EXCLUSIVE: Bridgerton star Luke Newton will play the late fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen in a new Off Broadway play starting next month. Darrah Cloud’s House of McQueen will begin previews August 19 at The Mansion at Hudson Yards, with an official opening set for September 9. Directing will be Sam Helfrich. Newton’s London stage […]
With the Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Industry Days section well underway, today marks the unveiling of its new KVIFF Central Stage showcase where some 14 projects from eight different Central European countries, all at various stages of development, will seek co-production and financing opportunities. Projects include works from established filmmakers such as Andreas Horvath, Nader […]
CNN has hired Brad Smith, previously of Yahoo! Finance and Cheddar, to serve as an anchor of its domestic FAST channel CNN Headlines. Smith will be based out of Atlanta and will start later this summer. CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson has placed a priority on transitioning to digital and streaming, with plans to launch […]
A+E Global Media, parent of long-established cable networks A&E, History and Lifetime, is exploring a potential sale. The company, a joint venture of Disney and Hearst which rebranded earlier this year from A+E Networks, has retained Wells Fargo to help it look at various strategic options, a person familiar with the situation told Deadline. An […]
If Nadav Lapid’s fifth film Yes! didn’t exist, it would be almost impossible to think of anything like it. A provocative, intensely sensory and dryly witty study of modern-day life in Tel Aviv, it is likely the first film by an Israeli to confront the elephant in the room: the ongoing war in Gaza. At […]
EXCLUSIVE: Nautilus shored up a promising debut across AMC and AMC+. The adventure drama premiered on June 29, attracting 2.6M viewers on linear alone, per Nielsen live+3 data. It was the network’s biggest premiere night audience since The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live premiered just over one year ago. On streaming, Nautilus is pacing […]
AI firm Moonvalley has released its Marey video model to the general public after an initial test run with filmmakers, agencies and other trial users. The system is notable for being what the company calls “commercially safe,” meaning that it has been built from fully licensed images and IP. Many AI firms have opted to […]
Disney+ has unveiled some never-before-seen footage of its 2025 slate of new and returning series on Disney+ and Hulu. In a 60-second sizzle reel, we get first looks at Marvel Television’s, new series Wonder Man starring Glen Powell, premiering in December, the King of the Hill revival series streaming August 4, the fifth season of […]
EXCLUSIVE: International Literary Properties’ theatrical division (ILP) has entered into a strategic partnership with The University of the South for ILP to assume an active management role and co-stewardship of the works of celebrated A Streetcar Named Desire playwright Tennessee Williams. The agreement includes not only stage productions, but also future film and television, and […]
Building the Band will be dedicated to the “glorious” Liam Payne, according to the execs behind Netflix’s latest juggernaut talent contest. Guest judge Payne filmed his Building the Band scenes before he died last year after falling from a hotel balcony. After speaking extensively with the former One Direction singer’s family, Netflix decided to push […]
Mark Linsey Pivots To L.A. As BBC Studios Seeks New Scripted Chief Mark Linsey, BBC Studios’ scripted man in L.A., is to focus on the U.S. full time as BBC Studios seeks a global scripted MD. Linsey is pivoting to a dedicated role spearheading BBC Studios’ scripted growth in L.A, which has included the hit […]
EXCLUSIVE: Wyncor, which was founded by a judge on the French Shark Tank, has become the latest toy firm to enter the original IP game, hiring TV industry sales vet Erick Rouillé to lead global distribution. In a world of Barbie and Polly Pocket adaptations, Wyncor is coming to market with its Kwaaks! plush duck […]
Zelda Perkins, the former assistant to Harvey Weinstein and campaigner against non-disclosure agreements, has welcomed UK government plans to ban gagging orders that silence workplace misconduct. The Labour government has tabled an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill outlawing the use of NDAs to silence victims or witnesses of harassment and discrimination. The clause was introduced […]
Jon Stewart didn’t disappoint with his views on the multi-million-dollar settlement between Paramount Global, which owns The Daily Show network Comedy Central, and President Donald Trump. Five days after the company paid Trump $16M to settle the lawsuit that the President brought against it for its handling of a 60 Minutes interview with Presidential candidate […]
Are the golden bachelor and bachelorettes about to get busy with the young’ins in paradise? That’s what ABC seems to be hinting at in the season 10 promo for Bachelor in Paradise. In the newest teaser that dropped after Monday’s premiere of the show, host Jesse Palmer promises how “paradise will never be the same” […]
As the Man of Steel takes to the sky in James Gunn‘s DCU debut, Matt Reeves‘ The Batman is ready to emerge from the shadows. On the red carpet of Monday’s Superman world premiere, the writer and director kept it brief as he confirmed to reporters that he’s read Reeves’ long-anticipated script for The Batman […]
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s James Gunn‘s DCU taking shape with the debut of his take on Superman. On the red carpet of Monday’s world premiere, the writer and director told Deadline how he took a “lighter” approach to the DC Comics superhero that gets back to “the color and the joy” of […]
After Lauryn Hill closed out the opening night of Essence Festival in the wee hours of Saturday morning, festival organizers shouldered blame for the delay. On Sunday, Essence shared a statement in defense of the 8x Grammy winner, accepting responsibility after she reportedly finished performing her set at almost 4am for a nearly empty Caesars […]
EXCLUSIVE: Josh Segarra (Abbott Elementary, Scream 6) has joined the cast of Fox’s medical comedy Best Medicine, starring opposite Josh Charles and Abigail Spencer. The series, based on the popular British series Doc Martin, will go into production this summer in upstate New York. Best Medicine is a one-hour comedy series that centers on Martin Best (Charles), […]
Editor’s note: The promise and peril of artificial intelligence has captivated Washington D.C., Silicon Valley, Wall Street and Hollywood. Composer Michael Yezerski has taken a hands-on approach to it: The author of the score of the likes of the Oscar-winning short The Last Thing, Blindspotting (the movie and the series), Sean Byrne’s The Devil’s Candy, […]
Stalwart UK lit agency Casarotto Ramsay & Associates has appointed leading agent Jodi Shields to the position of Chairwoman with overall responsibility for the company. Following three decades at the firm, most recently overseeing the film and TV business, Shields now takes on the newly created role. Tracy Brimm, who joined in 2018 as Creative […]
Ariana Madix is not here for the hateful conversations on social media directed at Islanders from Love Island USA Season 7. During her latest appearance on Aftersun, Madix addressed the negative comments some of the Islanders from the Peacock series are getting on social media. “I love the passion of the audience, but sometimes it’s […]
Netflix has set September 25 for the Season 3 premiere of Alice in Borderland, the live-action Japanese thriller series based on Haro Aso’s manga series of the same name. The streamer also dropped the first teaser trailer for the upcoming season which you can view above. Alice In Borderland revolves around a group of people who […]
