This time around in talks with studios, union negotiators will be facing a new but familiar opponent on the other side of the table after longtime studio negotiator Carol Lombardini stepped down.
Maddie’s Secret, comedian, writer, and actor Early’s directorial debut, opens exclusively at the IFC in New York where helmer Q&As (moderators include John Wilson, Brace Belden and Ivy Wolk) have sold out and more added, and with most other screenings at or near capacity.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
At one point, moderators even allowed Jones to direct questions toward Jackson's empty podium — an unusual debate moment that Malsin described as both risky and effective television.
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