Vivendi Confirms Talks To Sell Stake In Universal Music Valuing Company At $42B

Josh Gad is a huge fan of “Indiana Jones” and the man under the fedora, Harrison Ford. Gad is so excited about the return of Indy, he posted a photo of Ford in costume on the set of the movie sending Twitter into a frenzy. But the Frozen” voice actor wants you to know he’s not in “Indiana Jones 5”, he’s just a really big fan.

French media giant Vivendi has reached a deal to sell a 10% stake in Universal Music Group to hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square in a deal that values the music company at more than $42 billion.

Emilio Mayorga Spain’s Mago Production will produce the animated TV series “Polinopolis” in co-production with France’s Godo Films and Mexico’s Apapacho Films. Barcelona-based Goldbee will handle international sales.Also co-producing are public broadcasters TVE and TVC in  Spain, as well as Argentine state kids channel Pakapaka, and the Catalan Institute of Cultural Companies (ICEC).

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentUniversal Music France and Mediawan’s Method Animation (“The Little Prince,” “Miraculous”) are joining forces on “Jam,” a animated music anthology which will showcase the greatest talents in both music and animation.Co-developed with Universal Music France’s original contents department, the 15-part series will be directed by Michael Gracey, the revered helmer of “The Greatest Showman,” and is being created by Method Animation’s roster of talent,

Back in December, it was announced that Frances McDormand (who basically only appears in Oscar-nominated films) is set to join the upcoming film, “Women Talking,” from director Sarah Polley. As if it isn’t exciting enough to have McDormand and Polley working together on a new film, the news was made even sweeter today as the rest of the main cast was announced, featuring some truly great talents.

EXCLUSIVE: MGM’s Orion Pictures and Plan B Entertainment have set Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod and Ben Whishaw to join Frances McDormand in writer/director Sarah Polley’s feature adaptation of Miriam Toews’ bestselling novel Women Talking. Rounding out the cast are August Winter and Liv McNeil and Kate Hallett in their feature film debuts. Plan B will produce Women Talking alongside McDormand via her Hear/Say Productions.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAnnouncing its second major rights pick-up in a matter of days, Superights, part of France’s Superprod Group, has secured global distribution rights to Tencent Video’s slapstick series “The Adventure of Little Penguin.”Nathalie Pinguet, Superights’ deputy general manager, will introduce the 52-episode animated show to buyers at Annecy’s four-day MIFA market, which kicked off Tuesday June 15 in the fairy-tale looking French Alpine town.

Kanye West has been making the headlines for his alleged romance with model Irina Shayk. The rapper after filing for divorce from Kim Kardashian earlier this year has sparked romance rumours with Shayk after their recent getaway in France.

John Wick film.The fourth instalment of the Keanu Reeves-led film is due to start filming in the next couple of months in Berlin, followed by shoots in France, Japan and New York ahead of its slated May 2022 release.Speaking in a new interview, Fishburne, who plays the head of the Bowery, an underworld intelligent network disguised as a homeless shelter, told Collider: “I should be going to Berlin within another couple of months or so.”Unable to share any real details about the film, Fishburne

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Phoenix have been confirmed as the latest act for the second weekend of Primavera Festival 2022.The French band will head to Barcelona on the weekend of June 9-11 for the Parc del Fòrum festival, which will also take in performances from the likes of Lorde, Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, Run The Jewels, M.I.A., Playboi Carti, Holly Humberstone and Burna Boy.You can find more information on the Primavera Sounds 2022 line-up here.It’s never been like that ⁠✨⁠Happy to

As an actor, Michiel Huisman has had opportunities to take on a variety of roles, from the fantasy drama of Game of Thrones to the romantic reverie of The Age of Adeline and the horror of The Haunting of Hill House. But in playing Alex Sokolov in The Flight Attendant — the HBO Max series optioned, exec produced by and starring Kaley Cuoco as flight attendant Cassie — the Dutch actor gets to flex a new comedic muscle as the mystery man in a one-night stand gone horribly wrong.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVivendi, the parent company of Canal Plus and Universal Music Group, has finalized its acquisition of Prisma Media, a leading publishing group in France.Under the deal, Vivendi has acquired 100% of Prisma Media from Gruner+Jahr/Bertelsmann. The two companies signed a put option agreement on Dec.

If the news about “The French Dispatch” going to Cannes for its world premiere is Hollywood’s worst-kept secret that eventually was confirmed, then the next worst-kept secret about “Dune” heading to the Venice Film Festival must be ready for announcement, right? READ MORE: Bong Joon Ho Named Jury President For This Year’s Venice Film Festival Well, according to Deadline, it appears that all the speculation is true—Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated sci-fi epic, “Dune,” is set to debut at this