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EXCLUSIVE: Neon is gearing up to begin production on Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo in May, with Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins) set to direct. The thriller will star Shun Oguri (Godzilla v. Kong, No Longer Human) and Lily James (Pam and Tommy, Yesterday), and WWE star Liv Morgan (Gionna Daddio). The film will be a US-Japan […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V4zoxaJ

Kristen Zolner, who has served as Head of Television at Imagine Entertainment since 2022, has left the company, sources close to the situation confirm to Deadline. We hear Zolner’s exit is amicable and the role will not be filled. After taking over for Samie Kim Falvey, who left Imagine in 2021, Zolner oversaw projects such […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/fT8Cr3F

"Keeping secrets, and leading double lives. This is what your family is about." Prime Video has unveiled an official trailer for a tricky new mystery thriller series titled The Better Sister , adapted from the bestselling book. "Every family has a history." This will be streaming on PV at the end of May - coming up sooner than you think. A new series lead by the powerhouse duo Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks caught up in a peculiar murder case. Based on Alafair Burke's book , The Better Sister is about Chloe, a high-profile media exec living a picturesque life with her handsome lawyer husband and son Ethan, while her estranged sister Nicky struggles to make ends meet. But when Chloe's husband Adam is murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting these two sisters. His death unveils long-hidden family secrets, shaking their world. Starring Biel & Banks, with Corey Stoll , Kim Dickens , Maxwell Acee Donovan , Bobby Naderi...

Don’t expect Patti LuPone to return to the American Horror Story universe anytime soon. In a new interview, the Broadway star seemingly shut down the possibility that she would come back to the FX anthology series for Season 13. During an interview with Gold Derby, the reporter asked LuPone if she would return to American […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rZHiupq

Spoiler alert: The following article contains details about the series finale for You. You showrunners Michael Foley and Justin Lo always knew Penn Badgley’s murderous and manipulative Joe Goldberg would have to face the music at the conclusion of the Netflix thriller series — but in one alternate supernatural ending, it wouldn’t be on the mortal […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dZN0WAJ

ABC News said today that it will air an exclusive primetime interview with President Donald Trump on Tuesday, marking his 100th day in office. ABC News Senior national correspondent Terry Moran will conduct the interview in the Oval Office, which will air as a primetime special titled President Trump the First 100 Days: The Interview […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1Fvkoa9

CBS News’ 60 Minutes ended this evening with a segment on the surprise departure of executive producer Bill Owens, a move that has drawn a great deal of consternation in the news division over what’s ahead with parent company Paramount Global’s efforts to merge with Skydance. “Stories we pursued for 57 years are often controversial […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/XhZ2ma8

Despite the ire toward and denouncement of J.K. Rowling from such colleagues like Nicola Coughlan, Pedro Pascal and David Tennant, and amid the rise of anti-trans rhetoric from the presidential administration, John Lithgow is befuddled at how the author’s sentiments factor into his decision to step into the role of Albus Dumbledore in HBO’s forthcoming […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eNoUQpb

A chorus line of past presidents from past years showed up via old video to give an edited mash-up speech, but there was no current POTUS, no VP, no roast by a comedian and few Hollywood power players at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner tonight in Washington DC. Yet, with Donald Trump still yet to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9BY7gHA

Just In Time, the Bobby Darin jukebox musical starring Jonathan Groff opening tonight at a wonderfully dressed Circle in the Square on Broadway, does some serious and genuine starmaking, twice over in fact. Darin, the once hugely popular but now barely remembered nightclub singer and Top 40 hitmaker is returned to a spot in our […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Lo4YaBr

Like his dual citizenship, Mike Myers is doubling down on his Saturday Night Live “Canada is not for sale” protest. In a new interview with the New York Times, the veteran comic and actor — who hails from Toronto, though largely resides in the U.S. — opened up about the reasoning for his political statement, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/71uUkEx

SPOILERS: This post contains details about Final Destinations: Bloodlines After 25 years, death has a few twists in store for fans of the Final Destination franchise. With the sixth installment Final Destination: Bloodlines premiering May 16 in theaters, director Zach Lipovsky recently teased how the upcoming sequel deviates from the series of horror movies. “For […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GFiBOAo

