Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024

Margot Robbie has her sights on another toy. The " Barbie " producer and star is making a Monopoly movie, with Hasbro and Lionsgate behind it, the companies announced Wednesday at the CinemaCon conference in Las Vegas.

Robbie, and her production company LuckyChap, were the ones who got "...

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024

Global independent agency Special is expanding its U.S. partnership team, bringing aboard Amy Ferguson to be a U.S. partner and chief creative officer of its growing New York office. Ferguson will join Special in May.

Ferguson comes to the agency from Omnicom held TBWA\Chiat\Day NY, where...

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024

Cannes Lions has revealed the lineup of global experts selected to award the world’s very best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running...

Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2024

Alex Garland's films have vividly conjured a virus-caused pandemic (2002's "28 Days Later"), an uncontrollable artificial intelligence (2014's "Ex Machina") and, in his latest, "Civil War," a near-future America in the throes of all-out warfare.

Most filmmakers with such a record might...

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024

Warner Bros. isn't resting on its " Barbie " laurels: The 100-year studio has its sights on a record-breaking 2024 as well, with a release slate that includes a new Mad Max film, " Furiosa," Kevin Costner's two-part Western epic, " Horizon: An American Saga, " the " Beetlejuice " sequel, and "...

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024

Nearly half a century after Francis Ford Coppola won the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, he will return to the French Riviera festival to premiere his self-financed epic "Megalopolis."

The premiere was confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday by a person close to the project who...

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024

Movie theater owners are still feeling the high from "Barbenheimer." The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" brought audiences to cinemas around with the world, ultimately earning nearly $2.5 billion in combined ticket sales. But, gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual...

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024

Panoptica has signed director Bill Horace for U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded content and special projects. Known for his work as a storyteller and documentary filmmaker, Horace had been freelancing prior to joining Panoptica, which becomes his first production company roost...

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024

George Lucas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival next month, festival organizers announced Tuesday.

Lucas will be honored at the closing ceremony to the 77th French film festival on May 25. He joins a short list of those to receive honorary Palmes. Last year,...

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2024

The One Club for Creativity revealed the group of advertising, design, and education innovators named to be 2024 inductees into the Creative Hall of Fame in September.

The Creative Hall of Fame has a rich heritage of honoring the lifetime achievements of creative luminaries in all forms...

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