Disney Streaming Product Chief Jerrell Jimerson Exits In Layoffs

Kandahar is the latest from director Rick Roman Waugh (Angel Has Fallen, Greenland), starring frequent collaborator Gerard Butler, along with Travis Fimmel, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal, and Bahador Foladi in an action drama that lacks imagination. With the script penned by Mitchell LaFortune, these particular types of stories often suffer from narrative sameness: westerner travels to the Middle East, things go boom, westerner saves the day, the end. 

A seventh man has appeared in court charged with murder following the alleged doorstep shooting of a dad in Greenock earlier this year.

A host of grassroots sports facilities in Lanarkshire are set to benefit from a £500,000 cash injection from the UK Government.

Winning American Idol isn’t necessarily the slam dunk it’s chalked up to be.

CANNES – It was a warm afternoon on la Croisette when Todd Haynes sat down to chat about his celebrated new drama, “May December.” The Killer Films produced project still hadn’t been acquired yet (Netflix picked up North American rights for a reported $11 million), but the “Carol” auteur was in good spirits. Maybe he’d read the reviews.

“Isn’t it weird that I keep making my plots revolve around this?” Nicole Holofcener asks with a laugh. We’re talking about her new film “You Hurt My Feelings” (in theaters Friday), but we’re also talking about her very first feature, the wonderful “Walking and Talking,” in which a key moment of emotional turmoil occurs when a character accidentally overhears what another character really thinks of them.

Marion Cotillard is one of the most respected actors in the world. For decades, she’s not only been a force in French cinema, but she has crossed over into Hollywood productions in films such as “Inception,” “Contagion,” and “The Dark Knight Rises.” But all that success doesn’t mean Cotillard has been immune from shitty experiences during production.

For three decades, filmmaker Takeshi Kitano was fixated on a period of Japanese history, in which Lord Oda Nobunaga was inexplicably betrayed by one of his closest allies, Akechi Mitsuhide, in an ambush at Honno-ji Temple. The reasons behind Mitsuhide’s deception are unknown, but Kitano dedicated years to concocting his own theories, going so far as to pen a novel imagining the events that led to the incident.  Adapted from his own book, “Kubi” is an outrageously exhilarating update of the samurai epic, dialing up the blood and guts and sprinkling in the sick humor to match.

She is The Voice! Gina Miles has officially been crowned as the NBC singing competition’s season 23 champion.

brush Barbie’s hair and undress her everywhere — but then what?Margot Robbie, clad in Barbie’s signature pink, graced the latest cover of Vogue in which she spoke about her highly anticipated role in “Barbie,” based on the Mattel dolls.The 32-year-old Aussie actress and writer-director Greta Gerwig gave some insight into the sexual dynamics — and lack thereof — between Barbie and Ken in the upcoming comedy.In one scene, Robbie’s blond-haired beauty converses with her Ken (Ryan Gosling) in front of her Dreamhouse. “I thought I might stay over tonight,” Ken said. “Why?” Barbie asked.

Hand in hand! Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes continued to fuel reconciliation speculation with an outing in New York City.

BottleRock, one of the biggest genre-hopping music festivals of the year at the Napa Valley Expo.Just a few of the huge names set to grace the stages at the three-day extravaganza from May 26-28 include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lizzo, Post Malone, Duran Duran and Smashing Pumpkins.That’s not all though.Wu-Tang Clan, Sheryl Crow, Lil Nas X, The National and Carly Rae Jepsen will headline as well.Plus, Billy Strings, Leon Bridges, Nile Rodgers with Chic, Bastille and Lupe Fiasco are on the bill too.Heck, even classic rock icons War are dropping in for a set.It truly is a star-studded affair.And if you need last-minute passes for the annual celebration of music, we’re here to help.At the time of publication, our team found three-day passes going for as low as $497 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $230 before fees.Act fast though — there are very few tickets left so you really should buy sooner rather than later if you want to go.And as an added bonus for on the fence fans, Vivid Seats will have a dedicated ticket pick-up team at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Napa Valley (1075 California Blvd.) to ensure last minute BottleRock ticket pick-up is a breeze. Then, on top of that, you can enjoy their free festival swag while supplies last.Still need more information?We’ve got all the BottleRock Festival details to get you through the weekend below.A complete calendar including all multi-day and single-day pass options can be found right here.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Actress and musician Samantha Weinstein has died aged 28.

This Morning fans have called on an existing member of the show to replace Phillip Schofield.

A recently refurbished Grangemouth petrol station with a new Greggs takeaway has been granted permission to increase the size of its alcohol display area.

Former Celtic striker Moussa Dembele has been told Aston Villa have better options to consider than the pending Lyon free agent.

Serena Williams had some big news to share with her daughter.

PSV Eindhoven have been brutally told to 'get rid' of their version of Calvin Bassey.

A photographer has shared images of a rare Arctic bird that he spotted in Scotland after searching for it for "five years".

EXCLUSIVE: Avital Onn-Shachar, who oversaw legal and business affairs for series such as Apple’s Suspicion and HBO’s Our Boys, is leaving Keshet International to establish her own venture.

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Gervais has directed his first BBC project for a decade as the corporation’s Comedy Director Jon Petrie unveils his debut batch of 11 Short Films since taking on the role last year.

