Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Wicked: For Good’ Thursday Night Previews Around $20M+ – Box Office
Sources tell us that Universal’s Wicked: For Good Thursday night is coming in around $20M-$22M, and when you fold in Amazon sneaks and Wednesday premium fan shows, that figure is substantially higher. Again, these are industry estimates as we always say, take them with a grain of salt until Universal officially reports in the AM.…
Read MoreCreator Of Viral ‘Last Supper Selfies’ & Angel Eye Media Duo Open AI Studio
The Emmy-winning editor who created the viral Last Supper Selfies is opening an AI studio in the UK. Duncan Thomsen has launched AiStudiosUK.com with former Gogglebox producer Ollie Durrant and Angel Eye Media MD Richard Osborne. Thomsen is the founder of Artificial Studios and Artificial Academy and created the viral Last Supper Selfies in 2023, which…
Read MoreQatar Unveils Film & TV Incentive Offering Cash Rebate Of Up To 50%
Gulf state Qatar has launched its first official film and TV incentive as part of its drive to become a major media and entertainment hub. The new scheme – called the Qatar Screen Production Incentive (QSPI) Programme – was announced by the country’s Qatar Film Committee in the opening session of a three-day industry event…
Read MoreBreaking Baz: Chiwetel Ejiofor Signs On As Creative For West End-Bound Musical ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’, Newcomer Alistair Nwachukwu Cast In Titular Role
EXCLUSIVE: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy star Chiwetel Ejiofor has joined the creative team of Royal Shakespeare Company show The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – a project close to his heart because his directorial debut was a Netflix movie of the same title, based on the phenomenally best-selling memoir by William Kamkwamba. Ejiofor—who directed and penned the…
Read MoreWicked: For Good Movie vs. Broadway Musical: Breaking Down the Biggest Differences
The Wicked Witch of the East Much like in the musical, Nessarose (Marissa Bode) is now the governor of Munchkinland following the death of her and Elphaba’s father (Andy Nyman), which Elphaba is aware of in the film, but learns from her sister in the musical. As such, she has made Boq (Ethan Slater) her servant…
Read MoreQatar Film Committee Unveils Neon & Department M Partnerships – Doha Film Festival
The Qatar Film Committee has announced partnerships with Neon and Department M in the opening session of a three-day industry event taking place within the context of the new Doha Film Festival.. Under an MOU between Neon and the Qatar Film Committee, the partners will co-develop and produce six to 10 feature films and short…
Read MorePeter Bart: Awards-Season Movies Struggle To Be Heard Above The Digital Din
Hollywood is torturing itself over this simple question: What’s happened to the audience? Why have movies batted .000 with its 25 wannabe hits this fall? Many theories are being advanced, but I favor simple answers: Movies have gotten lost because there’s too much else going on. Analyzing the confusion demo by demo, let’s start with…
Read MoreJimmy Kimmel To Donald Trump After President’s Latest Call For His Firing: “I’ll Go When You Go”
President Donald Trump continues to attack late-night hosts, and they continue to hit back. It was Jimmy Kimmel‘s turn again today, and he opened the Thursday episode of his ABC show Jimmy Kimmel Live by responding to Trump’s 12:49 a.m. ET Truth Social post that asked “Why does ABC Fake News keep Jimmy Kimmel, a…
Read MoreWhitney Leavitt Tearfully Reacts To ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Elimination: “Genuinely Feels Like A Breakup”
After being eliminated ahead of the Dancing with the Stars, Season 34 finale, Whitney Leavitt shared a bittersweet goodbye to the ABC competition series. On Thursday, the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star posted a video of her tearful reaction to being cut after the semi-finals, which took place during ‘Prince Week’, expressing her gratitude…
Read MoreRobert Pietranton Dies: Longtime Warner Bros. Television PR Executive Was 56
The TV communications ranks have lost a beloved longtime member: Robert Pietranton, most recently SVP Publicity & Communications for the Warner Bros. Television Group, died suddenly Nov. 19 at his Los Angeles home. He was 56. Friends and colleagues are still in shock and disbelief as Pietranton had been in the office working as usual…
Read MoreBrendan Fraser Says ‘Mummy 4’ Is The Sequel He’s Been “Waiting 20 Years” To Make
With Universal Pictures revisiting the Mummy franchise that made him a household name, Brendan Fraser is eager to tend to unfinished business. After Deadline reported that The Mummy 4 is in the works at Universal with Fraser and Rachel Weisz expected to reprise their roles, the former confirmed that he’s preparing to film “the one…
Read MoreAnd So It Begins: Paramount, Netflix And Comcast Formally Submit Bids For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount, Comcast and Netflix have submitted bids to acquire all or part of Warner Bros. Discovery, ushering in a dramatic period of evolution for the media business. Multiple sources confirmed the bidding to Deadline, with the word coming as a deadline for non-binding bids arrived on Thursday. There will be another round, after the particulars…
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