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- ‘Blue Bloods’ Alum Will Estes Reprising Role On ‘Boston Blue’: “Welcome (Back) To The Family”
One of the original Blue Bloods is making a trip to Beantown after Donnie Wahlberg teased an upcoming guest star on Boston Blue. Deadline can confirm that Will Estes will reprise his Blue Bloods role as Jamie Reagan on an upcoming episode of the CBS spin-off after Wahlberg shared a... - More “X-Men” Casting Talk Emerges
More casting talk related to Marvel Studios’ long-in-the-works “X-Men” film has continued to surface in the wake of a rush of casting in the past week or two. At present, there are three actors set – Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Kit Connor as Cyclops and Sadie... - Jason Clarke Joins Action-Thriller ‘Supermax’ From Amazon MGM & Miramax
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Clarke has closed a deal to join Supermax, the new action-thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax, Deadline has learned. Character details are under wraps. The Australian actor is the second of the week to join following Jaafar Jackson, the breakout star of Lionsgate’s Michael. The pair will share the screen... - Brandi Carlile Postpones UK, European Tour Dates Due To “Personal Circumstances”
Brandi Carlile is pushing her trip across the pond as she announces some postponed tour dates for the UK and Europe. On Friday, the 11x Grammy winner shared her regrets as she had to reschedule some stops on The Human Tour, featuring KT Tunstall, from the fall to the spring... - More Filming Underway On Gerwig’s “Narnia”
Cameras are filming again on Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” with additional filming getting underway on Monday at Shepperton Studios. The extra filming kicks off six months after principal photography wrapped. A source told NarniaWeb this is “additional photography happening, not reshoots.” They indicate production is... - Bella Thorne Says ‘Spring Breakers 2’ Producers Tapped Her To Write, Direct & Star In Sequel After Seeing Directorial Debut
After wrapping on her directorial debut last year, Bella Thorne revealed that Spring Breakers 2 will be her sophomore feature in the director’s chair. Following the announcement that she’ll star in the sequel to Harmony Korine’s 2012 cult crime drama, the actress said that producers asked her to write and... - “RRR” Director’s “Varanasi” Is Entirely In IMAX
Acclaimed “RRR” filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli has confirmed that his upcoming film “Varanasi” will follow in the footsteps of Christopher Nolan and be entirely shot in IMAX. “Varanasi” will mark only the second major feature film to be shot completely in the format following Nolan’s “The Odyssey”... - “Heated Rivalry” Casts Its Troy & Harris
Following the first season proving a surprise cultural sensation and critical/commercial hit, Crave and HBO Max have revealed two key additions to the cast of its ice hockey/romance drama “Heated Rivalry”. Charlie Gillespie (“Julie and the Phantoms,” “One Night Only”) has been cast as Troy Barrett, a... - Marvel’s “X-Men” Targets Filming Next Year
Marvel Studios’ “X-Men” reboot aims to begin filming next year, seemingly in the early part of it, according to one of the key actresses involved. SPOILERS AHEAD FOR “SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY” Casting has been rolling out for the film in recent days which pretty much confirms... - GTA VI Boss Says A Disc Makes No Sense
Strauus Zelnick, the CEO of “Grand Theft Auto” developer Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive, has defended the company’s stance on “Grand Theft Auto VI” not getting a physical disc release. Speaking in a Q&A with analysts via IGN, Zelnick says he believes gamers don’t care about... - “Wonka 2” Is Happening, Just Not Soon
Producer Simon Farnaby has had to clear up some confusion caused by his own comments in regards to a sequel to Paul King’s 2023 movie musical “Wonka”. Timothée Chalamet led the prequel to Roald Dahl’s book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and its assorted film adaptations. It... - Amanda Knox Responds To Petition Protesting Her Edinburgh Fringe Show, Says It “Honors Meredith Kercher’s Memory”
Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story. The author and comedian, who was wrongfully convicted of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, has responded after a petition to cancel her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Cartwheel... - First Look At Vincent Pastore’s Final TV Role; Shaquille O’Neal Debut In ‘Gravesend’ Season 3 Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: We’re getting the first look at the late Vincent Pastore in his final television role in the Season 3 trailer for Gravesend ahead of its fall premiere. Pastore, who portrayed Donnie Glisto in the William DeMeo written and directed series, died August 1 from what is believed to be... - Sadie Sink Gives ‘X-Men’ Filming Update, Says She’s Being Kept “Separate” From Cyclops Casting
