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Exclusive: After selling his short story “Bomb” to 20th late last year, with Ridley Scott attaching to direct the action thriller, Kevin McMullin has been tapped to script an English-language remake of A Bittersweet Life, the ultra-violent South Korean noir from writer-director Kim Jee-woon, for Netflix and Chernin Entertainment.

McMullin comes to the project following a competitive writer search for adapting this property. Details as to the creative direction for the remake are under wraps. But the original film, released in 2005, starred Lee Byung-hun as Kim Sun-woo, an enforcer and manager for a hotel owned by a powerful crime boss, Kang (Kim Yeong-cheol). When Kang tasks Sun-woo with monitoring his young girlfriend Hee-soo (Shin Min-a), who he suspects of infidelity, Sun-woo finds himself in a moral quandary when he decides not to kill her and her lover, despite catching them together. This act of mercy sets off a devastating chain of events,...

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Po is the most adorable and loved Panda in the world of animated features. Fans got a character like that owing to the Kung Fu Panda movies. The latest was Kung Fu Panda 4, which was released earlier this year and is one of the highest-grossing films of the year. But is it the highest-grossing in the franchise? Scroll below to find out.

The first film in the series was released in 2008, and as mentioned above, the latest one was released in March of this year. The franchise has collected around $2.36 billion at the worldwide box office, as per The Numbers. The fourth movie had the lowest budget of $85 million but was also a financial success. Jack Black is phenomenal as the voice of Po, the Panda, who is also the Dragon Warrior.

Besides Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman...

John Stevenson and Mike Osborne's 2008 film "Kung Fu Panda," on its most basic level, serves as a spoof of a certain type of martial arts film made in Hong Kong in the 1970s. Many of the tropes of martial arts cinema infiltrated American cinemas in the 1990s and 2000s thanks to the stateside releases of Jackie Chan's Hong Kong movies, the success of the wuxia film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and the constant bolstering of the genre by mega-fan Quentin Tarantino.

By 2008, so many American filmmakers had borrowed from Hong King cinema (including Tarantino himself with his "Kill Bill" movies), that even small children could recreate their tropes and clichés on the playground. Every kid could spot the characters: ancient wizened masters, a team of martial arts monks, and a feisty young comedic hotshot who seems ill-equipped for the asceticism of kung fu, but ultimately proves to be a champion.

Kung Fu Panda 4‘s limited premiere took place at The Grove in Los Angeles on March 3, where the cast and crew of the film made an appearance to promote the film. The two directors of the film, Mike Mitchell and Stephanie Ma-Stine, exuded confidence in their new film. Ma-Stine even went on to suggest that Po’s story will not end with the fourth film, hinting at the possibility of Kung Fu Panda 5. Fans have one valid condition before they root for the fifth film in the franchise.

Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)

Some fans on social media were highly skeptical about the idea of a fifth film. But many were willing to watch more Kung Fu Panda projects as long as the franchise kept the quality of the previous films and cared for the characters.

Fans Have One Condition Upon Which Kung Fu Panda 5 Can Happen

Kung Fu Panda...

Exclusive: Brillstein Entertainment Partners has signed Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Nelson directed DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda 2 and Kung Fu Panda 3, and she served as Head of Story on the original Kung Fu Panda. The trilogy has earned more than $2 Billion worldwide. She is the first woman to solely direct an animated feature from a major Hollywood studio, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film for Kung Fu Panda 2. Nelson made her live-action directing debut in 2018 with the YA thriller The Darkest Minds for Fox which 21 Laps produced.

She recently directed episodes and is the Supervising Director of Netflix’s multi-Emmy winning animated anthology series Love, Death + Robotys, which is executive produced by Tim Miller & David Fincher, which is going into its 4th Season.

She continues to be represented by WME and Hansen, Jacobson.

Los Angeles, Feb. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix Presents A Double Dare You! Film/A Shadowmachine Production in association with The Jim Henson Company) won the Best Feature honor at the 50th Annie Awards celebration Saturday night on the campus of UCLA. Pinocchio also won for Best Character Animation, Feature (Tucker Barrie), Best Direction, Feature (Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson), Best Music, Feature (Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro, Patrick McHale) and Best Production Design, Feature (Curt Enderle, Guy Davis).

Best Independent Feature was presented to Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (Marcel the Movie LLC) which also won for Best Voice Acting, Feature (Jenny Slate as the voice of Marcel) and Best Writing, Feature (Dean Fleischer Camp, Jenny Slate, Nick Paley, Elisabeth Holm).

Best Special Production was presented to The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse (A NoneMore and Bad Robot Production for Apple TV...

