Richard Leibner, a pioneering talent agent who represented such notable broadcast news journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Norah O’Donnell, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer and Fareed Zakaria, died today at his home in New York City. He was 85. His death was announced by UTA vice chairman Jay Sures in a […]
SAG-AFTRA, IATSE the WGA, and even the DGA have united behind a legislative move to put up some new and slightly punitive guardrails around Artificial Intelligence. “Everything generated by AI ultimately originates from a human creative source, says Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, of a new bill proposed today by Rep. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Devine has been elevated to an agent on Verve’s TV Literary team. She is the second new agent in the department following the hire of TV Lit Agent Jillian Holch last week. Devine, a USC graduate who started her career in the feature talent department at WME, joined Verve in 2020 as an […]
EXCLUSIVE: Adina Verson has signed with CESD for representation. After recurring on season one Of Only Murderers in the Building, Verson was promoted to a series regular where they portrayed Cinda Canning’s (Tina Fey) assistant Poppy White. Most recently they were seen on HBO’s And Just Like That… as well as in the critically acclaimed […]
The potential Game of Thrones sequel headlined by Kit Harington is no longer in development at HBO, the actor and main driving force behind the project said. Harington had been reluctant to speak about the spinoff while it was still at the idea stage “because in development, you look at every angle, and you see […]
Broadway’s busy spring was reaching peak bloom last week as the season’s final batch of new shows – save for the upcoming Sufjan Stevens musical Illinoise – was in previews, boosting total box office receipts to an impressive $39,445,823. The figure for the week ending April 7 marks a 6% increase over the previous week. […]
CBS News is rebooting its streaming efforts, expanding live coverage, lengthening shows like The Daily Report with John Dickerson and rebranding its flagship service. Formerly known as the CBS News Streaming Network, the free, ad-supported offering as of April 22 will be called CBS News 24/7. Featuring original reporting from the broadcast news division as […]
EXCLUSIVE: After a feverish courtship of Francis Coppola between the organizers of the Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals, Megalopolis has been locked into a gala premiere slot on the Palais on Friday evening May 17, I’m told. The film will premiere in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux wins […]
EXCLUSIVE: CJ 4DPLEX and Cinépolis are expanding their partnership with the launch of four new ScreenX locations in Mexico. ScreenX, the multi-projection cinema that extends movie screens onto the surrounding walls of an auditorium, offers audiences a 270-degree panoramic viewing experience. The new sites are in addition to Cinépolis’ two existing ScreenX auditoriums in Mexico City, Cinépolis Las Antenas […]
EXCLUSIVE: 9-1-1 is getting a visit from Malcolm Jamal Warner. The actor is set to guest star in four upcoming episodes as Amir, a nurse in a hospital burn unit who is connected to Bobby’s past. 9-1-1 is currently in its seventh season, the first to air on ABC after the series made the jump from […]
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Payne, the British actor who starred in Fox drama series Prodigal Son, has new representation. Payne has signed with Independent Artist Group in all areas. He was previously repped by UTA and, before that, Paradigm. He most recently starred in the Blumhouse feature Imaginary and his next role is in Kevin Costner’s western […]
So, Sony was here at CinemaCon after all. In a way. Sony domestic distribution chief Adrian Smith took the stage to introduce the first ever Crunchyroll presentation at the Las Vegas exhibitor and studio confab. Smith beamed that the label “has exceeded all our expectations and everyone at Sony is excited about the future and what’s coming.” […]
EXCLUSIVE: Sony’s 3000 Pictures has pre-emptively acquired film rights to the Clare Leslie Hall suspenseful romance novel Broken Country, with Hello Sunshine is producing. The project sees 3000 Pictures and Candle Media’s Hello Sunshine reunite after the success of the film adaptation of publishing phenomenon and Reese’s Book Club Pick Where the Crawdads Sing, which earned $144.4 million […]
Dick Wolf’s trio of FBI dramas will continue at CBS. FBI, FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International have all been renewed by the network. Flagship show FBI has been handed a three season renewal, which will encompass seasons seven through nine. FBI: Most Wanted comes back for its sixth season and FBI: International has been […]
Crunchyroll has acquired North American and select EMEA and Latin America theatrical rights to the highly anticipated feature anime spinoff Blue Lock The Movie – Episode Nagi. Crunchyroll and Sony have set a North American release for June 28, 2024 with the international dates still to be confirmed. The buzzy title is currently dated for […]
EXCLUSIVE: Jonah Hill has rounded out the cast of Outcome, the dark comedy that he wrote and is directing and starring in for Apple. Newcomers include Susan Lucci (All My Children), David Spade (The Wrong Missy), Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black), Kaia Gerber (Palm Royale), Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show) and Atsuko […]
EXCLUSIVE: Artists Equity has come on to Kiss of the Spider Woman, serving as the main studio and producer of the feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical based on Manuel Puig’s landmark 1976 novel. Diego Luna and Tonatiuh will star in the adaptation as Valentin Arregui and Luis Molina, respectively. They join Jennifer Lopez, […]
The Lord of the Rings musical that opened last year in the UK will stage its U.S. debut in Chicago this July, producers announced today. Based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien and directed by Paul Hart, The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale will begin performances July 19 at The Yard at […]
EXCLUSIVE: Here are your first look images of Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and The White Lotus S2 breakout Beatrice Grannò in sci-fi romance Daniela Forever. The movie from Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo (Colossal) is in post-production after filming in Madrid, Spain. Struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of his girlfriend (Grannò) in an accident […]
The Summer Olympics in Paris are poised to set a record for advertising revenue, according to NBCUniversal. Dan Lovinger, President of Olympic & Paralympic Partnerships at NBCU, said $1.2 billion has been collected to date, which is just shy of the all-time mark. “The new record is coming,” Lovinger said Tuesday during a media conference call, and […]
Rome-based actors collective Artisti 7607, which manages rights and residuals for thousands of actors and dubbing artists, is taking Netflix to court for failing to provide adequate data to set payments. The group said the aim of the action in a Rome court was “to obtain adequate and proportionate compensation due by law to its […]
EXCLUSIVE: Colin Farrell continues to build on a very busy dance card as the Oscar-nominated actor is set to star in Netflix’s The Ballad Of A Small Player with Edward Berger directing. Rowan Joffe will adapt the script which is is based on the novel by Lawrence Osborne. Mike Goodridge will produce through his Good […]
EXCLUSIVE: Only Murders in the Building is adding four new actors to its star-studded Season 4 cast: Richard Kind, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Catherine Cohen and Jin Ha. The quad will appear in recurring roles. Details regarding the new season’s plot and character descriptions remain under wraps. However, we do know the new episodes will focus on […]
Heels has nailed its landing after Starz canceled the series in 2023. Netflix and Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group have agreed to a licensing agreement for the two seasons of critically-acclaimed drama from Mike O’Malley. Deadline has learned there is an option for a third season, but that all depends on the availability of stars […]
EXCLUSIVE: Bree Frank has joined Evolution Media. Frank, who was formerly SVP of Physical Production for Unscripted at Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, has joined the Amazon MGM Studios-owned company. She joins the Vanderpump Rules and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills producer as Senior Production Executive. In traditional terms, that’s equivalent to SVP, Production and Operations. It […]