Top news

British television viewers already complain loud and heartily about the amount of adverts on the box (notwithstanding it is the ads that pay for the content they’re enjoying). Now they could face longer and more frequent ad breaks following a review of broadcasting rules by the regulator Ofcom, as part of a report on the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MkpcYzh

EXCLUSIVE: Magnum P.I. has been saved. It came down to the wire but a deal just closed for NBC to order 20 new episodes of the action drama starring Jay Hernandez following its cancellation by CBS last month, I have learned. I hear the 20 episodes will be split into two seasons, bringing the reboot’s  run […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FET9ecy

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-nominated People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry is to lead Nordic streamer Viaplay’s latest original feature, a Norwegian adaptation of Gulraiz Sharif’s Listen Up!. Chaudhry, who has also starred in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and Wonder Woman 1984, will star alongside newcomers Mohammed Ahmed and Liza Haider in the film about 15-year-old Mahmoud, who is looking forward to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/XzgpWJZ

Bret Michaels, 59, was hospitalized in Nashville shortly before tonight’s stop on “The Stadium Tour,” which pairs his band Poison with Motley Crue and Def Leppard. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Classless Act were also a part of the Nashville lineup. The nature of his illness was not disclosed. The Nashville Tennessean reported that […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/He704dF

Field of Dreams has struck out at Peacock. The NBCUniversal streamer has abruptly dropped its series reboot of the classic Kevin Costner baseball movie, Deadline has confirmed. The project, which comes from The Good Place creator Michael Schur, the film’s producer Lawrence Gordon and Universal TV, had been handed a straight-to-series order in August 2021. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zVciCk2

SAG-AFTRA and Netflix, which have been negotiating under a media blackout for a new contract, have agreed to extend their current contract through July 31 to allow bargaining to continue. Their current contract – known as the 2019 Netflix Agreement – had been set to expire today. “During this time, all terms and conditions of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/n8RX0w2

The original Buzz Lightyear has finally spoken about the controversy over Chris Evans voicing the main character in Disney/Pixar’s Lightyear origin story. “The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ’cause it has nothing to do [with my Buzz Lightyear],” Allen told Extra of the new film in an interview published Wednesday. The origin […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Bvt1w46

“All of the information to date points to the need for us to prepare for the likelihood of significant transmission in the upcoming weeks,” warned Los Angeles County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer today. That’s saying something given that L.A. yesterday reported 6,529 daily Covid infections — which is very nearly the highest total […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CdYqEHN

A Vancouver soft-rock radio outlet is raging today after two popular DJs were fired. Chances are, the station brass is equally unthrilled as KISS-FM has been spinning only Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” ever since. Over and over. Among the song’s key lyrics is, of course, “F*ck you, I won’t do what […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cGZmPHj

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from Wednesday’s Season 8 finale of The Flash. In tonight’s Season 8 finale of The Flash, titled “Negative, Part Two,” the superhero otherwise known as Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) once again finds himself at war with his longtime foe Reverse-Flash (Tom Cavanagh), also confronting the prospect that he […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2G86eBy

Nash Bridges, ER and Ray Donovan actor Mary Mara’s cause of death has been determined. Mara, who was found dead Sunday in the St. Lawrence River in Cape Vincent, NY, died of asphyxiation due to drowning, according to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office autopsy report. Her death was ruled accidental and an investigation is […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/H05GDoj

Hot off explosive testimony yesterday from Cassidy Hutchinson, the top aide to President Donald Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, the Congressional Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack has subpoenaed former White House Counsel Pasquale “Pat” Cipollone for deposition testimony as a part of the committee’s investigation into the assault on the U.S. Capitol. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cPRq8IH

South by Southwest Conference and Festivals is expanding beyond Austin, Texas to bring its famed celebration of the technology, film and music industries to Sydney, Australia from October 15-22, 2023. Like SXSW, which has taken place each March since 1987, SXSW Sydney will offer an opportunity for an exploration of the best in Music, Screen, Gaming, Technology and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Gu9vQcd

We have a much better idea now of the plotline for Quantum Leap, NBC’s upcoming reboot of the popular 1990s sci-fi drama, starring Raymond Lee. The expanded logline was released Wednesday as the network announced the series’ September 19 premiere date. The initial logline revealed that it’s “been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/S829AQM

“I never went to Hillsong,” Chris Pratt says of the controversial church in a Men’s Health cover story published today. “I’ve never actually been to Hillsong. I don’t know anyone from that church.” Those are among the Jurassic World: Dominion star’s most definitive comments since he became a sort-of symbol for Christianity in Hollywood. Pratt […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/khRmaiU