In the beginning, there was "Toy Story." Pixar's first feature film set the standard for CG animated movies in 1995, and each successive film built upon that framework, whether made by Pixar, DreamWorks, or any number of their competitors. The tools and pipelines used to make these movies became holy writs, and breaking from them was unthinkable. Yet there were those who challenged the status quo. 2008's "Kung Fu Panda" featured an introductory sequence in 2D, directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson. The staff of 2015's "The Peanuts Movie" worked hard to translate the charms of the original comic strip into beautifully textured CG. But "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was more than just a challenger. Its release in 2018 was the animation equivalent of Martin Luther hammering his 95 Theses onto Pixar's door. There was no going back.

"The Mitchells vs the Machines" was tasked with following up on the most important animated film in recent memory.

During Guillermo del Toro’s time as an animation producer at DreamWorks, he earned a certain reputation around the studio. “Jeffrey Katzenberg called me ‘The Harbinger of Death’ because a lot of my solutions to a character conflict was to kill them.” del Toro recalled, with a laugh, during a recent interview with IndieWire. It was the early 2010s, when DreamWorks movies were starting to become darker and more daring, and del Toro wanted to push directors to try riskier, wilder things. “When I consulted on ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ they were debating what to do with the father character,” del Toro explained. “I said, ‘Kill him. That will give the entire movie a lot more gravitas.’” Likewise, “Puss in Boots” offed its villain, one of the heroes died halfway through “Rise of the Guardians”, and “Kung Fu Panda” included a panda massacre as a plot line.

“The first...

Everybody’s gonna be kung fu fighting — a fourth film in the “Kung Fu Panda” series will release in 2024, Universal Pictures announced Friday.

The film, which is slated for a March 8, 2024 release, will be the first film in the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise since 2016, when the DreamWorks Animation series concluded a planned trilogy. The films focus on Po (Jack Black), an excitable panda bear living in a fantasy version of ancient China. In the first film in the franchise, released in theaters in 2008, Po is chosen to become the “Dragon Warrior,” a prophesied kung fu master. Over the course of the film and its two sequels Po trains under the wise Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman) and overcomes his doubts to grow into a capable hero, defeating several dangerous foes and eventually reuniting with his long-lost birth parents.

The first “Kung Fu Panda” film was DreamWorks’ highest-grossing original animated film, earning...

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Netflix hasn’t had enough of Love, Death and Robots yet.

The streamer has picked up a fourth season of the Emmy-winning animated series. Netflix made the announcement on Instagram Friday morning.

The renewal for Love, Death and Robots comes about three months after its third season debuted, and a month after it was nominated for its third straight Emmy for best short-form animated program. The series won the award for each of its first two seasons in 2019 and 2021. It has also won nine Emmys for individual achievement in animation (which is a juried award).

Love, Death and Robots is an anthology series spanning a number of genres — including comedy, sci-fi and horror — and keyed to the three elements in its title. The shorts featured in the series come from creative teams around the world, with Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 3) serving as supervising director.

Grab an oil can for lubrication and prepare to have your heart broken by automatons out for revenge because Love, Death + Robots Season 4 is happening on Netflix. The series features a brilliant collective of meteoric talent in animation across multiple studios and mediums. Each episode explores the concepts of love, death, or robots, and sometimes, all three. These stories delve into several of the darkest chambers of the human condition and often ask if we as humans deserve to survive our many acts of hubris.

Netflix announced Love, Death + Robots Season 4 on Friday through Instagram. As you can see from the social media post below, the promo is colorful, suggestive, and likely a hazard for those prone to epilepsy.

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Each Love, Death + Robots episode varies in length but tends to hit hard by exploring weighted themes. The series...

Netflix has renewed adult-skewed animated anthology series Love, Death and Robots for a fourth season. The streamer announced the renewal Friday on Instagram.

Created by Tim Miller and produced by Blur Studio, the 12-time Emmy-winning series consists of stand-alone episodes that contain different narrative and animation, produced by different animation studios from around the world. Each episode explores genres including comedy, horror, science fiction and fantasy.

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The series, whose first season dominated the TV field at the 2020 Annie Awards, returned to Netflix on May 20 for its third installment, executive produced by Miller and David Fincher. The nine new episodes ranged from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror and science-fiction.

On Thursday, Oscar-winning director Alberto Mielgo picked up an juried Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation for breakout short Jibaro.

“Love, Death, and Robots” has been renewed for Season 4 at Netflix.

The streaming giant made the announcement Friday via Instagram. The acclaimed episodic anthology series dropped its nine-episode third season on Netflix on May 20, 2022. Seasons 1 and 2 aired in 2019 and 2021 respectively.

