Will Packer Productions Names Johanna Byer Executive VP Of Motion Pictures

The Queen is reportedly set on continuing with her royal duties despite battling Covid-19 behind closed doors. Buckingham Palace confirmed that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 95, caught the deadly bug on 20 February as they released a statement explaining that she's been experiencing "mild cold symptoms". While she remains in isolation as she recovers from the virus, the Queen will only cancel one face-to-face appointment and go ahead with her scheduled meetings over phone and video calls this week, according to the Daily Mail.

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Prince Charles has paid tribute to Jamal Edwards, calling him an “inspiration”, following the music pioneer's death age 31. Jamal Edwards was the founder of music platform SBTV and also was a supporter of many charity causes, working with the Prince’s Trust as a youth ambassador. Stars across the entertainment industry have paid tribute to the entrepreneur, who helped launch the careers of artists including Ed Sheeran, Dave and Jessie J.

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Loose Women panellists were left in tears as they shared a touching tribute to Jamal Edwards MBE following his death.Jamal was a musical pioneer and son of their co-star Brenda Edwards, and their tribute highlighted his astounding career as they shared clips of his recent appearance on the show.The late star was an entrepreneur in the music industry and set up his YouTube channel SBTV in 2006. He is responsible for kickstarting the careers of musical giants such as Ed Sheeran, Stormzy, JME, Jessie J, Emeli Sande and Skepta amongst other big names.He has also founded a youth charity and opened up the conversation for mental health amongst teenagers.He died Sunday, February 20 aged 31, after suffering from what has been described as a “sudden illness”.Loose Women shared a clip of Jamal’s appearance on the show back in November last year.He discussed the reasons behind his success: “I felt that a lot of my friends weren’t being represented in the mainstream media, that inspired me.”“Honestly, my mum’s work ethic inspired me as well,” admitted the star.Charlene White discussed Jamal through teary eyes, mentioning his “utterly beautiful face" and that his “impact will keep going on and be felt for years and years to come".Judi Love also spoke about Jamal as tears fell: “It wasn’t just the things he did in public, it was the things that he did outside.

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'Will he regret it?' Naga jibes co-star after replacing BBC host[LATEST]Our Yorkshire Farm's Amanda Owen in cryptic post amid 'unsettled' time[TV]Marvel's Evangeline Lilly calls out Justin Trudeau over protests[POLITICS]In a statement released on February 21, Brenda thanked everyone for their kind messages and support following Jamal's death.The Loose Women panellist said that she has been left "completely devastated".Brenda said: “It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.“Myself, his sister Tanisha, and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated. He was the centre of our world.“As we come to terms with his passing, we asked for privacy to grieve this unimaginable loss.

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Will Packer Productions has tapped Johanna Byer to be the executive vice president of motion pictures, reporting directly to the banner's president, James Lopez. In her new role, Byer, who joins Will Packer Productions from France's Gaumont, will develop and produce the company’s feature film projects, working closely with filmmakers, directors and other talent.

Dave McNary Film ReporterWill Packer Productions has hired Johanna Byer as executive VP of motion pictures.For the past four years,  Byer has served as senior VP of film and television for French film studio Gaumont. Prior to that role, she was the VP of development at Working Title Films, where she played key roles in producing and developing numerous film projects including “We Are Your Friends,” “Baby Driver,” “Theory of Everything,” “Everest” and “Les Miserables.”In her new position, Byer is responsible for identifying, developing and producing the company’s feature film projects as well as working closely with filmmakers, directors and other talent.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE With a roster of Broadway actors from such recent or on-pause productions as Waitress, Hadestown, The Play That Goes Wrong and Moulin Rouge!, a new musical inspired by A Christmas Carol and other works of Charles Dickens will make its streaming debut before Christmas utilizing technology to combine socially distanced performances.Estella Scrooge, with a book and direction by Tony Award winner John Caird (Les Misérables, Nicholas Nickelby) and music and lyrics by Paul Gordon (Tony-nominated for 2001’s Jane Eyre), will star Betsy Wolfe (Waitress) as the title character, the niece of Carol‘s Ebenezer Scrooge.