Tom Hanks has never played a superhero. But when the actor recently donned a very simple cardigan sweater, and the slacks to go with it, he felt like one.

"I felt like Batman. It felt like I was wearing the cape and the cowl of the Dark Knight detective," Hanks says. "There's only one...

Mark Ruffalo learned about corporate attorney Rob Bilott, who for 20 years battled DuPont to expose the harmful effects of the chemical PFOA, along with most of the country: In 2016 through an article in The New York Times Magazine.

A cold call from a West Virginia farmer in 1998 who...

Furlined, a Los Angeles and London based production company, has added directors Jon + Torey to its roster for U.S. commercial representation. 

Jon and Torey met in 2004 during their first year at college, and so began their partnership as filmmakers. After graduation, the young directing...

Drew Kirsch, a 2019 MTV VMA-winning director, has joined Tomorrow for commercials and branded content in the U.S. This marks his first production company roost for representation in the American ad market. He is repped for commercials in Germany by Bears Calling and in France by Superette. His...

Directors Elena Parasco and Emily Elizabeth Thomas have joined New York-based Sibling Rivalry for commercial representation in the U.S. 

Born and raised in New York, and a graduate of Wesleyan University, Parasco is known for her engaging, docu-grounded style, Through a carefully...

Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt thought long and hard about whether to do a reboot of "Mad About You," the NBC sitcom staple of the '90s set solidly inside the Buchman family bubble.

"We had 20 years of lunches where we said, 'Absolutely never, ever.' It was the worst idea," recalled Hunt, who...

Toby Trygg has rejoined the Ogilvy network as executive creative director where he will lead the creative teams at Ogilvy Health’s New York office.

Trygg, who began his career more than 20 years ago at Ogilvy as an art director, comes to Ogilvy Health from McCann Health, where he held the...

The MMA (Mobile Marketing Association) announced the appointment of 14 new industry leaders including marketers, technology enablers, media companies and agencies to the North America Board. Also, in keeping with the board’s marketer-led commitment, Norm De Greve, CMO, CVS Health Corporation...

CBS won the television ratings crown last week despite being without the most valuable ratings commodity in this era, a primetime football game.

Two relatively lackluster games on NBC and Fox last week enabled CBS’ strong entertainment schedule to rule the week, the Nielsen company said....

Holly Hunter will star opposite Ted Danson in an upcoming NBC comedy set in the world of local politics.

The network said Wednesday that Hunter will play a liberal Los Angeles city councilwoman in the series from writer-producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

Hunter's character is a...

The Grammys are screaming "Cuz I Love You" to Lizzo: The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards, making her the show's top-nominated act.

Lizzo picked up nominations for album of the year with her major-label debut, "Cuz I...

PIX and CODEX are to be brought under a single unified brand identity with the establishment of the X2X Media Group. This brand consolidation will further strengthen the Group’s offerings to the entertainment industry, leveraging the two companies’ reputation for pioneering innovation and...