The series has won 12 Emmy Awards to date, including picking up its third straight nomination for best short form animated program, as all the episodes are under 22 minutes long. The show won in the same category for both its first and second seasons. Alberto Mielgo also recently won the juried Emmy Award for best individual achievement in animation for his Season 3 episode “Jibaro,” in which a deaf knight and a siren become infatuated with one another.

Each episode of “Love, Death, and Robots” tells a different story done in different animation styles by creative teams from all over the world. The episodes also cover a broad range of genres, including comedy,...

The hardest part of putting together each season of “Love, Death + Robots” for series creator Tim Miller is deciding which stories will be showcased. “It’s not because it’s hard to find good ones, but because there’s so many good ones. It’s really hard to choose which ones are actually gonna go in the show,” he tells Gold Derby, along with supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, during our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above). Nelson adds that the amount of stories to tell is matched by the amount of talent they have looking to work on one of the projects. “You have amazing directors in studio and there just aren’t enough stories or slots for everybody. That’s the hard part because you just want everybody to be able to do something.”

“Love, Death + Robots,” which streams on Netflix is an animated anthology series...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the newly elected Board of Governors for the 2022-2023 year.

Elected to the board for the first time are Oscar-winning actor Marlee Matlin, cinematographer Dion Beebe, director Jason Reitman, producer Jason Blum, casting director Richard Hicks and more. In addition, four incumbents were re-elected to the board, including Ruth E. Carter (costume designers), Donna Gigliotti (executives), Howard Berger (makeup artists and hairstylists) and Eric Roth (writers). In addition, Oscar nominee Charles Fox returns to the board after a hiatus.

They will join returning governors Pam Abdy, Kate Amend, Bonnie Arnold, Lesley Barber, Charles Bernstein, Susanne Bier, Jon Bloom, Gary C. Bourgeois, Rob Bredow, Brooke Breton, Paul Cameron, Eduardo Castro, Bill Corso, Teri E. Dorman, Tom Duffield, Ava DuVernay, Linda Flowers, DeVon Franklin, Rodrigo García, Whoopi Goldberg, Lynette Howell Taylor, Larry Karaszewski, Laura C. Kim, Christina Kounelias, David Linde, Isis Mussenden, Stephen Rivkin,...

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The 54-person board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — comprised of three elected governors from each of the organization’s 17 branches and three “governors-at-large” appointed by the president — will look very different when it gathers next month than it did when it convened on Tuesday.

Following elections held over the past month, 12 people were elected to the board for the first time, including Marlee Matlin, the Oscar-winning star of Children of a Lesser God and this year’s best picture Oscar winner Coda, who will represent the actors branch; Jason Reitman, the second-generation filmmaker behind best picture Oscar nominees Juno and Up in the Air, who will serve the directors branch; and Jason Blum, the Blumhouse chief and producer of best picture Oscar nominee Get Out, who will advocate for the producers branch.

Other rookie governors will include...

Actress Marlee Matlin, director Jason Reitman and producer Jason Blum are among the 12 film professionals who have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors for the first time, the Academy announced on Wednesday.

Where Academy elections have typically found incumbents winning in nearly all branches, this year’s was a step in a dramatic remaking of the board that will take place over a few years.

While all four of the incumbents who ran for re-election did win, stricter terms limits meant that existing governors could not run again in 11 of the 17 races, and the incumbents chose not to run in an additional two races.

The change was set in motion by new, stricter limits on that were put in place in 2020. Previously, they had to leave the board after serving three consecutive three-year terms, but could return after spending a year away.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors said Tuesday that it has reappointment current governors-at-large DeVon Franklin (Executives Branch), Rodrigo García (Directors Branch) and Janet Yang (Producers Branch) to additional three-year terms. The new term begins July 1.

Franklin, García and Yang were originally appointed in May 2019 replacing previous post-holders Gregory Nava, Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Reginald Hudlin as part of the Academy’s A2020 initiative, which aims to support inclusion and increase representation within its membership and the greater film community.

“The level of commitment DeVon, Rodrigo and Janet have shown to the Academy, its members, and our ongoing investment in representation, inclusion and equity is immeasurable. They are highly valued leaders, and we as aboard are pleased to provide this opportunity for them to continue their great work,” Academy president David Rubin said today in a release announcing the news.

Governors-at-large can serve up to...

Looking for a new Netflix show to watch? You’ve come to the right place. May sees the return of some of the streaming service’s biggest shows, as well as the debut of some brand new binge-worthy series that just may become Netflix staples in the not too distant future. Peruse our picks for the best new shows to watch on Netflix in May 2022 below.

