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Monday, November 2, 2020
DC Comics New Releases from Lunar/UCS Distributors for November 3, 2020
Sunday, November 1, 2020
The 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards Announced for Thurs., Nov. 19th on Univision
The 21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards® Will Honor Musical Excellence With a Powerful Night to Air on Univision, Thursday, Nov. 19
The Biggest Night in Latin Music® Returns with the Theme "Music Makes Us Human" Featuring Performances from Around the World
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Latin Recording Academy® today announced that the 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards® will air on Univision on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at 8 p.m. ET/PT (7 p.m. CT), preceded by the one-hour pre-show, "Noche de Estrellas," starting at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
“The 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards promises to be one of the most groundbreaking shows of the year, with memorable performances and special moments sure to delight our audiences.”
With the theme "Music Makes Us Human," the reimagined telecast will be anchored from Miami with uplifting performances from multiple cities around the world. With the goal of showcasing musical excellence and the power of music, the show will embody the essence of people with diverse stories of hope, community, sense of purpose, and celebration.
"This year's show is a result of great music, carefully curated by almost 4,000 members, skilled staff and everyone's commitment to the Latin GRAMMY Awards' process," said Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy. "The evening will honor musical excellence and the power of music — an art form that allows us to show solidarity, compassion and hope, transcending language, cultural barriers and the current global challenges. We are proud to honor the work of artists who have continued to bring us excellence through their craft and joy in times of despair."
"Music has always been a force that brings our community together, and this year more than ever, we are proud to celebrate the music that has inspired, uplifted and moved us," said Jessica Rodriguez, Chief Marketing Officer and President of Entertainment of Univision. "The 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards promises to be one of the most groundbreaking shows of the year, with memorable performances and special moments sure to delight our audiences."
Preceding the telecast, the Latin GRAMMY Premiere® ceremony will be held virtually from Miami, where the majority of the 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards categories will be awarded. Additional details about this long-established afternoon full of unforgettable performances, heartfelt acceptance speeches and Latin GRAMMY® Moments will be announced at a later date.
Given the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Latin Academy, Univision and production teams will adhere strictly to safety guidelines and protocols. If local conditions are favorable in November, The Latin Academy will consider hosting a live audience telecast composed primarily of nominees, presenters and performers.
The Latin GRAMMY Awards is Univision's top-rated and most engaged music broadcast. Last year, the 20th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards delivered the show's highest-rated performance in the United States since 2015, averaging 3.4 million total viewers 2+, 1.6 million adults 18–49 and 717,000 adults 18–34. In addition, the telecast reached tens of millions of viewers across more than 80 countries, and was the No. 1 social program airing for the entire day, garnering 8.3 million total interactions across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. (Source: Nielsen, NPM [11/14/2019] Thu 8 p.m.–11 p.m., Live+SD. Social based on Nielsen Social Content Ratings [01/14/2019] ranked on Total Interactions.)
Additional international broadcasting partners will be announced at a later date.
For more information and latest news, visit the official Latin Recording Academy site at LatinGRAMMY.com. Follow us on Facebook (LatinGRAMMYs), Twitter (@LatinGRAMMYs) or Instagram (@LatinGRAMMYs), and use #LatinGRAMMY on popular social media platforms.
Visit corporate.univision.com for more information on UCI and follow @UCIPRTeam on Twitter and Instagram.
ABOUT THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY:
The Latin Recording Academy is an international nonprofit dedicated to nurturing, celebrating, honoring and elevating Latin music and its creators. Established as the global authority on Latin music, the membership-based organization composed of music professionals produces the annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, The Biggest Night in Latin Music, which honors excellence in the recording arts and sciences, in addition to providing educational and outreach programs for the music community through its Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation®. For more information, please visit LatinGRAMMY.com.
