The Beatles rights-holding company Apple Corps has come together with Universal Music Group to ink a wide-ranging licensing and merch deal for all things related to the fab four. It will include physical and digital merchandise, licensing, and e-commerce. “The Beatles embody music’s power to change the world, and that influence makes them one of
Marcus Anthony Thomas, who completed a directing mentorship on “House of the Dragon,” has started production on his directorial feature debut. Now shooting in London, psychological thriller “Cast Me!” will be led by rising star IIniki Mariano in her debut feature role, with Samuel Adewunmi (“The Last Tree”), Stella Gonet (“Spencer”), Dean-Charles Chapman (“1917,” “Game
Australian hybrid-AI studio Red Empire Productions and international production and distribution company Organic Media Group are developing “Alishan Escape: A Mandopop Ghost Adventure,” an original animated musical inspired by Taiwan’s Ghost Month traditions, Buddhist philosophy, local Indigenous tribal cultures and the global reach of Asian pop music. The project marks a creative collaboration between Red
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has selected “The Table: Day and Night,” directed by Kim Jong-kwan, as its opening film for the 2026 edition, marking the feature’s world premiere. The film tracks four couples moving through different stages of love inside the same cafe over the course of a summer and autumn, told
Hayden Panettiere “stuck up for background actors when they were mistreated” on the “Heroes” set and “knew every crew member’s name,” her co-star Sendhil Ramamurthy lovingly remembered in a social media tribute to the late actor. Panettiere died on Aug. 16 at the age of 36. “Heroes” marked one of her most prolific TV series. She starred
Ken Corday, the executive producer of “Days of Our Lives,” knew John Oliver needed to make an appearance on his series. The host of the Emmy-winning HBO series “Last Week Tonight” publicly declared his desire to star in a soap opera during a March episode of his talk show, and Corday immediately got to work.