“The Pentaverate” Mike Myers in “Pentaverate” (Netflix)

This one’s goofy, but if you’re into Mike Myers’ brand of humor, you may find much to love in “The Pentaverate.” The “Austin Powers” star created and stars in this brand new series as eight different characters, telling the story of a secret society of five men who have been working behind the scenes to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague. The supporting cast includes Keegan-Michael Key, Debi Mazar and Jennifer Saunders,...

The Netflix animated anthology series "Love, Death and Robots" is back for a third season, and this time the show is bringing back some old favorites. The upcoming season (or "volume") features eight all-new shorts, and one of them is a direct sequel to the beloved "Three Robots" entry from season 1, featuring the three hilarious robots who try to figure out why humanity went extinct. Executive producers Tim Miller, David Fincher, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson all set out to make a creative sandbox for animators to go wild within, and Fincher even makes his animation directing...

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Updated, 10:15 Am: Rosario Dawson, Joel McHale, Joe Manganiello, Christian Serratos, Elodie Young and more are among the stellar voice cast for Season 3 of Love, Death & Robots, announced today by Netflix. The streamer also released the final trailer for the third season ahead of its premiere tomorrow, which you can watch above. See a complete episode list, including voice cast, below.

“Three Robots: Exit Strategies”

The first direct sequel in Love, Death + Robots history – from the mind of acclaimed sci-fi novelist John Scalzi. The titular trio of droll droids return to take a whirlwind tour studying post-apocalyptic human survival strategies before mankind was finally snuffed out.

Director: Patrick Osborne

Writer: John Scalzi

Studio: Blow Studio

Voice Cast: Josh Brener, Gary Anthony Williams, Katie Lowes, Chris Parnell

“Bad Travelling”

A jable shark-hunting sailing vessel is attacked by a giant crustacean whose size and intelligence is matched only by its appetite.

Netflix’s popular animated anthology Love Death + Robots is returning for its third season, and you can RSVP to a special premiere of the show tonight!

“We’ll be showing the greatest hits from the first two volumes and a sneak peek of episodes from the upcoming Volume 3. Stick around after the show for a Q&a with executive producer David Fincher, executive producer Tim Miller, and supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson.”

RSVP here!

It appears that the release date for Marvel’s She-Hulk series just leaked, and it’s much sooner than we might think.

“While most Marvel release dates are kept under wraps, eagle-eyed fans noticed an as-yet-unannounced release date for She-Hulk on the official Disney Plus UK site. According to the site, She-Hulk, starring Tatiana Maslany in the titular role, will premiere on August 17, 2022. The site also gives a synopsis of the upcoming series, which reads...

Love Death and Robots Season 3 Trailer — Love, Death & Robots: Season 3 TV show trailer has been release by Netflix. The Love, Death & Robots: Season 3 trailer stars Patrick Osborne, David Fincher, Emily Dean, Robert Bisi & Andy Lyon, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Tim Miller, Carlos Stevens, Jerome Chen, and [...]

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Fresh off the first-ever Netflix is a Joke comedy festival, the streamer confirmed which performances will be available to view in the coming weeks, including tributes to late comedians such as Bob Saget and Robin Williams and the yet-to-be-announced date for Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias’s groundbreaking set at Dodger Stadium.

Featuring a wide range of events and stars, the festival also made headlines for some of its comedians’ jokes, such as Pete Davidson’s digs at Kanye West. But the biggest news of the fest was when Dave Chappelle was tackled on stage during his set at the Hollywood Bowl, with the attacker being charged with four misdemeanor counts. For its part, Netflix responded by saying, “We care deeply about the safety of creators and we strongly defend the right of stand-up comedians to perform on stage without fear of violence.” Chappelle’s four sold-out shows are not included in...

"They were mean to robots, and then robots killed them! Hahaha!" Netflix has debuted the full trailer for their latest edition of the Love, Death + Robots for-adults-only animation series. This latest set of shorts is dubbed Volume 3 and it includes 9 (!!) segments this time, including one directed by Fincher himself, and it will launch on Netflix this May. I can't wait!! These look amazing, as always. "From uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror & science-fiction." This Vol. 3 will feature shorts directed by these talented filmmakers - the name of their short in parentheses: Patrick Osborne (Three Robots: Exit Strategies), David Fincher (Bad Travelling), Emily Dean (The Very Pulse Of The Machine), Robert Bisi & Andy Lyon (Night of the Mini Dead), Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kill Team Kill), Tim Miller (Swam), Carlos Stevens (Mason's Rats), Jerome Chen (In Vaulted Halls Entombed), Alberto Mielgo - who...

Prepare to be amazed by the stunning animated visuals in the “Love, Death + Robots” Volume 3 trailer, which dropped Monday from Netflix.

