HE'S THE INTERNET'S FAVORITE LEADING MAN. CAN HE MAKE IT HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE?
Jacinto is a long way from the acting newbie who launched that seat into a Canadian wall. But as an introspective person, he can’t help but note
there’s an element of this that he’s taken with him to this new phase of his career: a drive to prove people wrong.
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/manny-jacinto-freakier-friday-leading-man-interview-1235408026/
LEAH GIBSON TALKS ABOUT STARRING IN THE HEIST FILM 'RISQUÉ'
Leo Award-winning Canadian actress Leah Gibson chatted about starring in the new heist movie “Risqué,” directed by Tony Dean Smith.
https://www.digitaljournal.com/entertainment/leah-gibson-talks-about-starring-in-the-heist-film-risque/article
MOVIE THEATRE BUSINESS GREW IN 2024, BUT STILL SHORT OF PRE-PANDEMIC
HIGHS
Statistics Canada says movie theatre business grew in 2024 but still hadn’t reached its pre-pandemic peaks. Its report for 2024 showed operating revenues hit $1.6 billion last year, up 12 per cent from 2022.
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/movie-theatre-business-grew-in-2024-but-still-short-of-pre-pandemic-highs-statcan/article_758f07c7-491e-54da-849d-5e6ea6456af8.html
WHY HOLLYWOOD WILL NEVER STOP REMAKING, REBOOTING AND RECYCLING THE SAME OLD STORIES
The summer blockbuster has been a tentpole for Hollywood going back decades; Dergarabedian notes that it generates roughly forty per cent of North America's total box office. So success often depends on studios launching their surest bets during this "play it safe" period where they have the best
chance of satisfying the widest-possible audience.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/hollywood-remakes-1.7610674
WHY CREATIVE IMMIGRATION IS THE
MISSING PIECE FOR HOLLYWOOD NORTH'S EVOLUTION AND GROWTH IN VANCOUVER
The creative industries in B.C. in 2022 contributed more than $6.7 billion annually to provincial GDP and employed over 89,000 people — easily making it one of B.C.’s largest economic sectors. Creativity is fast becoming a defining currency of the global economy. Cities are competing not just for head offices and real estate but for IP ownership,
original storytelling, and cultural infrastructure.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-hollywood-north-economy-immigration-policy-changes
VANCOUVER DIRECTOR KAT JAYME SCORES BIG-TIME DOCUMENTARY WITH NAOMI OSAKA
Kat Jayme, who directed Vancouver Grizzlies documentaries Finding Big Country and The Grizzlie Truth, as well as the Vancouver Canucks documentary I’m Just Here for the Riot, is directing The Second Set, which documents former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka in her return to tennis after the birth of her daughter Shai in 2023.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/vancouver-director-tennis-star-naomi-osaka
SAG-AFTRA CONFRONTS A FRAN-LESS FUTURE
With another tough contract
negotiation on the horizon, SAG-AFTRA is going to have to push forward without its erstwhile leader from Queens. This time around, Fran Drescher has decided against running for president. In her place, another celebrity, Lord of the Rings and Rudy star Sean Astin, and a rank-and-file performer, New England Local board member Chuck Slavin, are battling it out for the job.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sagaftra-fran-drescher-sean-astin-chuck-slavin-1236348418/
SETH ROGAN: HOW "THE STUDIO" CREATOR TURNED HIS COMEDY HUSTLE INTO
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Rogen might play flailing production head Matt Remick, overseer of the fictional Continental Studios, but the cast is populated by half the town portraying themselves. But if you think THE 23 Emmy nods have made it any easier to repeat the parade of famous faces for Season 2, well... https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/seth-rogen-the-studio-interview-79143/
'THE WHITE LOTUS' LET JASON ISAACS GET 'UNCOMFORTABLE'
Jason Isaacs has a bone to pick
with “The White Lotus” creator Mike White. On Season 3 of the HBO drama, the British actor stars as wealthy North Carolina businessman Timothy Ratliff, who learns during a family vacation in Thailand that prison likely awaits him upon his return home.
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/jason-isaacs-the-white-lotus-interview-79170/
THE IMPORTANCE OF EMOTIONAL PREPARATION
Playing a character who differs from you can be challenging, but by building an internal sense of self, you can unlock your character’s
emotional state. However, it’s important to be safe and use the process as a tool, trying not to indulge in negative emotions.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/the-importance-of-emotional-preparation/
