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Vicky Cristina Barcelona star Rebecca Hall was one of the buzziest names to feature on the BBC’s recent 12-strong drama slate and the BAFTA winner can now be seen in first look images playing a teacher in Element Pictures’ The Listeners. Adapted by the novel’s author Jordan Tannahill, Hall’s character Claire is tormented by a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/B9z6V5J

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television is reducing the number of its development deals by more than half, sources tell Deadline. The move comes on the heels of Lionsgate’s acquisition of indie TV studio eOne from Harbro, which was completed at the end of December. It follows a two-month review of the combined talent roster of Lionsgate Television […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eOfkZ35

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Jaime King (Black Summer) has taken on new agents at Paradigm. A series regular for four seasons on The CW’s Hart of Dixie, King has more recently been seen leading Netflix’s post-apocalyptic drama Black Summer, which ran for two seasons. On the film side, she most recently wrapped a role in Lights Out, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/e8tmVfo

Ariana Grande is opening up about what inspired her to release her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which is set to drop on March 8. In a new interview, Grande said she was not planning on releasing new music until after Wicked opened in theaters. “I did not plan to [make new music now]. I […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/083w7S6

Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, singer Lily Allen and TV host Rylan Clark feature on one of the starriest BBC podcast slates to date. Ireland-born actress Coughlan is hosting a spin-off of History’s Secret Heroes titled History’s Youngest Heroes. From Nelson Mandela to Audrey Hepburn, the Derry Girls breakout will share jaw-dropping tales of heroism, deception, and acts of bravery and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EYPrSGO

Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International have announced the eight actors set to portray members of the Jackson 5 — Jermaine, Marlon, Tito and Jackie — at various stages of their lives in the Michael Jackson biopic Michael. Jamal R. Henderson and Jayden Harville will play the respective older and younger versions of Jermaine Jackson, Tre […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/X3PCHLY

EXCLUSIVE: Former A3 agent Rob Cassandro has joined the talent department at Innovative Artists. Cassandro will be based out of the agency’s Los Angeles office. Cassandro spent the past seven years as a talent agent at A3, and he is expected to bring a number of his former clients with him to Innovative. Cassandro began […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nl2KQOr

As U.S. policymakers try to bolster defense for Taiwan vis a vis mainland China, S. Leo Chiang, director of the Oscar-nominated documentary short Island in Between, talks of the “crazy gymnastics” that the country finds itself in between the two world superpowers. The short, available on The New York Times, spotlights the Taiwanese outer island […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/nfQREhB

"Dreams and illusions collide like spark dazzling in the sky." FS has been posting unique music videos for years in our acclaimed Short Film section - and here's another funky one to add to our growing selection sci-fi music videos. This funky, flashy sci-fi music video is for the song " The Day When We Fall In Love ", a collaboration between the artists Sing Sing Rabbit and Kelly Chen . The Cantonese language song (with subtitles included!) has a music video created by the Hong Kong based filmmaker Andy Tang , who runs a company called UnderThePillow - with the artist known as "Sing Sing Rabbit". The film has been selected to show as part of the 2024 Cinequest Film Festival selection this year, playing as a short in front of the film Three Birthdays . Sing Sing Rabbit plays Emma, who lives on a planet that is about to be destroyed, walking along the dunes with her violin, remembering the mysterious and fantastic story of the Star Tribe that her g

The Producers Guild is next up on your awards-season bingo card. The group is holding its 35th annual PGA Awards ceremony tonight at The Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, and Deadline is posting the winners as they are announced. Check out the list so far, along with the four awards presented earlier in the week, followed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Hp1RvIh

Ant and Dec returned to the UK’s Saturday evening TV schedule this weekend, drawing ITV’s biggest overnight audience of the year so far. The veteran entertainment duo, who have already said this 20th series of Saturday Night Takeaway will be their last, attracted an average of 4.9million viewers for the launch show, with a peak […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RU2GW5c

"Keep telling stories to everybody in this room, to everybody watching abroad. Those of you who are not actors but have a voice, have a story that needs to be heard." –Lily Gladstone. As we move closer to the Academy Awards ( they're on March 10th ), the next important set of winners have been revealed. The 30th annual SAG Awards (Screen Actors Guild Awards) honor the finest performances from 2023, as chosen by other actors which means this is one of the most definitive lists of the very best. All of the nominees, too. Actors know their profession better than anyone and are very particular about good performances. What did they decide should win this year? Big news - Oppenheimer won the most awards, taking home Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Ensemble. This means it is probably going to win Best Picture and tons of Oscars next (same as Everything Everywhere All at Once last year ). Lily Gladstone also won, over Emma Stone for Best Female Actor, along wit