Posts by Nathan Pine
Aly Muritiba & Luca Castellani Talk Live-Action Short ‘America,’ A Tragic Love Story Rooted In Immigrant’s Quest For Self-Empowerment — The Backstory
With their Oscar-contending live-action short America, Brazilian filmmaker Aly Muritiba and actor-producer Luca Castellani set out to portray the immigrant experience through an uncommon lens, exposing the vulnerabilities immigrants often carry as they placed their focus on a tragic love story. The film follows Tom (Castellani), a Brazilian immigrant bartender who frequently slips away during…
Read MoreWall Street Processes Netflix-WB Deal: WBD Stock Up Slightly, Paramount And Netflix Shares Slump
Wall Street has begun rendering its verdict, at least in the short term, on Netflix‘s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. As is typical of acquisitions, the stock of the buyer lost ground by mid-day Friday, slipping 3% to just below $100, while the party being (mostly) acquired, Warner Bros. Discovery, gained ground. WBD’s…
Read MoreGlen Powell and Landman Actress Michelle Randolph Are Casually Dating
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper The unexpected pairing’s chemistry in 2019’s A Star Is Born and its ensuing press tour made fans blind to the fact that the actor and director was dating Irina Shayk and the pop star was engaged to Christian Carano at the time. Still, it was clear that the costars had a…
Read MoreHow Netflix-WB Deal Could Impact A-List Festivals Cannes, Venice & Berlin
Netflix’s blockbuster deal to acquire Warner Bros. raises intriguing questions across the value chain and across different sectors of the global business. One realm not front of mind today, but that might feel the impact is the competitive circuit of A-list European film festivals. Netflix and WB have developed very different working relationships with the…
Read More‘Landman’ Renewed For Season 3 At Paramount+
Amid solid ratings, Landman will be back for another round. Paramount+ has renewed Taylor Sheridan‘s hit oil drama series for a third season. Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the 11-part podcast “Boomtown,” the series is an upstairs/downstairs story…
Read MoreThe Chilling Inspiration Behind Netflix’s Murderous Miniseries Adolescence Revealed
It’s a question Graham hopes to address, noting to Netflix’s website Tudum, that one of their aims was to ask, “What are the pressures they face from their peers, from the internet, and from social media?” And for him, it was important to show that Jamie came from a stable household so viewers could focus more…
Read MoreThe CW Picks Up C4’s Taylor Swift Documentary
EXCLUSIVE: British broadcaster Channel 4 made a documentary about Taylor Swift earlier this year and it will now air in the U.S. The CW has picked up Taylor, which comes from director Guy King and Sandpaper Films, the company behind Netflix’s A Deadly American Marriage. The Nexstar-owned broadcaster will air the one-off doc on Saturday…
Read MoreCritics Choice Awards Nominations: Full List
Refresh for latest… The film and TV nominees for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards are starting to come in. The Critics Choice Association is unveiling some categories live on cable nets E! and USA Network starting at 9 a.m. PT, and the full list will hit about 9:10 a.m. PT. Deadline will post them all…
Read MoreMiley Cyrus Addresses Possibility of Hannah Montana Reboot
Nobody’s perfect, but Miley Cyrus is pretty close when it comes to playing Hannah Montana. As the beloved Disney show approaches its 20th anniversary in March 2026, Miley shared her thoughts on the possibility of a reboot. “I don’t know if there is a new Hannah,” Miley admitted when asked about recasting the role for…
Read MoreStay Calm & Carry On: WBD’s David Zaslav & Netflix’s Greg Peters Tell Nervous Staff To Stay Focused Amidst “The Beginning Of New Possibilities” Merger
Netflix‘s roundhouse $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio, HBO and streaming assets has proved a corkscrew punch for Hollywood this morning, but the CEOs in the ring are respectively telling their staff to chill, for now. Both WBD’s David Zaslav and streamer co-CEO Greg Peters individually sent out missives to employees worldwide early…
Read MoreDakota Johnson Talks Dark Side Of Producing: “You See Behind The Curtain & It’s Ugly” – Red Sea
Dakota Johnson has been juggling acting and producing since the creation of TeaTime Pictures, a joint venture with former Netflix exec Ro Donnelly, in 2019. The actress revealed in an onstage conversation at the Red Sea Film Festival on Friday, that producing was a natural progression. “I grew up in this industry. I grew up…
Read MoreThe Regulatory Road: Netflix Banking On Overcoming The Trump Factor In Warner Bros. Deal — Analysis
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told investors on Friday that he was “highly confident in the regulatory process” win approval of the streaming giant’s proposed purchase of Warner Bros., but there are plenty of hurdles ahead. First and foremost, given all the publicity surrounding the Warner Bros. Discovery auction, is the Donald Trump factor, and how…
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