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Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the R&B group The Pointer Sisters, passed away Dec. 31 in Los Angeles. She was 74. “Sad to report my client, Grammy Winner Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters, has passed away after a heroic battle with cancer,” Pointer’s publicist Roger Neal wrote on social media. “Her […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DgpFNho

The ton is sure to be abuzz about the latest photo from Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. To ring in the New Year, Netflix released a first look at young Lady Danbury, played by Arsema Thomas, for the upcoming Bridgerton prequel limited series from Shonda Rhimes. The photo, which you can see above, shows Arsema’s Lady Danbury standing outside with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ypXoq2i

“They brought us back for another year,” Andy Cohen crowed at the beginning of CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage from Times Square. But “there’s some stipulations this year, some fine print.” Cohen and Cooper were famous for drinking liberally during their previous stints covering the traditional Times Square countdown. Cohen in particular became notorious for […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NcV7dP1

Walt Disney World is closing its Kali River Rapids ride on Jan. 9, sparking worries that the closure may be permanent. Disney frequently changes its rides, worrying longtime park-goers that a beloved ride may not return. The parks refer to the closures as “dark rides.” Usually, the changes are minor, as in adding inclusive characters […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gbk49Kf

Bob Nalbandian, whose journalism and film career chronicled the ups and downs of the heavy metal scene in print, film and online, died Friday, December 30 in Redding, California at age 58. Nalbandian was recently diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive, rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a cousin. Nalbandian began his career in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mFgQCLH

Unlike his most famous film character, Anthony Hopkins won’t celebrate with a nice Chianti. Hopkins extolled his 47 years of sobriety on Thursday with an Instagram message urging people to seek help with alcohol and other substances if they need it. The Oscar-winning actor turns 85 today, and said getting sober saved his life. “I’m […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zFrajy1

The X Factor may be coming back the U.S. television, as creator and judge Simon Cowell appears to be in talks to revive the singing competition series on NBC. Cowell said that the network had “offered us to make the show” during an interview with The Sun, adding: “Which means we’ll make the show here.” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ONo3gUZ

“Barbara was a true legend, a pioneer not just for women in journalism but for journalism itself,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger tonight after the passing of the longtime ABC host at the age of 93. In an email Friday to staffers the man who once worked as a crew member to Walters way back […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vrdOfjm

Comcast has disclosed contract terms for Michael Cavanagh, a longtime exec who was promoted to president last October. The agreement will keep Cavanagh in the fold through December 31, 2027 (a fairly routine 5-year term), at an annual base salary of $2.5 million, which takes effect on March 1. Cavanagh also got the grant of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rInFQ3k

Barbara Walters, the television journalist, 20/20 host and creator of The View, has died, ABC news has confirmed. She was 93. More to come… from Deadline https://ift.tt/RsxhybP

Donald “Don” West, known for his commentary on Impact Wrestling, has died. He was 59. Mike Tenay shared a tweet where he confirmed West had died due to lymphoma. “Just heard from wife Terri that our brother @DonWestDeals will be spending New Year’s in heaven,” he posted. “Terri said D-Dub finally had to tap out […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NtefJ2F

U.S. stocks just wrapped their worst year since 2008 with media and tech leading the downward spiral. Streaming got messy, linear TV declined, a theatrical recovery sputtered, inflation, interest rates, unemployment and geopolitics turned ugly, recession jitters hit advertising, and M&A mostly ground to a halt. When it didn’t, it probably should have (i.e., Elon […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/aTjzugQ

Neil Jimenez, who won three Indie Spirit Awards for writing River’s Edge and writing and co-directing The Waterdance, has died. He was 62. His sister, Kathleen Serio, said Jimenez died December 11 of heart failure in Arroyo Grande, CA. Jimenez won his first Spirit Award in 1988 for his screenplay to River’s Edge, the Tim […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HUCdzjM

Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania by prosecutors on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group. Along with his brother Tristan Tate and two Romanian suspects, Tate was detained for 24 hours late last night (afternoon PST) following a raid of properties in Bucharest, according to Reuters, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/i7A6w2D

EXCLUSIVE: South Asian-focused streamer ZEE5 Global will roll out Sooraj R. Barjatya’s first feature in seven years on January 6, 2023. ZEE5 snapped up streaming rights to the film, which stars Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan among others, in November. It is already in cinemas in India and will roll out in 190+ territories on ZEE5 Global […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QfwengR

A woman who says she had a sexual relationship with Steven Tyler in 1973 when she was 16 has filed a lawsuit against the Aerosmith frontman, Rolling Stone reports. The suit, filed under the California Child Victims Act, accuses Tyler of sexual assault, sexual battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Under the act, the statute of limitations was temporarily […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/c6J1fjr

The year is nearly up and ZEE5 Global Chief Business Officer Archana Anand is headed into 2023 in bullish mood. The South Asian streamer, which operates in 190+ territories including the U.S. and offers about 200,000 hours of content, is coming off “our best year yet, and we’re ending it on a high,” she says. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qZkdCcL

