Donna Langley
Inside Kering’s Star-Studded Cannes Dinner as Donna Langley Receives Women in Motion Award
On Sunday night, May 19, under a starry Cannes night, Kering held their Women In Motion dinner bestowing NBCUniversal Studios Group chairman and chief content officer Dame Donna Langley with the Women In Motion Award, and Malaysian director Amanda Nell Eu was presented the Young Talent Award. Langley is the first British woman to run a major […]
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Donna Langley on Theatrical Challenges, Paramount Sales Talks, and “Inevitable” Consolidation
Universal chairman Donna Langley oversaw a record year for the studio last year, finishing No. 1 at the box office and closing out awards season with seven Oscars including best picture for Christopher Nolan’s billion dollar grosser Oppenheimer. Even with that level of success, Langley prefers to have “healthy competitors” around her in Hollywood because […]
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Universal Pictures Taps Vanity Fair’s Britt Hennemuth
Universal Pictures has hired Britt Hennemuth, who has worked for nearly a decade at Vanity Fair. Hennemuth has been tapped for a role of senior vp of production development and special projects, which he will begin this summer. Hennemuth, who will report to Universal Pictures president Peter Cramer, leaves his position as West Coast director […]
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Donna Langley to Receive Kering’s Women in Motion Award
NBCUniversal Chair Donna Langley will be honored with the 2024 Kering’s Women in Motion Award at the Cannes Film Festival, celebrating, according to Kering and Cannes “a lifelong career committed to steadfast leadership and the fostering of a more inclusive industry that has helped shape diversity both in front and behind the camera.” Langley is […]
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CinemaCon: Donna Langley Talks Universal’s Big Year Amid Industry Angst
Donna Langley became the first studio mogul to take the stage at CinemaCon this year in a sign of the general angst facing many Hollywood legacy studios. Sony film boss Tom Rothman’s comments on stage usually turns heads, but his studio stayed home this year. Last year, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav showed up […]
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Darren Star Exits Paramount for Universal TV Overall Deal
Darren Star is on the move. The creator of hits including Netflix’s Emily in Paris and TV Land’s Younger has departed his longtime home at Paramount Global’s MTV Entertainment Studios for a rich overall deal with Universal Television. Star has a carveout in his new eight-figure deal and will remain showrunner on Emily in Paris […]
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Universal’s Donna Langley Thanks Team For Oscars “Pinch-Me Moments” After ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Holdovers’ Wins
After ringing in Monday celebrating Universal’s Oscar wins, led by Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, Donna Langley sent congratulatory note thanking all of those on her team who helped make the victory possible. Oppenheimer picked up seven wins, including best picture and best director (Nolan’s first), while Focus Features’ The Holdovers won best supporting actress for Da’Vine […]
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Oscars: ‘Oppenheimer’ Lifts 20-Year Curse on Blockbusters Winning Best Picture
Plenty of $1 billion box office hits have been nominated for best picture, but Academy voters have tended to opt for smaller, specialty fare when handing out the top prize. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer upended the traditional order Sunday night when it won best picture at Oscars 2024, one of seven wins for the historical biopic. […]
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘Tenet’ Sets Rerelease in Imax to Promote Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Sequel
A big screen bromance is afoot. Christopher Nolan’s Tenet will be released for one week in Imax screens later this month in the lead-up to the release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two, Warner Bros. announced Thursday. The two filmmakers are big fans of one another, and Nolan was eager to help Villeneuve’s upcoming event […]
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2023 Box Office: Disney Cedes Global Marketshare Crown to Universal After Years of Domination
Universal’s film empire is taking a major bow after placing No. 1 in marketshare at the 2023 global box office, a feat no studio has been able to pull off since Disney rose to dominance in 2016. The 24 movies released by Universal generated an estimated $4.91 billion in worldwide ticket sales, compared to an […]
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Donna Langley on SAG-AFTRA Talks: Execs Will Spend “As Much Time As It Takes” Until There Is a Resolution
Top Hollywood executive Donna Langley addressed the ongoing SAG-AFTRA negotiations Wednesday night, saying that the studio side will spend “as much time as it takes” in the bargaining room until the parties can reach a resolution. Declining to speak in specifics at a scheduled appearance at Bloomberg’s Screentime event, the NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and […]
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Liz Jenkins of Hello Sunshine Named Chief Business Officer for NBCUniversal Studio Group
Liz Jenkins has been named to the newly created position of chief business officer for NBCUniversal Studio Group. Jenkins joins the conglomerate from Reese Witherspoon’s multimedia company Hello Sunshine, where she most recently served as chief operating officer. The executive will report to NBCUniversal Studio Group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley, who announced the […]
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