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As quickly as flashy China fixer-turned-movie producer Kenneth Huang took the town by storm, his company had collapsed and he had disappeared. A six-month Deadline investigation reveals that he left behind in his wake a litany of lawsuits; colleagues and investors owed tens of millions of dollars; a messy and unresolved dispute over the ‘xXx’ franchise; mortgage defaults on a palatial Bel Air home; more than $160,000 in unpaid office rent; and scripts from writers, including ‘John Wick’ scribe Derek Kolstad, with nowhere to go.
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Christian Kelley Joins ‘Shelved’ Producer Counterfeit Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Shelved producer Counterfeit Pictures has hired Canadian networks veteran Christian Kelley.
Effective May 21, the long-time Bell Media exec will join as Director of Scripted Television, overseeing both development and production.
Over the past two decades, Kelley has worked on…
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Tyler Perry Studios Forms JV With Endeavor-Backed Asylum Entertainment Group
Tyler Perry Studios is moving further into the unscripted TV world.
The Atlanta-based company has formed a joint venture with Asylum Entertainment Group, the Endeavor-backed production business run by Steve Michaels.
Perry, who is largely known for scripted dramas and comedies, recently produced…
‘Breed Of Greed:’ Gina Gershon Pic Heading To Cannes Market With VMI Worldwide
EXCLUSIVE: VMI Worldwide has acquired worldwide sales rights on Breed of Greed starring Gina Gershon (Showgirls).
Directed by Ralph Hemecker who also wrote the screenplay alongside Otto Eckstein and Andrew Boszhardt, the film's cast is rounded out by Andrew Boszhardt, Adrian Enscoe, Chelsea…
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Neon Hires Joey Monteiro As EVP Of International Marketing
EXCLUSIVE: Neon has hired marketing and publicity veteran Joey Monteiro as EVP, International Marketing and Ashley Hirsch as Manager of International Sales and Marketing. The move further expands the company's global footprint as it grows its international sales arm headed up by seasoned sales executive…
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Longtime ‘Live With Kelly And Mark’ Exec Art Moore Announces Retirement
Art Moore, WABC-TV New York vice president of programming and longtime executive-in-charge of production of Live with Kelly and Mark and its prior iterations, will retire in September.
The news was announced by Marilu Galvez, President & General Manager, WABC-TV.
“To say that Art is a…
Studiocanal And A24 Team On Revenge Thriller ‘Huntington’ Starring Glen Powell; Margaret Qualley And Ed Harris Join Cast
EXCLUSIVE: A24 has come on as domestic distributor of the A24 pic on John Patton Ford's Huntington as casting picks up the pace with Ed Harris and Margaret Qualley joining Glen Powell in the revenge thriller. The film follows Becket Redfellow (Powell), the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune who will…
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Cinema Guild Acquires Hong Sansoo’s Silver Bear-Winning ‘A Traveler’s Needs’ Starring Isabelle Huppert
Hong Sansoo's A Traveler's Needs, starring Isabelle Huppert, has sold North American distribution rights to New York’s Cinema Guild.
The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year, winning the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize.
A Traveler's Needs will premiere in…
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View All What We're WatchingCurzon Relaunches Specialist Distribution Label Artificial Eye
Artificial Eye, the arthouse distribution company established in 1976 by Curzon Cinemas, is set for a re-launch as a theatrical and home entertainment label.
Founded by Andi and Pam Engel, the label gained recognition for releasing independent, arthouse, and foreign language films, promoting films…
Harris Dickinson & Archie Pearch Launch Devisio Pictures, Actor’s Directorial Debut Kicks Off Slate
EXCLUSIVE: The Iron Claw and Triangle Of Sadness star Harris Dickinson has partnered with producer Archie Pearch to launch film and TV production company Devisio Pictures.
The company aims to champion filmmakers and creatives “with distinct voices, working closely with both emerging and established…
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Disney+’s ‘Shardlake’ Star Opens Up About Disability Representation In TV
The star of Disney+’s Shardlake has addressed having a different disability to the character he portrays in the C.J. Sansom adaptation, which launches today.
Arthur Hughes, who was the first person with a disability to portray Richard III for the Royal Shakespeare Company, stressed that Shardlake was…
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View All Film Festivals & Photo Galleries‘Presumed Innocent’ Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Is On Trial For Murder In Apple TV+’s Legal Thriller – Update
UPDATED, 7:15 AM: Apple TV+ has released the first trailer for Jake Gyllenhaal’s legal thriller series Presumed Innocent. It begins with a voiceover by Gyllenhaal’s Rusty Sabich, saying “Love isn’t what people tell you that it is. In my experience it’s just something that grows. Until one day, you find…
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‘Savage Hunt:’ Production Begins In Bulgaria On Survival Thriller From ‘Halo’ Filmmaker Roel Reiné, Film Bridge Launching At Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Cameras have started rolling in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the survival-thriller Savage Hunt from Dutch filmmaker Roel Reiné (Halo).
The pic comes from a screenplay penned by Chad Law and Christopher Jolley. The story follows a vengeful tracker who is brought in to hunt down a large grizzly…
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