SPOILERS: This post contains details about Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day character While her newly revealed MCU character can read minds, Sadie Sink is being kept in the dark on the casting process of her future X-Men co-stars. The Spider-Man: Brand New Day actress admitted that she’s being kept... - Flo Anthony Dies: Groundbreaking Columnist & TV Personality Was 74
Florence “Flo” Anthony, a trailblazing entertainment journalist, author and TV and radio personality who broke a number of barriers for women of color, died August 6 of cancer. She was 74. Jack Hirsch, biographer of Anthony’s husband, Olympic and pro boxing champ Michael Spinks, confirmed the news to Anthony’s longtime... - Anthony Bourdain Origin Story ‘Tony’, ‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’, ‘Late Fame’ In Dynamic Indie Weekend — Specialty Preview
A dynamic selection of indies starts rolling out today with Dominic Sessa as a young Anthony Bourdain in Matt Johnson’s Tony, indie director Jane Schoenbrun’s latest, Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma with Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson, documentaries on cheesemongers, Girl Scout cookie season, and small town movie... - Jake T. Austin Was “Disappointed” Not To Be Included In ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’
Although Wizards Beyond Waverly Place brought back some familiar faces before casting its final spell, not all of the Russo family was around for the finale. Jake T. Austin, who played youngest sibling Max Russo in the original Disney Channel series, expressed “how disappointed” he was not to be included... - Spencer Pratt To The Rescue? Failed L.A. Mayoral Candidate Wants To Help Trump Save Hollywood, Supposedly
Spencer Pratt may have flamed out in his bid to be L.A. Mayor, but the reality TV enfant terrible has seemingly found a new calling — saving Hollywood with Donald Trump. Just days after the deeply unpopular former Apprentice host swooped into Southern California for a behind-closed-doors RNC fundraiser, The... - Judge Clarifies That Reporter Catherine Herridge Doesn’t Have To Pay $800-Per-Day Contempt Fines As She Pursues Supreme Court Appeal
A federal judge clarified that reporter Catherine Herridge doesn’t have to pay an $800-per-day contempt fine as she appeals to the Supreme Court. The judge, Christopher Cooper, had imposed the fine. She had been found in civil contempt after she declined to reveal the source for her 2017 Fox News... - Trump White House Uses Spider-Man Imagery To Promote ICE Deportations
The White House once again turned to pop culture in characterizing their immigration strategy, this time using Spider Man imagery to portray ICE agents as “friendly neighborhood” figures and on the heroic side of deportations. An Instagram post this week, features Spider-Man’s hand spinning out a web. That leads to... - Katseye’s Sophia Laforteza Announces “Mental Health” Break From Popular Girl Group
Sophia Laforteza, a singer with the popular girl group Katseye, is taking a temporary break to focus on her “mental health and wellness,” the group has announced. In a statement posted to social media site Weverse, the group said that Laforteza “will be temporarily unable to participate in upcoming promotional... - Jean Lodge Dies: British Actor And Mother Of ‘Days Of Our Lives’ & ‘The Nanny’ Star Charles Shaughnessy Was 99
Jean Lodge, the British actor who play Queen Guinevere in the 1954 King Arthur movie The Black Knight and who was the mother of Days of Our Lives and The Nanny star Charles Shaughnessy and soap opera director David Shaughnessy, died Wednesday, August 5. She was 99. Her death was... - Briarcliff Entertainment Sets Fall Theatrical & PVOD Release For Supernatural Thriller ‘Nickels’
EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment will open Spencer King’s Nickels in select theaters on Oct. 2 as well as on PVOD. In the pic, Rob Riggle stars as Tom Monroe, a successful entrepreneur and devoted family man who has never recovered from the tragic motorcycle accident that claimed his older brother’s life... - Vanessa Hudgens To Be Feted With Luminary Award At HollyShorts; Zach Cregger, Lana Condor Also Among Honorees
EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Hudgens will be feted with the Luminary Award at this year’s HollyShorts Film Festival. Zach Cregger, Lana Condor, Miguel, Alexandra Shipp and Jim Cummings will also receive accolades at the short film fest. The honors will be given out at the HollyShorts opening night award ceremony on August... - ‘The Odyssey’ Conquers $1 Billion At WW Box Office, Soon To Be Christopher Nolan’s Best Ahead Of ‘Dark Knight Rises’
This year’s embarrassment of riches at the global box office continues, for we can tell you today that Universal’s Christopher Nolan feature take of Homer’s The Odyssey has crossed the $1 billion mark at the global box office. The pic will soon become the 2x Oscar winner’s highest grossing movie... - Caron Creighton On Capturing The Fight To Save Northern California’s Largest Homeless Encampment With Her Debut Feature ‘Wood Street’