Volume 3 of the series, from executive producers Tim Miller and David Fincher, will span nine episodes. Some uncover ancient evil, while others explore a comedic apocalypse. The show will tell fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories across its third run.

In his first work directing animation, Fincher helms the “Bad Travelling” episode. Here’s its synopsis: “A jable shark-hunting sailing vessel is attacked by a giant crustacean whose size and intelligence is matched only by its appetite. Mutiny, betrayal and ventriloquism with a corpse… welcome aboard the animation directing debut of David Fincher.”

Other episodes include “Three Robots: Exit Strategies,” from director Patrick Osborne; “The Very Pulse of the Machine,” from director Emily Dean; “Night of the Mini Dead,” from directors Robert Bisi and Andy Lyon; “Kill Team Kill,...

Even though “Mindhunter” Season 3 is still indefinitely on hold, David Fincher makes his return to Netflix episodic directing — and his first time directing an animated project.

The Academy Award winner has directed one episode of the upcoming “Love, Death + Robots” Volume 3, premiering May 20 with nine new stories. Fincher, who has served as an executive producer since Season 1, directed Episode 2, titled “Bad Travelling,” about a shark-hunting ship attacked by a giant crustacean.

“Mutiny, betrayal, and ventriloquism with a corpse… Welcome aboard the animation directing debut of David Fincher,” the official episode synopsis reads. Based on a short story by Neal Asher of the same name, the episode is penned by Andrew Kevin Walker with animation by Blur Studio.

In addition to Fincher, Oscar winner writer-director Alberto Mieglo returns for Volume 3, and Patrick Osborne, Emily Dean, Robert Bisi, Andy Lyon, Carlos Stevens, Jerome Chen, supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson, and executive...

Celebrate this year’s Oscars before, during and after the big night.

From Mindy Kaling to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, celerities and industry bosses will toast the nominees and winners of the 94th Academy Awards.

Pop that bubbly and shine those shoes because the fun is about to begin.

March 22

Emily’s List

9:30 a.m.

This year’s theme is “The Collective Power of Women.” Panelists include Gloria Calderón Kellett, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Robin Theade, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass. Moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown.

Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles

300 Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills

Oscar Week Events: Shorts

7 p.m.

Hosted by Academy Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Governor Jon Bloom.

Samuel Goldwyn Theater

8949 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills

March 23

South Asian Excellence in Film Party

5-8 p.m.

Hosts Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Mindy Kaling, Kumail Nanjiani, Anjula Acharia, Bela Bajaria, Maneesh K. Goyal and Shruti Ganguly toast “Flee,” “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom,...

In the week leading up to the 94th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a series of public programs celebrating this year’s nominees in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Animated and Live Action Short Film categories. All events will be held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.

Check out our previous coverage Here.

The Oscar® Week schedule is as follows:

Oscar Week: Shorts

Tuesday, March 22, 7:00 p.m.

Samuel Goldwyn Theater

Hosted by Academy Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Governor Jon Bloom.

The Academy celebrates the nominated films and filmmakers in the Animated Short Film and Live Action Short Film categories. The evening will include a screening of all 10 nominated shorts in their entirety, as well as introductions by all the nominated filmmakers (schedules permitting).

Oscar Week: Documentaries

Wednesday,...

On Tuesday, “The Power of the Dog” director Jane Campion made Oscar history as the first woman to receive two best director nominations.

Campion is nominated in the 2022 directing category opposite Steven Spielberg for “West Side Story,” Kenneth Branagh for “Belfast,” Paul Thomas Anderson for “Licorice Pizza” and Ryusuke Hamaguchi for “Drive My Car.” Her first Oscar nod for directing came in 1994 when she was nominated for “The Piano” at the 66th Academy Awards. She won the Oscar for original screenplay that year.

“It’s both sad but it’s also great that women are punching that glass ceiling out of the way. I really feel things are changing,” Campion told Variety of her directing nomination.

Exactly how much things are changing behind the camera with regard to gender and racial equity has been analyzed by Dr. Stacy Smith and the team at the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative as they release their annual study.

Haley Hope Bartels (Pumping Black), Karin delaPeña Collison (Coming of Age), Byron Hamel (Shade of the Grapefruit Tree), R.J. Daniel Hanna (Shelter Animal) and Laura Kosann (The Ideal Woman) are the screenwriters and scripts chosen as the winners of the 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, AMPAS announced today.

Each of the five fellows will receive a $35,000 prize, along with mentorship from an Academy member throughout their fellowship year, which will see them complete a feature-length screenplay. (The Academy will acquire no rights to the works of its fellows and does not involve itself commercially in any way with their completed scripts.)

