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‘Backrooms’ Director Kane Parsons Calls AI “Genuinely Harmful” To Creativity: “Cultural And Economic Rot”

With a record-breaking A24 directorial debut under his belt at age 20, Kane Parsons doesn’t see a place for AI in Hollywood’s future. The Backrooms director recently emphasized the “genuinely harmful consequences” that have already begun unfolding as generative AI becomes more popular in Hollywood and beyond. “I think I’m in the same boat as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VuF8mYx

‘60 Minutes’ Alum Steve Kroft Rips “Disastrous” Firings & Turmoil At Newsmag: “This Is Journalistic Interference”

As the fallout continues over Scott Pelley’s firing from 60 Minutes and CBS News, his former colleague at the newsmagazine, Steve Kroft, spoke his mind about the turmoil at the show and the division. “This is journalistic interference,” he told Geoff Bennett during an interview Wednesday on PBS NewsHour. “It makes no business sense whatsoever. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MlAKk79

Fired Scott Pelley Decries “Heartbreaking” Submission To Trump By CBS, Paramount: “Incompetence & Unprofessionalism In The New Management Have Wreaked Havoc”

“The leadership of 60 Minutes is no longer recognizable,” Scott Pelley said late Tuesday just hours after being fired from CBS News after almost 40 years at the network. “The principles I hold dear are gone, and so I must leave as well,” the former CBS Evening News anchor and 60 Minutes correspondent added in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JFPXt5i

Lindsey Anderson Beer To Write And Direct Adaptation Of Her Novel ‘Hollow’ Starring Sydney Sweeney Who Will Produce Through Her Honey Trap Banner

EXCLUSIVE: Here is a hot package set to hit the market later this week that is sure to have a lot of studio execs losing their heads. Filmmaker and screenwriter Lindsey Anderson Beer has sold her debut novel, Hollow to Putnam, an imprint of Penguin Random House, and is now planning to turn that novel […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/g7c1ap6

Square Peg Social Returns To Austin, Opens Submissions For Second Edition Of Filmmaker Mentorship Program

Square Peg, founded by Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster, has set the return of its filmmaker mentorship initiative, Square Peg Social. The second edition will take place in Austin from Sept 17-21, with submissions now open. Square Peg Social brings together a curated group of emerging filmmakers alongside established directors, producers, and industry leaders. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9H0ZTIl

‘Euphoria’s Season 3 Finale Tribute To Angus Cloud’s Fezco O’Neill

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on the Euphoria Season 3, Episode 8 finale on HBO. Angus Cloud’s Fezco O’Neill was a big part of Euphoria during its first two seasons as one of Rue’s (Zendaya) closest friends. The actor died in 2023 from “acute intoxication” at the age of 25 in Oakland, California. Sam Levinson paid […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5LoX6eP

‘Off Campus’ Star Antonio Cipriano Previews How Grace & Logan’s Romance Will Factor Into Season 2

Prime Video’s serialized adaptation of Off Campus may be skipping ahead of Elle Kennedy’s source material, eschewing The Mistake couple of John Logan (Antonio Cipriano) and Grace Ivers (India Fowler) for The Score pairing Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Kalyn) and Allie Hayes (Mika Abdalla), but that doesn’t mean audiences won’t get a glimpse of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CM4h3sK