“RRR” director S.S. Rajamouli says the sequel to his blockbuster action hit is well underway. The filmmaker tells Variety that his father and screenwriter Vijayendra Prasad is “seriously working on the story,” with his revolutionary heroes set to return for another epic battle with the colonizing Brits.Rajamouli assures a sequel wasn’t initially on the cards, but has become more of a prospect as the film has found international success.“When we were making it, we didn't have an idea about [a...
Zoom Video Communications
Eric
Yuan
Founder / Chairman / CEO
When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, the teleconferencing services Yuan offered with Zoom became essential for conducting business in Hollywood — and pretty much everywhere else — fast turning him into a multibillionaire. Lockdowns have now subsided, but Zoom remains a fixture of a transformed business landscape, used for everything from meetings and interviews to script conferences and auditions. And Yuan keeps tweaking it. Over the past year, Zoom has forged platform innovations including a digital whiteboard, an omnichannel contact center and the ability to pre-book workspaces. In Q2 of its 2023 fiscal year, it sold a record number of licenses, up more than 100% year-over-year, reaching 4 million seats. Then in November, Zoom announced a partnership with AMC Theaters to facilitate “Zoom Rooms” at 17 venues in 2023 for teleconferencing and event-related purposes.