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Is There a Hollywood Use Case for Crypto and Blockchain Tech?
Will Hollywood ever get on the blockchain? The question of whether entertainment industry dealmakers will ever embrace cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies as a solution to the age-old problem of Hollywood accounting is discussed by two experts in the crypto realm on the latest episode of Variety podcast “Strictly Business.” Tarun Chitra, founder and CEO of …
3-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Peso Pluma Electrifies at Private Club Gig in New York for Sony Electronics
It was a little hard to imagine that less than 48 hours after rocking nearly 100,000 people at the Coachella festival for the second time in a week, fast-rising Mexican superstar Peso Pluma would jump on a plane and fly all the way across the country to play yet another gig, for an invite-only audience …
2-min read - EntertainmentIndiewire
How Taylor Swift’s ‘Biggest Heartbreak Anthem’ Ended Up in That Pivotal ‘Fall Guy’ Sequence
Producer Kelly McCormick tells IndieWire how test screenings, Swifties, and her own taste resulted in one of the film's already-standout scenes.
4-min read - BusinessDeadline
Wheelhouse Takes Investment From Jeff Bewkes & Kevin Tsujihara’s Alignment Growth
Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse has some new investors. The company, which includes production companies including Campfire and Spoke Studios as well as partnerships with Jimmy Kimmel’s Kimmelot and David Chang’s Majordomo Media, has secured investment from Alignment Growth, the investment vehicle from Jeff Bewkes and Kevin Tsujihara. Alignment Growth, which raised $360M to put into media and …
2-min read - BusinessVariety
Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel’s Wheelhouse Sells Minority Stake to Jeff Bewkes’ Alignment Growth
Brent Montgomery and Jimmy Kimmel’s media company Wheelhouse has secured its first outside round of funding, landing a minority investment from former Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes’ investment firm Alignment Growth. As part of the transaction, Bewkes — who founded Alignment with Alex Iosilevich and Kevin Tsujihara — will be joining Wheelhouse’s board of directors. Financial …
2-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
‘M3GAN’ & ‘Girls’ Star Allison Williams Joins Charlie Day In Murder Mystery ‘Kill Me’, XYZ Selling At Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: M3GAN and Girls star Allison Williams is set to executive-produce and star alongside Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) in the murder mystery Kill Me, which will XYZ will be selling at the upcoming Cannes market. Peter Warren (The Auteur) writes and will direct the movie produced by XYZ Films, Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg …
2-min read - PoliticsVariety
TikTok Will File Court Challenge to U.S. Divest-or-Ban Law, CEO Says: ‘The Facts and the Constitution Are on Our Side’
As expected, TikTok said it will file a lawsuit seeking to block the U.S.’s legislation — signed into law Wednesday by President Biden — that will ban the app unless its Chinese parent company divests its ownership stake. In a video on TikTok, CEO Shou Zi Chew responded to the Senate’s passage of the bill …
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