Imax Entertainment President Megan Colligan to Step Down

Birthday blessings! Robert Downey Jr. rang in his 58th year by looking back at 57 — complete with a rare glimpse at his family life.

Note: The following contains spoilers for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 2The ending of “Succession” Season 4 Episode 2 saw Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin) go crawling back to Logan (Brian Cox), but for Culkin, the move makes a lot of sense.Following the events of the Season 3 finale in which Logan cut Roman, Kendall (Jeremy Strong) and Shiv (Sarah Snook) out of the company after they came for his head, Season 4 began with the kids really embracing being on their own. The second episode of this final season saw the children even using some significant leverage against Logan to potentially delay his sale of Waystar Royco to GoJo in order to squeeze more money out of Matsson (Alexander Skarsgard).But, sensing the kids had real leverage, Logan confronted his children in the second episode and even offered an apology for his actions – albeit motivated by trying to convince them to get out of his way.The episode ended with Roman showing up at Logan’s house, unbeknownst to Kendall and Shiv, and with Logan asking Roman to join him and head up ATN.“I think Logan, he went after Roman for the reason that he’s probably the most likely to get him on his side,” Culkin explains in a behind-the-scenes video about the episode.

Elton John was "surprised" when he found out Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were stepping down as senior royals, a source has said.

Variety, which first reported the news. “We have full and total confidence in Scott’s ability to run the business as interim head and know that our film team will not miss a beat as it proceeds forward with a robust slate of releases and acquisitions.”“I have big news to share,” Bocco said on her Facebook page.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Mariëtte Rissenbeek, who heads over the Berlin International Film Festival along with Carlo Chatrian, has decided to step down after next year’s edition. Rissenbeek’s contract expires in March 2024, and she has opted to not renew it, according to the German culture ministry, which is the main financier of the festival. German Culture Minister Claudia Roth said she regretted Rissenbeek’s decision, but praised her for prompting a “generational change” within the leadership of the cultural institution. Rissenbeek, an industry veteran who previously worked as managing director of promotion agency German Films, has reached retirement age in Germany (at 67). The executive will step down after the 74th edition of the festival which she’s due to prepare with Chatrian.

wcinkala pmc-editorial-manager Variety announced Thursday the programming for its second annual Miami Entertainment Town lunch, to be held on Thursday, April 13, in Miami. The event, in partnership with CN Bank, celebrates the growing entertainment and media industry based out of Miami and recognizes those profiled in Variety’s Miami Entertainment Impact Report. At the celebration, Ronald Day, President of Entertainment and Content Strategy for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, and Karen Barroeta, Executive Vice President of Production and Development Telemundo Global Studios, will participate in a keynote conversation with Rodrigo Nieto-Galvis, Entertainment Banking Team Leader at CN Bank Miami. The conversation will be centered around Telemundo’s strategy and around music and original programming based out of Miami.

Berlinale co-head Mariette Rissenbeek has taken the decision to not renew her contract as co-head of the Berlin Film Festival after the 2024 edition.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has preemptively acquired a remake of the 1958 Alfred Hitchcock-directed psychological thriller Vertigo, with Robert Downey Jr eyeing the James Stewart lead role of the former police detective forced to retire after a line of duty trauma that leaves him with fear of heights and vertigo. The script will be written by Steven Knight, the See and Peaky Blinders creator who just signed on to write a Star Wars film.

Kelsea Ballerini evidently didn't want to get blindsided. So, in the middle of her sold-out concert in Detroit, Michigan, the «Peter Pan» singer asked fans about another concert going on nearly 2,000 miles away, and she just about Taylor Swift's setlist for her Eras Tour.In video uploaded Friday on TikTok, Ballerini can be seen onstage wearing a gold shimmery dress while holding on to her guitar.

Marta Balaga “Succession” star Brian Cox gushed about wife Nicole Ansari-Cox at Series Mania, after she expressed solidarity with women of Iran at the fest’s opening, demonstrating the slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom” to the photographers.   “My wife is half Iranian and she was one of the first people to cut her hair as part of the protest. We are living in such a difficult, dangerous time, particularly for women. In Afghanistan, in Iran. It’s unacceptable. I am very proud of my wife: She is a very strong woman with very strong opinions, and she taught me so much,” Cox told Variety during a roundtable interview.  

Ghost shirts, which are sacred to certain Indigenous communities, were thought to guard the wearer against bullets through spiritual power. This precious heirloom is at the center of Tony Tost’s directorial debut film at SXSW, Americana. This western dramedy has some tricks up its sleeve, thanks to the brilliant writing and the script’s comedic timing. It boasts a big cast of actors including Sydney Sweeney, Halsey, Paul Walter Hauser, Zahn McClarnon, Simon Rex, Eric Dane and Gavin Maddox Bergman.

IMAX Entertainment President, Megan Colligan is stepping down per a note just dropped to staff from Imax CEO Rich Gelfond.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Veteran Hollywood executive Megan Colligan is resigning her post as president of Imax Entertainment. The announcement was made Thursday in an internal memo circulated by Imax CEO Rich Gelfond. Gelfond said Colligan “decided to move on from IMAX. Megan will stay with the company through the end of April — helping see us through a busy period that includes our annual CEO Forum, CinemaCon, and our first quarter earnings report — while we complete a search for her replacement,” per the memo obtained by Variety. Colligan joined Imax in 2019. She previously served as global head of marketing and distribution at Paramount Pictures.

EXCLUSIVE: Nick and Jon Hamm’s Free Turn Entertainment has appointed streaming industry veteran Ron Downey as its Chairman.

Andrea Reeb, the special prosecutor in the fatal "Rust" on set shooting case, has made the decision to step down.  "After much reflection, I have made the difficult decision to step down as special prosecutor in the 'Rust' case," Andrea Reeb said in a statement shared by the office of New Mexico's First Judicial District Attorney on Tuesday. The statement continued: "My priority in this case—and in every case I’ve prosecuted in my 25-year career—has been justice for the victim.

Cinemark Theatres, announced in January. An Imax representative could not be immediately reached for more details.Imax reported last month that it was once again profitable during the fourth quarter, thanks in large part to mega-hits “Avatar: the Way of Water” and Disney’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” Its success drawing key audiences had helped cement its role in the success of blockbusters.

Few feature films in recent memory have generated as much excitement around the city of London as Searchlight’s latest pic Rye Lane.

The King is said to have been told about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's intention to use royal titles for their children before it became public knowledge. Lilibet, who is one, and three-year-old Archie weren't given HRH titles at birth.

This Morning viewers found themselves issuing a demand to Clodagh McKenna as they implored her to 'stop' during her latest appearance on the show. The Irish chef was back in the ITV daytime show's kitchen on Wednesday (March 8) as the show marked International Women's Day.

EXCLUSIVE: Endeavor is putting its money into non-scripted television. The company, which owns WME, IMG and UFC, has acquired Asylum Entertainment Group, the unscripted production company led by Steve Michaels, with plans to “supercharge” its footprint with a major M&A drive.