[Word count: 432]NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) resulting from allegations that Franklin Resources may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public. So What: If you purchased Franklin Resources securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses. What to do next: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=29671 call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email case@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. What is this about: On August 21, 2024, Franklin Resources filed a current report with the SEC. In this current report, the company announced it was naming a sole Chief Investment Officer at Western Asset Management (a company subsidiary) to replace co-Chief Investment Officer Ken Leech, who had been on a leave of absence, effective immediately. The current report also stated Ken Leech had “received a Wells Notice from the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission,” and “[i]n light of Mr. Leech’s leave of absence, the Company has determined that closing its Macro Opportunities strategy [. . .] is in clients’ best interests.” On this news, Franklin Resources’ stock fell 12.5% on August 21, 2024. Why Rosen Law: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company at the time. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs’ Bar. Many of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-rosen-law-firm , on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rosen_firm or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rosenlawfirm/ . Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. ------------------------------- Contact Information: Laurence Rosen, Esq. Phillip Kim, Esq. The Rosen Law Firm, P.A. 275 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor New York, NY 10016 Tel: (212) 686-1060 Toll Free: (866) 767-3653 Fax: (212) 202-3827 case@rosenlegal.com www.rosenlegal.com
Bloomfield's Davien Kerr left his twin brother and came to Syracuse first, Now he's starting; Mora picks Fagnano to start at QB, for now.1. First, here's Ariana Grande during one of her earliest auditions for Glinda in Wicked, where she performs "Popular" vs. the final scene from the film: In an interview on the Sentimental Men podcast , Ariana recalled hearing about the Wicked audition for the first time, saying, "I was on the Sweetener tour, and I said to my team, I said, 'If this is happening now. We have to figure it out. We have to pull the plug on this tour. I'm going home. I'm getting into voice lessons. I'm getting into acting lessons. And I'm going to turn this shit out. You need to hear from me now. If this is happening. I'm going home and I'm training, and I'm getting ready. This is all I want.'" In her recent interview with Variety for Actors on Actors , she revealed to Paul Mescal that it was a "three-and-a-half month" audition process for Wicked . 2. And here's Cynthia Erivo during her audition for Elphaba in Wicked, where she performed "Defying Gravity" vs. the final scene from the film: In the documentary, Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked , Cynthia explained that she had a three-hour audition where she worked with a few other actors, none of whom were Ariana Grande. 3. Here's Pedro Pascal's self-tape audition for Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones vs. the final scene in Season 4, Episode 3: In an interview with Late Night with Seth Meyers , Pedro explained that he found out about the role after offering to help a younger actor actually audition for the role of Oberyn. "He goes to the bathroom, and I text my manager right away," Pedro added, saying he then put himself on tape for the role. 4. Here's Tom Holland during his audition for Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War vs. a final scene from the movie: In a behind-the-scenes featurette about Tom's audition, producers explained that they looked at roughly 7,500 tapes of young actors who wanted to be the next Spider-Man. "It was a pretty daunting process," Tom explained. "I went through a phase of just doing self-tapes after self-tapes after self-tapes." 5. Here's Zendaya during her audition for MJ in Spider-Man: Homecoming vs. her in the movie: In an interview on The Tonight Show , Zendaya explained that she had no idea she was auditioning for Spider-Man while auditioning. She said, "I knew I was auditioning for 'Girl in Movie.' And I actually didn't even know what kind of character." 6. Here's Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron during their chemistry test for Gabriella and Troy in High School Musical vs. the final scene in the movie: Looking back on meeting the cast for the first time during auditions, Vanessa told The Kelly Clarkson Show , "I remember meeting Zac for the first time, meeting Lucas [Grabeel] for the first time. Me and Ashley [Tisdale] had already met cause we did a commercial together a month prior. It’s wild. The time just keeps flying." 7. Here's Rachel McAdams during her first audition for Allie in The Notebook opposite Ryan Gosling vs. the final scene in the movie: In a behind-the-scenes featurette about The Notebook auditions, the producers revealed they tested 10 different actors alongside Ryan, with "nine of them very well known." Rachel was a "last minute" audition, and the producers didn't know who she was. Ryan explained that when Rachel came in, she was the only one who didn't want to talk about the scene and characters before the audition; she just did it perfectly. 