The stars are stepping out for the premiere of We Have A Ghost!
04.02.2023 - 01:03 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominated producer David Permut and Jamie Cohen of Australian-based Clockwork Films have acquired the narrative motion picture and television rights to award winning journalist and author David Kushner’s book, The Players Ball: A Genius, A Con Man, And The Internet’s Secret Rise.
The book tells the true story of the birth of the internet and two men’s ensuing battle over who controlled the rights to the multi-million dollar domain name: “sex.com.”
This epic, decade long war took them from the boardrooms of Silicon Valley to a gun fight on the bordellos of Mexico – and to the edges of their sanity. Along the way involving the likes of an eclectic cast of porn stars and programmers, billionaires and brainiacs, goons and gangsters.
In one corner is the hapless in-love, visionary tech entrepreneur Gary Kremen, who in 1994 used a $2,500 loan to create the first online dating service, Match.com, in hopes of driving love and connection over the internet. Seeing the value of domain names, he quickly bought several including “sex.com,” betting the combination of love and sex would help propel the internet into the mainstream.
On the other side is his evil genius nemesis, Stephen Michael Cohen, a stout, balding, gun-ho criminal, con man and sex addict from Los Angeles. He impersonated judges and lawyers and leaves a trails of bad checks, and scammed investors after promising to build a Fantasy Island of sex in Las Vegas. Among his many cons, was procuring the sex.com domain under false pretenses, of which he started to make millions from by using it to advertise porn.
“This story is so much more than just a rollicking ride through the wild west of the beginnings of the internet, online dating and porn. It
The stars are stepping out for the premiere of We Have A Ghost!
Anna Marie de la Fuente In what marks a first for Chile’s Storyboard Media, Baremo Films of Mexico has boarded its psychological thriller “Quizas es cierto lo que dicen de nosotras” (“Maybe It’s True What They’re Saying About Us”), which has been shooting in Santiago since Feb. 1 and will wrap later this month. Written and directed by Sofía Gomez (“Trastornos del sueño”) and Camilo Becerra (“Perro muerto”), the co-production also involves Chile’s La Jauria Cine as well as Argentina’s Murillo Cine and HDArgentina. “We’re delighted to have our first co-production with Mexico, which is such an important market, given its relevance in terms of promotion and visibility in our region,” said Storyboard Media’s Gabriela Sandoval and Carlos Núñez.
Sir Rod Stewart treated himself to some beauty therapy on Tuesday afternoon just hours after his eldest son Sean tied the knot to wife Jody Weintraub.
Liza Foreman German production outfit MMC Studios (“Amelie”) is backing romanic drama “Dear Eszter,” from writer/director Alex Balassa. Bastian Griese and Lucas Hamacher will produce the film for MMC Studios in Cologne, alongside Balassa. The film’s co-producers include Peter Seres (“World War Z”) at Hungary’s Punk Films, as well as Ondrej Beranek (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) from the Czech Republic’s Blindspot Capital. Two of Chile’s foremost TV producers, Maria Elena Wood (“Locas Mujeres”) and Patricio Pereira from Maria Wood Producciones (MEW), serve as executive producers.
OnlyFans creator, 25, has revealed that she recently refused to sign a “sexy” underage snap of herself that was presented to her by a male fan. Thorne recalled her encounter with the man in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, bluntly declaring: “I normally don’t tell them [fans] off but they offended me.”The “Shake It Up” starlet said the male admirer initially asked her to autograph a sultry photo from a 2017 GQ Mexico shoot she did at age 19. “It was super sexy and my butt is out and I’m wearing lingerie and I’m topless,” Thorne said of the snap.
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles-based sales and distribution company Level 33 Entertainment has taken U.S. rights to Canadian-Salvadorean director Patricia Chica’s feature directorial debut Montréal Girls.
Lori Harvey and new boyfriend Damson Idris made their red carpet debut at the premiere on Wednesday night. The couple first hinted at their romance in January. Lori joined Damson and his co-stars to celebrate the sixth and final season of the FX show at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. She wore a sweeping one-shoulder black gown to complement Idris' suit. Lori and Damson sparked dating rumors when they were spotted leaving an upscale West Hollywood restaurant in December.
NYPD Blue star Dennis Franz is remembering his costar and TV son Austin Majors, the former child actor who died February 11 at the age of 27.
