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K.J. Yossman Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson appeared in person at the London outpost of the festival on Thursday, just two days after confirming she’s stepping down from her role.When asked by Variety what she plans to do next, Jackson, who has worked at Sundance since 2013 and took on the festival director role in 2020, replied: “A hammock, a cocktail and to think about how to support arts going forward.”During her appearance at Sundance London, where she was interviewed by “Best Girl Grip” podcast host Nicole Davis, the British executive didn’t touch on why she had chosen to resign from the role, to which she was appointed only two years ago.However, in reply to Davis’s question about what is the “biggest learning curve of your career so far,” she hinted at what may have driven the decision when she replied: “This two-year learning curve, being director of the festival during this pandemic and this time and all the messiness and complexity that comes with that.” She noted that the London edition of the festival was the first in-person Sundance she had attended in her role as director, the previous editions having moved online due to the pandemic.Jackson also revealed that when she had first been offered the role as director she had almost turned it down.

Jayanta Jenkins is leaving his post as head of Content Marketing for Disney Branded Television and National Geographic Content after a year and a half. His last day is June 10.

Tom Cruise is back in theaters with and the first official look at the latest sequel,. Paramount Pictures shared the epic teaser for the upcoming installment for the spy franchise – and it has everything. Cruise, who returns as Ethan Hunt, is seen riding a horse in the desert, fighting in clubs, getting into (multiple) car chases, running along the top of a moving train, running through alleyways, running through a candle lit pathway, and riding his motorcycle off a cliff. In addition to Cruise, stars Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham, Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, Henry Czerny, Rob Delaney, Cary Elwes, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Charles Parnell, Greg Tarzan Davis and Frederick Schmidt.The first teaser for the seventh installment in the popular franchise comes after it was revealed in January that this film as well as the upcoming eighth sequel will be delayed due to complications of shooting both movies during the ongoing pandemic. Despite a new 2023 release date, the film is not done yet.

EXCLUSIVE: Deborah Davis, the British screenwriter and producer who co-wrote and exec produced Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, has signed with A3 Artists Agency for representation.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO has handed a second season renewal to the weekly late-night series Game Theory With Bomani Jones. The series, which hails from Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries, wrapped its first season last month.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMichael J. Fox, the Hollywood star who became a powerful advocate for medical research, will be the subject of a new documentary from Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim.

The First Lady.Davis called the reception to the series “incredibly hurtful” after the Washington Post’s Inkoo Kang criticised “Emmy-baiting performances” from Davis as well as Michelle Pfeiffer and Gillian Anderson.“Critics absolutely serve no purpose,” Davis said in an interview with the BBC. “And I’m not saying that to be nasty, either.

Viola Davis isn't holding anything back in her newly released memoir, .The 56-year-old actress bares it all in the emotional book; looking back on a traumatic childhood filled with poverty, abuse and heartbreak. The Tony, Oscar and Emmy winner recounts living in a condemned building, vicious bullying by boys who threw rocks at her for being Black, enduring more racism as she made her mark within the predominantly white entertainment industry and eventually finding joy in the life she built with her husband, Julius Tennon.Speaking with ET's Kevin Frazier, Davis admitted that reliving her past for the book was «ultimately very cathartic» and it helped her understand herself from a new perspective.«I felt like I was in the middle of a really weird existential crisis during the pandemic, a crisis of meaning,» she shared.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered the limited series “The Big Cigar” about Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton, Variety has learned.The six-episode series hails from Warner Bros. Television, with André Holland in talks to star as Newton.

The wild story of how Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton was able to elude a nationwide manhunt and escape to Cuba while being pursued into exile by the FBI is being turned into a TV series for Apple.

Sex And The City sequel series And Just Like That has been renewed for a second season.Series executive producer Michael Patrick King confirmed the news alongside HBO/HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys, celebrating the show’s success in a new interview with Deadline.“I am delighted and excited to tell more stories about these vibrant, bold characters – played by these powerful, amazing actors. The fact is, we’re all thrilled. And Just Like That… our Sex life is back,” King said in a statement.Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content at HBO Max, added: “We have been delighted by the cultural conversation generated by these characters and their stories, set in a world we already know and love so much.