8. Here's Sam Heughan during his Outlander audition for Jamie vs. the final scene from the second episode of the series: Speaking about Sam's Outlander audition, casting director Suzanne Smith told Daily Express , "We did audition other actors, and the casting process is not just one audition, you do a couple, so it’s a process of each role that we do on the show. He just embodied the role and also being a wonderful human being, which is so important." 9. And here's Caitríona Balfe during her chemistry read as Claire alongside Sam Heughan for Outlander vs. the scene from Season 1, Episode 9: Looking back on this chemistry test, Sam recalled in his memoir, "It was intense, physically and emotionally. It left us breathless. She was wrapped in my arms and I think we both know that Jamie and Claire had just come into existence together." 10. Here's Stephanie Hsu during her audition for Joy Wang in Everything Everywhere All at Once vs. the final scene from the film: Speaking about her audition video for the film that went viral, Stephanie told NPR , "That audition video was from 2019. I had never seen it. It was kind of amazing and actually really healing for me to see because the movie is so wild and spectacular that you want to talk about the bigness of it, the costumes, the craziness, and it was quite healing actually to witness; oh wow I guess I did really bring something to this? I know I knew that, but just to see the very bare bones of that performance and the magic that happened in that audition room that day." 11. Here's Miley Cyrus during one of her first auditions for Hannah Montana when she was 12 years old vs. the final scene from the first episode: Reflecting on her audition process on the 10-year anniversary of Hannah Montana, Miley wrote on Instagram, per Rolling Stone , "There was a very long auditioning process, and many chemistry reads which really is what sold the show to the producers and channel because no matter what went on over the years (which none of you have any clue about but it was like The Real World but [with] more hormonal teenagers), our love for each other was unquestionable. Even though I feel disconnected to who I was at that time I will always feel eternally grateful for the opportunity and platform I was given..." 12. Here's Selena Gomez during one of her earliest Disney Channel auditions vs. her as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place : Reflecting on her early Disney audition days, Selena told CNBC , "When I was 12 years old, Disney Channel had a nationwide casting search, and we could never really afford to fly out to California. So I sent in tapes, and [I] guess they liked me." 13. Here's Patrick J. Adams during his audition for Mike Ross in Suits vs. the final scene from the very first episode: In an interview with BuzzFeed , Patrick recalled his audition, saying, "My audition was really fueled by the fact that I had been fired from a job not long prior to this audition. And so, I don't really remember the specifics, other than I just really went into the audition process for Suits like somebody who had already been through hell. I was just like, Throw it all away. Nothing can hurt me now , which I think helped me get the part. I'd been through it so badly that I was just very eager and excited to just have fun and throw caution to the wind." 14. Here's Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar Jones during their first chemistry read for Connell and Marianne in Normal People vs. the duo in the final scene in Episode 2: Normal People producer and director Lenny Abrahamson said after Daisy and Paul did a few scenes together in their audition together, he looked around and "three or four of the people in the room were in tears." He added, "And that [was] just on a first read with the two of them. It was all sort of there at that point." Lenny continued, saying , "And then you know you've got this alive energy that feels correct for the book and the adaptation, and at that point you can go, 'Great! We can really make it now.'" 15. Here's Riley Keough during her first audition for Daisy Jones in Daisy Jones and the Six vs. the final scene in Episode 5: In an interview with BuzzFeed , Riley recalled her audition, saying, "I read the book. I mean, I listened to the audiobook, and I met with Hello Sunshine, like, very early on. Then, I auditioned. I sent a self-tape in. This was before the singing, just acting. I think I sent about three acting tapes in." 16. Here's Xolo Maridueña during one of his earliest auditions for Miguel in Cobra Kai vs. the final scene in Season 1, Episode 2: While re-watching his chemistry read with William Zabka, Xolo remembered being "really nervous" for this audition. He added, "Those early scenes with Billy are some of my favorite to film." 17. Here's Walker Scobell's self-tape audition for Percy Jackson in Percy Jackson and the Olympians vs. the final scene in the first episode: In an interview with Teen Vogue , Walker recalled filming the self-tape while filming The Adam Project . He filmed his first audition with his siblings playing the other characters in the scene with Percy offscreen. "My little brother played the teacher, Mrs. Dodds, and to get into character, he put, like, my mom's high heels on, and he talked in a really high-pitched voice. And so you can see me kind of cracking up in my audition. It took, like, maybe, like 30 or 40 takes. I have no idea how I got it," Walker said. 18. Here's Daisy Ridley during her audition for Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens vs. the final scene in the movie: In a behind-the-scenes featurette looking back on Daisy's audition, writer and director JJ Abrams recalled, "She just blew my mind. She's reaching this depth of struggle, and tears were streaming down her face. I thought, This is unbelievable ." 