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UPDATED: Just days after testifying on his behalf in Johnny Depp’s acrimonious $50 million defamation suit against Amber Heard, Kate Moss joined her ex-boyfriend as he jammed with Jeff Beck for a third night in a row on the guitar legend’s European tour. According to multiple reports, Moss attended Tuesday’s show to see her ex […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RuNkL0a

Estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today indicate that the share of cases tied to Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 increased 79% in the past week. That means, even as the more transmissible BA.2.12.1 Omicron subvariant became officially dominant in the U.S. last week, it’s already being pushed out by newcomers […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cCnWMEQ

Johnny Rotten was right to sue to stop FX’s Pistol from going forward. The Sex Pistols and PiL frontman ultimately was unsuccessful in his legal efforts last year to prevent the seminal band’s music being used in the Danny Boyle-directed miniseries. However, Pistol, which dropped in its entirety today on Disney-owned Hulu, is an overly […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ka9NOeW

Vice Puts FAST Channel In Gear On Fox’s Tubi Vice Media Group’s free ad-supported streaming channel Vice FAST is to launch on Fox’s streaming platform Tubi. Vice Distribution, the company’s licensing arm, struck the deal, which also includes an agreement for 200 hours of programming made available on Tubi for the first time. These shows […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/u5Bsv8j

The 56th Karlovy Vary Film Festival has unveiled its official selection, which comprises 33 films from five continents screening across three sections. Scroll down for full list. Artistic director Karel Och’s program includes twenty-seven world premieres, three international premieres, and three European premieres, covering five continents. Among the lineup are Jake Paltrow’s drama June Zero about […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QXjxGeJ

Joe Weinstock, Co-President of Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Entertainment label Spoke Studios, has exited to launch a JV with The Masked Singer UK and Netflix’s Hard Cell super-indie Argonon. Rose Rock Entertainment will focus on delivering “cinematic American factual content” that is entertaining and edgy, building on Weinstock’s male-skewing factual expertise. The indie will operate out of offices in Hollywood […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KhpwT4z

The first Arabic language version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s British cult comedy classic The Office will air in the Middle East later this year, following a deal struck between licence holder BBC Studios and local producer-broadcaster MBC. Airing on the network’s TV channels and via streamer Shahid VIP, the 20-part series will be […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bNiAKlh

“Authorities said the gunman was able to obtain the weapon legally.” The New York Times put that seemingly pedestrian sentence into high relief this weekend, elevating it to the status of cover line on the front of the outlet’s Sunday Review section. The sentence is set in white type on a stark black background, the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fvsQCbP

EXCLUSIVE: The Pursuit of Love‘s Emily Mortimer and Rocks co-writer Claire Wilson are among the guest mentors for The Writers Lab UK & Ireland’s second script development programme for women and non-binary screenwriters aged over 40. Film4 Senior Film Commissioning Executive Farhana Bhula and Top Boy producer Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo have also been announced for the programming, with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dxoslfU

Cineflix Rights Goes On Scripted Sales Spree UK-based Cineflix Rights has unveiled a batch of scripted library series sales. MX Player in India and Filmin (Spain) have acquired seasons one and two of Israeli police corruption thriller Manayek, which was originally for Yoav Gross Productions for Kan 11 Network, Israel). MX Player has also bought the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EsP2CB9

Fremantle has appointed a Group Head of Strategy to support growth after striking a range of partnerships and buying up labels over the past year. Gabriella Carriere joins from Sky Italia, where she held the positions of Sky Wifi Marketing Senior Director, Media and Commercial Partnerships Director and Strategy Director since joining in 2016. She […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/A0Hofsj

Amazon Prime Video today has struck an exclusive, multi-film licensing deal with the Housefull franchise producer Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment. The deal will see six Bollywood movies from Sajid Nadiadwala’s company made available worldwide, with Amazon becoming the home to NGE’s upcoming movies, soon after their theatrical launch. NGE’s movie slate includes Bawaal, Sanki, Baaghi 4 and Kartik Aaryan’s untitled project […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vFy9Twm

Netflix’s Stranger Things is helping revive a blast from the past on the heels of the show’s Season 4 premiere on Friday. Kate Bush’s 1985 single “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” is currently No. 1 on the iTunes chart. The song first appears in the premiere episode and plays a significant role […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1jSvTby

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from tonight’s AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead episode. Alycia Debnam-Carey said goodbye to AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead after 7 seasons on tonight’s episode titled “Amina.” Debnam-Carey, who played Alicia Clark, was part of the cast since the show’s inception. Debnam-Carey’s exit follows the news of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8NUIiaF

Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance in the English city of Sheffield on Sunday for a special performance alongside Jeff Beck who is currently touring in the U.K. Depp and Beck rocked out to their 2020 collaboration “Isolation,” a remake of the John Lennon song released in 1970. The pair also performed covers of Marvin […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/g1kbjoD

An award-winning British TV and film actress has complained that British audiences are being short-changed, with the same crop of actresses being given leading roles again and again. Jane Horrocks, who starred in hit TV comedy Absolutely Fabulous and was nominated for both BAFTA and Golden Globe Awards for her role in the film Little […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9Qc1RTV

