Live-Action Tangled Scribe Michael Montemayor Signs with CAA

Michael Montemayor, the rising screenwriter with a growing social media following, has signed with CAA. The signing comes in the wake of Montemayor selling Court Date, an original feature pitch, to Netflix, earlier in April. Berlanti/Schechter Films, the feature banner run by prolific TV mavens Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, is producing. Montemayor is currently working…

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Apple TV Horror Comedy Bewitches

The blend of horror and comedy — two genres driven by tension that culminates in a cathartic payoff — has thrived in recent years at the box office, championed by auteurs like Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger. With the droll, authentically creepy Apple TV series “Widow’s Bay,” creator Katie Dippold has successfully transplanted the hybrid to…

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FCC’s Jimmy Kimmel-Triggered Review Of ABC Station Licenses Criticized By Top Broadcast Trade Group

The National Association of Broadcasters is criticizing Donald Trump-appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr for its scrutiny of Disney and ABC over a joke by Jimmy Kimmel. In a statement Wednesday, the head of the top industry trade group said Carr’s move to initiate an early review of the ABC stations’ licenses “creates significant uncertainty” for…

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