Netflix — for now — is worth more than Disney, after the streaming company’s shares rose to all-time highs Wednesday. The company’s stock, extending its three-day rally, was up over 3% in morning trading, reaching a peak of $430 during the session. 15 more words
via Netflix Worth More Than Disney as Streamer’s Stock Hits All-Time Highs — Variety
Disney Plus is trying is saying “May the fourth be with you” with some new behind-the-scenes “Mandalorian” content. On May 4, known of course as Star Wars Day, the streamer will premiere an eight-part docuseries on the making of the popular series which spawned Baby Yoda and has been a driving force behind the platform’s…
via ‘The Mandalorian’ Behind-the-Scenes Docuseries Coming to Disney Plus — Variety
“Better Call Saul” and “Breaking Bad” star Bob Odenkirk is launching a new production company, Cal-Gold Pictures, and has signed a first-look deal with Sony Pictures Television. 32 more words
via Bob Odenkirk Launches Production Company, Signs First-Look Deal With Sony TV — Variety
In 1995, “Outbreak” represented a very different type of Hollywood thriller. Instead of pitting its heroes against criminals, terrorists or other generic baddies, the movie’s antagonist was a deadly virus. 28 more words
via ‘Outbreak’ Writers on How the Movie’s Deadly Illness Compares to the Coronavirus Pandemic — Variety
George Schweitzer remembers the time he had to break the news to CBS founder William S. Paley that the Tiffany Network had struck a promotional deal … with the not-so-Tiffany department store chain Kmart. 26 more words
Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro are offering fans the opportunity to win a walk-on role in their upcoming film “Killers of the Flower Moon,” directed by Martin Scorsese. 37 more words
Rihanna’s The Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), Twitter & Square CEO Jack Dorsey’s #startsmall and Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation (SCF) today announced additional joint grants dedicated to supporting COVID-19 rapid response efforts in the United States and across the globe, the organizations announced today. 18 more words
via Rihanna, Jay-Z, Jack Dorsey to Co-Fund Over $6 Million in Coronavirus-Relief Grants — Variety
WWE is the latest company to announce that it is furloughing a portion of its workforce in response to the economic downturn caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 29 more words
via WWE Furloughs Employees, Releases Multiple Stars in Coronavirus Cost Saving Measure — Variety
Fox has ordered a reality show about a woman on the hunt for a man with whom she can father a child. “Sex and the City” alum Kristin Davis will host “Labor of Love,” which will bow on the broadcaster on May 21. 15 more words
via Kristin Davis to Host Unscripted Pregnancy Dating Series ‘Labor of Love’ at Fox — Variety
Tom Hardy is playing an aging and sickly Al Capone in a trailer for the upcoming retitled “Capone” biopic about “America’s most notorious gangster.” Director Josh Trank released the trailer and the first footage on his Twitter account Wednesday with a May 12 release date. 12 more words
via ‘Capone’ First Trailer: Tom Hardy Gangster Biopic to Hit VOD in May — Variety
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