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament has returned, and as you’ll see from the most profitable films of 2024 that we’re about to disclose, a movie’s game doesn’t end at the box office. Rather, its downstream revenues and subsequent home windows must be taken into account. Streaming continues to be a wildcard: While traditional motion picture […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NJF0fAi

Amid the Kennedy Center‘s Trump-led regime change, Pride Month activities are looking a little different this year. Part of WorldPride 2025 festival in Washington DC, the Center’s Tapestry of Pride events that were scheduled for June 5 to 8 have been quietly cancelled or moved to other venues, according to the Associated Press. Still listed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hOsBYEk

Updated with the latest: Colleen Hoover’s popular thriller Verity has wrapped production for the feature film adaptation with Amazon MGM Studios starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. Two more of Hoover’s books, Regretting You, and Reminders of Him have been picked up for film adaptations as well, each growing its cast ahead of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bnLc4TM

Deadline has unveiled the lineup of shows and musical talent that will take part in Sound & Screen Television, the annual TV music showcase that will take place Wednesday, May 7 at UCLA’s Royce Hall. A total of 11 series will take part in the evening, which spotlights the composers and the music behind the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hRkVzXl

Roy Thomas Baker, the prolific producer who worked with the likes of Queen, The Cars, David Bowie, Devo, Journey and The Smashing Pumpkins, has died according to The New York Times. He was 78. Baker is best known for his work on one of rock’s greatest and most enduring anthems: Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The sprawling […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mfX0iHQ

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details from Wednesday’s series finale of The Conners on ABC. After more than three decades, the Conners have held their final family meeting in that kitschy midwestern living room. The Roseanne spinoff celebrated its series finale tonight with one final nod to the matriarch while acknowledging that life is still […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DMjygvT

More than 30 years later, Jay Leno is open to putting his past with David Letterman aside for a potential reunion. The late night host recently said if a reunion was in the cards, he “would do it,” but he doesn’t want to “instigate those kind of things” after having his own “awkward” encounters with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8Qi9e1J

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Lionsgate has landed Renegotiate, a high-concept action-thriller spec by Mark Townend, sources tell us. The film centers on a troubled FBI crisis negotiator who finds himself stuck in a time loop, re-living the events of a bombing and struggling to stop it before time runs out. Think Source Code meets […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Jqx2jD7

EXCLUSIVE: Miroslav “Miro” Barnyashev and his wife, manager and producing partner, CJ Perry, have returned to WWE, in new deals negotiated by Paradigm, their agents. They solidified the rejuvenated collaboration by appearing this evening at Netflix’s Monday Night Raw as part of the ongoing events celebrating WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas. Barnyashev previously wrestled under […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rNv4c8M

Hayden Christensen will reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in Ahsoka Season 2, teasing his appearance on the Disney+ series. During the Star Wars Celebration in Japan, the actor confirmed that he would return to the Star Wars universe as the Jedi Knight who turned to the dark side of the Force, becoming the Sith Lord Darth Vader. “There’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FfcAtbW

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains major details from Sunday’s episode of HBO’s The Last of Us. The second episode of The Last of Us Season 2 is sure to leave audiences reeling as it tackles one of the most heartbreaking and pivotal moments from the video games. Episode 1 ended on an ominous note with […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Hfu2mnz

Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap made quite the impression with their Coachella debut, using their set to protest the Israel-Hamas War‘s devastating impact on Palestine. The group has sparked backlash after their Weekend 2 performance on Friday at the Sonora stage, during which they projected “fuck Israel,” “free Palestine” and other messages of protest against US […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/X4LD9A8

With guest stars like Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard and Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen‘s new series makes use of every cameo. The Golden Globe nominee explained that getting rejected by stars “happened a lot” while casting his Apple TV+ show The Studio, to the point that they “literally didn’t shoot” one episode that called for a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jl3zrO1

After more than 50 years of friendship, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have had their fair share of ups and downs. While discussing their new documentary Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie, premiering April 25 in theaters after a 4/20 limited release, the stoner comedy duo discussed how they’ve maintained their creative partnership and brotherhood through […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PRAkGgx