The Wood Street encampment in Oakland, once Northern California’s largest homeless encampment, was demolished in 2023, displacing an estimated 300 residents. The eviction process was protracted and followed a series of complex legal battles led by residents of the encampment, who organized as a collective to advocate for their rights.... - ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Star Patina Miller On Tackling Personal Tragedy While Shooting Series Finale & Putting Her Trust In Series Creator Sascha Penn
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the series finale of the Starz crime drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan. After five seasons, not only are fans saying goodbye to Starz’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan, but so are the actors who have played many of your favorite... - Trump Nominates Danielle Thumann Severs To Fill Vacant FCC Seat
Donald Trump has nominated Danielle Thumann Severs, senior counsel to FCC chairman Brendan Carr, to fill one of two vacancies on the commission. If confirmed by the Senate, Severs would serve a term of five years, retroactive to the time of the vacancy, July 1, 2024. Her confirmation also would... - ‘Psych’s Andy Berman Eyeing Return To USA Network With Procedural ‘Sherlock’s Secretary’
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Berman, a veteran of USA Network’s signature blue-sky era, is eyeing a return to the network with Sherlock’s Secretary, a new procedural based on a true story, sources tell Deadline. The series follows a quirky London woman whose job is responding to the thousands of letters addressed to the world’s... - All The Songs In ‘One Night Only’: Knock-Off Jingles And Singles
The latest theatrical rom com One Night Only starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro centers around quite the premise — pre-marital sex has been outlawed in the United States except for one night of the year when the chastity mandate lefts for twelve hours and single citizens are allowed to... - ‘Heated Rivalry’ Casts Justice Smith & Charlie Gillespie As Harris & Troy; Season 2 Debut Confirmed For Spring 2027
Meet Heated Rivalry‘s newest couple: Justice Smith (I Saw the TV Glow; Now You See Me: Now You Don’t) and Charlie Gillespie (One Night Only, Splitsville, Suze) are joining returning stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie as leads in the upcoming second season of the hugely popular Crave Original series... - New York Yankees Drama Series In Works From Netflix, Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films, Josh Wakely & MLB
Netflix is extending its relationship with MLB with a new untitled scripted series about the New York Yankees which they’re putting into development with Emmy winner Jason Bateman’s Aggregate Films and Daytime Emmy winner Josh Wakely. We understand it was Wakely who secured the rights from MLB and developed the... - New “Spider-Man” Sets First Week Record
Sony’s “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” film has continued to smash box-office records across its first week. The title launched last Friday to a $360.1 million haul, beating “Avengers: Endgame” to score the highest domestic opening weekend box-office take of all time. It then continued to smash further... - E.W. Scripps CEO Briefs Wall Street On Major Layoffs, Touts AI “Revolution” In Local TV News
E.W. Scripps CEO Adam Symson briefed Wall Street analysts Friday on the company’s “transformation plan,” which has entailed cutting 12% of its total workforce amid an embrace of AI. The layoffs, mostly at the company’s local TV stations, come as the company adopts a 24-hour streaming news model enabled by... - New ‘Leprechaun’ Horror Movie In Works From Lionsgate, Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan
EXCLUSIVE: Should you encounter a pot of gold in your travels, beware — Leprechaun is back, with a new film penned by horror veterans Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan in the works at Lionsgate. Oren Koules and Miles Koules are set to produce the new entry, whose plot is being kept under wraps,... - ‘One Night Only’ Clears $1M+ In Previews On Par With ‘Anyone But You’ As ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Fires Up Second Weekend – Box Office
Sony/Marvel Studio’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day will not only reign supreme this weekend, but for the entire month of August. Nonetheless, studios and indie distributors are hoping for a tide that lifts all boats in summer’s finale beginning this weekend with Universal’s romantic comedy One Night Only from Anyone But... - Sigurjón Sighvatsson Talks Rise Of Propaganda Films & Battles To Get David Lynch’s ‘Wild At Heart’ & ‘Twin Peaks’ Off The Ground – Locarno
“Everybody who’s in film, and you don’t need to go to a doctor to be diagnosed, we have OCD… and ADHD, so when you look at a filmmaker, you know they have one of these traits, and I have both,” declared veteran producer Sigurjón “Yoni” Sighvatsson as he opened a... - Lydia Peckham Set For ‘The Legend Of Zelda’
