Disney+ Rolls Out GroupWatch Feature To Allow In-App Viewing Parties

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Eva Longoria is set to join Ice Cube in the untitled grounded sci-fi movie for the studio with Patrick Aiello and Timur Bekmambetov producing. Rich Lee will direct from a script by Kenneth Golde.Plot details are vague other then it being described as a grounded sci-fi film in the vein of District 9already that touches on themes of privacy versus surveillance.

If you wanted to hire someone to possibly create a new cinematic universe based on existing IP, you could do a lot worse than filmmaker Jon Favreau. After directing “Iron Man” and “Iron Man 2,” Favreau would go on to see his two films spawn dozens more and an entire Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Whether it’s as a director or a producer, filmmaker Ava DuVernay is one of the busiest folks in Hollywood. And now, it appears the director is ready to tackle yet another project for Netflix.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerAva DuVernay is set to direct, write and produce her first feature film for Netflix, an adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson’s NYT bestseller Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.The project reunites DuVernay with Netflix exec Tendo Nagenda after the two collaborated on A Wrinkle in Time, the 2018 Disney sci-fi adventure pic that cemented DuVernay as the first Black woman to direct a live-action film that grossed more than $100 million at the

Naman Ramachandran Ava DuVernay, filmmaker and founder of the Array collective, is a firm believer in the power of Netflix to send content across the world and democratize filmmaking.Speaking about her Oscar-nominated and BAFTA-winning documentary “13th” during a BFI London Film Festival panel on Wednesday, DuVernay said, “That film has been seen in more countries than all of my previous work put together, including ‘Selma,’ distributed by Paramount, God bless them, nice people, and ‘Wrinkle in

crash involving two supercars, with one of the drivers fleeing the scene. Police are hunting the motorist who scarpered after careering their £250,000 luxury Rolls-Royce into the back of a £160,000 Lamborghini.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAn unusual trend in recent years has seen New York City’s subway stations transformed into memorials for late, great musicians, both officially and unofficially.

Clayton Davis The American Film Institute announced that its 2020 AFI Awards ceremony, which celebrates the year’s achievements in both film and television, will take place on Feb. 26, 2021.Typically announced in mid-December, with the extension to the eligibility period for the Academy Awards pushed to Feb.

Disney+ just announced that they’ll be launching GroupWatch to the streaming service.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorDisney is rolling out GroupWatch, a feature that enables up to seven Disney+ subscribers to simultaneously view and react to a movie or series.It is the most ambitious push into social viewing by any streaming service yet, expanding on efforts by Hulu and Amazon Prime Video as well as apps like Netflix Party and Scener, which added Disney+ to its roster over the summer.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Following the successful Ride Along films and upcoming Flint Strong biopic, Ice Cube and Universal look to have found their next high-profile project as Cube is set to star in the untitled grounded sci-fi movie for the studio with Patrick Aiello and Timur Bekmambetov producing.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVideo games are fast becoming big new music venues: Roblox, the popular virtual-world game platform, is following in the footsteps of “Fortnite” to tap artists for performances and special events.Pop singer Ava Max is throwing an immersive record-launch party on Roblox on Friday, Sept.

The film and television industries of Israel and the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi unveiled a historic agreement on Monday that will see the two Middle Eastern regions cooperate on training, co-productions, and a joint film festival.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe Abu Dhabi Film Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israel Film Fund and the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School to foster film and TV ties in the region.The agenda focuses on four initiatives, which interestingly include plans for a new regional film festival.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe recent U.S.-brokered agreement under which Israel established diplomatic relations with two Arab states has rapidly prompted formal film industry ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The Abu Dhabi Film Commission, the Israel Film Fund and Jerusalem’s Sam Spiegel Film & Television School (pictured) on Monday announced a wide-ranging agreement with the stated goal of “promoting tolerance, education and developing a deeper cultural