Lionsgate In Pole Position On Entertainment One Acquisition: The Dish

When it comes to live entertainment, few places in the UK deliver like Manchester. From arts and culture, to music and good vibes, the city region has it all.

It’s another hot day at the beach for Anitta and Simone Susinna!

Following the announcement this morning that Lionsgate has agreed to acquire Entertainment One from Hasbro for $500M, eOne’s top film and TV executives, Steve Bertram, President, Film & TV, and Michael Lombardo, President, Global Television, are preparing to exit.

As the first major international film festival mounted following SAG-AFTRTA’s decision to join the WGA in strike action against the studios, there was much speculation about how the Locarno Film Festival would adapt its lineup. 

Speculation is intensifying that Lionsgate is getting closer to a deal to acquire the Hasbro-owned Entertainment One.

Olivia Dean has spoken to NME about her Mercury-shortlisted album ‘Messy’, as well as going to school with fellow nominee RAYE and penning the England Women’s World Cup anthem, ‘Call Me A Lioness’. Watch our interview above.The London singer-songwriter was speaking at the launch of the Mercury Prize 2023, where her 2023 debut was shortlisted alongside albums by the likes of Arctic Monkeys, J Hus, Jessie Ware, Young Fathers and Shygirl.Dean told NME about how she was “overwhelmed” and “shocked” to be shortlisted, but “trying to be present and take it all in”.“Can you believe it? It only came out three weeks ago! I’m like, ‘Guys! Give me a sec!’,” she said.Asked about the character of the album, Dean told NME: “Hopefully, it captures a message of allowing yourself to be imperfect. I really enjoyed that I made an album that feels human and doesn’t feel processed or that it was made by 100 people over email.

Kristen Stewart already had a multitude of acting credits to her name by the time she was cast to play Bella Swan in Twilight, but the franchise elevated her fame to a whole new level.

Rachel Seo Sitting in her writing office, surrounded by mossy green bookshelves, Jenny Han is telling an origin story of sorts. She was 24, and her first novel was about to be published. At the time, it wasn’t considered appropriate for authors to put their headshot on the back flap of their books.

and — has died. He was 90.Goldman's son-in-law, Oscar-nominated director Todd Field, confirmed to the on Wednesday that the screenwriter died on Tuesday in Helendale, California.

Bo Goldman, an Academy Award-winning screenwriter for One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) and Melvin and Howard (1980), died Tuesday in Helendale, Calif. He was 90.

Carmel Dagan Screenwriter Bo Goldman, who won Oscars for his scripts to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Melvin and Howard” and was among a select group of film scribes including Robert Towne and William Goldman considered to be among that generation’s best, died Tuesday in Helendale, Calif., his son-in-law, director Todd Field, confirmed to the New York Times. He was 90.Goldman was also Oscar nominated for 1993’s “Scent of a Woman.”The 1976 Oscar he shared with Lawrence Hauben for co-adapting Ken Kesey’s novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” was a particularly impressive achievement considering that “Cuckoo’s Nest” represented only Goldman’s second screenplay and the first to be produced.

EXCLUSIVE: Despite all the champagne popping at Warner Bros and Universal over the bananas box office success of Barbie and Oppenheimer, distribution executives continue to sweat over a possible lengthy SAG-AFTRA strike that is already blowing up the fall release calendar. We told you first last week this was going to happen. All major motion picture studios are assessing release-date changes the longer SAG-AFTRA strike goes on. Many want their stars to promote these films.

Jo Koy is reflecting on the “beautiful” time he spent with Chelsea Handler, one year after their breakup.

Jo Koy has nothing but love for his ex, Chelsea Handler. spoke to Koy at the David Byrne/Fatboy Slim musical, , where he gushed over the comedienne. «She's a beautiful person, and, you know, we're still friends,» Koy, who serves as one of the producers on the Broadway production told the outlet Thursday. «It was a beautiful time,» he added of their nearly year-long relationship, «And she's doing beautiful things right now. She's crushing it right now, so I have nothing but the best love for her.»Handler and Koy — who worked together years ago on the comedian's late-night show,  -- made their relationship Instagram official in September 2021 and dated until June 2022, splitting just ahead of their one-year anniversary.Handler opened up about the end of their relationship in December, during an appearance on Brooke Shields's  podcast.«Towards the end of the relationship, it just became clear that this was not my person,» she told the model actress.As far as what exactly happened to end the relationship, Handler kept things fairly vague, but admitted, «walking away from him was one of the most difficult things that I ever had to do.»«There were just some behaviors that we couldn't agree on, and it felt to me like I would have to abandon myself -- which maybe I would have been OK to do if I were 20 or 25 -- but I wasn't willing to do that,» she recalled.

As the man behind Yellowstone and its myriad spinoffs, Taylor Sheridan is one of the most important people at Paramount Network — but the Yellowstone universe is only one part of his empire.

Stephen Curry is still feeling the glow of winning the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament last weekend. 

Dylan McDermott and Dermot Mulroney have been confused for each other for quite a while now, and the two actors are using it to their advantage while on the picket line for the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Jax Taylor is looking back on his time on the popular Bravo show.

Jon Burlingame Despite all the musical superstars who entered this year’s Emmy competition, only one – Ed Sheeran – managed to score when the 75th annual Emmy Award nominations were announced Wednesday. Sheeran was nominated (along with co-writers Max Martin and Foy Vance) for the song “A Beautiful Game” for the season 3 finale of “Ted Lasso,” one of two songs from the popular Apple TV+ series that made it into the music-and-lyrics category. Emmy’s 550-member music peer group ignored the original songs entered by Dolly Parton, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Kid Cudi, Donald Glover and Lainey Wilson, as well as those from such Oscar-winning tunesmiths as Alan Menken, Steven Schwartz, Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

DEALSBucks Music Group has signed new songwriting agreements with Jamie McCool and Simon Pogson. “Jamie and Simon are incredibly talented and sought-after individuals with reputations that are growing every day among artist and industry communities alike”, says the music publisher’s MD Simon Platz. “They combine to make something really special.