Posts by Nathan Pine
Johnny Knoxville Joins ‘Mt. Mystic’ Comedy Series
EXCLUSIVE: Mt. Mystic, the comedy series based on a YouTube pilot, has added Johnny Knoxville to its cast. It comes as Knoxville’s Jackass: Best and Last, the final movie in the franchise’s film franchise, was released last month. Knoxville, who also hosts Fox’s Fear Factor: House of Fear, which is heading into its second season,…
Read MoreOskar Eustis To Step Down As Public Theater Artistic Director After 23 Years
Oskar Eustis, among the most prominent forces in New York theater, is stepping down from his position as Artistic Director of The Public Theater after 23 years. Among his major and many accomplishments during his tenure at The Public was the development of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. His departure will be effective July 31, 2028, when…
Read MoreRebecca Yarros’ ‘Peculiar Stars’ Heads To Apple TV For Adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, with multiple studios and producers pursuing, Apple TV has stepped up to preemptively acquire the rights to Peculiar Stars, the upcoming romance novel from Rebecca Yarros, the bestselling author behind the Fourth Wing fantasy romance Empyrean book series. Apple Studios will develop Peculiar Stars as a TV series, with Yarros…
Read MoreSamsung unveils wider foldable phone, hikes prices as chip costs rise
Published Wed, Jul 22, 2026 · 11:20 PM [SEOUL] Samsung Electronics on Wednesday (Jul 22) unveiled a passport-sized foldable phone and raised prices of two updated foldable models, as it grapples with rising memory chip prices while bracing for a new threat from Apple in the niche but growing segment. The South Korean technology company…
Read MoreCanadian Entertainment Biz Veterans Team To Launch Paper Route Studios
EXCLUSIVE: Four Canadian entertainment industry veterans have pooled resources to launch a production house, Paper Route Studios. Dave Harris, Corey Russell, Jamie MacKay and Blair Vermette – who have collectively made shows and films for the likes of Prime Video, Netflix and Crave and managed major music acts – are behind the Toronto-based company. Paper…
Read MoreWilliam Shatner, 95, and Daughter Melanie, 61, Detail Simultaneous Stage 4 Cancer Battles
The Shatner family faced an unimaginable frontier: two simultaneous cancer battles. Three years after William Shatner was diagnosed with stage 4 malignant melanoma amid his daughter Melanie Shatner Gretsch‘s battle with stage 4 breast cancer, the pair reflected on navigating the scary chapter together. “I remember vividly thinking, ‘I don’t have the strength to take…
Read MoreHow Trump’s drug tariffs could hit millions of Americans’ medicine bills
President Donald Trump has announced plans that would mean all imported generic drugs will face a 100 percent tariff starting in 2028 and a 200 percent tariff from 2029 onward, which could have implications on the supply of drugs many Americans rely on, experts warned. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump announced the…
Read MoreMarília Mendonça Documentary Set For October Premiere On Prime Video
Prime Video has revealed launch plans and a teaser for its much-anticipated Marília Mendonça documentary. The doc about the iconic Brazilian singer is entitled Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco and will bow on the platform on October 16. The news comes as shooting gets underway on a feature film about the star, who tragically died in…
Read MoreInvestigators search Deutsche Bank headquarters over legacy tax trades
It marks the third time that prosecutors are known to have searched Deutsche Bank this year Published Wed, Jul 22, 2026 · 10:30 PM [FRANKFURT] German prosecutors searched Deutsche Bank’s Frankfurt headquarters on Wednesday (Jul 22) as they investigate alleged fraudulent tax transactions at its Postbank division between 2008 and 2010. Germany’s largest bank confirmed…
Read MoreCharles Gaines Dead: ‘Pumping Iron’ Author Was 84
Charles Gaines, whose 1970s book and documentary Pumping Iron helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career, died July 21. He was 84. Schwarzenegger announced the news on his social media channels with a heartfelt tribute to the writer and lover of outdoor pursuits whom he described as “a lifelong friend.” Born in Jacksonville, Florida on January 6,…
Read MoreJonathan Bailey, Ella Purnell & Maggie Gyllenhaal Set For ‘Dracula’
In one of its biggest rollouts to date, Audible has unveiled a roster of stars for its English-language and international adaptations of Bram Stoker’s 1897 gothic horror classic Dracula ahead of a worldwide launch this fall. Bridgerton and Wicked: For Good star Jonathan Bailey leads the English-language production as Count Dracula, alongside Ella Purnell (Fallout)…
Read MoreRory Scovel Netflix Special Show Must Go On Sets Premiere Date (EXCLUSIVE)
EXCLUSIVE: Rory Scovel has announced a new Netflix special, Show Must Go On, that is set to premiere globally on Tuesday, August 11. Scovel returns to Netflix with a new hour for the first time since 2017’s Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up for the First Time. No word yet on what he discusses in his new hour, but we…
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