France TV Distribution, the sales and co-production arm of public broadcaster France Televisions Group, is launching international distribution on Season 2 of comedy series “Aspergirl” at the upcoming edition of Mip London, set for February 23-27. Distributed worldwide by France TV distribution, the country’s biggest TV exporter, “Aspergirl” Season 2 is produced by Paris-based Patafilm, […]
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John Lennon and Yoko Ono Documentary ‘One to One’ Lands Sweeping European Distribution Deal With Piece of Magic (EXCLUSIVE)
Piece of Magic Entertainment has acquired theatrical rights from Mercury Studios for “One to One: John & Yoko” across a broad swath of European territories, including France, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The documentary from Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King […]
‘Old Guy’ Review: Christoph Waltz and Cooper Hoffman Aim to Kill, but Misfire
It’s baffling that a film featuring a two-time Oscar winner and a promising, beloved young actor as squabbling hitmen could be as dreadfully dull as “Old Guy.” Director Simon West (“Con Air”) and writer Greg Johnson (“The Last Son”) take the tired Grumpy Veteran Argues With Fresh-Faced Rookie trope to all-new lows in a film […]
Netflix Leads Southeast Asia Streaming Revenues to $1.8 Billion as Regional VOD Viewership Surges
Southeast Asia’s premium video-on-demand market saw robust growth in 2024, with total industry revenues jumping 14% to $1.8 billion and viewership hitting 440 billion minutes, according to fresh data from Media Partners Asia (MPA). Netflix dominated the landscape with a 52% viewership share and 42% revenue share, while capturing nearly half of all new subscriptions […]
Hot Off Success of ‘Beast Games,’ MrBeast Tops the Toy Charts With New ‘Lab Swarms’ Series Figurines
MrBeast’s 2025 is off to a hot start. Fresh off breaking the record for Amazon Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted series ever, for “Beast Games,” the YouTube personality and social media star is topping Amazon’s toy charts with his new line of MrBeast Lab “Micro Beasts” figurines. This new Micro Beasts release is currently a number […]
‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Fuzzy Peas: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 13, Episode 2 of “The Masked Singer,” “Shrek Night,” which aired February 19 on Fox. Oscar De La Hoya earned a Grammy nomination back in 2001 for best Latin pop album — so he does know a thing or two about singing. But nonetheless, he faced tough competition on […]
Daniel Craig Exits DC’s War Movie ‘Sgt. Rock’ From Luca Guadagnino
Daniel Craig isn’t enlisting into the DC Universe after all. The actor has dropped out of consideration for the title role in “Sgt. Rock,” the DC Comics adaptation from Craig’s “Queer” director Luca Guadagnino and screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes. News of Craig’s possible involvement first broke in November, but a source with knowledge of the project […]
NAACP Image Awards: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ and ‘The Six Triple Eight’ Cast Win on Night 2 of Virtual Ceremonies
Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter are adding a few more NAACP Image Awards to the family trophy case. During night two of the Image Awards’ virtual ceremonies, Beyoncé picked up two trophies — one for outstanding female artist, as well as the outstanding album prize her country record “Cowboy Carter” to raise her career […]
Blackpink’s Jisoo, Seo In-guk to Star in Netflix K-Drama ‘Boyfriend on Demand’
Netflix has greenlit a new Korean romantic comedy series “Boyfriend on Demand” (working title), featuring Blackpink member Jisoo alongside Seo In-guk (“Doom at Your Service,” “Café Minamdang”) in lead roles. The high-concept drama centers on an overworked webtoon producer who discovers romance through a subscription-based virtual reality dating program. Jisoo will portray Seo Mi-rae, a […]
Will Smith Teases ‘Really Cool’ Idea for ‘Hancock 2’ and Says ‘Zendaya Is Being Approached For a Role’
17 years after he starred in “Hancock,” Will Smith is teasing details about a possible follow-up to the superhero film. When the Oscar-winning actor made an appearance on xQc’s Twitch live stream, he provided some more information about the project. “There’s a really cool, really cool ‘Hancock 2’ idea,” Hancock said during the stream. “We […]