Joe Biden said that he was “both not surprised and outraged” by the reported death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in prison, blaming it on Vladimir Putin. The news networks broke away from coverage of the Fani Willis hearing in Georgia — which today featured her father on the witness stand — to carry […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Last Frontier continues to round out its main cast, adding Tait Blum (Home Team) as a series regular alongside Jason Clarke in Apple TV+’s drama series from Jon Bokenkamp (The Blacklist) and Richard D’Ovidio (The Call). The series received a 10-episode series order in February 2023. Starring Clarke as US Marshal Frank Remnick, The Last Frontier follows Frank, […]
EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed acclaimed actor Rupert Friend for representation in all areas. Up next, Friend will be seen in buzzy New Line thriller Companion opposite Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, and Lukas Gage, as well as Michel Franco’s Dreams alongside Jessica Chastain and Lucio Castro, 2AM’s After This Death, and Pierre Morel’s Canary Black opposite Kate […]
Beach Boy founder Brian Wilson is suffering from a “major neurocognitive disorder” and should be placed in a conservatorship in light of the recent death of his wife and primary caregiver Melinda Ledbetter Wilson, the rock icon’s family and management team says. A petition for conservatorship was filed by Wilson’s management team Wednesday in Los […]
EXCLUSIVE: Giannina Scott has optioned the rights to journalist Mat Youkee’s book proposal Children of the Jungle: The True Story Behind the Survival of Four Children in the Amazon. Giannina brought the project to Scott Free, who is producing, under her Cara Films banner, alongside Ridley Scott and Scott Free President Michael Pruss. There are […]
EXCLUSIVE: In a year in which the prolific Shawn Levy director turned out the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine, and the lauded limited series All The Light We Cannot See, he has been tapped to receive the Director of the Year Award at the upcoming CinemaCon in Las Vegas. CinemaCon Managing Director Mitch Neuhauser confirmed that […]
Dennis Quaid is set to star opposite Annaleigh Ashford in Paramount+ upcoming drama series Happy Face. Quaid will play the titular role of the real-life serial killer notoriously called “Happy Face” because of the smiley faces he drew on evidence where he bragged about his crimes. Ashford stars as his daughter, Melissa. Happy Face is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Alpha Violet has acquired world sales rights for Uruguayan filmmaking duo Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge’s new drama Don’t You Let Me Go, exploring themes of friendship and death. The Paris-based company previously worked with the filmmakers on their debut film So Much Water (Tanta Agua), which world premiered in the Berlinale’s Panorama section […]
Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love did $3.85M yesterday, and though down 73% from its opening day Wednesday, that’s because it was such a big first day with a record midweek of $14M. This puts the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed biopic in the vicinity of a $35M-$38M six-day opening. Bob Marley is booked at 3,536 theaters with […]
Editors’ Note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Washington bureau chief Ted Johnson and senior editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, […]
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Director General Tim Davie has acknowledged “antisemitic behavior by people who worked with us” in an all-staff note that attempts to rebuild relations with Jewish staffers. Davie’s email this afternoon, seen by Deadline, said “there can be no place at the BBC for racist abuse of any kind, whether towards our Jewish colleagues […]
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW, the Nicolas Cage thriller Arcadian has been acquired by RLJE Films, in a deal for North America, UK, Australia and Ireland rights. Also starring Jaeden Martell (It), Maxwell Jenkins (Lost in Space), and Sadie Soverall (Saltburn), the film will be released in theaters on April 12, with […]
Taylor Swift has donated $100,000 to a GoFundMe page set up for the family of the woman killed in a mass shooting in Kansas earlier this week. Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a DJ at Kansas City’s KKFI radio station, died Wednesday after a shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs parade. A memorial page for Lopez-Galvan […]
EXCLUSIVE: People’s Cup, a documentary feature about Argentina’s 2022 World Cup win led by Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, is being repped for international sales at the European Film Market by Filmsharks. The film was produced by Pablo Bossi, best known for titles such as Nine Queens and Son Of The Bride. The film has already […]
EXCLUSIVE: Fremantle is taking a Love is Blind-esque Danish format to the London TV Screenings in which singletons try to find love using just sight and sound. Fremantle label Strong has produced Sense of Attraction and the show will be shopped to potential buyers in the capital in a fortnight’s time. In Sense of Attraction, […]
January is shaping up to be a big streaming month. According to Nielsen, seven titles passed the billion-minute threshold from January 15 to 21, which is a first for the weekly Top 10 reports. It probably won’t shock anyone that Bluey was at the top of the list, considering there were 10 new episodes added […]
EXCLUSIVE: France TV Distribution has posted new deals for French director Delphine Deloget’s custody battle drama All To Play For (Rien à perdre) starring Virgine Efira. The drama has sold to Canada (Films We Like), Spain (Divisa Red), Benelux (Vertigo Films), Italy (Just Wanted), Portugal (Outsider Films), Switzerland (Agora Films), Poland (C+ Poland) and Latin America (Imovision). The film, which is Deloget’s debut fiction […]
“It’s about a whole bunch of things,” Mexican filmmaker Alonso Ruizpalacios says when quizzed on the subject of his latest feature, La Cocina, debuting this evening at the Berlin Film Festival. “In equal parts, it explores the topic of work, the American dream, the failure of the American dream, and abortion rights. That’s a really […]
Having recently left Millennium Media after a 14-year run, Jeffrey Greenstein is launching production and sales company, A Higher Standard. Greenstein is at the EFM in Berlin to launch the company, whose first project will be the action-comedy feature, Playdate, which he is co-financing and co-producing with Nickel City’s Mark Fasano. The idea is for […]
Glee’s Matthew Morrison had his fill and wanted out. Then tragedy struck. In an interview with the And That’s What You REALLY Missed podcast, Morrison revealed that he was so unhappy on the set of Glee that he planned to exit the show. “I actually was trying to get off the show,” Morrison said. “In […]
Alec Mills, a camera operator on five James Bond films before becoming a cinematographer on the Timothy Dalton-starring The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill, has died at 91. Mills died on Monday, his son, Simon Mills, announced to the trade. He was living in an assisted care home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, he said. Mills operated a camera […]
Michael Cera fought when Batman couldn’t. A Q&A for the Happy Sad Confused podcast revealed that Cera’s big fight scene in Barbie with construction worker Kens came about only because Ben Affleck dropped out of the film. “I wasn’t even supposed to fight in the movie,” Cera said. “Am I allowed to say what was […]
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 3 premiere of CBS’ Ghosts. It’s been a while since we’ve caught up with the inhabitants of Woodstone Mansion. When Season 2 of CBS’ Ghosts ended, audiences were left with quite the cliffhanger, as one of the ghosts finally moved on. Or, as the other ghosts […]
All American is returning in April for its sixth season, and there is no shortage of stories to explore after the way Season 5 ended. During the show’s panel at The Television Critics Association winter press tour, showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll joined the cast to discuss all things Season 6. Season 5 left audiences with […]
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) will open the 15th annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday, April 18 with a 35mm screening of the classic neo-noir Pulp Fiction (1994). Two-time Academy Award nominee John Travolta will attend to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film. Pulp Fiction kicks off a weekend of programming set within the theme “Most Wanted: Crime and Justice in Film,” as well as the 30th anniversary of […]