Updated with latest: Actors Access is the latest target of a potential class action lawsuit for its pay-to-play model.
A week ago, the California-based public interest firm Clarkson Law filed suit against Casting Networks. Now it has set its sights on the Gary Marsh-owned service that allows actors to submit directly to casting breakdowns posted by casting directors.
Plaintiffs in the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday are Kate Bond and Christian Jenkins — both of whom are local L.A. SAG board members — along with Robert Fisher, Amber Coyle and Donald Smith. Read the lawsuit here.
Breakdown Services owns and operates Actors Access and is believed to have a database of more than 1 million actors.
“Following the daily outpour of support from actors, industry insiders, and the public, after our filing against Casting Networks, we realized exactly how widespread this problem is throughout the online audition industry,...
A week ago, the California-based public interest firm Clarkson Law filed suit against Casting Networks. Now it has set its sights on the Gary Marsh-owned service that allows actors to submit directly to casting breakdowns posted by casting directors.
Plaintiffs in the suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday are Kate Bond and Christian Jenkins — both of whom are local L.A. SAG board members — along with Robert Fisher, Amber Coyle and Donald Smith. Read the lawsuit here.
Breakdown Services owns and operates Actors Access and is believed to have a database of more than 1 million actors.
“Following the daily outpour of support from actors, industry insiders, and the public, after our filing against Casting Networks, we realized exactly how widespread this problem is throughout the online audition industry,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Spencer Elden, the man who starred on the cover art of Nirvana’s album Nevermind when he was a baby, has lost his lawsuit against the band.
A federal judge on Friday (2 September) dismissed the lawsuit filed by Elden in August last year, on the grounds that the 31-year-old had waited too long to claim the band sexually exploited him.
In his lawsuit, Elden claimed that he was the victim of “child sexual exploitation” and that the iconic cover art was a child sexual abuse image that had been “knowingly produced, possessed and advertised” by the band.
The judge’s eight-page ruling, obtained by Buzzfeed News, also effectively prohibits Elden from filing another lawsuit against Nirvana and other co-defendants, including Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love, former band members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, art director Robert Fisher, and photographer Kirk Weddle.
Bert H Deixler, who represented the defendants, said his...
A federal judge on Friday (2 September) dismissed the lawsuit filed by Elden in August last year, on the grounds that the 31-year-old had waited too long to claim the band sexually exploited him.
In his lawsuit, Elden claimed that he was the victim of “child sexual exploitation” and that the iconic cover art was a child sexual abuse image that had been “knowingly produced, possessed and advertised” by the band.
The judge’s eight-page ruling, obtained by Buzzfeed News, also effectively prohibits Elden from filing another lawsuit against Nirvana and other co-defendants, including Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love, former band members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, art director Robert Fisher, and photographer Kirk Weddle.
Bert H Deixler, who represented the defendants, said his...
- 9/5/2022
- by Maanya Sachdeva
- The Independent - Music
It’s been 15 years since Jason Mraz‘s debut album Waiting for my Rocket to Come debuted, launching the 40-year-old musician from the Southern California coffee house scene into global stardom and the forefront of contemporary American singer-songwriters.
Now four albums and series of accolades (including two Grammys) later, Mraz — who is currently making his Broadway debut in Sara Bareilles’ hit musical Waitress — is looking back at the career milestone with People, going track by track on the album to reveal the secrets behind songs like “You and I Both,” “Curbside Prophet,” and his breakthrough single, “The Remedy (I Won...
Now four albums and series of accolades (including two Grammys) later, Mraz — who is currently making his Broadway debut in Sara Bareilles’ hit musical Waitress — is looking back at the career milestone with People, going track by track on the album to reveal the secrets behind songs like “You and I Both,” “Curbside Prophet,” and his breakthrough single, “The Remedy (I Won...
- 11/17/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
"Zombieland" co-writer/executive producer Rhett Reese took to Twitter to vent a bit upon hearing the news that Amazon will not be moving forward with the series. While reviews were definitely mixed, he seemed to place the blame on fans of the film who refused to embrace the concept.
Here are Reese's comments:
Our Zombieland series will not be moving forward on Amazon. Sad for everyone involved.
I'll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans. You guys successfully hated it out of existence.
Anyway, we did our best, and we're very proud of our team.
"Zombieland" (review here) is based on the hit Columbia Pictures movie of the same name and finds four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The "Zombieland" pilot comes from the feature film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation,...
Here are Reese's comments:
Our Zombieland series will not be moving forward on Amazon. Sad for everyone involved.
I'll never understand the vehement hate the pilot received from die-hard Zombieland fans. You guys successfully hated it out of existence.
Anyway, we did our best, and we're very proud of our team.
"Zombieland" (review here) is based on the hit Columbia Pictures movie of the same name and finds four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The "Zombieland" pilot comes from the feature film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation,...
