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SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 27, Episode 11, which aired on Thursday, July 31. Week 3 is coming to a close inside the Big Brother house as the season of mystery continues to keep the houseguests on their toes. In the third week of the competition, Lauren Domingue was the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tKP2qaE

John Stamos is sliding into the golden slippers of King Herod just hours before the curtain comes up on Jesus Christ Superstar at the Hollywood Bowl. Stamos’ last minute casting comes after Josh Gad announced yesterday that he would no longer occupy the throne on Friday night. “It is with enormous heartbreak that I inform […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qvAzTwl

Harlem’s Maysles Documentary Center is giving recognition to three of this year’s top nonfiction films with Oscar potential – Orwell: 2+2=5 from director Raoul Peck, The Perfect Neighbor directed by Geeta Gandbhir, and Sundance winner Seeds, directed by Britanny Shyne. The center will honor the films at the 6th annual Albie Awards dinner on September […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KMe4W3m

Jurnee Smollett‘s latest project required a little extra character work in the gym to fully embody her role. While discussing her Marine-turned-arson investigator Michelle Calderone in the Apple TV+ series Smoke, new episodes available to stream Thursdays, the Emmy nominee recently opened up about the physical transformation she underwent for the part. “She’s someone who […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ur0AJ2U

Matt Damon and Jimmy Kimmel reignited their ongoing feud for a good cause as they appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire this week. Partnering with Jeopardy! host and all-star Ken Jennings on Wednesday’s episode of the ABC game show, the Oscar winner won the top prize for his nonprofit Water.org, which helps bring […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/maMQGZY

EXCLUSIVE: Following the news a Social Network sequel may finally be moving forward, Aaron Sorkin may already his sights set on the two rising stars to lead this next installment to his Oscar-winning classic. While various things are still being worked out, including a budget, sources say Sorkin’s top choices to star in The Social […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LFxjlm4

Following his casting news as King Herod in the Hollywood Bowl’s upcoming Jesus Christ Superstar concert, Josh Gad has dropped out of the show after coming down with Covid. With opening night on Friday, the Tony-nominated actor announced his diagnosis with a statement Wednesday on Instagram while praising the show as “one of the greatest […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3rHzcWh

EXCLUSIVE: Hot Tub Time Machine franchise filmmaker Steve Pink has set the cast for his new comedy What the F*ck Is My Password?! with Alexander Ludwig, Poppy Liu, Ricky Staffieri, Stephen Dorff, Kate Walsh and Sarah Grey. Cameras rolls in August in New Jersey on the Public House Pictures production. Written by Jeff Morris (True […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ScV589k

"You want to impress Sakura... don't you?" Film Movement has debuted the official US trailer for a lovely little Japanese indie film titled My Sunshine , made by filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama. This first premiered at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival last year and already opened in Japan last year, with stops at many other festivals as well. Set over the course of one winter on the quiet island of Hokkaido in Japan. Described as a "heartwarming coming of age drama buoyed by its picturesque cinematography and beautiful score." Two young skaters, polar opposites in personality, are teamed up by their coach to train as a figure skating duo. Their growing bond begins to blur the lines between partners and more as winter unfolds. Starring Sosuke Ikematsu , Keitatsu Koshiyama , and Kiara Nakanishi . The charming film got mostly solid reviews at the festivals. "Guided by the beauty of the landscape and the nostalgia of childhood, Okuyama constructs a quiet narrative b...