Covid numbers in Los Angeles County have risen across the board in the days since Christmas, with cases, hospitalizations and deaths all nearing or exceeding recent highs. The county Department of Public Health reported 3,968 new cases, along with 1,269 additional virus-related hospitalizations and 25 more Covid-related deaths. The actual number of cases is thought […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6ZEfPCm

A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin has offered yet another update on the status of future Game of Thrones projects, sharing that the franchise’s path ahead will “certainly” be shaped to one degree or another by current tumult at HBO Max. Martin says that beyond the prequel House of the Dragon, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/v9P3dpi

"Excelsior!!" Disney has revealed an announcement teaser trailer for a new Stan Lee documentary titled, well, Stan Lee of course. Everyone already knows and loves comic book mastermind Stan Lee, who passed away in 2018. He would've been 100 years old this week, hence the reveal of this trailer. His legacy still lives on and he still makes appearances, popping up digitally in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse . There's no details on what exactly the Stan Lee doc will cover, aside from examining his early life in comics and later his iconic role as the comic book hero who has appeared in every single Marvel Cinematic Universe movie as a cameo. There's also a 2010 movie about Stan Lee, called With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story , which is available to watch for free on Crackle and Pluto TV. I just hope they don't try to digitally recreate him for centuries using his likeness, but they probably will. We'll update with the final trailer when it lands in 2

As 2022 draws to an end, Deadline’s critics have each chosen their top three movies of the year to hail from abroad. Some were festival world premieres, and some have made the International Feature Oscar shortlist (not all were put forth by their country of origin, nor are they each in a foreign language). Donkeys […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/k4Di8wN

Thousands of global Twitter users have reported the website going down in the past few hours with Elon Musk blaming “significant backend server architecture changes” that should make the platform “feel faster.” Around midnight GMT (4 p.m. PST), the global detection site downdetector.com reported a huge spike in Twitter users getting in touch, which quickly […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NLaZUnt

Today would have been Marvel Comics leader Stan Lee’s 100th birthday. To celebrate, Disney+ has announced that an original documentary on the man will arrive at some time in 2023. Lee died at age 95 in 2018. He was the cocreator of Spider-Man, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Hulk and the Fantastic Four, among many […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/37KdkEs

In a sign of the times, Disney theme parks are reminding patrons that they need to behave civilly when visiting the ostensibly family-friendly locations. A new “courtesy” tab on both parks’ websites spell out the expectations for those who visit the park. “We ask all who come to this happy place to treat others with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0qCJtBx

An unhinged and disruptive woman stopped Broadway’s “Death of a Saleman” Tuesday night, finally being escorted from the theater by police. It’s safe to say she was not well-liked by the audience. The incident happened at the Hudson Theatre on 44th Street. Patrons reported on social media that she was behaving badly during Act 1 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/onL42rm

British actor and satirist John Bird has died aged 86. The Bremner, Bird and Fortune star passed away “peacefully” on Christmas Eve at a care home in West Sussex, UK, according to his representatives. Bremner, Bird and Fortune, which was from Vera Productions, ran for 16 seasons in the UK on Channel 4, ending in 2008. His long-time […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JiNcs57

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is set to replace the robot cameras in its news channel studio after a string of viral tech fails over the past decade. The British broadcaster has begun the process of acquiring new automated cameras as it looks to reboot its news channel next year. The BBC is merging its domestic and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0x3ricg

A blind BBC News Correspondent has said he thwarted a mugger’s attempt to take his phone outside New Broadcasting House. Scroll down for the tweets to see how things played out. Sean Dilley “took a running jump and dived on the thief, knocked him off his bike and onto the floor” after the mugger robbed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rDecJUn

Edyth “Edie” Landau, producer of The David Susskind Show and Long Day’s Journey Into Night as well an executive at National Telefilm Associates, died in her home on December 24, 2022. She was 95. The producer was born on July 15, 1927, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. After graduating college she moved to New York City to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GXx2Yay

Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of Stephen Marley and grandson of Bob Marley, has died. He was 31. A representative for the late reggae artist confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on December 27. Details of the cause of death are unclear at this moment. Marley was born on March 12, 1991, in Kingston, Jamaica. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QF6gK2I

Marcus Coloma confirmed his exit from General Hospital after three years of portraying Nikolas Cassadine. His departure came with the news that the actor was not able to film his final scenes. Colomo’s final appearance is due at the end of January. Deadline has now learned that Coloma and ABC came to an agreement “that […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NWmTn4j

Dick Cavett can still picture the exact moment and location in New York City when he first met the man who would become one of his most cherished pals. It was 1961 and Cavett, then a 25-year-old writer for Jack Parr on The Tonight Show, met the legendary Groucho Marx after they both attended the funeral […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pw6eNRZ

Elon Musk’s reluctant $44BN Twitter buyout and Warner Bros’ merger with Discovery were the most market-shifting M&A deals of the year but outside the U.S. there were several major developments that have impacted the global market. Scroll through the gallery above for a reminder of the other splashy M&A deals of 2022. The agency world […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dIarBy2

British actor Stephen Greif, who appeared in such series as the BBC’s Blake’s 7, Citizen Smith and EastEnders as well as Netflix’s The Crown, has died. His representatives announced the news in a Twitter post. No cause of death was revealed. He was 78. Greif’s long career spanned theater, television and film. Born in Hertfordshire, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/F5oA1GD

