Bleecker Street Names Former Paramount Exec Kyle Davies President of Distribution

Sasha Urban editorFresh off the heels of Jane Campion’s best director win at the Oscars, Kathryn Bigelow is also heading to Netflix for her next project. Bigelow, who became the first woman to win a directing Oscar in 2010 for “The Hurt Locker,” will direct “Aurora,” based on David Koepp’s upcoming thriller novel of the same name, for the streamer.Koepp will also write the film’s screenplay, which will join his long list of credits including “Mission: Impossible” and “Jurassic Park.” The novel “Aurora” is set to be released on June 7 by Harper Collins.Per Netflix’s announcement of the project on Twitter, the film “follows characters who are coping with the collapse of the social order, set against a catastrophic worldwide power crisis.” The novel’s blurb sets the story in Aurora, Illinois, where Aubrey Wheeler and her teenage son are forced to fend for themselves in the wake of a massive power outage.

Oscars producer Will Packer is unfolding details of the events that occurred at the 2022 Oscars.  In a preview clip of an upcoming "Good Morning America" interview, which was obtained by Variety, the producer reportedly shared that the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was there and ready to arrest Will Smith if Chris Rock chose to press charges after the "King Richard" star slapped him.  "They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment.They said we will go get him. We are prepared.

A Crossroads comparison. Britney Spears is calling out her real-life mother, Lynne Spears, for being “worse” than her character’s absentee mom in the 2003 movie.

Shutting it down. Jessie J told fans to “just stop” commenting on her body after being asked whether she’s pregnant.

Scout Willis has spoken out once again about her father’s illness. Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that causes brain damage and impacts the ability to express or understand speech. She signed off on the announcement made by her and her sisters, Rumer, 33, Tallulah, 28, Mabel Ray, 9, and Evelyn Penn, 7, regarding his diagnosis on March 30. However, she has now spoken out with her own individualized message to her dad.

JESSIE J has hit back against fans who asked her is she was pregnant after gaining "just under a stone" following her miscarriage. The singer took to Instagram to slam the insensitive social media follower who offered up views on her body after showing her tight jeans. Jessie, 34, who revealed she had suffered a devastating miscarriage in November, shared an image of her struggling to zip up her trousers.

Jack Black's new animated Netflix film, , is about the Apollo 11 moon landing, but hits surprisingly close to home for the actor and musician, who has a personal connection to the historical moment.Black's late mother, Judith Love Cohen, was an aerospace engineer who worked on the Apollo space program in the 1960s and is credited with helping to develop the Abort-Guidance System in the Apollo Lunar Module. «She worked on an Apollo mission at that time, but the stuff that she did wasn't used until Apollo 13, a few years later, when the astronauts were in an emergency situation and her Abort-Guidance System that she worked on as a programmer helped save some astronauts' lives,» Black explained when chatting about his upcoming film with ET's Matt Cohen.In fact, Cohen was such a devoted worker, that her son recounted, «There is the legend of how when she went to the hospital to give birth to me [on Aug. 28, 1969, just one month after the Apollo 11 moon landing], that she had some paperwork, she was still working on a problem. And after she delivered the baby, she called into work and they said, 'Hey, congratulations, you just had a baby! How are you?' And she goes, 'Fine, fine, I'm faxing you over the papers, the mathematical equations.'»Black and his mother at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards.«She was much smarter than me, I did not inherit those mathematic genes,» Black added with a laugh, «but there's a sense of pride and connection to telling this story, 'cause I know my mom was in there working on it too.»In which was shot in live action by writer and director Richard Linklater, and later animated in a process similar to his early 2000s films and, Black narrates the story of an elementary-aged boy growing up in Houston

Netflix is diving into the behind-the-scenes drama and controversy behind the famed retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.The streaming platform dropped the first trailer for their new documentary, , on Thursday, which examines the early days of the company as it skyrocketed to fame in the '90s and early 2000s.«It was such a pop culture phenomenon,» one interview subject says in the trailer, recalling just how popular the retail chain was for a time.However, the trailer quickly lays out one of the major controversies that would arise for the company, as one interview subject recalls comments made by former CEO Mike Jeffries, «We go after the cool kids… if they didn't look a certain way, they didn't belong in our clothing. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.»Helmed by documentarian Alison Klayman — the filmmaker behind 2021's and 2019's — features candid interviews with dozens of former employees, executives and models as it unravels the darker side of the high-end clothing store's business practices.