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was hospitalized in Los Angeles today for unknown reasons, according to multiple reports. The 46-year-old Barker, accompanied by wife Kourtney Kardashian, first showed up at West Hills Hospital Tuesday morning. He was then taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Kardashian followed the ambulance to Cedars-Sinai, per TMZ. He and Kardashian […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7turImG

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek won praise in many corners in 2020 for ably steering the company through the devastation of Covid after taking the baton from Bob Iger early in that fateful year. The year-and-a-half since has seen much more blowback along with bouquets, with the sharp pullback in Disney’s share price reflecting in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/El4z2c8

Universal Pictures has pushed back the wide theatrical release for the Illumination film Migration from Friday, June 30, 2023 to Friday, Dec, 22, 2023. Migration was set to open on its prior date against Disney’s Indiana Jones 5. On its new opening weekend, it will open against titles including Disney’s Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/P9HCTJO

Sky has put a darkly comic drama about a foul-mouthed supermarket worker in Belfast into production. Roisin Gallagher (The Fall, The Dry) and Johnny Flynn (Beast, Emma) take the leading roles in The Lovers, which is from Doctor Foster and Pure producer Drama Republic. The series follows Janet (Gallagher) as supermarket worker who doesn’t care about anything, including her life, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hgrqJUY

Staff at French state broadcasting companies France Télévisions, Radio France and France Media Monde were due to strike today in protest of government plans to phase out the TV license fee which traditionally finances their services. From early morning, 24-hour cable news channel France Info was re-running feature reports with a crawl that read the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lHhsJWv

After temporarily shuttering amid a surge in Covid cases last March, China’s Shanghai Disneyland will reopen to the public this week, management at Shanghai Disney Resort said today. Ticket sales and annual pass reservations resume from tomorrow and the park will then return to operations on Thursday, June 30. Shanghai ended its strict lockdown earlier […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4fIHorb

Canadian-born comedian Nick Nemeroff passed away suddenly on Monday at age 32. His family and agency announced the news late Monday. No cause of death has been given. Nemeroff, who made appearances on Conan and performed at Just for Laughs in Montreal, was a Juno Award nominee in 2021 for his comedy album, The Pursuit […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eTOj6qz

Endemol Shine India CEO Abhishek Rege is leaving his post after 15 years with the company. The exec will work closely with his successor, who has yet to be named, during the transition.   Rege joined Endemol in 2007 as Head of Commercial and Legal, and was elevated to Chief Operating Officer in 2012, then […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kY1bw83

The Cherokee Nation and its film office are celebrating the premiere of Land of Gold and the first production of its kind to be filmed at the tribe’s studios and state-of-the-art virtual soundstage located in Owasso.  The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Nardeep Khurmi, debuted at the Tribeca Festival in New York City this month. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kExKD3W

Only Murders In The Building celebrated its Season 2 premiere with a Los Angeles celebration hosted by stars Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short. The trio spoke to Deadline on the red carpet about how the series dives into their respective characters’ family life all while trying to solve the mystery of who killed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SOAjywx

The 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) today announced the Best of the ABFF Award winners. The presentation hosted by three-time Emmy-nominated actor and author Dondré Whitfield was an on-point wrap to the  five-day festival with producer/director/actress Issa Rae acting as the Festival Ambassador. The 26th annual festival returned live to Miami, June 15-19 and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TcnIGs9

Last Week Tonight host John Oliver had few jokes regarding the Supreme Court reversal last week of Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision which guaranteed women’s access to abortion for the last 49 years. At least twenty states are expected to legislate some restriction to abortion access. After wishing he could have a carefree expression […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BR5HqUy

Alec Baldwin, no stranger to controversy, doesn’t seem to have a problem courting those on the fringe of public opinion. Baldwin announced that embattled director Woody Allen is coming onto his Instagram account for a live interview this Tuesday at 10:30 AM EST. “This coming Tuesday. The 28th. I’m going to be doing an Instagram […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/F13qXaz

Warning: This interview contains spoilers from HBO’s Westworld episode 401 “The Auguries”. It’s a whole new Westworld, and, man, does it seem peaceful since Maeve and Caleb took out the predictive-AI, big-think computer Rehoboam last season. Dolores even helped, sacrificing her life. So, let’s bring everyone up to speed in regards to what happened tonight: —Ed Harris’ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZYaj7SX

Taraji P. Henson used her platform as the host of tonight’s BET Awards to speak out regarding the Supreme Court’s recent decision to reverse Roe V. Wade, a legal move paving the way to “return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives”. At least twenty states are expected to legislate some restriction to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wo0ba1s

