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John Heilemann is writing a book about the 2020 election and Joe Biden’s rise to the Presidency and Showtime, home to his series The Circus, has optioned the screen rights. Heilemann has previously co-written books Game Change and Double Down, accounts of the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, respectively. HBO adapted Game Change, which starred Julianne Moore […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3obca8F

More than four years since his time in the White House, former president Barack Obama says there are aspects of the job he misses. Obama sat down for another set of interviews for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his new memoir A Promised Land. The book, which has sold more than 1.5 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3fRpa0e

Joe Rogan, who came aboard Spotify in a splashy deal earlier this year, ranks as the company’s No. 1 global podcast, with Bad Bunny heading the music streaming rankings. The tech company has released its annual “Wrapped” report, summing up trends in audio. See rankings below. Rogan led the field on the overall “most popular […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Jq8jWh

President Donald Trump’s days in the White House are slowly but surely coming to an end as president-elect Joe Biden received the greenlight to start a formal transition of power. But with each day that goes by, Trump’s making them count. According to Trevor Noah, the former reality television star’s going big and going home. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/39yYCzN

Los Angeles is under a new modified stay-at-home order starting today as coronavirus cases explode in the region. However, at the same time, a city-sanctioned movie shoot is shutting down a heavily visited testing site tomorrow. The kiosk at downtown LA’s Union Station will be shuttered on Tuesday so the She’s All That remake can […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3oavCT1

EXCLUSIVE: HBO’s Scenes From A Marriage, the adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s classic miniseries starring Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac, is the latest high-profile project to shut down production as a result of Covid-19. Deadline understands that production on the limited series has been halted for two weeks after two positive Covid tests from members of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/36ouuFc

“We expect unfortunately, as we go into the next couple of weeks into December, that we might see a surge superimposed on top of the surge that we’re already in.” That was Dr. Anthony Fauci on Meet the Press this past Sunday. See a clip of Fauci’s comments below. His concerns were echoed on Monday […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2VirxQk

Today’s audience can experience Bob Barker in all his The Price Is Right hosting glory with Fremantle and Pluto TV’s new channel. On Monday Pluto TV and Fremantle’s Buzzr announced that the services would team to launch The Price Is Right: The Barker Era, a new channel aimed at highlighting the beloved game show’s heyday […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/33wp6yh

Motion Picture Association Chairman Charles Rivkin’s compensation rose to $3.1 million in 2019, while revenues for the industry trade association increased with the addition of Netflix as a member. The figures were revealed as part of public tax documents filed earlier this month. Rivkin collected $2 million in base compensation,$1.1 million in bonus pay and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/33uRReH

The NFL’s decision to shift its Baltimore Ravens-Pittsburgh Steelers game from Tuesday to Wednesday has led NBC to revise its primetime lineups for Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Check out the new schedules below. The AFC North matchup originally was set for primetime on Thanksgiving but was moved to Sunday after multiple positive Covid-19 tests then pushed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/33wgt6S

UPDATE: After receiving backlash from Selena Gomez fans on social media, Peacock will remove the scenes from Saved By The Bell where characters joke about the singer’s 2017 kidney transplant. Deadline has confirmed the scenes’ removal. The move, which follows the NBC streaming network’s apology and donation to Gomez’s lupus research fund, also comes days after […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3q98dDl

Why does Stan Lee love the f-word so much? Want a peek inside Alex Ross ‘ new Marvel Anthology book? Will Hulk turn into a villain in the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ? How many people have petitioned to have Amber Heard removed from Aquaman 2 ? What does George Clooney think of his performance in Batman & Robin ? All that and more in this edition of Superhero Bits .   Genndy Tartakovsky shared some concept art for a Superman animated short he was once slated to produce. Arrow series star Katie Cassidy (aka Black Canary ) said she would love to play Catwoman in some capacity. Alex Ross provided a sneak peek inside Marvel Anthology , his collection of previously unreleased artwork. Netflix’s Daredevil rights expired November 29, and now fans want Marvel Studios to continue the TV series. Disney+ Hawkeye show gonna be doing some filming in downtown Brooklyn next week. pic.twitter.com/J2bWdr9TQ4 — Chris Welch (@chriswelch) November 26, 2020 Marve