It’s The Economy, Stupid Recession is coming and the global TV and film industries are far from immune. Inflation is rife in multiple international markets and consumers are feeling the pinch: in the UK, for example, almost one million households cancelled their streamer subscriptions between January and September. The cost-of-living crisis has been prominent in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/W9N1iel

Damien Chazelle’s $80M 1920s-set Hollywood epic Babylon went up in a blaze of fire at the domestic box office this past weekend with an awful $5.3M four-day start. Say what you will about harsh winter conditions impacting moviegoing across the country, however, this movie, which was greenlit by a previous Paramount regime and greatly supported […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PLIlgjT

Henry Cavill announced his exit from The Witcher earlier this year when he confirmed his return as Superman on Black Adam, which ultimately ended up not panning out as new DC heads restructure the universe. However, Season 3 of the Netflix series has already been shot and showrunner Lauren Hissrich is teasing the upcoming season. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/p9YrFNT

It’s been another year of format fun in television, with Banijay’s Dutch mystery competition series The Traitors emerging as a new global hit, especially in the UK on the BBC, while the likes of Big Brother and Survivor have fronted a reboots commissioning revival that has divided entertainment producers, buyers and sellers. As the year […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oJj238Q

Here’s our annual rundown of the 10 largest production awards given out by the British Film Institute’s Film Fund in 2022. Backed by National Lottery money, the grants are a key supporter of indie cinema in the UK. Top of the list is Timestalker, the debut feature film from actor and writer Alice Lowe. Billed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cB3AXkG

EXCLUSIVE: Showmax is prepping a Nigerian version of International Emmy-winning South African telenovela The River. Set against the backdrop of the gold mining industry in the Nigerian Osun state and launching next month, Wura tells the story of Wura-Amoo Adeleke, a perfect wife, a loving mother of two, and the ruthless Chief Executive Officer of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MOsI2ut

Kate Hudson and Jamie Lee Curtis are the latest Hollywood actors to weigh in on the topic of the “nepo baby,” a topic rekindled this month by a New York magazine cover story (and much more devoted to the topic) about the phenomena of the children of famous actors who follow in their parents’ footsteps. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7poQ2jz

The NFL said Sunday that it is implementing flex scheduling for next week’s primetime Sunday Night Football matchup on NBC, jettisoning the planned Los Angeles Rams-Los Angeles Chargers game in favor of a Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens showdown with greater playoff implications. The Rams-Chargers game, while pitting rivals who share the major Los Angeles media market, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HKapy9j

Kathy Whitworth, who won more golf tournaments than any man or woman on United States tours, died Saturday. She was 88 and collapsed at a neighborhood Christmas party at Flower Mound, Texas, where she lived, according to Christina Lance, an LPGA spokeswoman. Whitworth’s 88 tour victories saw her as the Ladies Pro Golfing Assn. tour’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/o3eEaJI

The woebegone Cleveland Browns are hoping to goose their social media presence with a touch of Jake Paul magic. The team, last in the NFL’s AFC North standings at 6-9, is hoping the huge YouTube star and undefeated boxer can turn their season to solid gold with his knack for promotion. He has more than […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kK1zW5X

Netflix has unveiled plans for its first move into live streaming. The streamer will host Chris Rock’s live stand-up special on March 4. Rock will perform in Baltimore, Maryland and the show will stream live at 10pm ET/7pm PT. Chris Rock: Selective Outrage marks the first time that Netflix is utilizing its live streaming technology, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/e2XyjM0

Joyeux Noel! Gledelig Jul! Frohe Weihnachten! Mele Kalikimaka! From all of us at FirstShowing.net , we want to wish every one our readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays ! Whether you're in hanging out at home alone, spending the time with family or friends, or just with your partner; or whether it's snowing or sunny where you are, we hope you have a lovely weekend full of relaxation and warmth and smiles. Despite all the turmoil and troubles throughout this year, movies have still kept us entertained and excited. Thanks for reading and thanks for following FS throughout this year. I'm happy we've still been able to celebrate great movies in 2022 - Avatar: The Way of Water (finally here after 13 years of waiting ), Top Gun: Maverick , Everything Everywhere All at Once , The Northman , Nope , Bullet Train , Barbarian , Moonage Daydream , Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , The Menu , The Fabelmans , Glass Onion + more. Stay safe, movie lovers. News and tr

So, here’s the good news. Martha Plimpton has packed up her home in New York to live and work in London. Pooches to follow. Her first gig? Playing Jacque in Shakespeare’s As You Like It on the stage of @sohoplace, the West End’s first purpose-built theatre in half a century. That Plimpton should deliver, with aplomb, the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/N85dnOR

Family drama takes center stage in the trailer for The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 13. Teresa Giudice and brother Joe Gorga are at odds in the explosive preview of the new season that debuts on Bravo Tuesday, February 7 at 9 p.m. ET on Bravo with a 75-minute super-sized episode. Watch the trailer […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9wl6dNE

