Apple Studios Wins ‘CODA’ in Record-Breaking $25 Million Sale

Rose Byrne is getting Apple TV+ revealed a first look at the actress in her new series during their Television Critics Association winter press tour on Friday. Byrne stars in the dramedy as Sheila Rubin, a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on life she rarely lets the world see.

Sky Studios is teaming with French major Gaumont on comedy The Wasp, which is being produced for Sky Deutschland.

Naman Ramachandran Sky Studios and Gaumont have teamed on “The Wasp,” the first Sky original comedy to be produced for Sky Deutschland.The six-part series follows Eddie Frotzke, a fallen professional dart player who, after a prolonged career slump, wants to return to his former glory.

A familiar face will be returning to Port Charles, with actor Chad Brannon being brought back to “General Hospital” nearly 20 years after his character kicked the bucket.

EXCLUSIVE: Following competitive bidding war, Apple Studios has landed Dolly, a new feature film with Academy Award-nominee Florence Pugh attached to star with Vanessa Taylor and Drew Pearce Penning the script. Insiders close to the project stress the project is not greenlit at this time as the script still needs to penned and a director still needs to be attached.

Red Dead Online and GTA Online.The two games were the subject of a post that detailed Rockstar’s plans for the near future, and thanked the fan community for their support in 2020.

EXCLUSIVE: After action turns in Altered Carbon, Die Another Day and others The Good Doctor co-star Will Yun Lee is stepping up to developing vehicles for himself. He has teamed with Wonder Street partners Christine Holder and Mark Holder to launch Seoul Street. They will create diverse stories for TV and the big screen.

Gisele Bundchen could not have been more proud of Tom Brady after he led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl win on Feb. 7. The Bucs beat the Kansas City Chiefs 31 to 9, and Gisele was in the crowd celebrating like crazy. Once it was safe enough to do so, she joined Tom to congratulate him on the incredible win.

Michael B. Jordan is celebrating his late friend Chadwick Boseman’s achievements.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAmazon Studios head Jennifer Salke doesn’t expect Jeff Bezos to turn his attention to producing as he steps down as Amazon CEO — but she doesn’t rule it out either.Variety took the opportunity on Wednesday morning to ask Salke — calling in to chat about the Golden Globes 2021 nominations — about Bezos’ big news.

CODA,” a touching drama that kicked off 2021’s virtual edition of the event, landing a record-smashing $25 million deal from Apple Studios, or the cost of one of those palatial getaways. The victory followed a bidding war that, according to nearly a dozen sources who spoke to Variety, revealed much about Hollywood’s priorities, cashflow, and boundaries in this moment of streaming disruption and pandemic chaos.

Christos Nikou’s feature debut Apples was already a buzzed about title heading into its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last September, and ultimately emerged with a very notable champion in that edition’s jury president Cate Blanchett. Her company, Dirty Pictures, boarded the movie not long after as executive producers for what is Greece’s entry to the International Feature Film Oscar race. Cohen Media Group has North America distribution rights.

Apple has nabbed the rights to Sundance drama CODA from writer-directorSian Heder in a deal worth $25 million according to sources. Heading into the fest, it was anticipated that the movie would be one of Sundance's hottest titles.

Also Read: Neon Acquires Jonas Poher Rasmussen's 'Flee' in 7-Figure Deal“CODA” is produced by Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi, Patrick Wachsberger and Jerome Seydoux.

Also Read: Oscars Best Picture Screening Room for Voters Hits 200 Movies - But Not 'Tenet'Two documentaries, “The Lost Paradise” and “Music Got Me Here,” were initially sent to the branch members in October and December, respectively, and were placed on the “required viewing” lists for some voters.

Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of felony domestic violence after allegedly trying to kill his girlfriend because she wouldn’t bow to him. Yes, seriously.

When South Korean tech giant Naver paid $600 million for storytelling app Wattpad on Jan. 19, the companies pointed to global expansion as a rationale for the deal.

Raleigh Studios, the oldest continuously operating film and TV production facility in country, will now be run by Hackman Capital Partners and its affiliate, the MBS Group.