A month after Disney and Lucasfilm filed paperwork to have Gina Carano’s wrongful-discharge and sex-discrimination suit tossed out, the fired Mandalorian star has kicked back to keep her Elon Musk-supported legal action off the mat.
“After admitting that they discriminated against Carano for her personal political beliefs and subjected her to disparate treatment from her similarly situated male co-stars, The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm Ltd, and Huckleberry Industries assert that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives them absolute immunity,” says the May 9 response to defendants motion to dismiss from Carano’s Schaerr Jaffe lawyers filed in federal court here in LA (read it here). “Defendants are incorrect.”
Tugging the Constitution out of the Mouse House’s hands, the reply adds: “Neither the First Amendment itself nor the few cases applying the First Amendment in the context of casting give employers the right to...
“After admitting that they discriminated against Carano for her personal political beliefs and subjected her to disparate treatment from her similarly situated male co-stars, The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm Ltd, and Huckleberry Industries assert that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives them absolute immunity,” says the May 9 response to defendants motion to dismiss from Carano’s Schaerr Jaffe lawyers filed in federal court here in LA (read it here). “Defendants are incorrect.”
Tugging the Constitution out of the Mouse House’s hands, the reply adds: “Neither the First Amendment itself nor the few cases applying the First Amendment in the context of casting give employers the right to...
- 5/11/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is staying in business with Kevin Garnett.
The company has extended its first-look deal with Garnett’s Content Cartel. The move will see it join the partnership between Content Cartel and Bill Maher’s podcast network Club Random Studios to develop films and series from its podcast content.
Village Roadshow struck its first-look deal with NBA legend Garnett in 2021 to develop and produce feature films, scripted and unscripted TV, and digital content. Garnett set up the company with Brian Bennett and Mike Marangu.
The deal has already generated series including Goliath about Wilt Chamberlain, features such as Cinnamon with Pam Grier and Damon Wayans and Murder City starring Mike Colter.
Club Random Studios was founded by Maher, Chris Case, and Chuck Labella to house, finance, and develop celebrity-hosted podcasts. The company launched a partnership in March with Garnett for Kg Certified, the Content Cartel podcast hosted by Garnett,...
The company has extended its first-look deal with Garnett’s Content Cartel. The move will see it join the partnership between Content Cartel and Bill Maher’s podcast network Club Random Studios to develop films and series from its podcast content.
Village Roadshow struck its first-look deal with NBA legend Garnett in 2021 to develop and produce feature films, scripted and unscripted TV, and digital content. Garnett set up the company with Brian Bennett and Mike Marangu.
The deal has already generated series including Goliath about Wilt Chamberlain, features such as Cinnamon with Pam Grier and Damon Wayans and Murder City starring Mike Colter.
Club Random Studios was founded by Maher, Chris Case, and Chuck Labella to house, finance, and develop celebrity-hosted podcasts. The company launched a partnership in March with Garnett for Kg Certified, the Content Cartel podcast hosted by Garnett,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group has renewed its production partnership with Content Cartel Production Studios, NBA legend Kevin Garnett’s film and TV banner.
In late 2021, Garnett’s Content Cartel inked a first-look development deal with Village Roadshow to cover scripted and unscripted projects for television, film and digital. The new and expanded deal includes Village Roadshow joining a new collaboration between Content Cartel and Bill Maher’s podcast network, Club Random Studios.
The new arrangement will see Village Roadshow look to develop films and series from podcast content stemming from that Content Cartel and Club Random partnership.
Village Roadshow and Content Cartel have already jointly worked on projects like Goliath, the docuseries about basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain for Showtime, and movies like Cinnamon, a crime-thriller starring Pam Grier and Damon Wayans, and Murder City, starring Mike Colter and directed by Michael D. Olmos. Both features were produced for Tubi as...
In late 2021, Garnett’s Content Cartel inked a first-look development deal with Village Roadshow to cover scripted and unscripted projects for television, film and digital. The new and expanded deal includes Village Roadshow joining a new collaboration between Content Cartel and Bill Maher’s podcast network, Club Random Studios.
The new arrangement will see Village Roadshow look to develop films and series from podcast content stemming from that Content Cartel and Club Random partnership.
Village Roadshow and Content Cartel have already jointly worked on projects like Goliath, the docuseries about basketball icon Wilt Chamberlain for Showtime, and movies like Cinnamon, a crime-thriller starring Pam Grier and Damon Wayans, and Murder City, starring Mike Colter and directed by Michael D. Olmos. Both features were produced for Tubi as...
- 4/25/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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