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It was a week full of news, from the looming Donald Trump indictment through the Nashville school shooting. Or as Bill Maher put it on Friday’s Real Time, “March came in like a lion, and went out with Trump on the lam.” Maher was obviously delighted that Trump, one of his favorite targets, had a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sLYiOBm

March Madness is bleeding into April, with the NCAA Men’s Final Four games set for Saturday and the championship tilt on Monday. Here’s a guide on how to watch the San Diego State-Florida Atlantic and Connecticut-Miami matchups ahead of the title game. The San Diego State Aztecs (No. 5 seed in the South bracket) and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/XO49jDW

National CineMedia said today it’s negotiated a second extension of the grace period on interest payments originally due Feb. 15. A one-month grace period for a payment said to be about $6.6 million ended March 15, when the company announced lenders had agreed to another 17 days. Big ratings agencies Moody’s and S&P Global declared […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GZ10BSa

Hit BBC comedy Ghosts is to end after the upcoming fifth season, bringing to a close one of the BBC’s most successful family comedies of the past generation. The Monumental Television team behind the show announced on social media that “after five incredible years haunting the halls of Button House, we have decided that the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ef1Mva0

The Sands International Film Festival of St Andrews has set Stanley Tucci as a special guest for this year’s edition, where he will present a screening of his 1996 culinary comedy Big Night. The film will screen at the festival on April 15 at the Byre Theatre. The screening will be followed by an on-stage […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iExltMJ

Thailand’s government has doubled the cap on its production incentive to THB150M ($4.4M), while an increase in the cash rebate it offers to 30% is also being considered. The move comes as major projects including HBO’s The Sympathizer are shooting in Thailand, while further projects such as the third season of The White Lotus are […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ChDOo5T

EXCLUSIVE: Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus’ bestselling crime novels are to be turned into a three-season English-language TV series by Viaplay. The Nordic streamer has signed up Top Dog’s Gunnar Järvstad and The Mandalorian actor Simon Kassianides to pen the adaptations, which come from Warner Bros. ITVP Sweden and will begin filming in 2024. More […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/C7cZteF

The drama unfolding in the Mike Fleiss universe has enveloped Disney, which was in discussions with the creator of The Bachelor over a producing deal before the investigation over workplace misconduct allegations surfaced. Deadline understands that Walt Disney Television Alternative was in talks with Fleiss over a deal, described by sources as a first-look or […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PunKY4i

The Bachelor creator/executive producer Mike Fleiss’ recently announced departure from the hit ABC reality franchise came after he had been investigated over workplace misconduct allegations, Deadline has confirmed. According to sources, The Bachelor producer Warner Bros. TV, working with ABC, recently completed the investigation into claims of alleged racist behavior as well as verbal and emotional abuse […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VMRUtT8

EXCLUSIVE: British visual effects outfit Union is launching its first international studio in Montreal, Canada, as it looks to expand the services it offers its clients in feature film and high-end television.  The new studio, which comes as Union enters its 15th year, is based in a refurbished industrial building called Le Nordelec between Griffintown and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GWdkrUE

EXCLUSIVE: Roman Kemp is to host The Finish Line, the BBC’s latest big daytime TV bet from The Chase producer Potato. Kemp, the well-known radio host who came third on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! 2019, will be assisted by Sarah Greene in the show, which is currently filming in Belfast. Co-produced […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/up9js82

The Army is mobilizing to quickly update its planned Jonathan Majors recruiting ads touting the service so that they can run as scheduled. The ads were pulled last Sunday following Majors’s weekend arrest on various assault charges. The new ads will be part of the men’s and women’s Final Four advertising offerings by the Army. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vDhmnlV

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 7 premiere of The CW’s Riverdale. It’s the beginning of the end for Riverdale. The series kicked off its final season on Wednesday, picking up where the last moments of Season 6 left off, after the characters were suddenly transported back in time to the 1950s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eLU18Hk

EXCLUSIVE: A spinoff of the hit drama series Snowfall is in early stages of development at FX, sources tell Deadline. No one would comment but we hear that, if it comes to fruition, the offshoot would potentially star Gail Bean reprising her fan-favorite Snowfall character, Wanda. The spinoff is a continuation of the original story […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gq9ZwaT

“We’re going to have to deal with it and correct it,” Central Florida Tourism Oversight District Board of Supervisors member Brian Aungst Jr. said today of a vote taken by the then Disney-controlled Reedy Creek Improvement District in February. “It’s a subversion of the will of the voters and the Legislature and the governor. It […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pirONR6

Former Amazon Studios Europe boss Georgia Brown is to chair the BFI’s Skills Task Force, which has been assembled to address major skills shortages in the UK film and TV sector over the next five years. The Task Force has buy-in from streamers including Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV + and Disney, U.S. studios including […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YEWk2IO