Surprise! The three-hour Law & Order Thursday lineup will be back on NBC’s fall schedule. Law & Order: Organized Crime, which moved from NBC to Peacock ahead of its fifth season a year ago, will return to the broadcast network. Its fifth season, which recently wrapped its run on the NBCUniversal streamer, will get a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rXgbMuD

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime film and television publicist Sara Tehrani has launched GoodKind Public Relations, a boutique PR and strategy firm focused on story-first, intentional campaigns across the independent and studio landscape. Based in Los Angeles and operating nationally, GoodKind will offer traditional, digital, and hybrid publicity services for narrative and documentary features, series, and festival positioning […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bqZiYVC

After a pretty momentous season celebrating its 50th anniversary, Saturday Night Live has set its return. The venerable NBC show will premiere its Season 51 on October 4. It’s in line with recent premiere dates with Season 50 returning on September 28, Season 49 premiering on October 14 and Season 48 launching on October 1. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/n5MWlFC

"The time to act is now!" "We fight for home! For Wakanda..." 🦁 Marvel has unveiled the full official trailer for the upcoming animated series titled Eyes of Wakanda , a Marvel Animation presentation. It's finally ready for streaming at the top of August - available on Disney+ worldwide. The animated series is developed by Ryan Coogler and Proximity Media, to connect it back to Black Panther , and is showrun & directed by artist Todd Harris , best known as a storyboard artist for many movies ( John Wick , Sinners , and Marvel). "Wakanda's secrets span centuries." Set across 4 episodes in this anthology, the Hatut Zaraze , Wakandan warriors, carry out dangerous missions around the world to retrieve vibranium artifacts throughout history. Featuring the voices of Winnie Harlow as Noni, Cress Williams as the Lion, plus Patricia Belcher , Larry Herron , Adam Gold , Lynn Whitfield , Jacques Colimon , Jona Xiao , Zeke Alton , Gary Anthony Will...

EXCLUSIVE: Anti-war film Der Tiger is the first Amazon MGM Studios Germany feature to land a local theatrical release. We can reveal the original Amazon film will release in select German CineStar cinemas on September 18 before becoming available on Prime Video later in the year. The feature, set in the Eastern Front of World […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/D7KLX1V

Back from holiday after a month away, John Oliver wasted no time in getting down to brass tacks, spending the beginning 10 minutes of Last Week Tonight addressing Donald Trump’s desperate attempts to redirect national conversation away from the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. “We are back! And we missed a lot — from […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/SdNqAiH

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the latest episode of The Gilded Age titled “If You Want To Cook an Omelette.” So much for a breezy and joy-filled engagement! During a conversation with the footman Jack Trotter (Ben Ahlers), Marian (Louisa Jacobson) discovers that her fiancé Larry (Harry Richardson) may have left out key […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YeQkPSJ

While Stephen Colbert has received plenty of support from fellow television mainstays and late-night hosts following the unceremonious cancellation of The Late Show, Piers Morgan isn’t among them. Earlier today, the British media personality took to X to slam Colbert and other longtime late-night hosts, alleging these figures were nothing more than puppets for the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/604N8Ph

Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire is getting a new name and some new cast members as it enters its third season. The AMC drama series will be known as The Vampire Lestat for season three as it focuses on the second book in her Vampire Chronicles series. The announcement was made at San Diego’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PzZCdB1

Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about her considerations of retirement and Hollywood’s aging problem in relation to her parents, icons of the industry Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. In an extensive interview with The Guardian tied to the upcoming Aug. 8 release of Disney’s Freakier Friday, the Halloween actress slammed the entertainment world’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jQfC5g8

"I've tried to make up for my mistakes, but I'm not sure redemption is possible..." It might just be, Chris! 🦅 Fresh from San Diego Comic-Con, Max & DC have debuted the full official trailer for the next season of the Peacemaker series - which will open itself up to other alternate dimensions. Peacemaker is James Gunn's highly successful DC spin-off series that launched in 2022 . This next season picks right up right where the first left off – the patriotic mercenary Chris Smith struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose while continuing to kick righteous evil-doer butt. "Making peace with yourself is harder than it looks." He also discovers "parallel worlds" by entering a dimensional portal, and ends up preferring the one where the people in it actually like him. Peacemaker Season 2 cast includes John Cena , Danielle Brooks , Jennifer Holland , Freddie Stroma , Steve Agee , and Robert Patrick returning. And t...

