Lori McCreary, the CEO of Morgan Freeman’s production company Revelations Entertainment, shared concerns about AI’s upheaval, and potential misuse in the motion picture industry, and in her sphere, it boils down to the rampant replication of the Oscar winner’s voice. Typically for McCreary…

Multi-hyphenate creative and producing executive Seth MacFarlane struggled to explain the complicated relationship he currently has with the Fox Network Sunday at the 13th annual Produced By conference. Fox is long the home of many of MacFarlane’s signature television ventures, like Family Guy and Cosmos. The…

Netflix's cutbacks after a subscriber loss sent the streamer’s stock price tumbling down have worried some in the industry that the content gold rush is ending. Producers at the "IP IQ" panel, sponsored by Deadline, at the Produced By conference, said there's no need to worry. Girl From Plainville and The Dropout…

Producers Dan Lin and Chris Miller spoke about the return of the theatrical release market during a conversation at the Produced By conference. Lego Movie co-director Miller presented his producer Lin with the inaugural Vance Van Petten Award for entrepreneurial spirit. One of Miller's questions for Lin was: are…

JuVee Productions CEO Viola Davis and her husband, JuVee President Julius Tennon, said the entertainment industry must become a kinder workplace. They spoke at a Produced By conference panel moderated by Yvette Nicole Brown. "We really have to think more about how this work-life balance works out," Tennon said…

The Producers Guild of America said today that its 2022 Produced By Conference will be held Saturday an Sunday, June 11-12, at the Fox in Century City. Watch the announcement video above. The 13th edition of the networking event and educational forum spans film, TV and new media, with the goal of sparking…

It was probably a coincidence that Agnes Chu, SVP, content, for Disney+, was seated next to Craig Erwich, SVP content for Hulu, at today's panel titled "The Streamers: Meet the Buyers" at today's Produced By Conference 2019 at Warner Bros. in Burbank. Or maybe it was just alphabetical on a panel that continued…

Making inclusive movies is organic for Black Panther and Creed II star Michael B. Jordan. “It’s natural for me. Long before the word inclusion became a thing,” said the actor on developing movies at his new Outlier Society production company this afternoon during the Produced By session titled “Content With a…

Skydance Media President and Chief Operating Officer Jesse Sisgold was on a Produced By panel today titled “The Keys to the Kingdom: Financiers & Distributors.” In discussing Skydance's streaming and television ventures, Sisgold brought up the Jack Reacher series and why Skydance is going the streaming/TV…

Longtime collaborators Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito spoke in conversation at the Produced By Conference today in Burbank. They began working together in theater in the 1960s and through One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest into the '80s. Tracing their intertwining careers, Douglas came to talk about the sequel to…

During a sit-down with friend Danny DeVito at the Produced By Conference today in Burbank, Michael Douglas emphasized his support of the #MeToo movement and how it’s bringing change to Hollywood. "This Me Too movement has been phenomenal in bringing women into our industry more than ever before," Douglas said. "I…

So, what’s been the big change at Warner Bros. studios since AT&T took over? “We used to have three bars, but now we have five bars,” joked Warner Bros. Studio chairman Toby Emmerich about the studio’s new corporate parent at today’s Produced By Conference. But, in all seriousness, Emmerich, who sat down in a…