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Love Is Blind and Married at First Sight maker Kinetic Content is expanding into the UK.

The North Road-backed company has hired Too Hot To Handle co-creator Laura Gibson as MD in the UK. She will closely collaborate and share a slate with Kinetic’s Executive Vice Presidents and co-development heads Karrie Wolfe and Katie Griffin, and she’ll work with Eric Detwiler, President, and Stefanie Cohen-Williams, President of Production, on selected shows within Kinetic’s slate of projects. Gibson will also work closely with Jan Frouman, North Road’s International President, on Kinetic’s UK growth.

Gibson is a UK formats vet with 15 years experience. She was most recently Creative Director at Made in Chelsea producer Monkey but exited late last year. She was previously at Talkback, where she co-created Netflix smash Too Hot To Handle, which has aired for multiple seasons and produced different versions – most recently an Italian one announced last week.

Sailor Moon helped build the magical girl genre from the ground up. Both the manga and anime inspired common tropes found in nearly every series that followed it. While these tropes were pretty new when Sailor Moon first came out, they’ve become standard for the genre. However, the trilogy of standalone Sailor Moon movies from the 90s took it to a whole other level.

The trilogy, each named after an arc in the show, are must-watches for longtime fans and newcomers to the series. Each of these movies can easily be a standalone from the other movies and the series, so new fans don't have to worry about messing up continuity. Plus, they fit snugly within the established Sailor Moon timeline, so fans who are more in the know can still appreciate how they expand on the universe’s lore.

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Throughout the 1990s, three now iconic Sailor Moon movies were released. While all three tie-in films to the beloved magical girl anime series have long been independently available to buy or rent through Amazon's Prime Video, they are currently excluded from larger, more traditional streamers like Netflix and Crunchyroll.

However, thanks to a new release from Viz Media, all three original Sailor Moon films will now be available in a single collection. "Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Three Film Collection 1993-1995" will include Sailor Moon R The Movie, Sailor Moon S The Movie and Sailor Moon Supers The Movie, all on a single Blu-ray disc, which is currently available for preorder.

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Sailor Moon is the quintessential magical girl anime created by Naoko Takeuchi and published in Kodansha's shojo manga magazine. The series was immediately popular upon its 1992 release, and it still attracts new fans today who enjoy the original anime and manga alongside the current reboot Sailor Moon Crystal. Sailor Moon Crystal is a manga-loyal adaptation that has fewer filler episodes and more streamlined character arcs but the same central characters and plots.

The story of Sailor Moon follows the sweet and precocious protagonist Usagi Tsukino, who transforms into the intergalactic superhero Sailor Moon. Sailor Moon battles cosmic villains and eldritch horrors with the help of her fellow Sailor Senshi and Tuxedo Mask. With a sprawling cast of characters spread out across the franchise, it can get hard to keep track of everyone who is introduced. From the first season to Sailor Stars, here is every important character from the original Sailor Moon anime.

The 1990s saw the skyrocketing popularity of Sailor Moon in the Western market. With the first season of Sailor Moon running from March 1992 through February 1993, Usagis story transfixed Western audiences. From her transformation to Sailor Moon, battles with the Sailor Guardians against the evil forces, and her dramatic love story with the Prince-Endymion-reincarnated Mamoru Chiba, Usagi tale made for a compelling narrative, especially for younger viewers.

Its popularity led to Sailor Moon movies to complement and expand upon the lore and adventures, doubling down on the massive success of the franchise. Three feature length movies were released during the 1990s, connected directly to the original anime series. When the Sailor Moon anime ended in 1997, its popularity never waned. This no doubt fueled the decision to green-light Sailor Moon Crystal, a new retelling of Sailor Moons story. Aligning more accurately with the original manga, the series cut back on the number...

Sailor Moon is an epic magical girl anime with plenty of monster-of-the-week skirmishes, magical transformations, and devastating battles. Romance is the main engine of the story, though. It's Princess Serenity and Prince Endymion's forbidden love affair that launches the events of the series, and their love is a huge part of Usagi Tsukino's motivation.

Romance isn't only for the heroes in Sailor Moon, though. Many of the villains have their own love affairs. Some of the villain romances have redemptive qualities for the characters, and some of the romances are quite strange and even cruel. Either way, the stakes are high for a villain in love.

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Sailor Moon Crystal and its concluding movies, Sailor Moon Eternal and Sailor Moon Cosmos, is a successful reboot because it's fairly loyal to Naoko Takeuchi's original manga series, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. The '90s Sailor Moon anime has all the same major arcs from the original manga. However, the anime creators added plenty more content and changed some key details from the original story.