Comic-Con fans attending the Hall H panel for Prime Video’s Gen V on Friday got a treat when a sneak peek at Season 5 of flagship series The Boys was shown in the room. The reaction from the crowd reverberated outside the doors of the cavernous room as the footage appeared, marking the first look […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xsLw8o3

There’s no Marvel here at Comic-Con this year, but Disney has a one-two punch with 20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands, followed by Tron: Ares. Before the first 15 minutes were shown, the Badlands panel began with one of the Predator warriors coming on stage and scanning the Hall H audience with his uber-multi-color-vision (the projection […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ghJ3pG4

Ready for round two? Freddy Fazbear and his maniacal gang of animatronic pals are back to play and slay and they’re bringing with them Freddy Carter Blumhouse/Universal’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The Masters of the Air thespian’s casting was confirmed today in a clip shown during the pic’s Hall H San Diego Comic-Con presentation. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1EyXDBq

"What comes after 11? We're about to find out." 🎸 Ready for their triumphant return? Bleecker Street has debuted the official trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues , the long-awaited, heavy metal legacy sequel, epic reuniting of unforgettable British rock band Spinal Tap . It's a proper continuation of the 1984 mockumentary classic that is still just as ridiculously funny today – now 41 years later. In this follow-up, the iconic metal band reunite after a 15-year break for one final concert. "The thing that you guys had as kids, is that still there?" The entire cast rock band is back for more mayhem, as they reunite and deal with all their grudges from the past. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is once again directed by Rob Reiner , with Christopher Guest , Michael McKean , and Harry Shearer reprising their iconic roles as the legendary heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Reiner returns as documentarian Martin "Marty" DiBergi, with cameos fr...

In response to a defamation suit filed today by France’s President & First Lady, Candace Owens is doubling down on her seemingly fanatical assertion that Brigitte Macron was born a man – and she’s bringing Donald Trump with her Even with the legal action from Emmanuel Macron and his wife, no one realistically expected Owens to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PdrAps1

Vince Calandra, who as a longtime booker for CBS juggernaut The Ed Sullivan Show helped introduce The Beatles to America’s TV audience, has died. He was 91. According to a local mortuary’s obit, he died Saturday at his home in Woodland Hills, CA. Calandra was just 23 when he landed a job on Sullivan’s talent […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5lxr6LD

The woes continued for on-location shoots in Los Angeles during the second quarter of 2025, but there also a modicum of quarter-to-quarter good news on both the feature and small-screen fronts as the regions continues to recover from the wildfires. FilmLA, the city and county’s film permitting office, said today that overall on-location production in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/28UFs1H

A sequel to The Devil Wears Prada is in the works, first revealed in July 2024, so best prepare and gird your loins. The original film was based on Lauren Weisberger’s 2003 novel of the same name, following Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway), a journalism graduate who moved to New York City and lands a very […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/OvaU1RK

The company providing liability insurance to Justin Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios has filed a lawsuit against them in federal court, saying that its policies don’t cover the claims asserted by Blake Lively in her sexual harassment lawsuit stemming from the making of It Ends With Us. Harco National Insurance Company filed the lawsuit Monday […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/We4zmIq

Yesterday, Hallmark Channel surprised viewers with a 30-second spot teasing a reteam from Lacey Chabert and Andrew Walker, who are set to appear in the holiday movie She’s Making a List, marking the pair’s first reunion since 2018’s My Secret Valentine and the performers’ first Christmas-themed pic. The movie, which is currently in production and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YrBhOkz

Gladys deserves the mother of all castles after the ordeal she went through in New York City. But production didn’t need to go to England to find the perfect home for the new Duchess of Buckingham. Two different estates in Newport, R.I. — along with one in Long Island — served as Sidmouth Castle in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PbDrVLu

Though now widely recognized as a seminal film with indelible cultural influence — sparking references, parodies and homages aplenty since its 1994 release — Pulp Fiction, created on a small seven-figure budget, wasn’t something star Uma Thurman initially realized would have such a watershed impact. In a recent interview with The Times U.K., the Oscar […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WkIqGmt