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Saturday, October 31, 2020
Negromancer News Bits and Bites from October 25th to 31st, 2020 - Update #26
by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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ENTERTAINMENT AND CULTURE NEWS:
JAMES BOND - From BBC: The life of Sean Connery in pictures. The great Scottish actor, Oscar winner, and James Bond legend died Sat., Oct. 31st, 2020 at the age of 90.
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Actor-director Jon Abrahams talks about he and Anna Faris' notorious sex scene in the horror-parody film, "Scary Movie" (2000).
SCANDAL - From Deadline: Actress Lori Loughlin entered the Federal Correctional Institute in Dublin, CA Friday morning (Oct. 30th) to begin serving her two-month prison sentence for her part in the college admissions bribery scandal.
POLITICS-CELEBRITY - From YahooNews: "Celebrity vetting" and $265 million public campaign to “defeat despair” around the coronavirus was planned partly around the politically tinged theme that “helping the president will help the country.”
From YahooEntertainment: Apparently, Grammy-winner Billie Eilish was among the celebrities vetted to "defeat despair." But she was ultimately deemed to be "destroying our country and everything we care about."
MOVIES - From ShadowandAct: Oscar-nominee Daniel Kaluuya ("Get Out") gives insight on his directorial debut, a live-action film based on the PBS children's series, "Barney."
SCANDAL-PORN - From Deadline: Legendary porn movie star, Ron Jeremy, will face seven new sexual assault charges in addition to the 30 he was already facing before today's announcement. Jeremy is accused of various sexual assault charges levied by multiple women, including one minor, and go back as far as 1996. Some accusations against Jeremy were not converted into criminal counts because they fall outside the statute of limitations.
MOVIES - From Deadline: The fifth film in the "Insidious" film franchise will move forward with series star, actor Patrick Wilson, making his directorial debut.
TELEVISION - From Deadline: The CW announces the premiere dates for its 2020-21 broadcast schedule.
TELEVISION - From YahooAVClub: Starz announces the premiere date of "American Gods" Season 3 (Jan. 10th, 2021) and releases a letter from "American Gods" author, Neil Gaiman.
BUSINESS - From Deadline: Layoffs at NBCUniversal's TV and streaming units to begin in November.
STREAMING - From Deadline: Here are more outtakes from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" - the Holocaust testimony.
SPORTS - From YahooSports: The Los Angeles Dodgers (National League) are the 2020 World Series Champions of Major League Baseball. They beat the American League's Tampa Bay Rays in Game 6 of the series, 3 to 1. This is the Dodgers first World Series title since 1988.
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Judith O'Dea remembers her role as "Barbra" in the seminal horror film, "Night of the Living Dead."
BLM - From Variety: LeBron James' SpringHill Company and CNN Films will produce “Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street,” a documentary examining the violent events of late May and June 1921 in Tulsa, Okla., that led to a slaughter of hundreds of the city’s African American residents.
AWARDS - From THR: The entire cast of Aaron Sorkin's period film, "The Trial of the Chicago 7," will be pushed for awards in the "supporting actor" categories. That strategy was used by the film, "Spotlight," which earned two of its actors "best supporting actor" Oscar nominations.
MOVIES - From Deadline: MGM has won the rights via auction to partner with "black-ish" creator, Kenya Barris, on a biographical film about the late, great stand-up comic and actor, Richard Pryor.
BOX OFFICE - From Deadline: The winner of the 10/23 to 10/25/2020 weekend box office is "Honest Thief" with an estimated take of 2.35 million dollars.
MOVIES - From YahooEntertainment: Actress Yeardley Smith remembers the "bonkers" production that was Stephen King's 1986 film, "Maximum Overdrive." Yeardley is now best known as the voice of "Lisa Simpson" on the long-running animated series, "The Simpsons."
RELIGION-CATHOLICISM - From APNews: Pope Francis on Sunday named 13 new cardinals, including Washington D.C. Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who would become the first Black U.S. prelate to earn the coveted red hat.
CELEBRITY - From THR: There was an auction of the estate of the legendary Paramount Pictures boss and film producer, the late Robert Evans. The sales added up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, including almost half a million for a collection of Helmut Newton photographs.
