Full-service production company, Strike Anywhere, expands with addition of Cori Cooperider as Executive Producer.
Cooperider’s career has encompassed in-house tenures at Aero Film, Psyop and Backyard Productions, and several years in the field as a freelancer. Her initiative-taking spirit attracted her to the Los Angeles and San Francisco-based Strike Anywhere.
“From the get go, I felt inspired by the entire team,” says Cooperider. “First and foremost, everyone here is a maker. The directors don’t wait for boards to roll in; they are constantly creating, from shorts to features to branded content and art. That aspect makes for an energizing and invigorating workplace, which fits perfectly with my own personality. Being multifaceted is an interesting and compelling story to tell.” She continues, “Strike Anywhere has a lot to offer in terms of the talent, as well as capabilities that span from creative services through post. We offer a solution, and if we don’t have the perfect team for a project in-house already, we’ll source it.”
Other Strike Anywhere news…Director Ryan Simon's documentary feature "The Black Jacket," which portrays the community outreach work of an ex-Black Panther committed to ending gang violence in South Central Los Angeles, became available to stream on Netflix this month. Also, A24 has set the October 12th theatrical release date for director Barry Jenkins' "Moonlight," a feature film about a young man's coming of age during the Miami drug wars of the 80's and 90's. And, Michael Jacobs' documentary short "Gift of Gab" was named a Vimeo Staff Pick after a successful screening at the Tribeca Film Festival. Coming in September will be the debut of Jacobs’ latest ESPN 30 for 30 about Wilt Chamberlain's lesser-known volleyball career. On the brand front, Strike Anywhere recently wrapped projects for Heat, Kuhl/Swaine, 72andSunny, Facebook, and New Belgium.
Another recent addition includes West Coast Sales Rep Brad Grubaugh of Goodrebel.
Musk clashes with OpenAI CEO Altman over Trump-supported Stargate AI data center project
Elon Musk is clashing with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman over the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure project touted by President Donald Trump, the latest in a feud between the two tech billionaires that started on OpenAI's board and is now testing Musk's influence with the new president. Trump on Tuesday had talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion through a new partnership formed by OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, alongside Oracle and SoftBank. The new entity, Stargate, is already starting to build out data centers and the electricity generation needed for the further development of fast-evolving AI technology. Trump declared it "a resounding declaration of confidence in America's potential" under his new administration, with an initial private investment of $100 billion that could reach five times that sum. But Musk, a close Trump adviser who helped bankroll his campaign and now leads a government cost-cutting initiative, questioned the value of the investment hours later. "They don't actually have the money," Musk wrote on his social platform X. "SoftBank has well under $10B secured. I have that on good authority." Altman responded Wednesday to say Musk was "wrong, as you surely know" and inviting Musk to come visit the first site in Texas that is already under construction. "(T)his is great for the country. i realize what is great for the country isn't always what's optimal for your companies, but in your new role i hope you'll mostly put (America) first," Altman wrote, using a U.S. flag emoji to represent America. Behind the feud The public clash over Stargate is part of a years-long dispute between Musk and Altman that began with a boardroom rivalry over who should run OpenAI, which both men helped... Read More