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The title is set to be introduced to buyers at the American Film Market (AFM).

UK sales outfit HanWay Films has boarded Leena Yadav’s comedy adventure Cowgirl’s Last Ride, starring Geena Davis, and is bringing the title to the American Film Market.

Davis, best known for roles in Thelma & Louse and A League Of Their Own, stars alongside Scoot McNairy, Julia Sweeney and Jill Scott.

Cast was attached prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike commencing.

The story follows an unorthodox retired Texas cowgirl, played by Davis, who battles against the negligent staff of her Dallas nursing home before escaping...

Stephen Emery, a producer and film executive who worked for Gale Anne Hurd and Bill Gerber and on films featuring the likes of Clint Eastwood, Anna Kendrick, Liam Hemsworth, Aaron Eckhart and Liam Neeson, has died. He was 46.

Emery died Saturday in a Los Angeles gym after a workout, Big Swell Entertainment CEO Andy Horwitz told The Hollywood Reporter. He recently joined the production company that had launched in October.

“Everyone that had the pleasure to know Stephen Emery is heartbroken over the sudden loss of one of our own,” Horwitz said in a statement. “Stephen was much more than an invaluable producer, he was also an irreplaceable friend. His passion for film was outweighed only by his passion for life, and he lived every day like it was his last. We will miss his adventurous spirit, his loyal friendship and his genuine love for life. Rest in peace, brother.

Stephen Emery, producer and entertainment executive, died suddenly after a workout in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Oct. 14. He was 46.

Emery was a producer at Big Swell Entertainment, a production company launched by Andy Horowitz in late 2022, and previously served as head of film and TV at The Solution Entertainment Group from 2016 until 2022. He is known for his work co-executive producing Netflix’s “Wheelman” and executive producing “Killerman,” “Line of Duty,” “Honest Thief” and the upcoming “Werewolves.”

“Everyone that had the pleasure to know Stephen Emery is heartbroken over the sudden loss of one of our own. Stephen was much more than an invaluable producer, he was also an irreplaceable friend,” Horowitz said in a statement. “His passion for film was outweighed only by his passion for life, and he lived every day like it was his last. We will miss his adventurous spirit, his loyal friendship, and his genuine love for life.

After Everything is confirmed as the final movie in the After series, concluding Hardin and Tessa's romantic journey. The lack of source material is likely the reason why After Everything is the last movie in the series. Although After 6 and a prequel were in pre-production, it is unlikely that After 6 will happen, but a spin-off and prequel are reportedly in the works.

Although the fifth movie in the After series, After Everything, brings closure to Hardin and Tessa's romantic storyline, it leaves viewers with one nagging question: will there be an After 6, or was After Everything the end of the movie series? Following its premiere in 2019, the first movie in the After series did not receive positive reviews from critics. However, despite its underwhelming critical ratings, the film performed well enough at the box office to spawn sequels.

With the follow-ups, the romance movie series grew from strength to...

For writers and actors on strike, producers rank high among unlikely Hollywood allies. After all, the AMPTP is the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, with “producers” becoming a natural shorthand for the many studios, conglomerates, and publicly traded companies now playing hardball.

Indie producers, who would like you to know that is not the case, are now fighting to change what they believe is a narrative mastered by the AMPTP. If producers were to unionize, it would cost AMPTP members millions in healthcare, pension, and residuals. Producer Brent Emery (“The Stanford Prison Experiment”) believes the AMPTP undercuts the producers’ efforts by confusing the public — i.e., the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers sounds like it includes, well, all producers. So how could there be the need for a producers’ union?

“We’re from cradle to grave on these projects,” Emery told IndieWire. “These aren’t studio films,...

Where to Watch Powered by Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk reunites with fellow cast member Julie Ann Emery during ongoing Hollywood strikes, showing solidarity for fair compensation. Actors and writers are striking against AMPTP studios for higher pay and streaming residuals, with ongoing reunions on picket lines showcasing their determination. The length of the strike remains uncertain, but Odenkirk and other actors may continue picketing for an extended period, potentially leading to more reunions with Better Call Saul stars.

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk has reunited with Julie Ann Emery, who played Betsy Kettleman, outside Netflix during the ongoing Hollywood strikes. Odenkirk starred as Jimmy McGill in the critically-acclaimed legal drama, portraying his evolution into the criminal lawyer and conman Saul Goodman. In season 1, Jimmy pulls a scam on Betsy and her husband Craig, so they'll take representation at Hhm with Kim.

Now, Bob Odenkirk has reunited with...