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Bill Maher saved his final “New Rule” on tonight’s Real Time to address sex in the workplace. His news hook was two workplace romances that have gotten a lot of media attention of late: that between Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka and an unnamed female subordinate and the relationship between director Olivia Wilde and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/K962XWN

Hollywood’s Covid-19 protocols, which were set to expire Friday, will remain in place while negotiations continue between the AMPTP and DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE, the Teamsters and the Basic Crafts. In a joint statement, the unions announced “a continuation of negotiations of the Return-to-Work agreement while discussions continue with the AMPTP,” and that the current rules “will remain in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UcfRbCl

There probably has been no other television network that has changed its brand identity more times than Freeform. Starting as CBN Satellite Service 45 years ago, it was subsequently renamed CBN Cable Network, CBN Family Channel, The Family Channel, Fox Family Channel and ABC Family until Disney’s younger-skewing network adopted its current Freeform moniker in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9jpK3Zz

Sony Pictures has acquired film rights to Tarzan in a deal with the estate of original book author Edgar Rice Burroughs, Deadline has confirmed. Plans are in the earliest of stages we hear, with no writer, director or producer attached to what would be a full reinvention of the popular character first created by Burroughs […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/D8TvgAh

"We make the rules now, all four of us. We'll be a family of 'Mountain Men' in no time." Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted an official trailer for an indie off-the-grid thriller titled Manifest West , from filmmaker duo Joe Dietsch & Louie Gibson. The film is intriguing coming-of-age story told through the eyes of a young girl whose family spirals out of control after they decide to live off the grid. It had its world premiere at the Mammoth Film Festival, where it won Best Genre Film, earlier this year. The film stars Annet Mahendru , Milo Gibson , Lexy Kolker , Michael Cudlitz , and the comedian Tim Heidecker (giving a very serious performance this time). This starts out so nice and uplifting, the story of a family trying to make a life on their own in the woods - reminds me of Captain Fantastic . But then things quickly get intense and twisted and dark, which isn't so nice and fun anymore. Don't look bad, doesn't look that great either. Check

Gran Torino producer Double Nickel Entertainment is forging a limited TV series about the life of Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law Jo van Gogh-Bonger. The indie has picked up the scripted and doc rights to Jo van Gogh-Bonger: The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous and is co-operating with the Vincent van Gogh museum to tell van Gogh-Bonger’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HWk978I

EXCLUSIVE: VFX outfit Outpost has bolstered UK operations with a new London studio now open for business. The new studio, located near Covent Garden in the City’s West End, will offer in-person client services and extend the company’s in-house capacity to over 720 people with 120 new artists. The company, which has credits on The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/x4Hl9Mc

Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the industry platform of Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), is making a return as a fully-fledged in-person event this year, after being mostly held online for two years during the pandemic. Innovations this year include the introduction of Busan Story Market (BSM), which is a rebrand and expansion of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IKdayEP

The Glazer family, owners of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said Thursday that it will be donating $1 million the disaster relief efforts in Florida following Hurricane Ian. “The destruction suffered in Southwest Florida and the damage inflicted throughout our state will be felt for some time,” Buccaneers co-owner Darcie Glazer Kassewitz said. “It will take […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Vo0iACF

After announcing what it called a “phased” reopening in the wake of Hurricane Ian, Walt Disney World has posted specific hours for Friday’s return on its site. Cast Members, as Disney park staffers are called, were informed a couple of hours ago of the return to work tomorrow, we hear, most of them local residents […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ikafxLT

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has renewed German spy thriller Kleo for a second season. The show is set in 1987 and follows East German spy Kleo Straub, played by Jella Haase, who kills a businessman in West Berlin while on a mission with a secret Stasi commando. Not long after, she’s arrested by the Stasi on spurious claims […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FSs6m12

EXCLUSIVE: Bridgerton season two star Charithra Chandran has landed the lead in Olivia Hetreed drama Song of the Sun God, Deadline can reveal. Chandran, who broke out as Edwina Sharma in the second season of Shonda Rhimes smash Netflix regency drama and starred in Prime Video’s Alex Rider, will also associate produce the six-parter, which is based […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/k7aV0fq

Chloë Grace Moretz has been acting since she was a child and growing up in front of the cameras has not been easy. The actor recently opened up about a Family Guy meme that made her self-conscious and had her become a “recluse.” “There was one meme that really affected me, of me walking into a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PWuVdn2

Celebrities have taken to social media to pay tribute to Coolio after it was announced that the rapper had died at the age of 59. No cause of death was given by his manager Jarez Posey, who confirmed the news to Deadline. Coolio achieved worldwide success in the 1990s with “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which was used […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mSdy4aL

