Michael Cerveris To Play Scrooge In Jack Thorne’s ‘Christmas Carol’ Adaptation Off Broadway

Michael Cerveris To Play Scrooge In Jack Thorne’s ‘Christmas Carol’ Adaptation Off Broadway

Two-time Tony Award winner Michael Cerveris (Fun Home, Sweeney Todd) will play Ebenezer Scrooge in Jack Thorne‘s adaptation of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol at New York’s Perelman Performing Arts Center Off Broadway this holiday season. The engagement marks a return to New York for the Old Vic production, which played a limited engagement on Broadway…

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Golf Comedy ‘The Long Shot’, With Ryan Hansen, Adrianne Palicki & Reggie Bush In Movie Debut, Gets North American Deal

Golf Comedy ‘The Long Shot’, With Ryan Hansen, Adrianne Palicki & Reggie Bush In Movie Debut, Gets North American Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Vantage Media has acquired the distribution rights in North America for the golf comedy The Long Shot (previously known as The Salamander King), targeting a 2026 release. Cast comprises Ryan Hansen, Adrianne Palicki, Justin Chatwin, Dulcè Sloan and former college and NFL star Reggie Bush in his feature acting debut. Set in Austin, Texas,…

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Venice Winner ‘Silent Friend’, Starring Tony Leung & Léa Seydoux, Gets North American Deal

Venice Winner ‘Silent Friend’, Starring Tony Leung & Léa Seydoux, Gets North American Deal

EXCLUSIVE: 1-2 Special has acquired all North American rights from Films Boutique to Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend, which is led by international cinema icon Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and French star Léa Seydoux, alongside Luna Wedler and Enzo Brumm. The film premiered in Competition at the 2025 Venice Film Festival where it won multiple prizes, including…

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StarHub prices S$200 million perpetual securities at 3.35%

StarHub prices S0 million perpetual securities at 3.35%

Net proceeds from the issue will be used to finance the group’s general corporate funding requirements and investments [SINGAPORE] StarHub has priced S$200 million in subordinated perpetual securities at 3.35 per cent under its S$2 billion multi-currency debt issuance programme. The securities will be issued in denominations of S$250,000 each, the telco said on Tuesday…

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‘Stinetinglers’ Animated Series In The Works From New Ontario-Based Studio Limestone Animation

‘Stinetinglers’ Animated Series In The Works From New Ontario-Based Studio Limestone Animation

EXCLUSIVE: R.L. Stine’s ‘Stinetinglers’ is being worked up as an animated series. Limestone Animation, a new animation and digital studio out of Ontario, Canada, is behind the adaptation of the author’s horror anthology series. It marks the first time one of Stine’s properties has been reworked as an animated show. Limestone, meanwhile, is fresh out…

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