Category Archives: News
Korean Dramas Secure Prime-Time Foothold in Mexico Through CJ ENM, Imagen Televisión Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
Korean entertainment powerhouse CJ ENM has secured an unprecedented access prime-time slot for Korean dramas on Mexico’s Imagen Televisin. The strategic partnership will deliver a dedicated K-dr...
Apr 21, 2025
Sebastian Stan Got Marvel Role After Manager Said the Only Thing Saving His Career Was ‘$65,000 in Residuals’ from ‘Hot Tub Time Machine’
Sebastian Stan revealed in a new cover story for Vanity Fair that his acting career was more or less on life support when he landed the role of Bucky Barnes in 2011’s “Captain America: The...
Apr 21, 2025
Music Industry Moves: ASCAP Names Nicole George-Middleton Executive Vice President & Head of Creative Membership
The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has promoted Nicole George-Middleton to the role of executive vice president & head of creative membership. Reporting to CEO Elizab...
Apr 21, 2025
Karen Bass Plugs Hike in Film Tax Credit: ‘Let’s Bring Hollywood Back’
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass included a plug for the expansion of the film and TV tax credit in her State of the City speech on Monday, saying it is time to “bring Hollywood back.” Bass spent mos...
Apr 21, 2025
‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Reboots Classic Thriller as Netflix Japan Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Ambitious Action Film
Netflix Japan is making a bold statement with its upcoming release “Bullet Train Explosion,” a reboot of the 1975 classic “Bullet Train.” The film, which premieres April 23, ma...
Apr 21, 2025
‘Secrets of the Penguins’ Cinematographer on How the Birds ‘Break the Fourth Wall’
The amazing thing about filming penguins in the wild, "Secrets of the Penguins" cinematographer Bertie Gregory tells Variety, is that since the big birds don’t have land-based predators, humans ...
Apr 21, 2025
Sydney Sweeney and Michael Bay Set ‘OutRun’ Video Game Movie at Universal
Sega’s 1986 arcade driving adventure “OutRun” is the latest video game to get the adaptation treatment at Universal Pictures. Michael Bay (“Transformers” franchise, ̶...
Apr 21, 2025
CBS Settles With White ‘SEAL Team’ Staffer Who Claimed Discrimination
CBS has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by Brian Beneker, a script coordinator who claimed he had been passed over for a writing job on “SEAL Team” because he is a straight white ma...
Apr 21, 2025
Zombie Horror Unleashed: Netflix Southeast Asia Unveils ‘The Elixir’ and ‘Ziam’
Netflix is doubling down on Southeast Asian genre content with two zombie horror films that promise to reinvent the subgenre with distinctive local flavors, the company revealed during the ongoing APA...
Apr 21, 2025
Netflix’s Asia Pacific Film Slate Drives 20% Viewership Surge in Booming Market
Netflix’s strategic investment in Asian-Pacific filmmaking is yielding significant returns, with APAC members’ film viewing surging nearly 20% in 2024, according to data revealed at the co...
Apr 21, 2025