More than 100 actors and public figures in the UK have put their name to an open letter calling for better onscreen representation of older women, to help fight “entrenched ageism” of the entertainment industry. Among the signatories are Keeley Hawes, Lesley Manville, Richard E Grant, David Tennant, Zawe Ashton, Meera Syal and Juliet Stevenson. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Sb1zUlg

British actor-producer Noel Clarke has spoken out for the first time since the Metropolitan Police announced that none of the allegations of being a sexual predator and bully made against the double BAFTA winner met the threshold for further police inquiry, and that they would be ceasing to investigate him. Clarke, who saw a catalogue […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MRy7hVY

Weird Al Yankovic became one of the latest pop culture staples to be featured in Netflix’s sci-fi hit Stranger Things. The first volume of the long-awaited fourth season dropped on Friday. The scene in question sees Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) and Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) enjoying lunch in a high school cafeteria. They’re joined by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QWmVXC7

Pedro Pascal shared only three words to describe the upcoming third season of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. “Action. Spectacle. Surprises,” the star said Saturday during the second day of the Star Wars Celebration event held at the Anaheim Convention Center. Pascal joined The Mandalorian bosses Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni and co-stars Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/r9xO1Fv

India’s All That Breathes followed up its victory at the Sundance Film Festival by winning top documentary honors in Cannes. The film directed by Shaunak Sen, which documents a pair of Muslim brothers in Delhi who devote countless hours to restore the health of ailing black kite birds, earned the L’Œil d’or (“Golden Eye”) award […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/D3dSnR6

NEON earned bragging rights tonight with the third consecutive Palme d’Or Cannes winner in a row, that being Ruben Östlund’s satirical comedy Triangle of Sadness, which was a huge crowd pleaser during the fest. The pic follows NEON’s previous Palme d’Or winner, last year’s Titane and, of course, 2019’s Parasite which went on to win […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/XPuM6oV

Texas native Jamie Foxx joined the chorus of voices wondering how something like the school massacre in Uvalde could happen in the United States of America. The comedian, who himself was recently involved in subduing a man who attacked Dave Chappelle onstage, posted 16 Uvalde victims’ photos and wrote: Little angels my heart goes out […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ujUsXSf

The mass shooting this week at a Texas school has prompted San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler to invoke his own form of protest. Before the Giants faced the Reds on Friday in Cincinnati, Kapler said he wouldn’t participate in any on-field national anthem ceremonies until he could feel better about the country’s direction. He […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Fn9Vw1K

EXCLUSIVE: The Blacklist is saying farewell to two series regulars, including one of NBC drama’s longest-serving cast members, Amir Arison. The actor, who has portrayed Aram Mojtabi for the past nine seasons, is leaving as he is preparing to make his Broadway debut this summer in the starring role of Amir in The Kite Runner. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eZlisCc

Tickets for the North American leg of Harry Styles 2022 tour will have a higher purpose than entertainment. Styles has teamed with the nonprofit Everytown for Gun Safety, founded by Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore, to educate and lobby for gun violence prevention. As part of that, $1 million in proceeds from the tour will be […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/csOpVB5

It was a short run on Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance for Matthew Morrison. The Glee alum, who was just announced in April as a new judge on the hit dance competition series along with JoJo Siwa, is exiting the show after failing to follow production protocols. The news comes a week after […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8Ocg9FL

SPOILER ALERT! Do not read unless you’ve watched the series finale of Bull on CBS.  In the end, Dr. Jason Bull threw it all away to do what was right. In Thursday’s series finale episode of Bull, the title character played by Michael Weatherly decided to give up his career as a trial-science expert to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5Xk6mHc

Detective Kevin Bernard has turned in his badge one more time. Anthony Anderson, who reprised his character from the series’ original run in the new Season 21, will not be returning for Season 22. As Deadline reported in November, Anderson had signed a one-year deal and has chosen not to continue on the upcoming season, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Ieq2wTS

Academy Awards-winning actor Troy Kotsur (CODA, The Mandalorian) will deliver the commencement keynote address at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s upcoming commencement ceremony. Writer-producer Amy Aniobi (Insecure) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award at the event. Brian Kite, interim dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, gave the details today […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/U47KjSu

Pepsi is going to forget about Dre. And everyone other music star that can appear in the Super Bowl halftime show. The company has announced on Twitter that it will no longer be the sponsor of the annual halftime extravaganza at the Big Game, bowing out after a 10-year run. “After 10 years of iconic […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ATV613P