In his truce with Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow threw his support of the rapper by donning a tribute t-shirt with his likeness on the red carpet at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. The Old Town Road composer had been boycotting the BET Awards since being snubbed by award show. The rapper previously posted […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hKLb2k6

Alexander Nevsky will star in the new western Taken from Rio Bravo, which recently completed principal photography in Arizona under the direction of Joe Cornet (Promise). Also starring Matthias Hues, Irina Antonenko (Gasoline Alley) , Don ‘The Dragon’ Wilson, Cynthia Rothrock, John Fallon (The Shelter) and Cornet himself, Taken from Rio Bravo is one of two upcoming films […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OSsINe3

Veteran PR executive Vicky Eguia, who worked on several award winning movie campaigns such as Pan’s Labyrinth, La Vie en Rose and Amazon Studios’ historic Oscar winning Manchester by the Sea and The Salesman, has died after a long battle with cancer. She was 48. Her family revealed the news in a Facebook post early Saturday. For any reporter, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2r3Vo0D

A Stranger Things spin-off might be on its way. Creators and showrunners Matt and Ross Duffer spoke with Variety and gave them some insight as to what fans can expect from a spin-off, once Netflix confirms the project. “There’s a version of it developing in parallel [to season 5], but they would never shoot it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BMEmbXn

The Bentonville Film Festival announces the jury prize winners for their 8th annual Festival. The week-long Festival, led by Academy Award-winning actor and Festival Chair Geena Davis,is known for its dedication to championing female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and people with disabilities’ voices in entertainment.  Every Day in Kaimuki was awarded Best Narrative Feature with director […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EolfXTS

Universal and Illumination’s Nintendo movie Super Mario Bros about the famed videogame plumbers, kart drivers and squashers of turtles is zipping from its planned December 21 release date to April 7, which is Easter weekend 2023. Chris Pratt will be the voice of the titular video game character which will be a new take on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7hsZTLS

Susan Lucci, one of the most celebrated actors in daytime television history, returned to the Daytime Emmy Awards stage Friday to introduce the In Memoriam segment, which featured Michael Bolton performing his 1982 hit “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.” As she spoke of the Daytime Emmys “celebrating those whom we loved and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wMXrsGe

Mishael Morgan made history Friday by becoming the first Black actress to win in the Outstanding Lead Actress category at the Daytime Emmys. She plays Amanda Sinclair on The Young and the Restless.  After receiving a standing ovation, Morgan took the stage to thank her family and fans before acknowledging the significance of her win. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JGHLWTX

EXCLUSIVE: Filmmakers Ricki Stern and Anne Lundberg have seen this day coming. For a long time. Their 2108 Netflix documentary Reversing Roe examined how right-wing activists, politicians and jurists were steadily chipping away at abortion rights across the country, with the goal of eventually overturning Roe v. Wade. Today it happened, in a 6-3 Supreme […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JrOTQkv

General Hospital — already the winningest sudser in daytime history – was named Outstanding Daytime Drama Friday while The Kelly Clarkson Show took home the prize for Outstanding Talk Show at the 49th annual Daytime Emmy Awards. The ceremony aired live on the East Coast on CBS. Jeopardy! won Best Game Show with new hosts […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IWBY3b2

The Daytime Emmy Awards are getting in full swing Friday at the Pasadena Civic Center, where awards will be presented in 14 marquee categories celebrating the best in daytime TV. Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner are hosting the 49th annual honors, which are being broadcast live tonight beginning at 6 ET/PT on CBS and streaming […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LDZrWyK

UPDATE: Lil Nas X continued his BET jihad today, releasing the artwork for his new single, “Late to Da Party.” The art depicts him urinating on a BET Award that’s already soaking in bodily fluid in a toilet. He added insult to the injury with a minute-long “Star Wars”-esque text crawl that addressed how BET […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1Fe3QX5

Author J.K. Rowling, the person who put the dumb in Dumbledore in her “Harry Potter” series, is wiping egg off her face today. That’s because she fell prey to some notorious Russian pranksters. Rowling was enticed into a Zoom call with the Russian comedy duo Vovan and Lexus, who have such high-profile scalps on their […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/y8VeWTL

More than 5,000 miles from her Las Vegas disaster in the residency that never was, Adele is making amends with a special two-day concert spectacular. The show, billed as BST (for British Summer Time) will be held July 1-2 in London’s Hyde Park, and will feature an all-female lineup of artists, highlighted by Kacey Musgraves. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qdBLXWM