"We have to get out of here..." Good luck. Saban Films has revealed an official US trailer for an indie horror titled River of Blood , make by UK genre filmmaker Howard J. Ford. This crazy brutal cannibal horror is being dumped on VOD in the summer - starting in August next month. Four kayakers take the wrong river into hell. Will they escape? A jungle kayak adventure descends into terror when a group of friends becomes the target of a merciless, bloodthirsty tribe of cannibals. This stars Joseph Millson , Louis James , Ella Starbuck , Sarah Alexandra Marks , and David Wayman . More horror filmmakers keep trying to make cannibal horror movies, but none of them will ever live up to the intensity of Apocalypto or brutality of The Green Inferno . This looks like another generic cannibal tribe thriller without much of anything new to offer. //  Continue Reading › from FirstShowing.net https://ift.tt/uELZ7IK

Eileen Fulton, the actress who originated the soap opera “vixen” trope as Lisa Miller on CBS’ As the World Turns, died July 14 at the age of 91 in Asheville, N.C. after a period of declining health, her family announced in an obituary. Known as the first bad girl of daytime television, Fulton occupied the role […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lN2LpDI

CBS’ missing persons drama Tracker just got a bit smaller. As reported by Deadline’s sister site, TVLine, yesterday, the Justin Hartley vehicle saw the departures of series regulars Eric Graise (computer expert Bobby Exley) and Abby McEnany (business handler Velma Bruin), leaving Hartley’s one-man-operation Colter Shaw and Fiona Rene’s lawyer Reenie Green as the sole […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/A6qJhLT

Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to sue Rupert Murdoch and his media companies over the Wall Street Journal‘s report on a bawdy letter in his name that was included in an album given to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. A defamation lawsuit (read it here) was filed in a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qpi9aIt

"What's it like being famous?" Trafalgar Releasing and AMC have revealed the first teaser trailer for a new documentary film titled Stans , produced by and inspired by Eminem and his life as a celebrity. The film is an examination of the modern superfandom culture, built around the term to " stan " someone and the many massive "stans" there are out there. The short teaser comes direct from Eminem's YT page , where he states that it will be released in theaeters on August 7th this summer. "This one's for the Stans, by the Stans! See the real stories behind the fandom - Stans in theatres worldwide August 7th for one weekend only." The film is inspired by Eminem's famous song "Stan" – from 25 years ago – about a crazy obsessed fan. The doc also reveals one superfan's intensely personal connection to rapper Eminem and the artist's profound influence, exploring fandom's power to forge identity and communit...

Jamie Bennett, a longtime TV executive at CBS and Disney who developed Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee and other popular syndicated shows, has died. He was 78. His family told Deadline that Bennett died July 6 of cancer. He spent 13 years in executive posts at CBS including as program director of WBBM-TV in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sixwRyn

Gypsy, the high-profile Broadway musical revival starring Audra McDonald, will play its final performance August 17, producers said Wednesday. The news comes after the show scored five Tony Awards nominations including for McDonald for playing Rose and for Best Musical revival but missed out on Tony night. At closing, the show, which had an open-ended […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Nw7xceI

Annet McCroskey, a veteran talent manager, producer and mentor who was CEO of Artistic Endeavors, died July 11 a few weeks after being hospitalized for an unspecified sudden medical emergency. She was 51. As CEO of talent management and production company Artistic Endeavors, McCroskey was dedicated to empowering and fostering the dreams of young actors. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8rq1KsO

The 29th LA Shorts International Film Festival is about to get underway in downtown Los Angeles, an Oscar- and BAFTA-qualifying event that will showcase 470 films between July 16-28. The festival opens at Regal LA Live with a selection of four shorts including Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragado, directed by Natalia León, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/N3aYyLA

