The votes have been tallied, and Disney’s victory over the activist investor Nelson Peltz and his Trian Partners is final.
But thanks to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we now have a sense of just how big a margin it was. Disney on Wednesday filed the “final, certified voting results” from the annual shareholder meeting, as tallied by its independent auditor First Coast Results, Inc.
Arguably the biggest winner was Disney CEO Bob Iger, who can now move forward with the “distracting” proxy fight behind him. Iger’s board seat was also up for a vote, and the filing shows that he secured about 94 percent of the votes, or 1,118,465,241 votes, with only 73,022,334 votes to withhold.
Peltz, meanwhile, was seeking to replace Maria Elena Lagomasino on the board, but only received 370,974,890 votes, compared to Lagomasino’s 749,857,222, with the current director beating him by a two-to-one margin.
But thanks to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, we now have a sense of just how big a margin it was. Disney on Wednesday filed the “final, certified voting results” from the annual shareholder meeting, as tallied by its independent auditor First Coast Results, Inc.
Arguably the biggest winner was Disney CEO Bob Iger, who can now move forward with the “distracting” proxy fight behind him. Iger’s board seat was also up for a vote, and the filing shows that he secured about 94 percent of the votes, or 1,118,465,241 votes, with only 73,022,334 votes to withhold.
Peltz, meanwhile, was seeking to replace Maria Elena Lagomasino on the board, but only received 370,974,890 votes, compared to Lagomasino’s 749,857,222, with the current director beating him by a two-to-one margin.
- 4/17/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Uncork the champagne and prep the Disney yacht because the Walt Disney Company and CEO Bob Iger have reasons to celebrate after activist investor Nelson Peltz failed to secure a seat on the board for himself and former Disney CEO Jay Rasulo.
Peltz aimed to kick Disney directors Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman from their prominent positions, replacing them with Peltz and Rasulo. Peltz failed after launching an aggressive campaign in January via his Trian Partners. Still, the effort petered out in February after Iger announced a studio-wide reboot, causing Disney’s share prices to skyrocket.
The proxy battle between the mouse-eared company, Iger and Peltz, got nasty as both parties vowed to control the Walt Disney Company empire. Disney even went so far as to release a political-style ad framing Trian in a less-than-favorable light. Trian clapped back with a statement saying they were not targeting Iger but the board overall.
Peltz aimed to kick Disney directors Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman from their prominent positions, replacing them with Peltz and Rasulo. Peltz failed after launching an aggressive campaign in January via his Trian Partners. Still, the effort petered out in February after Iger announced a studio-wide reboot, causing Disney’s share prices to skyrocket.
The proxy battle between the mouse-eared company, Iger and Peltz, got nasty as both parties vowed to control the Walt Disney Company empire. Disney even went so far as to release a political-style ad framing Trian in a less-than-favorable light. Trian clapped back with a statement saying they were not targeting Iger but the board overall.
- 4/3/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
In a win for The Walt Disney Co. and CEO Bob Iger, Disney says that all of its director nominees have been elected by shareholders, rebuffing the activist investor Nelson Peltz, who had been running a high-profile campaign to put himself and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo on the company’s board.
Disney announced the preliminary result at the end of its annual shareholder meeting Thursday, noting that final results will be filed with the SEC later.
Peltz’s Trian Partners had been seeking to oust Disney directors Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman, replacing them with Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo.
A source says that Iger secured 94% of the vote for his board seat. Lagomasino beat Peltz by a margin of about two to one, with the activist securing about 30% of the vote for his seat. Rasulo lost his vote by a margin of five to one.
Disney announced the preliminary result at the end of its annual shareholder meeting Thursday, noting that final results will be filed with the SEC later.
Peltz’s Trian Partners had been seeking to oust Disney directors Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael Froman, replacing them with Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo.
A source says that Iger secured 94% of the vote for his board seat. Lagomasino beat Peltz by a margin of about two to one, with the activist securing about 30% of the vote for his seat. Rasulo lost his vote by a margin of five to one.
- 4/3/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elon Musk is once again garnering the spotlight with his recent statement, backing up an activist investor, Nelson Peltz as the latter actively tries to join the Disney Board. The company is facing an intense showdown over seats on Disney’s board of directors which will end at their annual shareholders meeting.
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The media giant announced its 12 board nominees in January, including CEO Bob Iger. In a few days, Peltz’ Trian Partners, who owns a 1.5% stake in Disney is vying for two board seats – one for its co-founder, Peltz, and another for ex-Disney chief financial officer Jay Rasulo. As results are awaited, Musk takes his stance in Peltz’s favor.
Elon Musk Supports Nelson Peltz in the Proxy Battle for Disney
As the voting to select Disney’s board of directors closed last night, Tesla owner Elon Musk took to X to express his support for activist investor,...
Elon Musk on Full Send Podcast
The media giant announced its 12 board nominees in January, including CEO Bob Iger. In a few days, Peltz’ Trian Partners, who owns a 1.5% stake in Disney is vying for two board seats – one for its co-founder, Peltz, and another for ex-Disney chief financial officer Jay Rasulo. As results are awaited, Musk takes his stance in Peltz’s favor.
Elon Musk Supports Nelson Peltz in the Proxy Battle for Disney
As the voting to select Disney’s board of directors closed last night, Tesla owner Elon Musk took to X to express his support for activist investor,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Priya Sharma
- FandomWire
Elon Musk is backing Nelson Peltz in the proxy battle for the future of Disney.
Onlookers are waiting with baited breath after the bitter voting to select Disney’s board of directors closed last night, with CEO Bob Iger’s nominees appearing likely to win out. However, that didn’t stop X/Twitter and Tesla owner Musk taking to social media this morning to provide his two cents.
He wrote: “Nelson Peltz should definitely be on the Disney board! He would help reform the company, improve the quality of product and generally serve in the best interests of shareholders, as he has done at many other companies. This would significantly improve Disney’s share price.”
Nelson Peltz should definitely be on the Disney board!
He would help reform the company, improve the quality of product and generally serve in the best interests of shareholders, as he has done at many other companies.
Onlookers are waiting with baited breath after the bitter voting to select Disney’s board of directors closed last night, with CEO Bob Iger’s nominees appearing likely to win out. However, that didn’t stop X/Twitter and Tesla owner Musk taking to social media this morning to provide his two cents.
He wrote: “Nelson Peltz should definitely be on the Disney board! He would help reform the company, improve the quality of product and generally serve in the best interests of shareholders, as he has done at many other companies. This would significantly improve Disney’s share price.”
Nelson Peltz should definitely be on the Disney board!
He would help reform the company, improve the quality of product and generally serve in the best interests of shareholders, as he has done at many other companies.
- 4/3/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The minutes are ticking down to the close of Disney’s bitter proxy fight with Nelson Peltz, whose attempt to scale the board is a direct challenge to CEO Bob Iger.