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ has greenlit a UK original drama series based on Sarah Pinborough’s sleep deprivation thriller novel Insomnia. The adaptation will be produced by Left Bank Pictures, the UK production company that reimagined Pinborough’s Behind Her Eyes for Netflix in 2021. Pinborough will adapt Insomnia for the screen, telling the story of successful career woman […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OomcICs

Kate Winslet took home the big acting prize at last night’s RTS Awards for her heartwrenching performance in Channel 4’s I Am Ruth while there were two gongs apiece for Sherwood, The Traitors and Derry Girls. Winslet won Leading Actor (Female) during last night’s London ceremony, staving off competition from I Hate Suzie Too’s Billie […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/E0Q63cI

British TV host, comedian and actor Paul O’Grady died “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening according to a statement by his husband which was provided to local media. He was 67. Known for his drag queen persona Lily Savage as well as hosting several TV game and talk shows, the multi-award winning O’Grady was also […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5uCjypr

Barbie Bassett has not been on air for the NBC affiliate WLBT since March 8, when she and other employees were discussing Snoop Dogg’s addition to his wine line on air. Bassett said, “Fo shizzle, my nizzle,” when the idea of a Snoop collaboration with a newsroom journalist was raised. (“Nizzle” is slang for the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/058IYKm

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel has amassed three dozen Sports Emmys during its 29 seasons, and now its host is getting the career treatment. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said today that Bryant Gumbel with receive the 2023 Sports Emmys Lifetime Achievement. He will be honored at the 44th annual Sports Emmy […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ozcld01

EXCLUSIVE: More changes at Paramount+: Tanya Giles, the streaming platform’s chief programming officer, is leaving after a combined 38 years at Paramount Global and its various iterations. A rep for Paramount+ confirmed Giles’ departure to Deadline, declining further comment. There is no immediate replacement, and Giles’ decision to step down is not part of a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1Rz5ZGX

Erik Lomis died suddenly last week and the stars of Air honored the late MGM and Amazon Studios executive. Matt Damon acknowledged at the red carpet premiere of the film he co-produces with Ben Affleck under their Artists Equity Label that Lomis played a key role in moving the feature from a Prime Video drop […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kMZKNSa

Elon Musk is preparing to do away with legacy verifications on Twitter and has announced a new feature for those users that opt to pay for Twitter Blue. Aside from a blue checkmark that verifies users of the social media platform are paying for the service, Musk tweeted out that “Starting April 15th, only verified […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gBP0Fe4

Tom Leadon, the guitarist who co-founded Mudcrutch with Tom Petty and Mike Campbell and was the brother of Eagles co-founder Bernie Leadon, has died. He was 70. He died March 22, but no other details were available. Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch guitarist Campbell confirmed the news on social media. “Tom Leadon was my deepest guitar soul […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5qZGWwa

Mike White and his revolving cast of characters are heading to Thailand for the third season of The White Lotus, Deadline has confirmed. The first season of the HBO series was filmed and shot in Maui, Hawaii and season two was in Sicily, Italy. White and his team are now heading to Thailand, confirming that […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zg8nHIS

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Rodriguez is developing a series adaptation of Sonoro podcast series Princess of South Beach for Netflix. Deadline understands that the streamer has optioned the podcast and Jane The Virgin star Rodriguez will executive produce the project under her I Can & I Will Productions banner alongside Sonoro, and iHeart’s My Cultura Network. Rodriguez […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RN6cwTA

Prince Harry has unexpectedly arrived at London’s High Court as a privacy case against The Daily Mail publisher Associated Press gets underway today. Somewhat ironically given the nature of his appearance, the Duke of Sussex was surrounded by reporters and photographers as he made his way to the High Court’s front gates. The treatment of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/k6hNjiJ

EXCLUSIVE: The British Film Institute, one of the UK’s most powerful movie funding bodies, admitted to a filmmaker of color last year that it is “systemically racist” after apologizing for how it handled his long-running complaint over alleged discrimination. The BFI is making changes to its complaints procedures and has committed to continued anti-racism soul-searching […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6JWMGhg

Producer Of Disney+’s ‘A Thousand Blows’ Staffs Up Fifth Season-backed London indie The Story Collective is gearing up for buzzy Disney+ drama A Thousand Blows (WT) by staffing up. Elouise West has joined as Head of Commercial, Legal and Business Affairs from Des producer New Pictures and Ceci Mazzarella signed on as Head of Development from Operation Mincemeat maker See-Saw Films. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zdp8aCs

Porsha Williams returned to The Real Housewives world as part of the cast of Peacock’s The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Thailand. Now the entrepreneur is opening up about the possibility of her making a comeback to The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Williams made an appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live to promote the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WO75y0o