Jen Shah, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, might get locked up in prison for a whole decade in the wire fraud case she pled guilty to if the U.S. government gets what it requested. The Bravolebrity is expected to get sentenced on January 6 for running a telemarketing […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FDANQ6M

As soccer great Pelé’s condition has deteriorated, his daughter Kely Nascimento has been sharing the journey with fans via social media. On Friday, Nascimento posted a photo of herself hugging her 82-year-old father in his hospital bed. The caption, written in Portuguese, reads: “We continue to be here, in the fight and in faith. One more […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9yTuB46

The NFL on Saturday postponed the start of today’s Tennessee Titans-Houston Texans game in Nashville by an hour because of rolling power outages in the state due to the massive winter storm hitting most of the U.S. The game, which was to begin at 1 p.m. ET, has been scheduled to start now at 2:02 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HsJKzg1

Tamar Braxton is sharing news of her recent hospitalization for a severe case of the flu. In an Instagram post, Braxton revealed she was rushed to the hospital by ambulance in need of oxygen because she could not breathe. Braxton said it was surprising because she became severely ill just a day after spending time […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YtdcTJr

From Trigger Point to The Empress to Marie-Antoinette, the past year has been another stellar one in the world of international drama as a wealth of streamers splashed the cash on shows across the globe and public broadcasters joined together to greenlight the best talent in the business. Below, Deadline identifies just a few of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NVu4hbs

The cowriter and coproducer of one of the all-time great Christmas songs – Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” — can only go “ho, ho, ho” when he hears her tell the tale of how the song came to be created. Carey collaborator Walter Afanasieff, speaking to the Hot Takes & Deep Dives podcast, Afanasieff claims […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/XCPz7EW

US Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has got a lot of problems with you Congress people. And today, you’re gonna hear about them. Paul posted his eighth annual online salute to government waste as part of today’s Festivus celebration. His “Festivus Report” airs his grievances about an alleged $482,276,543,907 of federal spending he sees as “totally […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mN2BYCO

Ronan Vibert, a veteran film and television actor who worked with some of the top directors and talent during his long career, died last night at age of 58 after a short illness, according to his management. Vibert grew up in South Wales before gaining a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/J3D247E

James J. Murakami, an art director, production designer and set designer on numerous film and television projects, died Dec. 15 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was 91 and suffered complications from a fall, according to his wife. Murakami earned an Emmy for his work on HBO’s Deadwood and an Oscar […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GfqpbRW

Days after the January 6 Committee recommended four staggering criminal charges against former president Donald Trump, the panel this evening released its final report. “Our country has come too far to allow a defeated president to turn himself into a successful tyrant by upending our democratic institutions, fomenting violence, and, as I saw it, opening […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ajITyWo

Tokyo-based production executive Bill Ireton is stepping down from his role at Sony Pictures International Productions, Japan, where he oversaw local production, to launch an independent production venture effective January 1, 2023. The new venture will develop and produce content for multiple platforms, primarily based on Japanese I.P. for audiences around the world.  During his time at […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oZOxSNX

Thom Bell, who helped to create the soul songs style that became known in the 1960s and 1970s as “The Sound of Philadelphia,” died Thursday in Bellingham, Washington. He was 79 and no cause of death was given. His lawyer, Michael Silver, confirmed the death. Bell, along with fellow producers and songwriters Kenny Gamble and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/L3VCivX

Lauren Ambrose is revealed as adult Vanessa “Van” Palmer in three first-look images of Yellowjackets Season 2 released by Showtime. Liv Hewson played the character in Season 1 as a teenager. Season 2 is set to premiere on March 26. Additionally, the series was renewed for a third season earlier this month. Equal parts survival […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hpNoQ7B

Workers at Chateau Marmont “overwhelmingly ratified” their first-ever union contract with the Hollywood hotspot on Wednesday night, in what UNITE HERE Local 11 is calling “a historic breakthrough.” The new contract, taking effect immediately, comes following years of unrest at the Chateau, which laid off nearly 250 staffers near the start of the Covid pandemic […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TO9fNnE

In one of of the biggest TV showrunner agency moves in years, CAA has signed Greg Berlanti for representation in all areas. A WGA, DGA, PGA and Emmy nominated writer, director, and producer, Berlanti is known for his loyalty; he has only changed agencies once, in the early 2000s, when he left ICM for Endeavor […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TjLhW3K

As Avatar: The Way of Water continues to blow up worldwide, James Cameron has indicated he’s game-planning far into the future. Writer-director Cameron has told Entertainment Weekly that he’s shot scenes from a proposed Avatar 3 and Avatar 4 concurrently with the recently released sequel. He did so to avoid having the younger cast members […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SqkPEm0

"You have so much to look forward to." HBO Max has dropped this 2023 preview on YouTube just in time for the holidays. It's a preview of their latest series offerings coming up next year - no movies, this is all for television. HBO Max released today a new brand spot featuring highly anticipated HBO and Max Originals coming to the platform in 2023 . We've covered a few of these new series already, including The Last of Us , White House Plumbers , The Idol , and the Lakers series Winning Time . It also features first looks at the next seasons of True Detective: Night Country , directed by Issa López, Full Circle , Love and Death , Our Flags Mean Death , Hacks , and quite a few others. The promo is titled " Coming Soon In 2023 " though it doesn't include any original films or HBO Max movies sent over from Warner Bros. Either way, it still does look like they've got plenty of good series to watch next year. Let's hope The Last of Us lives up to

