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News18
07-08-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Logan Marshall-Green joins Yellowstone spin-off series Y: Marshals cast
Washington DC [US], August 7 (ANI): Actor Logan Marshall-Green has joined the cast of the upcoming spinoff of the 'Yellowstone' series, 'Y: Marshals', which centres on Luke Grimes' character Kayce Dutton, reported Variety. According to the outlet, Marshall-Green will play the role of Pete Calvin, a friend from Kayce's time in the logline of the series states, 'With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the region's war on violence," as quoted by Variety. According to the outlet, 'Y: Marshals' was first reported to be in the works at CBS in March. The network gave the show, which is slated to premiere midway through the 2025-2026 broadcast season, a 13-episode order. Episodes will air on CBS on Sunday for Marshal-Green, the actor was seen in movies like 'Upgrade', 'Alien', 'Prometheus' and Christopher Nolan's upcoming epic 'The Odyssey'. He has also appeared in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' 'Snowden,' 'When They See Us' and 'The Invitation.'The first episode of 'Y: Marshals' will be written by Spencer Hudnut and directed by Greg spinoff is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios with executive producer Taylor Sheridan, plus David C. Glasser executive producing for 101 Studios as well as John Linson, Art Linson, Hudnut, Grimes, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yar, Yaitanes, Michael Friedman, and Keith Cox. Hudnut will serve as executive producer and showrunner, reported Variety. The series will be distributed by Paramount Global Content originated the role of Kayce Dutton in the first season of 'Yellowstone,' starring in the hit neo-Western throughout its run at Paramount fans last saw the character, he successfully sold the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch to Thomas Rainwater and the Broken Rock Indian Reservation for the same price his ancestors purchased it for–1.25 USD per retained a small part of the ranch, however, on which to live with his family. Kayce also worked as a livestock commissioner during the course of the original series, which could serve as the basis for the procedural aspect. (ANI)
Express Tribune
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Logan Marshall-Green joins ‘Yellowstone' spinoff ‘Y: Marshals' at CBS
Logan Marshall-Green has joined the cast of Y: Marshals, the upcoming Yellowstone spinoff series at CBS, alongside returning lead Luke Grimes. The series centers on Grimes' character, Kayce Dutton, as he embarks on a new chapter of his life away from the Yellowstone Ranch. Marshall-Green will portray Pete Calvin, a friend from Kayce's military past. According to the show's official synopsis, Dutton leaves behind his ranching life to join an elite U.S. Marshals unit. Combining his cowboy instincts with Navy SEAL training, Dutton and his fellow Marshals deliver justice across Montana while grappling with family responsibilities and the psychological toll of their work in a violent and lawless region. Y: Marshals was first announced in March and is slated to debut during the 2025–2026 broadcast season. CBS has ordered 13 episodes of the series, which will air Sunday nights in the midseason post-Tracker slot. The premiere episode is written by Spencer Hudnut and directed by Greg Yaitanes. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, with Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan serving as executive producer. Additional executive producers include David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Spencer Hudnut (who also serves as showrunner), Luke Grimes, Greg Yaitanes, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Michael Friedman, and Keith Cox. Distribution will be handled by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Marshall-Green is known for roles in films such as Upgrade, Prometheus, and Spider-Man: Homecoming, as well as his recent television appearance in HBO Max's And Just Like That.... He is represented by CAA, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christopher LLP. With high anticipation surrounding CBS's expansion of the Yellowstone universe, Y: Marshals promises to deliver more action-packed storytelling with familiar faces and new dynamics.