SPOILER ALERT! This story reveals plot point from the March 26 series premiere of Ride on Hallmark. It takes place on a bucolic but cash-strapped ranch that’s operated by a widowed parent who loses a beloved family member in the premiere episode — all while everyone looks straight-up sexy in their Wranglers and cowboy boots. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/plZ7OfV

James Gunn is now running things at DC alongside Peter Safran but he has one final film at Marvel with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Word is out that the runtime for the third installment will be the longest of the trilogy clocking in at about two and a half hours. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EFPA0M7

"What will be the landscape of their childhood memories?" Icarus Films has unveiled an official trailer for Users , an acclaimed documentary film from Mexican-American filmmaker Natalia Almada. This premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival a few years ago, and is finally opening in art house cinemas in June this summer. The visual essay film explores how humanity expresses itself with technology and the intended and unintended consequences of our tech-dominated world. Users traverses places ranging from the largest indoor vertical farm in the world to the perfect artificial wave, from an IVF embryo lab to a fiber optic cable landing. Invisible infrastructure that we all rely on is made visible. Our casual reliance on machines and our alienation from each other is palatable. Urgent global issues like climate change and privacy are explored from the intimate perspective of a mother – thinking, worrying & loving her children. Reviews say that the film is "so be

The lead judge on the UK’s most popular entertainment show, Strictly Come Dancing, has hinted she may quit her role after receiving huge amounts of online abuse during the 2022 season. Shirley Ballas, who has been a judge on the show since 2017, has revealed she received unprecedented criticism during last year’s run, with trolls […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HbRv7V4

Agatha Christie is the latest bestselling novelist to get the rewriting treatment for 2023 readers, according to a British newspaper.  The bestselling novelist in the world, Christie created enduring popular sleuths Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, and the Daily Telegraph reports that new editions of both these series have had original passages amended or removed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ekvsMt2

Brigitte Muñoz-Liebowitz is opening up about her feelings on the cancellation of Gordita Chronicles, the HBO Max show about a chubby Dominican girl growing up in the 1980s. “Not only was it disappointing when we heard about the cancellation, it was a shock because we were working to start shooting [Season 2] a few weeks […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BvKkFUN

Tyler James Williams stars in the critically acclaimed sitcom Abbott Elementary but this isn’t his first time finding success. The actor got a successful start on television starring in Everybody Hates Chris and recalled a producer from the show who didn’t see a bright future for him. “‘I’ll never see you as anything else and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0RwYcEP

Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York City on Saturday, March 25 for allegedly assaulting a woman. “A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old male was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old female,” read a statement from the Deputy Commissioner Public Information. “The victim informed police she was assaulted. Officers placed the 33-year-old […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RmkxGtb

Fox News has fired a producer who filed a lawsuit against the network in which she claimed that she was coached and coerced by the network’s lawyers to give misleading deposition testimony in the defense against Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit. In her lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York and Delaware Superior […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8WihNaP

Maybe it was a snow job. But Jeremy Renner seemed delighted on Thursday night to celebrate the return of the snowplow that almost ended his life. Renner shared images of his PistenBully snowplow on Instagram, which was finally returned to his home. On New Year’s Day, the vehicle tipped over and crushed Renner, breaking more […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ysKJEvo

SPOILER WARNING: The following reveals major plot points from Season 1 of Netflix’s The Night Agent. Gabriel Basso made his debut as FBI Agent Peter Sutherland this week in Netflix‘s political drama The Night Agent, from creator Shawn Ryan. The role is a long way away from his days as a child star, working on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5nQEPbd

The Walt Disney Company is facing “serious consequences” and possible legal action over the pink slipping this week of Marvel VFX chief Victoria Alonso. Making it clear to Bob Iger, Kevin Feige and everyone at the House of Mouse that she is not going quietly the Oscar nominated producer has retained the services of Patty […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TqMauPA

In a further step toward reclaiming his World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) empire, executive chairman Vince McMahon has filed new documents with the SEC. In the paperwork, McMahon said he will reimburse the publicly traded company $17.4 million for its costs related to a board committee investigation into allegations of his sexual misconduct. The filing was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pjVXEdL

EXCLUSIVE: The most critically acclaimed John Wick of all-time, Lionsgate’s John Wick: Chapter 4, is seeing the franchise’s best Thursday previews of all-time at around $8M per industry estimates tonight. Previews began at 3PM today for the R-rated pic. Tracking had the Chad Stahelski-directed sequel heading for a $65M-$70M opening weekend, which would rep a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hiJ8Lsr

Your first thought after seeing Bad Cinderella, the latest musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is, well, she isn’t that bad. For better and worse. The musical, energetically directed by Laurence Connor, opens on Broadway tonight with quite a reputation: We’ve heard it was lambasted by critics in London (it wasn’t). That Andrew Lloyd Webber himself […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2T4xjOZ

