MollywoodHe revealed this information at an event arranged for him to meet and interact with his fans. Tnm StaffActor Prithviraj Sukumaran, who made his directorial debut with the Mohanlal-starrer Lucifer, recently revealed that he was offered a chance to direct superstar Rajinikanth. The actor-director spoke about this at an event which was arranged for him to meet and interact with his fans. “Soon after Lucifer release, I got an offer to direct Rajinikanth sir’s next film. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take it up because of Aadujeevitham. I don’t think I have typed a longer sorry note to anyone in my life,” he said. His debut film as a director, Lucifer, went on to become a massive hit. In fact Prithiviraj’s production house was involved in the distribution of Petta, which starred Rajinikanth and was directed by Karthik Subbaraj. Meanwhile, Prithiviraj’s Aadujeevitham directed by Blessy is in progress.
- 12/26/2019
- by Meghak
- The News Minute
FilmThe shooting of ‘Ayalvashi’ will reportedly begin soon after Prithviraj is done with ‘Aadujeevitham’.Digital NativeDigital NativePrithviraj and Indrajith, the star siblings in the Malayalam film industry, will be teaming up again for a film! Titled Ayalvashi, the film will be directed by debutant Irshad Parari, who worked as an assistant director in Prithviraj’s maiden directorial Lucifer. It is worth mentioning here that the brothers have shared the screen space in films like Tiyaan, Double Barrel, Classmates and Police so far. The shooting of Ayalvashi will reportedly begin soon after Prithviraj is done with Aadujeevitham. Directed by Blessy, the film’s technical crew includes Resul Pookutty for sound designing, Ku Mohanan for cinematography and Raja Muhammed for editing. Aadujeevitham will bring back the Oscar-winning music director Ar Rahman back into the Malayalam film industry. It is being bankrolled by Kg Abraham under the banner Kga Films. Meanwhile, Indrajith has...
- 12/14/2019
- by Manasa
- The News Minute
Shows on the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Hgtv and Food Network may sound very different in the coming months. That’s because Discovery Networks, which owns those and other cable channels, is instituting a new pay policy that virtually assures no composer currently working on their programs will do so after Dec. 31.
Discovery has informed many of its top composers that, beginning in 2020, they must give up all performance royalties paid for U.S. airings, and that they must sign away their ability to collect royalties on all past shows on its networks.
Music makers surmise that the policy will result in an 80% to 90% drop in their income from these shows. It’s the last straw for many composers who say they will refuse to continue to score such series as “Gold Rush,” “Deadliest Catch” (pictured) and “Alaskan Bush People,” calling the new contract provisions “unprofessional,” “bullying,” “a corporate money grab” and “evil.
Discovery has informed many of its top composers that, beginning in 2020, they must give up all performance royalties paid for U.S. airings, and that they must sign away their ability to collect royalties on all past shows on its networks.
Music makers surmise that the policy will result in an 80% to 90% drop in their income from these shows. It’s the last straw for many composers who say they will refuse to continue to score such series as “Gold Rush,” “Deadliest Catch” (pictured) and “Alaskan Bush People,” calling the new contract provisions “unprofessional,” “bullying,” “a corporate money grab” and “evil.
- 12/12/2019
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Comedy producer Jonathan Stern, whose credits include Childrens Hospital and Wet Hot American Summer, has signed an exclusive overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.
It marks Stern and his Abominable Pictures production company’s first overall deal with the studio following a long relationship.
Under the deal, Stern will develop and produce television projects for all platforms including premium and pay services as well as basic cable, on-demand, streaming platforms, digital outlets and broadcast networks. Depending on the project, series will be produced in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Television or digital studio Blue Ribbon Content.
Next up for Stern is Medical Police, in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, for Netflix, a spin-off of Childrens Hospital with a creative team including Rob Corddry, Krister Johnson and David Wain. The series stars Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel, with Corddry, Malin Akerman, Lake Bell and Ken Marino...
It marks Stern and his Abominable Pictures production company’s first overall deal with the studio following a long relationship.
Under the deal, Stern will develop and produce television projects for all platforms including premium and pay services as well as basic cable, on-demand, streaming platforms, digital outlets and broadcast networks. Depending on the project, series will be produced in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, Warner Bros. Television or digital studio Blue Ribbon Content.
Next up for Stern is Medical Police, in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television, for Netflix, a spin-off of Childrens Hospital with a creative team including Rob Corddry, Krister Johnson and David Wain. The series stars Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel, with Corddry, Malin Akerman, Lake Bell and Ken Marino...
- 12/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ken Swofford, the familiar character actor who played the stubborn vice principal Quentin Morloch for three seasons on the TV adaptation of Fame, has died. He was 85.
Swofford died Thursday, his grandson Brandon Swofford announced. He was a longtime resident of Pacific Grove, California.
The red-headed Swofford also portrayed the reporter Frank Flannigan on the admired but short-lived 1975-76 NBC series Ellery Queen, starring Jim Hutton, and he recurred as Lt. Catalano on several episodes of another sleuthing series, Angela Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote.
Swofford frequently played lawmen of various stripes, doing so on other shows like The Odd Couple, Petrocelli, Switch, Police ...
Swofford died Thursday, his grandson Brandon Swofford announced. He was a longtime resident of Pacific Grove, California.
The red-headed Swofford also portrayed the reporter Frank Flannigan on the admired but short-lived 1975-76 NBC series Ellery Queen, starring Jim Hutton, and he recurred as Lt. Catalano on several episodes of another sleuthing series, Angela Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote.
Swofford frequently played lawmen of various stripes, doing so on other shows like The Odd Couple, Petrocelli, Switch, Police ...
- 11/3/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ken Swofford, the familiar character actor who played the stubborn vice principal Quentin Morloch for three seasons on the TV adaptation of Fame, has died. He was 85.
Swofford died Thursday, his grandson Brandon Swofford announced. He was a longtime resident of Pacific Grove, California.
The red-headed Swofford also portrayed the reporter Frank Flannigan on the admired but short-lived 1975-76 NBC series Ellery Queen, starring Jim Hutton, and he recurred as Lt. Catalano on several episodes of another sleuthing series, Angela Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote.
Swofford frequently played lawmen of various stripes, doing so on other shows like The Odd Couple, Petrocelli, Switch, Police ...
Swofford died Thursday, his grandson Brandon Swofford announced. He was a longtime resident of Pacific Grove, California.
The red-headed Swofford also portrayed the reporter Frank Flannigan on the admired but short-lived 1975-76 NBC series Ellery Queen, starring Jim Hutton, and he recurred as Lt. Catalano on several episodes of another sleuthing series, Angela Lansbury's Murder, She Wrote.
Swofford frequently played lawmen of various stripes, doing so on other shows like The Odd Couple, Petrocelli, Switch, Police ...
- 11/3/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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