"Everybody needs to just grow up, if you ask me." Yep sounds about right. Music Box Films has debuted an official trailer for a smart little indie film finally releasing this year. A Little Prayer first premiered back at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival and earned plenty of good reviews from critics who saw it there ( 93% on RT ). It is finally getting a chance to shine in theaters - opening in locations starting August 29th . When a proud family man begins to suspect that his son is having an affair, he spirals into a relationship minefield trying to protect his daughter-in-law Tammy and attempt to understand his son. It's "a heart-tugging drama about finding kindred spirits in unexpected places, A Little Prayer is a sensitive and searching portrait of an American family." From writer / director Angus MacLachlan. Starring David Strathairn as Bill, with Jane Levy , Will Pullen , Celia Weston , Dascha Polanco , and Anna Camp . The reviews state it's "...

Throughout his career, newly minted Emmy nominee Shawn Hatosy has consistently injected heart and humanity into complex, often perplexing characters who thrive in the gray area. From starring as a serial killer on Dexter to a troubled police officer in Southland and Chicago P.D. and, most famously, the mentally unstable and violent family man in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7FYN5Wk

Stephen Colbert riffed Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement of Donald Trump’s lawsuit, calling the payment a “big fat bribe” and joking about the prospects that new owner Skydance will try pressure him to back off from humor directed at the president. In a clip from Monday’s The Late Show posted on social media, Colbert joked […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UdM4Qit

Spider-Man is likely to start from scratch in the forthcoming fourquel Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and it looks like the MCU franchise itself will also go back to the beginning in terms of its moviemaking approach. Teasing the upcoming installment for the first time with YouTube series Flip Your Wig, star Tom Holland said the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/FgiXpn4

Local residents likely had flashbacks to the much larger Sunset Fire in January, as firefighters yesterday knocked down a brush fire burning in Runyon Canyon. Firefighters were dispatched at 11:47 a.m. Sunday to 3026 Runyon Canyon Road, at Runyon Canyon Park, for a blaze that started with just one palm tree and spread to about a quarter-acre. Luckily, they had […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bOV4gSk

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from Sunday’s episode of The Gilded Age on HBO. Bertha, 1, Gladys 0: Mama Russell finally saw her dream come true for her only daughter in the latest episode of the Julian Fellowes drama. Despite the wishes of young Gladys (Taissa Farmiga) and the serious concern displayed by her […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ojnVGHA

James Gunn’s box-office hit Superman is chock-full of cameos, and there’s one particular collaboration in the film that came about via the DC Studios co-CEO’s past connection to the MCU. In the opening moments of the David Corenswet superhero vehicle, actors Bradley Cooper and Angela Sarafyan briefly appear as Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, Kal-El’s birth […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/dCO6hM0

A hot new bombshell enters the Love Island USA villa as Andy Cohen has been tapped to host the Season 7 reunion alongside Ariana Madix. The Watch What Happens Live host will join the Vanderpump Rules alum to relive the season’s drama for a reunion special set to premiere on Peacock on Monday, August 25 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/e6AN0aq

Ariel Winter recently opened up about the traumatic experience of being preyed upon by older men as a child actress in Hollywood. The Modern Family alumna discussed her experience while promoting the YouTube true crime docuseries SOSA Undercover in which she appears; the online show follows members of the Safe from Online Sex Abuse nonprofit […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sVCbLwu

Emily Deschanel recalled struggling emotionally and professionally while filming the first season of Fox’s Bones, to the point where she got a talking-to about her lack of preparedness. In a recent episode of podcast Fail Better with host David Duchovny, who once directed an episode of the police procedural, Deschanel opened up about the pain […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/b9s6WXS

Andy Samberg fondly remembered his late Brooklyn Nine-Nine costar Andre Braugher, reflecting on their time together on the two-time Emmy-winning sitcom and how the show has endured for audiences since its conclusion in 2021. During a recent episode of Good Hang with Amy Poehler, the Saturday Night Live alum discussed seeking Poehler’s advice on taking […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Gfgvazl