From November 8-12, one fellow per day will be featured on the Academy’s YouTube channel, in conversations with filmmakers Destin Daniel Cretton, Phil Lord, Our Lady J, Rawson Marshall Thurber and Olivia Wilde, and other content.

Bartels, Collison, Hamel, Hanna and Kosann’s scripts were chosen from...

In Season 2 of Neflix’s “Love, Death & Robots,” the adult animated anthology from executive producers David Fincher and Tim Miller (“Deadpool”) continued its embrace of survival and immortality in strange dystopian environments. However, there were eight shorts instead of 18 and a greater emphasis on philosophizing, with some directors stepping out of their comfort zones.

Indeed, the sci-fi anthology, produced by Blur Studio for Netflix, so impressed the TV Academy that it was awarded four juried prizes on Wednesday: Robert Valley, production designer (“Ice”); Patricio Betteo, background artist (“Ice”); Dan Gill, stop-motion animator (“All Through the House”); and Laurent Nicholas, character designer (“Automated Customer Service”).

“We tried to elevate the stories further and to give deeper explorations of some of these adult themes,” said supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (“The Darkest Minds” and the “Kung Fu Panda”sequels). “So it was very much like a curating process to go from...

Electins and returning governers results in 31-23 female-male split.

Women outnumber men on the board of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences for the first time, it emerged on Monday (June 21).

As a result of this election for the 2021-22 cycle, the number of women Academy governors has increased from 26 to 31, compared to 23 male governors. The number of governors from underrepresented racial/ethnic communities has risen from 12 to 15.

Board of governor elections resulted in the following first-time board members: Rita Wilson, actors branch; Kim Taylor-Coleman, casting directors branch; Paul Cameron, cinematographers branch; Eduardo Castro, costume designers branch; Jean Tsien,...

Electins and returning governers results in 31-23 female-male split.

Women outnumber men on the board of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences for the first time, it emerged on Monday (June 21).

As a result of this election for the 2021-22 cycle, the number of women Academy governors has increased from 26 to 31, compared to 23 male governors. The number of governors from underrepresented racial/ethnic communities has risen from 12 to 15.

Board of governor elections resulted in the following first-time board members: Rita Wilson, actors branch; Kim Taylor-Coleman, casting directors branch; Paul Cameron, cinematographers branch; Eduardo Castro, costume designers branch; Jean Tsien,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the results of the new elected Board of Governors for the 2021-2022 year, showing increasing progress within the Oscar ranks. The number of women increased from 26 to 31 while the number from underrepresented racial and ethnic communities grew from 12 to 15.

Elected to the board for the first time are actor Rita Wilson, composer Lesley Barber and screenwriter Howard A. Rodman and more. Four incumbents were reelected to the board, including the heads of the following branches — Susanne Bier (directors), Jennifer Todd (producers), Tom Duffield (production design) and Bonnie Arnold (short films and feature animation branch). Oscar winner Bill Corso (“Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events”) returns to the board after a hiatus.

The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced its newly elected 2021–2022 Board of Governors. Among the first-timers is Rita Wilson for the actors branch, while Oscar- and Emmy-winning director Susanne Bier returns for a new term in the directors branch, as does two-time Oscar show producer Jennifer Todd for the producers branch. Seven out of 12 governors elected for the first time are women, as are three out of four returning governors.

As a result of the election, the number of women Academy governors increases from 26 to 31, and the number of governors from underrepresented racial/ethnic communities increases from 12 to 15.

The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to two three-year terms (consecutive or non-consecutive), followed by a two-year hiatus, after which eligibility renews for up to two additional three-year terms, for a lifetime maximum of 12 years. The Board of Governors sets the Academy’s strategic vision,...

On Tuesday afternoon, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival streamed a candid, hour-long conversation between four of the key minds behind Netflix’s second season of “Love, Death & Robots.” Creator and executive producer Tim Miller, executive producer David Fincher, supervising director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (“Kung Fu Panda” 2 and 3) and visual effects supervisor Jerome Denjean from Blur Studio engaged in an unmoderated conversation about the adult animation series, from its origins to its upcoming third season.

“The way I felt is that there was not a lot of adult animation in the west, and particularly not in America, and particularly not at the budget levels that allowed for really high-end CG like what was going on at Pixar and DreamWorks for kids,” Miller recalled. “And we felt it was time to do that for adults.”

“[The series] was born from a desire to want to play in a sandbox where the animation...