POLITICS - From YahooEntertainment: Film actress and Emmy-winning television star, Jennifer Aniston ("Friends") endorses Vice-President Joe Biden for president while throwing shade at clown presidential candidate, Kanye West.
STREAMING-POLITICS - From HuffPost: Even if you don't have Amazon, you can still see that notorious scene starring President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, from "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm."
OBITS:
From BBC: The Scottish actor and film producer, Sean Connery, has died at the age of 90, Saturday, October 31, 2020. Connery was best known for playing seminal secret agent and spy, James Bond, Agent 007, in seven films over a 21 year period, beginning with "Dr. No." in 1962 and ending with "Never Say Never Again" in 1983. Connery also won a "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for his role in the 1987 film, "The Untouchables."
From Variety: American screenwriter and television producer, William Blinn, has died at the age of 83, Thursday, October 22, 2020. Blinn won two Emmy Awards, one for writing the TV movie, "Brian's Song" (1971) and one for writing the ABC TV miniseries, "Roots" (1977), which he shared with writer, the late Ernest Kinoy. Blinn also co-wrote Prince's film, "Purple Rain" (1984).
From CDC: The Centers for Disease Control has a "COVID Data Tracker."
From YahooNews: Why does COVID-19 kill some people and hardly affects others?
From YahooNews: Yahoo has a dedicated page of links updating news about COVID-19.
From Deadline: The news site "Deadline" has a dedicated page for news about coronavirus and the film, TV, and entertainment industries.
From TheNewYorker: The venerable magazine has a dedicate COVID-19 page free to all readers.
From YahooNews: Re: the federal government's response to COVID-19: What if the most important election of our lifetime was the last one - 2016?
From YahooLife: What is "happy hypoxia?" And do you have this COVID-19 symptom?
From JuanCole: Remember when President Donald went crazy and suggested that we ingest household cleaning supplies and UV light to fight COVID-19. Here is the video and commentary from Juan Cole.
From TheIntercept: The federal government has ramped up security and police-related spending in response to the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, including issuing contracts for riot gear, disclosures show. The purchase orders include requests for disposable cuffs, gas masks, ballistic helmets, and riot gloves...
From TheAtlantic: The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying. The pandemic has exposed the bitter terms of our racial contract, which deems certain lives of greater value than others.
From ProPublica: Hospital's Secret COVID-19 Policy Separated Native American Mothers From Their Newborns
From TheGuardian: More than 20 million Americans could have contracted COVID-19, experts say.
From RSN/WashPost: The COVID-19 mutation that has taken over the world.
7/13 - From YahooSports: Maybe a pandemic means that there will not be college football this fall.
7/13- From YahooNews: The CDC adds four new symptoms (including nausea and purple or blue lesions on feet and toes) to the list of COVID-19 symptoms.
7/19 - From YahooFinance: Harvard Public Health professor Dr. Howard Koh says the U.S. "needs to regroup" to find COVID-19.
7/22 - From YahooNews: A public health employee predicted Florida's coronavirus catastrophe — then she was fired.
7/22 - From YahooLifestyle: Florida mom loses son, 20, to coronavirus, and then days later, her daughter.
7/23 - From TheWrap: The site has a list of movie and TV stars, entertainment and sports figures who have tested positive for COVID-19
From Bloomberg: Will the COVID-19 pandemic turn Millennials into socialists?
7/27 - From CNN: Chief of critical care at Baltimore's Mercy Medical Center, Dr. Joseph Costa, passes away due to Covid-19 complications... after treating the hospital's sickest COVID-19 patients. He was 56 and leaves behind family, including a husband of 28 years.
7/31 - From Slate: COVID-19 is airborne - for reals!
8/9 - From YahooAFP: According to the real-time tally kept by John Hopkins University, the United States has hit 5 million cases of COVID-19.