Barring any hanging chads, results from voting for members of the board of directors will be revealed Wednesday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting at 1 p.m. Et / 10 a.m. Pt. (Polls officially close at 11:59 p.m. Et tonight.) Iger fought, and authorized the spending of $40 million, to quash the interloper activist investor, but win or lose, he invited the fight by botching succession.
Fumbled regime change became Peltz’s rallying cry, far more compelling that his thoughts on strategy. It’s the reason the race was so hard-fought. Iss, the most influential proxy advisory service, dealt perhaps the biggest blow to the company by backing Peltz in a move reminiscent of its withholding votes from then-ceo...
Barring any hanging chads, results from voting for members of the board of directors will be revealed Wednesday at the company’s annual shareholder meeting at 1 p.m. Et / 10 a.m. Pt. (Polls officially close at 11:59 p.m. Et tonight.) Iger fought, and authorized the spending of $40 million, to quash the interloper activist investor, but win or lose, he invited the fight by botching succession.
Fumbled regime change became Peltz’s rallying cry, far more compelling that his thoughts on strategy. It’s the reason the race was so hard-fought. Iss, the most influential proxy advisory service, dealt perhaps the biggest blow to the company by backing Peltz in a move reminiscent of its withholding votes from then-ceo...
- 4/3/2024
- by Dade Hayes, Jill Goldsmith and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney may have nudged Nelson Peltz farther from its board as giant BlackRock is said to be backing the company’s slate of directors. The firm is Disney’s second-largest shareholder at about 4.2%.
The news, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, followed T. Rowe Price, an 0.5% owner, coming out in support of CEO Bob Iger and Disney as shareholders head into the last day of voting ahead of the annual meeting set for Wednesday at 10 am Pt/1 pm Et. The board has over the past three months been the focus of the most expensive proxy fight on record pitting directors and CEO Bob Iger against Peltz, the billionaire activist investor who has pounded Disney on strategy, stock price and, mainly, poor succession planning.
The deadline for voting is 11:59 tonight. The WSJ said that over half of all shares had been voted so far, so things could still change.
The news, first reported in the Wall Street Journal, followed T. Rowe Price, an 0.5% owner, coming out in support of CEO Bob Iger and Disney as shareholders head into the last day of voting ahead of the annual meeting set for Wednesday at 10 am Pt/1 pm Et. The board has over the past three months been the focus of the most expensive proxy fight on record pitting directors and CEO Bob Iger against Peltz, the billionaire activist investor who has pounded Disney on strategy, stock price and, mainly, poor succession planning.
The deadline for voting is 11:59 tonight. The WSJ said that over half of all shares had been voted so far, so things could still change.
- 4/2/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Around 100 hours before the deadline for all Disney shareholders to cast their ballots in the acrid board clash between the Mouse House and activist investor Nelson Peltz, one of the country’s top pension funds just rolled its cannons onto the battlefield.
With 6.7 million shares in Disney, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) blew a hole late Friday through Bob Iger and supporters’ hard fought efforts to keep the Ike Perlmutter-backed Peltz and a former CFO from gaining seats on the board on April 3.
“CalPERS believes Walt Disney Co. will benefit from fresh eyes on its board of directors and voted its company shares in favor of candidates Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo,” John Myers, chief of the CalPERS Office of Public Affairs, told Deadline today.
While CalPERS says it will also vote for Iger and the likes of ex-Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman for the 12-member board,...
With 6.7 million shares in Disney, the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) blew a hole late Friday through Bob Iger and supporters’ hard fought efforts to keep the Ike Perlmutter-backed Peltz and a former CFO from gaining seats on the board on April 3.
“CalPERS believes Walt Disney Co. will benefit from fresh eyes on its board of directors and voted its company shares in favor of candidates Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo,” John Myers, chief of the CalPERS Office of Public Affairs, told Deadline today.
While CalPERS says it will also vote for Iger and the likes of ex-Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman for the 12-member board,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Proxy advisor Egan-Jones on Wednesday became the second independent firm to support activist Nelson Peltz’s effort to secure seats on the Disney board.
The endorsement follows that of Iss earlier this month, which was a notable win for Peltz’s Trian Fund Management as it is the biggest advisory firm and highly influential. While Iss backed Peltz alone, Egan-Jones is supports both the billionaire activist investor and former Disney executive Jay Rasulo, Trian’s other nominee to the Disney board. The firm is recommending shareholders withhold support for Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael B.G. Froman, who are members of Disney’s slate of nominees.
Disney shareholders’ votes will be tallied at company’s annual meeting next Wednesday.
“We see very little downside and a lot of upsides in putting the Trian nominees on the board,” Egan-Jones said in an announcement. The firm cited an “apparent lack” of a...
The endorsement follows that of Iss earlier this month, which was a notable win for Peltz’s Trian Fund Management as it is the biggest advisory firm and highly influential. While Iss backed Peltz alone, Egan-Jones is supports both the billionaire activist investor and former Disney executive Jay Rasulo, Trian’s other nominee to the Disney board. The firm is recommending shareholders withhold support for Maria Elena Lagomasino and Michael B.G. Froman, who are members of Disney’s slate of nominees.
Disney shareholders’ votes will be tallied at company’s annual meeting next Wednesday.
“We see very little downside and a lot of upsides in putting the Trian nominees on the board,” Egan-Jones said in an announcement. The firm cited an “apparent lack” of a...
- 3/27/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
If Bob Iger were a Marvel superhero, his power would be persuasion. The Disney CEO has long leaned on his ability to convince others of his plans. From film and TV writers, directors and stars, to Disney shareholders, to the company’s own board members, Iger’s track record has been impeccable.
Consider possibly the most important deal he ever led: Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009. While Marvel’s success since then is not in dispute, at the time the idea of Disney chasing young men via the comic book brand was seen as a real risk. In his 2019 memoir The Ride of a Lifetime, Iger recalls how he pitched a skeptical Steve Jobs on the deal.
Jobs, who had sold Pixar to Disney just a couple of years earlier, was Disney’s largest shareholder and a member of the board. He also told Iger that he...
Consider possibly the most important deal he ever led: Disney’s $4 billion acquisition of Marvel Entertainment in 2009. While Marvel’s success since then is not in dispute, at the time the idea of Disney chasing young men via the comic book brand was seen as a real risk. In his 2019 memoir The Ride of a Lifetime, Iger recalls how he pitched a skeptical Steve Jobs on the deal.
Jobs, who had sold Pixar to Disney just a couple of years earlier, was Disney’s largest shareholder and a member of the board. He also told Iger that he...
- 3/27/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the Disney board proxy fight nears its deciding day, activist investor Nelson Peltz is taking aim at what he calls the company’s “woke” film strategy, particularly as it pertains to Black Panther and The Marvels.
In a recent interview with The Financial Times, Peltz questioned the leadership of Marvel chief Kevin Feige and the larger movie strategy under Disney CEO Bob Iger. Though he said he did not want either leader unseated (Peltz is outwardly campaigning to take the board seats of current members Michael B.G. Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasino), he questioned how long Feige should remain and what the strategy should be moving forward.
“People go to watch a movie or a show to be entertained,” Peltz said in the interview. “They don’t go to get a message.