The Godfather and  The Godfather Part II are often hailed as two of the best American movies ever made, but the same can’t be said for   The Godfather Part III . The sequel actually received fairly good reviews when it opened in 1990. It also did well at the box office and scored seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture. But over the years,  Godfather Part III has become something of a punchline, with many zeroing in on the clumsy, strained performance of Sofia Coppola , playing daughter to Al Pacino ‘s Michael Corleone. Now, after years of negative feedback, director Francis Ford Coppola has gone back and recut the film into  Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone . Will this new cut fix the film’s notorious problems? According to co-star Diane Keaton , the answer is yes. Before we dive into this, I need to get something out of the way:  The Godfather Part III really isn’t  that bad. Is it as good as the first two films? Oh, lord, no.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw , who you may know from The Morning Show and Beyond the Lights , is about to headline her own TV show. She’s set to star in Surface , a new psychological thriller for AppleTV+ which hails from creator Veronica West , who was one of the key people behind the cancelled-too-soon Hulu re-imagining of High Fidelity . Mbatha-Raw is settling into AppleTV+. She already plays a supporting role on The Morning Show for that streamer, and now she’s about to star in Surface , a new thriller that’s also being produced by Reese Witherspoon ‘s Hello Sunshine production company. Apple has handed out a straight-to-series order for the series, which is still otherwise entirely shrouded in mystery. West, whose other writing credits include Ugly Betty , Hart of Dixie , Chicago Fire ,  Bull , and the upcoming extension of Showtime’s Dexter , found a passionate audience with her recent spin on High Fidelity , but unfortunately the Disney-owned Hulu chose not to renew it for a second sea

Hugh Grant has found his new niche playing the baddie. After shedding his rom-com leading man persona to play the flamboyant villain in  Paddington 2  (in what is arguably his best role to date), Grant is digging deeper into the dark roles that are being offered him, recently coming off playing the sociopathic antagonist of David E. Kelley’s HBO series,  The Undone . And he’s got one more under his belt, the actor teased, revealing that his next project will be a “mockumentary about 2020” from  Black Mirror creator  Charlie Brooker . In an interview with Vulture discussing the finale of  The Undone , Grant revealed that he already has his next gig lined up. And interestingly, it’s in keeping with his dive into the more unseemly roles since he’s made a hard left turn from romantic leading man to scene-stealing villain. Grant told the outlet that he will star in Charlie Brooker’s “mockumentary about 2020” as a “historian who’s being interviewed about the year”: “I’m doing a thing

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Dinklage continues to build a strong film slate in his post Game Of Thrones career and looks to have found his next big project as he is set to star in Legendary’s new Toxic Avenger movie. Macon Blair is on board to direct. A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s highly successful 1984 low […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3mqSyx1

In this edition of Star Wars Bits: Hyper Toy Drive 2020 Star Wars: Squadrons Updates Star Wars Podcast & YouTube Round-Up Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills – The Manga John Boyega’s “Transparent, Honest” Conversation with Kathleen Kennedy And more! Hyper Toy Drive 2020 Toys for Tots , the charitable organization known for bringing gifts to children in need has been hit especially hard by COVID, and the people they help need them more than ever this year. This is why twelve Star Wars podcasts – including  Around the Galaxy and  Beyond the Blast Doors Live  – are forming an alliance to collect toys this holiday season. Donating a toy is easy! Select toys from the Amazon Hyper Toy Drive link , place your order, and select the BTBD Toy Drive address to ship to, and it will be delivered to the Beyond the Blast Doors collection point in New Jersey. Once the collection has ended, all the gifts you’ve donated will be delivered to the Toys For Tots team in central New Je

David Lynch might be heading to Netflix. The acclaimed filmmaker has been a little tightlipped about what he’s doing next, but a report in Production Weekly reveals that Lynch is set to direct a new Netflix series with the working title  Wisteria . There’s next to no information beyond that, and Netflix is declining to comment at the moment. But the prospect of something new from David Lynch is definitely grounds for excitement. After making  Inland Empire  in 2006, David Lynch took 11 years off before returning with the revival of  Twin Peaks . Thankfully, it looks like we won’t have to wait another 11 years before he does something new, because a new issue of Production Weekly reveals that Lynch is working on a Netflix series with the working title  Wisteria . We don’t know much more beyond that, save for the fact that  Sabrina S. Sutherland , who has worked with Lynch on several projects before, is set to produce. According to IndieWire , Netflix has declined to comment on the