Coolio, the Compton-raised rapper with the trademark braids who won a Grammy in 1996 for his hit No. 1 song “Gangsta’s Paradise” from the soundtrack of the Michelle Pfeiffer-starring film Dangerous Minds, died Wednesday in Los Angeles, his manager Jarez Posey told Deadline. He was 59. No cause of death has been determined. Posey told […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GqteM5V

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight has unveiled the new team of programmers and consultants who will work with incoming delegate general Julien Rejl on his inaugural selection for May 2023. Rejl will be supported by seven programmers. Hervé Aubron, film academic and Cahiers du Cinéma critic Agathe Bonitzer, actress, whose credits include When Margaux Meets Margaux and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2p8SkXw

A Barcelona court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial for six counts of alleged tax fraud in the amount of 14.5M million euros ($13.9 million), according to the BBC and local reports. This past summer, it was reported that the Grammy winner was potentially facing an eight-year prison sentence and a fine […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UfkFjHY

Kelly Day, Amazon Prime Video Vice President, International, outlined the company’s localisation efforts across Asia, Europe and Latin America in the first keynote session of APOS 2022, which is taking place virtually and as an in-person event in Singapore (September 27-29). After initially focusing on Japan and India, Amazon Prime Video launched a slate of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hubrHoA

Robert Cormier, a TV and film actor whose credits include playing Finn Cotter on the long-running Canadian series Heartland as well as the Netflix horror series Slasher: Solstice died September 23. He was 33. No cause of death was given. Cormier for the past two seasons played Finn on CBC’s Heartland, which has run for […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UqijBb5

Late today Walt Disney World asked all resort hotel guests who remain at the properties to shelter in place for the duration of the impact of Hurricane Ian, the still-significant remnants of which are expected to begin hitting the area in earnest Wednesday evening. Earlier in the day, it was announced that the resort’s parks […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V0M5FJd

Chicago Med star Marlyne Barrett has revealed she was diagnosed with uterine and ovarian cancer in July. “In April, I had a hernia repaired. So initially, it was supposed to be a three-month recovery and I was going to be fine. And something started happening where I had this accumulation of fluid that I couldn’t […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0hONl9W

Gerhard Zeiler has talked up the “development of franchises” including Harry Potter, DC and Game of Thrones as the key priority for the merged Warner Bros. Discovery six months after he was handed the top international role. Delivering the RTS London keynote, Zeiler said the company would “probably focus more on the development of franchises” and flagged the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iTaZl3W

EXCLUSIVE: The pair behind international content analysis company Tape Consultancy are turning their hands to production. John Peek and Paul Youngbluth, who together ran Tape for nearly four decades, have teamed with LA-based producer Hugh Wright and business development exec Ben Philpott to launch Excitable Media. Peek and Youngbluth are regulars at festivals and markets around […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/D3QHsoc

Korea’s CJ ENM is continuing expansion of its digital and technology business with an investment in U.S.-based concert platform AmazeVR. The undisclosed stake is part of the entertainment powerhouse’s strategy to grow its business sectors related to AR/VR tech, metaverse, NFTs and other tools. The aim is to see CJ ENM extend the lifetime value of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/C5pWAqI

Blackpink has made history following the launch of their second album Born Pink. The South Korean girl group made up of four members, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, topped the album charts with their latest release. Born Pink made its debut at the top of the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their sophomore album moving […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7Su34bM

As western Florida is bracing for Hurricane Ian, which is making its way through the Caribbean and intensifying, Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida also could be impacted by the storm, projected to make landfall later this week. The park is “currently operating under normal conditions” but its management id preparing “to make necessary adjustments […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WECL0IU

EXCLUSIVE: There is another change in the executive producer ranks of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Jocelyn Diaz will not be returning to the Game Of Thrones sequel as it is headed into its second season. Sources said she had a one-year deal with an option for a second, which is not being picked up. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0iG8CwB

Former Sky Exec Kylie Munnich Named Goalpost Pictures CEO The Invisible Man, Five Blind Dates and Black Snow producer Goalpost Pictures has named film and TV industry veteran Kylie Munnich as its CEO. The Sydney-based producer will welcome her on November 1. The former Sky Studios and Sonar Entertainment exec is leaving a role as head of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wl3OzNJ

The British pound fell to an all-time low against the dollar as markets reacted to the UK’s biggest tax cuts in 50 years. The pound plunged more than 4% early Monday morning to $1.0327 before stabilizing at around $1.06. The steep slide came as trading opened in Asia and Australia, extending an almost 2% drop […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UKX5aZg

