Following is a summary of current entertainment news briefs.
Britain’s Cineworld hit by appeal in Cineplex legal battle
Cineworld Group said on Friday Canada’s Cineplex Inc filed an appeal against its plea challenging an order the British cinema operator pay C$1.23 billion ($965.92 million) in damages to Cineplex for abandoning a planned takeover. The London-listed company said it disagreed with the submissions made by Cineplex in its cross-appeal and will respond to it, adding Cineworld does not expect to pay any damages while the appeals are ongoing.
Spotify removing Neil Young’s music after his Joe Rogan ultimatum
Neil Young’s music is being removed from Spotify’s streaming service after the singer-songwriter objected to his songs playing on the same platform that offers Joe Rogan’s podcast, the company and the musician said on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Young had released a letter https://www.reuters.com/world/us/neil-young-spotify-either-remove-my-music-or-joe-rogan-podcast-2022-01-25 addressed to his manager and record label, Warner Music Group, demanding that Spotify no longer carry his music because he said Rogan spreads misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
Netflix to produce Mattel’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ movie
Mattel Inc and Netflix are developing “Masters of the Universe”, a franchise created by the toymaker in the 1980s, into a live-action motion picture with production slated to start in summer 2022. The project, which was formerly in development at Sony, will be directed by film making duo the Nee Brothers and star “West Side Story” actor Kyle Allen as Prince Adam, or He-Man, both companies said on Friday.
(With inputs from agencies.)