Mobile Gaming Startup Playco Raises $100 Million From Investors Including Will Smith

International distributors have focused on Minamata, the period drama, starring Johnny Depp, about the environmental disaster in Minamata, Japan in the 1970s. HanWay Films closed deals across Europe and Asia for the film, from director Andrew Levitas, which sees Depp play real-life photojournalist W.

Following its release on DVD & Blu-ray, Scoob! lands a third week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart. Outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, the film finishes the week with 72% of its sales made up of physical copies.

Eddie Van Halen died on October 6, 2020. The legendary rocker was only 65-years-old at the time of his death following a long battle with throat cancer.

Warner Bros.’ “Tenet” has passed $300 million at the global box office and $45 million domestically, grossing $2.7 million at U.S. theaters this weekend as Cineworld announces that it will close its U.K.

In the early 2000s, author Dan Buettner conducted research into what aspects of our lifestyle and environment can help us live longer. He identified five areas with the highest percentage of centenarians (a person who is 100 years old or older).

Pierce Brosnan put his home in Malibu on the market — and it includes a hefty price tag of $100 million.The former James Bond actor, 67, and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, have listed their Thailand-inspired place through Compass Real Estate. Earning the name “Orchid House,” the lavish oceanfront property sits on 1.180 acres of land.

Pierce Brosnan put his home in Malibu on the market — and it includes a hefty price tag of $100 million.The former James Bond actor, 67, and his wife, Keely Shaye Smith, have listed their Thailand-inspired place through Compass Real Estate. Earning the name “Orchard House,” the lavish oceanfront property sits on 1.180 acres of land.

Mark David Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Brosnan, long-time residents of Malibu, have decided now is the time to cash in, slapping a publicity assuring, billionaires-only price tag of $100 million on their stunning, Thai-inspired estate along Broad Beach.The legendary “007” star — he portrayed James Bond in four of the ongoing franchise’s films — and the former actress and occasional journalist/TV correspondent acquired the two parcels that make up the not-quite 1.2-acre spread in two

Jeff Vasishta Music great Dave Brubeck is considered one of the pioneers of cool jazz, so it’s fitting that the late pianist’s Wilton, Conn., estate, which has just gone on the market for $2.75 million, is every bit as cool and eclectic as the man who had it built way back in 1963.Sited on a woodsy 7.5-acre lot, the spacious 6,200 sq. ft.

Lifestyle brand and gaming organization 100 Thieves has expanded its executive team with three new hires, the company revealed on Thursday. Mark Rasoul joins as vp of marketing, having previously held the position of brand marketing director of Call of Duty esports at Activision Blizzard; while Julie Van leaves her post at Lucky Strike Entertainment to guide talent and culture as vp of people; and digital media veteran Jeremy Azevedo joins as vp, content.

The Japanese car giant says that the plug-in is 38 per cent more powerful than the hybrid and will be rated at 282.5mpg on paper. Emissions are said to be 22g/km.

Time magazine has released its annual TIME 100 list of the most influential people of the year, and it includes a number of LGBTQ people.Among those included in the list are producer and director Greg Berlanti, Taiwanese gay civil rights activist Chi Chia-wei, Black political activist Angela Davis, singer Halsey, actor Billy Porter, U.S.

Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the U.K. period drama Mothering Sunday, starring Olivia Colman, Colin Firth and Josh O'Connor and first shopped at the virtual Cannes market.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSony Pictures Classics has picked up North America and key foreign rights to Eva Husson’s Mothering Sunday based on the bestselling novel by Graham Swift.SPC will handle North America, Latin America, India, Pan Asia (excluding Japan), the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, and airlines and ships for the movie which stars Odessa Young (Assassination Nation), Josh O’Connor (The Crown), Colin Firth, Olivia Colman and Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet handily passed $200M overseas this weekend with a $25M offshore frame to bring the overseas box office to $214M. Including domestic, the global cume is now $250.1M.

vowed hours after the Supreme Court Justice’s death that President Trump’s replacement nominee would get a vote on the Senate floor. Trump followed that up on Saturday morning, telling the GOP that they have an “obligation, without delay,” to select a new Supreme Court justice.

PlayStation 5 will not support backwards compatibility for games from the PS3 or its predecessors, according to Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan.While it was previously confirmed that the PS5 would support up to “99 per cent” of PS4 games, the same courtesy will not be extended to previous console generations.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon Music is now offering millions of episodes of free podcasts and has set a slate of original programming coming to the platform, representing a major new rival to Spotify and Apple Podcasts.The free podcasts are available on all tiers of Amazon Music for no additional cost and have first launched in the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterAmy Poehler and Maya Rudolph hosted a “grassroots” fundraiser on Monday, along with Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, that raised more than $6 million for the Democratic ticket.Separately, billionaire Haim Saban hosted a more intimate fundraiser with Joe Biden, priced at $500,000 per person. That event — also held virtually — raised $4.5 million.The grassroots fundraiser featured some discussion of the California wildfires and the Affordable Care Act.