Michael Jackson biopic smashes box office record
The new musical film about Michael Jackson has stormed the worldwide box office, scoring the highest opening weekend ever for a biopic. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl1lpzp4z5o
Oscars Organization Expands International Film Eligibility, Addresses AI in New Rules
The organization behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards. Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2026-05-01/oscars-organization-expands-international-film-eligibility-addresses-ai-in-new-rules
“If It’s AI-Detectable, You’ve Failed”: Meet the Filmmakers Putting Human Craft at the Heart of Artificial Intelligence
As Hollywood wrestles with how to use AI, Obsidian Studio’s Wes Walker and Louis Gheysens are making the case that the technology is only as good as the human hand guiding it. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/obsidian-studio-ai-filmmaking-1236577409/
Singer D4vd charged with murder in slaying of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez
David Anthony Burke — the 21-year-old music star better known as D4vd — repeatedly sexually abused a teenage girl before murdering her and dismembering her body in order to protect his ascendant music career, prosecutors alleged Monday. Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-20/d4vd-murder-charge-slaying-celeste-rivas-hernandez
I Used to Be a Hollywood Writer. Now I’m Lugging Lumber From Home Depot. It’s an Upgrade.
In the latest in THR’s series about life after Hollywood, a former TV and film scribe undergoes a gut renovation as he settles into a second career as a construction worker. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/life-after-hollywood-hollywood-writer-nick-morton-construction-1236565629/
Hollywood Petition to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Tops 4,000 Names as Robert De Niro, Sofia Coppola, Holly Hunter and More Join the Fight
The $111 billion deal that would see Paramount Skydance swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery took another step closer to reality Thursday after WBD shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of the merger. But the pact isn’t over the finish line — … Continued