A day after announcing the closure of the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations, Donald Trump told reporters that the plans would not be for “ripping it out.” But he signaled major changes to the complex, as he said. “I’ll be using the steel. So we’re using the structure. We’re using some…

EXCLUSIVE: Ted Sarandos’ testimony Tuesday in front of a pivotal Senate subcommittee could be countered with landmines from a MAGA think tank that are intended to blow up Netflix’s path to buying most of Warner Bros Discovery. Distributed to the White House and others, a recent report from a…

As perhaps the most recognizable president of the Directors Guild of America since Frank Capra led the union in the late 1930s, Christopher Nolan has a lot on his plate. Nolan is poised to steer his guild through a high-profile set of negotiations with the major Hollywood studios in May…

Just over a month after the Directors Guild vowed to meet with the companies seeking to acquire Warner Bros, the guild’s president Christopher Nolan confirms that the union has held discussions with both Netflix and Paramount over its concerns about the legendary company being swallowed by a…

Newly elected DGA president Christopher Nolan doesn’t expect that the union will be accepting any five-year contracts with the Hollywood studios. When asked during a recent interview if the directors guild would be open to discussing extending its contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture…

UPDATED: Donald Trump announced plans on Sunday to close the Kennedy Center for performances for about two years, what the president said was due to construction and renovation. Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday, “The Trump Kennedy Center will close on July 4th, 2026, in honor of the 250th…

EXCLUSIVE: Actor Emma Corrin has signed with WME for representation. Corrin broke out with their portrayal of Princess Diana in Season 4 of The Crown, which earned them a Golden Globe and a Critics Choice Award, along with nominations at the Emmys and Actors Awards (then known as the SAG…

Jenna Jackson has joined Linden Entertainment in the new role of Chief Innovation and Brand Ventures Officer. In this role, Jackson will work closely alongside co-founder Nicole King to drive the growth of Linden's Ventures arm. In overseeing strategic development initiatives, she’ll look to…

Disney CEO Bob Iger spoke at length on the prospects of parks and entertainment as they vie for top billing at the company in terms of growth, telling investors on a call after earnings that “we have a healthy competition now in our company in terms of which of those two businesses is going to…

Disney CEO Bob Iger said videos created with OpenAI’s Sora will soon start to appear on Disney+, but he doesn’t see the move affecting the rest of the company’s film and TV pipeline. Speaking on the company’s quarterly earnings call Monday, Iger told Wall Street analysts that the company’s…

The soon-to-depart Bob Iger avoided getting too “nostalgic” during today’s Disney Q1 results call but he did have some words of wisdom for his probable successor, who Bloomberg reported overnight is likely to be Parks boss Josh D’Amaro. “Preserving the status quo” would be a “mistake,” Iger…

Disney CEO Bob Iger called the company’s 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox “ahead of its time” given the multiples that rivals are willing to fork out for Warner Bros. Discovery. “If anything, the battle for control of Warner Bros. Discovery should emphasize to investors … the value of our…