"People are standing up." "That's what a reckoning sounds like." Disney has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Andor , the new spin-off series from Rogue One focusing on the character of Cassian Andor - a rebel spy. This is one of Disney's next new Star Wars series coming to streaming this summer, landing on Disney+ to watch right after the Obi-Wan Kenobi series wraps up these next few months. Set five years before the events of Rogue One, the series follows rebel spy Cassian Andor during the formative years of the Rebellion. It's showurn by writer Tony Gilroy, which is a huge get for this. Diego Luna returns to stars as Andor, with a cast featuring Stellan Skarsgård , Adria Arjona , Fiona Shaw , Denise Gough , Kyle Soller , as well as Genevieve O'Reilly as Mon Mothma; plus Forest Whitaker back as Saw Gerrera, veteran of the Clone Wars and the leader of a militant insurgent group. This looks like an ensemble thriller about various people r

"The world needs you again. It needs your magic." Disney has unveiled a first look teaser trailer for their new Willow series, finally set to debut in November in the fall this year. This is a continuation of the story from the beloved 1988 classic Willow , starring Warwick Davis as the dwarf hero Willow Ufgood. I am a HUGE fan of the original movie, and I am curious to see if this series maintains the same spirit and vibe. Not much is known about the plot, only that "a new adventure begins" and the story follows a princess going on a quest to rescue her brother. The new ensemble cast includes Erin Kellyman , Ellie Bamber , Tony Revolori , Ruby Cruz , Amer Chadha-Patel , and Dempsey Bryk , in addition to Davis being back. I'm not exactly impressed by this teaser, but I'm still hopeful this will be an entertaining series to watch anyway. And maybe it'll get some younger kids to go and watch the original again. Because it still rules! Always will. Her

Morton “Mort” Janklow, a so-called “super agent” whose roster of literary stars included Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Danielle Steele, Judith Krantz, Sidney Sheldon, Ted Turner and Barbara Walters, died Wednesday of heart failure at his home in Water Mill, NY, just days before his 92nd birthday. His death was announced by publicist Paul […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7Xt1djS

It may never ever end up as a lyric in a Britney Spears’ song, but poet Philip Larkin’s often quoted “they f*ck you up, your mum and dad” line has a particular poignancy for the “Toxic” singer right now – at least figuratively. Over seven months after the younger Spears’ past conservatorship welding father was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4HUSrap

Lifetime’s The Bad Seed Returns sequel movie scheduled for premiere this Monday has been delayed in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting. The film’s co-writer, executive producer and star Mckenna Grace, who reprises her role as Emma, revealed the news on social media. “In the wake of the recent tragedy in my home […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OULuJXx

Twitter has agreed to pay a $150 million to the Federal Trade Commission for what its chief privacy officer Damien Kieran called “a privacy incident” when email addresses and phone numbers users provided for account security purposes “may have been inadvertently used for advertising.” The settlement followed a government complaint against the company filed today […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8KC0e9T

"I thought we were all in this together!" Saban Films has revealed an official trailer for a film titled Take the Night , described as an "edgy crime thriller." This one marks the feature debut of an up-and-coming filmmaker named Seth McTigue. It's landing on VOD to watch starting in July coming up soon this summer if anyone is interested. An embittered heir organizes a prank kidnapping of his younger brother on his birthday as he prepares to inherit the family fortune. However, the criminals the older man has hired to do the job are more cunning than he imagined and are about to reveal their master plan. Sounds like they'll end up more trouble than they expected! Will the brothers be able to put aside their rivalry? The film stars Seth McTigue , Roy Huang , Brennan Keel Cook , Sam Li , Shomari Love , Antonio Aaron , and Grace Serrano . This seems like it has a few good twists in it, but still has a very generic look & feel. Check it out. Here's t

Six years ago today, the trailer for then-new NBC drama series This Is Us was blowing up, breaking records with about 80 million views in 12 days. It was a precursor to the show’s phenomenal six-season run which ended tonight with the series finale, titled “Us.” The closer was set in the immediate aftermath of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YBxmk7o

Just hours before the red carpet premiere celebrating Season 2 of the Apple+ series Physical, the event was canceled. A statement on the decision from the show’s cast and creative team reads as follows: Out of respect for today’s tragedy in Texas, tonight’s screening of Physical season two will be a private event with no […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZFDWjSi

A somber and angry Joe Biden mourned the loss of life in the Texas elementary school massacre while angrily calling out the gun lobby and manufacturers, saying that it was “time to act.” “As a nation we have to ask, ‘When in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ByetqJh

“When are we going to do something?!” a furious Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, his voice breaking, asked the assembled media before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals matchup between his team and the Dallas Mavericks. Five-time NBA champion Kerr started by saying he would not talk basketball during his usual pre-game media […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HyguAjT

Deadline’s studio at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival kicked off at the American Pavilion by hosting fest-goers such as Joel Edgerton of The Stranger, Jesse Eisenberg and Julianne Moore of When You Finish Saving The World, and many more. Click on the photo above to launch the gallery. Aero is the official sponsor of the Deadline […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/x87XQeV

Director Léa Mysius expertly crafts a queer, witchy movie in her Directors’ Fortnight debut film The Five Devils (Les Cinq Diables), which received a five-minute standing ovation at the screening I attended. Mysius takes concepts like identity, sexuality and mysticism and creates an intricate genre film that’s part time travel, part drama, and all heart.  […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qWaemSk

