Posts by Nathan Pine
Big-Budget Trump Biopic In The Works From ‘Ferrari’ Producer Andrea Iervolino — Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Hated. Adored. Never ignored. An ambitious, big-budget movie biopic about Donald Trump is in the works from Ferrari and To The Bone producer Andrea Iervolino. Prolific Italian producer Iervolino will be at the Cannes market talking to potential partners with an aim to shoot at the end of 2025 in the U.S. Iervolino is…
Read MoreOne of Donald Trump’s first priorities as president has failed
President Donald Trump has failed to make Ed Martin the permanent U.S. Prosecutor for the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in what is a blow to his administration’s goals. Why It Matters Upon assuming office on January 20, one of Trump’s day one actions was the interim appointment of Martin, the former Missouri GOP…
Read MoreBBC Content Chief Frontrunners Revealed As Race To Replace Charlotte Moore Heats Up
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s search for its next content chief is gathering pace. Several industry sources told Deadline that the field of contenders has narrowed, with three executives said to be frontrunners for the biggest creative job in British TV, audio, and streaming. They are: Kate Phillips, the BBC’s unscripted boss and interim chief content officer;…
Read MoreSeventh Art Pictures Launches International Sales On ‘Dong Ji Island’ From ‘Black Dog’ Director Guan Hu
China’s Seventh Art Pictures is launching sales in Cannes on $80M war epic Dong Ji Island, directed by Guan Hu, who won the Un Certain Regard prize in Cannes last year for Black Dog. The film is co-directed by Fei Zhenxiang and stars Zhu Yilong (Lighting Up The Stars), Wu Lei (Shadow, Dwelling By The…
Read MoreMrBeast responds to question about how much he makes
MrBeast responded to a question posed to him on social media about how much he makes, sharing that “we do 10s million in revenue a month now,” but added that it’s not all profit. Newsweek has reached out to MrBeast via email for comment outside of regular working hours. Why It Matters MrBeast, aka Jimmy…
Read MoreTroy Baker & Yasmeen Fletcher To Star In AI-Themed Sci-Fi Horror Film ‘Othermor’ From The Distorting Mirror & Twenty-Nine Palms – Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: London-based production and sales company Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment has announced Othermor as its first development title following its launch by Edoardo Bussi last month. Yasmeen Fletcher (Ms. Marvel) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Love, Death & Robots, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle) are set to co-star. The U.S. psychological sci-fi horror…
Read MoreGermany’s DAX Index hits record high after tariffs round trip
[FRANKFURT] Germany’s DAX Index became the first major European gauge to surpass its March record high, recouping all declines sparked by US President Donald Trump’s trade war. The stock index rose as much as 0.8 per cent to a level of 23,528.88, exceeding the intraday peak set on March 18. The pan-European Stoxx 600 Index…
Read MoreOCBC mulls capital management as it closes in on three-year target for S$3 billion incremental revenue
[SINGAPORE] As OCBC reaches the deadline for its three-year target to achieve S$3 billion in incremental revenue by 2025, it is setting its sights on staying resilient in an increasingly uncertain world, said group chief executive Helen Wong. Wong said OCBC may not necessarily have a revenue target ahead, although she added that the lender…
Read MoreJustin Baldoni’s Ex-Publicist Trashes “Whack-A-Mole” Tactics Of Ex-Client & Inner Circle; Blake Lively Will Testify In 2026 Trial, Ryan Reynolds Still TBD
Handling personal publicity for the likes of Tom Brady and J Balvin, Stephanie Jones knows a thing or two about the power of perception. When it comes to the Jonesworks chief’s ongoing entanglement in the trench warfare between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni over what happened on It Ends With Us and the movie’s fallout,…
Read MoreChina’s top chipmaker SMIC plunges after projecting lower sales
[SINGAPORE] Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) plunged on Friday (May 9) after China’s leading chipmaker warned sales could fall as much as 6 per cent this quarter because of production disruptions. Co-CEO Zhao Haijun said sales would fall between 4 per cent and 6 per cent in the second quarter, versus projections for a sharp…
Read MoreOCBC keeps 2025 guidance, but loan growth targets could be buffeted by headwinds: CEO Helen Wong
[SINGAPORE] OCBC is keeping its financial targets for 2025, but noted that its loan growth guidance of a mid-single digit will likely see the most headwinds, especially if the market continues to be “very uncertain”, said chief executive officer Helen Wong. Nevertheless, current trade tariffs are expected to have a “first-order impact” on 3 per…
Read MoreDBS, OCBC, UOB set aside extra allowances to account for heightened uncertainty
[SINGAPORE] The local banking trio have taken extra allowances in their first-quarter 2025 results amid a rise in uncertainty in the macroeconomic environment. DBS, OCBC and UOB each said this was a pre-emptive step to beef up their reserves as they navigate the impact of US tariffs and a possible economic slowdown, even as asset…
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