“Why do I have to have a Marvel that’s all women? Not that I have anything against women,...
In a recent interview with The Financial Times, Peltz questioned the leadership of Marvel chief Kevin Feige and the larger movie strategy under Disney CEO Bob Iger. Though he said he did not want either leader unseated (Peltz is outwardly campaigning to take the board seats of current members Michael B.G. Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasino), he questioned how long Feige should remain and what the strategy should be moving forward.
“People go to watch a movie or a show to be entertained,” Peltz said in the interview. “They don’t go to get a message.
“Why do I have to have a Marvel that’s all women? Not that I have anything against women,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nelson Peltz said today that his bitter proxy fight with Disney is “not about Mr. Iger, nor is it a referendum about his leadership” even as CNBC reported that his firm, Trian Partners, has withheld votes from the CEO, who is also a board nominee.
Trian didn’t respond to a request for comment. But the firm clearly feels it needs to walk a fine line between attacking Disney’s board, but not its rather popular CEO.
Publicly, Trian has been aggressively lobbying shareholders to withhold votes only from Disney board nominees Michael Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasio and back Peltz and former Disney executive Jay Rasulo instead. The board has 12 members which will be the nominees who wind up with the most votes. Voting is ongoing and the tally will be unveiled at the company’s annual meeting April 3.
Peltz’ flurry of communications to shareholders have mostly focused on...
Trian didn’t respond to a request for comment. But the firm clearly feels it needs to walk a fine line between attacking Disney’s board, but not its rather popular CEO.
Publicly, Trian has been aggressively lobbying shareholders to withhold votes only from Disney board nominees Michael Froman and Maria Elena Lagomasio and back Peltz and former Disney executive Jay Rasulo instead. The board has 12 members which will be the nominees who wind up with the most votes. Voting is ongoing and the tally will be unveiled at the company’s annual meeting April 3.
Peltz’ flurry of communications to shareholders have mostly focused on...
- 3/25/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney and its current CEO, Bob Iger, have secured the backing of Iger’s onetime boss, former Chairman and CEO Michael Eisner.
In a statement posted to social media, Eisner didn’t name Nelson Peltz, whose Trian Fund Management is mounting an offensive to win two seats on Disney’s board at the April 3 annual shareholder meeting. But the longtime media exec wrote that “bringing in someone who doesn’t have experience in the company or the industry to disrupt Bob and his eventual successor is playing not only with fire but earthquakes and hurricanes as well.”
Eisner recalled a similar skirmish in 1983, just prior to the start of his two-decade run as chairman and CEO, when “corporate raiders were trying to take over the company.”
Had that incursion been allowed, he continued, “that would have ended the Disney Company as we know it, for the studio, theme parks, and...
In a statement posted to social media, Eisner didn’t name Nelson Peltz, whose Trian Fund Management is mounting an offensive to win two seats on Disney’s board at the April 3 annual shareholder meeting. But the longtime media exec wrote that “bringing in someone who doesn’t have experience in the company or the industry to disrupt Bob and his eventual successor is playing not only with fire but earthquakes and hurricanes as well.”
Eisner recalled a similar skirmish in 1983, just prior to the start of his two-decade run as chairman and CEO, when “corporate raiders were trying to take over the company.”
Had that incursion been allowed, he continued, “that would have ended the Disney Company as we know it, for the studio, theme parks, and...
- 3/22/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Another prominent voice is weighing in with support for Disney CEO Bob Iger and the company’s board of directors in its proxy fight with Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners.
Michael Eisner, Iger’s predecessor as CEO of the company, released a statement Friday that calls back to the 1984 activist campaign from Peltz’s fellow corporate raider Saul Steinberg, and warning that “bringing in someone who doesn’t have experience in the company or the industry to disrupt Bob and his eventual successor is playing not only with fire but earthquakes and hurricanes as well.”
“In 1983, Disney was under attack by corporate raiders trying to take over the company. That would have ended the Disney Company as we know it, for the studio, theme parks, and hotels were suggested to be sold off,” Eisner wrote. “The board turned to me and Frank Wells, and a different story was written, one...
Michael Eisner, Iger’s predecessor as CEO of the company, released a statement Friday that calls back to the 1984 activist campaign from Peltz’s fellow corporate raider Saul Steinberg, and warning that “bringing in someone who doesn’t have experience in the company or the industry to disrupt Bob and his eventual successor is playing not only with fire but earthquakes and hurricanes as well.”
“In 1983, Disney was under attack by corporate raiders trying to take over the company. That would have ended the Disney Company as we know it, for the studio, theme parks, and hotels were suggested to be sold off,” Eisner wrote. “The board turned to me and Frank Wells, and a different story was written, one...
- 3/22/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the board proxy fight between The Walt Disney Company and Nelson Peltz’s Trian Partners comes down to the wire, Disney and CEO Bob Iger have locked up the support of another high-profile Disney shareholder.
Laurene Powell Jobs said in a statement Thursday that she is urging shareholders to vote in support of Disney’s board nominees.
“My family and I have been significant investors in The Walt Disney Company for nearly two decades, and in that time, we have seen the company transformed thanks to the steady and visionary leadership of Bob Iger and Disney’s expert Board of Directors,” Powell Jobs wrote. “What has always set Disney apart is the way it combines unbridled creativity with technological innovation to tell timeless stories—stories that inspire and enrich the world around us.
“There is no one who understands Disney’s important legacy or the responsibility to protect it more than Bob Iger,...
Laurene Powell Jobs said in a statement Thursday that she is urging shareholders to vote in support of Disney’s board nominees.
“My family and I have been significant investors in The Walt Disney Company for nearly two decades, and in that time, we have seen the company transformed thanks to the steady and visionary leadership of Bob Iger and Disney’s expert Board of Directors,” Powell Jobs wrote. “What has always set Disney apart is the way it combines unbridled creativity with technological innovation to tell timeless stories—stories that inspire and enrich the world around us.
“There is no one who understands Disney’s important legacy or the responsibility to protect it more than Bob Iger,...
- 3/21/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated with Laurene Powell Jobs statement: The fight for the future of the Walt Disney Company got very fast and furious this morning.
Just minutes after influential proxy advisory board Institutional Shareholder Services recommended adding activist investor Nelson Peltz to the Disney board, the chairman struck back with a blunt dismissal. Rolling out the really heavy artillery, that first response was soon followed by a strong shutdown of the Peltz uprising by the widow of Apple kingpin Steve Jobs.
“While we’re heartened to see support for Michael Froman and Iss’ recommendation to withhold on dissident directors Jay Rasulo and the Blackwells’ nominees, we strongly believe that Iss reached the wrong conclusion in its recent report when it comes to adding Nelson Peltz to the board,” Disney board boss Mark Parker said Thursday as an increasingly bitter April 3 vote by shareholders looms.
“In contrast to Glass Lewis, Iss fails to...
