Fantasia Pulls ‘The Reckoning’ Q&A With Director Neil Marshall & Actress Charlotte Kirk Amid Media Storm Over Ron Meyer Exit

BBC News).Russian military vehicles are reported to have breached the Ukrainian border in a number of locations, including from neighbouring Belarus, while air strikes on Ukrainian military positions and border posts have been reported.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.AP reports that while global powers are preparing strong new sanctions against Russia, a co-ordinated military intervention to defend Ukraine is not being considered presently.Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable.— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022US President Joe Biden has pledged “severe” sanctions on Russia, saying in a statement that Ukraine is “suffering an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” and that “Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”.This is a catastrophe for our continent.

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Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has confirmed that Hellboy filmmaker Neil Marshall has been dropped by Verve.He signed with the agency last November.The director, who recently made the period horror film The Reckoning with his  fiancé Charlotte Kirk, has been in the crosshairs of a recent scandal involving the actress, and former NBC Universal Chairman Ron Meyer. Last week, Meyer, stepped away from NBCU after 25 years, admitting that he had a consensual affair with a woman, and not behaving in sync with the values of the entertainment conglomerate.

Ron Meyer, the deposed NBCUniversal vice chairman who alleges that he was the victim of an extortion plot, two sources tell Variety.Meyer’s camp reached out to the FBI some time ago, after Meyer was initially threatened with exposure of his relationship with actress Charlotte Kirk. The FBI has followed up with key players over the last two days, indicating that the agency has taken at least some interest in the case.

strongly denied the accusation.Also Read: Directors Neil Marshall, Joshua Newton Accused of Trying to Extort NBCUniversal's Ron Meyer (Exclusive)Kirk is the same actress whose later affair with Kevin Tsujihara between 2013 and 2014 led to his own ouster as Warner Bros. CEO last year after word of the relationship and Tsujihara’s subsequent efforts to advance Kirk’s acting career surfaced in the press.Meyer’s departure ended a more than two-decade tenure with the company, most of which came as president and COO of Universal Studios, which he ran from 1995 until 2013.

On Aug. 13, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell and NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer sat at a quiet table at CityWalk Hollywood for a regularly scheduled lunch. In a moment that came out of the blue for Shell, Meyer confessed that he had an affair with actress Charlotte Kirk in 2013 and had reached a $2  million settlement with her last year.

snagged marquee headlines this week after toppling the four-decade career of Ron Meyer — formerly one of the most powerful agents in Hollywood (having worked with stars like Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep and Cher) and, since 2013, the vice chairman of NBCUniversal.Meyer, 75, admitted to settling a lawsuit with Kirk, whom he characterized as a woman with whom he had a “brief consensual affair” in 2012, while still married to his second wife, Kelly.

It was a case of deja vu. One of Hollywood’s most powerful executives exiting in shame, with actress Charlotte Kirk at the center of the drama.

If you’re a film fan that has followed the career of Neil Marshall, you are, no doubt, familiar with the up and down nature of his filmography. With a strong start thanks to horror films “Dog Soldiers” and “The Descent,” Marshall would later stumble a bit with films like “Doomsday” and last year’s horrendous “Hellboy” reboot.

Charlotte Kirk, the actress at the center of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer’s sudden exit earlier this week, has apparently pulled out of a virtual Q&A after the screening of The Reckoning at the Fantasia Film Festival on Thursday night. Kirk had been scheduled to answer questions via the Zoom platform from film viewers alongside Neil Marshall, director of The Reckoning, and who is also her husband.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterDirector Neil Marshall has issued a statement denying a report that he tried to extort NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer, saying the media should focus on the “real villains” and on Hollywood’s “terrible casting couch culture.”Marshall was responding to a report on Wednesday in The Wrap, which identified him and another director as seeking hush payments to stay silent about Meyer’s brief affair with actress Charlotte Kirk eight years ago.Meyer resigned on Tuesday after informing NBCUniversal of the situation, and of a settlement he had paid to the actress.In a statement to Deadline, Marshall blasted the allegations against him as “nothing but lies based upon falsehoods,” and “a load of old bollocks.”

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Refresh for updates Filmmaker Neil Marshall has provided Deadline with a statement which he made today, refuting and smashing the alleged reports out there that he was involved in attempting to extort NBC Universal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer on behalf of fiance, Charlotte Kirk, whom the executive had a reported consensual affair with eight years ago.You can read Marshall’s statement below:I am a filmmaker, lucky enough to have had moderate success and keep working for almost 20 years now.

Normally, when a panel or discussion is pulled from a festival schedule, it’s due to the project not being completed or maybe some sort of filmmaker squabble with officials from the event. But I would go out on a limb and say the situation that forced Fantasia Fest to pull Neil Marshall’s upcoming Q&A from the event is a first for any festival.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterDirector Neil Marshall has canceled a Q&A that was scheduled to take place Thursday evening after the screening of his film “The Reckoning,” as the film’s star has found herself in the middle of the Ron Meyer sex scandal.“The Reckoning” is still set to screen virtually as the opener of the 24th annual Fantasia International Film Festival. The fest is based in Montreal, and is being held solely online this year, and only for viewers in Canada.Marshall and Charlotte Kirk were initially set to do a Zoom Q&A after the screening.

Ron Meyer, one of the longest-tenured top executives in Hollywood, had been fired from NBCUniversal due to fallout from an extramarital affair was big enough to rock the industry. But then the news broke that the woman Meyer had the relationship with was none other than Charlotte Kirk, whose extramarital affair with former Warner Bros.

The woman at the center of NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer’s abrupt exit is the same actress whose involvement with Warner Bros. chief Kevin Tsujihara led to the executive's ouster last year.

Tsujihara led to his own ouster as Warner Bros. CEO last year.Also Read: NBCUniversal Vice Chair Ron Meyer Exits After Extortion Attempt Over 'Brief and Consensual Affair'“Late last week Ron Meyer informed NBCUniversal that he had acted in a manner which we believe is not consistent with our company policies or values,” NBCU CEO Jeff Shell told employees on Tuesday.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has confirmed from two sources with knowledge of Ron Meyer’s departure today that the woman who the NBCUniversal Vice Chairman had a consensual affair with was actress Charlotte Kirk. She was also involved with Warner Bros.

NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Ron Meyer was involved in an affair with actress Charlotte Kirk that ultimately led to his ouster at the entertainment company on Tuesday, according to two individuals with knowledge of the situation. Meyer was forced out from his post after a 25-year run after failing to disclose that he had reached a private settlement with Kirk.