Netflix CEO Defends ‘Cuties’ & Is Shocked By The “Discussion About Censoring Storytelling”

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PlayStation Productions has been putting together a string of high-profile, live-action projects based on its video game IP, which includes the latest Sony Pictures box office hit “Uncharted” starring Tom Holland (“Spider-Man: No Way Home“), the post-apocalypse HBO series “The Last of Us” led by Pedro Pascal (“The Mandalorian“), Anthony Mackie‘s “Twisted Metal” series at Peacock, a film at Sony based on the samurai game “Ghost of Tsushima” set in feudal Japan during the first Mongol invasion with director Chad Stahelski (“John Wick” franchise) attached, and it looks like a live-action “God of War” project is also on the horizon.

have sex with another couple has admitted that he doesn’t feel guilty because it’s improved his marriage.Timothy says he is still in love with his wife, with whom he has been in a monogamous relationship for over 15 years.Growing up as devout Jehovah’s Witnesses, the pair had gotten married and had children at an early age.But, despite their long-standing romance, Timothy admitted on the Strictly Anonymous podcast that he hooks up with a married couple a couple of times a month.Sharing his story, Timothy explained that the wife is in her 50s, while the husband is in his 60s, before describing what typically goes down when the trio hook up.“It’s maybe an hour, hour and a half or so, we hang out, talk a little bit, she’ll walk out of the room, she’ll come back naked. And we’ll say, ‘okay, let’s all go to the bedroom’, and then we’ll just get naked and have fun,” he said.As a construction expert, Timothy suggested that he is able to make the trip to the couple’s house under the guise of his business, leaving his wife none the wiser.In fact, he even admitted to taking care of some of the pair’s housework, noting: “They always have something that they need done around the house.

Sir Alex Ferguson was harassed by a Manchester City supporter following their side’s dominant victory over Manchester United at the Etihad on Sunday. The former Red Devils boss, 80, witnessed his side succumb to a 4-1 loss in East Manchester, before being filmed and mocked outside the stadium.One City fan continually shouted in the Scot’s face as he made his way home, screaming: "Never in my lifetime! City, City, City."The supporter was referencing the words Ferguson made in 2009.When asked if the ‘noisy neighbours’ would ever go into a game with United as favourites, the former Aberdeen boss responded: “What time is it?"I think it's time for me to leave...

Manchester City full-back, 33, was heavily slammed for a hysterical outburst at the weekend following Roy Keane's scathing analysis of Manchester United. Now Richards is adamant he is going on a 'laughing strike' to avoid future criticism."I’m not allowed to laugh now… honestly, I just won’t laugh," quipped the ex-England international on BBC Radio 5's Monday Night Club."Shall I? I’ll be serious for the rest of the show.

Strictly Come Dancing following a rare compliment from one of the programme's former professional dancers, James Jordan.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the Love Island star, 23, spoke candidly about her experience stripping off while taking part on Strictly the Real Full Monty and discussed her new role as a judge for the Pour Moi Uplifting Women Awards.In 2021, the Love Island star stripped off on the ITV show to raise awareness of cancer.Former Strictly pros James and Ola Jordan oversaw the celebrities who were taking part and Demi revealed that at one point she was partnered with James.She said: "I'm not even going to blow my trumpet here."The first day, they didn't actually show this on TV, but the first day we had a dance.They put us in couples to try and get us used to each other."And they put me with James and he said I was a complete natural!"A Strictly professional said I was a natural on my first day, so I was absolutely buzzing, they're so amazing," Demi gushed.She went on to reveal that she'd love to take part in the hit BBC dance show in the future.Demi said: "I'd absolutely love to do Strictly."I don't think they'd had a Love Islander before but hopefully in the future, I can change their minds."But I haven't had a call since I did the Full Monty so maybe they weren't impressed by my dancing so far," she added.Demi bared all on The Real Full Monty following her brutal battle with thyroid cancer.The star was diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease back in May after developing a golf ball-sized tumour in her neck, leading to her undergoing multiple surgeries to combat it.Demi broke the news that she was cancer free on the ITV show to her co-stars but also shared it in a post on social media."I’M

You likely are unaware of their names, but Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey have produced and/or directed some of the most influential pieces of filmed content over the past thirty years. Through their production company, World of Wonder, they have won five Emmy Awards for “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” a global phenomenon that has spawned seven international spin-offs, including a BAFTA-nominated entry for the BBC.

