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 Issue Date: 10/01/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SHOOT News of the Day
Backlash In Hollywood Over “AI Actor” Tilly Norwood
Like thousands of actors, Tilly Norwood is looking for a Hollywood agent. But unlike most young performers aspiring to make it in the film industry, Tilly Norwood is an entirely artificial intelligence-made character. Norwood, dubbed Hollywood’s first “AI actor,” is the product of a company named Xicoia, which bills itself as the world’s first artificial
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Review: Director Ronan Day-Lewis Makes Directorial Debut With “Anemone”
It is often said of our greatest actors that they could compellingly recite the phone book. There’s no doubt, just to continue that thought for a moment, that Daniel Day-Lewis is one of our greatest living actors — perhaps truly the best of them all. And so the first and most important thing to say
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Review: “Orwell: 2+2=5” From Filmmaker Raoul Peck
Filmmaker Raoul Peck uses George Orwell’s writings to weave together a biographical portrait of the author and a dispiriting picture of power and truth in the modern world in “Orwell: 2+2=5.” He’s hardly the first to connect the dots between Orwell’s prophetic writings and the current state of things — remember, sales for “Nineteen Eighty-Four”
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Mr. Wolf Expands Commercial Team With Hiring Of Michel Waxman and Ashley McKim, Opens New Studio In NY
In a move that significantly bolsters its commercial footprint, boutique visual effects and finishing studio Mr. Wolf has added two key team members and opened a new studio in New York. Michel Waxman joins the company as executive producer of branded content, and Ashley McKim will serve as a strategic and business development driver for
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David Lynch Returns To BBH, Becomes Production Director At Its Dublin Office
Award-winning producer David Lynch is rejoining the BBH fold, this time heading up the agency’s Dublin office as its new production director. He returns after spending time at such creative shops as 72andSunny LA, Wieden+Kennedy NY and most recently, Uncommon where he worked on a campaign for Lagavulin Whisky. Lynch will be leading the charge
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Jane Fonda revives Cold War-era activist group to defend free speech
Drawing upon her personal and political past, Jane Fonda has revived an activist group from the Cold War era that was backed by her father and fellow Oscar winner, Henry Fonda. Jane Fonda announced she had launched a 21st century incarnation of the Committee for the First Amendment, originally formed in 1947 in response to
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Apple TV+ extends its deal to be the exclusive streaming home for “Peanuts” until 2030
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the “Peanuts” gang are staying put. Apple TV+ is announcing a five-year extension as the exclusive streaming home for all things “Peanuts,” The Associated Press has learned. The new deal will run until 2030. The new extension — building on a partnership between WildBrain, Peanuts Worldwide and Lee Mendelson Film Productions
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Issue Date: 10/01/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
SPW News of the Day
Industry Icon Andrea MacArthur Returns To Whitehouse Post
A defining voice in editorial for over three decades, Andrea MacArthur is reuniting with Whitehouse Post, a company she co-founded in 1990, bringing her legendary craft, irreverent wit, and unparalleled experience back to the company she helped build. Andrea’s career began in the cutting room, working as a runner and assistant editor before moving swiftly
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Simian Unveils Reel Platform For Independent Production & Post Talents
Simian, the showreel-building, review & approval and reel analytics platform used globally by creative leaders, will soon be releasing a new reel-building platform specifically designed for independent production and post-production talents to present work, impress clients and win jobs. The new service, dubbed Simian Lite, will offer Simian’s core reel-building functionality, as well as the
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