Ron Howard Talks Han Solo Movie & ‘Star Wars’ Universe – Cannes Lions
UPDATED With Ron Howard Tweets One day after he was confirmed to be directing Disney/Lucasfilm’s untitled Han Solo movie, Ron Howard appeared on the main Palais stage here at Cannes Lions. In a...
View Article‘Trumped: The Musical’? Ron Howard Hopes Somebody Does It – Cannes Lions
Ron Howard spent time on stage at Cannes Lions today for a discussion with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and WPP CEO Martin Sorrell. While he touched on his new Han Solo movie gig, Howard...
View ArticleEllen Pompeo On Inclusion, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ & Twitter Challenge To Laura...
Grey’s Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo is the latest actor to call for an inclusive group of journalists at press junkets, saying she will “make sure reporters who are people of color get to come in and...
View ArticleKatie Couric & Queen Latifah Team Up With Brands To Bolster Female...
Katie Couric and Queen Latifah are shining a light on gender equality with a raft of new projects aimed at bolstering the number of female directors and storytellers. The pair used a keynote session at...
View ArticleTyler Perry OTT Service Eyed By Viacom – Cannes Lions
In summer 2017, Tyler Perry signed a mega-deal with Viacom that covers film, TV and short-form video. As his exclusive arrangement with OWN nears its conclusion next year, Perry talked about the Viacom...
View ArticleConan O’Brien Talks Comedy That Endures & Shaq Makes A Spam Dunk – Cannes Lions
Bringing some laughs to the Lumière stage at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity today, Conan O’Brien and Shaquille O’Neal talked about comedy, their brands and the relationship they...
View ArticleLena Waithe On Mentoring, Accountability & The Next Frontier – Cannes Lions
Actress and Emmy-winning writer Lena Waithe stopped at Cannes Lions today to discuss her role as a mentor in AT&T’s Hello Lab program as well as what she sees as “the next frontier” in filmmaking....
View ArticleKevin Costner Talks ‘Yellowstone’, Varied Roles & A Venice ‘Fandango’ Lesson...
Paramount Network’s cinematic first original drama series, Yellowstone, debuted last night in the U.S., and star Kevin Costner was in Cannes today to talk up the show. Costner plays John Dutton,...
View ArticleGretchen Carlson: Laments “Highly Sexist” Reactions To ‘Miss America’...
Earlier this month, the Miss America Organization announced sweeping changes for the 2019 competition, including the elimination of the swimsuit portion of the event. Chair of the org’s board, Gretchen...
View ArticleWarnerMedia’s Bob Greenblatt Warns Of “Arms Race” As Studio Closes In On J.J....
WarnerMedia Entertainment Boss Bob Greenblatt has opened up about the studio’s “arms race” as it closes in on a landmark overall with J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot business. The exec also hinted at a...
View ArticleShort-Form Service Quibi Secures $100M In Ad Sales & Signs Up Six Launch...
Short-form digital service Quibi has already secured around $100M in advertising with six high-profile launch brands launching on the service. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman took their Quibi...
View ArticleLorne Michaels: “You Couldn’t Start ‘Saturday Night Live’ In Today’s Age Of...
Lorne Michaels has claimed that Saturday Night Live would struggle to get off the ground if it launched today due to budgetary constraints and move towards “narrowcasting”. The SNL creator was giving a...
View ArticleCannes Lions Festival Of Creativity Postponed Until October
The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity has confirmed it is moving forward with a contingency plan amid the coronavirus crisis and has re-dated the event for October 26-30. The annual convention, which...
View ArticleCannes Lions Advertising Festival Canceled By Coronavirus
The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The advertising industry festival originally said it planned to move from June to October 26-30, but...
View ArticleHBO Max Boards ‘Lucy The Human Chimp’; Cannes Lions Goes Virtual; France’s...
HBO Max Boards ‘Lucy The Human Chimp’ HBO Max has boarded Keo Films’ Channel 4 feature documentary Lucy The Human Chimp, which recounts the story of a chimpanzee raised as a human and Janis Carter, the...
View ArticleAdvertising Showcase Cannes Lions Goes Online Only In June Due To The Pandemic
Advertising and marketing confab Cannes Lions will be fully digital this year, running from 21-25 June. The move marks the second consecutive cancellation of the physical event due to the pandemic....
View ArticleHulu Draws Most Daily Minutes Of Tune-In Among Top Streamers, Has Biggest...
In a virtual presentation today during the Cannes Lions brand confab, Nielsen shed a bit more light on streaming from its growing body of research on the U.S. market. Following up on its announcement...
View ArticleIssa Rae Challenges Advertising Industry To Follow Her Mandate For More...
Issa Rae has revealed she mandates that all of her sets are at least 60% diverse. The Golden Globe-nominated star and creator of Insecure disclosed the directive as she laid down a challenge to...
View ArticleRyan Reynolds On How The Difficult Journey To Make ‘Deadpool’ Inspired His...
Ryan Reynolds has revealed that his recent incarnation as a global marketing supremo came about in part because of tireless efforts to get his hit comic movie Deadpool off the ground. “I spent ten...
View Article‘Girls Trip’&‘Master’ Star Regina Hall On Female Storytellers & Overcoming...
Master, Black Monday and Girls Trip star Regina Hall has revealed how honing her acting and writing skills helped her overcome a period when the roles she landed felt “stagnant and didn’t show my...
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