Warning: This podcast contains minor spoilers about Avatar: The Way of Water Despite being the highest grossing movie ever at $2.9 billion, Avatar isn’t your run-of-the-mill franchise. It doesn’t have the Star Wars toys sales, nor does it have the rabid fandom associated with Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. How can a series […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ta7ZVlQ

EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Garlin (The Goldbergs, Curb Your Enthusiasm) has joined the cast of Netflix‘s Never Have I Ever for the show’s fourth and final season. Garlin will portray Len, a sweet man who fixes a mean sandwich and who makes Nirmala (Ranjita Chakravarty) reconsider if she really is done with relationships forever. With a wedding […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Zw5js0x

"We basically look the same - but in different shapes." This fantastic short documentary film is actually an animated story about a group of kids growing up "on the block" in Brooklyn in the 1970s. The Originals is a 10-minute short produced by and released by The New Yorker magazine - available to watch online (view below). It's made by the director of the doc films Science Fair , Mucho Mucho Amor , and Own the Room . In this short, "Matty Square" Ruggiero and his childhood friends, the Union Street Boys, tell their story of what it was like to grow up in South Brooklyn, where money was tight but friendships were tighter. It's a classic throwback to the "heyday" of Brooklyn, with the neighborhood watching over, even though they go on to say how violent it was then. The animation adds another layer to the storytelling, because they can't recreate these scenes with real people, but this paper characters style has its own charm. It&

JX’23, an event to celebrate Japanese innovators and leaders in the entertainment industry, is being held in Los Angeles at the Grammy Museum on February 9, 2023.  The event, spanning the industries of music, animation, fashion, entertainment and Web3, is co-hosted by the LA Next Generation Japanese American Leaders Initiative and the Consulate General of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2eXsjn1

Marcus Coloma has confirmed his exit from General Hospital after reports of him leaving the daytime soap emerged, which Deadline has verified. “The show can confirm that Marcus Coloma will no longer be playing the role of Nikolas Cassadine. His last airdate will be at the end of January,” read the statement provided by ABC. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/q6erQox

Zachary Levi is clearing claims from fans that he is being recast as Shazam! amid the DC Universe shakeup following Peter Safran and James Gunn taking over as co-heads. A fan on Twitter claimed to be “angry” that the Chuck alum wasn’t going to be the superhero anymore as they believed “he was the perfect […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zSysMTI

The wig gives it away, otherwise we’d be hard-pressed to immediately – or even slowly – recognize Paul Bettany’s fast-talking, extroverted and inquisitive artist character in Anthony McCarten’s The Collaboration as that historic icon of cryptic, mumbled monosyllables Andy Warhol. Unfortunately, Bettany isn’t the only thing that feels smudged in this ’80s-set paint-by-numbers and highly […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VsPrZnT

ITV Content Boss Kevin Lygo has become the first senior ITV exec to respond to Jeremy Clarkson’s controversial Meghan Markle column, branding the article “awful” but stating he will keep his job as host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?. Clarkson’s article “did not represent our values,” Lygo told journalists at a Broadcasting Press […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HGykhBR

Marcus Coloma is leaving General Hospital at ABC after 3 years on the soap. The actor portrayed Nikolas Cassadine on the daytime program. “Marcus Coloma will no longer be playing the role of Nikolas Cassadine. His last airdate will be at the end of January,” a representative for the show told Soap Opera Digest. Daytime […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fKnYTt9

James Gunn and Peter Safran have been tasked to shake up the DC Universe and in doing so have scrapped several ideas from the past regime like Henry Cavill’s return as Superman and Patty Jenkins’ take on Wonder Woman 3. Many fans have speculated that with the axing of the third installment of the Wonder […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8Wu5DhR

Terry Hall, the longtime voice of legendary ska group The Specials has died after what the band termed a brief illness. He was 63. Hall and the Specials reached their widest appeal with the haunting, socially conscious “Ghost Town,” which spent three weeks at No. 1 on the U.K. singles charts in 1981. The song […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7HVmiM3

Taylor Sheridan’s latest installment in the Yellowstone universe, headlined by Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, has set a new benchmark for the prolific creator — and for Paramount+. 1923, which was released over the weekend, was Paramount+’s most watched premiere ever in the U.S., the streamer announced Monday. Apparently, it wasn’t even a close race, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4qT2dY7

EXCLUSIVE: Siobhan Murphy (Murdoch Mysteries) is set to recur in the Amazon Original series Cross. She will star opposite Aldis Hodge, who brings to life the titular Alex Cross. Murphy will portray Tania Hightower, a driven, unstoppable journalist who works as a news reporter for the Post. Hightower’s beat includes all of Washington D.C., but her […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YcMtHd9

Harvey Weinstein has been found partially guilty of multiple sex crimes today by a Los Angeles jury. Just read out in a downtown court, the panel determined the producer was guilty on all counts in relation to Jane Doe #1, not guilty of sexual battery of Jane Doe #2 and hung on charges on Jane […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PVsnDqK