Because the Kremlin apparently has no other pressing issues at the moment, more than 960 Americans have been “permanently banned”  from entering Russia. The list includes such seeming no-brainers as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, but there’s no shortage of eyebrow-raising names as well. No longer welcome in Russia are such American menaces […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/P6pZ1Wx

“I actually related to the character in a lot of ways, from her way of making new friends in unconventional places, and feeling a little isolated and not understood sometimes,” Selena Gomez tells Deadline’s Crew Call about what drew her to the part of Mabel Mora in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building.  “On top […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/U96hMG2

EXCLUSIVE: World Builder Entertainment, the artist management, production and brand development company founded by Dannie Festa and Marc Manus, has expanded its leadership team with the addition of new managers Nick Terry and Missy Masters. Terry will focus primarily on television/streaming and motion pictures while Masters’ concentration will be books and authors. Both will also […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/AjaMgPW

The board of governors at the American Society of Cinematographers on Monday reelected Stephen Lighthill as president for a third one-year term. The news comes as the ASC board held its 2022-23 officer elections. Lighthill will serve alongside Vice Presidents Amy Vincent, John Simmons and Shelly Johnson; Treasurer Steven Poster; Secretary Gregg Heschong; and Sergeant-at-Arms […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zMqIHcb

EXCLUSIVE: Italian actress Margherita Mazzucco, best known for her starring role as Elena in HBO and Rai’s My Brilliant Friend, has signed with ICM Partners for representation. Mazzuco landed the lead role of Elena Greco in My Brilliant Friend in a school and city-wide audition when she was 16. Created by Saverio Costanzo, the Neapolitan […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/deXmKpf

The premiere of David Cronenberg’s guts-y Crimes of the Future prompted walkouts and a six-minute standing ovation in Cannes. The event also drew the film’s stars Kristen Stewart, Viggo Mortensen and Lea Seydoux as well as the likes of Sharon Stone, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Emily Ratajkowski. Click on the photo above to see a gallery […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gl6B0zx

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-winning Uprising producer Rogan Productions and Electric Shadow Company are forging Original Sin, a documentary miniseries exploring calculated South African murderer Gerhard Jansen van Vuuren and his trial. After violently murdering his girlfriend Andrea Venter, who was only 25 years old, in front of witnesses and CCTV cameras, and escaping prison twice, van Vuuren evaded the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cbyCKZv

EXCLUSIVE: Entering the second week of the Cannes Film Festival, Sony Pictures Television has snapped up multi-territory Latin American rights to FilmSharks’ Amor Bandido, with Raymond Murray’s CineNova Releasing taking U.S. rights. The film, from Daniel Werner, premiered last year at the Buenes Aires Film Festival (BAFICI) and has already sold to Bluelabel Pictures (South Korea) […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sdpRDrO

Absurdist director Quentin Dupieux is back with another bat sh*t crazy film, Smoking Causes Coughing (Fumer Fait Tousser). This film centers around a group of vigilante superheroes called the Tobacco Force. Through all the madness of his, like Rubber (a serial killing car tire), Deer Skin (where a guy hears his Deer Skin jacket speaks […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KYi0Fak

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals the winner of Season 20 of American Idol. It’s been a long and difficult journey for the American Idol Season 20 competitors but only one can take home top honors. But first, the ABC series took the season out on a high note with a variety of performances from top […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6XtrKQj

Mandy Moore walked the red carpet at the This Is Us series finale celebration on Sunday where she revealed there are scenes in the last episode that were shot years ago. The series finale titled “Us” will air on NBC on May 24. “To be honest, a lot of what is in the finale for […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zDcp43G

"I don't feel guilty, I feel hopeful!" And sometimes hope is what matters most. Abramorama has unveiled an official trailer for The Human Trial , a documentary film about trying to find & test a diabetes cure. The film follows different researchers across seven years of time, and it will be ready to debut starting in June. Chronicling the intimate stories of two patients living with Type 1 Diabetes , a physically and financially exhausting lifelong condition, it hopes for this overdue cure – needed now more than ever. Maren Badger and Greg Romero are the guinea pigs in a radical stem cell trial to cure their T1D. After it seemed like this day would never come, they navigate their emotions as they undergo this new life-altering treatment. The filmmakers reveal the mental & physical rollercoaster that scientists and patients go through as they travel along the road to a cure for the disease. This looks like an emotional and inspiring look at modern medicine. Offi

Saturday Night Live opened with one of the show’s most popular skits: Close Encounter, this time with departing cast member Kate McKinnon bidding adieu as Colleen Rafferty really is sent off on an alien spaceship. At the end of the sketch, a Pentagon official informs the alien abducted trio (including Cecily Strong and Natasha Lyonne) […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JxyF3lb

Pete Davidson has taken to Instagram to reflect on his imminent departure from Saturday Night Live. While Davidson does not have an account on the social media platform, he posted a long and emotional message via the account of Dave Sirus, who writes for the show and also worked on his 2020 film, The King […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tez63wT

