The Big Apple may soon dethrone Los Angeles as moviemakers’ top choice. via: THR While California kept its crown at No. 1 with $1.76 billion in movie and TV production spend, New York is drawing major titles at a much more rapid pace, according to industry tracker ProdPro’s closely-watched quarterly snapshot released on Thursday. The state surged 87 percent in production spend in the quarter to $1.61 billion compared with California’s 17 percent uptick. Bulked up soundstage infrastructure, a...

Amazon MGM Studios has released the first official teaser trailer for their upcoming actioner The Beekeeper 2, featuring an action-packed first look at Jason Statham on a mission for revenge! via: Deadline Jason Statham‘s retired “Beekeeper” Adam Clay is back to take on his makers in the sequel to his 2024 action pic. On Thursday, Amazon MGM Studios released the first teaser for the Timo Tjahjanto-helmed sequel The Beekeeper 2, which premieres in theaters on Jan. 15, 2027 and sees Statham...

The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a lawsuit against a San Diego-based ticket resale firm, alleging that the company and several of its executives violated federal laws to resell tickets for more than $120 million in profit. via: Billboard The Department of Justice (DOJ) has accused a San Diego-based ticket broker of using illegal workarounds to buy up and resell millions of concert tickets for an eye-popping profit of $120 million. The DOJ’s civil division,...