Just minutes after influential proxy advisory board Institutional Shareholder Services recommended adding activist investor Nelson Peltz to the Disney board, the chairman struck back with a blunt dismissal. Rolling out the really heavy artillery, that first response was soon followed by a strong shutdown of the Peltz uprising by the widow of Apple kingpin Steve Jobs.
“While we’re heartened to see support for Michael Froman and Iss’ recommendation to withhold on dissident directors Jay Rasulo and the Blackwells’ nominees, we strongly believe that Iss reached the wrong conclusion in its recent report when it comes to adding Nelson Peltz to the board,” Disney board boss Mark Parker said Thursday as an increasingly bitter April 3 vote by shareholders looms.
“In contrast to Glass Lewis, Iss fails to...
- 3/21/2024
- by Dominic Patten and Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Laurene Powell Jobs looks radiant at 60 years old. As the manager of Steve Jobs Trust, she is selective with her public appearances. When Powell Jobs does step out, the Emerson Collective founder turns heads. Learn more about what Powell Jobs has been up to 13 years after losing her husband, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Sam Altman, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Cesar Conde at a 2023 Time event | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Time
Worth approximately $13 billion, according to Forbes, Laurene Powell Jobs most recently invested in California Forever, which plans to build an entirely walkable city near San Francisco Bay in the name of sustainability. The metropolis will have up to 400,000 residents.
Before her investment in California Forever, Laurene bought a 20% stake in the ownership group behind the Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics, and Washington Capitals. The former Goldman Sachs strategist was born in West Milford, New Jersey, about 4.5 hours north of the Wizards’ home in Washington,...
Sam Altman, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Cesar Conde at a 2023 Time event | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Time
Worth approximately $13 billion, according to Forbes, Laurene Powell Jobs most recently invested in California Forever, which plans to build an entirely walkable city near San Francisco Bay in the name of sustainability. The metropolis will have up to 400,000 residents.
Before her investment in California Forever, Laurene bought a 20% stake in the ownership group behind the Washington Wizards, Washington Mystics, and Washington Capitals. The former Goldman Sachs strategist was born in West Milford, New Jersey, about 4.5 hours north of the Wizards’ home in Washington,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Today, Apple Original Films unveiled the trailer for its critically acclaimed documentary feature “Girls State,” directed and produced by award-winning filmmakers Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine, and Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim’s Concordia Studio. A 2024 Sundance Film Festival selection, “Girls State” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ April 5, 2024.
After the widely celebrated, Emmy Award-winning documentary “Boys State,” also produced by Moss, McBaine and Concordia, made its buzzy premiere at Sundance in 2020, the inevitable question arose: What about Girls State? “Girls State” follows 500 teenage girls from across Missouri as they gather for a week-long immersion in an elaborate laboratory of democracy, where they build a government from the ground up, campaign for office and form a Supreme Court to weigh the most divisive issues of the day. In “Girls State,” the country is now deeper into democratic crisis, with civil discourse and electoral politics increasingly fragile under ever more extreme political polarization.
After the widely celebrated, Emmy Award-winning documentary “Boys State,” also produced by Moss, McBaine and Concordia, made its buzzy premiere at Sundance in 2020, the inevitable question arose: What about Girls State? “Girls State” follows 500 teenage girls from across Missouri as they gather for a week-long immersion in an elaborate laboratory of democracy, where they build a government from the ground up, campaign for office and form a Supreme Court to weigh the most divisive issues of the day. In “Girls State,” the country is now deeper into democratic crisis, with civil discourse and electoral politics increasingly fragile under ever more extreme political polarization.
- 3/14/2024
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anonymous Content has undergone a small number of layoffs, according to an insider with knowledge.
The talent management company and production house, which employs around 170 people, will let go 8% of its staff, or about 14 people. Employees were notified on Friday afternoon, with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, as well as general disruption in the overall entertainment landscape, being cited as the reason.
The reduction will impact all divisions, including television, films, media rights, branded entertainment and representation.
Additionally, Anonymous is nearing the conclusion of appointing a new chief executive officer, according to Variety, which first reported the news. The company lists Emerson Collective, established by Laurene Powell Jobs, as one of its minority stakeholders.
Anonymous Content produced the Emmy-winning comedy hit “Schitt’s Creek,” along with a string of Oscar-winning films, including “Spotlight” and “The Revenent” but suffered a major setback in 2019 when founder and CEO Steve Golin died.
In March,...
The talent management company and production house, which employs around 170 people, will let go 8% of its staff, or about 14 people. Employees were notified on Friday afternoon, with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, as well as general disruption in the overall entertainment landscape, being cited as the reason.
The reduction will impact all divisions, including television, films, media rights, branded entertainment and representation.
Additionally, Anonymous is nearing the conclusion of appointing a new chief executive officer, according to Variety, which first reported the news. The company lists Emerson Collective, established by Laurene Powell Jobs, as one of its minority stakeholders.
Anonymous Content produced the Emmy-winning comedy hit “Schitt’s Creek,” along with a string of Oscar-winning films, including “Spotlight” and “The Revenent” but suffered a major setback in 2019 when founder and CEO Steve Golin died.
In March,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Anonymous Content, the management and production company that backed Oscar winner The Revenant and the upcoming season of HBO’s True Detective, is undergoing a notable round of layoffs.
The Culver City-based firm cut 8 percent of around 170 employees companywide, a source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. Employees were notified of the layoffs on Friday.
The company, which saw CEO Dawn Olmstead and COO Heather McCauley exit in March, has yet to unveil a new leader although a source says that the firm is in the “final stages” of naming a top executive.
Emerson Collective, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, is a minority investor in Anonymous Content, and has backed the company since its investment in 2016 when it touted a roster of 500 clients.
The firm, founded by the late Steve Golin in 1999, has also produced projects like Spotlight, Schitt’s Creek and Mr. Robot. Its recent releases include multiple projects with Netflix (Midnight Sky,...
The Culver City-based firm cut 8 percent of around 170 employees companywide, a source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. Employees were notified of the layoffs on Friday.
The company, which saw CEO Dawn Olmstead and COO Heather McCauley exit in March, has yet to unveil a new leader although a source says that the firm is in the “final stages” of naming a top executive.
Emerson Collective, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, is a minority investor in Anonymous Content, and has backed the company since its investment in 2016 when it touted a roster of 500 clients.
The firm, founded by the late Steve Golin in 1999, has also produced projects like Spotlight, Schitt’s Creek and Mr. Robot. Its recent releases include multiple projects with Netflix (Midnight Sky,...
- 10/6/2023
- by Erik Hayden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anonymous Content enacted a round of layoffs on Friday, representing about 8% of the workforce at a company of around 170 people.
The talent management and production shop reduced staff across all divisions, including representation, television, motion picture, literary, media rights and branded entertainment.
Insiders familiar with Anonymous cited the Hollywood labor strikes and a volatile larger entertainment marketplace as reasons for the job cuts. Affected employees were notified Friday afternoon.
Anonymous is also in the final stages of naming a new chief executive officer, one insider added. The company counts Emerson Collective, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, as a minority investor.