8/16 - From Truthout: COVID Deaths Continue to Surge in Countries Led by Far Right Authoritarians
9/19 - From WashPost: U.S. coronavirus death toll reaches 200,000
9/23 - From CNBC: Mark Cuban, who owns the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and star of ABC's "Shark Tank," suggests that every household in American get a $1000 check every two weeks for the next two months.
9/28 - From Deadline: John Hopkins University's coronavirus tracker reports that over 1 million people have died of COVID-19 worldwide.
10/2 - From YahooNews: President Donald and the First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19.
10/26 - From YahooFinance: Walmart CEO detects a new wave a panic buying as consumers stock up for another surge in coronavirus cases.
10/31 - From Reuters: The United States set a new all-time high for coronavirus cases confirmed in a single 24-hour period on Friday, reporting just over 100,000 new infections to surpass the record total of 91,000 posted a day earlier, according to a Reuters tally.
BLACK LIVES MATTER:
From RSN: Judge's Blistering Opinion Says Courts Have Placed Police Beyond Accountability
From TheGuardian: Yusef Salaam, one of the "Central Park Five," says in an interview, "Trump would have had me hanging from a tree in Central Park."
From NPR: Prosecutors' plea deal required drug suspect to name Breonna Taylor a "co-defendant."
From ChicagoSunTimes: Rev. Jesse Jackson: America has millions of people in poverty because Americans choose not to demand the policies that would lift them out of poverty.
From APNews: No one will be held accountable for the killing of Louisville African-American resident, Breonna Taylor.
From Channel4: Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016
From GuardianUK: California is going to consider paying reparations to the descendants of African slaves after adopting a landmark law to study and to develop proposals around the issue.
From TheRoot: What to Do When Your Country Turns Into a Dumpster Fire
From Vox: It's True: 1 in 1,000 Black Americans Have Died in the Covid-19 Pandemic
From CBS: Breonna Taylor's boyfriend certain cops didn't identify themselves
Friday, October 30, 2020
Spike Joins is the Latest Executive Producer on the Film, "Nine Days"
Spike Jonze Joins Sony Pictures Classics’ Nine Days As Executive Producer
Film To Be Released In Theaters Early 2021
NEW YORK – Sony Pictures Classics announced that Spike Jonze has joined as Executive Producer of Edson Oda's NINE DAYS and the film will be released in theaters early 2021. Additionally, Sony Pictures Classics has also acquired the rights in Asia, Israel, Turkey and the rest of Europe, making it a worldwide Sony Pictures Classics release. The film will next be seen in the Hamptons Film Festival and AFI, among others.
NINE DAYS, which stars Winston Duke, Zazie Beetz, Benedict Wong, Bill Skarsgård, Tony Hale, David Rysdahl, and Arianna Ortiz follows a reclusive man, Will (Duke), who is conducting a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born. Five contenders emerge, and during the course of nine days, Will tests each of them, but he can choose only one. The victor will be rewarded with a coveted opportunity to become a newborn in the real world, while the others will cease to exist.
The official trailer for the film is now available here.
“Edson is a special human with a special mind and heart. And NINE DAYS is a film that comes straight from within him and therefore is special in the exact same way. Delicate and deep, like the man himself,” said Jonze.
“Spike Jonze has been one of the biggest influences in my life as a filmmaker. His work – which made me see pictures in motion with new eyes—inspired me to pursue this career, and constantly encourages me to tell my own stories in the most human, personal and heartful way I can,” said Oda. “I am so honored and humbled to have him involved with NINE DAYS, it really means the world to me.”
Warner Classics has come onboard to release the film’s soundtrack with Antonio Pinto’s (CITY OF GOD, SENNA) wonderful score.
“Warner Classics is delighted to publish the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the film NINE DAYS beautifully scored by the talented Antonio Pinto. Not only is the music of Pinto great and inspiring, but it is a key element in the film narration. Long after having viewed the film, the audience will keep Pinto’s music in their minds and hearts as a trace of their unique experience."
