Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Squid Game’ Season 3 Star Park Sung-hoon On How A Career In Theater Prepared Him For The Biggest Role Of His Life
This article contains light spoilers from Squid Game Season 2 that impact the plot of Season 3. Before starring in Squid Game seasons 2 and 3, actor Park Sung-hoon spent six years on South Korea‘s theater circuit, appearing in over 15 shows and musicals. He tells Deadline that his theater training and experiences prepared him for some…
Read MoreVictoria Beckham Shares David Beckham Has Been Hospitalized
Nicola Peltz Beckham Was Allegedly in Tears When Wedding Guest Marc Anthony Shouted Out Victoria Beckham More recent fuel for the wedding drama fire: The newlyweds’ first dance didn’t go as expected, and it’s extremely unclear why it went down as it allegedly did. “Brooklyn and Nicola were under the impression they were being gifted…
Read MoreInternational Insider: James Bond Takes Next Step; Out In APOS; RTL Buys Sky Germany
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter in the week the new James Bond director was announced. If you want to be shaken, never stirred, please read on. Sign up here. New Bond Draws Closer The name’s Villeneuve…: The next 007 movie just drew a step closer. Noise around one of the world’s…
Read MoreMom told her son may never see—Then captures the moment everything changed
After months of being told her son would never be able to see, a mom captured the exact moment when everything changed, and she realized what a “miracle” her son is. Mom Stacey Venter noticed that something didn’t seem right with her son’s vision at around 8 weeks old. She told Newsweek that he “wasn’t…
Read MoreSygnum is sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in H1 2025: Tracxn report
[SINGAPORE] Digital asset group Sygnum has emerged as the sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in the first half of 2025, data platform Tracxn said in a report released on Thursday (Jun 26). The Singapore-based firm attained unicorn status in January 2025, after three rounds of funding and a total of eight investors before its…
Read MoreParamount Layoffs Hit UK As MTV Axes ‘Gonzo’ & ‘Fresh Out’
EXCLUSIVE: The layoffs sweeping across Paramount Global this month have hit the UK. Paramount-owned MTV UK is axing original shows Gonzo and Fresh Out UK and the majority of their production staff are exiting. We are also told layoffs have hit the MTV talent team, known internally as TAM, and some in Paramount UK‘s original…
Read MoreCzech intelligence reveals China plan to crash into Taiwan VP-elect
Chinese agents operating out of Beijing’s embassy in Prague planned to stage a car collision targeting Taiwan’s Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim during her visit to the Czech capital last year, according to an explosive report. The Czech Republic’s military intelligence chief condemned the plot to intimidate Hsiao, which was ultimately not carried out, describing it…
Read MoreRTL’s Big M&A Day: $1.3B Sale Of Dutch Networks Biz Gets Approval Hours After Sky Deutschland Deal
It’s been quite the busy morning for Luxembourg-based RTL Group. Following the announcement it is buying Sky Deutschland for €150M ($175M), the €1.1B sale of Dutch arm RTL Nederland to DPG Media has been given the greenlight by authorities. Dutch competition authority ACM has approved the deal, and RTL and DPG will now finalize the…
Read MoreBBC News Presenters Back Demand For Strike Vote As Colleagues Face Compulsory Layoffs
EXCLUSIVE: BBC News presenters are among those calling on their union to hold a strike ballot over colleagues facing compulsory redundancy. In a letter seen by Deadline, nearly 80 BBC journalists have written to Laura Davison, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), demanding a vote on industrial action. High-profile signatories include presenters…
Read MoreMystery US$33 billion Chinese medicine fortune collapses in days
[HONG KONG] When Yat-Gai Au was worth US$33 billion on paper, he was not in his Hong Kong office. One week later, when his net worth plunged to US$10.1 billion, he was not around either. Officers at the headquarters of Regencell Bioscience Holdings said both times that Au only takes short visits there, before turning…
Read MoreMillions of Americans told to avoid outdoor activity in 14 states
Millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors Friday as hot and humid conditions were expected to blanket large portions of the U.S. The National Weather Service (NWS) issued heat advisories across some 13 states, while an extreme heat warning was in effect for southern Arizona. Why It Matters The Centers for Disease Control and…
Read MoreAcorn TV Buys Welsh Prison Drama ‘Bariau’
Acorn TV has locked in a deal for prison drama Bariau (Inside). The series, which is largely Welsh language with some English, has proved popular on home turf on S4C. The second season dropped in April. Acorn TV has acquired both six-episode seasons of the half-hour drama series and will bring it to the U.S.…
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