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“Suits L.A.” producer Gene Klein has boarded international crime thriller “Bombay Noir” under his P3 Media banner, which he runs with Adam Ciralsky (“The Recruit”).

Created by Sai Pawar, who was second unit director on “Shantaram,” the ten-part drama from 4 Am Film Studios follows an FBI agent as he investigates the murder of an American couple in Mumbai.

FBI Special Agent Vince Cunningham is on the case as he delves into a mystery surrounding the couple’s last moments – but what starts out as a double homicide spirals into a tangled diplomatic web that soon starts ratcheting up the body count.

Omega Global Media is repping sales on “Bombay Noir,” which is already garnering interest from international networks. Omega managing director Danny Goldman will be previewing creative material during upcoming confab Content London as part of the co-production and pre-sale financing strategy on the series.

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San Sebastian — Blessed by blowsy sun, two Conferences and a Co-Pro Forum, which brought the highest caliber and number of U.S., European execs and Latin American producers ever seen in festival history, San Sebastian rounded its final bend Friday after a packed, busy and upbeat event, also suggesting a stability in contrast to other major European events, such as Berlin.

Below, eight takeaways, some 24 hours before Saturday night’s closing gala and prize ceremony.

Women Rule Still

Coming into the festival, many of the biggest main competition buzz pictures were directed by women. Many now figure, according to a El Diario Vasco Spanish critics’ poll, as Golden Shell frontrunners: Isabel Helguera’s animated pic “Sultana’s Dream,” Raven Jackson’s Sundance hit “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” Jaione Camborda’s Toronto platform screener “The Rye Horn” and Tzu-Hui Peng and Ping-Wen Wang’s “A Journey in Spring.”

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Munich-based Beta Film, one of Europe’s leading television companies, and seasoned executive Danny Goldman have joined forces to form London-based Omega Global Media, a distribution business focusing on a selection of high-end English-language TV series. The new entity’s first project is the Canadian crime series “Something Undone,” starring Billy Campbell (“Cardinal”) and Amanda Brugel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”).

The formation of Omega Global Media reflects the partners’ shared conviction that they can co-finance and distribute premium English-language dramas beyond the constraints of the conventional studio, network, and streaming models. The company will be headed by Goldman, a former Sony Pictures Television and Miramax executive, and managing director of Goldridge Media.

Over the course of his career, Goldman has had a leading role in the distribution of many iconic TV series, including “Breaking Bad,” “Damages” and “Seinfield.” Beta Film’s credits include “The Swarm,” “Hudson&Rex,” “Prof T.,” “Babylon Berlin” and “Gomorrah.

Lorton Entertainment, who are currently working on highly anticipated Disney+ documentary “Wagatha Christie,” have set a new unscripted series titled “Horsepower” at Amazon, Variety can exclusively reveal.

A four-part documentary series which is set to launch on Prime Video U.K. and Ireland from Sept. 23, “Horsepower” gives viewers a rare glimpse into the world of horce racing via its two protagonists, leading trainer Andrew Balding and his principal jockey Oisin Murphy as they compete over a nine month period culminating in the horse racing world’s most prestigious annual event: Royal Ascot.

Audiences will get unprecedented behind the scenes access as they follow Balding (brother of sports host Clare Balding) and Murphy from fall 2020 to summer 2021, watching them train at Balding’s Hampshire stables and competing in events across the country. All seems lost, however, when Murphy tests positive for cocaine: will he be banned from the sport he loves...

Protagonist Pictures are representing international sales for boxing doc series “The Kings” at Mipcom.

The mini-series follows four boxers — ‘Sugar’ Ray Leonard, Roberto ‘Hands of Stone’ Durán, Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hearns and ‘Marvelous’ Marvin Hagler — as they jostle to take the throne following boxing legend Muhammed Ali’s retirement in 1981.

“The Kings” aired on Showtime in June and has already been sold to a range of European broadcasters including Canal Plus in France and Poland, ESPN in Australia, New Zealand and Latin America, Nordic Entertainment Group’s Viaplay streaming service in the Nordic region and the Netherlands, Movistar in Spain, Nrk in Norway, Dr in Denmark, Channel 1 in Russia and Discovery Plus in the Philippines.

