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Fremantle Sign First-Look Deal With ‘Adagio’ Producer AlterEgo
Another day, another Fremantle first-look deal. The indie production powerhouse, which recently announced first-look partnerships with Kristen Stewart’s Nevermind Pictures and Rachel Weisz’s Astral Projection, has added another creator-driven outfit to its growing stable, announcing a similar deal with Italian production company AlterEgo. The agreement will see the two companies work closely together developing a […]
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Netflix’s New Releases Coming in July 2024
Axel Foley returning to Beverly Hills, an animated feature from former Studio Ghibli talent, a jaw-dropping doc about love-struck “rooftoppers” and final seasons from three big shows — a Spanish teen drama, a viking saga and Daniel LaRusso’s last hurrah — are some of the highlights on Netflix in July. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, […]
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Netflix, Amazon International Original Content Orders Outpace U.S.
Netflix and Amazon are back on top, again. In the first quarter of 2024, Netflix and Amazon have reasserted their dominance in original content commissioning for streaming platforms, according to a new report by Ampere Analysis. The two streaming giants accounted for more than half (53 percent) of all global SVOD commissions in the first […]
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MPA Honors J.A. Bayona, Spanish Industry at First Global Awards Ceremony in Madrid
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has honored key figures in the Spanish entertainment industry in its first-ever international awards ceremony. The 2024 MPA Awards, held at the Byne House in Madrid Friday night, celebrated Spanish contributions to creativity, policy, and law enforcement in the audiovisual sector. The event was co-hosted by MPA chairman and CEO […]
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Will Forte Boards Tina Fey’s ‘Four Seasons’ Series at Netflix
Will Forte is headed back to Netflix for his next series role — and reuniting with his former Saturday Night Live castmate Tina Fey. Forte, who’s coming off the comedic thriller Bodkin at Netflix, has joined the cast of The Four Seasons at the streamer. The series, based on the 1981 film of the same […]
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‘Under Paris’ Director Used Hollywood Tricks to Make an “Anti-Hollywood” Netflix Hit
[This story contains spoilers for the Netflix movie Under Paris.] Slicing Paris in half, the river Seine flows through the heart of French identity, past the Musée d’Orsay, the Louvre, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Académie Française, the centuries-old institution of letters that guards against the bastardization of the French language, leading a valiant resistance to American cultural expansion. In these sacrosanct waters and […]
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Jonathan Van Ness Was “Walking on Eggshells” Waiting for ‘Queer Eye’ Exposé to Drop
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness has, for the first time, publicly commented on allegations that they were abusive on the set of Netflix’s smash hit makeover series. The grooming expert was caught in the center of a Rolling Stone investigation in March this year, which claimed Van Ness had “rage issues” and that subsequent […]
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Dish’s New Plan to Stop Cord-Cutting: How About a Free Netflix Subscription?
The satellite TV firm Dish is the latest pay TV company to get into the bundled entertainment space, and it is entering with an aggressive offer: free Netflix. The company said Wednesday that customers who sign up for a two-year contract will get Netflix’s ad-supported tier for free, or if they want the ad-free tiers, […]
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Netflix to Preview ‘Squid Game’ Season 2 at Lucca Comics & Games
Netflix is bringing Squid Game 2 to Lucca. Squid Game creator/writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk, along with stars Lee Jung-jae and Wi Ha-Joon, will preview the hotly anticipated second season of the smash-hit Korean thriller series at this year’s Lucca Comics & Games, Europe’s No. 1 comics and gaming convention, which runs in the medieval city of Lucca […]
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‘One Piece’ Adds Trio of Actors to Season 2 (Exclusive)
Netflix’s One Piece is expanding its cast as it heads into a second season. The live-action adaptation of the expansive manga and anime series has added Werner Coetser, Brendan Murray and Clive Russell to its ensemble of actors. They’ll each play allies of Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and his Straw Hat Pirates. Coetser and […]
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Netflix to Stream Chinese Suspense Series ‘See Her Again’ in Rare Deal With China’s Tencent
Global streamer Netflix has picked up U.S. and international streaming rights to the much anticipated Chinese fantasy suspense series See Her Again. Currently in postproduction, the show is expected to drop later this year simultaneously on Netflix and Chinese streamer Tencent Video — making for a rare day-and-date worldwide release at a time when China’s online […]
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‘Bridgerton’ Author Julia Quinn Addresses Fan “Disappointment” Over Gender-Flip in Season 3 Finale
[This story includes spoilers for Bridgerton season three, part two.] Julia Quinn, the author of the Bridgerton novel series, is addressing fan “disappointment” over the gender flip of a major character in the show’s season three, part two, finale. In the final moments of Bridgerton season three, fans are introduced to the character of Michaela […]
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