Andrew Lloyd Webber is thanking fans for their outpouring of support in the wake of his eldest son’s diagnosis with gastric cancer. The composer issued an Instagram video and revealed that his son, Nicholas, 43, has entered hospice care. “I want to thank you for the outpouring of messages of support for my son, Nick. He’s now […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WwASN2z

Walt Disney World workers have reached a tentative agreement with Disney for a pay raise to $18/hour for existing workers by the end of this year. The union will now recommend workers vote to approve the agreement. The agreement comes after union members rejected an offer last month of $17 per hour as the minimum […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pv9VwUT

The media news cycle is in a frenzy today over a Bloomberg piece that Apple will shell out a $1 billion to produce big-screen features annually. That’s great news for exhibition, yes. But, in reality, doing the math, the streamer was already bound to spend in the billions on a feature slate. Apple’s deep wallet […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wngM01W

Spring has sprung, which means the 2022-23 TV season is in its homestretch. Now ABC has set the season-finale dates for its series — including Ellen Pompeo’s return to Grey’s Anatomy — along with the final episodes of long-running comedy The Goldbergs and drama A Million Little Things. See the full schedule below. The first […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/o9tiw4K

EXCLUSIVE: Audible is teaming up with singer, song-writer and actor Leigh-Anne Pinnock on an adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Based on the classic story by Hans Christian Andersen, the Audible version has been adapted by lyricist Dina Gregory with Pinnock providing narration. Gregory wove some of Pinnock’s own lived experiences into the story and the former Little […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cIUAVW8

Jesse Lee Soffer has returned home to NBC’s Chicago P.D. but not as Jay Halstead. Instead, he’s making his debut as a director in tonight’s episode “Deadlocked.” The actor announced in late August his 10-season run on the Dick Wolf drama would conclude, making his final appearance on October 5. News followed weeks later that […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uCZ87jP

Wayne Swinny, one of the founding members of rock group Saliva, has died of a brain hemorrhage. He was 59 and his passing was announced by the group’s social media page. “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our brother Wayne Swinny,” the rock band posted on Facebook Wednesday. “Wayne passed away this […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yxgBcF2

Lea Michele will miss upcoming performances of Funny Girl because of an unspecified “scary health issue” affecting her 2-year-old son, Ever Leo Reich. The news was announced Wednesday by the former Glee star on her Instagram account, and show producers confirmed there as well. “I’m so sorry but unfortunately I will be out of @FunnyGirlBwy […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fjcsd3Q

Gordon T. Dawson, a costume designer-turned-screenwriter who worked on multiple movies with Sam Peckinpah and wrote on TV hits The Rockford Files and Walker, Texas Ranger among other films and series, died March 6 of pulmonary disease in West Hills, CA, his family announced. He was 84. Dawson had worked as a fireman and had […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1m2KWVD

Academy Award nominee Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) has taken over as the screenwriter for Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Star Wars movie following the recently announced departure of scribes Damon Lindelof and Justin Britt-Gibson, Deadline can confirm. Little is known about the film, though new details should be unveiled at next month’s Star Wars Celebration in London. Sources […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MsAK4yX

Riot officers were dispatched to the violet carpet yesterday in Lille as nationwide protests against pension reforms hit Series Mania. The protestors fighting against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for reform were pushed back and order soon restored. However, unrest was seen by witnesses elsewhere in the historic city throughout the evening. Deadline heard sirens and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mFJA8bM

At about 8:18 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. “Take cover now,” read the alert that flashed across phones in Northwestern Malibu and Southern Ventura County. Local TV stations also issued push alerts with the warning. The National Weather Service in Oxnard warned […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jrS1slW

Blake Shelton is leaving The Voice after Season 23 and as the Blind Auditions round of the competition comes to a conclusion, the country star took his chair for one final spin. Aspiring contestant Grace West got the honor of being the final singer to join Shelton’s team on the NBC reality competition series. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/baMz73l

Jon Favreau is talking about The Mandalorian, the Disney+ series set in the Star Wars universe. With the current third season almost over, the filmmaker is opening up about how long the show could last for. “I’m having a blast, and I love working with Dave, and I love how the characters develop over time,” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/38pckUI

Ciarán Hinds is opening up about the great number of sex scenes the HBO series Game of Thrones had and weighed in on intimacy coordinators on set. The actor who played the character of Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall, in the medieval fantasy epic was not a fan of the amount of sex […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Q5AMReY

The Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO, with which a dozen entertainment industry unions are affiliated, has set its policy agenda for the 118th Congress, centered on creating diverse talent pipelines, incentivizing diversity in hiring and strengthening creative professionals’ workplace rights. “Union professionals in the arts, entertainment, and media industries remain committed to diversity, equity, and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0KXunh2