A trailer for Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning – Part One—the seventh film in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible franchise—has apparently leaked to social media. It’s not clear how long the leaked trailer has been online, though it appears all links promoting it on Twitter have already been shut down for copyright infringement. The franchise’s studio Paramount […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pIrizVo

Netflix yesterday unveiled an episode of its talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction taped prior to the 2022 Oscars, which saw disgraced actor Will Smith sit down with former late-night host David Letterman to discuss his 2021 memoir Will, his Oscar-winning King Richard role, “pain” stemming from his childhood and more. The interview […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5lJp7Oy

Longtime Cannes Film Festival favorite Cristian Mungiu has returned to the competition once again with a potent look at multi-ethnic strains and divides in a small Transylvanian town in R.M.N. As ever, the writer-director works intimately and close to the ground with his handful of characters who struggle to keep themselves and their barely-getting-by community […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GIrHjPv

Actress Rebel Wilson has come forward for the first time with a story about being sexually harassed at the hands of an unnamed male co-star. Wilson told People magazine that several years ago, this co-star called her into a room and “pulled down his pants” before asking her to perform a lewd act—all, in front […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gK05y1I

Bill Maher touched one of society’s third rails tonight on his HBO show Real Time, taking on the rise of the LGBTQ community in his “New Rules” editorial at the end of the show. Noting that polls have documented an exponential increase in those who claim LGBTQ status, he asked whether people should be allowed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5Da93vQ

The end is near for NBC’s celebrated family drama This Is Us, and NBC has released first-look images for the May 24 series finale, “Us.” In it, The Big Three and their families are seen wearing black as they gather for Rebecca’s funeral. There are photos of Randall and Kate eulogizing their mom, Kevin is […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tYQsrVn

It’s the end of Season 47 of Saturday Night Live, which also means its time for the final promo of the half-year. Host Natasha Lyonne ((Russian Doll, Poker Face) and musical guest Japanese Breakfast are on this weekend’s SNL menu. But there was one thing for cast members Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon to grok: why […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/p0ifmM8

Wendy Williams has scored a partial victory in trying to gain access to her bank accounts, but the former daytime talk queen still isn’t able to sign her own checks – and that’s not cool with her. “Please be advised that Wendy is not in agreement with the appointment of a financial guardian by the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LhJtxeO

Formed in April 2021 to help ease the financial challenges placed on independent film productions in the Covid era, Project Indie Hope has launched the non-profit Project Indie Hope Foundation as it looks to expand. Gerry Pass, CEO and founder of Project Indie Hope and Chrome Entertainment, says the organization has already aided almost 200 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mu7xdMS

Instead of “It’s Morphin’ Time,” an actor on the TV show Mighty Mophin Power Rangers may be doin’ time. Austin St. John, who played the red Power Ranger on the show, which aired from 1993 to 1995, has been charged with others in a scheme to defraud the US government of CARES Act funds. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ubsSx1L

Every year there are a handful of top notch films that premiere at major film festivals that are so impressive it's hard to believe they're the first feature film made by the filmmakers behind them. Earlier this year it was Fresh slicing it up at Sundance, directed by Mimi Cave; and last year it was The Lost Daughter , directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal (she even won the DGA Award for Best First Feature). Watch these films and they seem to be made by exceptionally talented directors with years of experience directing many other films, as they know how to craft scenes and hone the narrative at the same level as the best filmmakers out there. At this year's Cannes Film Festival, Rodeo is one of the most impressive feature debuts - joining these others as a stand out film that feels like it was made by someone who has made plenty of films before. In reality, this really is French filmmaker Lola Quivoron's feature directorial debut - and it's a gripping & exhilaratin

Roger Angell, whose vivid essays about baseball in The New Yorker saw him enshrined in a special writers wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., has died. He was 101 and died of heart failure, according to New Yorker editor David Remnick. “No one lives forever, but you’d be forgiven for thinking […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/o8PTG9A

"It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." –Sir Edmund Hillary. Mountains are mystical, magical, and extraordinary. Some people are born in the mountains, and they never leave, unable to step away from them. Some people are born in the mountains, and leave to find their place elsewhere, yet always longing to return. Those who are drawn to their poetic majesty never forget their grandeur and immensity no matter where they are on this planet. One of the best films from the 2022 Cannes Film Festival so far is The Eight Mountains , an Italian feature (originally Le Otto Montagne ) co-directed by Belgian filmmakers Felix van Groeningen (director of The Broken Circle Breakdown , Belgica , and Beautiful Boy ) and Charlotte Vandermeersch . It's another breathtaking, slow burn story about men and mountains. It takes its time, following boys growing into men as two friends navigate the cliffs, passages, and snowy peaks of their lives. This extensive two-and-a-half-h

Chris Pratt can’t quite remember what happened in his new Amazon Prime Video series, The Terminal List. But he’s got eight episodes to figure it out. Today, Prime Video released the official teaser trailer and teaser poster for Patt’s The Terminal List, which Pratt stars in and serves as an EP along with Antoine Fuqua […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9syOgF2

