Broadway’s ‘King Kong’ Casts 1st Humans: Christiani Pitts, Eric William Morris Christiani Pitts, currently starring in A Bronx Tale on Broadway, will star as Ann Darrow, and Eric William Morris, who played Sky in Mamma Mia!, will play Carl Denham in next season’s Broadway musical King Kong. ..

Epic Pictures Unveils ‘The Golem’ As First Original Production For Dread Central Presents EXCLUSIVE: Epic Pictures’ Middle East horror pic The Golem from Doron and Yoav Paz has been revealed as the first original movie for Dread Central Presents. Shaked Berenson and Patrick Ewald, founders of Ep..

Verizon Posts 32% Gain In Quarterly Profit Q1, Helped By Tax Reform Telecom giant Verizon said its first-quarter net income rose 32% to $4.55 billion, or $1.11 a share, in the first quarter thanks in part to benefits from federal tax reform. Related MoviePass Parent Helios And Mathe..

Peabody Awards: ’60 Minutes’, CNN, NPR Among Winners In News, Radio And Public Service The Peabody Awards rounded out the Peabody 30 today unveiling the winners in News, Radio/Podcast, and Public Service. The winners list included CNN, NPR, Vice as well as 60 Minutes, which received an Instituti..

Lena Waithe, Greg Berlanti, And Dominic Barton To Be Honored By The Trevor Project Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Lena Waithe, CW superhero maestro Greg Berlanti and Managing Partner of global consulting firm McKinsey & Company Dominic Barton will be honored by the Trevor Project at their Trevo..

BAFTA Sets Film Awards Dates; ‘Nowhere’ Starts Lensing In Canada – Global Briefs BAFTA has set the dates for its next EE British Academy Film Awards and their LA-based cousins, the British Academy Britannia Awards. The BAFTAs will be held in London on Sunday February 10, 2019 honoring the best w..

Viacom’s Channel 5 Aims To Lift The Curse Of ‘The New Wife’ By Handing ITV Studios New Casting Challenge EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s Channel 5 is still searching for a New Wife after the Viacom-owned broadcaster engaged a third production company to cast the controversial entertainment format. R..

Subdued Lars Von Trier Talks Cannes Comeback Movie & Addiction: “I Felt Horrible During Filming” Filmmaker Lars von Trier remains his own worst enemy. That was one of the obvious takeaways from an engrossing but also slightly concerning new discussion with the polarizing director. Related..

‘Big Brother’ Commissioner Steve Regan Set To Leave Viacom’s UK Net Channel 5 EXCLUSIVE: Steve Regan, who oversees Big Brother for British broadcaster Channel 5, is on his way out of the Viacom-owned broadcaster. I understand that the company’s top entertainment commissioner is leaving the netwo..