‘Hidden Pacific’ Distributor Principal Media Names Ex-Playboy Global TV Chief Gary Rosenson As CEO

Christopher Vourlias SK Global Entertainment, BlueLight and Black Mic Mac have boarded “Halo Daze,” the sophomore feature from South African director Sibs Shongwe-La Mer, whose acclaimed debut “Necktie Youth” premiered at the Berlinale, the companies announced during the Sundance Film Festival.Currently in production in Cape Town, “Halo Daze” follows the dark voyage of an aspiring young rapper whose internet fame fails to bring him and his family the better life he’d hoped for.

One of the biggest stories to come out of the gaming world last year was the disastrous rollout of Cyberpunk 2077. The hugely-anticipated game was expected to be a huge hit, both critically and commerically, but gamers began reporting bizarre glitches such as cars randomly turning into soda machines and eventually developers CD Projekt took the game off the market until it was fixed.

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Grammy-winning recording artist Gary Clark Jr. is set to play American blues singer-songwriter Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup and four-time Grammy nominee Yola will play musical icon, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, in the Baz Luhrmann-directed Warner Bros Elvis biopic, which is currently shooting in Australia.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSkydance Media has optioned the rights to “Spy Kids” and plans to reimagine the franchise about a family of super-secret agents.Robert Rodriguez, who created the original series, has returned for the upcoming reboot, which he will write and direct.Spyglass Media, which owns the “Spy Kids” franchise, is also on board.

Better times. Ahead of her split from Ben Affleck, Ana De Armas shared details about the former couple’s trip to her hometown of Havana, Cuba.

Ana de Armas brought Ben Affleck to visit her hometown in Havana, Cuba, and he came back with some souvenirs! Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Ben was spotted wearing t-shirts from Cuba on more than one occasion, and in a new interview with The Sunday Times, Ana admitted that he was “obsessed” with the tees. “Every time we go, he buys the whole store,” she joked in the interview, which was conducted before the pair split earlier this month.

Gold Open has partnered with the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment CAPE to launch the inaugural Gold List which honors the most outstanding Asian and Pacific Islander (API) achievements in film each year. Gold Open is part of Gold House, which bolsters multicultural movies to box office success — most notably, the movement brought shine to Parasite and Crazy Rich Asians.

Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow, which won the New York Film Critics’ Association award for best picture of 2020, significantly centers on food and food preparation two centuries ago in the Pacific Northwest region we now call Oregon, four decades before the area became an American state.

Deacon Blue fans were delighted to see Lorraine Mackintosh and Ricky Ross join forces with Take That's Gary Barlow for an outstanding Crooner session. During the first lockdown, Gary Barlow started the Crooner Session series which seen him virtually duet with many famous faces including Lulu, Nicole Sherzinger, Anastacia, Brian May and many more.

Matt Damon has put his Los Angeles mansion on the market!

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A female bartender who is suing Cuba Gooding, Jr. for allegedly groping her backside is seeking a default judgement against the star for apparently ignoring her lawsuit.

London TV Screenings Schedule AnnouncedThe London TV Screenings became official last year and organizers have now announced the virtual schedule for this year’s event, which takes place March 1-12. Here’s the schedule: Banijay Rights (March 3), All3Media International (March 4), Fremantle (March 5), eOne (March 9), ITV Studios (March 10).

EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor Content has recruited Alistair Jennings, Sony Pictures Entertainment’s former vice president of sales in South East Asia, as its SVP of international TV sales in Asia Pacific.