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Trevor Noah had the question of the day about last night. “What was that? What was that!” he asked at the top of his monologue. He then gave a quick recap by screaming. The question, of course, was about the debate Tuesday night between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, which was basically a competition […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3id3VFO

The final film of Chadwick Boseman’s incandescent career has released its first images of the late star. Director George C. Wolfe’s adaptation of August Wilson’s stage play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stars Viola Davis in the title role, with Boseman as a band member. The film centers as a recording session in Chicago by the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/34bmsxb

EXCLUSIVE: Cameras will start rolling again on ABC’s A Million Little Things tomorrow, Thursday, I have learned. The ensemble drama was among a slew of series from multiple studios, which had to suspend production because of lengthy delays in receiving COVID-19 test results for their casts and crew. In returning to production, A Million Little […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/34csWfo

Shepard Smith debuted his CNBC newscast on Wednesday with a focus on the first presidential debate, as he called out a moment in which President Donald Trump declined to commit to a peaceful transition should he lose. “Last night the president called into question the heart of our democracy, the peaceful transition of power,” Smith […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cM6WvR

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains details about tonight’s series finale for the CW’s The 100, “The Last War.” We caught up with The 100 series creator Jason Rothenberg to ask him about some of tonight’s special guests, and what’s next in the series franchise. DEADLINE: Tonight you brought back Lexa. After you killed her off, there was plenty […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3igjmx6

SPOILER ALERT: This recap contains details about tonight’s series finale for CW’s The 100, “The Last War” In summing up the series finale of CW’s The 100 tonight, it’s like the lyrics to the Arthur Lee song “Everybody’s gotta live, and everybody’s gonna die.” Or as Levitt tells Octavia later in the episode, “transcendence or extinction” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/33fqjKw

Want to see a clip from Batman: Death in the Family ? Why are Batwoman and Supergirl pausing production so soon after restarting? Will John Wesley Shipp return to The Flash despite his Crisis on Infinite Earths fate? Why does Peter Parker look younger in Spider-Man: Remastered for the PlayStation 5? Did you hear Milestone Comics are out for digital purchase now? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits . TThe Clan of the grumpies from the Earth 11.? #Batfamily pic.twitter.com/X0Vzr8ZvAm — Otto Schmidt (@OttoSchmidt72) September 26, 2020 Comic artist Otto Schmidt ‘s latest drawing swaps the sexes of the most famous members of the Bat-Family . Gotham alum Alex Morf has joined season two of Batwoman as longtime Batman villain Victor Zsasz . Here’s a new clip from the upcoming interactive DC Comics animated movie Batman: Death in the Family . John Wesley Shipp has confirmed   Jay Garrick will return to The Flash despite Crisis on Infinite Earths .

A refugee story turns into a full-blown nightmare in  His House , a new Netflix horror film from director Remi Weekes . The story follows a young refugee couple from South Sudan who moves to a small English town and begins to experience some sort of “unspeakable evil.” It’s a tad vague, all in the name of keeping the shocks and jolts fresh, but the  His House trailer below is plenty effective as-is. His House Trailer His House premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and after watching this trailer, I’m sad I missed it. Thankfully, I’ll be able to see it sooner rather than later, as it’s headed to Netflix at the end of October. In  His House , “After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.” His House comes from writer-director Remi Weekes, who said at Sundance: “For many of us who aren’t white British gr

Dozens of stunt performers have signed a letter sent today to the leadership of SAG-AFTRA calling for an end to “wigging” – the age-old practice of putting wigs and dresses on stuntmen so they can double for actresses – and “paint-downs,” in which dark make-up is applied to white stunt performers so that they can […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/34aBX8N

Idris Elba once played the villainous Shere Khan in Jon Favreau’s The Jungle Book , but now the actor will go toe to toe with the king of the forest in a new thriller called Beast . Elba has been cast in the lead role in the movie, which hails from Contraband and 2 Guns director Baltasar Kormakur . Get more details below. Baltasar Kormakur, the Iceland-born director whose previous credits include Contraband , The Deep , 2 Guns , Everest , The Oath , and Adrift , is set to make this new Beast movie for Universal Pictures, according to Deadline. Plot details are still slim, but the film is reportedly in the vein of Jaume Collet-Serra’s hyper-focused Blake Lively survival thriller The Shallows , “but instead of sharks, a lion [will] be involved as a the central antagonist.” Idris Elba vs. a lion? Sign me the hell up. Elba is a terrific actor with an impressive range, and while I appreciate his dramas as much as the next cinephile, I’ve always kind of hoped that he’d lean into acti

