The veteran producer and co-founder of the Copenhagen-based indie outfit Snowglobe, Eva Jakobsen, has joined Nordisk Film. Jakobsen co-founded Snowglobe in 2015 and most recently worked through her own production company, Mater Pictures. Jakobsen’s credits include Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person In The World, Ralitza Petrova’s Godless, and Lust (2026). Jakobsen’s most recent credit is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Shaun Sanghani’s The Syndicate has boarded sales rights to Kate Beckinsale action-thriller Drifter, which it will be shopping at the upcoming TIFF and AFM markets. Beckinsale (Underworld) stars with Dermot Mulroney (Chicago Fire), Robert Knepper (Prison Break) and rapper Sticky Fingaz in the project which is filming on location this month throughout Cleveland and Northeast […]
EXCLUSIVE: Another creator-focused management business is building out on both coasts. Shana Davis-Ross’s Ponte Firm, which represents lifestyle creators such as Kit Keenan and Audrey Peters, has hired four leadership-level execs – two in New York and two in L.A. – and promoted another to a senior role in Texas. Jenna Bissonnette has been hired […]
Hockey, horror comedy and hospital drama lead the way at the 2026 TCA Awards. Heated Rivalry skated off with the marquee Program of the Year prize Thursday as the Television Critics Association revealed the winners of its 42nd annual awards. Widow’s Bay topped all programs with three trophies including Outstanding Comedy, and HBO Max’s The […]
Prime Video has dropped the first trailer for Season 2 of The Terminal List, which finds Chris Pratt’s Jame Reece seeking redemption and a new purpose. “Before he was a fugitive, James Reece made a career out of putting terrorists in the dirt,” a voiceover is heard in the trailer. “He may be exactly what […]
Charter Communications said Thursday it has closed its $34.5 billion acquisition of Cox Communications, creating a new cable and broadband giant. The combined company will have 37 million subscribers to video, internet and wireless services, with the Spectrum brand to be available in 45 states in the U.S. starting in September. While the two companies […]
Josiah Green-Mhlanga (Andy and the Band), Karla Crome (Possession) and Tom Stourton (Barbie) have joined Claire Foy and Matthew Macfadyen to star in BBC and Starz drama You Are Here. Based on David Nicholls’ bestselling book, the series stars Marnie (Foy) and Michael (Macfadyen), who unexpectedly fall in love when their mutual friend Cleo (Crome) […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its launch at the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader’s drama The Basics of Philosophy has got some key support. Noora Films has joined the film to represent international sales and Schrader’s old collaborator Martin Scorsese is aboard as an executive producer. Scorsese and Schrader formed one of the most potent writing-directing partnerships […]
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway on the feature film Soma, the feature debut from Belgian-Hungarian director Miklós Keleti (Patterns). The sci-fi drama stars Nuremberg and Ready or Not actor Mark O’Brien alongside Dutch actress Anneke Sluiters (Heresay). An international co-production with Belgium-Canada-Netherlands-Estonia, filming is taking place through to mid-September in Estonia (Tallinn and Käsmu) and the […]
CBS will air Daughters of 9/11 on Friday, Sept. 11, featuring Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Trant, whose fathers died in the horrific World Trade Center attacks. The two-hour special, from Wolf Entertainment, Blowback Productions and See It Now Studios, will air from 9-11 pm on CBS and streaming on Paramount+. Per the logline: Twenty-five years […]