Nothing like a good ‘ole Logan Roy outburst to fire up the red carpet premiere of Succession‘s fourth and final season. Reality was imitating art on Monday night in New York City when Brian Cox, channeling his Succession character, began shouting at the end of the red carpet; the commotion loud enough that it disrupted […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Gm3F7aU

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Season 27, Episode 10 of ABC‘s The Bachelor. It’s time for fantasy suites on Season 27 of The Bachelor. Or, as Zach calls it, sex week. Except…maybe not. After arriving in Thailand, where Zach will meet his final three women, he says that he isn’t planning on being […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bpUVutk

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from this week’s episode of All American: Homecoming. The Bringston University women’s tennis team is figuring out how to move forward in Monday’s episode of The CW series All American: Homecoming, after the young women were racially profiled during a police stop on their way to a tennis match. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/u6YQk09

How do people, even members of the same family, deal with their grief differently? That’s the question that The CW‘s All American is seeking to tackle in the episodes following the death of Coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs). After spotlighting Billy’s wife Laura (Monet Mazur) and his daughter Olivia (Samantha Logan), Monday night’s episode hones […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CWF7P4X

Jacqueline Lesko has been promoted to President of Production at Word Games — the production company founded by multiple Emmy-winning writer, producer and director Craig Mazin, which is best known for its work on HBO’s smash hit series Chernobyl and The Last of Us. Lesko co-exec produced The Last of Us Season 1 and will […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/M186iyt

BAFTA-nominated Mike Faist and Oscar-nominated actor Lucas Hedges will star in a London stage adaptation of Annie Proulx’s best-selling novel Brokeback Mountain. The production is described as a play with music and will run at the Sohoplace Theatre in the West End for a 12-week season from May 10. Theater owner and producer Nica Burns […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vUB0P1G

EXCLUSIVE: The Bridge creator Hans Rosenfeldt has set his next project, a return to the canon of crime author C.J. Tudor. Having just penned Paramount+’s adaptation of Tudor’s The Burning Girls, Rosenfeldt is now turning his attention to her first novel, 2016’s The Chalk Man. Rosenfeldt is combining once again with UK indie Buccaneer Media, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JVwqZHU

Michael Winterbottom has devoted much of his filmmaking career to revisiting real-life events through works blurring the boundaries between documentary and drama to various degrees.   The filmmaker shed light on his approach in a recent Doha Film Institute (DFI) masterclass, going behind the scenes of Welcome To Sarajevo, 24 Hour Party People, In This World, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/37zd5vP

It looked like a good week for Fox News on Last Week Tonight with John Oliver today as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and uncertainty in the financial world replaced the searing revelations resulting from Dominion Voting’s lawsuit against the Rupert Murdoch-owned cable newser on the HBO series. Well, at least for a while. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bWH6lxJ

The Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent and project incubator event returned as a 100% in-person event last week, bringing participants together face-to-face in Doha for the first time since it was forced online in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “It’s been great to have everyone back gain. I keep pinching myself that it’s still […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/W5zOZg8

There’s a lot going on in this troubled-girl-on-a-journey story, which recalls the late-’90s proliferation of books like Elizabeth Wurtzel’s Prozac Nation and Susanna Kaysen’s Girl, Interrupted. Brittany Snow’s directing debut doesn’t so much add to that canon as dust it down a bit for a new generation, and its success is mostly attributable to its […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/boJ9sY2

The BBC is reviewing whether to ban TikTok and has told staff to delete the Chinese social media app from work phones unless they are using it for editorial or marketing reasons. The UK broadcaster issued fresh guidance for employees on Sunday after the UK government prohibited the use of TikTok on the phones of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4jNvGSh

While the search goes on for the next 007, Liam Neeson has revealed that the role of James Bond was once his for the taking – except his partner had other ideas.  Following the success of Schindler’s List in which he played the title role, Neeson’s star was high in the early 1990s, and the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fyF79JG

Did you know that Michael Jordan makes $400 million a year and passive income due to the percentage he gets from selling Air Jordans? Understanding how this came to be we must travel back to the 1980s and famed sneaker label Nike, in Ben Affleck’s newest film Air. Written by Alex Convery, the movie stars […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/12QmGyF

Lance Reddick’s widow, Stephanie Reddick, took to social media earlier today to pay tribute both to her late actor husband — who died of natural causes on Friday, aged 60 — and to all those who loved him. “Lance was taken from us far too soon,” said Stephanie in a message posted to her husband’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WIe3zXS