The Senate passed a compromise gun saefty bill on Thursday in a 65-33 vote, marking a rare time that lawmakers of both parties responded to a wave of mass shootings with legislation. But the bill still falls short of what many gun reform advocates want, like a ban on assault weapons and a restriction on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UHtv5M2

The 2022 Daytime Emmy Awards are set to be handed out Friday in a two-hour telecast hosted by Entertainment Tonight duo Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner that will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+ at 6 p.m. ET/PT. The ceremony takes place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, with the show in-person again after […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gPwuvjn

Barry Garron, the former chief television critic for The Hollywood Reporter, has died. He was 72 and died Thursday at a rehabilitation facility in Arizona. His death was confimed by his former publication and daughter, Rachel Dain. No specific cause of death was given, but Garron was hospitalized during Memorial Day weekend and had past […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Mn2wLgh

Members of the Directors Guild of Canada in British Columbia have voted overwhelmingly – 89.5% to 10.5% – to ratify a new three-year film and TV contract with the AMPTP and the Canadian Media Producers Association-BC. The guild said Thursday that 64% of eligible members and permittees took part in the vote “to make their […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fvXI6RS

Disney kicked off its CineEurope presentation in Barcelona today with 12 minutes of footage from July’s Marvel fourquel Thor: Love And Thunder, and throughout the show teased trailers and looks at its other upcoming titles including four never-before-seen scenes from James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way Of Water. Ahead of the Thor footage, Disney’s Head of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/W1rSYpg

Before Legendary Entertainment Godzilla franchise scribe Max Borenstein became attached as showrunner to Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty series, it took co-creator Jim Hecht some years after optioning Jeff Pearlman’s 2014 book, Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, to get HBO to sign on. And that’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rmFbST2

Douglas Mackinnon, director and exec producer of Amazon series Good Omens and Anansi Boys, has urged the upkeep of a “chain of productions” in Scotland, as landmark research finds the Scottish screen sector generated more than £500M ($613M) and created 10,000 jobs in 2019. Mackinnon, who has also directed episodes of Line of Duty and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/03WyBLK

EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the chairman of the January 6th Committee, said on Wednesday that the hearing schedule will continue into July. A reason: Newly obtained evidence, including footage from British filmmaker Alex Holder, who is scheduled to speak to the committee on Thursday. Per Politico, Thompson called the footage he had seen “important,” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tFqcho6

Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 has crossed the $400M threshold at the global box office, including $190.6M from domestic and $209.5M internationally through Tuesday. It is currently the No. 8 film worldwide in 2022 and is likely to jump up a few notches as it still has Japan and Hong Kong to release. At Paramount’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mkqIjKE

Steve Fickinger, a Tony Award-winning producer of Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen who, as a longtime creative executive with Disney Theatrical Group helped spearhead the development of such stage shows as Newsies and Aladdin, died suddenly at his home in Laguna Beach, California, on June 17. He was 62. His death was announced by his niece, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TIlCfU5

The BBC must reform its operating license to focus on online services or “become out of step with audience behavior and technology developments,” according to British media regulator Ofcom. Failure to act “could stand in the way of the BBC’s transformation,” it added in a series of proposals set out today centered around modernizing the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/XnJpFZ5

British singer Kate Bush’a music almost became a part of the MCU. Christian Bale who plays Gorr the God Butcher in Thor: Love and Thunder told Total Film that director Taika Waititi planned a dance scene inspired by Bush’s music, but that was axed.  “Taika and I wanted to do a whole dance, which we […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/g5IEJoZ

UPDATED: The Los Angeles mayoral primary race that saw billionaire Grove developer Rick Caruso in the lead and Rep. Karen Bass trailing on election night has swung the other way as mail-in ballots, which make up the majority of the city’s votes, have crawled in. Caruso’s share of the tally has dropped 5 percentage points […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GAc7fUp

EXCLUSIVE: IMAX and Pathé Live have set a new partnership to bring French pop-rock band Indochine to IMAX screens this fall. On Saturday June 25, the sold-out Indochine – Central Tour concert at the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, France will be shot with 22 IMAX-certified cameras. This will be the first concert ever released through […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/a1pXoFQ

David Beckham’s Studio 99 is producing a series on the rise of football’s Premier League billionaires for Paramount+ as the streamer unveils a five-strong UK factual slate that includes shows on luxury yachts, the Loch Ness monster, Simple Minds and strippers in Vegas. The Premiership: Rise of the Billionaires (working title) is being co-produced by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nDt8pNi