Kiki Layne is opening up about her time filming Don’t Worry Darling, the Olivia Wilde-directed movie. As the picture opened in theatres across the U.S., Layne revealed that a good portion of her scenes didn’t make the final cut. Layne portrayed the role of Margaret and shared on Instagram a post celebrating the release of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NopyEjl

Oprah Winfrey and Apple are winding down their content deal. Winfrey and the streamer struck a “multi-year content partnership” in January 2018, but sources have confirmed that their deal is ending. It comes two days after the premiere of Sidney, the Winfrey-exec produced documentary about Sidney Poitier, on the service. Although Winfrey and the tech […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rTkbVJv

Bulgaria has re-entered the International Film race for the 2023 Academy Awards with In the Heart of the Machine, directed by Martin Makariev. The Bulgarian selection committee, chaired by Oscar-nominated Borat star Maria Bakalova, named In the Heart of the Machine (В Сърцето На Машината) as the country’s new entry after their original pick, Mother, was deemed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ni9ZrIE

Brett Favre is facing fraud allegations and SiriusXM has taken the step of placing his show on hold. The former football player has been hosting the show The SiriusXM Blitz With Brett Favre and Bruce Murray since 2018 and last aired on September 13. The Mississippi Department of Human Services sued the retired NFL quarterback […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/56a3poq

"Your house is my obsession." Netflix has revealed an official trailer for a creepy true crime series titled The Watcher , made by Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan - TV creators known for the "Scream Queens" series and plenty of other series. Not to be confused with the excellent film also called Watcher released this summer, this is actually based on something that really happened. Which makes it all even scarier. The series follows the true story of a married couple who, after moving into their dream home in New Jersey, are harassed through letters signed by a stalker named The Watcher. But it turns out these letters are just the beginning as the neighborhood’s sinister secrets come spilling out. This stars Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale as the Brannocks, with an impressive cast featuring Mia Farrow , Noma Dumezweni , Joe Mantello , Richard Kind , Terry Kinney , Margo Martindale , and Jennifer Coolidge . This is one of those bad nightmares I've always been a

Iranian filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi has penned an open letter to the Academy of Motion Pictures, requesting the Academy defend the civil rights of his country’s people.  The letter comes after the death of 22-year-old Mehsa Amini, who died in custody, allegedly by police brutality, after her arrest for not wearing her hijab in accordance with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/p2FljWy

The BBC will say farewell to two more high-profile presenters with the departure of Fi Glover and Jane Garvey.  The pair, who have presented the popular BBC Sounds podcast Fortunately podcast since 2017 will host a new live afternoon show four times a week as well as a podcast for Times Radio.  Glover and Garvey […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ANUkphc

Emerging stars from Netflix Japan’s biggest original shows have revealed their experiences working with the streamer today at the final Tudum event of the past 24 hours. Netflix is involved in a fierce battle for streaming supremacy in Japan with Amazon, Disney+ and others, and today’s event was a chance to show off its firepower. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/aewt4yE

Leslie Grace has shared behind-the-scenes footage of the now-canceled DC Comics film Batgirl. The actor and singer shared a video on TikTok where she can be seen training for the superhero movie. “I couldn’t resist,” Grace captioned the video that played Omar Apollo’s “Evergreen” song in the background. Grace can be seen in the clip filming […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/n3tuJZq

Post Malone is experiencing a “stabbing pain” which has forced him to cancel his show in Boston. The artist shared a message on social media apologizing to his fans for having to postpone his appearance. “Boston, I love y’all so fucking much,” he shared on Instagram. “On tour, I usually wake up around 4 o’clock […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QDZ5fnV

Lorne Michaels is gearing up for a transitional season of Saturday Night Live after a massive cast shakeup ahead of Season 48. The NBC sketch comedy series lost a total of 8 cast members and Michaels is talking about how that came about. “We got to a point where we had a lot of people, and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cStgav0

Michael Moore is feeling optimistic about the midterm elections despite what many pundits are saying. The Real Time with Bill Maher guest predicts that a massive voter turnout in the Fall will help Democrats keep control of the three branches of government. The Oscar-winning filmmaker said that he had not “felt this optimistic” about an election […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0oIuM3a

The Queer As Folk reboot will be short-lived. Peacock has opted not to pick up a second season of the series created by Russell T. Davies and Stephen Dunn. A reimagining of the British series created by Davies, the new iteration, which premiered June 9, explores the lives of a diverse group of friends in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/p5dwgEB

An unseen clip from Squid Game has debuted at Netflix’s Tudum event in Korea, along with teasers from Money Heist: Korea and Hellbound season two. Netflix’s event has been taking place across the weekend in a range of territories and the streamer was keen to show off its offering in the nation that brought the world the most-watched Netflix […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hsfU08v

