Musician and fashion creative director Pharrell Williams has joined forces with Focus Features to create an animated biopic with the Lego Group. Directed by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville, the movie titled Piece by Piece will lay out Pharrell’s personal and professional history through the colourful brick aesthetic of the Lego world. The film will debut in theatres on 11 October 2024.
Emmy award-winning comedy drama White Lotus has come out the gate with an impressive 1.5 million viewership count following its season 2 premiere on Sunday 30 October. The HBO series premiere has seen a 63% increase from the season one finale in July 2021. These figures are in relation to both cable and streaming viewership.
Fans from across the world have been invited to partake in a global treasure hunt for a number of art displays depicting scenes from Adult Swim's hit show Rick and Morty. The immersive experience is a part of the show’s #WORMAGEDDON global “living episode”. Thus far, scenes have popped up in MexicoCity. Malibu, The Netherlands and Pittsburgh, with the most recent appearing in Adult Swim’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia on 25 August 2022. The series will premiere it’s sixth season on 4 September 2022.
Rian Johnson’s created and directed Knives Out 2 swaps Massachusetts for sunny Greece in mystery sequel. Greece is experiencing one of its busiest summer seasons to date with over 18 large projects taking advantage of the 40% cash rebate.
Submissions are now being taken for the 5th annual Location Managers Guild Awards, with January 14th being the deadline for entry. The LMGI Awards seek to honour those of exemplary talent working in the production locations industry.
The winners of the fourth annual LMGI Awards were announced this weekend at the Steven J. Ross Theatre at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. La La Land and Hidden Figures came out on top in the feature film categories, with Robert Foulkes and Wes Hagan awarded for their work respectively.
Barry Jenkins’s drama about a young African-American coming to terms with his homosexuality has beaten the predicted frontrunner, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, to receive Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards.
The nominations for the 4th annual Location Managers Guild International Awards have been announced. The ceremony will take place, April 8th at the Steven J. Ross Theatre, located at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.