- 5/17/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
USA Network announced Thursday that it has greenlit two original half-hour comedies, including Denis Leary's "Sirens," and is developing drama projects from "The Walking Dead" producer Gale Anne Hurd, among others. It will also air a series of vignettes about the NFL culminating in a one-hour documentary about Super Bowl Xlvii. Besides "Sirens," Leary's collaboration with Bob Fisher, the network also greenlit Lennon Parham and Jessica St. Claire's "Playing House." And it ordered a pilot for "Love Is Dead." The network also said repeats of "Modern Family" will join its lineup...
- 5/16/2013
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
If you've been following along on the "Zombieland" TV series Facebook page, they've been posting pretty cool graphics for several of the show's rules of survival, and we have an exclusive early look at Rule #3 right here!
We're not quite sure why Dread Central was selected to debut Rule #3, but given our penchant for potty humor around these parts, it does seem to fit us pretty well! You'll find it below, and if you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to visit Amazon Instant to watch "Zombieland."
"Zombieland" (review here) is based on the hit Columbia Pictures movie of the same name and finds four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The "Zombieland" pilot comes from the feature film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, "The Joe Schmo Show"), and producer Gavin Polone (“Gilmore Girls,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm...
We're not quite sure why Dread Central was selected to debut Rule #3, but given our penchant for potty humor around these parts, it does seem to fit us pretty well! You'll find it below, and if you haven't checked it out yet, be sure to visit Amazon Instant to watch "Zombieland."
"Zombieland" (review here) is based on the hit Columbia Pictures movie of the same name and finds four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The "Zombieland" pilot comes from the feature film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, "The Joe Schmo Show"), and producer Gavin Polone (“Gilmore Girls,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm...
- 5/14/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The "Zombieland" pilot is still running on Amazon Instant in hopes of being turned into a full fledged series, and the show's Facebook page has posted a pretty cool graphic illustration of "How to Kill a Zombie" that you can check out right here.
In addition, all of the "Rules" of the series are getting their own graphics (you can see #19 below), and we're exclusively premiering Rule #3 tomorrow morning so be sure to check back then.
"Zombieland" (review here) is based on the hit Columbia Pictures movie of the same name and finds four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The "Zombieland" pilot comes from the feature film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, "The Joe Schmo Show"), and producer Gavin Polone (“Gilmore Girls,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”).
Eli Craig (Tucker and Dale vs. Evil) directed the pilot. It stars Kirk Ward,...
In addition, all of the "Rules" of the series are getting their own graphics (you can see #19 below), and we're exclusively premiering Rule #3 tomorrow morning so be sure to check back then.
"Zombieland" (review here) is based on the hit Columbia Pictures movie of the same name and finds four survivors outwitting zombies and searching for a place to call home. The "Zombieland" pilot comes from the feature film’s original creative team, writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, "The Joe Schmo Show"), and producer Gavin Polone (“Gilmore Girls,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”).
Eli Craig (Tucker and Dale vs. Evil) directed the pilot. It stars Kirk Ward,...
- 5/13/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Photo: Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is the first studio to lift the lid on their crop of 2013 summer films beginning with The Great Gatsby, which will not only hit theaters on May 10, but will also open the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. From there films include Insidious director James Wan's new film The Conjuring, the Selena Gomez and Ethan Hawke thriller Getaway, the return of the Wolf Pack in The Hangover Part III, Zack Snyder's take on the Superman origin produced by Christopher Nolan Man of Steel, Guillermo del Toro's monster movie Pacific Rim and the Jennifer Aniston-led comedy We're the Millers. Finally, and the only movie that does not yet have any accompanying images for you to check out, 300: Rise of an Empire, which appears to still be on track for an August 2 release, but we'll see. I have included a preview image and information on...
- 3/25/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Mandy Moore has a four-for-four record of being awesome in guest-starring TV roles, so it makes sense that the adorable singer-turned-actress has gone and booked herself the lead role in a new ABC pilot.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Moore will co-star in "Us and Them," a comedy about "the inherent conflict that exists between the families you grow up in and the ones we make as adults." The 27-year-old will play Annie, a newlywed, and the show will be told from the perspective of Annie and her as-yet-uncast husband, Ben.
Writer Bob Fisher will co-executive produce alongside director Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum"), Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements (21 Laps/Adelstein), while Jon Leshay, who has worked with Moore as music supervisor on movies like "Saved," "How to Deal" and "A Walk to Remember," will produce.
Moore was last seen on the small screen as a Seattle Grace patient...
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Moore will co-star in "Us and Them," a comedy about "the inherent conflict that exists between the families you grow up in and the ones we make as adults." The 27-year-old will play Annie, a newlywed, and the show will be told from the perspective of Annie and her as-yet-uncast husband, Ben.
Writer Bob Fisher will co-executive produce alongside director Shawn Levy ("Night at the Museum"), Marty Adelstein and Becky Clements (21 Laps/Adelstein), while Jon Leshay, who has worked with Moore as music supervisor on movies like "Saved," "How to Deal" and "A Walk to Remember," will produce.
Moore was last seen on the small screen as a Seattle Grace patient...
- 10/19/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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