Unscripted Boom & TV Reboot Frenzy Could Follow Amazon’s Mega-Deal For MGM

The Jesus and Mary Chain are suing Warner Music Group for copyright infringement, with the band seeking $2.5million (£1,771,825) in damages.The lawsuit, filed in a California federal court, was brought by bandleaders Jim and William Reid.

Delilah Hamlin, the oldest daughter of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna and actor Harry Hamlin, spent her 23rd birthday soaking up the sun in Tulum, Mexico, with longtime boyfriend Eyal Booker, 24, and stylist Natasha Colvin at the Papa Playa Project Hotel and Resort. The young model posted pictures to her Instagram account on June 11 that showed off her very toned and tanned physique.

Marta Balaga Russia’s CTB Film Company, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, is set to follow its 2021 family adventure “Upon the Magic Roads” with two animated films, “The Nutcracker and the Magic Flute” and “My Sweet Monster.” The latter, scheduled for September release and already sold to several territories, including the U.S., Germany and France, will see a tantrum-prone teenage princess on the run, captured by the forest monster, whose peaceful existence is about to come to an

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentMoroccan director Aziz Tazi’s thriller “Night Walk,” featuring a turn by Mickey Rourke, has scored a slew of international sales prior to its U.S.

Ann-Marie Corvin This year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam Freedom Talk speaker Pallavi Paul claims that her mid-length film “The Blind Rabbit,” which examines police violence and systemic abuse of power, is unlikely to be seen by an Indian audience because the level of censorship applied by the government is “so intense.”The New Delhi-based filmmaker’s 43-minute essay, running in the festival’s short and mid-length section, moves across moments like India’s national emergency of

Rebecca Davis editorWarner Music Group is expanding its mainland China hip-hop imprint JUUICE to the Greater China region of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, the firm said Thursday. Rapper Bohan Phoenix, one of the few bilingual, bicultural artists to find crossover success on both sides of the Pacific, has signed to the expanded imprint.Bohan Phoenix said he was “thrilled” to join JUUICE.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFabula, the Chile-based film and TV production house of Pablo and Juan de Diós Larrain, is set to produce “Maquíllame Otra Vez,” the first feature film to go into production at Fabula Mexico, launched to complement Fabula’s Santiago de Chile H.Q.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterIn a perfect symbol of our times, James Bond and Whole Foods will soon have the same owner.Tech giant Amazon on Wednesday officially announced plans to merge with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the 97-year-old studio that’s home to the 007 franchise, Rocky Balboa and “Thelma and Louise.” The eye-popping $8.45 billion sale is the second-biggest acquisition in Amazon’s history following its $13.4 billion purchase of Whole Foods in 2017.Does the pending marriage mean

Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry are following up their mental health documentary series The Me You Can’t See with a town hall-style conversation special.

Naman Ramachandran The ongoing battle between the Indian government and Twitter intensified on Monday with the Delhi Police raiding the social media outfit’s Delhi and Gurgaon offices over a tweet marked by the platform as “manipulated.”The tweet in question originated from Sambit Patra, national spokesperson of India’s ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on May 18.

China has added a pair of Sony movies to the release calendar with Columbia Pictures’ Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway set for June 11 — one week before its domestic bow — and Sony Pictures Classics’ Oscar winner The Father due on June 18.

WarnerMedia and Discovery.AT&T’s desperation to drop a company that it spent $85.4 billion and a year and half in legal fights to acquire raises the immediate question of what else might be possible in an era when Wall Street is pressuring big media conglomerates to keep generating content for audiences hungry to stream their favorite dramas and comedies.Sure, smaller entertainment companies like Lionsgate and AMC Networks have long been seen as potential acquisition targets — and Amazon just

A nimble ‘fairy queen’ from Ireland has gone viral after stealing the show at the Miss Universe pageant in the best way possible.

Amazon is weeks into negotiations on a deal to acquire MGM for about $9 billion, industry sources tell Variety.Chatter that Amazon (and other tech giants) have been sniffing around MGM has circulated for some time. But sources indicated that Amazon’s interest in acquiring the studio has taken on a new tenor beyond the usual rumor mill.

¡Viva Mexico! Andrea Meza was named Miss Universe 2020. The new beauty queen succeeds South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi, whose reign was extended after the 2020 pageant was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.For Mexico, this is the third crown in its history.