Despite Joe Exotic still being in prison and still being married, the star of Netflix’ documentary Tiger King is ready to look for a new love. The 59-year-old convicted felon filed for divorce from his husband of four years, Dillon Passage, on Thursday (March 21), per TMZ. In documents obtained the outlet, Joe said the marriage is “irretrievably broken.”

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Former England international Darren Bent has claimed Manchester United's Harry Maguire did not deserve to be booed during his side's victory over the Ivory Coast on Tuesday night.

Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Kourtney Kardashian are all opening up about their romantic relationships in an upcoming interview special.Ahead of the premiere of their new Hulu series The Kardashians, the famous sisters along with their mother Kris Jenner are sitting down with Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts for an in-depth interview.WEDNESDAY: The Kardashians aren't holding back -- Tune in for The Kardashians Exclusive @ABC News Special with @RobinRoberts Wednesday night at 8|7c on @ABCNetwork. pic.twitter.com/I5gwtitft0The special, set to air on April 6, will feature the family addressing many of the questions that have been surrounding their personal lives since Keeping Up With Kardashians went off the air last year.In a new clip from the interview, Roberts asks the women questions about their relationships.

Billboard, who first reported on Sir Paul's letter, said the Seattle-based company currently charges 70 cents extra for non-dairy milk. According to PETA, producing cow's milk generates around three times more greenhouse-gas emissions, and uses nine times more land than vegan options do.

Angelique Jackson Academy Award-nominee Eddie Murphy is in talks to play funk legend and Parliament-Funkadelic leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic.Dubbed the Godfather of Funk, Clinton is a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner and widely regarded as one of the most important innovators of the musical genre, along with James Brown and Sly Stone.The developing project is said to chronicle Clinton’s life and legacy, from his childhood in 1940s North Carolina, to the formation of his groundbreaking bands Parliament and Funkadelic in the late 1960s. The movie will also explore Clinton and the bands’ impact of the future of hip-hop and artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr.

Congratulations are in order for Ashley Cole, who is engaged to his girlfriend Sharon Canu.Taking to his Instagram on Thursday 31 March, the 41 year old Chelsea star reposted a clip from Sharon's social media in which the pair celebrated the moment with a kiss. In her post, Sharon, who shares children Jaxon, six, and Grace, four, with the ex-footballer, looked sensational in a chic brown dress as she wrote in the caption that it was the "easiest yes she'd ever said".The beauty also shared an image of the room that Ashley proposed in, which was decked out in a stunning array of bouquets. Ashley went on to share the same image of them kissing, where he wore a grey suit and white shirt, to his Story and tagged Sharon alongside several red heart emojis.

Ellise Shafer Oscars producer Will Packer has addressed Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night.In a preview clip of Packer’s upcoming interview on “Good Morning America” with T.J. Holmes, he revealed that the Los Angeles Police Department was on the scene Sunday night and ready to arrest Smith if Rock wanted to press charges.“They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment. They said we will go get him.

Aldi's special buys never fail to impress, and recently the budget-friendly retailer has launched a variety of must-have products. From a bargain pizza oven to incredible perfume dupes, the supermarket is constantly providing the goods.

That didn’t age well. The ever-sarcastic Razzie Awards have retracted their special category for Worst Performance by Bruce Willis, whose retirement due to illness was announced Wednesday.

Apple sources are saying that CODA following its historic Best Picture win for both a streamer, and a predominantly Deaf cast feature saw viewership go up by 300% over the prior week week to become the No. 1 most watched program on AppleTV+, and also drawing 25% new viewers to the OTT service.

Kathryn Bigelow looks to have found her next movie as the Oscar winner is set to direct Aurora, an adaptation of the David Koepp novel which Netflix just landed the rights to. Greg Shapiro and Gavin Polone will produce. Koepp will also adapt the script.

late drummer Taylor Hawkins.A representative for the band confirmed to The Post on Thursday that they are “not playing the Grammys,” as previously speculated in media reports. On Tuesday, the Foo Fighters shared the news that their current world tour is now canceled in the wake of Hawkins’ death.

Not all marriages are created equal. Meghan King got real about her three weddings, noting that her brief romance with Cuffe Owens felt somewhat staged.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterBleecker Street has appointed Kyle Davies as the film company’s president of distribution.In his new role, Davies will be responsible for spearheading the planning and execution of Bleecker Street’s theatrical movies. Its upcoming releases include “Infinite Storm” with Naomi Watts, “Montana Story” starring Haley Lu Richardson, “Mr.

Former Paramount Pictures head Kyle Davies has joined Bleecker Street as President of Distribution. In his new role, the veteran distribution executive will be responsible for spearheading the company’s theatrical distribution strategies, planning and execution as well as managing the wider distribution team.