EXCLUSIVE: When the BBC screened Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone in February, there were hopes that the film would win awards. Fast forward six months, and the BBC will next week publish a delayed investigation into how the documentary descended into disaster. Peter Johnston, the BBC’s director of editorial complaints and reviews, has examined […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RUeaGrS

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points for the Dexter: Resurrection series premiere Michael C. Hall is back as Dexter Morgan in Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection, having cheated death again and ready to slay more serial killer butt. The first two episodes are available to stream now. The new spinoff follows the events of Dexter: […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vucYAM5

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Donald Trump administration from carrying out broad immigration raids and arrests in Los Angeles that target individuals solely based on their race, location, language or type of work. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong also ordered Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other administration figures to provide detainees […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/s3lSfXW

The Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin is seeking to replace SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher in the upcoming union election. Astin has submitted a bid to lead the 160,000-member organization, Deadline confirmed Friday. Also on his ticket are Michelle Hurd for secretary-treasurer, Joely Fisher for president of the Los Angeles Local Board, Lisa Ann […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/4GgWoi8

Donald Trump said that he will withhold support or endorsements for any lawmaker who votes against a White House effort to roll back funding for foreign aid and public media. The Senate next week is expected to consider a package to rescind $9.4 billion in funding, including $1.1 billion already allocated to the Corporation for […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Pfmc4Li

Hello Sunshine, a Candle Media company, revealed the return dates for its 2025 Shine Away event in partnership with AT&T mid-July.The third iteration of the event will take place October 11 and 12 at the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City, California. Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon will return to kick off the program for fans, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/qp4IV2A

"I never wanted any of this! I just want to go hf fome!" "You are home..." Will she find her way out? Decal Releasing has revealed the full official trailer for The Occupant , an indie original survival thriller from filmmaker Hugo Keijzer. This just premiered at the 2025 SXSW London Film Festival and will be getting a US release in early August coming up. A gripping and uniquely mysterious sci-fi survival, set in the remote Georgian taiga, The Occupant stars Ella Balinska , Stuart Graham , Rob Delaney . When Abby, a guilt-ridden engineering geologist in transit from her remote assignment survives a strange helicopter crash, she must try to escape the harsh environment and make her way back home to safety. But she's not alone. She is talking to someone on her walkie-talkine hoping to find a way out - but is this voice even real? "A twisty and inventive survival thriller" that will keep you on edge up until the last minute. This is a damn good trail...

Cierra Ortega has addressed her exit from Love Island USA after a social media post resurfaced where she used a racist slur. The former Islander was removed from the villa after using a word that demeans the Asian community. After flying back to the U.S., Ortega took to Instagram to take accountability for her past […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vEKS9fU

EXCLUSIVE: Big casting myriad sources are telling us tonight for the Amazon MGM Studios feature take of Sarah Hogle’s bestselling novel You Deserve Each Other with Natalie Morales, Justin Long, Kyle MacLachlan, Ana Gasteyer, Timothy Busfield, Hope Davis, Delaney Rowe, Lisa Gilroy and Alyssa Limperis joining already cast Penn Badgley and Meghann Fahy. Billed as […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zPI4rE1

Jaume Collet-Serra has signed a multiyear overall film deal with Netflix, the distributor of his hit 2024 action thriller Carry-On, starring Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman, sources have confirmed to Deadline. The first project under the deal, which will see him directing and producing for the streamer, is An Innocent Girl, a previously announced psychological […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/UhvOxwq

EXCLUSIVE: The Esports World Cup Foundation is partnering with global sports marketing agency IMG for the second edition of its international championship running in the Saudi capital of Riyadh from July 7 to August 24. Unfolding in Riyadh’s Boulevard City entertainment district, the 2025 Esports World Cup (EWC) will welcome 2,000 elite players from 200 […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xuQGECP

