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Latest reporting, briefings and public-interest updates from the entertainment desk.
Actor Mark Ruffalo rejected Paramount Skydance’s claim that his criticism of its Warner Bros Discovery acquisition invoked antisemitic tropes, arguing that scrutiny of corporate and government ties is legitimate.
Sandra Wollner’s “Everytime” won the Heart of Sarajevo for best narrative feature, extending its awards run after a Cannes Un Certain Regard victory.
Projects by Emilija Gašić and Filip Mojzeš took the leading prizes at the Sarajevo Film Festival’s CineLink Industry Days.
Steven Yeun will lead Netflix’s supernatural drama “Pagans,” a family-centered series created by “Say Nothing” creator Joshua Zetumer.
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” reached $1.352 billion worldwide, surpassing the $1.338 billion earned by “Deadpool & Wolverine” to become the highest-grossing R-rated film.
Naomi Watts will receive the Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Eye Award for her performance in Ben Shirinian’s “The Housewife” and is scheduled to accept it on September 26.
A Los Angeles County report projects that the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger could eliminate about 4,500 film and television production jobs over three years.
Prime Media Studios acquired North American distribution rights to Geetu Mohandas’s Yash-led action thriller “Toxic” and released its English-language trailer ahead of an August 26 global debut.
