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Kate Winslet is in her “life is too short” era, and we all here for it. Known for speaking her truth, the Oscar-winning actor has been making headlines while promoting her upcoming biopic Lee, in which she portrays renowned photojournalist Lee Miller. Winslet’s viral comments have included pushing back when a crew member had advised […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/z972ZPm

Tamera Mowry revealed that she “found out with the rest of the world” about her twin sister Tia’s upcoming reality series on WEtv, titled Tia Mowry: My Next Act, due Oct. 4. “Tia is living her life right now, and Tia is doing Tia,” the Sister, Sister star told Entertainment Tonight in a recent interview. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pKuSoAq

With The Walking Dead franchise returning Sept. 29 via Daryl Dixon — The Book of Carol, the second season of the spinoff series will unfold as Norman Reedus’ titular character takes on the zombie apocalypse — this time in the dilapidated walls of the Louvre in Paris, France. “Orchestrating that was really difficult and complicated,” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7rklO93

Media Guarantors, a leading provider of completion bonds for independent film, along with the assets of its sister company SpottedRisk, has been acquired by big insurance brokerage CAC Group. It marks a major shift in a space with only a few key players. President and CEO Fred Milstein will continue to lead Media Guarantors under […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7286MsQ

"Jesus was born for the Herdmans as much as he was for us." A charming holiday comedy arriving in just a few months. Lionsgate has revealed the full official trailer for the movie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever , set to open in theaters in in November later this fall. It's adapted from the beloved book of the same name by Barbara Robinson – about a set of six rowdy kids who nearly ruin Christmas, teaching everybody some lessons about love thy neighbor. Nobody's ready for the mayhem and surprises that ensue when six of the worst youngsters disrupt the town's yearly Christmas performance. The final pageant is full of surprises for everyone, starting with the Herdmans Family themselves, as they ultimately lead the town in finding the true meaning of Christmas. They will make this year’s pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best ever. This fun-for-everyone holiday comedy stars Judy Greer , Pete Holmes , Elizabeth Tabish , with Lauren G

The reviews are in for Ryan Murphy‘s latest true crime outing, and one critic is certainly not pleased. After Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story debuted Thursday on Netflix, Erik Menéndez called out the series’ “naive and inaccurate” depiction of his and brother Lyle’s 1989 murder of their parents José and Mary Louise ‘Kitty’ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1NryAOe

CBS came out on top in Week 2 of the NFL season, likely thanks in part to the Kansas City Chiefs, whose narrow victory over the Cincinnati Bengals drew 27.87M viewers on Sunday. Not only was that the most-watched game of the week, it’s the largest Week 2 NFL audience in decades, up 8% versus […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vEkMbHe

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the premiere episode of The Golden Bachelorette. After a rocky start on her journey to find a second chance love on The Golden Bachelor, Joan Vassos is giving it another go. The premiere episode of The Golden Bachelorette opens with Vassos preparing for her first night as the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OD6xNQ1

David Schwimmer can’t help but wonder how different his life would have been as Agent D. The Friends alum recalled the “brutal decision” of turning down a role in 1997’s Men in Black, which ultimately starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, as he questioned if he “made the right choice” in passing up the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/K6sVBq0

"Can you just walk away?" Goldwyn Films has revealed the official trailer for a new action thriller called Absolution , arriving in US theaters this November. The film has been scheduled for a theatrical release on the 1st, another new Liam Neeson movie this year after also starring in In the Land of Saints and Sinners earlier. An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes from his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen their grip willingly. This trailer sets up the story and teases tons of the shoot-outs and intense fights, about a thug who is trying to make amends with his family even though other guys keep coming after him. Liam Neeson stars, with Ron Perlman , Yolonda Ross , William Xifaras , Daniel Diemer , Josh Drennen , Frankie Shaw , Javier Molina , and Jimmy Gonzales . This is made by a talented Norwegian filmmaker named Hans Petter Moland of the two In Order of Disappearance and Cold Pursuit movies, and it actua