The U.K. is in advanced negotiations for rights to the series, which is directed by BAFTA-nominated Mat Whitecross (“Coldplay: A Head Full Of Dreams”) and produced by Fiona Neilson (“Oasis: Supersonic”).

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Exclusive: An English adaptation of the hit Belgian series Team Chocolate will be produced by STXtelevision and Reel One Entertainment after acquiring the rights from Wild Bunch TV.

The award-winning original tells the story of Jasper Bloom, a young man with Down’s syndrome who begins working with a diverse team of employees with a range of disabilities. He falls in love with one of his colleagues but their love story is interrupted when she’s whisked away to another city. So Jasper hits the road with his new friends on a journey of adventure and self-discovery not only for Jasper but for his wider community.

STXtelevision and Reel One are committed to casting the show with the same character-specific attention, authenticity, and care that was a hallmark of the original series.

“We were struck by Team Chocolate’s honest and unbarred portrayal of lives within a community we don...

Many TV legends and contributors were included for the “In Memoriam” segment on Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony for ABC. But producers are always forced to omit some of the 100+ insiders who died since the last ceremony. Who was left out of the group that was honored?

With dozens of television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, people certainly included were these six TV Academy Hall of Fame members:

Diahann Carroll

Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)

Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)

Regis Philbin

Carl Reiner

Fred Silverman

SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery

Even though he wasn’t known for his TV work, blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman was featured in the final slot. NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant was not mentioned, even though the event was being held in the Staples Center.

For Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony on ABC, producers will have the always difficult task of assembling a memoriam segment. Even though the event hosted by Jimmy Kimmel will be virtual, it’s a certainty they will include the popular “In Memoriam” on the show.

With over 100 television veterans having died since last year’s mid-September ceremony, those expected to be honored would include such TV legends and TV Academy Hall of Fame members:

Diahann Carroll

Leonard Goldberg (executive at 20th Century Fox and ABC; producer of “Charlie’s Angels” and more)

Jim Lehrer (anchor/reporter of “MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour)

Regis Philbin

Carl Reiner

Fred Silverman

SEECelebrity Deaths 2020: In Memoriam Gallery

Even though they weren’t known for their TV work, it’s very likely NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant and blockbuster film actor Chadwick Boseman will be honored. Also among the dozens most likely included since they...

Danny Goldman, known as the memorable med student who questions Gene Wilder in the 1974 comedy classic Young Frankenstein, has died. He was 80.

Goldman, a New York native with a long career in entertainment, died on Sunday, his longtime agent and friend Doug Ely announced on Facebook.

“It’s with great sadness that I must tell you that Danny Goldman has passed away. He passed peacefully at home today amongst family and friends, after having suffered a couple of strokes around New Years,” Ely wrote. “I’ve known Danny since 1980 when I first became an agent and he 1st started casting on his own.

Danny Goldman, a film and TV actor, and the voice of Brainy Smurf in the Hanna-Barbera animated series “The Smurfs,” died Sunday in Los Angeles. He was 80.

Goldman’s agent Doug Ely confirmed the news on Facebook. In his post, Ely remembered the actor as “one of a kind” and recounted details of their long friendship.

“It’s with great sadness that I must tell you that Danny Goldman has passed away. He passed peacefully at home today amongst family and friends, after having suffered a couple of strokes around New Years,” Ely’s statement reads.

“I’ve known Danny since 1980 when I first became an agent and he 1st started casting on his own. We became fast friends and have been for the last 40 years. He joined our poker game early on and has even hosted it for the last 20 years or so. We’ve played together in our...

Danny Goldman, the actor who voiced Brainy Smurf and played the persistent medical student whose prying questions drove Gene Wilder’s irate doctor to stab his own leg with a scalpel in the opening scene of Young Frankenstein, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles from complications of two recent strokes. He was 80.

His family made the announcement. The cause of death was not related to Covid-19.