UPDATED, Friday: After a short concert by Elton John on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday evening, President Joe Biden awarded the legendary singer with the National Humanties Medal, much to his surprse. “I’m never flabbergasted, but I’m flabbergasted, and humbled and honored by this incredible award from the United States of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9t6waCZ

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures, an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company, has acquired North American rights to distribute thriller Where Are You directed by Riccardo Spinotti and Valentina De Amicis from RED SEA MEDIA. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Camille Rowe, Irakli Kvirikadze, Ray Nicholson, Angela Sarafyan, Mickey Sumner, Melora Walters Christopher Ashman, Brad Greenquist and Madeline Brewer, ‘Where […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YoqbKI0

UPDATE, 6:27 PM: “There is nothing on Earth quite so envied as a diamond,” says Lady Whistledown in the first season of Netflix and Shonda Rhimes’ blockbuster Bridgerton. The Julie Andrews voiced character is rarely wrong, but she might want to recognize the value of an avoided legal action also. To that, the scheduled performance of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PscoRXu

Don’t say that she never supported or promoted the film. Don’t Worry Darling star Florence Pugh dumped a ton of vibrant behind-the-scenes photos from the film today, the opening day for the New Line movie. Friday midday estimates are still wild, showing that the Olivia Wilde-directed movie could do anywhere from $18M-$23M this weekend. There’s been […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/q609CWy

The Los Angeles Unified School District has announced that it will make Narcan, an anti-overdose medication, available to all schools. This announcement was made after a 15-year-old student was found dead in a Hollywood school’s bathroom following a fentanyl overdose. Alberto M. Carvalho, the superintendent, said that naloxone (Narcan) would be available at all K-12 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VxFbAS8

NFL has announced that Apple Music is the new sponsor of the Super Bowl Halftime Show. The streaming service from Apple will be taking over Pepsi who recently sponsored the show headlined by Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent at this year’s Super Bowl at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium. “We are […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Zx20IwB

The season 31 premiere of Dancing with the Stars may have gone off without a hitch, but the ongoing pandemic still managed to take some sparkle out of the mirror ball: at least four cases of Covid were reported after the show’s Sept. 19 premiere on Disney+. A DWTS spokesperson told Deadline that all four individuals on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eFm1rVn

Mark Master has been fired from L.A. television station KTLA days after being suspended for openly calling out his bosses for the way they treated co-host Lynette Romero’s departure. According to the Los Angeles Times, KTLA general manager Janene Drafs announced during a meeting in the newsroom that Mester had been fired. The local news […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uwL1iF3

Few movie dramas in recent years have generated as much fevered online speculation as Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde. Fourteen years in the making, Blonde uses Joyce Carol Oates’ novel of the same name as a starting point to chart a fictionalized chronicle of Monroe’s inner life. After a number of false dawns and reincarnations, the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2EIkhZd

Tom “Tommy” McCarthy, executive vice president of post-production facilities, is retiring from his post at Sony Pictures Entertainment after more than three decades. Jon Hookstratten, EVP of Administration & Operations, confirmed the news in a memo adding that Kimberly Jimenez had been promoted to senior vice president of post-production services. Read the full memo: Today […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ayn3YO8

EXCLUSIVE: New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are preparing to unveil the government’s plan to tackle the worst cost-of-living crisis for decades, and the TV industry is not immune. As Britain’s production community feels the crunch, the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Paramount-owned Channel 5 have each told Deadline that they […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bEavRWN

Zentropa Entertainments today announced that production has begun on Nikolaj Arcel’s new epic historical drama The Bastard, starring Mads Mikkelsen. Previously known as the working title King’s Land, the film is currently shooting in Denmark, Germany, and the Czech Republic and is expected to have its local release in autumn 2023. Simon Bennebjerg (Borgen) has […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WnDKPC3

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from tonight’s episode of NBC’s Chicago P.D. NBC’s Chicago P.D. premiered its 10th season on Wednesday night and the anticipation as to how Jesse Lee Soffer, who plays Detective Jay Halstead, will exit is all anyone can think about. The episode picks up two weeks after the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/t9qbp4u

Like The Conners and Two And a Half Men, ABC’s The Goldbergs dealt with the controversial exit of a lead actor by killing their character off screen. The fate of the Goldbergs patriarch Murray was revealed last month by showrunner Alex Barnow who said in an interview that Season 10 will pick up several months […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/C0RmQot

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from the Season 8 premiere of NBC’s Chicago Med. NBC’s Chicago Med returned for its eighth season tonight and while there will be a sad goodbye said to a series regular, there was also a shocking return in the final beats of the episode worthy of celebration. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/k3yDL69