HBO’s Industry is shifting from 9 PM to 10 PM on the linear network for the last two episodes of its current third season on Sept. 22 and Sept. 29. (The episodes will continue to drop at 9 PM on Max.) Industry is moving to make room for new DC drama The Penguin, the first […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Tj7N1Y4

All’s well that ends well. With most of HBO’s existing Emmy juggernauts — The White Lotus, The Last of Us, House of the Dragon and Euphoria — not releasing new seasons during the 2024 Emmys’ qualifying window and Succession and Barry gone, the network had been bracing for tough year-to-year comparisons. Somehow, however, HBO | […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Hsj9hxe

John Landgraf says that there’s still “magic” in the television business as evidenced by the likes of actors such as The Bear’s Liza Colón-Zayas beating Carol Burnett and Meryl Streep to win her first Emmy or Shōgun winning major awards. It was a fantastic night for both FX and The Walt Disney Company, which broke […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DkFtYRO

Time Bandits‘ latest adventure has come to an end. Apple TV+ has opted not to renew the series adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s cult classic film for a second season. The news comes almost a month after the 10-episode first season of the fantasy series starring Lisa Kudrow ended its run, released in batches of two […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jUqoNEa

Emmy Awards attendees today found their arrival at the Peacock Theatre held up by protesters in downtown LA. Similar to the Oscars earlier this year and Joe Biden and Barack Obama’s June 15 double bill fundraiser, pro-Gaza protestors took to the streets before TV’s big night. Waving flags and shouting chants, approximately 35 protestors were […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DFXQ6CE

Demi Moore opened up about ex-husband Bruce Willis’ health, sharing an update that he is “in a stable place.” The star of the upcoming body horror film The Substance appeared on a Sept. 13 episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, and the two discussed their previous work on 2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, in which […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SpT3BDH

Beverly Hills, 90210 star Jennie Garth admitted she regretted her participation in the CW’s reboot of the nineties classic during a panel that reunited her with costars Brian Austin Green, Gabrielle Carteris and Ian Ziering. “I wish I hadn’t done it. No offense to them,” she said, via People, Sept. 14 at ’90s Con Florida, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/59216fA

With the goal of making a big-screen Australian musical in the vein of movies like Muriel’s Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert that made such an impression on her growing up, Rebel Wilson has in many ways measured up to the delights that made those films modern classics in The Deb, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/U9ygzNT

The cast of Melrose Place, which reunited for the first time in years, teased the status of the series’ upcoming revival on a panel at ’90s Con Florida, held in Daytona Beach Sept. 14. “Everyone has agreed to do it,” star Daphne Zuniga said, via People. “Laura and I worked on this for a little […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OywP8L1

Years before Joaquin Phoenix left Todd Haynes hanging, he dropped out of another major director’s film with days to spare. James McAvoy recently recounted his “last minute” preparation for the starring role in M. Night Shyamalan‘s 2016 thriller Split after the Oscar-winning actor exited the production two weeks before filming kicked off in Philadelphia. “I’m […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vqj6mMY

Ty Doran (Manifest) and Noah Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Beacon 23) will be seen in recurring roles in the upcoming third season of Ginny & Georgia. Netflix revealed the new castings Friday as they announced production had wrapped on Season 3. Doran will play Wolfe, a laid back guy in Ginny’s poetry class who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UG1LJXP

EXCLUSIVE: The media and the public will not have access to the upcoming Nevada courtroom battle between Rupert Murdoch and most of his children over future control of the 93-year-old mogul’s media empire from Fox News to News Corp. “The Motion for Access to the hearings in this case is denied,” probate commissioner Edmund J. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0iZD4UG

Salem is in for a treat: Bo and Hope are returning. Kristian Alfonso and Peter Reckell will reprise their popular roles for a special arc airing in May of 2025. The actors are filming their scenes now to help celebrate the soap’s 60th season. They last appeared together in 2023, when Bo fell into an […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gWn6FXm