Some of the original anime's changes are questionable, like censoring the queerness in Kunzite and Zoisite's relationship and adding in a romance between Naru and Nephrite. There are some additions that were fun, though. Filler characters like Yuichiro and Fiore add to the story. Additional mini-arcs, like Minako's dating schemes, give a dose of whimsy to the story and explore character dynamics.

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Totally Spies! returns with Will Ferrell as producer for a young adult adaptation on Amazon. Three best friends navigate the spy world while balancing college life in the new series. Live-action reboots can be a hit or miss, but Totally Spies! aims to break the trend with a strong team.

Totally Spies!, the 2001 animated cult classic series, is slated for a return at Amazon with a new format, and Will Ferrell is slated to serve as a producer. A seventh season of the cartoon created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel began airing recently in France and is set to begin airing in the United States on Cartoon Network later this year.

Variety reported that the new live-action series is currently in the works at Amazon with Will Ferrell as part of a collaboration between Amazon MGM Studios and Banijay Kids & Family. The series is slated to be a young...

Wednesday, Jan. 13 Casting Society of America Opens Membership to Commercial Casting Directors The Casting Society of America announced today that it is now accepting commercial casting directors as part of its organization, and celebrating casting in all forms, including film, television, theatre, short form and now commercials. “Commercial casting directors apply their craft to an impactful form of storytelling, and we know that their insight and experience will add additional depth to Casting Society of America’s membership,” said Zora DeHorter and Caitlin Jones, Vice Presidents of Communications, Csa and Co-Chairs, Commercial Committee. “The artistic merit of our commercial colleagues helps further Csa’s mission to advocate and promote the profession of casting in all of its forms.” The newly formed Commercial Committee includes: Alex Amsellem, Terry Berland, Danielle Demchick, Rikki Gimelstob, Katie Griffin, Sherrie Henderson, Caitlin Jones, Patti Kalles. Rebecca Lagore, Liz Lewis, Angela Mickey, Erica Palgon, Nina Pratt,...

After nearly 40 years, the Casting Society of America is opening its membership to commercial casting directors. Until now, membership was restricted to casting professionals involved in film, television, live theater, reality and short form series.

“Commercial casting directors apply their craft to an impactful form of storytelling, and we know that their insight and experience will add additional depth to Casting Society of America’s membership,” said Zora DeHorter and Caitlin Jones, the Csa’s vice presidents of communications and co-chairs of its newly formed commercial committee. “The artistic merit of our commercial colleagues helps further Csa’s mission to advocate and promote the profession of casting in all of its forms.”

Csa said that its new commercial committee has compiled a database of established commercial casting directors across the country and has begun a targeted outreach to them to invite them to join Society. Part of their outreach includes...

Exclusive: Showrunner-producer Scott Teti (Spy Games) is expanding his relationship with Kinetic Content, signing an exclusive production deal with the Red Arrow Studios company. Teti is currently executive producer on Spy Games, which Kinetic launched last month on Bravo. Teti will now exclusively produce and develop in-house for Kinetic.

“Scott has proven himself to be amongst the most talented show runners in the business, and I am proud to extend our relationship which began on Spy Games, into a new exciting chapter,” said Kinetic Content founder and CEO Chris Coelen.

Teti has been a successful showrunner across multiple series including an upcoming docuseries for Netflix, Mexican Dynasties for Bravo, and Summer House for Bravo, which he created and sold in addition to producing. Teti’s other credits include showrunning the first hit season of the iconic Duck Dynasty.

Teti will report to Eric Detwiler, Kinetic’s Executive Producer in Charge of Programming,...

It seems like celebrities constantly try and outdo each other on Halloween every year, but nobody (and we mean nobody, not even costume queen Heidi Klum) can top what Bette Midler did in 2016. The legendary actress showed up at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City to suck the lives out of little children. Well, not really. Bette, who is the founder of the New York Restoration Project, was on hand to attend the organization's Hulaween Bash. She dusted off her broom to go as her beloved Hocus Pocus character Winifred Sanderson, making it seem like no time has passed since a virgin lit the black flame candle back in 1993. In addition to posing with fellow attendees Kathy Griffin and Marc Jacobs (yep, that's him in the bikini costume), Bette also linked up with her daughter, Sophie von Haselberg, and brought back some of Winifred's signature poses. And her costume...