Anonymous produces, develops, finances and manages sales for a variety of content across film, series, documentaries and more. Notable projects developed and sold include HBO’s long-running “True Detective” anthology, Rami Malek starrer “Mr. Robot” and the Emmy-winning comedy hit “Schitt’s Creek.” Notable films include “The Revenant” and Oscar-winner “Spotlight.
The talent management and production shop reduced staff across all divisions, including representation, television, motion picture, literary, media rights and branded entertainment.
Insiders familiar with Anonymous cited the Hollywood labor strikes and a volatile larger entertainment marketplace as reasons for the job cuts. Affected employees were notified Friday afternoon.
Anonymous is also in the final stages of naming a new chief executive officer, one insider added. The company counts Emerson Collective, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, as a minority investor.
Anonymous produces, develops, finances and manages sales for a variety of content across film, series, documentaries and more. Notable projects developed and sold include HBO’s long-running “True Detective” anthology, Rami Malek starrer “Mr. Robot” and the Emmy-winning comedy hit “Schitt’s Creek.” Notable films include “The Revenant” and Oscar-winner “Spotlight.
- 10/6/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Emerson Collective, the social change organization led by Laurene Powell Jobs, is hosting the first-ever Climate Science Fair from Sept. 20- 23 during Climate Week NYC, with a special appearance by Bill Nye.
The four-day interactive event will take place along Manhattan’s iconic High Line and showcase groundbreaking climate solutions, performances and hands-on workshops from entrepreneurs, scientists and artists. The event will also feature a fireside chat (scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sept. 22) with science educator, author and TV personality Nye, who will speak about optimism as communities work to implement climate solutions.
The event is overall designed to ignite optimism and meaningful conversations about the future of climate and its impact on communities. Visitors will hear from an artist turning vacant lots into neighborhood farms, an entrepreneur converting textile waste into new regenerative fiber, a visionary creating the world’s first hybrid-electric airplane and an organization planting millions of climate-resilient trees.
The four-day interactive event will take place along Manhattan’s iconic High Line and showcase groundbreaking climate solutions, performances and hands-on workshops from entrepreneurs, scientists and artists. The event will also feature a fireside chat (scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sept. 22) with science educator, author and TV personality Nye, who will speak about optimism as communities work to implement climate solutions.
The event is overall designed to ignite optimism and meaningful conversations about the future of climate and its impact on communities. Visitors will hear from an artist turning vacant lots into neighborhood farms, an entrepreneur converting textile waste into new regenerative fiber, a visionary creating the world’s first hybrid-electric airplane and an organization planting millions of climate-resilient trees.
- 9/19/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ava DuVernay’s new indie feature “Origin” had its world premiere at the 2023 Venice Film Festival as the fest was starting to wrap up on Wednesday, September 6. In the process, DuVernay made history as the first African American female filmmaker ever to have a movie perform at Venice in competition. The import of the moment as relates to festival gender diversity wasn’t lost on DuVernay – “Origin’s” writer and producer as well as its director – who on Wednesday told the Venice press corps in advance of the screening, “We are often told you cannot play international film festivals, no one will come, people will not come to your press conference, people will not come to the P&i screenings, you will not get into this festival, don’t apply.”
DuVernay credited the fact the film was made independently for her breaking the female color barrier at such a prestigious festival as Venice.
DuVernay credited the fact the film was made independently for her breaking the female color barrier at such a prestigious festival as Venice.
- 9/6/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Documentary of Nonfiction (Series) “Harry & Meghan” was directed by Liz Garbus.
Weekly Commentary: A tight race ensues for acclaimed documentaries. Ken Burns’ powerful “The U.S. and the Holocaust” which premiered at Telluride 2022 before hitting television screens, is a favorite in the category.
Read: Variety’s...
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Documentary of Nonfiction (Series) “Harry & Meghan” was directed by Liz Garbus.
Weekly Commentary: A tight race ensues for acclaimed documentaries. Ken Burns’ powerful “The U.S. and the Holocaust” which premiered at Telluride 2022 before hitting television screens, is a favorite in the category.
Read: Variety’s...
- 8/28/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
“Washington Week,” one of the nation’s most durable weekly news panel programs, is getting a new moderator, and, at the same time, a little financial aid.
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of “The Atlantic,” a media outlet devoted to analysis and long-form journalism, will become the PBS program’s new on-air leader, while “The Atlantic” will join the public broadcaster as a producer of the program. Goldberg’s tenure is slate to kick off August 11.
The show has been without a permanent moderator since Yamiche Alcindor exited the role in February of this year. Over the years, journalists including Gwen Ifill, Robert Costa, Ken Bode and Robert MacNeill have led the program.
“With this partnership, ‘Washington Week’ will remain the premier destination for viewers in search of astute analysis of the most important political and policy issues facing our nation. We are especially pleased to welcome Jeffery Goldberg as moderator,...
Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of “The Atlantic,” a media outlet devoted to analysis and long-form journalism, will become the PBS program’s new on-air leader, while “The Atlantic” will join the public broadcaster as a producer of the program. Goldberg’s tenure is slate to kick off August 11.
The show has been without a permanent moderator since Yamiche Alcindor exited the role in February of this year. Over the years, journalists including Gwen Ifill, Robert Costa, Ken Bode and Robert MacNeill have led the program.
“With this partnership, ‘Washington Week’ will remain the premier destination for viewers in search of astute analysis of the most important political and policy issues facing our nation. We are especially pleased to welcome Jeffery Goldberg as moderator,...
- 8/2/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
San Francisco, Aug 1 (Ians) Reed Jobs, the son of late Apple Co-founder Steve Jobs, is starting an investment firm to focus on new cancer treatments, and has already closed its debut fund worth $200 million, the media reported on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old Reed is “expanding on his work at Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organisation founded by his mother, Laurene Powell Jobs,” reports DealBook.
His father and iconic Apple figure Steve died from complications of pancreatic cancer in 2011.
“My father got diagnosed with cancer when I was 12,” Reed was quoted as saying.
He was at Stanford University then, studying as an undergraduate student to become a doctor.
Shaken by his father’s death, he took a break from oncology and switched to majoring in history.
However, he returned to the field after completing his master’s degree and led Emerson’s health care division.
Reed has now created Yosemite Vc firm, “whose...
The 31-year-old Reed is “expanding on his work at Emerson Collective, a philanthropic organisation founded by his mother, Laurene Powell Jobs,” reports DealBook.
His father and iconic Apple figure Steve died from complications of pancreatic cancer in 2011.
“My father got diagnosed with cancer when I was 12,” Reed was quoted as saying.
He was at Stanford University then, studying as an undergraduate student to become a doctor.
Shaken by his father’s death, he took a break from oncology and switched to majoring in history.
However, he returned to the field after completing his master’s degree and led Emerson’s health care division.
Reed has now created Yosemite Vc firm, “whose...
- 8/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Former President Barack Obama opened Netflix’s livestream event for his new docuseries, “Working: What We Do All Day,” on Thursday with a more aggressive statement of support for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) than what he initially said in solidarity with the ongoing writers strike.
