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Beatles Biopic Announces Cast

The Beatles
Jason Tate

The Beatles biopic has announced its cast:

After months of buzz, director Sam Mendes has confirmed that he will helm The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event. Mendes also revealed at CinemaCon that the film has been cast with actors Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn stepping into their roles as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.

Amazon MGM Takes Creative Control of James Bond Franchise

James Bond
Jason Tate

Alex Ritman, writing at Variety:

Amazon MGM Studios is set to take creative control of the James Bond franchise. The shock announcement — which is sure to shake and, indeed, stir the industry — was made Thursday, alongside the news that long-time producers and custodians of 007, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, would be stepping back.

As per details of the historic agreement, Amazon MGM Studios, Wilson and Broccoli have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond intellectual property rights. The three parties will remain co-owners of the iconic franchise but Amazon MGM will have creative control.

I can’t think of anything Amazon has done that makes me even slightly excited about this. I expect we’ll get some garbage attempt at “universe building” when what we need is simply steady stewardship of an iconic franchise.

SAG-AFTRA Approves Deal to End Historic Strike

Film
Jason Tate

Variety:

SAG-AFTRA negotiators have approved a tentative agreement that will end the longest actors strike against the film and TV studios in Hollywood history.

In an announcement Wednesday, the union said the 118-day strike would officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday.

The union’s negotiating committee approved the deal on a unanimous vote. The agreement next goes to the SAG-AFTRA national board for approval on Friday.