The year’s biggest names in music gathered Wednesday at UBS Arena in Long Island, NY for a chance to take home a Moon Person. Hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards featured the likes of Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Glorilla, Karol G and LL Cool J, making his first VMAs gig […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7RWKqcm

Despite not being available to 11M DirecTV customers, ESPN’s Monday Night Football was still off to a strong start with its 49ers-Jets season opener. The 49ers squashed Aaron Rodgers’ return to the field with a 32-19 win that drew 20.5M viewers across linear and streaming, making it the second most-watched Week 1 matchup in the ESPN […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/q2buBWO

“And now, together for the first time, here are the stars of our show, Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White!” With that introduction, Seacrest on Sept. 9 started a new TV chapter as host of Wheel of Fortune. Dressed in a dark charcoal suit, the former co-host of Live! with Kelly and Ryan stood arm-in-arm with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JLFg8Tt

Upon accepting her Toronto International Film Festival Tribute Performer Award, Nightbitch star Amy Adams gave an emotional shoutout to her daughter in the audience. “You make me not only a better mother, but a better person,” she said. “Every day you challenge me.” The sweet words, spoken to her 14-year-old daughter Aviana, who made her […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OFdAyp9

Football fans have some choice thoughts about Tom Brady’s foray into the broadcast booth. The seven-time Super Bowl winner’s debut, made at the regular-season opener between the Dallas Cowboys and the Cleveland Browns, was met with divisive opinion — with the AP calling his entry “awkward” and some on X saying it was “absolutely atrocious.” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iTJo3H9

The 2024 Venice Film Festival kicked off August 28 with the long-awaited Tim Burton-Michael Keaton sequel Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opening the 81th edition, which runs through September 7 on the Lido. Deadline is on the ground to watch all the key films.  The lineup for the world’s oldest fest also includes world premieres of Todd Phillips’ Joaquin Phoenix-Lady […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kPM7Dm2

Self-promotion is built into the Hollywood marketing machine, which is why, if there is a movie within a movie or movie within a show, they carry the brand of the same or affiliated studio. The examples are numerous, from the Warner Bros./DC film Aquaman on HBO’s Entourage to Universal Pictures’ Metalstorm in this summer’s Universal […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WsmiKA9

UPDATE: Following the critical acclaim for Jason Reitman’s SNL origins pic, Saturday Night, coming out of its Telluride release, Sony is changing up the release pattern of the ensemble pic to a platform roll-out. The movie will go exclusive on Sept 27 in LA, NYC and Toronto, then limited on Oct. 4 before breaking wide […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/v5qD0YM

EXCLUSIVE: Movie producers in Hollywood and London would court three-time Tony-winning director Marianne Elliott and ask her what she wanted to do. She’d reply that what she really wanted to do was to film a story about an older woman who’s a protagonist. “They’d smile at me, and then I’d never hear from them again,” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/upHsx91

Although the film catapulted Winona Ryder to cult queen status, not everyone was onboard with her role in 1988’s Heathers. The Academy Award nominee recalled that her agent begged on bended knee for her not to take the part of Veronica Sawyer in the “very subversive” teen dark comedy from writer Daniel Waters and director […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QyIhpXH

"Getting oil out of the ground's the most dangerous job in the world." Is it, though? Sounds like a line from Armageddon . Paramount+ has unveiled an official trailer for the next new Taylor Sheridan thriller series called Landman , set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas. Once again about greed & power. After all of his mega success with the western series, Sheridan has been creating more crime / mob / greed series including Tulsa King and Special Ops: Lioness . This is his next new creation, based on a podcast about the oil world in Texas. A modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it's reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics. Billy Bob Thornton stars with Ali Larter , Michelle Randolph , Jacob Lofland , Kayla Wallace , James Jordan , Mark Collie , Paulina Chávez , and Demi Moore ; with Jon Hamm in a recurring gu

