Posts by Nathan Pine
Brian Wilson Dies: Beach Boys Co-Founder & Singer, Acclaimed And Troubled Genius Of Rock Generation Was 82
Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, an inventor of what would be called the surf rock sound of the 1960s, a profound voice of the era’s adolescent experience and one of universally acclaimed geniuses of the rock generation, has died at age 82. His family announced the death on social media. Related Stories “We…
Read More‘Building The Band’ Gets Netflix Premiere Date; Confirms Late Liam Payne As Judge
Netflix has set July 9 for the premiere of its music competition series Building the Band, with the late Liam Payne as guest judge. Netflix greenlit and wrapped the show prior to Payne’s death last October and had faced a dilemma over how to proceed, intent on consulting the singer’s family on the decision. Liam Payne’s “family…
Read MoreInternational Disruptors: Manga Productions CEO Essam Bukhary Talks Creating Saudi Anime Firm From Scratch, Japanese Ties & Next Steps — Annecy
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. Today we’re talking to Essam Bukhary, CEO of Saudi Arabian animation company Manga Productions, who makes his first trip to the Annecy International Film Festival in France this week.…
Read MorePay-TV Falls To 1987 Levels, But Wall Street Analyst Thinks It Could Be “Finding The Long-Imagined Bottom”
Cord-cutting is continuing to drive significant declines in pay-TV subscribers, but traditional pay-TV operators appear to be showing signs of being able to stop the bleeding. That’s one of the main takeaways in MoffettNathanson’s quarterly “Cord-Cutting Monitor” report, which the Wall Street research firm issued Tuesday. “To state the obvious, a subscriber decline of nearly…
Read MoreBritney Spears Sends Scathing Message to Her “F–king Complete A–hole” Exes
Britney Spears knows some of her exes are toxic, and she’s not going under ever again. Nearly two years after the “Lucky” singer and Sam Asghari divorce following 14 months of marriage, she shared a scathing message about two unnamed former partners on social media while discussing her love for animals. “I dated two f–king…
Read MoreTaylour Paige Inks With WME
EXCLUSIVE: Actress Taylour Paige has signed with WME for representation in all areas. Paige broke out with her critically acclaimed lead role in Zola, Janicza Bravo’s A24 crime comedy based on a viral twitter thread by A’Ziah “Zola” King and a subsequent Rolling Stone piece, which premiered at Sundance and earned her the 2022 Independent Spirit…
Read MoreDisney And NBCUniversal Sue AI Company Midjourney For Copyright Infringement
The Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal sued AI company Midjourney on Wednesday, alleging that its image generating service “functions as a virtual vending machine” that generates “endless unauthorized copies” of copyrighted works. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, is the first major legal action that studios have taken against an AI…
Read MoreTammy Slaton Claps Back at “Everyone Freaking Out” About Her Vaping
“I know it’s going to be really hard for her to quit vaping because instead of turning around one addiction, she went to another one,” Amy said of her middle sister during the December episode. “She went from food to vaping. I think it’s her security blanket at this point.” But now, having successfully kicked…
Read MoreTony-Winning ‘MJ’ Star Myles Frost Signs With Echo Lake Entertainment
Actor Myles Frost, winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Actor in a musical for his performance as Michael Jackson in Broadway‘s MJ The Musical, has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment. Just 22 at the time of his Tony win, Frost was the youngest winner of the Best Leading Actor/Musical award, and also was…
Read MoreHas Brooklyn Beckham Gone No-Contact With His Family Amid Feud? Here’s the Truth
Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has not cut off his family completely. Amid reports that the photographer and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham have gone no-contact with his parents David Beckham and Victoria Beckham as well as siblings Romeo Beckham, 22, Cruz Beckham, 20, and Harper Beckham, 13, a source close to the 26-year-old denied the rumor. …
Read MoreRenate Reinsve Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor In A24 Sci-Fi Horror Pic ‘The Backrooms’
Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) has inked a deal to star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in The Backrooms, A24‘s sci-fi horror film based on the viral found-footage universe from filmmaker Kane Parson. We were first to report on the project in 2023 and confirmed several weeks ago that Ejiofor was in talks to…
Read More‘Steven Universe’ Sequel In The Works At Prime Video
A sequel of Cartoon Network hit Steven Universe is being developed for Prime Video. Steven Universe: Lars of the Stars explores the past, present and future of the universe. The sequel follows Lars Barriga, eternal teenager and space outlaw, as he and his pirate crew smuggle contraband, evade the authorities and uncover the darkest secrets…
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