"You can begin to feel your own existence… what you are, basically, is the fabric and structure of existence itself." This is the best trailer yet! Only 90 seconds and it's fantastic. Netflix has revealed one final trailer for their latest edition of the Love, Death + Robots for-adults-only animation series. This latest set of shorts is dubbed Volume 3 and it includes 9 segments, including one directed by David Fincher himself (the giant crab one). This new selection of shorts is now available to watch on Netflix as of May 20th! Buckle up and have fun. Terror, imagination and beauty combine in nine new episodes which stretch from uncovering an ancient evil to a comedic apocalypse, telling startling short stories of fantasy, horror and science-fiction with trademark wit and visual invention. The voice heard in this trailer is an excerpt from Alan Watts " Dream " speech ( in full here ). "If you awaken, from this illusion…" Maybe we don't want to

Marvin Josephson, who helped grow a small management company that could not afford a secretary into an international entertainment agency with multiple offices, died May 17 in New York. He was 95. Josephson was born March 6, 1927 in Atlantic City, N.J. to immigrant parents. Upon graduation from Atlantic City High School, he entered the US […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Eg4Z5sY

UPDATED: When America fell asleep watching the election returns last night, Dave McCormick led Dr. Mehmet Oz 31.2% to 31.1% in the race to become the Republican nominee in the election for the Pennsylvania Senate seat being vacated by Pat Toomey. What a difference a day makes. Late today, those results had flipped, with Oz […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Vd5rni1

SPOILER ALERT: Tonight, the seventh season finale of The Masked Singer unveiled its ultimate winner, once again offering the surprise answer to its mystery voice. For the uninitiated, the show is a top-secret singing competition. Hosted by Nick Cannon, and featuring panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke, “The Masked Singer” features […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0WJtVTk

CBS likes to renew its strongest series early; last year, the FBI franchise and The Equalizer were picked up in March. When May rolled around this year and none of the the Universal Television-produced CBS drama series, the highly rated FBI dramas and The Equalizer, as well as solid Friday performer Magnum P.I., had been […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ul1P4yz

Good news for Love, Death & Robots fans. Netflix has dropped a surprise Season 3 episode ahead of the Emmy-winning animated anthology series’ May 20 premiere. You can watch the full episode, titled “Three Robots: Exit Strategies” at the bottom of the story. In the episode, based on the short story by sci-fi novelist John […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Kqw2xEy

"She'll tell on you, she'll ruin your life." Screen Media Films has revealed an official trailer for The Good Neighbor , a thriller remake from German filmmaker Stephan Rick. He's remade his own 2011 German film of the same name (or Unter Nachbarn ) for English-speaking audiences, with a new cast this time around. The Good Neighbor English version stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Luke Kleintank , Eloise Smyth , and Bruce Davison . The budding friendship between two very different neighbors takes a tragic turn when David accidentally runs over a young woman and kills her. When he gets involved with her sister, things get even more complicated. It's a twisted psychological thriller about the "unspeakable things" that some will do to protect their secrets. This seems like another of these "true crime" stories that Hollywood is churning out all the time now because so many people can't stop watching them. It does look like this gets extra i

Despite a stamp of support from former president and fellow TV personality Donald Trump, celebrity-doctor-turned U.S. Senate hopeful Dr. Mehmet Oz failed tonight to clinch the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey. Oz and former hedge fund executive Dave McCormick are the two front runners in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dVMfzBQ

The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off with a star-studded opening ceremony that not only doubled as a premiere for the French film Final Cut (Coupez!), but also included Forest Whitaker accepting his honorary Palme d’Or and a surprise video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The event was attended by red carpet standouts Eva […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YiLZk94

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki called it “a big deal” that the digital video giant shifted this year from the NewFronts to the broadcast upfront week, kicking off a presentation to advertisers featuring Lizzo, MrBeast and other crowd-pleasers. “Viewers have more choices than ever about what to watch or where to watch it,” Wojcicki said in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/phQuiUk

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the May 17 episode of This Is Us, “The Train.” It was played Monday night at the Landmark Theater as part of Deadline’s Awardsline Screening series, followed by a Q&A with series creator and executive produced Dan Fogelman. You can watch a two-part video of it, in which […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KtNeSso

A brush fire scorched about six acres and forced an evacuation of the famed Griffith Park Observatory today, and a person of interest was detained. The blaze was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m. along North Nottingham Avenue on a hill just south of the observatory in Griffith Park. Originally reported as a roughly 100-by-50-foot spot […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/E1XrSjB

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 5 finale of Fox’s The Resident. Emily VanCamp made her return to Fox’s The Resident in the Season 5 finale tonight and while it was exciting to see Nic Nevin and Conrad Hawkins (Matt Czuchry) reunited, alas, it was only in flashbacks. Conrad […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rZfejJp

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals important plot points from the Season 5 finale of 9-1-1. Hot on the heels of Fox’s 9-1-1 sixth season renewal at Upfronts on Monday, the Season 5 finale lined things up for the future perfectly after a night full of anxiety and drama. Bobby (Peter Krause) recognizes he’s fallen […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/S4TkY7x