The film is a co-production between Juniper Productions, Mandalay Pictures, Nowhere, MACRO Media and The Space Program, in association with Mansa Productions, Oak Street Pictures, 30WEST, Baked Studios and Datari Turner Productions. The project is produced by Jason Michael Berman of Mandalay Pictures, Mette-Marie Kongsved and Laura Tunstall of Nowhere, Matthew Lindner of Juniper Productions and Datari Turner. Executive producers are Charles D. King, Kim Roth, Gus Deardoff, Kellon Akeem, Spike Jonze, Yandy Smith, Renée Frigo, Beth Hubbard, Trevor Groth, Winston Duke, Caroline Connor, Will Raynor, Mark C. Stevens, Mark G. Mathis, Kwesi Collisson, Larry Weinberg, George A. Loucas, Michelle Craig and Piero Frescobaldi.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES CLASSICS:
Michael Barker and Tom Bernard serve as co-presidents of Sony Pictures Classics—an autonomous division of Sony Pictures Entertainment they founded with Marcie Bloom in January 1992—which distributes, produces, and acquires independent films from around the world. Barker and Bernard have released prestigious films that have won 39 Academy Awards® (35 of those at Sony Pictures Classics) and have garnered 175 Academy Award® nominations (149 at Sony Pictures Classics) including Best Picture nominations for CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, WHIPLASH, AMOUR, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, AN EDUCATION, CAPOTE, HOWARDS END, AND CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON.
ABOUT SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT:
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.
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Review: "The Last Black Man in San Francisco" is a Stunning Film
TRASH IN MY EYE No. 19 (of 2020) by Leroy Douresseaux
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
DRAMA
Starring: Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, Mike Epps, Finn Wittrock, Danny Glover, Willie Hen, Jamal Trulove, Antoine “Mile” Redus, Jordan Gomes, Maxamilliene Ewalt, Michael O'Brien, and Daewon Song
The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a 2019 American drama film and is the debut film of director Joe Talbot. Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight) contributed to the film's Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, and two-time Oscar-winner Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) is one of the film's executive producers. The Last Black Man in San Francisco centers on a young Black man's efforts to reclaim his childhood home, which is now an expensive Victorian house in a gentrified neighborhood.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco introduces Jimmie Fails IV (Jimmie Fails). He is a young man living in Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco, and he spends his time wandering around town with his best friend Montgomery “Mont” Allen (Jonathan Majors). Jimmie lives with Mont and Mont's grandfather, “Grandpa Allen” (Danny Glover), in the old man's house.
One day, Jimmie takes Mont to San Francisco's Fillmore District, which is where Jimmie grew up. He shows Mont a Victorian house that Jimmie claims his grandfather, James Fails II, built in 1946. An older white couple are the house's current occupants, and Jimmie laments that the couple does not take care of the house. Jimmie surreptitiously attempts to maintain the house by doing minor repairs and upgrade work (like painting). When the couple can no longer keep the house, it is put up for sale by Manifest Realtors.
Jimmie and Mont visit Clayton Newsom (Finn Wittrock), the real estate agent charged with selling the house, and learn that because of an “estate situation” the house could remain unsold for years. Jimmie decides to move into the house, becoming a squatter on an empty property that he sees as his birthright. But is everything that Jimmie knows about the house, the whole and true story?
I would have a hard time explaining The Last Black Man in San Francisco in detail. On one hand, the film certainly has themes related to gentrification, but on that other hand, the film speaks to the dangers of holding onto things too long. The story's ultimate point seems to be that people should be more than just one thing to everyone and that each of us must break free of the boxes in which we have put ourselves or in which others have put us. The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a hugely thoughtful and layered film, surprisingly so from a first time director like Joe Talbot.
