apple Original Films
Apple Original Films has picked up The Gorge, with The Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy to appear alongside Miles Teller in the feature film from Skydance. The Gorge is described by the producers as a high-action, genre-bending love story and directed by Scott Derrickson from a spec script by Zach Dean. After her star turn in Netflix’s The Queen’s […]
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A Scrapped Matthew McConaughey Movie, and When a Studio Investigates Its Own Project
It began with an anonymous note and ended with the scuttling of a $35 million feature. Skydance was about two months away from starting production on Dallas Sting, an inspirational true-life tale that was to star Matthew McConaughey, when the film was scrapped Sept. 14. It was to focus on a high school-age girls soccer […]
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Skydance Scraps Matthew McConaughey Soccer Movie ‘Dallas Sting’ Weeks Ahead of Production
Skydance is no longer moving forward with Dallas Sting, a soccer project starring Matthew McConaughey that was to be directed by The Falcon and the Winter Soldier‘s Kari Skogland. The inspirational drama was only six weeks away from beginning production and was almost fully cast. The feature project, set in 1984, was to tell the […]
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