J. Kim Murphy With “Fast X” only a little over three months away, Universal put the pedal to the metal for the film’s unveiling last week. The first “Fast X” trailer nabbed roughly 295 million views globally in its first 72 hours of availability, a source close to Universal confirmed to Variety. Universal drummed up anticipation for “Fast X” footage with quite the promotional runway in the days ahead. On Feb. 9, the studio hosted a trailer launch event in downtown Los Angeles, featuring appearances from franchise stars Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Sung Kang, as well as director Louis Leterrier. Other fan events were also held in Mexico, France and Japan.
EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired U.S. distribution rights to drama Gringa a film by EJ Foerster and Marny Eng. Starring Steve Zahn, Jess Gabor, Roselyn Sanchez, Jorge A. Jimenez, Valentina Buzzurro, Nico Bracewell, and Judy Greer and produced by EJ Foerster, Eric Hedayat, Marny Eng, and Eric Reid. Gravitas plans to release the film on April 21, 2023 in theaters and on demand.
Chloe Sims appears to be living her best life in America after recently taking the plunge and relocating to Los Angeles. The Only Way Is Essex favourite Chloe, 41, officially swapped Essex for sunny California in January, after jet setting between the US and UK for several months prior to the big move.The mum-of-one, who has moved with her daughter Madison, 17, appears to be making the most of the sunshine over in the US, and was recently snapped enjoying a day out at Miami Beach, Florida.
Naman Ramachandran Banijay’s Endemol Shine India and Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan’s Black Knight Films will adapt hit Danish/Swedish scripted series “Bron/Broen” (“The Bridge”) for Indian audiences. ” ‘The Bridge’ is actually something that I was actively looking to produce. So I went looking for it,” Khan told Variety. The original show opens with a dead body on a border that is shared by two countries and the discovery leads to a joint investigation by the police forces of the two regions, forcing detectives from both sides to work together to solve the crime. The global success of “The Bridge” – which has aired in 188 countries – has led to its adaptation in multiple languages, set across the international borders of U.S./Mexico, U.K./France, Germany/Austria, Singapore/Malaysia and Russia/Estonia.
Michelle Rodriguez has been fangirling with her Fast X costar Jason Momoa. The actress recently shared her love for her co-worker while praising his looks. “Oh, hot damn, right? Like, what’s up with that? It’s something primal that happens to me when I see that boy.
Charna Flam Austin Majors, a former child actor best known for his role in “NYPD Blue,” died Saturday in Los Angeles. Major’s death was confirmed by LA country Medical Examiner-Coroner. He was 27. He had been living at a downtown Los Angeles facility for homeless individuals, and appeared in the Los Angeles Daily News last week when L.A. mayor Karen Bass toured the facility. His sister Kali remembered him, writing on Facebook, “My big brother, Austin, is gone. He died last night. It’s so surreal to me still. He was only 27 with so much life left to live.” Major’s family also issued a statement to TMZ, saying “[Austin] was a loving, artistic, brilliant, and kind human being. Austin took great joy and pride in his acting career. He was an active Eagle Scout and graduated Salutatorian in High School. He went on to graduate from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts with a passion of directing and music producing.”
EXCLUSIVE: Radar Pictures has secured the feature film rights for Geronimo Stilton, the best-selling children’s book series about the crime-solving adventures of a mouse journalist and his eccentric gang of family and friends.
The Lifespan of a Fact (★★★☆☆), an engaging drama by Jeremy Kareken, David Murrell, and Gordon Farrell, dives right into the abyss in search of what’s true within a soon-to-be-published, nonfiction essay that’s potentially full of fudged facts and fabrications.Either distinction falls over the line from plain old truth. Capable journalists, historians, and other writers of non-fiction are trusted to know the difference, and to practice something like a code of honor in keeping it real for their readers, who shouldn’t have to fact-check every detail.The play — making its D.C.
Sam Asghari and Britney Spears are pushing forward like usual amid reports of a failed intervention for the singer.
The legal ramifications following DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss‘ suicide late last year are playing out in court.
Not Dead Yet starts off with a very sobering statement: “Local woman, 37, ruins old life.” That woman—Nell Serrano, who is played by Rodriguez—went all in on love until it “slapped her in the face,” then returned to her old job at a dying newspaper where she's relegated to working in the custodial closet to spend her days writing obituaries. All to make ends meet and start life over. And yet, there's something uplifting about this story.“This woman has just kind of sunken into despair, and now she goes on this journey of self-reflection and growth,” Rodriguez tells Glamour from the set on her last day of filming season one.
Dominic Pagone has been named Head of Communications for Paramount Television Studios.