The Last Black Man in San Francisco also has outstanding production values. I usually think of great cinematography as coming from epic films about the past – war movies and historical and costume dramas. The photography of Adam Newport-Berra is some of the best cinematography that I have ever seen in a film with a contemporary setting. Combined with the sets and locals, the cinematography makes The Last Black Man in San Francisco one of the most beautiful films in recent years. The soundtrack, a mix of songs about San Francisco and Emile Mosseri's lovely score, actually enhances the beauty of this film.
Jimmie Fails, playing a character named after him, and Jonathan Majors as Montgomery are breakout stars in this film, and it is a pity that Majors did not get Academy Award notice for his idiosyncratic character and layered performance. Lack of mainstream award wins, however, does not change the fact that The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a unique and terrifically grand film. It is a love letter to the city of San Francisco that shows its love not by depicting the entire city and its hot tech sector. It loves San Francisco by depicting the heart of the city – the forgotten people and places that gave the city its flavor and atmosphere... which made it a target for gentrification.
A+
9 of 10
Sunday, August 16, 2020
NOTES:
2020 Black Reel Awards: 1 win: “Outstanding Independent Feature” (Joe Talbot, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Christina Oh, and Khaliah Neal); 7 nominations: “Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture” (Jimmie Fails), “Outstanding Supporting Actor, Motion Picture” (Jonathan Majors), “Outstanding Score” (Emile Mosseri), “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male” (Jimmie Fails), “Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Male” (Jonathan Majors), “Outstanding Cinematography” (Adam Newport-Berra), and “Outstanding Ensemble: (Julia Kim)
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Wednesday, October 28, 2020
"The Craft: Legacy" Hits PVOD Tonight at Midnight
Blumhouse’s and Columbia Pictures’ The Craft: Legacy from Writer/Director Zoe Lister-Jones, to Hit PVOD and EST in North America for Halloween, Starting Midnight October 28, 2020
Culver City, CA – Blumhouse Productions and Columbia Pictures announced today that The Craft: Legacy will be available widely on PVOD this Halloween with leading digital retailers for a 48-hour rental period at a suggested retail price of $19.99, and for premium digital purchase at a suggested retail price of $24.99. An international theatrical release is anticipated in several territories, with details to be solidified in the weeks ahead.
Zoe Lister-Jones’ film, from Blumhouse and Red Wagon Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, is a continuation of the cult hit The Craft (1996), in which an eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. Written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones, the film stars Cailee Spaeny (Bad Times at the El Royale, On the Basis of Sex), Gideon Adlon (The Society, Blockers, The Mustang), Lovie Simone (Selah & the Spades, Greenleaf), Zoey Luna (Pose, Boundless), Nicholas Galitzine (Cinderella), with Michelle Monaghan and David Duchovny.
“I'm thrilled to be able to share The Craft: Legacy with audiences all over the world this Halloween," said the film’s writer and director, Zoe Lister-Jones. "It's been a true privilege to take on such an iconic title. I can't wait for the world to meet the incredible young women who make up our new coven.”
“Zoe Lister-Jones has put a bewitching twist on continuing The Craft franchise, and October is the perfect season for it,” said producer Jason Blum. “We’re thrilled that our partners at Sony Pictures are looking at the landscape opportunistically this Halloween, for audiences to watch at home in the U.S.”
Zoe Lister-Jones is writing, directing, and executive producing. Jason Blum is producing for Blumhouse. Academy Award®-winning producer Douglas Wick (who also produced the original film) and Lucy Fisher are producing for Red Wagon Entertainment. Executive producing are Andrew Fleming, who directed and co-wrote the original film; Lucas Wiesendanger, from Red Wagon Entertainment; Daniel Bekerman; Beatriz Sequeira, Jeanette Volturno, and Couper Samuelson for Blumhouse; and Natalia Anderson.
About Sony Pictures Entertainment:
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies. SPE’s Motion Picture Group production organizations include Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Screen Gems, TriStar Pictures, 3000 Pictures, Stage 6 Films, AFFIRM Films, and Sony Pictures Classics. For additional information, visit http://www.sonypictures.com/corp/divisions.html.
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