Globe and Mail
05-08-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Rithm Capital Announces Forward Flow Agreement with Upgrade, Inc. to Acquire $1 Billion in Home Improvement Loans
Rithm Capital Corp. (NYSE: RITM, 'Rithm' or the 'Company'), a global, multi-dimensional asset manager with deep experience investing in real estate and credit, today announced it has closed a one-year forward flow agreement to acquire $1 billion in home improvement loans originated and serviced by Upgrade, Inc. ('Upgrade'), a fintech company that offers affordable and responsible credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers. This acquisition enables Rithm to underwrite and manage a high-quality pool of loans in a growing area of the market and expand its asset-based finance platform. 'This agreement builds on Rithm's depth and breadth of expertise acquiring and managing consumer loans,' said Michael Nierenberg, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Rithm Capital. 'Home improvement loans are a rapidly growing segment of the consumer market, and one where our established capabilities can be particularly valuable. This agreement will help merchants nationwide expand their reach and provide their customers with access to the capital they need. Our team is excited to support Upgrade's high-growth trajectory, while strengthening our pioneering real estate and credit platform to drive shareholder value.' Upgrade has originated nearly $2 billion in affordable and responsible home improvement credit through more than 100,000 loans. Utilizing a robust technology platform and a growing merchant partner network, Upgrade creates an accessible and flexible customer solution to enhance living spaces, improve energy efficiency, and increase property value through essential upgrades. 'Rithm Capital is an ideal capital partner for us as we continue to grow our home improvement product,' said Renaud Laplanche, Upgrade Co-Founder and CEO. 'Rithm's investment underscores the quality of the assets generated through our platform and provides the expertise and scale we need to meet demand. We look forward to continuing to develop our product, expand our network of partners and provide exceptional value to homeowners.' About Rithm Capital Rithm Capital Corp. is a global, multi-dimensional asset manager with significant experience managing credit and real estate assets. The firm combines deep institutional expertise with an entrepreneurial culture that drives innovation and disciplined growth across multiple market segments. Rithm's integrated investment platform spans residential and commercial lending, mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) and structured credit. Through subsidiaries such as Newrez, Genesis Capital, and Sculptor Capital Management, Rithm has established a unique owner-operator model, capable of sourcing, financing, and actively managing debt and equity investments, to drive value for shareholders and fund investors. About Upgrade Upgrade, Inc. offers affordable and responsible credit, mobile banking and payment products to mainstream consumers. Upgrade has delivered over $40 billion in affordable and responsible credit to customers since its inception in 2017. The company's headquarters are in San Francisco, California, with an operations center in Phoenix, Arizona, a technology center in Montreal, Canada, and regional offices in Atlanta, Georgia, and Irvine, California. Upgrade is a financial technology company, not a bank. More information is available at:
Bloomberg
05-08-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Rithm Capital to Fund $1 Billion in Home-Improvement Loans
Rithm Capital Corp. committed to buying $1 billion in home-improvement loans originated by fintech Upgrade, as the asset manager expands its bet on consumer credit. Rithm, which oversees $36 billion, plans to underwrite, acquire and manage loans originated by Upgrade through a one-year forward purchase agreement, according to a statement Tuesday.
NZ Herald
05-08-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Ōtaki to north of Levin highway cost doubles to $2.1b, construction yet to start
'Our Government is committed to the road as it will deliver substantial safety benefits and unlock business and housing growth.' The Greens' transport spokeswoman Julie Anne Genter told the Herald that going ahead with the road after another cost escalation was an example of 'the coalition Government ploughing ahead with a highway at any cost'. She said the Wellington region would be better served by 'rail investment, along with safety improvements to the existing roads'. The new figure was first reported by BusinessDesk, owned by Herald publisher NZME. The road is a link in the Kāpiti Expressway, which connects the capital with the lower North Island. The highway began as a proposal to take the expressway to Levin and beyond. The expressway is a road of national significance project and was built in stages. It links the Transmission Gully motorway with a string of four-lane, grade-separated projects along the Kāpiti coast. It was funded to the tune of $817m in 2020 as one of the NZ Upgrade infrastructure projects by the then-Labour Government. That programme was fraught and most of its road projects increased in cost in the space of just months. By 2021, some of the upgrade projects were dropped, others were scaled back, while others had additional money tipped into them to keep them on track. The Auditor-General later criticised the upgrade programme for being hurried with a focus on announcing projects quickly – in many cases before up-to-date business cases could be completed. The Ōtaki to North of Levin highway was one of the lucky roads to get additional funding to stay on track, with Labour increasing its budget to $1.5b. In May 2025, NZTA went out to the community with some cost-saving proposals as it had escalated to around $1.7b. Those cost-saving proposals were mainly rejected. BusinessDesk reported these changes were rejected because rescoping aspects of the project would have required reconsenting, which could have caused significant and costly delays. An NZTA spokesman said the agency's board opted to put extra money into the project because 'it considers it a high priority relative to other initiatives included in the National Land Transport Programme'. 'The road will be tolled, as announced by the Government in December 2024, with revenue raised and returned to the National Land Transport Fund, which will include the maintenance for Ō2NL [Ōtaki to north of Levin],' he said. Genter, who has criticised the NZ Upgrade roads since they were announced – despite being an associate transport minister in the Government that announced them – warned that tolling would not cover close to the full cost of the road. 'This project won't get the test of paying for itself with tolls,' she said, noting a submission made by the Infrastructure Commission to the Transport and Infrastructure Select Committee last month. That submission said that for a road to completely pay for itself it needed to cost about $32m a km, save motorists 15 minutes and have about 40,000 vehicles travel on it a day. This highway costs about $85m a km and is expected to have more than 20,000 vehicles travel on it each day by the late 2030s, according to NZTA business cases.