It’s been something of a rarity to get a clear look at how certain movies have performed financially during the COVID era than it was in the Before Times. However, a picture is beginning to emerge around MGM and Orion’s Bill and Ted Face the Music which indicates that dropping the film on PVOD was a smart play by the studio. A new report says that Dean Parisot ‘s comedy sequel has made just about ten times more on PVOD than it has in theaters so far. Deadline reports that the movie , which was distributed by United Artists Releasing, has grossed $3.3 million in theaters since its opening on August 28, 2020, but the Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter vehicle has made around $32 million through paid video on demand services. That disparity is obviously due to the lasting and still-ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and in the wake of Tenet ‘s somewhat muted box office performance recently, it contributes to the idea that most people still are not willing to go out in droves to vi

Joe Biden will participate in an NBC News town hall on Oct. 5 in Miami, with Lester Holt moderating. The event was announced following this evening’s debate between Biden and President Donald Trump. This will be Biden’s second town hall of the fall campaign. He participated in a CNN event earlier this month in Scranton, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/36jxIub

The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows. In this edition, look back at every Star Wars Easter eggs from the first season of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian . Listen as a Shaolin master breaks down some kung fu fight scenes from The Matrix , Police Story , Kung Fu Hustle , and more. And finally, see if the cast of the Netflix series Ratched can identify real medical instruments after their time on the show. First up, ScreenCrush has collected pretty much all the Star Wars Easter eggs you could ask for from the first season of The Mandalorian . There are plenty of returning alien races and droids, as well as some familiar weapons like thermal detonators. There are even specific characters who come back, such as Jabba the Hutt’s droid EV-9D9 from

The Berlin Film Festival has published research showing that its founding director Alfred Bauer contributed to the “functioning, stabilisation and legitimation” of the Nazi regime in Germany. Bauer’s name was stripped from the Silver Bear Alfred Bauer Prize in February after German newspaper Die Zeit published a story alleging that he held a previously unknown […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cLP5Vu

Lonon Film Festival Lineup Revealed The LFF has revealed its industry program, with speakers including Ava DuVernay, Jane Tranter, Ted Hope and Sundance director Tabitha Jackson. James Schamus will be take part in a panel discussion as part of the production finance market and there will also be spotlights on first films and new UK […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/36ijj1p

Studiocanal has moved swiftly to replace Nicola Shindler at the helm of Red Production Company, tapping former Fremantle executive Sarah Doole as the new CEO of the producer behind Netflix’s The Stranger. Doole stepped down as Fremantle’s global drama chief last month and will replace Shindler, who is leaving Red Production Company to establish a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2GeTxjP

EXCLUSIVE: Apple is gearing up to go into production on two of its first UK-commissioned dramas amid the coronavirus pandemic, as Uma Thurman starrer Suspicion and Gary Oldman-fronted Slow Horses prepare to shoot. Deadline understands that Suspicion could be the first of the two shows to get cameras rolling under strict safety protocols after it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2S8Ug8L

With the first night of the debates between President Donald Trump and former VP Joe Biden finally underway, the 2020 presidential election isn’t getting any further. However, before election day, The Daily Show host Trevor Noah took time to educate viewers on how they can ensure their vote counts for the general election. The mail-in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/30mntBv

EXCLUSIVE: A month after U.S. series began to resume production in Vancouver with COVID-19 protocols amid the pandemic, most of them have suspended filming. Like was the case when restart of production was delayed in August, the issue has to do with testing. I hear a slew of series from multiple studios have been idle […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cMvlBd

Jim Parsons shared on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon that he and husband Todd Spiewak contracted COVID-19 back in March. On Monday night Parsons told Fallon of his experience with the coronavirus. “We didn’t know what it was, we know we had colds and we lost all sense of smell and taste,” the Hollywood […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cKs1q9

In the wise words of George W. Bush, “well that was some weird shit.” The first of three debates between incumbent Donald Trump and former Vice-President Joe Biden was a fierce fracas that left most of the rules and portions of reality behind almost from the jump. “Will you shut up man?” Biden exclaimed to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cHqykB

Refresh for updates: During the first night of the 2020 presidential debates between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, Trump hesitated and failed to condemn white supremacists, when asked if he would by his opponent and moderator Chris Wallace. Instead, he addressed a specific group of right-wing organization, namely the Proud Boys, and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/34eq41H

Helen Reddy, the Australian singer whose global hit “I Am Woman” became a feminist anthem and who was the subject of a 2019 biopic of the same title, died today in Los Angeles. She was 78. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/349FS5N

Refresh for updates… The first presidential debate of 2020 in under way, and people in Hollywood already are sharing their opinions, frustrations and plaudits. Moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace, the 90-minute tussle started at 9 p.m. ET from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. The Fox News Sunday host already has […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3mWFKyW

San Francisco Mayor London N. Breed and county officials finally gave the go-ahead for movie theaters to reopen on Oct. 7, despite the fact that  California state health officials said it was OK to do so weeks ago. That might come as good news for Warner Bros.’ Tenet, which has always pegged the city as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3cHtg9K