Social media is abuzz in overseas markets where Disney today began rollout on a remastered version of James Cameron’s original 2009 Avatar, and as audiences are being treated to sneak footage from the upcoming sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. The studio isn’t commenting, but based on myriad Twitter posts, there appears to be a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kOcNWqu

Maren Morris has revealed that she doesn’t feel “comfortable” attending the CMA Awards this year and is possibly skipping the event altogether. The country singer is nominated for album of the year with Humble Quest but may avoid the award show following her feud with Jason Aldean’s wife, social media influencer Brittany Aldean. “I haven’t […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ybeJlXC

Whoopi Goldberg is sharing her desire to work on the long-awaited Sister Act 3 that was announced back in 2020. The View co-host welcomed Jenifer Lewis to the ABC talk show and reminded her that they still had the movie pending. “You know we’re still going to do that movie,” Goldberg told her Sister Act co-star as she […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GCVQLbi

EXCLUSIVE: Barack & Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground media company has signed with CAA for film and television deals. CAA will not represent either of the Obamas as individuals, nor in any of their other endeavors. The move signals further growth for their company, whose projects in production include Rustin, directed by George C. Wolfe and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jVUNzMx

Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man & the Pool is heading to Broadway, the comic monologist announced today during a taping of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The new solo show will begin a 70-performance limited engagement on Friday, Oct. 28, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. Opening night will be Sunday, Nov. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lvDU9WS

Queen Elizabeth II’s Sept. 8 death sent viewers flocking to Netflix’s The Crown, with Season 1 of the Peter Morgan drama returning to the streamer’s Top 10 at #7 for the week of Sept. 5 – Sept. 11, which included the day the news of the Queen’s passing broke and the three days that followed. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/a0FxDfW

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art said Tuesday that its five-story, 300,000-square foot building and 11-acre campus in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park is now aiming at opening in 2025. It’s the latest timeline shift for the museum, which first broke ground in March 2018 for a planned 2021 open. Construction and other delays owing to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GRmsJCi

A Texas judge ruled today that big cabler Charter Communications must pay $1.15 billion to the estate and heirs of a woman murdered by a repairman of the big cabler. The figure was reduced from an initial $7.38 billion by Dallas County Judge Juan Renteria after a jury found the company guilty in the case […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UhoSVPH

EXCLUSIVE: ZAG, the French-U.S. animation studio behind Miraculous – Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, has launched a streaming content unit, and lined up its first project. ZAG Stream has been created to supercharge Zag’s direct-to-streaming business. Running the division is ZAG Senior Vice President of TV Content Maria Doolan, the veteran kids content exec who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/id1Qw8t

Adam McKay, who directed last year’s climate-change satire Don’t Look Up, has donated $4 million to Climate Emergency Fund and joined its board of directors. It’s the largest personal contribution since the fund was founded in 2019. “The Climate Emergency Fund is unique in their commitment to funding, civil, non-violent, disruptive activism,” the Oscar-winning filmmaker said. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/AUHZEP0

Brian Reich, a veteran comedy writer known for his work on Late Night With Conan O’Brien where he created such memorable characters as Masturbating Bear and Pimpbot 5000, died Sept. 12 in Los Angeles. He was 53. Reich, born April 5, 1969, was a Harvard Lampoon alum. His first job out of college was as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rGjT6hu

The BFI London Film Festival will present nine new feature films and documentaries by UK-based filmmakers at its third annual Works-in-Progress showcase. Scroll down for the lineup. This year, the showcase, which forms part of the festival’s industry program, will be an in-person event screening extracts from each project introduced by their producer to an […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qCiB1ZX

Dancing with the Stars began its 31st season Monday in the most peculiar manner: by asking viewers to click a watch button on Disney+ at exactly 5 p.m./8 p.m. “Tune” in any earlier and you’ll get a reminder — NO, its at 8 p.m. ET, pal! Come back when it’s time. This is the new reality […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uD0qETz

EXCLUSIVE: “While we’re still waiting for official Nielsen ratings, our measurement shows that the audience numbers exceeded all of our expectations for viewership,” Prime Video’s top sports exec Jay Marine said today in a note to staff on the “resounding success” of the streamer’s official Thursday Night Football kickoff on September 15. NFL 2022 Schedule: […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jaN8EvB

Chris Redd is the latest SNL cast member to exit the NBC show. Redd joined the late-night stalwart as a featured player in Season 43 and has been on for five seasons. He is developing feature film Cyber Monday for Universal and has a stand-up special set at HBO Max. It comes after Deadline revealed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sOXeSob