Among studios, Sony was first up with its presentation here at CineEurope in Barcelona which kicked off on Monday. “As an industry, we are anything but done,” declared Sony Pictures International Releasing’s President Steven O’Dell at the top of the show. The studio is coming off of its most ambitious six-month slate ever, which it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pY3PuRb

Stephen Colbert addressed the arrest of several of his Late Show staffers and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, joking that it was “first-degree puppetry” and calling out Fox News for claiming that it was an “insurrection”. It comes after seven people, including Robert Smigel, who is known for being the creator, puppeteer and voice of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1YqOa3m

The theater building at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington D.C. was to be officially named in a ceremony tonight after one of the school’s most famous graduates: Dave Chappelle. The naming was in consideration of Chappelle’s support of the school, especially after he and his friends were the group that raised the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FnIEHPh

As Paramount+ prepares for UK rollout this week and in advance of tonight’s swanky London do, the streamer has greenlit a seven-strong international slate including a French fantasy horror thriller, doc on the Circeo Massacre, two shows from Mexico and two from Germany including The Sheikh. Scroll down for the full slate below as Paramount+ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DpcyQwP

EXCLUSIVE: Filming has quietly begun on Dutch comedy Happy Ending, which is being produced by Amsterdam-based production company Topkapi Films, known for movies including Halina Reijn’s Instinct and Lukas Dhont’s Girl. Pic is written and directed by Joosje Duk, one of five winners of Netflix’s New Voices contest in 2021, a competition initiated by the streamer to discover new screenwriters […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mZrnfJc

‘Evolution Earth’ Greenlit By PBS, ARTE, Sky Nature and Love Nature PBS, ARTE, Sky Nature and Love Nature have joined together on a natural history series, Evolution Earth, revealing how animals are adapting to our changing planet and evolving before our eyes. The five-parter will debut on Love Nature’s global linear and streaming platforms and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iJm3u6e

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based Real War of Thrones has hired former Mediawan senior executive Jean-Marc Rouhette to the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer. The experienced exec will oversee business affairs, finance and production management at the French-UK indie. He’ll focus on developing activities in scripted, digital and brand content. At Mediawan, he was Head of Production and looked after overseeing production […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BzcMYOQ

If you’re a candidate that believes the Democrats stole the election in 2020, John Oliver has it out for you. The Last Week Tonight host had a field day previewing some of the more interesting Republican secretary of state candidates across the country. Though the state elections for secretary of state usually fly under the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WyhUbpj

Todd and Julie Chrisley are publicly speaking out for the first time since federal prosecutors charged the couple with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and tax fraud earlier this month. Julie was further charged with wire fraud and obstruction of justice. “I know all of you guys […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gcfPNQ8

Loudmouth’s first images are of New York City in the 1980s, startling footage of frothing racism from Howard Beach to Bensonhurst back when Rev. Al Sharpton rose to prominence as an organizer, orator and agitator. The film by Josh Alexander follows the rise of sometime controversial founder of the National Action Network and former TV […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GNSiv4a

Iman Vellani, the actress cast as Marvel’s first Muslim superhero headliner, is excited to bring “an entirely new diaspora of fans into the MCU.” 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian actress Vellani plays Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel in the Disney Plus series Ms Marvel, the seventh television series in the MCU, which premiered on June 8. Vellani told the BBC’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lhapLcq

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined Ukraine’s culture minister in affirming that the beleaguered eastern European country should have the opportunity to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying “they won it fair and square.” The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced on Friday that, despite the tradition of this year’s winners hosting next year’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/noTDsM4

Directors Amandine Fredon and Benjamin Massoubre take home the top prize for their animated film Little Nicholas–Happy as Can Be at the annual Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.  Co-produced French/Luxembourg film takes place towards the end of the1950s in Paris, René Goscinny (voiced by Alain Chabat) and Jean-Jacques Sempé (voiced by Laurent Lafitte) […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jbTCc5k

The Kelly Clarkson Show dominated at the 49th Annual Creative Arts & Lifestyle Emmy Awards Saturday, while Judy Justice took home its first trophy for Best Legal/Courtroom Program after launching in 2021. Ten Emmys went to syndicated shows while nine went to Netflix, three to CBS and three to PBS. The Daytime Emmy Awards have […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8o0YuQt

Ben Stiller and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees partner to support those fleeing Ukraine while the war with Russia rages on. In a dual post with the UN Refugees Instagram page, a picture is shared of Stiller talking with UNHCR staff in Poland. The actor mentions in his caption how he’s learning, sharing […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/035PR71