EXCLUSIVE: BBC staff mocked a senior manager with laugh emojis during a virtiual meeting today in which he revealed the results of his division’s employee survey.

Ed Sheeran had a surprise for a group of high school band students!Last week, the 32-year-old GRAMMY-winning musician stopped by band practice for students of Blake High School and Middleton High School in Tampa, Florida. As the members of the high school marching band were practicing his hit, «Eyes Closed,» the singer walked in playing the guitar to their delight.After the students finished their performance — and let out a few screams — Sheeran informed them that he was gifting the music program guitars, and he would be providing them each with tickets to his sold-out concert at Raymond James Stadium.A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos)The students were also in for an additional treat as the singer performed a few songs, including «Perfect,» which got some students emotional.

Alabama Barker isn’t here for the online hate!

Sibling rivalry is no joke!

Perez is making his way through all of Gordon Ramsay’s restaurants in Las Vegas! @CaesarsPalace 

Father of five Arnold Schwarzenegger is applauding his eldest daughter Katherine's skills as a parent, offering insight into how she and husband Chris Pratt are raising their two young children. "It's nice to see your kids having kids themselves and to watch this new dimension," Schwarzenegger shared of Katherine, 33.

Kanye West, saying that she couldn’t “force her beliefs” on him.The couple got married in 2014 before they filed for divorce seven years later in February 2021. The divorce was finalised in November 2022.On Monday (May 22), Kardashian was a guest on the On Purpose with Jay Shetty podcast – where she spoke about her “beautiful” relationship with the Chicago rapper and producer.“You can’t force your beliefs and project that on someone that thinks something totally different,” she said.She urged listeners to “go and find the people that do align with what you really believe in” because, in the end, “You can’t really force things upon other people.

Dan Edgar has responded to claims that he jetted off on holiday with an Instagram model just weeks after his split from Amber Turner. The TOWIE star, 33, was thought to have went on a sun-soaked holiday to Marbella with Instagram model Hannah Rally after the pair were spotted together at the airport. Dan’s representatives have since clarified that the TV star is single and had been on holiday with a number of his friends.

Tom Waits has supposedly made his return to writing, according to his longtime music agent.The update came from the singer-songwriter icon’s longtime Irish music agent Paul Charles — discussed as part of his new memoir Adventures In Wonderland.In the book, as mentioned in the Irish Examiner, Charles discusses his transition into being one of the most important agents in the music industry, as well as his time working with artists including Van Morrison, Dire Straits, The Kinks, U2 and more.At least one section of the book also discusses his longtime relationship with Waits, and includes a discussion of the last performance Waits did back in 2008 — in a tent venue in Dublin named the Rat Cellar.“We all hope he will tour again,” Charles writes. “After he did the three nights in the Rat Cellar, he went home.

You can’t go wrong with a good designer dupe, especially when it’s one that helps you save more than £800 without having to compromise on style. If you’ve always fancied a pair of Chanel’s Goatskin & Grosgrain Sling-Back heels, £870 here, but couldn’t quite afford to splash out nearly £1000 on them, then you’re in luck, because River Island has just released a perfect dupe of the heels, and they’ll save you more than £830.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Jerrell Jimerson, Disney Streaming’s chief product officer and one of the architects of Disney+, has been let go as part of the media conglomerate’s latest round of layoffs, Variety has learned. Jimerson on Wednesday sent a note to his team at Disney Streaming telling them that “after five incredible years at Disney, I will be leaving the company at the end of June.” Disney is laying off some 4,000 employees across the company this week, part of its previously announced target of cutting 7,000 jobs to reduce costs. As chief product officer and EVP of product and design for Disney Streaming, Jimerson has overseen all aspects of product, user experience and design for Disney’s direct-to-consumer video streaming businesses, including Disney+, Hulu and Star+.

Disney’s widespread layoffs are not going quite as deep at ESPN as in other parts of the empire, but the roster of those departing does include at least one high-ranking exec: Russell Wolff, GM of ESPN+.

Disney layoffs currently impacting the company.Kelley had been a part of the company for more than 12 years, serving in different positions in digital marketing at both Walt Disney Studios and, later, at Disney+. He’d been the senior vice president of marketing at Disney+ for the past two years, following the direct-to-consumer streaming platform as it grew, during the pandemic, to one of the biggest streaming powerhouses on the marketing, certainly with one of the most robust libraries of legacy titles.

introduced in February by CEO Bob Iger, indicating that a third and final round of the layoffs is expected to bring them to that mark before the summer. “These are hard decisions and not ones we take lightly — but every decision has been made with considerable thought,” Walden and Bergman said in the memo.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer In a months-long goal to reach 7,000 job cuts total, Disney will begin its second round of layoffs of the year today. The notifications will be handed out to staff through Thursday, concluding with approximately 4,000 job eliminations completed overall by week’s end, according to company officials. While the Disney workforce will be reduced by thousands across divisions Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (hourly frontline operations roles at Parks and Resorts will not be affected), and locations from Burbank to New York and Connecticut, there are still more layoffs to come. According to Disney, a third and final wave of cuts is expected to begin ahead of the summer, which will bring the Mouse House to its 7,000 layoffs target. (The figure represents 3.2% of Disney’s total headcount of about 220,000 worldwide as of Oct. 1, 2022.)