4x Oscar nominee Willem Dafoe has expressed his willingness to return to the Spider-Man multiverse again, should the right opportunity arise. The actor known for his iconic villain role as Norman Osborne aka Green Goblin, in Sam Raimi’s 2000s Spider-Man trilogy and beyond, said as much in a recent interview with Inverse, telling the outlet […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kCxo9Mg

Citing his religious beliefs, San Jose Sharks goalie James Reimer has declined to participate in pregame activities on Saturday night that would require him to wear a promotional “Pride” themed jersey. Reimer issued a statement that said he “always strived to treat everyone with respect” and that members of the LGBTQ community should be welcome […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/n3OXzhj

EXCLUSIVE: Similar to so many family ruptures in America in recent years, Ingo Rademacher’s legal dispute with ABC over his 2021 firing from General Hospital comes down to Donald Trump and the politics of vaccines, according to the former soap opera actor. Heading towards a pivotal March 30 summary judgement hearing on the more than […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1Mwa8dF

SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative settlement with the studios regarding unpaid Covid testing stipends. The stipends in question are for Covid testing payments on days when performers also were paid for fittings. In the Return to Work Agreement between the companies and Hollywood’s unions, actors and background performers who traveled outside their homes to take […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xRhEXGi

The industry is still reeling from the sudden passing of Lance Reddick. However, his eloquent presence will continue on in several upcoming film and TV projects which the prolific actor had completed before his death at age 60. Over the past week, Reddick had been doing interviews in support of John Wick: Chapter 4, the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZYHsUpC

Ghost shirts, which are sacred to certain Indigenous communities, were thought to guard the wearer against bullets through spiritual power. This precious heirloom is at the center of Tony Tost’s directorial debut film at SXSW, Americana. This western dramedy has some tricks up its sleeve, thanks to the brilliant writing and the script’s comedic timing. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/U6mBd5P

If producers use artificial intelligence to simulate an actor’s performance, they’re going to have to bargain for it, SAG-AFTRA said Friday in a statement on the use of AI and digital doubling. “The terms and conditions involving rights to digitally simulate a performer to create new performances must be bargained with the union,” the guild […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bp3OcaC

EXCLUSIVE: Roku has quickly found its new scripted boss. The free-ad supported streaming service has promoted Brian Tannenbaum to oversee scripted content following news of Colin Davis’ departure to Sony Pictures Television. Deadline understands that he will initially take on the role on an interim basis, but sources suggest that he will likely get the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bysQJcl

EXCLUSIVE: The Red Nose Day showrunner has urged crew on the iconic BBC charity telethon to “make a fuss” about misconduct as part of BBC Studios’ efforts to pre-empt inappropriate behavior on its shows. Deadline has obtained audio of Peter Davey delivering what has become known as “the pledge” to gathered crew and presenters on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OcwhuT5

Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright and film director Christopher Hampton was on feisty form in a masterclass in Qatar earlier this week as part of the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra talent incubator event (March 10-16). Hampton, who won Academy Awards for the screenplays of Dangerous Liaisons and The Father and was Oscar-nominated for Atonement, urged aspiring screenwriters […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2IdiZF3

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 5 premiere of Freeform’s Good Trouble. Maia Mitchell has returned to The Coterie — but not under happy circumstances. The Season 5 premiere of Good Trouble ends with Mariana (Cierra Ramirez) and Callie reuniting in their old shared bedroom at the co-living space after Mariana spent the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ylfLRHC

Veteran entertainment attorneys Eric Feig and Harry Finkel are joining forces to form Feig Finkel LLP, a new firm focused in film (including film financing and production legal), television, new media, licensing, merchandising, podcasts, and publishing.  They are joined by partners Panayiotis “Pano” Spanos, Andrew Barcello, and Riccardo Maddalosso.  “Feig Finkel is dedicated to protecting […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7ZGujQO

Matthew Antonucci, who played an instrumental role in restarting film and TV production after the early days of Hollywood’s Covid lockdown, has been promoted from VP to SVP Production Affairs & Safety at Contract Services. Contract Services is the entertainment industry trust fund that administers the safety, training and roster provisions of the collective bargaining […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2ZV10Qs

A large group of Walt Disney World workers and their allies looking to be in the hundreds marched outside park facilities earlier today chanting, “Walt Disney workers need a raise!” The event was dubbed the “Rally for a Raise” bu organizers. Many of the protesters come from a coalition of six unions representing close to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/L3Hh5QD

The story of the infamous serial murder case nicknamed the Boston Strangler involved 13 sexual assaults and murders between 1962 and 1964 in the Boston area. Officially 12 of them have never been solved. The 13th, decades later, was proven through DNA techniques to be the chief suspect, and self-confessed “Boston strangler” Albert DeSalvo who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cGw1dJs