EXCLUSIVE: Filipino production company Daluyong Studios, which co-produced Plan 75, Japan’s Best International Feature submission for the Oscars, is partnering with Tan Si En’s Singapore-based Momo Film Co to co-produce a slate of features and documentaries. The joint slate includes feature films Don’t Cry, Butterfly, from rising Vietnamese filmmaker Duong Dieu Linh; and Tropical Rain, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4w01aou

Silence has fallen over the city of London, save for the mournful sound of bagpipes. For the first time since 1965, the capital is playing host to a State funeral procession, as the nation farewells Queen Elizabeth II.  The new King Charles III led the procession walking behind his late mother’s coffin this morning, as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nbomGDd

Sarah Michelle Gellar is opening up about the Cruel Intentions reboot NBC passed on and why she’s grateful the pilot was not picked up to series. The peacock network got a pilot order in February 2016 and announced in October of that same year that it was not moving forward with the show. Gellar had signed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cLkh3xF

Kate Winslet was taken to the hospital after she suffered an accident while filming LEE in Croatia. The Oscar-winning actor fell while on the set of the movie and a rep for the star is offering an update on her health condition. “Kate slipped and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure required by the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HphoyVX

Joe Biden offered his personal recollections of Queen Elizabeth as “decent, honorable and all about service,” while he said that he consoled King Charles by telling him that “she’s going to be with him every step of the way — every minute, every moment.” Biden gave remarks after signing the official condolence book at Lancaster […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sk0IhZj

Trina McGee is opening up about what really happened in the series finale of Boy Meets World and why her character was missing from the episode. McGee portrayed Angela Moore for the last three seasons of the ABC sitcom and during an appearance on the rewatch podcast Pod Meets World, she talked about why she was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FgLv9TZ

President Joe Biden said in a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday that the Covid pandemic “is over,” one of a series of newsworthy items he said during a sit down with Scott Pelley. “The pandemic is over,” Biden said in a portion of the segment at the Detroit Auto Show last week. “We still have […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Jq7w8ad

Woody Allen has announced that he will be retiring from filmmaking after the release of his next film. The 86-year-old filmmaker is set to begin production on his final feature in the coming fall and has told a Spanish newspaper he plans for this to be his last one. In an interview with La Vanguardia […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/i0jAuzN

Juliette Binoche spoke about what she described as the challenging process of working with Jean-Luc Godard during a press conference at the San Sebastian film festival. Binoche — who is at the festival to receive a Donostia award, the festival’s prestigious lifetime achievement gong — was asked to talk about Godard following news of his […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Ls3WJAn

President Joe Biden has arrived in London, where he will join other world leaders at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on Monday.  The prime ministers of Canada, Australia and New Zealand are already in the UK for the ceremony, but the guest list for the funeral of the world’s longest-reigning monarch is proving to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/k8pgc9m

Kandi Burruss has been a staple on The Real Housewives of Atlanta since joining the Bravo franchise for its second season. With Season 15 ahead, the Grammy-award winner is teasing she’s returning which would make her the longest-running housewife across all franchises. While making an appearance on Amazon Live, Burruss was asked about her seat at the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/am7zNsy

Common will be making his Broadway debut in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ play Between Riverside and Crazy. The rapper will be playing the role of Junior and the cast is set to start performances on November 30 at Second Stages Hayes Theatre. Following the announcement, Common shared his thoughts on being part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/giQtPE1

As the Toronto International Film Festival comes to its official Closing Night we say goodbye to the re-energized fest for another year, but not before we say ‘hello Dali’ or actually the final World Premiere of the festival, Daliland  which picks up the celebrated artists’ life in its later years focusing on the odd relationship between his […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QK3TgxI

Dynasty, the CW’s reboot of the beloved ABC sudser from the ’80s, came to an end Friday night after five seasons. Here, showrunner Josh Reims talks about what he really wanted to do in the series finale, and how odd it was that ratings for the sudser were never really discussed. DEADLINE: Did you have […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rx4eDn7

A humble and at times tearful David Beckham was among those who stood in the long lines of Britishers waiting outside Westminster Hall today to pay last respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Beckham, the former captain of the English national soccer team and ex-midfielder for Manchester United, was recognized by those in line. They politiely […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xODuprG

Brittney Griner is still languishing in a Russian prison, but President Joe Biden hasn’t forgotten her. He met today with her wife, Cherelle Griner, and let her know that he is working to gain the WNBA star’s freedom. Separate meetings in the Oval Office were held with Cherelle Griner and Elizabeth Whelan, sister of detained […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/G6Yyblv