The Native American Media Alliance announced they are accepting applications for the fifth Native American Feature Film Writers Lab. This is a 10-week program that will take place on-line from September through November 2022 and sponsored by COMCAST NBCUniversal, Cherokee Nation Film Office and A+E Networks. “This lab has been an incredible resource for several […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dJ0herD

Amber Heard said that she believes that notes taken by her doctor, in which she reported alleged abuse by Johnny Depp, would have made a difference in the jury’s decision in her ex-husband’s defamation case. The notes, though, were excluded from the six-week trial. In the latest excerpt of her interview with NBC News’ Savannah […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6pOXTv0

Actor Paul Walker and singer Jenni Rivera will be posthumously honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce said Friday. The news was revealed in a statement that announced next year’s two dozen honorees. The selectees were chosen from among hundreds of nominations and ratified by the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QtsZWlo

Ginni Thomas, conservative political activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, was served with an official letter yesterday from the Congressional Committee Investigating January 6 requesting an interview, according to MSNBC. A reported copy of the letter posted online says, “The Select Committee has obtained evidence that [Trump lawyer] John Eastman worked to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/X0G4DsF

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit.  Emmy ballots are live now, marking the first weekend of voting before they are due back June 27, and I have managed to pick up a real sense of anxiety and tension out there from the many campaigners doing everything they can possibly do to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YjrO4wl

You’ve heard of a heart-healthy diet? Coming soon, there will be a Hart-healthy restaurant to indulge. Eater Los Angeles reports that actor/comedian Kevin Hart will soon open two plant-based restaurants called Hart House. The first Hart House will open this summer, locations to be announced, although one will be in Hollywood. The menu will reportedly […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CqRgbQ0

Marta Kauffman is giving back to alma mater: The Grace and Frankie co-creator has pledged $4 million to establish an endowed professorship in the African and African American Studies Department at Brandeis University. The Marta F. Kauffman ’78 Professorship in African and African American Studies will support a scholar with a concentration in the study of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/q39yS45

AMC Entertainment shareholders have sent a message to the company’s CEO, Adam Aron, by voting decisively to reject his compensation package. In an SEC filing, the company said the vote yesterday at the company’s shareholder meeting was conducted “on a non-binding advisory basis,” meaning it doesn’t compel AMC to take any action. Aron’s total pay […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Po2IE9Y

As HBO is preparing to launch of a Game of Thrones prequel series, the network also is exploring a potential sequel centered around one of the original series’ most recognizable characters, Kit Harington’s Jon Snow, Deadline has confirmed. The project is still in exploratory stages, sources said. If the series come to fruition, it would […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NAypQ6a

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the series finale of the CW’s Legacies. “Annoyed” is the word Julie Plec used to describe how she’s feeling about the end of The Vampire Diaries franchise on the heels of the Legacies finale airing tonight before sharing a hearty laugh. Legacies was canceled after four […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/AGzPJEv

UPDATE: All major broadcast and cable networks have been covering the January 6th Commission hearings. Fox News did not carry the initial primetime hearing on its main Fox News Channel , but covered the second and third hearings on Monday and Thursday. PREVIOUSLY: A House select committee is holding public, televised hearings detailing its investigation […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/S51iByJ

California Governor Gavin Newsom, long a target of conservative activists, has decided to jump into the lion’s den, joining the Donald Trump-owned Truth Social yesterday. Newsom made the announcement on Twitter this afternoon writing, “I just joined Trump’s Truth Social. Going to be on there calling out Republican lies. This could get…interesting.” His first Truth […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jFBIyHM

EXCLUSIVE: The Big D, a dating competition hosted by The Bachelorette alums JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rogers, has been axed at TBS weeks ahead of its premiere. The show is the latest TBS series to be canceled following the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which also saw Damon Wayans-fronted comedy series Kill The Orange Bear get […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5NO9szn

Venom franchise star Tom Hardy took to Instagram earlier today and shared the cover page of what appears to be a script for Venom 3. While the image does not reveal the sequel’s name, where the title should be is a black box containing a crude illustration of the Symbiote with a long, red tongue […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/M1c0oKW

UPDATED: Mick Jagger, 78, thanked fans for the well-wishes after revealing last week that he had Covid. The Rolling Stones frontman also announced that he is now “feeling much better and can’t wait to get back on stage next week!” That’ll be music to the ears of European Stones fans, especially those in Milan where […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YATJ03u

FIFA, soccer’s governing body, said Thursday that Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, the home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers and host of this year’s Super Bowl, is among the 16 venues that will host the 2026 World Cup. The 2026 quadrennial global soccer tournament will feature an expanded 48 teams for the first time […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iXQcBnW