SonyLIV’s Rocket Boys, about Indian scientists Dr. Homi J. Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed web series in India last year, winning multiple awards for its performances, writing and direction.  Created by Nikkhil Advani and directed by Abhay Pannu, the series was set over three decades from […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lF0KHTW

Some 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and other members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99 have targeted March 21 as the date a three-day strike may begin. The strike would close the Los Angeles Unified School District schools, with the target date announced tonight at a rally in Grand […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZMiVG0C

EXCLUSIVE: There was “fire and brimstone” at tonight’s WGA membership meeting – the last to be held before the start of contract negotiations with the AMPTP on Monday. The meeting, held via Zoom, was led by the co-chairs of the guild’s negotiating committee: former WGA West presidents Chris Keyser and David A. Goodman. A guild […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GVhI4T7

Full Disclosure: Sue me but not only have I never played 80’s iconic video game Tetris, I had never heard of it before encountering this new film, Tetris, which world premiered tonight at SXSW and comes from Apple Original Films, I realize that probably makes me a bit of an oddity to the Gameboy generation, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KztZahw

"Killing is simple compared to raising a kid." Netflix has debuted one final trailer for the Korean assassin action thriller Kill Boksoon , out for streaming on Netflix worldwide at the end of March. The film recently premiered at the 2023 Berlin Film Festival. A single mother who is a renowned hired killer finds it difficult to achieve a balance between her personal and work life. Jeon Do-yeon stars as Gil Boksoon in this action thriller from director Sung-hyun Byun. At work, she's a renowned assassin. At home, she's a single mom to a teenage daughter. Killing? That's easy. It's parenting that's the hard part. As she tries to find her way out of the company, she ends up confronting more assassins. The cast includes Sul Kyung-gu , Kim Si-A , Esom , & Koo Kyo-hwan . I caught this already during the festival - it's solid but isn't so clean, with a rather drawn out runtime. Not as much action as you might be expecting either, but it has some c

EXCLUSIVE: Jenji Kohan, creator of Showtime’s Weeds and Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, has signed with Range Media Partners. Kohan, who had been without a manager for a while, is reuniting with Range co-founder/CEO Peter Micelli, who was her agent at CAA before he left in 2018. Kohan remains represented by CAA on the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/oaHuh1U

When Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav installed the new leadership of James Gunn and Peter Safran at DC, heavy decisions were promptly made from the unplugging of Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 3 to Henry Cavill losing his Superman cape. However, throughout it all Shazam! star Zachary Levi’s faith in his new bosses didn’t waver, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vUl4TNd

Wanna feel old? Contrary to popular depictions of millennial youth as being disenfranchised, politically feckless and bone idle, this eye-opening documentary might be the bazooka that’s needed to shatter all those cozy assumptions. So of-the-moment is Ondi Timoner’s latest work that it premiered almost exactly when the collapse of SVB made international news, and though […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qHC7fG0

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Weinstein is looking for some new lawyers to lead his Los Angeles rape verdict appeal. Earlier today, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge tossed out a trio of remaining sexual assault charges against the incarcerated Pulp Fiction producer after Deputy LA County District Attorney Paul Thompson officially said the office would not retry […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/01Tjten

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the series premiere of The CW‘s Gotham Knights. The CW’s Gotham Knights premiered Monday and, with it, Misha Collins made his return to the network, about three years after the end of his 12-season run on Supernatural. In Gotham Knights, Collins plays Harvey Dent, Gotham’s charismatic, hard-charging District […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VmzgOJt

Charity Lawson is getting another chance to find love. The 27-year-old from Columbus, Georgia, has been chosen to lead Season 20 of ABC‘s The Bachelorette. The announcement was made at the end of The Bachelor: Women Tell All on Tuesday. After the taping, host Jesse Palmer found Lawson for what she thought was a quick […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IocRtgQ

Diamond Sports Group, operator of the largest string of regional sports networks in the U.S., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move, announced Tuesday night by the subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, had been expected for several weeks. The RSN model, which was a profit geyser for decades during the years when the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Swikt0c

In the latest episode of the podcast The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling, which was released today, the Harry Potter author spoke about the reactions to her 2019 tweet, in which she expressed support for Maya Forstater, a British researcher fired for comments interpreted as anti-trans, and for which she drew condemnation from GLAAD. At the time, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Ox0vk9X

The SXSW Film & TV Festival has returned to Austin, and Deadline’s reviewers are watching all the key films. Here is a compilation of our reviews from the fest, which last year was the launchpad for newly-minted Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once. The Daniels’ wild sci-fi action comedy is the first pic to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZcCHx6f

The SXSW Film & TV Festival has returned to Austin, and Deadline’s reviewers are watching all the key films. Here is a compilation of our reviews from the fest, which last year was the launchpad for newly-minted Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once. The Daniels’ wild sci-fi action comedy is the first pic to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZcCHx6f

