Vice Media Promotes Stu Goldstein To Newly Created Business & Legal Affairs Top Job

Selena Kuznikov Neve Campbell says that Spyglass Media Group upped her pay after she spoke out about a pay disparity during salary negotiations for “Scream 6,” the film that caused the actress to exit the franchise. “I’m really grateful that the studio heard me when I talked about pay discrepancy and when I talked about [‘Scream VI’ negotiations] not feeling respectful,” she told People.

Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy are set to share the screen with Salma Hayek and Brendan Fraser in an exciting new movie called Sacrifice from director Romain Gavras.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 11, Episode 9 of “The Masked Singer,” “Group B Finals: Soundtrack of My Life Night,” which aired May 1 on Fox. For years, the panelists on “The Masked Singer” have thrown out names like Corey Feldman, Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken while trying to figure out what celebrities were disguised on stage. This week, those names finally became true. “The Masked Singer” revealed the latest celebrities to be revealed on Wednesday night’s Group B finale, and it was Feldman as the Seal and Studdard/Aiken together as the Beets.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Stuckmann and Aaron B. Koontz of Paper Street Pictures have added genre specialists Mike Flanagan, Trevor Macy and Melinda Nishioka of Intrepid Pictures as executive producers on their record-breaking Kickstarter-backed horror film Shelby Oaks, which is in post-production.

Alexa Chung is reportedly engaged to Tom Sturridge, her boyfriend of two years..The 40 year old model and TV presenter has apparently been sharing the exciting news with family and close friends, ahead of their big day this summer. Before her relationship with 38 year old actor Tom - known for his roles in films like The Boat That Rocked, Like Minds and Being Julia, and more recently seen in Netflix fantasy series The Sandman - Alexa had several high-profile relationships.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Taylor Swift has broken yet another record with her new album “The Tortured Poets Department,” as she becomes the first artist to claim the top 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100. Swift breaks her previous record for most songs to claim the top spots on the chart, which she achieved with 10 tracks from 2022’s “Midnights” that dominated the tally.

EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media Group has announced a new creative structure for its global production business now dubbed Vice Studios Group, which will oversee five premium production entities: Pulse Films, UnTypical, Vice Studios LatAm, Vice Studios Canada and a news documentary unit. Vice Studios Group will be led by the newly elevated Jamie Hall in London and Danny Gabai in Los Angeles as Co-Presidents. 

Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal and Editions Albert René have signed an exclusive development agreement for the sixth live-action film of the adventures of beloved French comic book character Asterix. Created in 1959 by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, Asterix is celebrating its 65th anniversary in 2024. The series follows the adventures of Asterix and Obelix and their friends who live in a small village in Gaul, the only outpost of resistance against Julius Caesar’s mighty Roman empire.

Married At First Sight UK star Amy Christophers has opened up about the brutal trolling that kickstarted her career, as she reflected on how cruel taunts from viewers had helped her to secure her dream job. As viewers may recall, sports journalist Amy shot to fame back in 2021 when she made her debut on the E4 reality series.

Comcast said chairman and chief executive Brian Roberts‘ pay package for 2023 totaled $35.47 million, up from $32 million the year before. It included a $2.5 million base salary, stock awards valued at about $15 million, $9.2 million in option awards and $8.55 million in what’s called non-equity incentive plan compensation – like a cash bonus.

EXCLUSIVE: Walden Media has promoted Julia Friley to Vice President of Scripted Development.

Diane Kruger and Justin Theroux were VIP guests of Dr. Barbara Sturm while attending the launch of her new glow cream.

EXCLUSIVE: Wattpad/Webtoons has hired Josh Campbell & Matt Stuecken (10 Cloverfield Lane, Horizon Line) to adapt I’m The Grim Reaper from the Webtoon created by Grave Weaver. 

EXCLUSIVE: AWA Studios, the three-year-old film and television division of Artists, Writers & Artisans, is stepping up in the world of film financing by appointing industry veteran Victoria Rossellini as a senior strategic advisor.

Naman Ramachandran Studiocanal’s Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the second consecutive weekend with £1.8 million ($2.3 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The film now has a running total of £6.3 million.

Cillian Murphy has secured another award win for his performance in Oppenheimer.The actor was recently named Best Lead Actor at the Irish Film and TV Academy Awards on Saturday (April 20) for his portrayal of theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s acclaimed biopic.This follows an impressive list of wins for the actor this award season, having been recognised at the Oscars, BAFTAs, Golden Globes and SAG awards.The Irish actor, who has collaborated with Nolan on six films, including the Dark Knight trilogy, acknowledged the significance of receiving the award on home soil.Having been presented his award by Killers Of The Flower Moon star and nominee for Best International Actress, Lily Gladstone, Murphy accepted the honour with: “God, I’m still so brutal at this.”He continued: “But being in this room is so special — being at home, with people that I love and admire amongst my fellow nominees and some of my favourite people.”According to Variety, the Peaky Blinders star spoke backstage after the ceremony at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, sharing: “It feels lovely being home with so many friends and colleagues.”Nominated alongside Murphy in the category were All Of Us Strangers’ Andrew Scott and Saltburn’s Barry Keoghan.

EXCLUSIVE: Noah Media, producer of Netflix’s 14 Peaks and Sky’s Villeneuve Pironi, has restructured to focus on international docs and laid off a small number of staff.

EXCLUSIVE: Emily Rios (Snowfall, Breaking Bad), Louis Ferreira (S.W.A.T., Breaking Bad), and Bonnie Root (Cruel Hearts, The Movie, Cold Case) will star in the new independent horror-thriller feature film, Don’t Let Them Out.

Jeremy Allen White is enjoying a day out.

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