Paramount Film Chief Brian Robbins Addresses Corporate M&A Saga at CinemaCon, Jokes About Launching Kickstarter to Buy Studio

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, had a compensation package worth $35.47 million in 2023, as he saw his pay rise 11% from the year prior. Roberts, who oversees the cable giant and NBCUniversal, last year had a salary of $2.5 million, stock awards worth $15 million, stock options worth $9.2 million and a $8.55 million cash incentive bonus. In 2022, his compensation totaled about $32.1 million.

Monica Lewinsky is also listening to Taylor Swift. The public figure recently revisited poked fun at her infamous White House scandal thanks to a popular meme that appeared following the release of Swift’s new record, “The Tortured Poets Department.” Monica Lewinsky celebrates her birthday and her ‘best’ past decadeMonica Lewinsky asks Beyoncé to consider removing her name from her 2013 song ‘Partition’you wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

Sydney Sweeney clearly isn’t down with movie producer Carol Baum‘s nasty recent comments about her look and acting abilities!

being arrested in Nashville nearly two weeks ago.Fans donned ponchos amid the downpour as they packed into the Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, Saturday night for the 30-year-old singer’s concert.Ahead of the show, inclement weather was predicted for the area over the weekend. Despite online speculation that the show might be canceled, Morgan’s concert, which was the latest stop on his One Night at a Time World Tour, went ahead as scheduled.Wallen’s performance followed opening acts by Bailey Zimmerman, Lauren Watkins and Nate Smith.The show also marked his return to Ole Miss after last year’s mishap when Wallen abruptly canceled his performance after the opening acts had already finished and just minutes before he was slated to take the stage.

Rylan Clark has jokingly claimed he's going to run for Prime Minister, after saying showbiz is "full of a**holes".The TV presenter discussed his experiences in the industry and rise to fame in a new interview. Rylan, 35, found fame on The X Factor in 2012 before going on to win Celebrity Big Brother.The star has gone on to carve out an impressive career as a television presenter, hosting the likes of This Morning and Supermarket Sweep.

Marc Malkin Senior Editor, Culture and EventsHollywood and science collided Saturday night at the 10th annual Breakthrough Prize ceremony.Billed as the “Oscars of Science,” the evening honors scientists responsible for major discoveries. Taking place at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, the event’s star power included Robert Downey Jr., Jessica Chastain, Brie Larson, Olivia Wilde, Margot Robbie, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Katy Perry, Orlando Bloom, Venus Williams, Alicia Keys and many more..

Lucy Beaumont had fans in stitches with a cheeky quip about ditching Jon Richardson long before their shock split hit the headlines.The 40 year old funnywoman, who tied the knot with fellow comedian Jon, 41, back in 2015 and shares daughter Elsie Louise with him, recently left fans gobsmacked by announcing that they're parting ways after nearly a decade together.The comedy duo's separation news came as a surprise to many, but eagle-eyed viewers might recall Lucy's playful banter about divorce on Channel 4's Eight Out Of Ten Cats Does Countdown last year, which now seems like it could have been a hint of trouble in paradise. During her appearance on the show in July 2022, Lucy didn't miss a beat when host Jimmy Carr, 51, teased her about her marriage, leading some to wonder if there was more truth to her jest than first thought.

Mindy Kaling and Seth Rogen welcomed us to the Roast of Prince Harry this week.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Ryan Reynolds’ potty-mouthed superhero Deadpool made a Las Vegas convention hall blush on Thursday, unveiling nine minutes of vulgar and hilarious footage from the upcoming sequel “Deadpool and Wolverine” at CinemaCon. Stacked with meta jokes about Disney’s Marvel Studios finally making an R-rated film – and just how unprepared the company’s executives are for this kind of release – the annual gathering of global movie theater owners ate up all the raunch. They also cheered for the briefest look at Hugh Jackman‘s return as Wolverine, the X-Men character he’s played on and off for years.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer The venerable “Alien” franchise has nearly 10 films under its belt and, somehow, every time a space crew member’s chest bursts open and a horrifying little creature crawls out we’re still terrified. Such was the case on Thursday at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners in Las Vegas, where Disney showed off an extended look at its latest entry “Alien: Romulus.” Directed by Fede Álvarez (“Don’t Breathe,” “Evil Dead”), the movie follows a group of solar explorers who stumble on an abandoned space station. Guess what’s on board? Cailee Spaeny leads a next-gen cast of unfortunate souls that must contend with creatures with fun names like facehuggers and Xenomorphs.

What do you do when your conglom might be a target for a takeover. Don’t sweat it and laugh.

LAS VEGAS – Things are rocky for Paramount Pictures at the moment. While studio CEO and Chairman Brian Robbins and his team presented highlights of their upcoming 2024 slate, reports were breaking of corporate shareholders coming out publicly against a proposed merger with Skydance Media.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer For a film in the “Quiet Place” universe, the decibel level was near deafening at the film’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday in Las Vegas. John Krasinski’s horror franchise is now in its third outing, the latest being a prequel of sorts starring Lupita Nyong’o and titled “A Quiet Place: Day One.” The film takes viewers back to the inciting incident, when faceless alien beasts invaded the planet and revealed an extreme sensitivity to sound — using it to track and find terrified humans and, well, kill them. Nyong’o and costar Joseph Quinn (breakout star of the last season of “Stranger Things”) teed up an extended version of a “Day One” trailer released earlier this year.

A ton of first look deals were announced today at Paramount‘s CinemaCon presentation one of them being for their A Quiet Place filmmaker John Krasinksi and Allyson Seeger’s Sunday Night label.

Cannes Film Festival Delegate General Thierry Frémaux has addressed concerns over security at the event’s upcoming 77th edition in May, saying it will be tight but that measures will be under the radar for the most part.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Following the press conference unveiling the Cannes lineup, festival director Thierry Fremaux addressed a few hot topics, including Francis Ford Coppola’s 135-minute epic “Megalopolis,” which doesn’t yet have a distribution deal. While “Megalopolis,” Coppola’s self-produced $120 million opus starring Adam Driver, has been selected to compete at the Cannes Film Festival, it doesn’t have a distribution deal in France.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Glenn Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones have somehow found a way to make relentless natural destruction sexy. The leads of “Twisters,” along with costar Anthony Ramos, showed at the annual movie theater owners convention CinemaCon to show case a first look at the sequel to 1996 adventure film “Twister,” starring Helen Hunt and the late Bill Paxton.

In the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Travis Kelce is acknowledging that he has no idea how he ended up wooing girlfriend Taylor Swift.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Many in show business share a feeling that “Furiosa” will be big — but at Warner Bros.’ presentation to global movie theater owners on Tuesday, attendees got a taste of just how colossal the “Mad Max” entry might be. Director George Miller and his stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth made the trek to Las Vegas’ CinemaCon to show an extended look at the new film.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent New York-based group FilmRise has dropped a gripping first trailer for “Missing From Fire Trail Road,” Sabrina Van Tassel (“The State of Texas vs. Melissa“)’s documentary film about the crimes against indigenous women.