EXCLUSIVE: After working with Wes Ball on 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, New Zealand actress Lydia Peckham has reunited with the director on Nintendo and Sony’s The Legend of Zelda, sources tell Deadline. Reps for the studio declined comment; the actresses’ reps couldn’t be reached. The plot of the live-action... - ‘Swarm’s Janine Nabers Signs With Blue Marble Management
EXCLUSIVE: Theresa Kang’s Blue Marble Management has signed Janine Nabers for representation across film, television, and all media. A writer, playwright, and producer, Nabers is known for teaming with Donald Glover to co-create and exec produce Prime Video’s Swarm, which won the 2024 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Limited Series and was... - Kate Beckinsale, Dermot Mulroney, Robert Knepper & Rapper Sticky Fingaz Lead Cast In Action-Thriller ‘Drifter’
EXCLUSIVE: Kate Beckinsale (Underworld), Dermot Mulroney (Chicago Fire), Robert Knepper (Prison Break) and rapper Sticky Fingaz are underway on action-thriller Drifter, which is filming on location throughout Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. Directed by Randall Emmett, the film also features Bill Sage, Beau Bommarito, Ema Horvath, Maia Kai, and entrepreneur and... - Donald Trump Can’t Build White House Ballroom Without Congressional Approval, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appellate court ruled on Friday that Donald Trump must get congressional approval to build his massive new ballroom at the East wing of the White House. In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that construction on the ballroom will have to halt, except for those parts of the... - Jenna Ortega, Natalie Portman MRC Comedy ‘The Gallerist’ Heads To Roadside Attractions & Vertical In U.S. Deal
The Cathy Yan directed absurdist comedy The Gallerist starring Jenna Ortega and Natalie Portman has its U.S. distribution rights acquired by Roadside Attractions and Vertical. The pic world premiered at Sundance earlier this year. The pic is set for a Dec. 4 theatrical release. The MRC production also reteams Ortega... - Paramount’s Warner Concessions In UK Give “Powerful Credibility” To U.S. Lawsuit, Says Anti-Merger Group
Paramount’s antitrust commitments in the UK to secure approval for its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery deal strengthens the hand of the 12 state attorneys general suing to block the merger. That’s the view of Block the Merger, a creative industries coalition that has come together to campaign against the... - 60th Anniversary Star Trek Doc With William Shatner Beaming Down To Regal Cinemas In October
EXCLUSIVE: Star Trek anniversary documentary The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World is getting an October 9 stateside release at Regal cinemas. Beaming down to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the hit franchise, the film charts the origins of the original Star Trek TV series and features interviews with Star Trek legends William... - Elisabeth Moss, Daphne Schmon & Ash Mayfair Select 12 Finalists For Wscripted 2026 Screenplay List
EXCLUSIVE: Wscripted has unveiled the finalists for the sixth edition of its Cannes Screenplay List focused on screenplays by women and non-binary writers. The selection of 12 projects has been curated by an international jury comprising Handsmaid’s Tale Emmy and Golden Globes-winning actress and executive producer Elisabeth Moss; Greek-American filmmaker... - William Orbit Dies: Grammy-Winning Producer Of Madonna’s ‘Ray Of Light’ Was 69
William Orbit, the Grammy-winning producer who collaborated with Madonna on her hit Ray of Light album and worked with other such artists as Blur, No Doubt, U2 and Britney Spears, died July 23. He was 69. His death was announced by family in a statement posted on Instagram. No cause... - Waleed Zuaiter & Sarah Gadon Star In Sci-Fi ‘Alien Boy’, Filming Wraps With Echo Lake & Mongrel Media Among Partners
EXCLUSIVE: Sci-fi coming-of-age film Alien Boy has wrapped filming in Canada with cast led by Waleed Zuaiter (The Girlfriend), Sarah Gadon (Alias Grace) and Teym Joseph (House of David). Fawaz Al-Matrouk, an alumnus of the Sundance Institute’s Feature Film Program and USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, makes his feature debut... - Starz Subscriber Levels Climbed In Q2 Despite Price Increase, CEO Jeff Hirsch Says
Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch said total subscribers rose in the second quarter despite a price increase taking effect during the period. Speaking to Wall Street analysts Friday on the company’s quarterly earnings call, Hirsch declined to state a number of subscribers, in keeping with the company’s decision to stop breaking... - Sam Mendes’ Beatles Production Heading For Abbey Road Shoot
