EXCLUSIVE: Amy Pietz (Paradise, Caroline in the City) is joining the upcoming Prime Video series Elle, which is in production. In a series regular role, Pietz will play Donna, the no-nonsense high school secretary. She joins the previously announced cast of Lexi Minetree as Elle; June Diane…

EXCLUSIVE: A feature adaptation of Kira Archer’s bestselling romantic comedy book 69 Million Things I Hate About You is being developed at Amazon MGM Studios, with Premeditated Productions producing. Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark will produce the film under their Premeditated banner, with…

With a domestic box office year now lagging behind last year’s by 6% (it was -11% as of last Sunday), the motion picture industry needed CinemaCon this week like a pop of Viagra. Here are the takeaways from Las Vegas: There’s Still A Belief That Theatrical Can Work We are in a massive funk…

Although Daniel Craig might not have much to say on the topic, Pierce Brosnan has a good idea for who should take over their lead role in the 007 franchise. When asked about speculation that Aaron Taylor-Johnson is in the running to play James Bond, Brosnan had nothing but praise for the 34-year…

Amazon MGM Studios is getting down to work on Bond. Courtenay Valenti, head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical, and global marketing chief Sue Kroll, said Wednesday night that producers Amy Pascal and David Heyman are currently in London moving forward with a new 007 at long last. Valenti…

The Travis Knight-directed take on Masters of the Universe showed off a behind the scenes reel at CinemaCon this evening, and let’s just say, it’s no where near as campy and cheesy as the 1980s movie with Dolph Lundgren. After Red One, this is clearly a big tentpole for Amazon MGM Studios with a big…

Luca Guadagnino, Ayo Edebiri and Andrew Garfield flew into Vegas today to talk up their upcoming thriller After the Hunt from Amazon MGM Studios and Imagine Entertainment. It’s the filmmaker’s fourth movie with Amazon MGM Studios after Suspiria, Bones and All and Challengers. Guadagnino never dwells…

Mike Hopkins, Head of Prime Video & Amazon MGM, made his debut at the studio’s first CinemaCon tonight, breaking the ice with de rigueur anecdote of how he fell in love with cinema – going to see Stars Wars as a kid with his brother, both in jammies, “even though I was a bit too old to wear pajamas…

Leave it to Ryan Gosling to lighten up a room at CinemaCon. The actor who told exhibitors he found his inner Ken a few years ago, said that his latest astronaut movie Project Hail Mary is meant for the big screen. So much so, “we tried to put it on a TV once — it wouldn’t fit.” The Phil Lord and…

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of signing with Amazon MGM Studios to produce the next iteration of James Bond films alongside David Heyman, Amy Pascal has closed a multiyear first-look film deal for her Pascal Pictures banner. Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look at narrative…

Motion Picture Association President and CEO Charlie Rivkin had words of solidarity for theater owners, telling the group assembled at CinemaCon that "we want what you want — great movies that draw big audiences to your theaters." At his annual keynote, he recalled the recent pledge by the MPA'…

In a surprise move, Jennifer Salke is stepping down as head of Amazon MGM Studios after seven years. The news was just shared internally by Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios head Mike Hopkins in a memo, which you can read below. Salke is segueing to a first-look film and TV producing deal with the…