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- TikTok Awards Debut in Hollywood Despite Technical GlitchesThe seams were showing at times at the first TikTok Awards held Thursday night the Hollywood Palladium and live streaming on TikTok and Tubi. But producers, presenters and winners soldiered on with few hitches. The event didn’t take itself too seriously to begin with — with awards in cheeky categories such as “Immediately Add to […]
- ‘Last Samurai Standing’ Renewed for Season 2 at NetflixNetflix has greenlit a second season of “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action series that has become a global streaming hit since its debut. Set during Japan’s Meiji period in the late 19th century, “Last Samurai Standing” follows 292 samurai warriors who gather at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple for a deadly competition with a grand prize […]
- The Best Horror Movies of 2025, Ranked: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Final Destination Bloodlines,’ ‘Weapons’ and More2025 was a robust year for horror movies, both in terms of the nonstop release schedule and numerous box office hits. From monster openings for features like “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” to word-of-mouth streaming debuts like “Dead Mail” and “Best Wishes to All,” there are so many standouts that any genre fan has their […]
- Colombia Boosts Tax Incentive CINA to Record Amount for 2026After a bumper year that saw major projects shooting in Colombia, including Seasons 2 of BBC/AMC’s “The Night Manager” and Netflix’s mega epic series “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Colombia’s Film Commission at Proimágenes Colombia has increased its CINA incentive to $90 million, a 49% boost from the previous year’s $60 million, which was fully […]
- ‘Severance’ Star Tramell Tillman on Being Cast in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ and His Message to LGBTQ Community Amid Political Attacks: ‘We Will Survive Because We Always Do’Tramell Tillman has a message for the LGBTQ community. “We’re being silenced and pushed apart,” the “Severance” star told me Wednesday at the Golden Globes luncheon for first-time nominees at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “We need more voices, we need more stories, we need more appearances, more presence across the board and not just […]
- Why Sylvester Stallone Isn’t Appearing in the ‘Cliffhanger’ RebootProducer Neal Moritz has spent the past 15 years trying to reboot “Cliffhanger,” the 1993 blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone. The project is finally coming to the big screen next year — but Stallone won’t be in it. And in a new lawsuit against the film’s financiers, Moritz explains why. Moritz alleges that Rocket Science Industries […]
- CBS Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Regency,’ From ‘The Big Bang Theory’ Alum Tara HernandezCBS has ordered the pilot “Regency,” from “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon” alum Tara Hernandez, to be put into consideration for the 2026-2027 TV season. The multi-camera sitcom, from Warner Bros. TV, is a period piece described as a “historical spin” on the typical family comedy. Here’s the full logline: “A historical spin […]
- Sony to Acquire Control of Peanuts in $457 Million DealSony is paying more than a few peanuts to get majority ownership of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts franchise featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and more. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) announced that they entered into a definitive agreement with Canadian media company WildBrain to indirectly acquire all of the 41% stake held […]
- ‘Labubu’ Movie Enlists ‘Wonka’ and ‘Paddington’ Director Paul KingLabubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen. Sony Pictures has tapped Paul King, the director of “Wonka” and the “Paddington” films,” to make a live-action feature based on the beloved toys. The project is in early development, with King set to direct and produce with Department […]
- TikTok U.S. Joint Venture Deal Set to Close in January With Investors Including Oracle, Silver LakeTikTok is nearly to the finish line in the video app’s long trek to becoming legal in the U.S. ByteDance and TikTok have signed “binding agreements” with three managing investors: Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s state-owned investment firm MGX, to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture named TikTok USDS Joint […]
The seams were showing at times at the first TikTok Awards held Thursday night the Hollywood Palladium and live streaming on TikTok and Tubi. But producers, presenters and winners soldiered on with few hitches. The event didn’t take itself too seriously to begin with — with awards in cheeky categories such as “Immediately Add to […]
Netflix has greenlit a second season of “Last Samurai Standing,” the Japanese period-action series that has become a global streaming hit since its debut. Set during Japan’s Meiji period in the late 19th century, “Last Samurai Standing” follows 292 samurai warriors who gather at Kyoto’s Tenryuji Temple for a deadly competition with a grand prize […]
2025 was a robust year for horror movies, both in terms of the nonstop release schedule and numerous box office hits. From monster openings for features like “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” to word-of-mouth streaming debuts like “Dead Mail” and “Best Wishes to All,” there are so many standouts that any genre fan has their […]
After a bumper year that saw major projects shooting in Colombia, including Seasons 2 of BBC/AMC’s “The Night Manager” and Netflix’s mega epic series “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” Colombia’s Film Commission at Proimágenes Colombia has increased its CINA incentive to $90 million, a 49% boost from the previous year’s $60 million, which was fully […]
Tramell Tillman has a message for the LGBTQ community. “We’re being silenced and pushed apart,” the “Severance” star told me Wednesday at the Golden Globes luncheon for first-time nominees at the Maybourne Beverly Hills hotel. “We need more voices, we need more stories, we need more appearances, more presence across the board and not just […]
Producer Neal Moritz has spent the past 15 years trying to reboot “Cliffhanger,” the 1993 blockbuster starring Sylvester Stallone. The project is finally coming to the big screen next year — but Stallone won’t be in it. And in a new lawsuit against the film’s financiers, Moritz explains why. Moritz alleges that Rocket Science Industries […]
CBS has ordered the pilot “Regency,” from “The Big Bang Theory” and “Young Sheldon” alum Tara Hernandez, to be put into consideration for the 2026-2027 TV season. The multi-camera sitcom, from Warner Bros. TV, is a period piece described as a “historical spin” on the typical family comedy. Here’s the full logline: “A historical spin […]
Sony is paying more than a few peanuts to get majority ownership of Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts franchise featuring Snoopy, Charlie Brown and more. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) announced that they entered into a definitive agreement with Canadian media company WildBrain to indirectly acquire all of the 41% stake held […]
Labubu, that line of round, wide eyed, pointy eared plush collectibles, is coming to the screen. Sony Pictures has tapped Paul King, the director of “Wonka” and the “Paddington” films,” to make a live-action feature based on the beloved toys. The project is in early development, with King set to direct and produce with Department […]
TikTok is nearly to the finish line in the video app’s long trek to becoming legal in the U.S. ByteDance and TikTok have signed “binding agreements” with three managing investors: Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi’s state-owned investment firm MGX, to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture named TikTok USDS Joint […]
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