The worldwide fascination with all things Korean has been proven by Best Picture Oscar-winner Parasite, Netflix smash Squid Game, and the record-setting popularity of music group BTS,to name just three exports that have made a powerful impact. Now, Amazon Prime Video is aiming to capitalize on that, adding Korean content streamer Kocowa to its lineup. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Bb3aLmP

Some 28 years ago, Tom Hanks won an Oscar for Philadelphia, in which he played a gay man seeking justice over being fired for his HIV status. That was then. But in the here-and-now, Hanks told The New York Times Magazine  that he could never play that role today, and understands why. “Could a straight man […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/R6OHwx0

Common said working on the film Selma turned him into an activist and that a recent seven-month stay in London, where police don’t carry guns, “felt like a weight was off my shoulders” as he talked over his life and career at an event awarding him the Tribeca Festival’s second annual Harry Belafonte Voices for Social […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kCHepGM

All major British broadcasters have backed and pledged immediate financial support for an Independent Standards Authority (ISA) to tackle bullying and harassment in film and TV. The move represents the next stage in the proposal led by UK Time’s Up Chair Heather Rabbatts and Creative UK CEO Caroline Norbury and has been rubberstamped by the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MBYzA4d

UPDATED: Just about a year ago, the Walt Disney Co. announced plans to move most Southern California-based jobs not fully dedicated to Disneyland in its Parks, Experiences and Products Division to a new regional facility in central Florida. What a difference a year makes. Today, after months of less-than-ideal relations with the state of Florida, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vo7VjeK

The World Wrestling Entertainment board is investigating longtime Chairman/CEO Vince McMahon for previously undisclosed settlement agreements with former employees. Those include a payoff of $3 million to a female employee he allegedly had an affair with, according to a Wall Street Journal report. McMahon is the majority shareholder of the publicly traded company’s Class B […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FpTJrak

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the Season 4 finale of FX’s Mayans M.C. If there was any question left as to Coco’s (Richard Cabral) fate on FX’s Mayans M.C., the Season 4 finale confirms the beloved character’s death as he is finally laid to rest. His life, like that of others […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HhOWZgq

The end of the final full day of the 2022 Banff World Media Festival saw the Canadian confab reward barrier-breaking projects and honor a departed genius. Tonight’s Rockie Awards Gala handed out the Program of the Year Award and the Grand Jury Prize to CBC sitcom Sort Of and Channel 4’s Jodie Comer-Stephen Graham pandemic […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YJ5pytn

Former WWE champion and new-ish star of the Turner networks’ All Elite Wrestling franchise Jeff Hardy was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Volusia County, Florida on Monday night. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reported that Hardy, 44, was “also charged with driving on a suspended license and violating a restriction which required him to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yoCqpdX

Two top executives at an L.A.-based Latin music conglomerate were arrested by FBI agents today on charges that they conspired to violate the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act by conducting business with a concert promoter with ties to Mexican drug cartels. Angel del Villar, CEO of Del Records and its subsidiary talent agency Del Entertainment, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dtHJuRs

Joyce Rebeta-Burditt, a bestselling author who went on to create the long-running Dick Van Dyke drama Diagnosis Murder, died in Los Angeles on June 2. She was 83. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Rebeta-Burditt authored the ground-breaking roman a clef, The Cracker Factor, about a housewife who enters a mental hospital to treat her alcoholism. The 1977 Macmillan book […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BFmRj1M

Jerry Bruckheimer Television veteran KristieAnne Reed has been promoted to CEO of the company from her current position as President. She will succeed Jonathan Littman, who recently announced he was leaving JBTV, which he helped launch and led for the past 25 years, to launch his own production company. Reed, who is well liked in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jPxeZQ2

UPDATE, with Sunday actuals: Jurassic World Dominion came in slightly higher in the global and international box office actuals with a $178M second frame across 72 overseas markets, down 47% in the 15 holdovers that debuted the previous weekend. The offshore total through Sunday is $247.4M with global jumping to $392.4M. China logged a confirmed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1ymdq2G

The UK’s ITV has agreed to acquire a majority interest of 79.5% in Hostile Planet and Tiny World producer Plimsoll Productions for approximately £103.5M ($126M), giving the company an enterprise value of £131M ($159.7M). The stake is being acquired from private equity group LDC, which made a multi-million dollar minority share investment in Plimsoll in 2019. Plimsoll, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KZbzgmL

Actress and co-founder of the Honest Company (a consumer wellness products firm) Jessica Alba, has become a Yahoo board member. Alba was chosen from a group of tech, media, finance, sports entertainment and private equity.  Yahoo selected a group of all-inclusive group of leaders to support its new era of growth and transformation. According to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/q6bTu9R

