Posts by Nathan Pine
Netflix Strikes ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Toy Deal With Hasbro And Mattel
Netflix has sealed a deal with Mattel and Hasbro to be global co-master toy licensees for KPop Demon Hunters as the franchise continues its march across media and consumer categories. The animated feature, whose soundtrack helped propel it to the top of the Netflix charts and make it a draw in movie theaters, will propel…
Read MoreGrace VanderWaal Shares Mom Tina VanderWaal Has Died After Cancer Battle
Grace VanderWaal’s family is mourning a tremendous loss. The America’s Got Talent season 11 champion shared her mother Tina VanderWaal died following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 53. “Can’t yet find the words,” Grace, 21, wrote on Instagram Oct. 21 alongside a carousel of pictures of her and her mom. “I love you mommy.…
Read More‘Mortal Kombat II’ Rumbling Earlier This Summer – Update
UPDATE: New Line’s highly anticipated Mortal Kombat 2, which originally was set to open this weekend, is now going a week earlier on May 8 after its previously announced release date of May 15. Mortal Kombat 2 moves onto the same Mother Day weekend frame as Amazon MGM Studios’, Sheep Detectives. Both movies bow in…
Read MoreAri Aster’s ‘Eddington’ Gets Streaming Date At HBO Max
Ari Aster‘s explosive satire, which drew a nearly seven-minute standing ovation in its launch at Cannes earlier this year, will being streaming on HBO Max on Friday, Nov. 14. The A24 film will debut on HBO linear on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 8 pm ET. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal, the genre-bender is set during the Covid-19…
Read MoreHow Billie Lourd Explained Mom Carrie Fisher’s Cause of Death to 5-Year-Old Son
Though Billie, whose dad is Bryan Lourd, added, “She never got to meet her grandchildren and see them grow into the magical smart hilarious kind creatures they are today.” But despite her own complicated feelings, Billie also wants her children to know the best parts of who their grandmother was. “She was a brilliant magical…
Read MoreMel Gibson’s ‘The Resurrection Of The Christ’ Likely The Biggest Budget Film At AFM; Script Being Kept Under Wraps But Will Be Epic And Otherworldly — The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: Mel Gibson‘s two-part feature The Resurrection Of The Christ is likely to be the biggest-budget project on sale at next month’s American Film Market. We’re hearing from sources that each film could come with a budget in the $100M region, making it a combined $200M prospect. Those are rare numbers these days in the…
Read MoreGabe Gibbs Inks Veeps Deal For Debut Musical Comedy Special ‘Pick A Lane’
EXCLUSIVE: Gabe Gibbs is set to unveil his debut musical comedy special, Pick a Lane, exclusively on the streaming service Veeps on November 12 at 6 p.m. PT / 9 p.m. ET. Filmed at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles, the special sees Gibbs sing his way through with two pianos — one for “comedy” and…
Read MoreKristin Cavallari Details Her “Very Therapeutic” Experience Filming Laguna Beach Reunion
Laguna Beach’s Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari Reunite After Years-Long Feud Rumors Kristin Cavallari is coming clean about this sunny moment. The Laguna Beach: The Real O.C. alum reflected on her decision to reunite with her former costars—including Lauren Conrad, Stephen Colletti and more—to mark 20 years since the OG cast said goodbye to the…
Read MoreIAG Ups Sam Anene & Brett Yalof To Agent
EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has promoted Sam Anene and Brett Yalof to agents in the Talent department, the agency’s Head of Global Talent, Andrew Rogers, announced today. Both new agents will be based out of IAG‘s Los Angeles headquarters. Anene made a rapid rise at IAG, having joined the agency this past summer after spending…
Read More‘Catan’ Rights Acquired By Netflix With Plans For Various Film & TV Series Adaptations Of Board Game
Netflix has closed a deal for the exclusive global rights to popular multi-player board game Catan. Under the wide-raging pact, the streamer will develop live-action and animated film and scripted TV series as well as unscripted projects and video games based on Catan by Klaus Teuber, originally released in 1995 as The Settlers of Catan,…
Read MoreEgyptian Film Industry Welcomes Cairo Selection Of Banned Short Film ‘The Last Miracle’
Just over a year after it was pulled as the opening short film of the 2024 edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival by the country’s censorship board, The Last Miracle had been cleared to screen at the 2025 Cairo Film Festival. The move has been welcomed by the indie film community as a sign…
Read MoreMariah Carey, Nick Cannon’s Twins Monroe and Moroccan Look So Grown Up During Spooky Outing
Mariah Carey Poses With Teenage Twins Monroe and Moroccan in Rare Easter Family Photos Monroe Cannon and Moroccan Cannon will always be Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon’s babies. But, the teenagers certainly aren’t so little anymore. After all, The Masked Singer host recently shared a glimpse into his latest outing with the 14-year-olds, and they…
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