American actress and singer, a leading box‑office star with extensive award credentials.
Chapek describes his Disney exit as a deliberate undermining by his predecessor Bob Iger, and recounts the board’s role, Iger’s return to the helm, and the ensuing financial and strategic strains on Disney through the pandemic and after.
The Tokyo district court has ruled that a performer's voice is protected under publicity rights, in a case over AI-generated content on TikTok. The ruling does not require deletion of videos already removed, but establishes legal protection for vocal identity amid rising AI cloning concerns.
The 70th London Film Festival has opened with Simon Stone’s biographical drama Elsinore, starring Olivia Colman and Andrew Scott, about Ian Charleson’s final Hamlet performance. The director has discussed Day-Lewis’s reaction to revisiting the exit from the 1989 production. The festival runs for 12 days, featuring world premieres and a roster of international talent.