Following the IOC, FIFA  and other major professional sports leagues, the international governing bodies of tennis, ATP, WTA and ITF, on Tuesday morning issued a statement addressing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has been aided by Belarus.

J. Kim Murphy NBC is staying in “The Blacklist” business. The network has renewed its flagship espionage series for a tenth season.Series star James Spader revealed news of the renewal during his appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Tuesday evening.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academy and Clive Davis have announced that the 2022 Pre-Grammy Gala, the star-studded “Clive Party” held the night before the  awards, will be postponed until next year, Variety has confirmed. The Grammys’ move to Las Vegas presumably complicated the arrangements for the event.

Cynthia Nixon is opening up about her two very different TV series, “And Just Like”, the continuation of “Sex and the City” nearing the end of its 10-episode run on HBO Max, and creator Julian Fellowes’ latest, star-studded costume drama, “The Gilded Age”, which debuts Monday, Jan. 24 on HBO. 

Cynthia Nixon is opening up about her two very different TV series,, the continuation of nearing the end of its 10-episode run on HBO Max, and creator Julian Fellowes’ latest, star-studded costume drama,, which debuts Monday, Jan. 24 on HBO. On the former, Nixon reprises her role as Miranda Hobbes opposite Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York Goldenblatt as the series picks back up with the trio as they continue to navigate love and life in the city.

Gio van Bronckhorst is facing a midfield headache for Tuesday’s huge trip to Aberdeen with veteran duo Steven Davis and Scott Arfield both ruled out.

Sam Adams, a literary agent whose career began in the postwar years at Warner Bros. and ended with the deal to bring The Handmaid’s Tale to the big screen, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 94.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A Tennessee man wanted in the fatal shooting of rapper Young Dolph in his hometown of Memphis was captured Tuesday in Indiana, while another man was indicted on murder charges, authorities said.A grand jury indicted Cornelius Smith, 32, on first-degree murder and other charges in the shooting that killed Young Dolph, the Shelby County, Tennessee, District Attorney's Office said. Smith, who was arrested last month on an auto-theft warrant involving the vehicle used in Young Dolph's killing, was being held without bond.Separately, the U.S. Marshals Service said Justin Johnson, 23, was arrested, after a murder warrant was issued for him earlier this month.

Kim Cattrall isn't speaking directly about HBO Max's , she is enjoying some of the online commentary about her beloved character, Samantha Jones', absence in the reboot. Samantha is not in the series, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York. The series does, however, address her absence almost immediately in the premiere episode, «Hello It's Me,» which started streaming last Thursday.

Kim Cattrall isn't speaking directly about HBO Max's , she is enjoying some of the online commentary about her beloved character, Samantha Jones', absence in the reboot. Samantha is not in the series, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York. The series does, however, address her absence almost immediately in the premiere episode, «Hello It's Me,» which started streaming last Thursday.

Kim Cattrall may not be speaking directly about the new reboot,, the 65-year-old star, who appeared as Samantha Jones in the original series, is enjoying some of the online commentary about her beloved character's absence. Samantha is noticeably absent from the new HBO Max reboot, which stars Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York.

John Davis and John Fox from Davis Entertainment.“To say getting to make a show about a place I love, with my friends Jackie and David, and Randall Park as our star is a dream come true, somehow feels like an understatement,” Ramos said in a statement.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorSony Pictures announced Thursday it has blocked out an awards-friendly spot on Dec. 23, 2022 for the Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” starring Naomi Ackie.Other dates announced include a Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: Five-time Emmy Award nominated actor Michael K. Williams has joined Khris Davis and Sullivan Jones in the untitled biopic of legendary two-time world heavyweight champion George Foreman with George Tillman Jr. directing. The film is set up under Sony’s AFFIRM Films label.

Welcome back! The Sex and the City cast is filming the revival series, And Just Like That, and the photos have fans more excited than Carrie Bradshaw at a Manolo Blahnik sale.

And Just Like That… is coming!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has released the first official image from “And Just Like That,” the revival of “Sex and the City.”The photo features series stars Sarah Jessica Parker reprising the role of Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes, and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York.

We respect Davis Mallory‘s tenacity and hustle so much! The singer has been working hard, chipping away at his dream since leaving The Real World.