Producer Eric Paquette and Culture House Media co-founder Carri Belinda Twigg are among Joe Biden’s entertainment industry appointments to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts. Members serve as representatives in their own communities for the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1958 by President Dwight Eisenhower. Paquette is the CEO of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hrd1xUD

Only Alec Baldwin is primarily responsible for the firing of the loaded gun on the Rust set last year that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled today. “While [Rust script supervisor Mamie] Mitchell alleges that the producers assisted Baldwin by supplying the loaded weapon, Mitchell’s allegations fail to establish that the producers […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wj54N7I

EXCLUSIVE: The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has been celebrating the 75th anniversary of The Actors Studio with special screenings and in-person conversations on Sunday nights in August and September. Of course, the studio is the thespian mecca and home to so many in the profession looking to hone their craft and work out their […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UAmkJ2N

First Lady Jill Biden headlined a fundraiser at the home of Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman on Friday, when she called out the “extremists” among Republican lawmakers who refuse to support broadly popular issues. According to a pool report, Biden said that even though Americans say that they want corporations to pay their fair share in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ltHbRrk

SAG-AFTRA on Friday told its members to stop working for Essential Audiobooks for “failing to pay performers.” The guild filed a grievance and then an arbitration, but says the company didn’t respond to communications from either the guild or the American Arbitration Association. “Following a favorable award from the arbitrator, SAG-AFTRA filed for judgment in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sIiBaJ8

Endeavor Content’s newly-rebranded Fifth Season has signalled major international intentions with the hire of Ben Irving, the BBC’s former Acting Drama Director whose exec producer credits include His Dark Materials, Doctor Who and Gentleman Jack. Irving joins in the newly-created role of Creative Director, UK Television, coming a week after Endeavor rebranded to Fifth Season following the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DC80BVU

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Rights is ramping up its FAST channel offering with the launch of the distributor’s debut dedicated general entertainment channel Horizons: Powered by Banijay. Horizons will host the likes of drama series Gunpowder and The Woman in White, alongside formats including Location, Location, Location, 8 Out of 10 Cats and Pointless, taking advantage of a plus-130,000 hour back catalog. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tUb7f6a

Algerian filmmakers have stepped up a campaign calling for their government to unlock promised state funds for cinema, warning that Algeria’s film industry is on its last legs following a near-year-long funding freeze. Following on from a first open letter in June, the Collective of Algerian Cineastes has published a new letter addressed to Minister […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LY7E4uk

“Everyone knows I’m the king,” Kanye West said in an interview today with CNBC’s Closing Bell. “A king can’t live in someone else’s castle. A king has to make his own castle.” That, apparently, is Ye’s aim now, but first he wants to dissolve the 10 year deal he signed in 2020 with Gap. It’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GNLoysg

Voltage Pictures and several dozen affiliates and copyright owners have sued Comcast for allegedly refusing to jettison Internet subscribers that repeatedly watch pirated films on illegal BitTorrent sites. In previous years, Voltage stirred up controversy by going directly after individuals for violating copyright. This suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QqM8rEK

Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon didn’t breathe enough fire to scorch the rest of the streaming field in its initial hours, but new Nielsen figures suggest it got off to a torrid start on HBO Max. Nielsen’s weekly rankings for streaming titles didn’t feature Dragon in the top 10 after its premiere […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2UmGgrQ

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of America’s Got Talent Season 17. Another season of America’s Got Talent came to a close and America has voted for their winner making The Mayyas the ultimate champions of Season 17. The Lebanese dance group won $1 million dollars and will join America’s Got Talent Las Vegas […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7l5iKE8

With the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things, viewers are bracing to say goodbye to some of their beloved characters. Maya Hawke, who portrays Robin Buckley in the Netflix series, wants to have her “hero’s moment” to conclude her story arc. “I would love to die and get my hero’s moment,” she told Rolling […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/a4yIR9n

Ooh, the payback has begun, Jimmy Kimmel! Emmy winner Quinta Brunson – who accepted her first Emmy Monday while Kimmel played dead on the stage below her – interrupted his monologue on ABC Wednesday night by showing off her shiny new hardware. Look who interrupted Jimmy’s monologue tonight! 🙌💗🏆 pic.twitter.com/3Zi9ZAPs13 — Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/W0CR5x3

CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has selected its 2022 class of executives for the sixth annual CAPE Leaders Fellowship, a program that equips rising senior creative executives with the skills and professional network to break into the VP ranks and beyond. The Fellowship is co-chaired by CAPE Board Members Albert Cheng (COO, Amazon […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dcR8Fi9

Halle Bailey is the star of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. A teaser for the film directed by Rob Marshall was released during the D23 Expo and the reactions have been outstanding. Parents have recorded their kids reacting to the short clip of Bailey singing “Part of Your World.” The trend that went viral […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dfbPeoX