Like the time-traveler hero in NBC’s new drama Quantum Leap, we were transported to two different times with the two presentations on the first day of the upfronts. NBC took us back to pre-Covid 2019, pulling out all the stops with an elaborate production at Radio City Music Hall, including an energetic, elaborately choreographed number […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qpH1TOM

In today’s traditional doubleheader opening of the upfronts in New York, Fox and NBCUniversal execs took digs at the “paywall” strategy of Netflix and Disney, in the first of many salvos expected this week. Kicking off Fox’s mostly virtual event, ad sales chief Marianne Gambelli took note of the industry’s shift to subscription streaming in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WuEHtD1

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Central has set up Out of Office (working title), a workplace comedy film from The Office executive producers Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein. The movie, which is set to premiere this summer, is a co-production of MTV Entertainment Studios, CBS Studios and Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate. Described as an original take […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oPjERQM

Nicolás López, the Chilean director who collaborated with Eli Roth in writing and directing the 2012 movie Aftershock and Roth’s 2015 film Knock Knock starring Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas, was sentenced to five years in prison in Chile on Monday after being convicted of sexual assault against two actresses. López, whose directing credits […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/O2MwuzD

EXCLUSIVE: On the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, Competition title Close has sold to Lucky Red for Italy, Vertigo Films for Spain and Lev Cinemas for Israel. The Match Factory is handling sales on Lukas Dhont’s second feature, about how an intense friendship between two thirteen-year old boys is unexpectedly disrupted. Pic is produced by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WfRyuHs

EXCLUSIVE: Even before the pandemic, the foreign sales market became mired down with some risky bets, i.e. the over exorbitant Roland Emmerich sci-fi disaster title Moonfall which carried a $140M production cost (resulting in a $44.3M WW gross), and Simon Kinberg’s femme spy ensemble The 355 at a $75M cost (which grossed just under $28M […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/aVEyKZR

Netflix’s FYSEE Space’s opening night ATAS panel on Sunday night showcased Shondaland’s Bridgerton season 2 and revealed big news about Season 3. At the conclusion of the panel, star Nicola Coughlan was asked what Lady Whistledown can tell viewers to expect in season 3. The actress, who plays Penelope Featherington whose alter ego is Lady […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Sr4kmbt

John Oliver has a new conservative in his scope: Alabama governor Kay Ivey. Ivey has been the ire of transgender advocates nationwide since her April 8th signing of the Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act, a law that makes prescribing or administering gender-affirming medication to transgender minors in Alabama a felony, punishable by up to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CqQml93

SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 2 finale of CBS’ The Equalizer. If anyone thought Robyn McCall (Queen Latifah) was really going to leave Bishop’s (Chris Noth) murder unavenged in order to avoid a battle with his killer Mason Quinn (Chris Vance), they’d be dead wrong. In tonight’s Season […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lnE3DZe

Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen returned to the stage at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. This marks the first major televised appearances these music stars have made since their respective controversies last year. On November 5, 2021, the first night of the Astroworld Festival – a three-day music festival created by Scott – a crowd […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uJjEAiZ

The country music community gathered today at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to remember one of their own. As it might be expected, the best way to honor and memorialize one of the genre’s greatest hitmakers was found in song. Naomi Judd: A River of Time was carried live and commercial-free on CMT. The tribute included […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1LBfbUs

Selena Gomez tonight made her debut as host of Saturday Night Live, speaking in her opening monologue about the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, which has her starring alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short, and more. Gomez opened her monologue by noting that growing up, she’d watch the late-night show with her mother […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/L3qWg97

There’s been a lot of defecation slung around the past few weeks in Johnny Depp’s ongoing $50 million defamation trial against Amber Heard. Tonight, Saturday Night Live successfully threw some of its own against the wall to see what would stick in the cold open. “I felt very very sad,” said a bearded and ponytailed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Vgokv6r

Blake Shelton and John Legend will be back on The Voice as coaches for Season 22, with Gwen Stefani returning to the show for the first time in two years. Shelton announced his continued involvement on Friday via a TikTok challenge. “#duet this if you’re going to be a coach on #TheVoice this fall,” he […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/t1MJrHc

Updated, 5:33 p.m.: Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, and Jamey Johnson have signed up to perform at the memorial service for five-time Grammy winner Naomi Judd, with Bette Midler, Reba McEntire and Reese Witherspoon being enlisted to deliver special messages, and Judd’s husband Larry Strickland being added to the list of speakers. Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts is hosting […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Jc6gSP0

13 people were shot at a Buffalo, NY supermarket on Saturday by Payton Gendron—an 18-year-old white male streaming live to Twitch—with 10 succumbing to their injuries, according to multiple reports. The assailant pulled up to a Tops Friendly Market, wearing tactical gear and carrying an assault weapon, around 2:30 p.m., shooting a security guard and three […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vdOXSw6