NBCUniversal (NBCU) has signed BBC Studios Global Distribution COO Maggy Chan to lead its global advertising and partnerships in the U.S., EMEA and Asia Pacific, replacing KC Sullivan, who recently became CNBC President. Chan, a 25-year entertainment and media veteran, will work with international advertising and partnerships teams to expand, grow global reach and help […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/omMxdya

Quentin Tarantino is revealing that he wrote a role specifically for Adam Sandler for Inglorious Basterds but the comedic actor ultimately declined as he was already filming Judd Apatow’s Funny People. Sgt. Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz that was played by Eli Roth in the 2009 war film was written for Sandler, Tarantino confirmed. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6BbaisH

Josh Lucas was cast as a young John Dutton before Yellowstone even premiered on Paramount, but it would take five seasons before the character’s backstory would actually start to unspool. Here, the actor best known for A Beautiful Mind and Sweet Home Alabama talks about the interminable wait to hang out on the Montana ranch […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SKHfmT8

"We'll see you at the movies!" Once again, Tom Cruise has dropped by with a crazy fun video unlike any other Hollywood movie promotion before it. (Remember that other one during the pandemic when he went to the movies ?) Cruise released this video via the official channels as part of a promotion for both Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One , opening next summer exclusively in theaters worldwide, and his 2022 hit Top Gun: Maverick , which will be available for streaming on Paramount+ this week after opening in theaters May 2022. This was shot while Cruise was up in the air about to take a skydive jump for a shot for the next Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning . It looks like it's near the same place in South Africa where they filmed this bi-plane stunt for a M:I promo as well. There is nothing unsafe about this, it's just a simple skydiving stunt video and he probably packed his own 'chute anyway. Though it is the ultimate way to say "Happy H

Salma Hayek is joining the world of Magic Mike in Magic Mike’s Last Dance. When the teaser trailer dropped for the Steven Soderbergh film, the steamy scenes between Hayek and Channing Tatum got major buzz. Now the Oscar-nominated star is opening up about the scene and how challenging it was to shoot. In the trailer, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NePIaET

"I don't know if we can be trusted with such a weapon." Whoa! Strap in! Universal has launched the first official trailer for Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer , opening in theaters worldwide July 2023. There is also an entirely different special IMAX preview playing in IMAX theaters with Avatar: The Way of Water , which has a more intense vibe than this one. Oppenheimer tells the story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb, working at the Los Alamos Laboratory on the Manhattan Project in the 1940s. The massive cast features Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, with Emily Blunt as "Kitty" Oppenheimer, Matt Damon as Leslie Groves, Robert Downey Jr. as Lewis Strauss, Florence Pugh as Jean Tatlock, as well as Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Alden Ehrenreich, Jason Clarke, David Krumholtz, Kenneth Branagh, David Dastmalchian , and many others. Thi

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the first episode of 1923, which dropped at midnight on Paramount+. 1883 star Isabel May is back as Elsa Dutton — but in voice-over form only — in 1923, Taylor Sheridan’s newest Yellowstone prequel that provides more of a backstory on how the Duttons came to amass so […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8dTMpKW

Count on Jennifer Coolidge to bring down the house — even when it doesn’t involve the actual Jennifer Coolidge. In what was arguably the best skit of the night during SNL‘s Christmas show, Chloe Fineman dressed up in her finest gold lamé to impersonate the beloved White Lotus actress in a skit called “Jennifer Coolidge is […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HBuMkd3

Austin Butler gave viewers a range of emotions during his monologue as host of Saturday Night Live. The actor took the stage on the NBC sketch show for the first time and addressed his evolving voice in recent years. Since portraying Elvis Presly in the Elvis biopic, many fans have questioned his deeper voice which […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MtReKd3

James Austin Johnson returned as Donald Trump on the Saturday Night Live as the show chose the obvious topic for its cold open: The former president’s real-life hawking of $99 digital trading cards. SNL didn’t have to stray too far from the truth for its satire, not just of Trump grifting for money, but doing […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BTvZYU1

Cecily Strong is leaving Saturday Night Live after 11 seasons on the show. A post on social media from the official Instagram account for the sketch show confirmed Strong’s exit. “We’ll miss you, Cecily,” read a cue card shared while the caption of the post said, “Tonight we send off one of the best to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ITC7hoX

In an interview with The Mail on Sunday, Britney Spears father Jamie – the subject of much scorn from the #FreeBritney movement – is speaking out for the first time in a decade. The 70-year-old defended his conduct during his daughter’s long conservatorship, musing at one point on whether she’d be alive without that interventon. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/D1ZVKnU

Sharon Osbourne fell ill on the set of a paranormal television shoot Friday night in Santa Paula, Calif., and was rushed to a nearby hospital. The report by TMZ said the 70-year-old Osbourne was filming at the Glen Tavern Inn in Santa Paula, a location once featured on the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventurers. There was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qf3awVC

