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What you need to know Ashley Tisdale French reunites with Lucas Grabeel and Monique Coleman for High School Musical 20th Anniversary The first film in the musical series aired on Disney Channel on January 20, 2006, and Tisdale attended the event with her daughter Jupiter. Ashley Tisdale French, Lucas Grabeel, and Monique Coleman are still together. Twenty years after the release of High School Musical, Tisdale French, 40, Grabeel, 40, and Coleman, 45, attended a commemorative event celebrating the film series that launched their careers at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Tisdale French, who played songstress Sharpay Evans in…
Laika has partnered with Fathom Entertainment for the domestic distribution of its latest stop-motion animation, “Wildwood.” Filmnation Entertainment will handle international sales. Additionally, the US release date for the film was announced as October 23rd. Wildwood is based on the novel by Colin Meloy and directed by Travis Knight from a screenplay by Chris Butler. A young girl’s desperate quest to save her young brother becomes a high-stakes journey into a forbidden forest full of magical creatures, unexpected allies, and formidable enemies, where an entire hidden realm is at stake. The voice cast includes Carey Mulligan, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob…
Online video is currently driving the growth of nearly every media and entertainment business in the world, as ad-supported models and mobile-first formats reshape the way viewers discover and pay for content. Speaking at Content Americas on Tuesday, Omdia’s Maria Rua Aguete outlines how that change is accelerating and why microdramas are emerging as one of the fastest growing formats for online video. According to Omdia, global media and entertainment revenue will reach $1.1 trillion in 2025 from $1.3 trillion in 2024, representing annual growth of $70 billion. Of this increase, $64 billion came from online video and $42 billion…
Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz’s “special” first wedding dance was thrown into chaos after his mother Victoria Beckham “nuzzled” her son’s neck on the reception dance floor, causing the bride to run off in tears, a source tells Page Six. On Monday, the 26-year-old popular entrepreneur wrote in a shocking Instagram post how Victoria, 51, “hijacked” his “first dance” with his wife, adding: “She did a very inappropriate dance on me in front of everyone.” It is now being said that this was not the couple’s first dance, but happened after they, their families, and other guests had…
Pathe strengthens international team with two new hires in expanding London office Emma Ruffingham has joined as creative director for television and Claudia Youssef has been appointed global director for film, the additions less than two months after Pathé appointed former FilmNation executive Ben Browning as co-CEO of Pathé UK, underscoring its global English-language filmmaking ambitions. Both will report directly to Browning and co-CEO Faith Penhale. Mr Ruffingham previously spent six years as head of development at World Productions, overseeing the company’s drama development and most recently serving as executive producer on series including ITV’s Malpractice and Karen Pirie and…
New court documents reveal texts in which Blake Lively and Taylor Swift call Justin Baldoni a “clown” and “bitch.” In a text message to Swift, Lively called her director and Seraph of the End Baldoni “the stupid director of my movie,” according to court documents obtained by Page Six. Baldoni’s lawyers claim in the document that in April 2023, Baldoni asked the pop star to support a revised script for “It Ends With Us” without ever reading it, and that Swift was supportive. According to court documents, “Swift agreed to follow Lively’s orders and texted Lively, ‘I’ll do anything for…
A new player has come to town. Veteran Brazilian producer Joao Roni, who was executive producer of the hit family drama “My Penguin Friend” starring Jean Reno, has launched Marea Cine. Currently, at Content Americas, he brings a strong slate of 19 projects, all of which are geared towards international co-productions. The launch marks the final step in a strategic reorganization that began in 2025 when Spain’s Twenty47 took over the Ocean Films brand and its advertising services division. Roni, a founding partner of Ocean Films, chose to spin off the content division he had led for 15 years to…
What you need to know Taylor Swift allegedly called Justin Baldoni a “bitch” in a text message to Blake Lively in December 2024 In another message from April 2023, Lively called Swift “the absolute greatest friend in the world” Lively and Baldoni’s legal battle is set to go to trial in May 2026 Taylor Swift allegedly called Justin Baldoni a “bitch” in a text message to Blake Lively. Ms. Lively’s attorneys filed a letter with Judge Lewis J. Lehman on Tuesday, January 20, responding to a motion for summary judgment by Ms. Baldoni’s attorneys as the case approaches a May…
Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, announced that they are expecting their fourth child. “We are so happy to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the couple jointly posted on Instagram on Tuesday. “Usha and the baby are doing well. We are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July.” Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, are expecting their fourth child. Getty Images “We are so excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the couple wrote via Instagram…
The Sundance Film Festival doesn’t open until Thursday, but Independent Film Company and Shudder wasted no time in getting ahead of the curve by acquiring Natalie Erica James’ supernatural horror “Saccharine” from XYZ Films ahead of its world premiere. The film tells the story of a heartbroken medical student who is threatened by an evil force after participating in a secret weight-loss craze by eating human bones. Starring Midori Francis (Grey’s Anatomy), Danielle Macdonald (Patty Cake$), and Madeline Madden (Wheel of Time). “Saccharine” was written and directed by James. This is the third feature-length film, following IFC Midnight’s debut psychological…