Before the panel, which aired on LinkedIn at 5 p.m. Et/2 p.m. Pt, got underway, moderator Ira Glass revealed Obama had prepared remarks he wanted to deliver about the WGA’s work stoppage, which is currently in its fourth week.
“Part of what this show ‘Working’ is about is how certain things are constant about the work experience. People trying to find work that’s satisfying, people trying to pay the bills,” Obama said. “Unfortunately one of the things that’s also been constant is the struggle for people to make sure their employers are treating them fairly and they’re getting...
Before the panel, which aired on LinkedIn at 5 p.m. Et/2 p.m. Pt, got underway, moderator Ira Glass revealed Obama had prepared remarks he wanted to deliver about the WGA’s work stoppage, which is currently in its fourth week.
“Part of what this show ‘Working’ is about is how certain things are constant about the work experience. People trying to find work that’s satisfying, people trying to pay the bills,” Obama said. “Unfortunately one of the things that’s also been constant is the struggle for people to make sure their employers are treating them fairly and they’re getting...
- 5/25/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Robert Morgan’s Talaria Media has launched development on Arigato Tokyo, a new drama set in the world of women’s professional wrestling, after acquiring a feature pitch by Daytime Emmy winner Mark Blutman. Jamie Anderson is on board to direct the pic, with Morgan to exec produce.
The film will tell the story of Annie Able, an aging pro wrestler, who despite battles with addiction and mental health, returns to the land of the Rising Sun to reignite her feud with local Japanese legend Hoshi Tokao, whose series of epic and often bloody matches in the late ’90s made them rich and famous. During the build-up of their big match at the landmark Tokyo Dome, Annie falls for the son of Hoshi, a young man half her age, and while the unlikely relationship angers Hoshi, the meaningful bond they form is unbreakable.
Blutman is...
The film will tell the story of Annie Able, an aging pro wrestler, who despite battles with addiction and mental health, returns to the land of the Rising Sun to reignite her feud with local Japanese legend Hoshi Tokao, whose series of epic and often bloody matches in the late ’90s made them rich and famous. During the build-up of their big match at the landmark Tokyo Dome, Annie falls for the son of Hoshi, a young man half her age, and while the unlikely relationship angers Hoshi, the meaningful bond they form is unbreakable.
Blutman is...
- 4/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Former President Barack Obama narrates and is featured in “Working: What We Do All Day,” a new docuseries from Higher Ground Productions coming to Netflix.
In the four-part series, Obama visits everyday people in their homes and places of work as part of exploring questions like, What brings you joy in work — and what gives you purpose? The series follows individuals at all levels of the workforce, from service jobs all the way up to the C-suite, in home care, tech and hospitality industries.
“Working: What We Do All Day” premieres May 17 on Netflix globally. Obama posted the trailer for the show on social media (watch below).
“We may not think about it, but we’re all a part of something larger than any single one of us. And our work is one of the forces that connects us,” Obama said in a statement. “When we make sure that everyone feels their work is respected,...
In the four-part series, Obama visits everyday people in their homes and places of work as part of exploring questions like, What brings you joy in work — and what gives you purpose? The series follows individuals at all levels of the workforce, from service jobs all the way up to the C-suite, in home care, tech and hospitality industries.
“Working: What We Do All Day” premieres May 17 on Netflix globally. Obama posted the trailer for the show on social media (watch below).
“We may not think about it, but we’re all a part of something larger than any single one of us. And our work is one of the forces that connects us,” Obama said in a statement. “When we make sure that everyone feels their work is respected,...
- 4/27/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Today, Time and its climate-action platform and new sustainability division Time CO2 announced the inaugural Time CO2 Earth Awards, a new editorial franchise and event extension that recognizes individuals from a range of disciplines who are influencing the future of the planet through their leadership on sustainability and climate.
Time CO2 Earth Awards
The inaugural Time CO2 Earth Award recipients are: Mark Ruffalo, actor, director, producer, Co-Founder, The Solutions Project and Gloria Walton, President & CEO, The Solutions Project; António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Lisa P. Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple; and Vanessa Nakate, climate activist and Unicef Goodwill Ambassador.
To celebrate the honorees and spotlight climate-action leadership, Time will host the Time CO2 Earth Awards Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City on April 25 following the 2023 TIME100 Summit featuring Time CO2 earlier that day. Time CO2 Earth Award honorees Lisa P.
Time CO2 Earth Awards
The inaugural Time CO2 Earth Award recipients are: Mark Ruffalo, actor, director, producer, Co-Founder, The Solutions Project and Gloria Walton, President & CEO, The Solutions Project; António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Lisa P. Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Apple; and Vanessa Nakate, climate activist and Unicef Goodwill Ambassador.
To celebrate the honorees and spotlight climate-action leadership, Time will host the Time CO2 Earth Awards Gala at the Mandarin Oriental in New York City on April 25 following the 2023 TIME100 Summit featuring Time CO2 earlier that day. Time CO2 Earth Award honorees Lisa P.
- 4/21/2023
- Look to the Stars
Apple has released the official trailer for its highly anticipated documentary, “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,” which is set to premiere on May 12.
“Still” follows Fox, the legendary “Back to the Future” and “Teen Wolf” actor, as he recounts his life story, from his childhood in Canada to becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Director Davis Guggenheim elevates Fox’s story with the inclusion of documentary, archival and scripted elements, which come together to take viewers inside Fox’s world.
In interviews with Guggenheim, Fox recounts the difficult years that followed his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder that causes uncontrollable movements, at just 29 years old. Now 61 and having come to terms with the illness, Fox recounts in the trailer how living with Parkinson’s has made him a “tough son of a bitch.”
Ahead of “Still’s” global premiere on Apple TV+, the film screened...
“Still” follows Fox, the legendary “Back to the Future” and “Teen Wolf” actor, as he recounts his life story, from his childhood in Canada to becoming one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Director Davis Guggenheim elevates Fox’s story with the inclusion of documentary, archival and scripted elements, which come together to take viewers inside Fox’s world.
In interviews with Guggenheim, Fox recounts the difficult years that followed his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, a brain disorder that causes uncontrollable movements, at just 29 years old. Now 61 and having come to terms with the illness, Fox recounts in the trailer how living with Parkinson’s has made him a “tough son of a bitch.”
Ahead of “Still’s” global premiere on Apple TV+, the film screened...
- 4/6/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Davis Guggenheim is about to explore the life and times of Michael J. Fox in a new biopic, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. The documentary presents a deeply personal journey through the actor’s career and battle with Parkinson’s disease. The potentially tear-jerking presentation comes to Apple TV+ on May 12, 2023, and members of the JoBlo community are excited to check it out. If today’s Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie trailer doesn’t make you choke up, you should check your pulse.
Here is the official description for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie from Apple TV+:
The film, which incorporates documentary, archival and scripted elements, recounts Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss,...
