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Lionsgate is leaning into AI, hiring Kathleen Grace as its first chief AI officer. In this new role, Grace will lead the studio’s AI strategy and execution. Lionsgate said her role will include “contributing to filmmakers’ creative visions, providing tools that create new efficiencies in production, marketing, distribution and management, and spearheading efforts to protect the intellectual property of studios and talent partners.” Grace will report directly to Lionsgate CEO John Feltheimer and will be part of the company’s senior decision-making team. “Kathleen understands the AI ecosystem from both a creator and intellectual property owner perspective, making her the right…
Taylor Swift’s performances will never go out of style. At Jason Kelsey and Travis Kelsey’s “New Heights” podcast Super Bowl party on Wednesday, eagle-eyed fans spotted a photo of the singer among the framed photos on the wall. “Photos from Taylor’s 2017 Super Saturday Night Pre-Super Bowl Concert are now on display at the New Heights Super Bowl Party!” one user wrote on X. Travis and Jason Kelsey hosted a Super Bowl party for their podcast “New Heights.” A photo of Taylor Swift’s performance was taped to the wall behind the brothers. A side-by-side shot showed the brothers smiling and…
The FBI has arrested the person who sent a fake ransom demand in connection with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, it was announced at a press conference Thursday. FBI Phoenix Special Agent Heiss Janke participated in a press conference Thursday with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona to discuss Guthrie’s alleged kidnapping. Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on the night of January 31st. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at a news conference that no arrests have been made in connection with Guthrie’s disappearance and there are no suspects or persons of interest in…
Security camera footage from the night Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy went missing has not been recovered because she did not pay for the subscription service. At a news conference Thursday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Guthrie’s doorbell camera was disconnected around 1:47 a.m. Sunday. “At 2:12 a.m. local time, the software detected a person on camera, but there was no video available. Since they did not have a subscription, the software would have been automatically rewritten,” he said. Surveillance footage from the night Nancy Guthrie disappeared cannot be recovered because she did not pay for the subscription service. Instagram/Savannah…
Kate Hudson, who is currently leading the race for Best Actress for “Sun Song Bleu,” and Oscar winner Javier Bardem are set to begin a long-distance relationship in the new romantic comedy “Hello & Paris.” The film will be written and directed by Elizabeth Chomko (“What They Had”) and is loosely inspired by Deborah McKinley’s New York Times Book Review Editorial Choice novel “That Part Was True.” Optionally, two-time Best Picture nominee Finola Dwyer (“Brooklyn,” “An Education”) will produce alongside “The Fifth Season.” Legendary Company 193, the film production and global sales company led by Patrick Waxberger, will be in…
Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, was likely “stalked for some time” before she was kidnapped, a former CIA officer and FBI special agent believes. As the frantic search for Nancy Guthrie continues into its fifth day, expert Tracy Walder tells Page Six there are clues that suggest she may have been stalked before her abduction. At a news conference Thursday, authorities confirmed there was no DNA indicating the suspect was found in the Arizona home, but Walder believes the gunman was very prepared. “This is someone who is obviously wearing a suit and gloves, right? Even if they had startled[Nancy]in…
Hit movies such as “The Housemaid” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” boosted Lionsgate’s quarterly profit, offsetting a slump in its television business. The studio’s revenue increased 15.3% to $724.3 million. However, the company’s loss widened from $21.9 million to $46.2 million, and it reported a loss of 16 cents per share, compared with 9 cents a year earlier. This was primarily due to advertising costs associated with the holiday film. “We like our position in the media ecosystem and the trajectory of our business,” Lionsgate CEO John Feltheimer told analysts on a post-earnings conference call. “Our film…
The first deadline for one of the ransom notes in the case of Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother Nancy has passed. Authorities held a press conference Thursday to confirm that Nancy’s alleged captors had requested “transfer” by 5 p.m. (7 p.m. ET) on February 5. After 5 p.m., Savannah’s brother Kamron issued a new plea on social media for his mother’s return. “In order for us to move forward, we need you to contact us and we need a way to communicate with you,” he said directly to the camera, “but first we have to know that you have a mother.…
Hit movies such as “The Housemaid” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” boosted Lionsgate’s quarterly profit, offsetting a slump in its television business. The studio’s revenue increased 15.3% to $724.3 million. However, the company’s loss widened from $21.9 million to $46.2 million, and it reported a loss of 16 cents per share, compared with 9 cents a year earlier. This was primarily due to advertising costs associated with the holiday film. “We like our position in the media ecosystem and the trajectory of our business,” Lionsgate CEO John Feltheimer told analysts on a post-earnings conference call. “Our film…
Savannah Guthrie’s brother Camron made a desperate plea to his mother Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers after the ransom deadline passed on Thursday. “This is Camron Guthrie. I’m speaking on behalf of the Guthrie family,” he said in an Instagram video. “I’m speaking on behalf of the Guthrie family. We want to hear from you, whoever is holding our mother. We haven’t heard anything directly. We need you to reach out. We need a way to communicate with you in order for us to move forward.” Savannah Guthrie’s brother, Camron, has launched a desperate plea against the kidnappers of his mother, Nancy…