It’s been an uneven SXSW: While the film side fired off with the opening night of Paramount/eOne’s Dungeons and Dragons, there weren’t any big studio marquee pics on Saturday and Sunday; the scheduling conflict of Oscars providing a monkey wrench to the fest’s momentum which is typically a one-two-three punch throughout the weekend. However, tonight, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LrsNPSE

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Monday’s episode of The CW’s All American. All American continues to dig into the impacts of Coach Billy Baker’s (Taye Diggs) death, returning from a two week hiatus on Monday with an emotional episode that focused on his daughter Olivia’s (Samantha Logan) struggle to stay sober as she […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2pES0jH

EXCLUSIVE: MakerVille, the recently launched entertainment subsidiary of Hong Kong media group PCCW, is set to make a splash at Filmart, unveiling an ambitious slate of movies and premium series, following its debut feature Mad Fate, which had its world premiere at Berlin film festival.  Lofai Lo, MakerVille’s CEO and former General Manager of PCCW’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EnAdgUP

Everything Everywhere All At Once‘s Paul Rogers was clearly overwhelmed following the film’s Oscar win for Film Editing. “This is too much, wow, this is my second film y’all, this is crazy.” He went on to thank his wife, “the most incredible woman in the room,” his family, and cast. RELATED: Oscar Winners List He […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HPBI5sX

The team behind Avatar: The Way of Water‘s long-expected Oscar win for Visual Effects learned first-hand how committed Academy officials and show producers are to keeping things moving. Richard Baneham, one of four winners along with Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett, took the trophy first and thanked director James Cameron, who was not […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WOsQ9Lz

"I just want to know more about them..." Disney has finally revealed the first full-length official trailer for their live-action The Little Mermaid movie, set to open in theaters this May. We've been patiently waiting to see more finished footage, after the first teaser debuted last year but didn't really show much aside from a few murky shots. Is everyone ready for this CGI fest? The Little Mermaid is filmmaker Rob Marshall's live-action reimagining of the studio's Oscar-winning animated musical classic, opens in theaters this May. It stars singer and actress Halle Bailey as Ariel; Daveed Diggs as the voice of Sebastian; Jacob Tremblay as the voice of Flounder; Awkwafina as the voice of Scuttle; Jonah Hauer-King as Eric; Art Malik ; Noma Dumezweni as Queen Selina; plus the Oscar winner Javier Bardem as King Triton; and Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. I'm still not sure if this movie will have the same magic and beauty as the animated classic, bu

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car was awarded best feature at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 12), along with prizes for best editing and best original music. The multiple award-winning Japanese film premiered at Cannes film festival in 2021 and also won the Oscar for Best International Feature last year.   Another Japanese filmmaker, Hirokazu Kore-eda, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sYoAFgR

After making history last year as the first deaf male actor to win an Oscar for his performance in Apple Original Film’s CODA, Troy Kotsur briefly lost his the trophy after his jeep was stolen. The actor, who won in the category of Best Supporting Actor, was invited to accept the key to the city […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QqHnAKj

The 95th Academy Awards are finally upon us and it's time to watch the show and discover the winners of the most prestigious award in Hollywood. The Oscars have once again returned to their normal routine, wrapping up another very long season with this spectacular March event. All awards will be marked below in the complete list alongside the nominees. There are ten Best Picture nominees from 2022, and it has been a rather exciting awards season. The frontrunner is the beloved Everything Everywhere All at Once , which is my #1 of 2022 anyway , though I was not expecting it to end up winning so much already. The rest of tonight should be a surprise. I'm enjoying this anticipation and I'm curious to find out what The Academy members picked. I'd also be happy with Tár or The Fabelmans winning as well. Big night for Hollywood! Now it's time to find out who's taking home Oscars this year, and who isn't, at the annual Academy Awards . The full set of nominee

Colin Jost kicked off Weekend Update with a couple of Oscar yuks, including one that reference John Travolta and how he botched Idina Menzel’s name at the 2014 Academy Awards. First he set up what appeared to be a joke about Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis, since their pictures flashed on the screen. “Bitter rivals […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Sn1sXiF

It had to be the Academy Awards that got burned in tonight’s SNL cold open, didn’t it? But did it have to be this gammy cold open? “Last year’s Oscars had the slap, which was awesome, I mean bad, so bad,” said Heidi Gardner as “either Maria Menounos or Kit Hoover they haven’t told me […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DHMyoB5

Former Vice President Mike Pence was one of the featured speakers at the white tie Gridiron Club dinner in Washington on Saturday, an event that typically is a showcase of sometimes biting humor. But speaking to the crowd of about 600 journalists, administration officials and lawmakers, Pence turned serious at the end of his monologue, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FuraobI