They’re one of the most famous families in Latin America. Now, the rest of the world beckons, as the Montaner family is launching a new reality series on Disney+. Coming to Disney+ later this year, Los Montaner is a new Disney+ original documentary series. It takes audiences inside the day-to-day life of the Montaner family’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UXlvtjo

EXCLUSIVE: Tia Napolitano (Cruel Summer) has joined CBS’ newly picked up drama series Fire Country as executive producer and showrunner. Her hire was already in the works when the network yesterday gave an official series order to the buzzy pilot, executive produced by and starring Max Thieriot. The project, from Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qzoX8aZ

Fox’s Pivoting will not be returning for a second season. The surprising cancellation comes after lengthy negotiations between the network and studio Warner Bros Television. Pivoting, starring Eliza Coupe, Ginnifer Goodwin and Maggie Q, had been considered a strong bet for renewal. A favorite of the Fox brass, the show had a rare 100% on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/P0S3Xag

The fate of Leah Franklin Dupont may remain unsolved after Fox canceled freshman drama Our Kind of People.  The series, which was created by Karin Gist and Wendy Calhoun with Lee Daniels as exec producer, was given a 12-episode run when it was greenlit in March 2021 under Fox’s straight-to-series model. It evoked comparisons to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fmdLVzn

Kevin Bacon will never forget the work he did with costar Fred Ward on the cult favorite film Tremors. Bacon honored Ward today in a social media post. Ward died last Sunday at age 79. “So sad to hear about Fred Ward. When it came to battling underground worms, I couldn’t have asked for a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/H9aJ10e

Julie Plec has probably had better days. UPDATED with comments about The CW.  The venerable showrunner has suffered three cancellations of shows that she exec produces: Legacies and Roswell, New Mexico on The CW and The Endgame on NBC. “It’s the Red Wedding at WBTV/CW today,” she tweeted. “Much more to say, but not today. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VnfkaZE

PBS NewsHour is preparing for a major transition in its broadcast, with plans for Judy Woodruff to step down from the anchor chair and for Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett to succeed her. The change would take place after the midterm elections, according to a source familiar with the plans. One of the most respected […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/trLxvyR

For the past few months, the entertainment industry has been one of hardest hit — if not THE hardest hit — sectors in Los Angeles, consistently logging the highest number of Covid outbreaks in the county. Now, as studios are setting return-to work-dates for employees, at least three lots are seeing sizable outbreaks, with other […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KXxLcZH

IATSE Local 161, which represents East Coast script supervisors, production coordinators and accountants, will begin bargaining with the AMPTP on Monday for a new film and TV contract. Pay equity is a major issue, said Dawn Mountain, the local’s president and chair of its contract negotiations committee. Mountain, a veteran production coordinator whose credits include […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/trRH8ld

EXCLUSIVE: JB Perrette has set his leadership for his global streaming team. The exec, who is is CEO and president, global streaming and interactive at Warner Bros. Discovery, has reorganized his team and structure as part of a number of changes. Among those leaving are Johannes Larcher, GM of International, Luis Duran, GM LatAm, Sarah […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QvMbmSu

With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, the NFL is grabbing some headlines today as it reveals the 2022 schedule. Have a look at the primetime and holiday games and some key matchups below (all times Pacific for brevity). The league teased the Week 1 schedule earlier today, with the defending Super Bowl […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ICHLkud

Julie Plec has probably had better days. The venerable showrunner has suffered three cancellations of shows that she exec produces: Legacies and Roswell, New Mexico on The CW and The Endgame on NBC. “It’s the Red Wedding at WBTV/CW today,” she tweeted. “Much more to say, but not today. Loads of gratitude coming for fans […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QzlIvG3

EXCLUSIVE: Jensen Ackles will help bring Big Sky‘s sophomore season to a close. The Supernatural alum is set for a guest star spot during the ABC series’ season ender on Thursday, May 19. He will appear opposite stars Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick. In the finale, titled “Catch a Few Fish,” Ackles will play Beau […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nAd4qJy

With Marvel’s global juggernaut Doctor Strange missing in action in China, Disney CEO Bob Chapek called the situation there “very fluid and very complicated, both from a business standpoint and from a political standpoint.” But he noted that Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness had just crossed the $500 million mark in less than […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7CK1VAp

It’s almost time for Season 4 of Netflix hit Virgin River, as the saga of Mel continues with her on the cusp of motherhood. The looming question is: who is the father? Fans of the series can find out starting Wednesday, July 20 on the streamer, when the 12 episodes of Season 4 roll out. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tlWUaGx

George Lopez and his daughter Mayan are making NBC their home. The network has picked up multi-camera comedy Lopez Vs. Lopez to series. It comes after the network picked up Quantum Leap – its only drama pilot in fall consideration – to series last week. The move leaves question marks over Hungry, the food issues […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JBx1TlC

Richard Wagner, whose three-decade career as a correspondent for CBS News included covering the war in Vietnam and numerous other conflicts around the world, has died. He was 85. His wife, Donna Lewis-Wagner, said that he died at his home in Charlottesville, VA. No cause of death was given. During the 1960s, 70s and 80s, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JbPF1Yt