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is coming to the small screen soon. Deadline reports the Cartoon Network TV series will debut in March.Based on the animated movie franchise, the show follows a teenage Flint Lockwood before food begins to rain down on Swallow Falls. The voice cast includes Mark Edwards, Katie Griffin, David Berni, and Seán Cullen.Read More…...

"Toronto ComiCon", presented by "Fan Expo Canada" will be held March 20, 21 and 22, 2015 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, with unique exhibitors, presentations, workshops and celebrity guests including Chad Coleman, aka 'Tyreese' on "The Walking Dead", Karen Gillan, aka 'Nebula' in "Guardians Of The Galaxy", Jaime Murray aka 'Stahma Tarr' from the series "Defiance" and a whole lot more:

Meet more of the cast of "Defiance", with Grant Bowler, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran and Jesse Rath signing autographs...

...posing for photo ops and uniting on stage for a Q&A session.

Shannen Doherty aka 'Prue Halliwell' from the series "Charmed" will also be in attendance...

...along with Chad Coleman, aka 'Tyreese'. 

...Karen Gillan aka 'Nebula'.

In the 'Artist Alley', pencillers, inkers and writers display and offer for sale comics, graphic novels, limited edition prints, original art and sketches, with Neal Adams, Dan Parent and a whole lot more.

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"Toronto ComiCon", presented by "Fan Expo Canada" will be held March 20, 21 and 22, 2015 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, with unique exhibitors, presentations, workshops and celebrity guests including Chad Coleman, aka 'Tyreese' on "The Walking Dead", Karen Gillan, aka 'Nebula' in "Guardians Of The Galaxy", Morena Baccarin aka 'Dr. Leslie Thompkins' on the series "Gotham", Jaime Murray aka 'Stahma Tarr' from the series "Defiance" and a whole lot more:

Meet more of the cast of "Defiance", with Grant Bowler, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran and Jesse Rath signing autographs...

...posing for photo ops and uniting on stage for a Q&A session.

Shannen Doherty aka 'Prue Halliwell' from the series "Charmed" will also be in attendance...

...along with Chad Coleman, aka 'Tyreese'. 

...Karen Gillan aka 'Nebula'.

 ...and Morena Baccarin aka 'Dr. Leslie Thompkins'. 

In the 'Artist Alley', pencillers, inkers and writers display and offer for sale comics, graphic novels, limited edition prints, original art and sketches,...

We aren’t the only ones anticipating Kate Middleton and Prince William’s nuptials! Hollywood celebrities are also excited to tune in to the big event!

Less than 24 hours from now, over two billion people will have their eyes glued on Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s royal wedding, and some of those eyes will be those of Jessica Simpson, Hayden Panettiere and Kate Middleton. Weddings in general give us a lot to look forward to, but it’s extra special when royals are involved. It turns out, celebrities in Hollywood agree! Here’s who will be tuning in to watch Kate and Will say ‘I do.’

We spoke with fellow bride-to-be Jessica Simpson at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Party on April 26, and she gushed, “I am very interested to see what Kate’s wedding dress looks like.” Join the club Jessica! When we asked Hayden Panettiere if she...

GLAAD is announcing this morning that Russell Simmons will be honored alongside Ricky Martin at the NYC GLAAD Media Awards on March 19th. Meanwhile on April 10th in Los Angeles, Kristin Chenoweth will be honored as well as new NBC programming head Robert Greenblatt for his work on Glbt-inclusive programming at Showtime.

Out mega-producer Greg Berlanti has signed a rich five year deal at Warner Bros. that will allow him to create television and movies at the same time, and shop the products to multiple networks.

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Nicholas Hoult has signed on to a zombie movie called Warm Bodies once he finishes with out director Bryan Singer’s Jack the Giant Killer. Our little Tony has really hit the big time, hasn’t he?

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Congratulations of sorts are in order for Teen Mom trainwrecks Amber Portwood and Gary Shirley, who have proven definitively that while stars really can be like us, it's not so easy to pull off the other way around. But that didn't stop the D-list reality duo from trying their hardest to join the A-list by getting all dolled up and strolling a pre-Oscars red carpet. Problem was, they did it not in front of the Kodak Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, but at a movie theater in Hamilton, Ind. Even Kathy Griffin would think twice about accepting that invite. Though, in fairness, they did pull one bona fide star move… They remembered the little people. "They posed for pictures with fans...