A casting director of television commercials for nearly 30 years, Daniel Goldman — he always went by Danny– also was a familiar face on episodic TV throughout the 1970s, ’80s and into the ’90s, appearing on The Good Life, Room 222, Get Smart,...

Former Major Crimes star Kearran Giovanni has landed a lead role opposite Derek Luke, Jeri Ryan, and Paula Newsome in NBC's drama pilot, Suspicion, from creator Jessica Goldberg, Universal TV and Keshet Studios. Created/written by Goldberg based on the book by Joseph Finder and directed by Brad Anderson, Suspicion is described as a Hitchcockian thriller about how far one man will go to save the people he loves. After Danny Goldman (Luke) accepts a handshake loan from his…...

Former Mom star Sadie Calvano is set as a series regular in NBC drama pilot Suspicion, from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Universal TV and Keshet Studios. Created/written by Goldberg based on the book by Joseph Finder and directed by Brad Anderson, Suspicion is described as a Hitchcockian thriller about how far one man will go to save the people he loves. After Danny Goldman accepts a handshake loan from his new friend and millionaire neighbor, he gets a visit from…...

Raul Esparza is coming right back to NBC one month after his exit from “Law & Order: Svu,” with a series regular role in the network’s new drama pilot “Suspicion,” a person with knowledge of production tells TheWrap. Penned and executive produced by “The Path” creator Jessica Goldberg, the series is a Hitchcockian thriller adapted from a book of the same name by Joseph Finder and directed by Brad Anderson. The story follows Danny Goldman (Derek Luke), who — after accepting a handshake loan from his new friend and millionaire neighbor — gets a visit from the FBI and learns that the...

Paula Newsome (NCIS) is set as a series regular in NBC drama pilot Suspicion, from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Universal TV and Keshet Studios. Created/written by Goldberg based on the book by Joseph Finder and directed by Brad Anderson, Suspicion is described as a Hitchcockian thriller about how far one man will go to save the people he loves. After Danny Goldman accepts a handshake loan from his new friend and millionaire neighbor, he gets a visit from the FBI…...

NBC has given a pilot order to drama Suspicion, based on the book by Joseph Finder, from The Path creator Jessica Goldberg, Universal TV and Keshet Studios. Created/written by Goldberg, Suspicion is described as a Hitchcockian thriller about how far one man will go to save the people he loves. After Danny Goldman accepts a handshake loan from his new friend and millionaire neighbor, he gets a visit from the FBI and learns that the decision is one he will regret for the…...

[caption id="attachment_51168" align="aligncenter" width="590"] Smurfs: The Lost Village image via Sony Pictures Animation./caption]

Tickled pink to be working blue, Sony Pictures Animation has announced the next Smurfs feature film, Smurfs: The Lost Village will hit theaters April 7, 2017. Watch a promo, below. The feature film is part of the Belgian Smurfs comics franchise. The Smurfs TV show ran on NBC from 1981 until it was cancelled in 1989. Smurfs: The Lost Village stars Demi Lovato as Smurfette; Mandy Patinkin as Papa Smurf; Rainn Wilson as Gargamel; Jack McBrayer as Clumsy; Danny Pudi as Brainy; and Joe Manganiello as Hefty.

After its NBC cancellation, Smurfs reruns aired on USA Network until 1993. Cartoon Network then ran them until 2003. In the Us, Cartoon Network's Boomerang still reruns The Smurfs TV series. The original series cast includes: Don Messick, Danny Goldman, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Michael Bell, June Foray, Hamilton...

Exclusive: Jon Rushton, Steve Lewis upped at UK distributor.

Curzon Artificial Eye has promoted duo Jon Rushton and Steve Lewis, to head of theatrical and head of home entertainment and digital, respectively.

Both will report to Danny Goldman, head of content, sales and distribution.

Rushton, formerly head of publicity, will now oversee the sales, marketing and publicity functions for theatrical releasing.

Lewis, formerly head of home entertainment, will now oversee all home entertainment and digital sales and marketing for the company, including titles released digitally day and date with theatrical, and acquisitions for the company’s library.

Lewis, who previously worked at Tartan, has been at Curzon for ten years, Rushton, formerly of Metrodome, for four.

