Michael Helfand & Joe Matukewicz Upped To Co-Heads Of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions New Screen Gems boss Steve Bersch sent the following memo out to staff today about Michael Helfand and Joe Matukewicz becoming the new co-heads of Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquistions. Both will report to B..

Escape Artists Hires Becky Sanderman As VP Production EXCLUSIVE: Sony-based Escape Artists has hired Becky Sanderman as veep of Production, a role in which she will oversee development of feature film and TV projects at the company. Sanderman will work alongside production VP Tony Shaw. R..

‘Travelers’ Starring Eric McCormack Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix As Exclusive Worldwide Distributor Netflix has renewed popular sci-fi drama series Travelers for a third season. The show, starring Eric McCormack, originated in Canada, where it is produced and was initially commissioned by Sho..

Charter CEO Tom Rutledge Made $7.8M In 2017, A Big Drop From Prior Year Tom Rutledge, the longtime cable TV executive who has led Charter Communications as CEO since 2012, made $7.8 million in total compensation in 2017, a sharp drop from his $98.5M haul in 2016. Related NY Judge Re..

Patricia Röckenwagner Named STXChief Brand Officer at STX Entertainment Patricia Röckenwagner has been upped to Chief Brand Officer of STX Entertainment, a newly created role that will oversee all aspects of communications and marketing for the global STX brand, its strategic positioning and the..

DeWanda Wise Exits ‘Captain Marvel’ Role DeWanda Wise is no longer attached to Disney’s Captain Marvel, the MCU superhero tentpole that stars Brie Larson. Scheduling conflicts with her Netflix series She’s Gotta Have It are the culprit here, we’re told by sources close to the production. ..

James Tupper To Star In Ilene Chaiken’s Fox Pilot; Paul Walter Hauser Also Cast James Tupper (Big Little Lies) has been tapped as a male lead opposite Katie Holmes in Fox’s FBI drama pilot from former Empire showrunner Ilene Chaiken and Melissa Scrivner Love. Paul Walter Hauser (I, Tonya) also h..

Ava DuVernay To Direct Jack Kirby Comic Creation ‘The New Gods’ For Warner Bros, DC EXCLUSIVE: After making history as the first woman of color to helm a $100 million-plus live-action film in A Wrinkle In Time, Ava DuVernay will continue to play in the event film sandbox. She’s closing a deal wi..

‘Trust’ Producer-Director Danny Boyle: “John Paul Getty Would Entirely Approve” Of Amazon’s “Hunger Games” HQ2 Race Danny Boyle, executive producer and director of John Paul Getty drama Trust, says the oil magnate would “entirely approve” of the “Hunger Games-like competition” Amazon is holding ..