19. And finally, here's Dacre Montgomery during his audition for Billy in Stranger Things vs. the final scene from Season 2, Episode 2: Dacre's audition tape for Stranger Things notably went viral once it was released. Recalling his audition to GQ , Dacre said, "I just kind of wanted to make a bit of a splash with the Duffers because I assumed they would be getting so many tapes. I had the audition details for about a day, and I did the whole thing in the first day because I was so overwhelmingly excited about it. I got [the audition details] when I woke up, so that's 7 o'clock. It was one scene, the scene of me and Max in the car, and there was a scene from Stand By Me ." We can't fit everyone into one post, so are there any other audition stories (or videos) of actors before they landed their iconic roles? Tell us in the comments below!
As the world of online content creation continues to evolve, it is clear that platforms like Sora play a crucial role in shaping the future of creativity. By opening up its platform for public use and allowing creators to freely access and remix Wen Sheng's videos, Sora has set a new standard for collaboration and innovation in the digital age.There is optimism among Southern California defense contractors that the incoming presidential administration’s plans and policies will inject adrenaline into the local economy and generate hundreds of new jobs, especially with talk of strengthening the U.S. military. President-elect Donald Trump has publicly vowed to strengthen the country’s military by making it more efficient and through that find better ways to develop more defense products utilizing technology innovation. He has also said he will build up a larger naval fleet to compete with China. Just after winning the presidential election, Trump named Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, founder of a pharmaceutical company, as co-leaders of a government efficiency initiative focused on cutting bureaucracy and waste in government. Many smaller tech firms, some of which have relationships with Musk’s Space X and Tesla, are hopeful the initiative could give them an edge over bigger defense companies with huge budgets. “The new administration is very passionate about countering China and they recognize the ability for the U.S. to outcompete China that manufacturing is probably the most important thing to counter that threat,” said Chris Power, CEO and founder of Hadrian Automation, a company based in Torrance that runs automated factories building defense products. “We haven’t been talking about reindustrializing the country in the last 10 years. Now, the vice president, a lot of the policymakers are hellbent on figuring out how to reindustrialize the U.S., both by investing in the country and also by creating an even playing field with China.” Power, an Australian who lives in Hermosa Beach and started his company just three years ago, was among hundreds who attended the 11th annual Regean National Defense Forum held over the weekend at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. The event is an opportunity for representatives of defense and technology companies to rub shoulders and exchange ideas with lawmakers, senior Department of Defense leadership, and foreign defense leaders in an environment away from the hubbub of the nation’s capital. Southern California is packed with hundreds of defense-oriented companies and continues to be a leader in military defense innovation. Commercial technology is also significant in the country’s national security approach. Because of that, the forum is also an opportunity for non-traditional companies to get a share of the spotlight and for startups like Hadrian Automation to get a chance to talk with people otherwise not in their sphere. This year’s forum, themed “Peace Through Strength in a Time of Transition,” included a day of back-to-back panel discussions. Key themes included what the new presidential administration would mean for defense, overcoming production and manufacturing constraints to build the future force, space capabilities and the space economy, modernizing defense capabilities, the next national defense strategy, and public opinion on national security after the election. During a discussion on force structure, resources and the next national defense strategy, panelists emphasized funding military needs going forward. Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Corona, who serves on the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, pressed the importance of passing the appropriation bills that fund military spending. “We need to get these bills done and give certainty to the military that they have the resources available in the Trump administration,” he said. “I know it’s difficult in an era where we have significant national debt, but nonetheless, our national security is at risk, and we need to move forward.” The uncertainty of the government’s appropriations process makes it difficult for the defense industry, “from a development perspective and a production perspective,” said Lawrence Culp Jr., chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace. “Without that clarity, it’s very hard to keep someone at task with all these stops and starts and the policy uncertainty of late – it’s very hard.” The smaller companies further down the supply chain bear a lot of the weight of uncertainty, he added. “When you talk about the small and medium-sized businesses that are part of that supply chain, the small companies we rely on for input, one, two, three tiers away, they’re at the end of the whip and they can’t really handle that, either operationally or financially.” Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said at the forum that is where Trump needs to use his ability to generate enthusiasm among the public and make Americans aware of the nation’s dangers if it doesn’t have a strong military. “The American people really don’t understand how much of a threat we’re facing,” he said. “We have got to educate the American people on that. We haven’t had a president in the last years who has gone to the American people and gotten their support. It’s the only way you get leadership in Congress to pay attention and get the action you need.” The forum produces a survey each year on public perception of military defense, the last conducted just after the November election by a bipartisan research group. Of the 2,500 surveyed, 79% of respondents said they want the U.S. to spend more on national defense. At the same time, 61% said the military should be large enough to win two wars simultaneously; 49% said China poses the most significant threat, while 25% said Russia poses more of a threat. And, that’s where lawmakers such as Calvert think Southern California companies can have opportunities to become more successful. “Southern California is the intellectual capital of the world when it comes to national security innovation and manufacturing,” he said. “President Trump is committed to a strong military that is focused on the threats we face today and tomorrow. There’s no doubt in my mind that Southern California will continue to make a significant contribution to those important goals in the years ahead. There’s widespread agreement that we need to invest in our national security to remain the preeminent superpower in the world.” With a new administration coming in talking about cutting waste in government agencies while strengthening the country with a more targeted and effective military, local companies working with defense contractors and manufacturers are looking to the future with a hopeful eye. Brandon Tseng, a former Navy SEAL who co-founded Shield AI and attended the defense forum this year for the second time, said more government interest in smaller companies that produce military technology will help Shield AI create more jobs. The San Diego-based company, which employs 900 people, aims to protect service members and civilians with AI systems. It develops artificial intelligence-powered pilot systems, drones and technology for military operations. “I’m bullish on the defense tech ecosystem,” he said, adding that he’s excited about Trump’s inclusion in his administration of Musk, Ramaswamy and Stephen Feinberg, a private equity investor with interests in the defense industry, who Tseng calls problem-solvers. “What I’m optimistic about is that you have these operators who have run companies, been in the trenches, solved problems, and know what it means to walk the walk, not just talk the talk,” Tseng said. “The administration is bullish on doing things more efficiently, more effectively; that’s what technology is about. I think you’re going to see it will be very helpful for a lot of defense tech companies.” And, it’s exactly the idea of manufacturing parts quickly and efficiently that Power, of Hadrian Automation in Torrance, believes will help reinspire U.S. manufacturing, which he believes is the basis of a strong national defense. With his company, he hopes to inspire many young, smart people to want to get back into manufacturing – but in a more modern way that uses software to improve the manufacturing process and make it more efficient and effective. “U.S. power is based on the dollar,” he said. “The dollar is based on military might, which is really based on industrial power. We shot ourselves in the foot as a country by outsourcing our industrial power to China. That took away all the manufacturing skillsets, manufacturing technology, and a lot of jobs. For the last 25 years, we’ve treated China like a partner, but they have been subsidizing aggressively their manufacturing base specifically to gut our industrial power as a country.” At the same time the general public’s interest in manufacturing has dipped, he argued, with more people in the 1980s and ’90s choosing a four-year degree as the way to a successful future and a middle class that commands relatively high wages. “If you want manufacturing in America, the only way to do it is to build software factories that give the American workforce a productivity advantage so we can scale and use a new workforce instead of a legacy,” he said. “And if we want to be cost-competitive globally and efficient, we either have to pay everyone a very small amount or give the American workforce the 10x advantage with American software engineering and robotics.” Power sees Trump’s focus on empowering industrialization as having a huge impact on jobs. He plans to open two new facilities in the next year. “The faster we scale, the more jobs we provide,” he said. “And they’re better and more exciting jobs.”
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