Goldman said: “I am delighted to announce these promotions, which reflect the fantastic contribution that both Jon and Steve have made to the business and their ongoing leadership responsibility.”...

Former Miramax and Sony Pictures exec tasked with growing Curzon’s sales revenue.

Curzon has appointed Danny Goldman as head of content sales and distribution, effective immediatly. He will report directly to Curzon CEO Philip Knatchbull.

In the new role, Goldman will oversee all of Curzon’s distribution activity and has been tasked with growing Curzon’s sales revenue as the company seeks to expand its pipeline of theatrical releases and exploit its library in the increasing number of digital distribution channels.

Goldman began his career in PR and advertising before joining Sony Pictures Television, where as svp of sales he was responsible for licensing Sony’s movies and TV series to broadcasters, platforms and digital services across Emea.

After 11 years at Sony, he set up Miramax’s European distribution operation and most recently run his own consultancy advising clients on their distribution and production strategies.

Knatchbull said Goldman’s appointment marks “an important component in our...

Several U.K.-related stories broke Monday, including a licensing deal between BSkyB and Miramax and a new partnership between Distrify and the BFI Production Board Collection. The upshot is that the Brits will have access to many more American and British independent films on a greater variety of platforms. Under their new deal, U.K. and Ireland TV service BSkyB will have exclusive rights to a collection of Miramax films — “Life Is Beautiful,” “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” and “Spy Kids” among them — delivered across HD subscription channels, the on-demand service Sky Anytime+ and the mobile Sky Go. “We are very pleased to add our award-winning and beloved films to the Sky lineup, ensuring that Sky subscribers will continue to have access to the best that independent cinema and Hollywood have to offer,” said Danny Goldman, Miramax senior VP and head of sales, Europe. “The entertainment appeal of...

London – Miramax has pacted with British pay TV platform UKTV to unspool a selection of movie titles from its library to subscribers here for its basic pay and digital terrestrial television channels. Titles will include The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the Scream and Spy Kids franchises and Finding Neverland among others. The pact was announced by Miramax svp and head of sales, Europe Danny Goldman and UKTV acquisitions and co-productions chief Alexandra Finlay. Goldman said the deal marks the first major multi-title linear deal struck by Miramax for the U.K. and Ireland. UKTV is a joint

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Miramax CEO Mike Lang announced today the continued expansion of its worldwide sales organization and the opening of Miramax's first international office in London. Joe Patrick, formerly Miramax's Senior Vice President, Domestic Television & Digital Sales, has been promoted to lead Worldwide Sales, and Miramax also announced that Danny Goldman has joined Patrick’s team as Svp and Head of Sales for Europe. Previously, Patrick oversaw sales for MGM Worldwide Television ...

Miramax announced Thursday the opening of its first international office in London and that Joe Patrick has been promoted to lead Worldwide Sales. Patrick, who joined Miramax in March as senior vice president, Domestic Television & Digital Sales, will continue to report to Miramax CEO Mike Lang. He will continue to work closely with Beth Minehart, Svp, Global Digital. Miramax also announced that Danny Goldman has joined Patrick’s team as Svp and Head of Sales, Europe. Goldman will report to Patrick and be based in London, where the first international office will...

The big news in comics today is the massive reboot going on over at DC. Jim Lee and Geoff Johns' "Justice League" #1 went on sale all over the country to kick it off, and the two of them have been touring New York City on the signing circuit to promote it. Lee even tweeted some photographic evidence.

Opinions on what DC's relaunched titles will accomplish varied. A couple of takes, along with Edgar Wright's "Game of Thrones" discovery and info about a "Powers" pilot cut you can't see unless you're at Brian Michael Bendis' house made the rundown today.

I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for August 31, 2011.

"Powers" pt. 1: @Brianmbendis @Oeming got the new powers cut. come over!

-Brian Michael Bendis, Writer ("Ultimate Spider-Man," "New Avengers")

"Powers" pt. 2: @Oeming @Brianmbendis what's that? A new cut of the Powers pilot? Hells yea! After...

