Posts by Nathan Pine
Canal+ Pledges More Than $1 Billion For French & European Cinema
Canal+ has pledged more than $1 billion for French and European cinema over five years in a fresh deal with France’s BLOC group, gathering film guilds, SRF, the SPI, the UPC, DIRE, the SDI and Animfrance, as well as director body ARP. The Paris-based pay-TV giant heralded the deal – which begins in 2028 and…
Read MoreWhoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis To Star In ‘Women Like Us’ Netflix Movie
Netflix has announced Women Like Us, a new comedy from Charles D. King’s Macro Film Studios and the Obamas’ Higher Ground, to star Whoopi Goldberg, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Williams, and Vivica A. Fox. Shooting in New York City this fall, Women Like Us watches as a recently widowed woman is dragged to the Hamptons by her lifelong best…
Read MoreOlivia Rodrigo Confirms Romance With Julian Croonenberghs During PDA-Filled NYC Park Date
Croonenberghs, meanwhile, is a fairly private figure and currently works as a private equity associate at Hg. He previously worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs and attended Brown University, according to his LinkedIn. He was formerly a player for the US men’s national field hockey team between 2018 and 2020. Nevertheless, all…
Read MoreItalian Film Bodies Slam Venice Festival Over Lack Of Women In Lineup
Six Italian film bodies have hit out at the lack of women in the Venice Film Festival’s main film competition this year in an open letter. The tribune, published in Italy’s La Repubblica newspaper over the weekend, follows in the wake of the festival’s unveiling of the 2026 Official Selection, in which just one film…
Read MoreAriana Grande Soft Launches Ricky Álvarez Romance After Reconciliation Rumors
Did Ariana Grande Confirm Her Relationship Status With Ricky Álvarez? Why Fans Think So Although they’ve been friends for a minute, here’s further proof that Ricky Álvarez is Ariana Grande’s forever boy. Indeed, the 33-year-old appeared to give a small glimpse at her rekindled romance with her former backup dancer, whom she dated from 2015…
Read MoreWinston Duke Signs With UTA
EXCLUSIVE: Winston Duke has inked with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas, we have learned. The Tobago born, Brooklyn, NY raised and Yale Drama School rose to fame as M’Baku in Marvel Studio/Disney’s Black Panther which grossed over $1.3 billion at the global box office. M’Baku is the leader of the mountain Jabari…
Read MoreOscar Casas Signs With Impression Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Óscar Casas, one of the stars of Netflix’s international chart-topper Desire (Deseo), has signed with Impression Entertainment for management. Directed by Teresa Simone, Desire is a Mexican erotic thriller centered on a married lawyer’s affair with her daughter’s swim coach. The film hit #1 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English Movies chart, garnering 12.9M views in its first week,…
Read MoreDavid Ellison “Confident” WBD Deal Will Close, Thanks Staffers for Continued Patience
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said he’s confident the combination with Warner Bros. Discovery “does not pose any legal issues, and we will complete it and bring these two companies together.” “I know this additional uncertainty has been challenging, and I want to thank you for your continued patience, commitment and collective contributions,” he said…
Read MoreMorgan Spector To Play Robert Langdon In ‘Secret Of Secrets’ Series
It’s official: Morgan Spector (Black Rabbit, The Gilded Age), has closed a deal to lead Netflix‘s series adaptation of The Secret of Secrets mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown, which comes from the bestselling author and Carlton Cuse (Lost, Five Days At Memorial). Spector will play Robert Langdon, taking over the role played on the…
Read MoreStavros Halkias Netflix Special ‘Uncle Stav’ Sets Premiere Date
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Stavros Halkias has announced that his sophomore Netflix special, Uncle Stav, is set to launch on the platform on September 8. Halkias taped the hour at The Lyric in his hometown of Baltimore, MD in July, with Matt Johnson, director of his forthcoming A24 film Tony, at the helm. He’d originally been scheduled to tape in…
Read MorePorsche to shed 5,000 jobs by 2035 under German factory pact
Published Mon, Jul 27, 2026 · 11:27 PM [STUTTGART] Porsche agreed to eliminate 5,000 jobs by 2035 as part of a deal with labour officials that protects its main German sites and rules out compulsory redundancies. The positions will be cut through a mixture of natural attrition, expanded partial-retirement programmes and voluntary severance agreements, Porsche…
Read MoreNBCUniversal Sets Landmark Pact With YouTube, Bundling Peacock With Its Premium Tier
In a significant boost to NBCUniversal‘s streaming fortunes, the media giant has set an agreement with YouTube to bundle Peacock at no extra charge for subscribers of YouTube Premium. Along with the YouTube arrangement, the companies agreed to extend NBCU’s distribution deal with YouTube TV, which was renewed in 2025. Peacock remains U.S.-only but the…
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