EXCLUSIVE: Here Comes The Sun (again) to London’s Abbey Road, where Sam Mendes’ anticipated Beatles production will be filming a scene this summer that “involves approximately 80 extras and some vintage vehicles.” The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event is four separate theatrical biopic films about the iconic British... - Disney’s ‘Descendants’ Universe Expands With New Film Following Children Of Sidekicks From ‘Aladdin,’ ‘Emperor’s New Groove’ & More
Disney is expanding the Descendants universe. Hidden Heroes: A Descendants Story goes into production next week, the company announced Friday morning. The film will follow the offspring of a few beloved sidekicks. Hidden Heroes has already found its band of unsung heroes as well. It will star Dior Goodjohn (Percy... - How ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Wraps Up Series After 5 Seasons
SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the series finale of the Starz crime drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Following the shocking death of Marvin (London Brown) in the penultimate episode of the Starz crime drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan, there was no other way to... - U.S. Lost 23,000 Jobs In July, But Entertainment Industry Saw An Uptick
The U.S. economy lost 23,000 in July, while the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.1%. The figures showed declines in local government education and retail trade, according to the figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job loss was unexpected, with analysts estimating a gain of as much as... - International Insider: WarnerMount UK Thumbs Up; Spidey’s Global Box Office Bonanza; Locarno Film Fest Vs. Algorithm
Hello, Insider gang. We’re deep in the traditionally quiet period for film and TV, but there’s still plenty going on to keep you reading. Jesse Whittock and Jake Kanter with you. Let’s get started. WARNERMOUNT SUMMITS IN BRITAIN No Westminster woes: If you’ve been keeping even a casual eye on... - Arnold Vosloo Returns For “The Mummy 4”?
Actor John Hannah has indicated that his 1999 “The Mummy” co-star Arnold Vosloo appears to be returning for the upcoming next entry. Back in June, Hannah spoke with Italian magazine CiaK as part of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, where he mentioned the Imhotep actor’s name, saying: “Arnold... - Felix Randau Reveals Why Claes Bang Was Perfect For The Role Of Himmler’s Shady Masseur In ‘I Is Another’: “If Claes Tells You A Lie, You Want To Believe Him”
German director Felix Randau hits the Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande this evening with post-World War Two drama I Is Another starring Claes Bang as Heinrich Himmler’s real-life controversial massage therapist Felix Kersten. In his memoirs, Kersten recounted how he used his influence over the SS founder and Holocaust architect,... - Werner Herzog To Be Feted With Donostia Award At San Sebastián Film Festival
Veteran director, writer, producer and actor Werner Herzog will receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career during the opening gala of the San Sebastián Festival (18 to 26 September). The festival’s highest honorary distinction for the German filmmaker will be accompanied by a screening of his new feature, Bucking Fastard, which... - Luca Guadagnino To Receive Filmmaker Award At Venice Film Festival
Call Me By Your Name and Challengers director Luca Guadagnino is set to receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival (September 2nd – 12th, 2026). The award is bestowed on “a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to the contemporary film industry.” The award ceremony will take place... - Bootleg ‘The Office’ Videos Show How Chinese AI Is Still Being Used To Plunder Hollywood IP
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill. Got a story about AI? Rendering wants to hear from you: jkanter@deadline.com. Want to see Kim... - Meta Owes $942M To New Mexico After Judge Rules In Social Media Case; Zuckerberg Promises Appeal
In the second phase of New Mexico’s already big bucks social media lawsuit against META, a judge today slapped the Mark Zuckerberg created tech-giant with a penalty in the hundreds of millions of dollars and also put some potentially big restrictions about the company can and cannot do when it... - “Michael” Sequel Planning Production Start
Lionsgate is reportedly hoping to get to work on the “Michael” sequel shortly. Speaking during an earnings call earlier today, Lionsgate’s motion picture chief Adam Fogelson says the studio aims to begin production in late 2026 or early 2027 in the hopes of a late 2027/early 2028... - Joan Jett Cancels Tour Dates While Recovering From Surgery On Fractured Vertebrae
Joan Jett is taking a break from the road as she heals from a recent orthopedic surgery for a fractured vertebrae. On Wednesday, the Blackhearts frontwoman’s team announced that Jett will not be able to perform her upcoming September tour dates in Costa Mesa, California and Louisville, Kentucky. “Following a... - ‘Stuart’ Episode 3: Wil Wheaton, Brian Posehn & John Ross Bowie Talk Wizards, Puppies, Penguins, Fireball Fight, Easter Egg & That Shocking Death
