‘Wasteman’s Cal McMau Teaming With ‘Ozark’s Bill Dubuque On Netflix True Crime Pic ‘The Brotherhood’; Rideback Producing

‘Wasteman’s Cal McMau Teaming With ‘Ozark’s Bill Dubuque On Netflix True Crime Pic ‘The Brotherhood’; Rideback Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has enlisted Ozark‘s Bill Dubuque to write and Wasteman helmer Cal McMau to direct The Brotherhood, a feature adaptation of the 2006 true-crime book The Brotherhoods: The True Story of Two Cops Who Murdered for the Mafia by Guy Lawson and William Oldham. The film is based on the shocking true story of…

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Verve Signs ‘Marty Supreme’s Emory Cohen 

Verve Signs ‘Marty Supreme’s Emory Cohen 

EXCLUSIVE: Verve has signed actor Emory Cohen for representation. Currently appearing in A24’s Marty Supreme, directed by Josh Safdie, Cohen has a track record of working with top auteur filmmakers. Other recent projects in that category include Jeremy Saulnier’s chart-topping Netflix action thriller Rebel Ridge, Jeff Nichols’ Focus Features pic The Bikeriders, Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman…

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Apple TV Viewing Jumped 36% In December To New Record, SVP Of Services Eddy Cue Says; ‘Pluribus’ Is Its “Biggest Series To Date”

Apple TV Viewing Jumped 36% In December To New Record, SVP Of Services Eddy Cue Says; ‘Pluribus’ Is Its “Biggest Series To Date”

Eddy Cue, SVP of Services at Apple, delivered a look back at 2025 Monday, anointing Pluribus as Apple TV’s “biggest series to date.” The series, created by Vince Gilligan and starring Rhea Seehorn, helped drive a 36% surge in engagement in December, according to Cue’s recap. The month also saw the arrival of F1: The…

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‘Operation Mincemeat’ All-British Broadway Cast To Exit For All-American Replacement Next Month

‘Operation Mincemeat’ All-British Broadway Cast To Exit For All-American Replacement Next Month

The original all-British Broadway cast of the lauded musical Operation Mincemeat will play its final performance at the Sunday, February 22, matinee, with an all-American cast taking over at the Golden Theatre on Tuesday, February 24 as the show begins its second year. Originally announced as a 16-week Broadway engagement on Broadway, Operation Mincemeat began…

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QXO secures US$1.8 billion financing led by Temasek, Apollo amid building products consolidation

QXO secures US.8 billion financing led by Temasek, Apollo amid building products consolidation

[GREENWICH, Connecticut] Billionaire Brad Jacobs’ QXO said it has secured an additional US$1.8 billion in financing, led by Singapore’s Temasek and Apollo Global Management, as the building products supplier pursues buyouts amid consolidation in the industry. The latest funding, announced on Monday (Jan 12), takes the total investment in the Greenwich, Connecticut-based company to US$3…

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Golden Globes 2026: Jessie Buckley Clarifies Comments About Drinking Paul Mescal “Like Water”

Golden Globes 2026: Jessie Buckley Clarifies Comments About Drinking Paul Mescal “Like Water”

Golden Globes 2026 Biggest Winners: Timothée Chalamet, One Battle After Another & More Jessie Buckley didn’t compare Paul Mescal to a summer’s day. But she did say she could drink him “like water” during her acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards—comments she clarified a week after when Hamnet won two Golden Globes during the Jan. 11…

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Paramount Sues WBD For Details Around Sale, Plans Proxy Fight As It Escalates Battle To Derail Netflix Deal

Paramount Sues WBD For Details Around Sale, Plans Proxy Fight As It Escalates Battle To Derail Netflix Deal

In a major escalation, David Ellison’s Paramount said it intends to to nominate directors for election at the Warner Bros. Discovery 2026 annual meeting to solicit against the approval of the Netflix transaction. It also filed suit in Delaware Chancery Court seeking disclosure of “basic information to enable WBD shareholders to make informed decision” of…

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