“Love, Death & Robots” doesn’t make a terrible amount of sense as a title. For one thing, it’s repetitive: part of the inherent appeal of fictional robots is that they feast on our uncomfortable relationship with death. We’re usually either afraid of robots that could possibly kill us or attracted by the implication of a robot incapable of dying. And that’s all even before addressing the idea that love is an emotion tied to caring about someone so much that you’re afraid to live without them.

So where does that leave Netflix’s anthology collection of animated shorts, each ostensibly drawing on at least one of that trio? “Love, Death & Robots,” debuting an eight-episode Season 2 over two years after its first, continues to be a vague, mystifying catch-all. Heralded around its premiere as reflecting the sensibilities of its two high-profile executive producers — David Fincher...

“Love, Death & Robots,” the animated anthology series from Tim Miller and David Fincher, is coming back to Netflix May 14 for Season 2. Netflix unveiled the trailer for the show’s sophomore season on Monday.

The upcoming season will include eight new animated shorts. Netflix also announced that the show had been renewed for an eight-episode Season 3, which will premiere sometime in 2022. Per Netflix, the show’s logline reads:

Otherworlds, naked giants, and robots-gone-wild clash in this anthology of adult animated stories executive produced by Tim Miller, David Fincher, Jennifer Miller, and Joshua Donen.

Jennifer Yuh Nelson (who worked with Tim on “Kung Fu Panda 2” and its sequel) joined Season 2 as supervising director.

The series, stylized as “Love, Death + Robots,” is an adult anthology series where each episode is animated by a unique crew hailing from a variety of countries. The series serves as a re-imagining of 1981’s cult hit “Heavy Metal” sci-fi anthology film,...

Good news for fans of the animated anthology series Love Death & Robots, volume two is on its way this May on Netflix. The trailer was revealed today, along with a couple first look photos. Check them out below.    The list of all the episodes and their creators are included with the press release. Series creator Tim Miller directs an episode based on the work of British satarist J.G. Ballard (High Rise). His Supervising Director Jennifer Yuh Nelson (Kung Fu Panda 2 & 3) will direct an episode from a story by Paolo Bacigalupi who wrote tow of my favorite sci-fi novels recently, The Windup Girl and The Water Knife. One of my favorite authors of all time is Joe Lansdale so I am...

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Starz announced “Death and Nightingales” will premiere May 16 at 10 p.m.

Starring Jamie Dornan, Matthew Rhys and Ann Skelly, the three-part limited series captures a riveting story of love, betrayal and revenge set in the haunting countryside of Northern Ireland in 1885. It is set over a 24-hour period on the 23rd birthday of Beth Winters (Skelly), who escapes from her limited life and difficult stepfather Billy (Rhys) to be with the charming Liam Ward (Dornan).

“Death and Nightingales” is written, directed and executive produced by Allan Cubitt, with Jonathan Cavendish serving as producer and Tommy Bulfin, James Mitchell and Phil Robertson also serving as executive producers. Watch a trailer below.

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Fxx announced that Season 2 of “Dave” will premiere on June 16 with the first two episodes of the season. “Dave” features Dave Burd playing himself as he navigates his relationship and the hip-hop...

Former WME agent Tanya Cohen has landed at management firm Range Media Partners.

The move had been rumored when news hit that Cohen was leaving the agency Monday. Two other agents,  Simon Faber, and Solco Schuit, also exited the agency but are not headed to Range, the company launched last fall by former agents from CAA, UTA, and WME.

It is unclear what clients Cohen will be bringing to the new outfit. Among her clients at the agency were directors and writers such as  Elizabeth Chomko, Gabriela Cowpertwwaite, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Born in South Africa, Cohen grew up in Australia ...

Former WME agent Tanya Cohen has landed at management firm Range Media Partners.

The move had been rumored when news hit that Cohen was leaving the agency Monday. Two other agents,  Simon Faber, and Solco Schuit, also exited the agency but are not headed to Range, the company launched last fall by former agents from CAA, UTA, and WME.

It is unclear what clients Cohen will be bringing to the new outfit. Among her clients at the agency were directors and writers such as  Elizabeth Chomko, Gabriela Cowpertwwaite, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Born in South Africa, Cohen grew up in Australia ...

William Morris Endeavor agent Tanya Cohen, known as a rising star and champion of female directors, is leaving the agency to pursue a management career.

Cohen recently made partner, and has a roster that includes helmers Gabriela Cowperthwaite (“Blackfish”), Jennifer Yuh Nelson, (“Kung Fu Panda 2”) and comedy veteran Paula Pell.

She is said to be in early negotiations with one of several new management firms to have sprung up in recent months as both a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the waning standoff between the Writers Guild of America and the talent agencies.

Variety has also learned that motion picture and literary packaging agents Solco Schuit and Simon Faber are departing as a team — considering options that include a management path or producer roles.