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 3 of HBO Max’s Stuart Fails To Save the Universe. Three episodes in, Stuart Fails To Save the Universe has brought back seven actors from the original show in addition to the spinoff’s leading quartet of Stuart (Kevin Sussman), Brian Posehn (Bert), Lauren Lapkus... - ‘Stuart Fails’ Creators On ‘Big Bang’ OG Return For WGA Strike Roast In Magic-Themed Episode 3 Where Wizards Seek “Residuals For Eternal Spells”
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 3 of HBO Max’s Stuart Fails To Save the Universe. Another episode of Stuart Fails To Save the Universe, another surprise — and dark — OG return. In Episode 3, it was Melissa Rauch reprising her role as Bernadette Rostenkowski. Like in... - ‘Grown Ups 3’ Begins Production, Adam Sandler Reunites With Co-Stars In Set Photo
Adam Sandler has reunited with some old friends as production begins on Grown Ups 3, more than a decade later. On Thursday, the 3x Golden Globe nominee shared the first set photo with his co-stars from the comedy franchise, after Netflix announced in May that the upcoming third installment is... - There’s A Man Living Inside A Billboard On Sunset Blvd.
He’s not quite The Marlboro Man, but the guy living in a billboard on Sunset Boulevard should still garner some attention. A man began living inside a furnished billboard above Sunset Boulevard today as part of a promotional campaign for Netflix’s upcoming film The Last House, which releases tomorrow on... - Prime Video’s ‘Ride Or Die’ To Be Submitted As Comedy With Stars Hannah Waddingham & Octavia Spencer In Lead Actress Consideration For TV Awards
After conquering ratings, ranking as No. 1 on Prime Video since its July 15 release, and winning over critics with 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, Prime Video’s Ride or Die is setting sights on awards, starting with the upcoming guild races, the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards. The hourlong action... - Zaslav Teases “Superman,” Avoids “Supergirl”
Speaking as part of his company’s earnings call with Wall Street analysts Thursday morning, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was asked about a potential change of strategy at DC Studios. The question ties to June’s release of “Supergirl,” the film opening to mixed reviews and a... - Fincher’s “Squid Game” Stopped At Netflix
Netflix is reportedly no longer moving forward with David Fincher’s long-developing English-language spin-off of the Korean phenomenon “Squid Game” according to The Playlist. The project was initially conceived as an American version of “Squid Game” with Dennis Kelly, creator of the British series “Utopia,” hired to write... - Sam Neill Joins The Live-Action “Zelda” Film
In what could very well be his final screen role before he passed away last month, beloved New Zealand acting icon Sam Neill will reportedly appear in the upcoming live-action “The Legend of Zelda” film at Nintendo and Sony Pictures. Deadline broke the news, but specifics of... - Gareth Edwards Exits Next “Jurassic World”
Filmmaker Gareth Edwards has exited the upcoming “Jurassic World Rebirth” sequel at Universal Pictures. THR indicates Edwards exited the film over ‘creative differences’. The film, which would be the fifth in the ‘World’ series and the eighth overall in the “Jurassic” franchise, has still not been officially... - Nielsen Set To Acquire Ad-Tech Firm DoubleVerify For $2.5 Billion
Nielsen is paying $2.15 billion to acquire DoubleVerify, a provider of software that measures advertising performance. The all-cash acquisition will deliver shareholders of DoubleVerify $13.60 per share. Shares in the publicly traded company jumped nearly 14% in after-hours trading Thursday on the acquisition news. Nielsen has been privately held since... - Betty Gilpin Calls ‘Widow’s Bay’ The “Ultimate F*ck You” To “Algorithm-Friendly” TV: “So Satisfying”
With 19 Emmy nominations under its belt for its first season, Betty Gilpin sees Widow’s Bay as a beacon of wholly original television. The 4x Emmy nominee, whose latest Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series nod is for her performance as Sarah Warren in the Apple TV series, praised... - Kit Connor In Talks For Cyclops In “X-Men”
“Heartstopper” and “Warfare” star Kit Connor is reportedly in talks to play Cyclops in Jake Schreier’s upcoming “X-Men” film at Marvel Studios reports Deadline. Sources for the trade say the studio ultimately landed on Connor last week after meeting with a number of candidates. “The Long Walk”... - ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Becomes Fastest Pic To Cross Half Billion At Domestic Box Office Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day continues to do whatever a Spider-Man movies does, and that’s breaking more box office records. Today, the Destin Daniel Cretton directed movie is becoming the fastest to cross half billion at the domestic box office, pulling this off in a week’s time and beating...