Westlife star Brian McFadden has revealed that he and his partner Danielle Parkinson have put off their wedding while they concentrate on their baby girl.The couple welcomed their daughter Ruby in May last year and were due to tie the knot at the start of this year.However, the Covid pandemic meant their planned ceremony abroad couldn't go ahead and they have now decided to press pause and focus on 10-month-old Ruby for now.Brian, 41, told OK! magazine: "We planned to get married in South Africa this January, but it went back into the red zone."We've put a hold on it until everything gets back to normal. It was getting a bit stressful so we said, 'We have a baby at the moment so we'll concentrate on her and then when things have settled down we'll go for it'."The singer also opened up about balancing his music career with his private life, revealing that balance was key and that his home life is his priority and comes first.He said Ruby was a "brilliant" baby and that she is already sleeping through the night.Brian has plenty of experience with baby girls as he has two older daughters with his former flame Kerry Katona - Molly, 20, and Lilly-Sue, 19.He and Atomic Kitten star Kerry got married in 2002 but went their separate ways in 2006, and Brian later went on to wed model Vogue Williams.They called time on their five year marriage in 2017 and Brian started dating PE teacher Danielle, announcing their engagement in 2019 in a tweet."FYI I got engaged to beautiful @DaniParky," he told his followers.The star followed up with another message, which said: "And yes I’m very very happy xxxx." For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

At a whopping 246 minutes, Sergey Loznitsa’s feature documentary “Mr. Landsbergis” spans a duration longer than some non-fiction miniseries that pop up on streamers now.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNetflix bid farewell to several senior programming executives in recent weeks — and the company’s two co-CEOs, Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos, maintained that the turnover is business as usual for the streamer.In September, Sarandos named Bela Bajaria VP of global TV, while VP of original content Cindy Holland was given the “Keeper Test” after 18 years at the company. Other exits: Jane Wiseman departed after a little over six years as VP of originals and head of comedy, while Channing Dungey, VP of original content and head of drama, left two weeks ago and was just named chairman of Warner Bros.

Peter White Television EditorNetflix has seen a number of top content execs including Cindy Holland, Channing Dungey and Jane Wiseman leave over the past few weeks – a move addressed by co-CEO Ted Sarandos on the streamer’s third quarter financial results call Tuesday.Sarandos, who moved up to the co-CEO role, having previously been chief content officer, brought the TV division in line with the film side and the animation division under one boss – former Universal Television head Bela Bajaria.This led to the departure of Holland, who had previously overseen all English-language programming as VP Original Content.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorNetflix Co-CEOs Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos tackled a range of topical issues as they offered context for their less-than-expected gain in subscribers during the third quarter.During their quarterly earnings interview posted to YouTube, Hastings was asked by moderator and Barclays analyst Kannan Venkateshwar about how the lack of a Stranger Things-type blockbuster affected the subscriber showing. The increase of 2.2 million subscribers was below company and Wall Street forecasts, and reflected a “pull-forward” in the first half of the year due to COVID-19.“It’s just a little bit of math, Kannan,” Hastings replied, showing his assertive engineering nature.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThere aren’t enough hours in the day for Ted Sarandos to watch every program on Netflix before it premieres on the streaming behemoth. And he’s okay with that.On the latest episode of Variety’s podcast “Strictly Business,” Netflix’s co-CEO and chief content officer discusses how the company manages the incredibly high volume of original content produced in multiple languages for its astounding 193 million subscribers from more than 190 countries.“It’s not unusual for shows to come on Netflix without me having seen any of it,” Sarandos says.

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos has brushed off a Texas grand jury indictment of Cuties (Mignonnes), French director Maïmouna Doucouré's indie film that has generated controversy on the streaming platform for its depiction of prepubescent girls. "Frankly, I'm surprised there hasn't been more discussion about the First Amendment implications of this film.

Veteran Netflix dealmaker Bryan Noon is leaving the streamer after a shift in his team's structure. Noon, a vp of original series, has been with Netflix for eight years, most recently overseeing a business affairs team of more than 35 who were key in inking the streamer's big overall deals with talent like Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAnna Winger’s “Unorthodox,” based on Deborah Feldman’s 2012 memoir about a young woman leaving the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in New York to start life anew in Berlin, was not intrinsically designed to be an international darling.The mandate of Netflix’s German television group, says co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos, is simply to “make great TV” for the subscription streaming service’s German audience. But one function of Netflix over the years has been broadening the American palate for television and movies, offering non-U.S.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterTed Sarandos is not much for change, personally.It’s a funny thing to say about the recently minted co-CEO of Netflix, one of the entertainment world’s biggest disruptors, but as he points out, he’s had only “two cars and one job over the past 20 years.”“I am one of those folks who ends up doing things a long time, so I’m not one of these people who flips things easy,” he says with a laugh.His previous car, which lasted 11 years, was an Acura MDX; he drove around a Ford Explorer for a decade before that.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticA Lone Star state grand jury has indicted Netflix over the controversial Cuties film.According to the September 23 indictment out of Tyler County, Texas, the Reed Hastings and Ted Sarandos-run streamer “knowingly promote visual material which depicts the lewd exhibition of the genitals or pubic area of a clothed or partially clothed child who was younger than 18 years of age at the time the visual material was created, which appeals to the prurient interest in sex, and has no serious, literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.”Facing some serious charges, Netflix weren’t backing down today as the 1-page indictment became public via a local Congressman’s Twitter feed.