In a potential sign of streams to come, Amazon Prime Video and Twitch will be the only places where viewers will be able to see an NFL game on December 26. The San Francisco 49ers-Arizona Cardinals contest will be part of a Saturday tripleheader on the day after Christmas, with the NFL Network having exclusive […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3lh3cVG

BBC Studios has introduced an “inclusion rider” for all new productions, which will mean that all new productions have to meet a 20% diversity target. On all new BBC and third-party shows, the Doctor Who and Top Gear producer will ensure that a fifth of on-screen talent and production teams come from a BAME – […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3obYgU2

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said on Monday that he plans to depart the agency on Jan. 20, which will create an opening to allow the incoming Joe Biden administration to form a Democratic majority on the commission. Pai, a Republican, has been on the commission since 2012, and has been chairman through the Trump administration. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Vk6nBq

Actor David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the first Star Wars trilogy, died of complications from Covid-19, his daughter has told UK newspapers. Prowse died Saturday at the age of 85, though a cause of death was not specified by his manager at that time. In an interview with UK’s The Sun, Prowse daughter […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3o4qZK4

David E. Kelley and Susanne Bier’s limited series The Undoing is gripping audiences in the UK just as tightly as those in America, where the psychological thriller broadcasts on HBO. Comcast-owned Sky said the drama is on course to become Sky Atlantic’s highest-rated new U.S. import after its opening episode was watched by 2.8M over […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/37AQGM3

"It's beautiful." "What is?" "To be alive." CJ Entertainment has debuted the full main trailer for the South Korean sci-fi thriller called Seobok (or Seo Bok ), the name given to the very first human clone. This action thriller tells the story of Ki Heon, a former agent from an intelligence agency who was given his last order to protect the world's first human clone Seo Bok. He must escort Seobok, who has never known life outside of the laboratory, to a safe place. Starring Gong Yoo and Park Bo Gum in the lead roles. Gong Yoo explains: "The director told us to use Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise's relationship in Rain Man as our reference." That makes sense. This does look a bit like Ex Machina meets Rain Man , and I'm certainly curious to give it a watch. The footage in both trailers looks quite good - nice to see the South Korean take on a story like this. Here's the full-length trailer (+ poster) for Yong-Joo Lee'

Godmothered is built on an indelible premise: what if a fairy godmother ventures into our world to prove that we still need magic, only to discover that the little girl she set out to assist has grown into a jaded adult with a couple of kids and loads of emotional baggage? Like Enchanted before it, this film leans heavily on Disney iconography, often playfully poking and prodding it from a thoroughly modern perspective. But in the end, it reveals why fairy tales still continue to resonate – there’s a gentle post-modernism to Godmothered for sure, but it all comes down on the side of magic and why we all need a little bit of it in our lives. As Eleanor, the fish-out-of-water fairy godmother whose endless supply of pep often proves more powerful than her literal magical abilities, Jillian Bell proves that her scene-stealing comedic stylings remain razor-sharp even in family-friendly fare. And as Mackenzie, the single mother and reporter who finds her life turned inside out by Elean

It’s-a-happening: Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan has set an opening date for February 2021, revealing the first proper look at the new attractions, including a Mario Kart ride and a Yoshi omnimover, as well as cool features like  wearable tech ,  augmented reality binoculars , and more. See the Super Nintendo World first look images and videos below. Super Nintendo World First Look Following the October opening of the  Mario Cafe  and adjoining merchandise store in the Hollywood area, Universal Studios Japan has pushed up the official opening date for Super Nintendo World for February 4, 2021 . It’s official! The very first #SuperNintendoWorld is set to open on Feb. 4th in Osaka, Japan! I got a first-hand look and can confirm the Mario Kart ride uses AR headsets but is ON RAILS. So no falling off Rainbow Road ? ? Full thread below? pic.twitter.com/IIz3uuIQF7 — Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020 The Mario Kart attraction, according to Bloomb