EXCLUSIVE: Gary Oldman has found “great joy” in playing the Falstaffian, flatulent-sharing, British espionage operative Jackson Lamb in Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, which has just launched season two. Meanwhile, the Harry Potter star confirmed he will play Harry Truman in one scene in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Lank-haired Lamb plays the operative in charge of a host of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SuvFO7o

Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ mother, Connie Boss Alexander, has expressed her thanks at the outpouring of people remembering her son in the wake of his suicide on Tuesday at age 40. “Family and friends, thank you for all the love, prayers and encouragement,” Connie Boss Alexander wrote on her Instagram Stories Thursday. She was frequently seen on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V1hoJb0

Kim Simmonds, leader of the last post-Beatles wave of British blues bands with Savoy Brown, has died at the age of 75, the band announced. Simmonds died Tuesday, the band announced on Facebook on Thursday. The group had been together for more than 55 years. Simmonds had been battling stage 4 signet cell colon cancer, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QDkeIAx

Did Jack Dawson (as played by Leonardo DiCaprio) die needlessly in the film Titanic when he decided not to climb on the wooden door life raft with his beloved Rose (Kate Winslet)? Fans have long debated whether Jack could have clambered aboard the wooden door and potentially saved himself from his dramatic hypothermic drowning after […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8rGt3Uq

The prop master on Rust is looking to be dismissed as a defendant in Alec Baldwin’s countersuit involving the fatal shooting of DP Halyna Hutchins on the set last year. In court papers filed with Judge Michael E. Whitaker on Thursday, lawyers for Sarah Zachry maintain that their client is a New Mexico resident since […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RoJcZvz

James Cameron  is arguably one of the most influential filmmakers in movie history. He's also considered the sequel master – Aliens and Terminator 2: Judgment Day remain two of the best sequels ever made – and he's one of the leading artists behind the technological evolution within this respective art, it would be absurd to not have Avatar: The Way of Water as one of your most anticipated films of the year. As a fan of the original, expectations for the continuation of the saga – which will have at least three more movies in addition to this one – were very high, and, for the most part, they were fulfilled… for better and for worse. Regarding  Avatar (2009): I don't know the reasons behind the "popular to hate" and "does anyone care?" trend that emerged a few years ago. The truth is that I hadn't reviewed the original for a long time, so I was curious to know how much my opinion had changed. After rewatching it the day before the sequel, I cou

Ain’t No Mo’, playwright Jordan E. Cooper’s acclaimed but struggling Broadway comedy, has extended its run for another week and will now play through Friday, December 23, at the Belasco Theatre. Cooper announced the extension at the curtain call following tonight’s performance. The reprieve comes just days after the production, presented by Lee Daniels, announced […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eS9qtQJ

UPDATED with CNN response: Twitter on Thursday abruptly suspended the accounts of several journalists including from the Washington Post, CNN and the New York Times as well as media pundit Keith Olbermann. All have covered Elon Musk in the past. The news began percolating this evening as the Twitter accounts of the journalists got the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LhKiFjJ

More details are being revealed about HBO’s upcoming comedy series Little Films (wt) from former Los Espookys star and Saturday Night Live writer Julio Torres. Production is set to begin in February on the series that was given a green light earlier this year as part of Torres’ first-look deal with HBO and HBO Max […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ogB8iRU

EXCLUSIVE: Jenna Ortega is teaming with her Wednesday co-star, Percy Hynes White in Winter Spring Summer Or Fall for MPCA. Ortega is also serving as an executive producer. The romantic drama is being helmed by Tiffany Paulsen, marking her feature debut. The script was written by Dan Schoffer with revisions by Paulsen. The pic is […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rYnAxfH

"Can social media make us sick? I think it IS making us sick." Of course it is, but everyone is still addicted to it anyway. This fascinating 10-minunte short documentary titled Believing is Seeing is a compelling look at an actual real world psychological problem. Made by a Kiwi filmmaker named Sophie Black , this is part of the latest offering of "Loading Doc" short films from the doc program. A mysterious outbreak of tic disorders among young people leads doctors to question whether social media is making us sick and how it's affecting young people. The short introduces us to sociologist Dr. Robert Bartholomew, an expert in mass psychogenic illness, who talk clearly about how this "TikTok tic" is absolutely real and that social media should come with a health warning. It barely scratches the surface of this issue, but it should be more than enough to make you turn off your computer & put away your phone. It's worth a watch - especially fo

EXCLUSIVE: Released in August, Louis Koo’s sci-fi action thriller Warriors Of Future has become not just the highest-grossing local film in Hong Kong ever, but the highest-grossing Asian film ever released in the territory, with a gross of HK$81.7M (US$10.5M). The film also raked in $100m in China over the summer and is currently number […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WmwlFVc

SPOILER ALERT: This story reveals details from the Survivor finale. Talk about a Christmas gift: Mike “Gabler” Gabler, a 51-year-old heart valve specialist from Houston, Texas, won Season 43 of Survivor. And he vowed to give all of his winnings to charity. Host Jeff Probst revealed the winner in the jungles of Fiji, not in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EJURZVt

Moments after James Gunn informed that he’s penning a new Superman, set in the Man of Steel’s younger days, and that Henry Cavill won’t be playing him, Cavill confirmed the news. “I have just had a meeting with James Gunn and Peter Safran and it’s sad news, everyone,” writes Cavill, who recently announced his return […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oAmMLCq