Solco worked on teams for the likes of “Freaky” and “Happy Death Day” director Christopher Landon, comedian and actor Jimmy O. Yang, and “Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el.

A trio of agents are exiting WME.

Tanya Cohen, Simon Faber, and Solco Schuit are exiting to become managers or manager-producers, according to multiple sources. Their final destinations have not been made clear.

Cohen, who has been with WME since 2015 after previously being at Verve, is rumored to be segueing to recently launched Range Media, the upstart management company started bv former agents of WME, CAA, and UTA. Range Media did not immediately respond for comment. Cohen’s client list includes Elizabeth Chomko, Gabriela Cowpertwwaite, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, among others.

Faber and Scuitt are said to be partnering for ...

A trio of agents are exiting WME.

Tanya Cohen, Simon Faber, and Solco Schuit are exiting to become managers or manager-producers, according to multiple sources. Their final destinations have not been made clear.

Cohen, who has been with WME since 2015 after previously being at Verve, is rumored to be segueing to recently launched Range Media, the upstart management company started bv former agents of WME, CAA, and UTA. Range Media did not immediately respond for comment. Cohen’s client list includes Elizabeth Chomko, Gabriela Cowpertwwaite, and Jennifer Yuh Nelson, among others.

Faber and Scuitt are said to be partnering for ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday revealed the five winners of its 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition. This year’s five scribes, culled from 7,831 submissions and 10 finalists, will receive a $35,000 prize and be a part of an awards ceremony and virtual table read of their work on December 3.

As in past years, recipients are expected to complete a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year.

The 2020 winners (listed alphabetically):

James Acker, SadBoi

Beth Curry, Lemon

Vanar Jaddou, Goodbye, Iraq

Kate Marks, The Cow of Queens

Jane Therese, Sins of My Father

The 2020 finalists (listed alphabetically):

Kris A. Holmes, The Seeds of Truth

Fred Martenson, Demons in America

Robin Rose Singer, The Lions of Mesopotamia

David Harrison Turner, Safe Haven

Andrew Wankier, Three Heavens

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee is chaired by Academy Short Films and Feature Animation Branch governor Jennifer Yuh Nelson. The members...

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee has selected the five winning fellows of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, who were winnowed from ten finalists out of 7,831 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. Each winner takes home a $35,000 prize. Their scripts will be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read by an ensemble of actors on Thursday, December 3.

The 2020 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):

James Acker, “SadBoi”

Beth Curry, “Lemon”

Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”

Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”

Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”

The 2020 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):

Kris A. Holmes, “The Seeds of Truth”

Fred Martenson, “Demons in America”

Robin Rose Singer, “The Lions of Mesopotamia”

David Harrison Turner, “Safe Haven”

Andrew Wankier, “Three Heavens”

The fellowships support each writer’s completion of a feature-length screenplay within the year. (The Academy neither acquires rights...

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee has selected the five winning fellows of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition, who were winnowed from ten finalists out of 7,831 scripts submitted for this year’s competition. Each winner takes home a $35,000 prize. Their scripts will be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Virtual Table Read by an ensemble of actors on Thursday, December 3.

The 2020 winners are (listed alphabetically by author):

James Acker, “SadBoi”

Beth Curry, “Lemon”

Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”

Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”

Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”

The 2020 finalists are (listed alphabetically by author):

Kris A. Holmes, “The Seeds of Truth”

Fred Martenson, “Demons in America”

Robin Rose Singer, “The Lions of Mesopotamia”

David Harrison Turner, “Safe Haven”

Andrew Wankier, “Three Heavens”

The fellowships support each writer’s completion of a feature-length screenplay within the year. (The Academy neither acquires rights...

The five winners of the 2020 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition were announced by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Wednesday. Each fellow will receive $35,000 and be highlighted at the Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and virtual table read, scheduled to take place on Dec. 3. At the awards, an ensemble of actors will read selected scenes from the winning scripts.

The 2020 winners are:

James Acker, “SadBoi”

Beth Curry, “Lemon”

Vanar Jaddou, “Goodbye, Iraq”

Kate Marks, “The Cow of Queens”

Jane Therese, “Sins of My Father”

There have been 166 fellowships awarded since 1986. Past fellows include Michael Werwie (screenwriter of Netflix’s “Lost Girls”), Alfred Botello (co-writing the upcoming “Space Jam: A New Legacy”), Matt Harris and Melissa Iqbal (currently adapting “The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August”).

A total of 7,831 scripts were submitted for this year’s competition. The Academy selected 10 individual screenwriters as finalists before being judged by the fellowships committee.