I love that Aaron Ashmore is joining one of our favorite shows, Warehouse 13. I do find it frustrating that I have trouble being certain that images of him aren’t his twin brother. And I find it refreshing to have out show runner Jack Kenny describe what Ashmore brings to the table, “He's charming, sexy, a terrific actor, willing to try to do anything and excited about what we're all doing together. And there's something that the camera sees in his eyes -- they absolutely pierce through you! Very disarming.”

USC quarterback Matt Barkley tweeted out his disgust with President Obama’s decision not to defend Doma. But he wants us to know “I'm not discriminating and I'm not a homophobe.”

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What's one of the hottest blowout bashes on the pre-Grammys party circuit? Not surprisingly, it involves an Usher performance! Usher will perform at Hollywood's Avalon nightclub Thursday night, at an event hosted by (Red) at which Belvedere vodka's new special edition (Red) bottle will be launched. Artist Carsten Holler is involved with the project. Proceeds from sales of the product will go to (Red)'s Global Fund, a leading provider of funds to help battle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (Red) has generated over $160 million since 2006 for AIDS and HIV programs in Africa. Also expected at the party are 50 Cent, Ne-Yo, Serena WIlliams, Kelly Osbourne, Kathy Griffin, Jenny McCarthy, David Arquette, Ciara, Carmen Electra and Chelsea Handler. Read more...

Sure it's late, but we're up and you're up, so we might as well have a TV news nightcap together!

NBC ordered two more scripts from their comedy that could, "Community." That brings their season order up to 24 episodes. [Hitfix]

Emmy nominee for Lifetime's "Georgia O'Keefe," Joan Allen, makes her first foray into a TV series in HBO's "Luck." The series takes place in the seedy world of horse racing and stars Dustin Hoffman. [Deadline]

Remember Gideon Yago who delivered Generation Y's news on MTV? He's gotten into the TV development game, landing two scripted shows. "Fourth Estate," about the newspaper industry, goes to AMC. And Yago is doing a drama set at military school, West Point, called "Long Gray Line" for ABC. [Variety]

Comedienne, Bravolebrity, and actress Kathy Griffin has been tapped to host "VH1 Divas Salute the Troops" airing on Dec. 5 at 9 p.m. Et. [VH1] 

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Berlin -- Red Arrow Entertainment Group, the production arm of European broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, has taken a 51% stake in Chris Coelen's Santa Monica-based shingle Kinetic Content.

Coelen, who oversaw shows such as "Wife Swap," "Secret Millionaire" and "The Price of Beauty" as CEO of Rdf Media USA, set up Kinetic in March. Before Rdf, Coelen was a partner at United Talent Agency, where his clients included Ryan Seacrest and Jessica Simpson.

Coelen took several Rdf execs with him when he launched Kinetic, among them Jennifer Danska, Gerald Massimei and Katie Griffin as well as ex-bbc producer Matilda Zoltowski, part of the team that launched "Dancing With the Stars" in the U.S. Kinetic has exclusive programming ventures with U.K. nets Channel 4 and Stv.

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The Canadian independent film The Death of Alice Blue will have a limited release in Canada on August 6.

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Former Rdf USA CEO Chris Coelen is putting in motion Kinetic Content.

Coelen is launching the production company, which will focus on the development and production of unscripted series.

He has started to assemble Kinetic's creative team, bringing in three executives he worked with at Rdf -- Jennifer Danska, Gerald Massimei and Katie Griffin -- and hiring former "Dancing With the Stars" co-exec producer Matilda Zoltowski.

Zoltowski and Danska will serve as senior vp development and current series, respectively. Massimei has been named vp development and current, and Griffin is manager of development.

Coelen is still hiring and expects to end up with a team of 8-10 creative execs.

For now, he is financing the enterprise himself but said he's fielding offers from potential strategic partners and planning to form alliances, especially on the international side, and establish ties in the branded entertainment space.

Coelen will introduce Santa Monica-based Kinetic...

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Crowds take to the streets to protest the decision.

By Gil Kaufman, with additional reporting by Matt Elias

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The reaction to the California Supreme Court's decision on Tuesday to uphold the state's controversial Proposition 8 ban of same-sex marriage was swift and very loud. While proponents of the November proposition applauded the court's 6-1 vote upholding the ban, thousands of opponents took to the streets of West Hollywood on Tuesday afternoon to express their displeasure with the decision.

"It doesn't mean much — we have to start over, we have to start back with our grass-root campaigns and get the word out," Richard Chandler said, marching down San Vicente Boulevard in Los Angeles with fellow protesters, including his husband, whom he married on October 7 in San Francisco, just weeks before Prop 8 was passed. "More importantly, we need to...