Here is the official description for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie from Apple TV+:
The film, which incorporates documentary, archival and scripted elements, recounts Fox’s extraordinary story in his own words — the improbable tale of an undersized kid from a Canadian army base who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. The account of Fox’s public life, full of nostalgic thrills and cinematic gloss,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
In this trailer for the new documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, the Back to the Future actor reflects on what’s kept him active and fighting years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I’m a tough son of a bitch,” he says to the camera.
Directed by Davis Guggenheim, Still, from Apple Original Films, which premiered recently to good reviews at the Sundance Film Festival, incorporates documentary, archival and scripted elements to recount Fox’s story in his own words. “I was bigger than bubble gum,” the actor says of his post-Family Ties breakthrough into stardom in the 1980s.
The film recounts both his career and his never-before-seen private journey with Parkinson’s disease, including the years that followed his diagnosis at twenty-nine. Produced with unprecedented access to Fox and his family, the film explores what happens “when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.”
In the trailer,...
Directed by Davis Guggenheim, Still, from Apple Original Films, which premiered recently to good reviews at the Sundance Film Festival, incorporates documentary, archival and scripted elements to recount Fox’s story in his own words. “I was bigger than bubble gum,” the actor says of his post-Family Ties breakthrough into stardom in the 1980s.
The film recounts both his career and his never-before-seen private journey with Parkinson’s disease, including the years that followed his diagnosis at twenty-nine. Produced with unprecedented access to Fox and his family, the film explores what happens “when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.”
In the trailer,...
- 4/6/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Brillstein Entertainment Partners is exploring a sale of its venerable management/production company. Several are circling, but sources said Casey Wasserman has emerged as a front-runner to bring Bep into the fold alongside his formidable sports and music divisions.
Like every possible deal, this one could fall apart and Bep principals could decide to stay independent. It would be the latest move in management after 3Arts made a deal with Lionsgate, and Anonymous Content, with investment from Laurene Powell Jobs, recently linked with Automatik.
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If this did happen, it would invoke the legacy and...
Like every possible deal, this one could fall apart and Bep principals could decide to stay independent. It would be the latest move in management after 3Arts made a deal with Lionsgate, and Anonymous Content, with investment from Laurene Powell Jobs, recently linked with Automatik.
Related Story Courtenay Valenti Near To Taking A Top Film Post At MGM/Amazon: The Dish Related Story Half Dozen Bidders On 'Fair Play' Positions Drama To Be 2023 Sundance's First Big Auction Deal: The Dish Related Story Disney Moving On 'Tron: Ares'; Joachim Rønning In Talks To Helm Jared Leto In Sci-Fi Sequel: The Dish
If this did happen, it would invoke the legacy and...
- 2/1/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The film follows two range riders who spend one final summer herding cattle in Idaho.
UK-based MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide rights excluding the US to Emelie Mahdavian’s documentary Bitterbrush, and will introduce the title to buyers at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
The film had its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival in September 2021, going on to play Sydney, Visions du Reel and San Francisco. Magnolia Pictures previously acquired US rights, releasing the title theatrically in summer 2022.
Bitterbrush follows two range riders spending one last summer herding cattle in remote Idaho. With only their dogs as companions,...
UK-based MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide rights excluding the US to Emelie Mahdavian’s documentary Bitterbrush, and will introduce the title to buyers at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
The film had its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival in September 2021, going on to play Sydney, Visions du Reel and San Francisco. Magnolia Pictures previously acquired US rights, releasing the title theatrically in summer 2022.
Bitterbrush follows two range riders spending one last summer herding cattle in remote Idaho. With only their dogs as companions,...
- 1/26/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Garner, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are among the celebrity names expected at tonight’s White House State Dinner for French President Emmanuel Macron.
The event also is heavy in studio heads and moguls, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, NBCUniversal’s Jeff Shell, Walt Disney’s Dana Walden and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, along with Jeffrey Katzenberg and CAA’s Bryan Lourd. Also on the guest list is Charles Rivkin, the MPA chairman and former U.S. ambassador to France, and Sarandos’ wife, producer Nicole Avant, the former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
Other media names include Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, Olivier Knox, Jon Meacham, and other notable non-government, non-politics guests include Apple’s Tim Cook, Anna Wintour and her guest Baz Luhrmann, developer Jeff Worthe, designer Christian Louboutin and Laurene Powell Jobs.
John Batiste, Colbert’s former bandleader, is...
The event also is heavy in studio heads and moguls, including Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, NBCUniversal’s Jeff Shell, Walt Disney’s Dana Walden and Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, along with Jeffrey Katzenberg and CAA’s Bryan Lourd. Also on the guest list is Charles Rivkin, the MPA chairman and former U.S. ambassador to France, and Sarandos’ wife, producer Nicole Avant, the former U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas.
Other media names include Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough, Olivier Knox, Jon Meacham, and other notable non-government, non-politics guests include Apple’s Tim Cook, Anna Wintour and her guest Baz Luhrmann, developer Jeff Worthe, designer Christian Louboutin and Laurene Powell Jobs.
John Batiste, Colbert’s former bandleader, is...
- 12/2/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Now that Disney CEO Bob Iger has regained the keys to the Magic Kingdom — less than three years after his chosen successor, Bob Chapek, took over — insiders suspect they know how the beloved executive will find a new way to go out on top during his final two-year stint.
“He’s going to sell the company,” one Disney insider who has worked for Iger predicted. “This is the pinnacle deal for the ultimate dealmaker.”
Landing a deal with Apple (or some other megabuyer) would also cement Iger’s legacy. “I think he’d welcome it — he’d be the last CEO of Disney,” a former top Disney executive told TheWrap, noting that the two companies have “similar brand identities” and could benefit from a merger.
Acquisitions are in Iger’s DNA. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney went on a nearly 100 billion shopping spree to buy animation giant Pixar in 2006, superhero...
“He’s going to sell the company,” one Disney insider who has worked for Iger predicted. “This is the pinnacle deal for the ultimate dealmaker.”
Landing a deal with Apple (or some other megabuyer) would also cement Iger’s legacy. “I think he’d welcome it — he’d be the last CEO of Disney,” a former top Disney executive told TheWrap, noting that the two companies have “similar brand identities” and could benefit from a merger.
Acquisitions are in Iger’s DNA. Under Iger’s leadership, Disney went on a nearly 100 billion shopping spree to buy animation giant Pixar in 2006, superhero...
- 11/22/2022
- by Joe Bel Bruno
- The Wrap
The Clinton Global Initiative, the signature event of the Clinton Foundation, is returning next week after a six-year absence.
The lineup for the Sept. 19-20 event again includes a mix of international leaders, politicians, corporate executives and celebrity philanthropists. Many participants make measurable commitments to action on problems such as climate change and world hunger.
Among those in the lineup are Matt Damon, Bono, Ashley Judd, Robin Wright and Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Laurene Powell Jobs, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Jose Andres and Queen Rania of Jordan.
CGI, as it is known, was ended after the 2016 event, as Hillary Clinton was running for president and foreign donations to the foundation came under scrutiny.