Paula Abdul‘s visit to the Great White North will have to wait for another day. The Grammy Award winner announced that her Straight Up! to Canada Tour, which was scheduled for later this month after tickets went on sale in June, is indefinitely postponed due to a “minor procedure” she needs following recent injuries. “It’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/90ZWNts

Amid a recent series of sexual assault allegations against award-winning author Neil Gaiman, Disney has put a planned feature adaptation of his 2008 YA title The Graveyard Book on pause, Deadline can confirm. Reps for the studio declined comment. We’re told that there were a number of factors behind the decision to push pause on […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2c06XGj

J. Richard Munro, the former chairman and CEO of Time Inc. who led the storied publisher’s 1989 merger with Warner Communications and was a driving force in the early success of HBO, has died. He was 93. His son, Mac, told The New York Times that Munro died August 11 in Naples, FL. As Chairman and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/At2vVLe

"I was only ever hoping to ask the right questions..." Prime Video has revealed the first official trailer for a mini-series called A Very Royal Scandal , premiering for streaming later in September. This is another new cinematic take on the 2019 "interview that sent shockwaves around the globe." It's the same interview also featured in the Netflix film Scoop with Gillian Anderson earlier this year, and now we have a 3-episode series about it as well this fall. Follow Emily Maitlis journey as a News night journalist and Prince Andrew's disastrous interview with her. The story will examine the actions of Maitlis and Prince Andrew in the lead-up to the interview, the groundbreaking event itself, the questions left in its wake that changed lives forever. Michael Sheen and Ruth Wilson star as Emily and Andrew, with Joanna Scanlan as Amanda Thirsk, Alex Jennings as Sir Edward Young, Éanna Hardwicke as Stewart Maclean, and Claire Rushbrook as Sarah Fergu

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Hayden (Station 19, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) has landed a recurring role in the CBS procedural FBI: International for Season 4. Hayden is set to portray Agent Tyler Booth, an intelligent and charismatic agent in Budapest looking for assistance on a case, sources close to production tell Deadline. We hear he will debut in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2vKjwWU

Seoul-based Finecut has boarded Tristes Tropiques, an upcoming action film by Korean director Park Hoon-jung. Tristes Tropiques will be Park’s fourth film under Finecut, following New World (2013), V.I.P (2017) and The Witch: Part 1 The Subversion (2018). Park’s latest film follows a group of young assassins affiliated with the organization “Tristes Tropiques,” trained by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/v1sNrpZ

James Darren, Gidget teen idol actor who rose to fame in the 1950s, has died at 88, according to Nancy Sinatra, who counted him among her closest friends. “One of my dearest, closest friends in all the world, of all my life has passed away,” she wrote on Instagram. “Godfather to my daughter, AJ.l (@aj.lambert). […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9uMr8pl

Outer Banks star Drew Starkey reminisced on his time filming opposite Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s upcoming period romance drama Queer, describing his co-star as “game for anything” and reflecting on working with a “dream” director. In a new Q&A moderated by fellow co-star and alt-pop/R&B musician Omar Apollo for Interview magazine, Starkey gave behind-the-scenes […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/P1y08N4

The Sex Lives of College Girls co-creator Justin Noble is assuring fans they haven’t seen the last of Reneé Rapp‘s Leighton, who is back for a handful of episodes to wrap up her storyline in Season 3. News of the actress’ departure from the Max dramedy broke last year, with a Deadline exclusive report. At […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Xkpxq7s

Selena Gomez delivered on an ask by a Colorado high school volleyball team to visit, surprising its members at a home game. “They asked!! Couldn’t help it, it’s my first time in Telluride!” the Emmy nominee shared in an Instagram post of the meeting on Saturday. The series of photos in the carousel begins with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GxBi7SR

It Ends With Us star and director Justin Baldoni took to social media to pen an emotional letter to survivors of domestic violence. The post, titled “Dear Survivor,” is shared with nonprofit organization No More, which serves as a charitable partner of the Colleen Hoover adaptation, as part of an ongoing relationship with Wayfarer Studios, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZxVX57O