This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes Fox Searchlight’s “Isle of Dogs” (now playing in theaters) winning the SXSW Audience Award and getting a release date in China, “Deadpool 2” scoring well in test screenings, FOX’s “9-1-1” having a strong first season premiere and more.
- Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ wins SXSW Audience Award in Headliners section (Deadline)
- Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’ nabs China release in hat trick for Fox Searchlight (Deadline)
- ‘The Shape of Water’ has fairy tale $10M+ China opening; crosses $100M overseas (Deadline)
- ‘Deadpool’ to get China premiere at Beijing Film Festival (Variety)
- ‘Deadpool 2’ outscores original in test screenings (The Hollywood Reporter)
- TV ratings: ‘9-1-1’ closes out strong in first season finale (Variety)
- FOX, ESPN expand coverage of NFL draft (USA Today)
- FOX unveils summer premiere dates (Broadcasting & Cable)
- Professional bowling rolls to FOX Sports (Variety)
- FilMart: Fox Networks and MM2 Asia to unveil Chinese-language six pack (Variety)
- Fox News in line for March ratings sweep (Multichannel News)
- FOX orders ‘Meghan Markle: An American Princess’ ahead of royal wedding (Variety)
- Fox Searchlight giving movie treatment to choreographer Alvin Ailey (Deadline)
- ‘Modern Family’ EP Abraham Higginbotham sets new overall deal at 20th Century Fox TV (Variety)
- How ‘Family Guy’ crafted its limited-interruption, Stewie-centric episode (Variety)
- ‘The Americans’: Inside its six-season journey to critical stardom and TV history (Variety)
- Darren Aronofsky’s new series ‘One Strange Rock’ is a love letter to planet Earth (Fast Company)
- This woman won National Geographic’s ‘Chasing Genius’ contest for a remote physical therapy app (Forbes)
Enjoy the weekend!