The theme of this year’s event is “The Business of How,” and will include the announcement of a set of new commitments.
Wright, the co-founder of the Pour Les Femmes Foundation,...
The lineup for the Sept. 19-20 event again includes a mix of international leaders, politicians, corporate executives and celebrity philanthropists. Many participants make measurable commitments to action on problems such as climate change and world hunger.
Among those in the lineup are Matt Damon, Bono, Ashley Judd, Robin Wright and Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, Laurene Powell Jobs, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Jose Andres and Queen Rania of Jordan.
CGI, as it is known, was ended after the 2016 event, as Hillary Clinton was running for president and foreign donations to the foundation came under scrutiny.
The theme of this year’s event is “The Business of How,” and will include the announcement of a set of new commitments.
Wright, the co-founder of the Pour Les Femmes Foundation,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
San Francisco, Sep 8 (Ians) Tech giant Google’s executive Hiroshi Lockheimer has criticised Apple CEO Tim Cook after he said that iPhone users are not asking for Rich Communication Services (Rcs) messaging support.
In a panel discussion at the 2022 Code Conference with Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs, Cook stated that it appears Apple users are not requesting Rcs capability for the iPhone in response to a question from the audience, reports Android Authority.
“It is clear why Apple is opposing interoperability. But people should be able to send high quality videos and photos to their mom without having to buy her a new phone,” taking a dig at the Apple CEO’s comments, Lockheimer, Google’s Android SVP, tweeted.
The question was asked by a member of the audience in the context of improving how iPhone and Android users communicate over text. That person, along with Google as of late,...
In a panel discussion at the 2022 Code Conference with Jony Ive and Laurene Powell Jobs, Cook stated that it appears Apple users are not requesting Rcs capability for the iPhone in response to a question from the audience, reports Android Authority.
“It is clear why Apple is opposing interoperability. But people should be able to send high quality videos and photos to their mom without having to buy her a new phone,” taking a dig at the Apple CEO’s comments, Lockheimer, Google’s Android SVP, tweeted.
The question was asked by a member of the audience in the context of improving how iPhone and Android users communicate over text. That person, along with Google as of late,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
San Francisco, Sep 8 (Ians) As Apple co-founder late Steve Jobs’ 11th death anniversary inches closer, his friends and family have launched the first-ever Steve Jobs Archive online with his quotes, video/audio addresses and more.
Laurene Powell Jobs, his wife, launched the online archive at Vox Media’s Code conference in the US on Wednesday.
“While we do have some artefacts and some actual real material, the archive is much more about ideas,” she was quoted as saying.
The archive starts with a poetic email Steve Jobs sent to himself about his admiration for humanity.
“I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with. I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being,” he wrote.
The online archive also has his famous 2005 commencement address at Stanford University in the US,...
Laurene Powell Jobs, his wife, launched the online archive at Vox Media’s Code conference in the US on Wednesday.
“While we do have some artefacts and some actual real material, the archive is much more about ideas,” she was quoted as saying.
The archive starts with a poetic email Steve Jobs sent to himself about his admiration for humanity.
“I did not invent the transistor, the microprocessor, object oriented programming, or most of the technology I work with. I love and admire my species, living and dead, and am totally dependent on them for my life and well being,” he wrote.
The online archive also has his famous 2005 commencement address at Stanford University in the US,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
José Andrés, Clive Davis, Ava DuVernay, Marian Wright Edelman, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Serena Williams and Venus Williams will be honored at the National Portrait Gallery’s Portrait of a Nation Awards on Nov. 12.
The event, which started in 2015, “honor extraordinary individuals who have made transformative contributions to the United States and its people across all fields of endeavor from the arts and sciences,” according to the Smithsonian gallery. An exhibition featuring portraits of the honorees will open at the museum on Nov. 10.
Baratunde Thurston will host the event, with Laurene Powell Jobs presenting to Andres; Alicia Keys to Davis; Isabel Wilkerson to DuVernay; Hillary Clinton to Edelman; David M. Rubenstein to Fauci; Mellody Hobson to Serena Williams and Sonya Haffey and Isha Price to Venus Williams.
Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Galley, said in a statement, “It is important to honor and celebrate the people who...
The event, which started in 2015, “honor extraordinary individuals who have made transformative contributions to the United States and its people across all fields of endeavor from the arts and sciences,” according to the Smithsonian gallery. An exhibition featuring portraits of the honorees will open at the museum on Nov. 10.
Baratunde Thurston will host the event, with Laurene Powell Jobs presenting to Andres; Alicia Keys to Davis; Isabel Wilkerson to DuVernay; Hillary Clinton to Edelman; David M. Rubenstein to Fauci; Mellody Hobson to Serena Williams and Sonya Haffey and Isha Price to Venus Williams.
Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Galley, said in a statement, “It is important to honor and celebrate the people who...
- 8/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 recipients at the White House on Wednesday, including gymnast Simone Biles, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and soccer champion Megan Rapinoe, as well as posthumous honors to Steve Jobs. Another recipient, Denzel Washington, was to attend, but tested positive for Covid, according to a White House official and the actor’s publicist.
Washington will receive the award at a later date, Biden said. At the ceremony, the president said that Washington “couldn’t be here but wanted to be.” The White House has testing guidelines in place for those who will be in close contact to the president.
The nation’s highest civilian honors typically are given annually to a group that includes politicians, activists, artists and scientists.
Others who received the honor included Sister Simone Campbell, college president Julieta Garcia, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Father Alexander Karloutsos, religious freedom...
Washington will receive the award at a later date, Biden said. At the ceremony, the president said that Washington “couldn’t be here but wanted to be.” The White House has testing guidelines in place for those who will be in close contact to the president.
The nation’s highest civilian honors typically are given annually to a group that includes politicians, activists, artists and scientists.
Others who received the honor included Sister Simone Campbell, college president Julieta Garcia, civil rights attorney Fred Gray, Father Alexander Karloutsos, religious freedom...
- 7/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Looks as though the record for priciest California home sale ever has been broken yet again, this time by a giant compound in Malibu. At $177 million, the sold price eclipses the previous record — set last year by Jeff Bezos in Beverly Hills — by $12 million. Apparel mogul Serge Azria and his wife, Florence, were the lucky sellers, while the buyers were Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his wife, Laura Arrillaga, who’s hugely rich in her own right as the only daughter of multibillionaire real estate developer John Arrillaga. The off-market deal was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Unfathomable though the price may be, this property is loaded with amenities that could make the $177 million figure seem almost worth it to some folks — or at least remotely palatable. For one thing, the blufftop property is located directly above Paradise Cove, perhaps the most gorgeous beach in all of Malibu.
Unfathomable though the price may be, this property is loaded with amenities that could make the $177 million figure seem almost worth it to some folks — or at least remotely palatable. For one thing, the blufftop property is located directly above Paradise Cove, perhaps the most gorgeous beach in all of Malibu.
- 11/2/2021
- by James McClain, Dirt.com
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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