With a bit more than a year left before Disney can buy out Comcast’s financial stake in Hulu, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts pushed back on Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s suggestion that Hulu’s value has declined amid public market skepticism about streaming. “I would take great exception to” that assessment (which Chapek expressed in an interview […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3rpaRQM

"Do you want to be the talk of the town again?" Sony Pictures Classics has revealed a main official trailer for the country music doc film The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile . This will be opening in theaters in October if anyone is interested. It first premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival and also played at Telluride & TIFF this fall. Decades after Tanya Tucker slipped from the spotlight, music star Brandi Carlile takes it upon herself to write an entire album for her hero based on Tanya's extraordinary life, spurring the greatest comeback in country music history. Watch as the collaborate on a new album together. Taking stock of the past while remaining vitally alive in the present and also keeping an eye on the future, The Return of Tanya Tucker is a rousing exploration of an unexpected friendship built on the joy of a perfectly timed creative collaboration. This sounds like a unique moment to capture in a doc film, showing how music will

EXCLUSIVE: Metro International has pre-sold UK rights to feature Late In Summer to Lionsgate UK. The period drama is due to star Emily Watson (Breaking The Waves) and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Farming) alongside Harriet Walter (Succession) who has newly joined the cast. Set just as WWII draws to a close, the film will chart how a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1cpkl2s

Jáde Osiberu, the co-writer and director of Gangs of Lagos, has signed an overall deal with Prime Video, the studio behind the upcoming feature drama. Osiberu’s three-year deal will include the creation of original scripted TV and movies, produced by her production company Greoh Studios. The deal is announced as Gangs of Lagos, Osiberu’s second […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OpXRvbD

A recommended fine of €4.1B ($4.1B) has been imposed by the European Court of Justice on Google, upholding almost all of the European Commission’s recent ruling. In the past few minutes, the Court said it has confirmed the decision that Google imposed “unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile devices and mobile network operators in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Gqdh71k

With the next world cup in Qatar fast approaching, Sony Pictures Television is distributing a landmark examination of the tournament that has been running for nearly 100 years, titled The Moment of Truth. Sony label Whisper and Final Replay are producing in association with new sports streamer FIFA+ and the pair said the series will […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wRVyo3b

Sam Mendes was writing the screenplay for what would become Empire of Light and he’d hit a wall. He knew he was writing it for Olivia Colman even though they’d never met. Observing her husband’s frustrations with his script, Alison Balsom, an eminent trumpet soloist, suggested he somehow get in touch with Colman in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nFtIe7C

Watching Peter Farrelly’s new film, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, and knowing little about it going in, I kept thinking this would be a totally absurd, beyond belief story if it isn’t one that really happened. By the end I saw it is indeed 100% true, proving life can sometimes be stranger than fiction.  As such it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/d4Xye7x

EXCLUSIVE: Director Ti West tonight unveiled to Toronto viewers at the Midnight Madness premiere of Pearl that there will be a third installment of his hit cult favorite franchise that began with X. Deadline sniffed out that there was a third movie, that will be called MaXXXIne from A24. We are able to give Deadline […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xvlOzyW

After the intensity and suspense of tonight’s Emmy broadcast, the winners, nominees and presenters gathered afterward to blow off some steam. From the Governors Ball to fetes thrown by HBO and Apple, many of the night’s biggest names were there — except for, of course, Jerrod Carmichael, who took his Emmy and his fur coat […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WCD650k

Perhaps the most controversial part of the Emmys, on a night when political speechifying was fleeting, came at the very end, when Succession‘s Jesse Armstrong attempted to make a quip or light snipe about the British monarchy, now dominating the television landscape following the death of Queen Elizabeth. “A big week for successions. A new […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/n14kfwP

Jean Smart has won her second consecutive Emmy for lead actress in a comedy series for her role as legendary Las Vegas comic Deborah Vance in HBO Max’s Hacks. “Thank you for a second time honoring this show,” Smart said during her on-stage acceptance speech. “I have to tell you, I’m so blown away by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kJRPE83

Saturday Night Live continued its Emmy winning streak in the Variety Sketch Series category. The long-running NBC show picked up its sixth straight win in the category, beating HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show, which was its only rival. Deadline’s Emmy Awards Live Blog Creator Lorne Michaels thanked cast members for not leaving during the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bAgYMSE

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are set to kick off Monday beginning at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET live on NBC and on the Peacock streaming service for the first time. The three-hour ceremony will take place at the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles, and SNL veteran Kenan Thompson will host. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IunOd9h