The first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump quickly became contentious, as Trump repeatedly interrupted Biden. “Will you shut up, man?” Biden said to Trump. “This is so unpresidential.” Then Biden added, “Keep yapping, man.” Moderator Chris Wallace tried at points to stop Trump from talking, at one point telling him, “I am […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2EKDQAl

What do you think of these photorealistic versions of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse characters? How did French comic publishers keep printing Batman even after Nazis banned American comics during World War II? Which characters might be getting set up for Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ? Want to see a DeepFake of Gal Gadot in the classic Wonder Woman TV series? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits . View this post on Instagram Just found these early 2018 shots of the suit, first time trying it on complete. It took six months (approx) to get to this stage. Amazing process to watch the team build it. To think how far we’ve come…four suits in, more to come!!? Ps….one more sleep til we six you people…. @theboystv @amazonprimevideo #theboystv #homelander A post shared by Antony Starr (@toni.starr) on Sep 24, 2020 at 12:23am PDT Anthony Starr shared The Boys behind the scenes photos of trying on Homelander ‘s

The other day word broke regarding a  Rashomon TV series based on the Akira Kurosawa movie of the same name. Now…here comes news of  A Fistful of Dollars TV series, which is, of course, also based on a Kurosawa movie –  Yojimbo . Directed by  Sergio Leone and released in 1964,  A Fistful of Dollars was  Clint Eastwood ‘s first starring role and turned him into a leading man. He played the Man with No Name, a part he’d play again in  For a Few Dollars More  (1965), and  The Good, the Bad and the Ugly  (1966). A Fistful of Dollars was what you’d call an “unofficial” remake of  Yojimbo . So unofficial, in fact, that  Yojimbo studio Toho filed a lawsuit – one that was settled out of court. And now it’s going to become a TV show, according to Deadline. Mark Gordon Pictures is developing the project, and  Game of Thrones writer  Bryan Cogman is rumored to be handling the adaptation. In  A Fistful of Dollars , “The Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood) enters the Mexican village of

EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Med has paused filming for the next two weeks due to a positive COVID-19 test. The Chicago-based medical drama shut down production earlier today when a regular rapid test, part of the show’s safety protocols, delivered a positive result. The person in question, a production team member from a Zone A department, was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3inzDAt

Johnny Depp may have succeeded earlier this month in getting the trial for his $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard pushed back to May next year, but the Fantastic Beasts star might not be so wily when it comes to ducking a deposition in the heated case. Having already launched a $100 million counterclaim […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/33gw6j4

There’s a little TV event taking place tonight that you might have heard about. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden will square off in their first debate of the 2020 election season. Deadline is offering the C-SPAN livestream above, but there are numerous other ways to watch. Moderated by Fox News’ Chris […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3mU65h4

Here’s some interesting timing on a fresh social media post, on a couple fronts. A Twitter account with the handle Republic of Kazakhstan that launched on Sunday with benign facts, just now put up a tweet “congratulating” Donald Trump on his victory tonight in the first U.S. presidential debate with Joe Biden. A couple of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/30fzQPK

In 1995, Eddie Murphy played a vampire in Brooklyn in the not-so-classic film  Vampire in Brooklyn . But twenty-five years later, the undead are moving into a different New York City borough in a new Netflix horror-comedy. Check out the Vampires vs. The Bronx trailer below, which seems closer to something like Attack the Block than Eddie Murphy’s ill-fated box office dud. Vampires vs The Bronx Trailer Oz Rodriguez  ( The Wire: The Musical ) and  Blaise Hemingway ( Playmobil: The Movie ) co-wrote the script for Vampires vs. The Bronx , and Rodriguez also served as the director. His previous directing credits include episodes of The Last Man on Earth , Shrill ,  A.P. Bio , and segments of Saturday Night Live – the latter of which may explain why SNL ‘s Chris Redd pops up here in a seemingly small role. SNL guru Lorne Michaels is producing alongside Erin David ( MacGruber ). Every generation has its “regular kids fight against dangerous outside forces” movie, with films like

The mystery of  The Blair Witch Project is maybe one left buried deep in the Black Hills Forest, but you’ll get a chance to return to those dark woods and investigate the mystery of the titular witch with the new Hunt a  Killer Horror: Blair Witch tabletop game. Hunt a Killer, the makers of the popular mystery, sci-fi, and horror-themed role-playing games, are debuting a Blair Witch tabletop game, just in time for spooky season. Hunt a Killer announced that it is releasing a new tabletop role-playing game titled Hunt a Killer Horror: Blair Witch, which will allow players to “discover the frightening history of the Blair Witch for themselves.” The game, released in partnership with Lionsgate, is the first time Hunt a Killer is partnering with an entertainment company on a storyline, which incorporates the Blair Witch universe into their line of horror-themed games. The game will be part of Hunt A Killer’s subscription-based offerings, granting players the opportunity to become memb