- James Gunn Says ‘The Batman: Part II’ Won’t Shoot Back-To-Back With ‘Part III’
As Matt Reeves is hard at work in Gotham City, James Gunn is quelling some overeager fans about the timeline of the Batman trilogy. In his latest Threads session, the DC Studios boss shot down rumors that The Batman: Part II will shoot back-to-back with The Batman: Part III as... - ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Co-Writers Danya Jimenez & Hannah McMechan Developing ‘A Really Bad Person’ Crime Drama For FX & Legendary TV
In their first stab at TV series development, K-Pop Demon Hunters co-writers Danya Jimenez and Hannah McMechan are writing A Really Bad Person, which is in the works at FX. The crime drama is a co-production between Legendary Entertainment and FX Productions. In A Really Bad Person, which is said... - Paramount-WBD Deal Endorsed By Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer: “Uncertainty Is The Worst”
Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer went to bat Thursday for Paramount CEO David Ellison and the company’s hung-up merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. “Uncertainty is the worst thing for our business, and uncertainty and delay is not good for anybody,” the exec said in response to a Wall Street analyst’s question... - Lionsgate Motion Picture Chair Gives Update On ‘Michael 2’ Estimated Production Start & Release Date
Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Chairman Adam Fogelson gave an update on the highly anticipated sequel to the studio’s Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, telling analysts on a Q1 call that “we are targeting a production start towards the end of this year or early next.” As far as when we’ll see... - ‘Spaceship Earth’ TV Series Based On EPCOT Ride Gets Disney+ Pilot Order
Disney+ has handed a pilot order to Spaceship Earth, inspired by the Disney World EPCOT attraction of the same name, from Jason Fuchs (IT: Welcome To Derry), Michael Waldron (Loki) and 20th Television. Co-written by Fuchs and Waldron, in Spaceship Earth, when a mission to avert an imminent global cataclysm goes... - ‘The Diplomat’s Allison Janney Is Not Your Typical President: “I’d Rather Hear Someone Else Talk Than Me”
In preparing to interview Allison Janney, it is not hard to work yourself into a bit of a tizzy. Almost every role Janney takes on is a woman of extreme authority and conviction, from her career-making turn as press secretary C.J. Cregg on The West Wing, where she kept both... - ‘Spaceship Earth’ TV Series Based On EPCOT Ride Gets Disney+ Pilot Order Disney+ has handed a pilot order to Spaceship Earth, inspired by the Disney World EPCOT attraction of the same name, from Jason Fuchs (IT: Welcome To Derry) and 20th Television. In Spaceship Earth, when a mission to avert an imminent global cataclysm goes awry, a small band of teenagers from Earth’s...
- Lionsgate Sees Revenue Surge From ‘Michael’, ‘The Housemaid’ In June Quarter
Lionsgate Studios posted a strong June quarter as motion picture revenue of $587 million more than doubled from the prior year and profit hit a Q1 record $105 million driven by the billion-dollar worldwide box office of Michael and the strong ancillary performance of The Housemaid. The company said television production revenue and profit... - Meryl Streep Auctioning ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Wardrobe (Including The Cerulean Sweater) For CFDA, Committee To Protect Journalists
After bringing Miranda Priestley back to the big screen 20 years later, Meryl Streep is giving fans a chance to own a piece of the Runway editrix’s closet. The 3x Oscar winner has conceived an online auction of wardrobe pieces from The Devil Wears Prada 2, taking place Sept. 1-15... - Roku Posts Strong Q2 In Wake Of Fox Deal As Platform Revenue Jump Pushes It Past Wall Street Forecasts
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