Lizzo has heard the cry of her fans and is ready to change the lyrics to her hit single “GRRRLS.” Today, Lizzo announced via social media that she’s going to release a new version of the song GRRRLS to remove an ableist slur “sp*z” featured in the previous version. “It’s been brought to my attention […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/biIsuTV

HBO Max’s pandemic-delayed Friends: The Reunion and Channel 4/Peacock hit We Are Lady Parts were the big winners Monday as prizes were handed out at the Banff Media Festival’s Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Back to an in-person festival, the awards were very much looking at something old and something new at this afternoon’s ceremony. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/I3VNhQE

Oscar winner Lady Gaga (House of Gucci) is in early talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in Warner Bros.’ Joker: Folie à Deux, Deadline can confirm. While Phoenix’s deal for the new Joker film has not yet been signed, we hear that he is in advanced talks. Details as to the Joker sequel’s plot have […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/n3HQSvb

The Lehman Trilogy, Company, A Strange Loop, MJ and Sweet Charity were among the big winners at tonight’s Tony Awards. And Sweet Charity wasn’t even staged this season. Credit Ariana DeBose for the blink-and-miss-it shout-out to the Bob Fosse classic — and for much else that went right with tonight’s fast-moving ceremony broadcast on CBS. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FoDU51O

VH1 stalwart RuPaul’s Drag Race and Bravo veteran Top Chef tied for Best Competition Series and led the field with three wins apiece Sunday night at the fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Bravo topped all networks with five trophies, including one for Top Chef’s Padma Lakshmi as Best Show Host for Hulu’s Taste […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2Uo3xds

John Oliver did not mince words for his show’s former owners. In a tirade attacking companies that have committed unsavory business practices, the Last Week Tonight host zeroed in on AT&T’s monopoly status before their 1982 anti-trust settlement and called them “our business daddy who left for cigarettes and never came home.” “They were actually […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Fd0ZnJh

After A Strange Loop capped the Tony Awards by taking the Best Musical prize, playwright Michael R. Jackson offered his main takeaway from the show’s unlikely path to the top: “It’s OK to be weird.” Appearing in the press room with the show’s producer, Barbara Whitman, Jackson said he intended to take several steps to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6uisKyG

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who won a Tony for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Take Me Out, said the leaking of a naked photo of cast member Jesse Williams from a performance hasn’t made him less trustful of Broadway audiences. The cell phone video, shot from the audience and then posted on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZhD5Rxw

Spoiler Alert: The following podcast and article contains spoilers about tonight’s season 3 finale of HBO’s Barry.  After a three-season investigation, the cops have finally surrounded Barry. In a sting operation, orchestrated by Janice’s father, Jim Moss (Robert Wisdom), the title hit man, played by Bill Hader, is lured into the former’s house by his acting mentor Gene […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RCg54iL

Blasting off Sunday evening at the Tribeca Festival, Space Oddity, is a small character-driven dramedy of one young man’s odd life-altering plan to take a one way ticket to Mars just as love and family intervene on his plans. If that premise sounds improbable it is actually the kind of thing that seems to be popping […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/f5sP4yT

Dazzling in a bright white topcoat and pants, Tony Awards host Ariana DeBose trumpeted progress on Broadway in a high-energy opening number and monologue. (See video clip below.) The West Side Story Oscar winner rattled off a number of “firsts” for this year’s Tonys, which feature a field with a large number of Black and LGBTQ+ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V6jnbmX

Refresh for updates Patti LuPone won the Best Featured Actress/Musical for her performance in Company. LuPone thanked producer “Chris Harper who pays my salary” and “all of the Covid safety people” in a speech that made reference to the Broadway great’s recent viral moment in which she took to task a non-masked audience member at Company […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TYXd1aG

Mr Bean was a “self-centred, narcissistic anarchist,” according to his creator Rowan Atkinson. The silent, self-sabotaging master of chaos was also, more generously, perhaps, “a nine-year-old trapped in a man’s body,” according to Atkinson, whose depiction of the modern-day Charlie Chaplin has amassed more than 11billion views on YouTube alone. The character was only watched […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cYzCprB

Chums, a forthcoming TV series about the Oxford University days of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is set to be illuminated by never before seen stills by acclaimed photographer Dafydd Jones. Two Rivers recently optioned Simon Kuper’s book of the same name, telling the history of Johnson and fellow Oxford alumni turned politicians Michael Gove, David […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yBw7bJG