In an XO takeover of Coachella during Weekend 2, The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega made an appearance at the Indio, Calif. festival to promote the release of their forthcoming film Hurry Up Tomorrow. The fan event featured a ferris wheel takeover, announced by the four-time Grammy-winning Abel Tesfaye ahead of the weekend on Wednesday. Lasting […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bVvjLpq

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 815 of ABC’s 9-1-1, “Lab Rats.” Aisha Hinds is paying tribute to her 9-1-1 co-star following their character’s death on the latest episode of the ABC drama. On the “Lab Rats” episode, a major character was killed off. Peter Krause’s Captain Bobby Nash sacrificed his life to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mseKhfD

Olivia Williams opened up about her harrowing journey with pancreatic cancer, revealing she experienced years of misdiagnoses and dismissals by doctors. The professionally trained British actress is now supporting the upcoming TCS London Marathon‘s charity of the year, Pancreatic Cancer UK, calling for a cheap test that would lead to earlier detection of the disease. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IoPxjXA

SPOILER ALERT: This piece spoils Ransom Canyon on Netflix. Netflix’s new contemporary Western romance and drama series Ransom Canyon is based on the first book in a ten-book series by Jodi Thomas. Showrunner and creator April Blair (Jane By Design, All American) stuck to the first book, which shares its title with the show while […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ZK1MhNy

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains spoilers for all ten episodes of Ransom Canyon on Netflix. Ransom Canyon star Minka Kelly juggles a lot of layers and dynamics for her character Quinn O’Grady in April Blair’s 10-episode Netflix series, based loosely on the book by Jodi Thomas. At the start of the show, a history between […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/W7h0l3Q

Pedro Pascal is teasing The Fantastic Four: First Steps, in which he plays the role of Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic. Although the Marvel superhero has elastic abilities, it’s his intellect that Pascal is focused on in playing the character. “With Reed, his body may stretch, but this is a brain character,” the actor said in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YUxwX6p

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Episode 815 of 9-1-1, “Lab Rats.“ On a series known for its shocking twists, this may be the biggest one to date. 9-1-1 co-lead and executive producer Peter Krause is leaving the hit first-responder drama after eight seasons as LAFD Station 118 Captain Robert “Bobby” Nash, who died […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/EmJ58Ro

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for the entirety of Ransom Canyon on Netflix. In the Western world of Netflix’s Ransom Canyon, showrunner, creator and executive producer April Blair took the bones of Jodi Thomas’ book, the first in the series which shares its title with the show, and expanded the ensemble cast and plots […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gPY9G2j

FCC chairman Brendan Carr suggested that Comcast may be violating its broadcast licenses after MSNBC declined to carry a White House briefing Wednesday afternoon in which the administration continued to defend its decision to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. Carr’s comments are the latest example of the Trump administration threatening, implicitly or explicitly, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/o3veD1P

Updated with the latest: Colleen Hoover’s popular thriller Verity has wrapped production for the feature film adaptation with Amazon MGM Studios starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett. Two more of Hoover’s books, Regretting You, and Reminders of Him have been picked up for film adaptations as well, each growing its cast ahead of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/w2vdCMt

Nearly 25 years later, one of the Olsen Twins‘ leading men is reflecting on the problematic nature of their onscreen romance. Austin Nichols, who starred alongside the twins in 2001’s Holiday in the Sun, recalled that his kiss scene with Mary-Kate Olsen “felt wrong,” acknowledging that she and Ashley were “children” at the time. “I […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DK5r7fv

"Look what you unleashed..." After plenty of waiting, nearly time for this superhero movie to hit theaters. Marvel has unveiled a final trailer for Thunderbolts* , their next MCU offering - an anti-hero team-up dark comedy thriller launching the summer movie season on on May 2nd . After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of anti-heroes must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts. The key ensemble cast includes David Harbour as Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost, Wyatt Russell as U.S. Agent, Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Lewis Pullman as Bob aka "Sentry", and Florence Pugh as Black Widow Yelena Belova, plus Olga Kurylenko as Taskmaster, Geraldine Viswanathan as Mel, and finally Julia Louis-Dreyfus as the handler Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. This trailer leans heavy on the emotion this time, playing this up as an actual high stakes, gripping, eerie thr...

