Michael Strahan was a little more than halfway through his NFL career when 9/11 happened. The defensive end spent all 15 seasons of his pro football career with the New York Giants. One ominous moment from that catastrophic period that Strahan will never forget took place on the Giants’ practice field outside MetLife Stadium in […]...
AMC Theatres is entering the indie film fray. The world’s largest movie theater chain announced Monday it will launch Leawood Films, a distribution venture advised by a trio of veteran Hollywood executives — including former Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group chairman Toby Emmerich, Apple and Disney marketing whiz Ricky Strauss and former Paramount distro head […]...
Willy Chavarria is toughening up Ugg. The New York-based designer has teamed with the Southern California footwear brand for a new unisex collection that trades Ugg’s suede-and-shearling for black leather, chrome hardware and biker-inspired silhouettes. The collaboration officially launches Sept. 10 and arrives alongside “Ugg and Kisses,” a campaign starring Becky G, Danny Trejo, Eva […]...
Sheri Herman, a cable and digital media pioneer who helped launch E! Entertainment TV, died of heart failure Aug. 6 in Florida. She was 71. Born in Philadelphia, Herman graduated Temple University and started out at the Madison Avenue ad agency AC&R. After working as a commercials producer, she joined The Entertainment Channel and then […]...
HBO Max will launch on Prime Video and Hulu Japan in October, giving subscribers access to the streamer’s slate of HBO, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television, DC Studios and Max originals programming, including a new HBO original “Harry Potter” series debuting at Christmas. The rollout stems from a global partnership between Warner Bros. Discovery […]...
Joko Anwar’s “Satan’s Slaves: Origin” (original title: “Pengabdi Setan 3: Origin”), the next chapter in the filmmaker’s blockbuster horror franchise, has been boarded for worldwide sales by Barunson E&A, the Korean studio behind Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning “Parasite.” The company will launch the project to international buyers at the Toronto Film Festival’s inaugural market this […]...
“Big Mistakes” Season 2 is now in production, with the Netflix comedy series adding two actors in recurring roles. Both Lorenzo de Moor and Poorna Jagannathan will recur in the show’s second season, joining returning stars Dan Levy, Taylor Ortega, Laurie Metcalf, Jack Innanen, Boran Kuzum and Abby Quinn. As previously announced, Elizabeth Perkins has […]...