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When life hands you lemons, some people make lemonade, but Tyrese Gibson seems to be stuck wondering where all his sugar went. Yes, you read that right—our beloved Baby Boy star has hit a roadblock, not with car chases, but with unpaid child support. On September 9, 2024, the R&b singer found himself in a legal pickle in Fulton County, Georgia. The reason? He’d been giving child support payments the cold shoulder.

Tyrese Gibson in Fast X (2023) | Credit: Universal Pictures

Judge Kevin Farmer wasn’t in the mood for any excuses when he found Gibson in contempt of court for skipping out on his $10,000 monthly dues for his daughter. Since April 2023, the actor’s contributions have been about plentiful—around $2,200 a month—leaving a big, empty gap. To dodge a stint behind bars, he was given a golden opportunity: cough up $73,000 within 48 hours.

Divorce & Financial Strain: Tyrese Gibson’s Tough Choices Ahead

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Indie production shop The Exchange, also known as Bos Entertainment, is suing Wonderfilm for breach of contract related to their partnership on Harvey Keitel and Tyrese Gibson-starrer Hard Matter, which appears to be stuck in limbo for failure to pay a visual effects vendor.

The lawsuit filed on Tuesday in California federal court arrives in the wake of an investor in the movie — which was allegedly led to believe it was financing a Mel Gibson-led film only for the project to never get finished due to a lack of funds — accusing Wonderfilm of swindling it out of more than $5 million. The Exchange, in turn, is looking to distance itself from the company and Wonderfilm principals Bret Saxon and Jeff Bowler. It claims that it had no part in the alleged scheme and that it was defrauded since Wonderfilm failed to secure insurance for the movie.

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Justin Price of Powell and Price Productions is COO, Franzi Schissler is head of sales and acquisitions.

The producers of Tyrese Gibson and Harvey Keitel action thriller Hard Matter are launching Los Angeles-based sales company Baby Monster Media at AFM with a roster including Eric Roberts psychological thriller Into The Fade.

Justin Price of Powell and Price Productions and Franzi Schissler are behind the new venture and serve as COO and head of sales and acquisitions, respectively.

Baby Monster Media will focus on sci-fi and action films, handling third-party titles and in-house titles from Powell and Price Productions.

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Indie production shop Wonderfilm has been sued for fraud and breach of contract in a lawsuit accusing the company and its directors of swindling an investor — which was allegedly led to believe it was financing a Mel Gibson-led film only for the project to never get finished due to a lack of funds — out of more than $5 million.

Investor Gridiron Productions alleges fraud in a lawsuit claiming Wonderfilm principals Bret Saxon and Jeff Bowler changed the terms of contracts to pay themselves exorbitant salaries on top of exaggerating the budget for the movie, with the goal of making it for less and pocketing the difference.

The lawsuit filed on Sept. 12 in California federal court mirrors claims made in other legal actions against Saxon. According to a review of court records by The Hollywood Reporter, he was named in 2011 in a series of complaints accusing him of operating a “ponzi scheme,...

‘Gomorrah’ Writers To Adapt David Szalay Novel ‘Turbulence’

Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero writers Leonardo Fasoli and Maddelena Ravagli has been tapped to adapt Man Booker-shortlisted novel Turbulence into a TV series with Envision Entertainment. The book, from David Szalay, comprises interconnected stories that follow 12 protagonists as they fly from country to country while enduring both real and emotional turbulence. Each episode will start and end in London. “We see Turbulence as a once in a lifetime prestige project which can introduce the best local talent to truly global audiences, an astonishing accomplishment in the era of streaming,” said Envision founder and CEO Michael Nakan. Fasoli and Ravagli are working on The Kollective, a TV adaptation of the Bellingcat journalism saga for The European Alliance.

Josh Scherba Named WildBrain Boss

Josh Scherba has been named President CEO of Canadian kids firm WildBrain, as Eric Ellenbogen steps down. The long-serving Scherba was been...

Exclusive: Stephen Root (Barry) and Tim Blake Nelson (Old Henry) have signed on to star alongside Oscar and Emmy winner Kathy Bates, two-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner John Malkovich and Lewis Pullman in Thelma, an upcoming indie to be directed by two-time Emmy nominee Ken Kwapis. The Exchange will be introducing the title to international buyers at the 2022 Cannes Film Market, with ICM Partners and UTA Independent Film Group handling domestic.

Thelma recounts the true story of the mother of John Kennedy Toole (Pullman), the Pulitzer Prize winning author of A Confederacy of Dunces. Toole died by suicide before finding a home for his masterpiece, and his mother Thelma (Bates) made it her life’s mission, through outrageous gamesmanship, to see the book published. She eventually succeeded in getting the manuscript into the hands of writer Walker Percy (Malkovich), who became the novel’s champion. It...

EVP sales and distribution Nat McCormick to launch talks.

The Exchange has acquired worldwide sales rights to action thriller Hard Matter starring Harvey Keitel, Tyrese Gibson and Frank Grillo.

EVP of Sales and Distribution Nat McCormick (pictured) and the sales team will introduce the project to buyers on the Croisette in less than two weeks.

Hard Matter takes place in an America divided by quadrants where a power-hungry corporation takes control of the prison system and criminals as the new law enforcers inflict capital punishment to reclaim their place in society.

Justin Price is directing from his screenplay. Producers are...

Exclusive: Frank Grillo has signed on to star opposite Harvey Keitel in Justin Price’s action-thriller Hard Matter for Wonderfilm Media, which is currently in production in Biloxi, Mississippi.

The film written by Price is set in a new America divided by quadrants, in which a power-hungry corporation has taken over the conventional prison system and replaced it with a system of deadly watches. In this version of America, criminals are the new law enforcers that carry out all forms of capital punishment in order to regain their place in society.

Wonderfilm’s Jeff Bowler and Bret Saxon are producing alongside Latavius Powell and Justin Price of Powell and Price Productions, with Richard Salvatore exec producing.

“Having just recently wrapped our film Lamborghini, with Frank as the lead, we are so amazed by what he brings to the screen,” said Wonderfilm’s Bowler and Saxon, “and...