As Holy Week comes to a close, Warner Bros’ $90 million-plus net gamble Sinners might find some salvation at the box office, that is in the U.S. and Canada at least, with a potential $40M+ opening. Note that as far as comps go, Jordan Peele’s sci-fi Nope debuted to $44.3M and legged out to a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/faGOP25

Maryse Legagneur’s drama The Last Meal (Le Dernier Repas) has earned the top prize at the Miami Film Festival, winning the $15,000 Marimbas Award in international competition. The award, chosen by a jury, goes to a narrative feature film that “best exemplifies richness and resonance for cinema’s future.” “After 20 years of silence, a dying […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/D6ZEro7

With two Oscars in tow over the course of her 30-year-plus career — where she has played everyone from Queen Elizabeth I to fantasy heroes to an embattled maestro — Cate Blanchett said she is “serious” about stepping away from her craft one day. The reveal came during a new interview with the U.K.’s Radio […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4JEMhjy

Jax Taylor is set to face one of the most challenging moments of his life in front of the cameras in The Valley Season 2. Ahead of the premiere of the Vanderpump Rules spinoff reality TV series, Taylor opened up about what viewers can expect to see from him. In the second season of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5l47Syk

More on the death of Nicky Katt. Waiting on cause of death for an actor who faded from view around the time of the pandemic. His bio information was furnished by his family, and Deadline can follow with some quotes by the directors he worked with most often. Katt was born on May 11, 1970, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4J8W5jb

E. Jay Krause, the Emmy-winning art director and set designer whose work has colored the golden age of variety television, died in Los Angeles, Calif. yesterday at the age of 98, Deadline has learned. Over the course of his three decade-spanning career from the 1950s through 1980s, Krause has designed sets for over 180 productions, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SBCGlxT

Saturday Night Live went with an Easter-themed opener, this time with Donald Trump (James Austin Johnson) comparing himself to the son of God. “You know, many people are even calling me the Messiah — because of the mess I, ah, made out of the economy,” Johnson as Trump said. “Or because of my beautiful tariffs […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JwnOrCE

As The Pitt crew gears up for Season 2, creator and executive producer R. Scott Gemmill previewed what viewers can expect from the sophomore installment — including character returns (and new additions) and the reasoning behind the 10-month time jump. During Deadline’s Contenders TV panel for the medical procedural earlier this month, the creative team […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jKvMSPF

Prior to appearing in Apple TV+’s newest dramedy Your Friends and Neighbors, Olivia Munn revealed she almost left behind her acting career for good. In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, Munn recalled the time ahead of filming the series, also starring Jon Hamm and Amanda Peet, as a tumultuous one, in which […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OYIm0Bg

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains spoilers for the entirety of Surface Season 2. Following his famous footballer role of Jamie Tartt on Apple TV+’s breakout comedy Ted Lasso created by Bill Lawrence and Jason Sudeikis, actor Phil Dunster brought a very different role to life in Season 2 of the streamer’s drama series Surface created […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1FlEL3w

Two of the UK’s most well-known names in TV production arm making a podcast about the biz. Peter Fincham and Jimmy Mulville will front ten-part series Insiders: The TV Podcast, in which they promise to take “enthusiast and industry insiders alike” an “exclusive peek behind the curtain of the world of television.” Fincham’s indie, Expectation, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ecuM46F

The influential UK Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC) has officially recommended a 5% streamer levy to the government and said this should be enshrined into law if the industry fails to introduce it within a year. Informally titled the ‘Kosminsky Levy’ after its main backer, Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky, the idea gained tonnes […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GLB8J3E

Alan Cumming is returning to the Marvel universe to reprise his Nightcrawler role in Avengers: Doomsday. In a new interview, the Traitors U.S. host teased that the makeup process has changed since starring in 2003’s X2, making it easier to play the character. “It’s 23 years since I was a superhero,” Cumming said recently during […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/34LaKtz

Just one month before it is set to open its highly-anticipated Epic Universe expansion in Orlando, Universal Destinations & Experiences announced today that it will proceed with previously-teased plans to build a new theme park in the United Kingdom. In June of last year, UDX announced it was carrying out feasibility and due diligence studies […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/frkMOxK

