EXCLUSIVE: TV and film investment fund APX Capital is expanding into Latin America with a co-financing deal with Cenya Productions, the investment group founded by a financier behind films such as The Revenant.
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Kevin Smith has shared further details about his new horror film KillRoy Was Here, which is set to be the first film ever released as an NFT.Directed and by Smith and based on a script he co-wrote with Andy McElfresh, the horror anthology features a creature that kills evil adults on behalf of their traumatised child victims. Smith also produced the film with Jordan Monsanto and David Shapiro.KillRoy Was Here will be released as an NFT that also includes exclusive content from the film, behind-the-scenes footage, and a commentary track (per Deadline).
The complete package will be launched as a 5,555-piece generative art NFT collection on Secret Network’s Legendao, in collaboration with entertainment NFT platform Semkhor and Curio.In addition to the exclusive content, buyers of the KillRoy Was Here NFT are investing in the film’s lore and access to future anthology storylines. “When you buy the KillRoy NFT, you get exclusive access to the movie,” Smith said in a statement.“But more importantly, the specific version of KillRoy you get is YOUR KillRoy to do with whatever you want: Make your own movie, turn it into a cartoon, license him for lunchboxes!”Smith continued: “We started the story, now YOU get to continue it with your very own version of our titular character! And along with a brand new chapter I’ll shoot next year, the shorts and animation that the KillRoy NFT owners create with their own KillRoy’s will make up the bulk of our sequel anthology.“The KillRoy NFT offers an exciting and unique opportunity to go from art collector to collaborating artist!” The new film is set to go up for sale on the Legendao market later this year.
EXCLUSIVE: TV and film investment fund APX Capital is expanding into Latin America with a co-financing deal with Cenya Productions, the investment group founded by a financier behind films such as The Revenant.
Though news of Elon Musk buying Twitter just broke, the jokes are already stale.
Will Smith resurfaced in India for the first time since slapping Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards, and the Oscar-winning actor was all smiles. The star arrived Saturday at a private airfield in Mumbai, where a horde of paparazzi awaited his arrival. Smith wore a white T-shirt over a muscle shirt, grey shorts over white compression pants and Jordan sneakers.It's unclear at this time if Smith embarked on this trip for business or pleasure, but the 53-year-old appears to have put the infamous Oscars slap behind him, at least on the surface.In video obtained by, photographers can be heard repeatedly shouting his name in an attempt to get close to the actor.
Sam Smith has announced a new single called ‘Love Me More’.The London singer-songwriter will release the track next Thursday (April 28) at 11pm BST – you can pre-save/pre-add it here.Smith shared the news on social media yesterday (April 20) alongside the official black-and-white artwork for the upcoming track. Check out the post below.‘Love Me More’ will follow on from the star’s 2020 single ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’, a festive number that was produced and co-written by Labrinth.
“Candyman” director Nia DaCosta has found her next film and has been set to direct an adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book “The Water Dancer” for MGM. Coates adapted the script based on his #1 New York Times Bestselling Novel of the same name. The film adaptation is being produced by Maceo-Lyn, Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films.
Garcelle Beauvais is sharing more details about her past as the “Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills” gets set for the 12th season.
Neil Patrick Harris has been cast in the upcoming New York City Encores! production of Into the Woods, replacing the previously announced Christian Borle, who is no longer available, New York City Center announced today.
EXCLUSIVE: Keke Palmer will be in charge of the Password podium as the star of Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Nope has signed on to host the reboot of the classic gameshow for NBC.
Disney+’s National Treasure series will see a familiar face as Justin Bartha returns to reprise his role from the movie franchise. Bartha will guest star as Riley Poole and will appear opposite stars Lisette Alexis and Catherine Zeta-Jones. The series is a project from Disney Branded Television’s for Disney+ produced by ABC Signature.
EXCLUSIVE: Filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks) and his producers Jordan Monsanto of SmodCo and David Shapiro of Semkhor have partnered with Secret Network’s Legendao to launch NFTs of their horror anthology, KillRoy Was Here. Smith’s film will be the first in history released in this format, expanding the possibilities of what NFTs can provide in a quickly evolving entertainment business.
The New York Film Critics Circle will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at TAO Downtown. Jordan Hoffman will serve as the 2022 Chairperson of the NYFCC and Stephen Garrett will continue as the group’s General Manager.
The bidding war had reportedly reached £10 million before both platforms pulled out. READ MORE: BBC The Split: What happened at the end of series two? A source told The Sun: "Netflix and Apple+ have quietly removed their bids for a Will Smith biopic and will instead relocate the funds and develop original ideas from new black actors.
A biopic about Will Smith's life looks to be over as Netflix and Apple+ have reportedly pulled out of the plans amid the recent Oscars scandal.
Jordan Moreau After consoling Will Smith after Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Denzel Washington has now spoken publicly about what happened at last Sunday’s awards show.Washington attended author and bishop T.D. Jakes’ leadership summit on Saturday morning for a discussion about his career and faith when Jakes asked him about what happened between Smith and Rock at the Oscars.“Well, there’s a saying, ‘When the devil ignores you, then you know you’re doing something wrong.’ The devil goes, ‘Oh no, leave him alone, he’s my favorite.’ Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it’s because he’s trying to do something right.
Sex Pistols have announced details of a new 20-track compilation – get all the details on ‘The Original Recordings’ below.The new release, set to come out on May 27 via UMG, collates 20 of the band’s biggest hits from their iconic 1976-78 era, when they became the most exciting band on the planet.‘The Original Recordings’ is coming out as a companion to Pistol, Danny Boyle’s new Disney+ series on the Sex Pistols, which received a May 31 release date yesterday.See mock-ups of the new release and its full tracklist below. It’s available to pre-order on CD, LP and cassette formats.1. ‘Pretty Vacant’ 2. ‘God Save The Queen’ 3. ‘Bodies’ 4. ‘No Feelings’ 5. ‘I Wanna Be Me’ 6. ‘Anarchy In The UK’ 7. ‘Submission’ 8. ‘No Fun’ 9. ‘(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone’ 10. ‘Holidays In The Sun’ 11. ‘New York’ 12. ‘Problems’ 13. ‘Lonely Boy’ 14. ‘Silly Thing’ 15. ‘Something Else’ 16. ‘C’Mon Everybody’ 17. ‘Satellite’ 18. ‘Did You No Wrong’ 19. ‘Substitute’ 20. ‘My Way’Created and written by Craig Pearce and directed by Danny Boyle, the six-episode series Pistol is based on Steve Jones‘ memoir Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol and boasts a cast of newcomers, including Toby Wallace as Jones, Jacob Slater as Paul Cook, Anson Boon as John Lydon and Christian Lees as Glen Matlock.Pistol also features Louis Partridge as Sid Vicious, Sydney Chandler as Chrissie Hynde, Talulah Riley as Vivienne Westwood, Maisie Williams as punk icon Jordan, Emma Appleton as Nancy Spungen and Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Malcolm McLaren.An official synopsis for Pistol, described as being about “a rock and roll revolution”, reads: “The furious, raging storm at the centre of this revolution are the Sex Pistols– and at the centre of this series is Sex Pistols’ founding