In the credits for the “Paranormal Activity” stage play currently running on the West End before it heads off to Broadway next year, next to Blumhouse, which produced the original hit film franchise, sits the name of one of cinema’s most historic and iconic horror brands: Hammer. The British production company, founded in 1934, is […]
Banijay America Confirms Ben Samek as CEO, Post-Merger With All3MediaVariety
As expected, Ben Samek has been named CEO of Banijay America, the combined structure across the Americas created following Banijay Entertainment’s recent merger with All3Media. Samek will report to Banijay Entertainment deputy chief executive officer Jane Turton. Meanwhile, Banijay Entertainment has also launched Banijay Latin America, for production businesses and activities in the region. Laurens […]
Sebastian Stan Challenges Audiences to Question Their Own ‘Belief Systems’ at ‘Fjord’ Premiere: ‘There’s More to Just Simply Being Right’Variety
Sebastian Stan stars in “Fjord” as a conservative Romanian father who faces religious discrimination after moving with his family to his wife’s (Renate Reinsve) progressive, remote Norwegian hometown. After Child Protective Services receives a report of mild bruising on their two older kids, the couple is suspected of abuse and local authorities remove all five […]