At the beginning of the Netflix documentary The Martha Mitchell Effect, Richard Nixon, deflated in his ex-presidential phase, sits for an interview with David Frost. A somber Nixon tells his natty interlocutor, “I’m convinced if it hadn’t been for Martha, there’d have been no Watergate.” What he really meant, one can imagine, is that were […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5tJ7Igk

David DePape, accused of attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi at their San Francisco home in October, told police that he also planned to target a list of other public figures, including actor Tom Hanks, Hunter Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom. The revelation came at a preliminary hearing for DePape on Thursday. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RLPY7CM

"Shut it down, Craig, it's dangerous!" Uncork'd Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for the next B-movie disaster movie disaster, this one titled Firenado that is indeed about a fire tornado. It's the latest "wildly unique new disaster movie" from filmmakers Scott Jeffrey and Rhys Frake-Waterfield, also behind the crazy slasher Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey . An accountant for the mob has to escape a whirlwind of fire while he is chased by violent armed robbers. "Scott and Rhys have done it again. Firenado is rip-roaring entertainment! With great effects, wonderful cinematography and some fun performances, it's a perfect fit for Uncork'd." This B-movie stars Sian Altman , Nicola Wright , Stephen Staley , Toby Wynn-Davies , Gordon Millar , Leah McInnes , Daniel Godfrey , and Charlie Boyce . In addition to just awful VFX, there's a strange masked robbers story stuffed into the plot. Yeah it looks as bad you're

Showtime has released the trailer for Your Honor Season 2 starring Bryan Cranston. The season which consists of 10 episodes will begin streaming Friday, January 13, and on-air on Sunday, January 15 at 9 p.m. ET. Watch the trailer in the video posted above. The premium cable network teased that in season two of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1xXy5Re

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of The Voice Season 22. The Voice has crowned a new winner for Season 22 and it’s Bryce Leatherwood from Team Blake, which was his ninth victory. The five singers that made it to the final were Bodie, Omar José Cardona, Morgan Myles, Bryce Leatherwood and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oK9ICEY

UPDATED with the latest: January 6 Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson told reporters today that the group has set its final meeting for Monday, at which is will refer charges in “five or six categories” to entities such as the Justice Department. He indicated the referrals were still being finalized, but that they would be made […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5yWXrBF

EXCLUSIVE: After months of rumors and a three month exclusive negotiating period, Anonymous Content is now near a deal to acquire the prolific production company Automatik. There’s a twist here: Deadline reported that Anonymous was in talks for Grandview/Automatik. But The Dish hears that Grandview won’t be part of the transaction and will remain a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/roxcBIv

Bill Thompson, whose career spanned Miramax Films, Gramercy Pictures, Lot 47 and other key indie distributors, died Monday of cancer in Manhattan. He was 73. The well-liked executive spent nearly 50 years in the film industry in distribution and exhibition. A theatrical booker for years, Thompson held executive sales positions with leading firms from Miramax Films, Gramercy […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/inRIZKA

"Some things aren't ours to affect." Altered Innocence has released an official US trailer for an indie drama from Iceland titled Beautiful Beings , which is getting a small US release in art house theaters starting in January. This premiered at Berlinale at the start of the year, and it also screened at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, and tons of other fests including Brussels, Helsinki, Calgary. A teenage boy raised by a clairvoyant mother takes a bullied kid into his gang of violent outsiders. Described in reviews as "an Icelandic coming-of-age tale radiant with violence and tenderness." The film stars Birgir Dagur Bjarkason , Áskell Einar Pálmason , Viktor Benóný Benediktsson , Snorri Rafn Frímannsson , Aníta Briem , Ísgerður Gunnarsdóttir , and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson . It's the latest feature film from Icelandic writer / director Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson following his 2016 debut Heartstone . It looks damn good! Worth a watch. Official US trailer (+

Zoe Saldana is clarifying her comments regarding feeling “stuck” in movie franchises like Avatar, Guardians of the Galaxy and Star Trek. While attending the premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water, the actor talked to Deadline on the blue carpet where she said she was grateful for the opportunities that the famous directors have given […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NzOoW0y

SAG-AFTRA is surveying its members about how they feel about the industry’s Covid vaccination mandate in advance of the January 31 expiration of the Covid protocols, per an oft-extended agreement between the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers and Hollywood’s unions. “Do you approve of employers requiring Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of access […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZQ9L0IH

EXCLUSIVE: Blake Shelton and Carson Daly are brewing up impressive ratings at USA Network with their new game show, Barmageddon. The series premiere, which aired on December 5, was the network’s most-viewed series premiere in nearly three years with 1.2M total viewers, according to live + 3-day Nielsen data. That’s about an 81% increase from […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HQ5N3O4

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Jake Lacy (The White Lotus) is set to star opposite Kiefer Sutherland in The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Deadline has learned. He is set to portray Stephen Maryk, Queeg’s (Sutherland) executive officer aboard Caine, and the officer who relieved Queeg of duty. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is an update on the 1953 play by Herman […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RAr6v7x