Amid the ongoing dispute between TikTok and Universal Music Group, some music from that label’s biggest artist, Taylor Swift, has reappeared on the social media platform. Universal Music pulled its songs from TikTok earlier this year, citing financial terms and concerns about inadequate restrictions on artificial intelligence tools. UMG’s catalog of 4 million songs includes tracks from Swift, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Apple Original Films has landed the global rights to new feature documentary Bread & Roses, the acclaimed Cannes Film Festival selection, and Cannes Golden Eye nominee, revealing the powerful resistance of Afghan women against the Taliban. The film is produced by Excellent Cadaver’s Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi, alongside Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights […]
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) had some tough competition in its debut week on Disney+. The film landed on the streamer March 14 and racked up 677M minutes in its first few days on the platform, according to Nielsen. That placed it at No. 8 overall on Nielsen’s streaming list for the week […]
In a rare TV series commitment, veteran actor-comedian Marc Maron (GLOW) has been tapped as a lead opposite Owen Wilson and Peter Dager in Apple TV+’s 10-episode comedy created, written by and executive produced by Jason Keller. The untitled comedy stars Wilson as Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer whose career was derailed prematurely 20 […]
EXCLUSIVE: Keke Palmer (Nope) is in talks to star in Gods Unknown, a new action thriller from director Stefano Sollima (Without Remorse), sources tell Deadline. Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari (Transformers One), the film is set in Central Africa, where a burgeoning political-religious movement, spearheaded by a warlord rumored to possess supernatural powers, […]
The trailer for Paramount’s Smile 2 came as a surprise Thursday morning during the studio’s session at CinemaCon. Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott […]
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship delivered a bigger audience than last year, but it wasn’t enough to best the women’s title game. UConn defeated Purdue on Monday to an audience of 14.82M viewers across TNT, TBS, and truTV, according to Nielsen. That’s a slight uptick from last year’s 14.69M, but it’s still the second lowest […]
EXCLUSIVE: Great American Media has signed Jillian Murray (An Unlikely Angel, A Brush With Christmas, Christmas Keepsake) to a multi-picture, multi-year deal. Murray will star in original movies and content across the company’s media portfolio which includes Great American Family, Great American Faith & Living, Great American Pure Flix, Great American Adventures, and the digital […]
EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Kamala Harris is heading back to late-night. Deadline understands that Harris will appear as a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday April 16. It is her latest appearance on the ABC show; Harris previously appeared on Kimmel’s show in March 2019, when she was running for top office. During that […]
What do you do when your conglom might be a target for a takeover. Don’t sweat it and laugh. As Skydance remains in talks with Paramount Global’s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins made light of sales talks before exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas saying […]
S.W.A.T. is not ending after all. Beating the odds a second time, the action drama has been renewed for the 2024-25 season, with Shemar Moore set to continue as star and executive producer. I hear Season 8 will consist of 22 episodes. The news comes a year after S.W.A.T. was canceled before the decision was […]
Immigration has often been a topic that sparks strong emotions around the globe, and it is an especially hot topic this election season, particularly when you have a U.S. presidential candidate characterizing undocumented immigrants not as “human” but rather as “animals” and using phrases such as “they are poisoning the blood of our country” at […]
My guest this week is Callum Turner. Turner is currently starring in Masters of the Air, Apple TV+’s World War II series following the American airmen stationed in England flying missions in B-17 Flying Fortress bombers. Making the series, in which he plays real-life airman Major John ‘Bucky’ Egan, left a very deep impression on […]
EXCLUSIVE: Dirk Hoogstra is getting the band back together at Lionsgate. Hoogstra, who is now leading the eOne U.S. label at Lionsgate Alternative Television, is bringing over a number of his former Half Yard Productions colleagues. Nicole Sorrenti, who was Chief Creative Officer at the Say Yes To The Dress producer, left the company, which […]
CinemaCon on Thursday morning got a first look at the extended trailer for and a 3D scene from Paramount’s animated Transformers One. The origins story movie is due for release on September 13. From Paramount Animation and Hasbro in association with New Republic Pictures, it’s directed by Josh Cooley. Transformers One is the long-awaited origin […]
EXCLUSIVE: Isabel J Kim’s debut novel Sublimation, which has been causing quite a stir in publishing and television circles, has landed at Universal International Studios. The USG-studio acquired the rights to the literary science fiction novel in a highly competitive situation and is planning a series adaptation. Assemble Media, the IP creation and production company, brought the […]
Refresh for More…Paramount ended their CinemaCon 2024 on an epic note, that being Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II. The logo was unveiled and title made official today at the Las Vegas studio exhibitor confab. Raised stakes here: Rhinos, man-eating monkeys, battling boats in the Colosseum and a very quotable, wise, fierce Roman statesman played by Denzel […]
EXCLUSIVE: Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry are cooking up two new projects with Netflix. Deadline can reveal that the pair have two non-fiction projects in production at the streamer. They form part of the overall deal that her and husband, Harry, The Duke of Sussex, signed with the company in 2020 via […]
Has it been 10 years? Yes, and thus, Paramount said Thursday that it will re-release Christopher Nolan’s 2014 fall tentpole Interstellar. The Warner Bros co-production will hit theaters this fall. The movie grossed $188 million at the box office stateside, and north of $733M worldwide. Prints for Interstellar will include 70MM and Imax. The movie […]
Paramount’s new animated Smurfs movie announced its voice cast at CinemaCon on Thursday. Joining Rihanna are Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Sandra Oh, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd and Xolo Maridueña with Kurt Russell and John Goodman. Chris Miller directs a the new […]
We knew this was coming as indicated in the coda of last summer’s Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, but the G.I. Joe team and Transformers are getting together for a new feature film at Paramount. The idea is based on a storyline played out for the Hasbro brands in their 1980s Marvel-published comics. Steven Spielberg […]
Paramount is going into production this summer and has set a July 4, 2025 date for an untitled live-action musical from South Park duo Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Par’s President and CEO Brian Robbins made the announcement during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation today. From the stage, Robbins said, “I’m excited to announce that we’re […]
One of Hollywood’s busiest rising stars just added another big role to his future dance card. Glen Powell is set to star in Paramount’s The Running Man reboot for Paramount Pictures. Edgar Wright will direct and produce with his producing partner Nira Park and Simon Kinberg. Based on the novel of the same name by […]
Creative Artists Agency has reintroduced managing directors, naming nine today, and announced an big expansion of its agency board as its leadership structure evolves. Managing directors, a group reintroduced after years, include leaders across select areas, who will work alongside CAA Co-Chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, Co-Chairmen Kevin Huvane and Richard Lovett, and President Jim […]
The Peabody Awards are teaming with the Center for Media & Social Impact to launch We Disrupt This Broadcast, a podcast featuring interviews with TV creatives who are “shaping the future of entertainment with disruptive new narratives and creative approaches.” Damon Lindelof and Quinta Brunson are the first two guests of the pod, which is […]