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Indie ‘Dope Queens’ Casts Alexandra Grey, Pierson Fodé and Trace Lysette
“Dope Queens,” a new indie film celebrating San Francisco’s famed Tenderloin neighborhood, has set its lead cast.Alexandra Grey, Pierson Fodé and Trace Lysette (“Hustlers”) will star in the project from writer-director Grafton Doyle.Described as a romantic thriller, the film will follow three friends — Goldie (Grey), Blake (Fodé), and Angel (Lysette) — over the course […]
Continue readingSTX Entertainment Exploring Sale 16 Months After Eros International Merger
STX Entertainment is up for sale only 16 months after it merged with Indian studio Eros International.The combined entity, ErosSTX Global, announced Tuesday that it was engaged in talks with a third party to sell the division behind films like “Bad Moms” and Jennifer Lopez’s “Hustlers.” The company has hired Lazard as a financial advisor […]
Continue reading‘Hustlers’ Studio STX Films is Looking to Sell 46-Film Library to Resolve $150 Million Debt
STXfilms, which scored big box-office successes with the likes of Hustlers and Bad Moms, recently struck a streaming deal with Tubi, Fox Entertainment’s free, ad-supported service. However, the studio has $150 million in debt, so it is looking for other ways to leverage its film library. A new report indicates that it is in talks […]
Continue readingSTX Shopping Film Library to Resolve $150 Million Debt, Increase Output
The parent company of indie film and TV studio STX is shopping its film library rights in order to pay off debt of roughly $150 million and infuse the company with cash, a Wednesday regulatory filing said.ErosSTX, which owns the producer of films like “Hustlers” and “Greenland,” revealed it had “entered into an exclusive negotiation […]
Continue reading‘The Terminal List’: Constance Wu Joins Chris Pratt in the Amazon Thriller Series
Constance Wu has been added to The Terminal List. The Hustlers star is joining the cast of the upcoming Amazon conspiracy thriller series opposite Chris Pratt, who leads the series based on the novel of the same name by Jack Carr, a former Navy Seal and Special Ops leader. Variety reports that Constance Wu has […]
Continue readingUniversal’s Cinemark Deal Is Exhibition’s Future: Studios Set Rules, Theaters Follow
Covid-19 shifted the power dynamics between studios and theaters for good. With AMC, Universal negotiated the option to place releases on PVOD after the third weekend of release. Now Universal has a deal with Cinemark that adds a new wrinkle: The PVOD option extends to five weeks if the film opens to more than $50 […]
Continue readingJennifer Lopez Says ‘Hustlers’ Oscar Snub ‘Felt Like I Let Everyone Down’
Throughout the 2019-2020 awards season, a narrative had been building that Jennifer Lopez would receive her overdue, first-ever Academy Award nomination for her already iconic turn as a stripper in Lorene Scafaria’s “Hustlers.” Oscar buzz around the actress began in earnest when the film popped at the Toronto International Film Festival, and then carried well […]
Continue readingJennifer Lopez Calls Her ‘Hustlers’ Oscar Snub ‘A Little Bit of a Letdown’
Jennifer Lopez opened up on her snub at this year’s Oscars during a discussion with Oprah Winfrey, admitting she felt disappointed about not getting nominated.Many expected the “Hustlers” star to have her name called out during this year’s nominations for supporting actress, but Lopez was missing from the list. Kathy Bates (“Richard Jewell”), Laura Dern […]
Continue readingOscars: How the Doc Branch Puts Women and International Stories Front and Centre (Column)
For female filmmakers in the industry, this year’s round of Oscar nominations – in which acclaimed female-helmed films such as “Hustlers” and “The Farewell” were shut out in place of male-directed Best Picture nominees predominantly centred on stories of white men – told a frustratingly familiar story. But in the Academy’s non-fiction branch, a different […]
Continue readingWatch: Jennifer Lopez and Shakira Rock the Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show
In one of the most energetic and purely entertaining halftime shows in recent memory, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira absolutely brought the house down with a nearly 15-minute Super Bowl performance. Seemingly designed specifically for fans of glitter and butts, the halftime show saw the pair perform the biggest hits of their respective careers before they […]
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