Singer-songwriter-musician Janis Ian celebrates her 74th birthday today. For most of those years, 60 of them in fact, she has been famous, having rocketed to fame at age 14 with her precocious debut single “Society’s Child,” a song about what was at the time the very taboo subject of an interracial romance. At she enters […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UXuoKcO

High Potential ended its Season 1 run in February as ABC’s most watched new series in 6 years. A second season is on the way, and it will include “a little bit more” episodes than the 13 the first was comprised of, series star and producer Kaitlin Olson said during the ABC series’ panel at the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dYEw3eS

Bill Murray reflected on the allegations and eventual $100,000 settlement that derailed and subsequently shuttered Disney’s Searchlight Pictures adaptation of Being Mortal back in 2022. In a new interview with the New York Times‘ podcast The Daily, the Groundhog Day actor discussed how it’s “rough stuff” to portray crummy characters, like his roles in On […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BP0NtwL

If you’re a Redditor commenting on the latest Matlock episodes, know that series star Kathy Bates might be reading. Bates was joined by showrunner and executive producer Jennie Snyder Urman on Saturday afternoon on a panel to discuss the hot CBS series at Deadline’s Contenders TV event, where she revealed she has read some fan […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qyZbxBn

A Real Pain (point) for Eric André is missing out on the eventually Oscar-winning role taken on by Kieran Culkin in Jesse Eisenberg’s moving drama, about two cousins journeying through Poland while learning about their family roots and the Holocaust. The comedic heavyweight revealed that the writer-director offered him the supporting part two years ago, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cZkj3V6

After 20 years, Michelle Williams is just as confused as the rest of us by a major Academy Award injustice. The 5x Oscar nominee recently questioned why the Academy snubbed her 2005 Ang Lee-helmed gay western Brokeback Mountain, which infamously lost the Best Picture trophy to Paul Haggis’ Crash. “I mean, what was Crash?” Williams […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YhW7TO0

Seven young actors have been named talent ambassadors for the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children to help support its mission to provide care to children in need. Joining as ambassadors from Treadwell Entertainment group are Dallas Young (Cobra Kai), Cody Saintgnue (Teen Wolf), Nayah Damasen (Grey’s Anatomy, Monster High), Daire McLeod (Ghostwriter, Danger Force), Kieran Tamondong […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/I2SU61r

For the next 10 days, Miami will be known for sun, sea – and cinema. The 42nd annual Miami Film Festival got underway Thursday night and before it wraps on Sunday, April 13, it will have presented almost 200 narrative, documentary and short films, hailing from 45 countries. The program includes 35 world premieres. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/QbZhnwz

Plucky bunny cop Judy Hopps and her erstwhile foil, now partner, fox Nick Wilde got some prime screen time during Disney’s CinemaCon presentation today as a pair of clips were shown from Zootopia 2. The sequel to 2016’s Oscar-winning $1B+ grosser is due for release in the Thanksgiving corridor this year. The first movie followed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/u1QZLfd

Even before Blake Lively filed her sexual harassment and retaliation complaint with California’s Civil Rights department on December 20 last year, Justin Baldoni alleges that Ryan Reynolds had a major role in his spouse and Baldoni’s blood feud over what really happened during the making of It Ends With Us and ahead of the film’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NvwFoze

Although John Wick fans can expect a high-octane showdown between the pair, Ana de Armas was excited to connect with her Ballerina co-star Keanu Reeves through words. A decade after they starred together in Knock Knock (2015), the actress spoke to Deadline at CinemaCon about her “very special” experience working with Reeves on her upcoming […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UlgdyTw

The $100 million feature take The Bride from Maggie Gyllenhaal showed off its first footage at CinemaCon on Tuesday, with the filmmaker and star Jessie Buckley in attendance. Logline: In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein asks Dr. Euphronius to help create a companion. They give life to a murdered woman as The Bride, sparking romance, police interest […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jMbyK8L

Wicked made Universal in the neighborhood of $100 million on PVOD, cash it can use to make more movies, which will ultimately help exhibition, said Peter Levinsohn, Chairman, Global Distribution, NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios as the debate over exclusive theatrical windows dominates CinemaCon. “We are a theatrical first company,” he said at at an industry panel […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7FcChUO