The Smurfs have landed on the big-screen and the movie is a hit. While it will take awhile for the feature film to be offered on DVD, the original cartoon adventures are available already.

As you may recall, The Smurfs ran from 1981 until 1989 and were a cornerstone of NBC's Saturday morning line-up. Led by wise and gentle Papa Smurf, the cute little blue creatures did their best to live happily in the forest and to stay hidden from the outside world, particularly from evil wizard Gargamel and his nasty cat, Azrael. Some of the best vocal talent in the business provided the voices — actors like Don Messick, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Danny Goldman, June Foray, Michael Bell, William Callaway, Hamilton Camp, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Young, and Paul Winchell.

A 10 episode collection of Smurfs episodes have been released on DVD. You...

Has this ever happened to you at a commercial callback? It's a car insurance ad. The 30-something director, who's wearing all black because that shows everyone what a hip, edgy guy he is, asks the actors to pick an animal. Now, he says, play out the scene—involving a car crash and the subsequent conversation with the insurance adjuster—as that animal. No, this isn't on the storyboards. Sure, he just took the Acting Exercises class in film school. Do you do it, however unlikely the commercial will be shot that way? Or do you think, "I'm not playing along with this crap!" and refuse? Well, if that's what the young-hip-edgy director wants to see, do you think you stand any chance of getting cast if you don't play ball? Even if he's an idiot, you've got to make him believe you'll be nice to have on the set all day.

The characters in the upcoming The Smurfs movie will be played by an all-star cast. We know that Jonathan Winters is voicing Papa Smurf, Katy Perry will provide the Smurfette's vocals, George Lopez will perform Grouchy, and Alan Cumming will voice an all-new character, Gutsy Smurf. Quentin Tarantino was in talks to play Brainy but that apparently won't be happening now.

A few characters will be live and not cartoon, similar to the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies. Hank Azaria will play a live Gargamel, Neil Patrick Harris will appear as Johan, an expectant father, and Jayma Mays will play his pregnant wife.

But, what about the original cartoon voices? Some of the best talent in the business provided the voices -- names like Don Messick, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Danny Goldman, June Foray, Michael Bell, William Callaway, Hamilton Camp, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Young, and...

After languishing in development for many years, it looks like The Smurfs movie is finally being made.

If you're a child of the 1980s, you remember that The Smurfs TV show ran on NBC for an amazing eight seasons. The series follows the small blue creatures as they try to live in harmony and keep the location of their village a secret from evil wizard Gargamel and his nasty feline, Azrael.

The cast is a veritable who's-who of voice talent with actors like Don Messick, Lucille Bliss, Frank Welker, Danny Goldman, June Foray, Michael Bell, William Callaway, Hamilton Camp, Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Young, and Paul Winchell.

A live-action/CGI feature film of The Smurfs has been in the works for nearly a decade. In 2008, Columbia Pictures acquired the film rights and partnered with Sony Pictures Animation. In July 2009, Raja...

Sony Pictures Television International and Warner Bros. have signed up as launch partners for U.K. supermarket chain Tesco's plan to offer digital downloads of film and TV content to consumers.

The mega-chain, which recently boasted that one in every four pounds spent in the U.K. was spent at Tesco, will provide download service to millions of consumers.

Titles on offer from Spti include "Spider-Man 3," "Open Season" and "Superbad," while Warners will offer movies and TV series including "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" a day after they air on TV, Tesco said.

Consumers will be able to "download to own" episodic TV and film starting at 1.87 pounds ($2.79) for a TV episode, 6.97 pounds ($10.50) for a catalog film and 10.97 pounds ($16.40) for a new-release title. During the coming months, Tesco Digital also will offer customers the ability to "download to rent" films.

"Spti's goal is to provide U.K. consumers with great content -- anywhere,...

London -- Sony Pictures TV International has upped Central and Eastern European sales director Mark Young to the post of vp sales, taking responsibility for Greece, Turkey, the Middle East and Israel.

He will report to London-based Danny Goldman, senior vp sales. In a separate move, Oi Yee Wong has been promoted to head the company's sales efforts in the U.K, Ireland and South Africa.