Freddie Prinze Jr. is praising his work with co-star Jennifer Love Hewitt on the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel. The thriller directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson reunites Prinze and Love Hewitt to reprise their roles of Ray Bronson and Julie James, respectively. “Whatever a high school union feels like, that’s what it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pecfz7h

Dave Flebotte, an Emmy-nominated TV writer who worked on dramas like Desperate Housewives and sitcoms such as The Bernie Mac Show, has died. Flebotte served as a co-executive producer on Housewives from 2008-2012. His former DH colleague Sabrina Wind wrote on Facebook Tuesday that Flebotte was “so funny, so kind, such a great writer, such […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/srAbn0K

Sydney Sweeney is a fan of Margot Robbie and wouldn’t mind being considered for a potential Barbie sequel. In a new interview, the Anyone but You star revealed that if she were asked to play a role opposite Robbie, she would “not be opposed to it.” “I’d have to read a script, but I’m a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/ojnUBMp

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s James Gunn‘s DCU taking shape with the debut of his take on Superman. On the red carpet of Monday’s world premiere, the writer and director told Deadline how he took a “lighter” approach to the DC Comics superhero that gets back to “the color and the joy” of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/zaJOEp3

After Lauryn Hill closed out the opening night of Essence Festival in the wee hours of Saturday morning, festival organizers shouldered blame for the delay. On Sunday, Essence shared a statement in defense of the 8x Grammy winner, accepting responsibility after she reportedly finished performing her set at almost 4am for a nearly empty Caesars […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TmlKzRD

EXCLUSIVE: Josh Segarra (Abbott Elementary, Scream 6) has joined the cast of Fox’s medical comedy Best Medicine, starring opposite Josh Charles and Abigail Spencer. The series, based on the popular British series Doc Martin, will go into production this summer in upstate New York. Best Medicine is a one-hour comedy series that centers on Martin Best (Charles), […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5NyH8JV

Six years after his death, Cameron Boyce‘s Descendants co-stars are keeping his memory alive. On Sunday, the cast of the Disney Channel Original Movie trilogy paid tribute to the late actor who died at age 20 of an epileptic seizure in 2019 after he originated the role of Cruella de Vil’s son Carlos in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wihG1No

With a new group of housewives moving into Wisteria Lane, Kyle MacLachlan is open to returning to the neighborhood. The Desperate Housewives alum recently said he would potentially reprise his role as deadbeat husband Orson Hodge or “something completely new” in a reboot of the Marc Cherry comedy-drama, which ran for eight seasons on ABC […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/08rh9ky

Cierra Ortega was removed from the Love Island USA villa following backlash over a social media post where she used a racial slur. During Season 7, Episode 30, which streamed on Peacock on Sunday, July 6, narrator Iain Stirling made the announcement about 15 minutes into the episode. “Welcome back to Love Island USA, Cierra […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1ldJgZT

Following a nearly 60-year onscreen career, Michael Douglas‘ leading man days might be in the past. At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the 2x Oscar winner recently noted that unless “something special came up” for him to play, he has “no real intentions” of returning to acting in the future. “I’ve had a very […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/moySeXs

Los Angeles and much of Southern California were met with a regional air quality alert on Saturday, following July 4th festivities and the state’s largest wildfire of the year. With the Madre Fire expanding to nearly 80,000 acres after igniting on Wednesday in San Luis Obispo County, strong winds have pushed the smoke down to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yBdi9HC

Richard Greenberg, the playwright behind Take Me Out, Three Days of Rain and Eastern Standard, has died. He was 67. The Tony winner’s death was announced on social media, where several people in the theater world have since reacted to his passing, including Denis O’Hare, who won a Tony for originating the role of gay […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hD3Xxtf

With the fifth and final season of The Boys approaching, Eric Kripke has something special in store for fans of his work. Soldier Boy actor Jensen Ackles recently teased his reunion with Supernatural co-stars Jared Padalecki and Misha Collins ahead of the Prime Video series’ concluding episodes, for which their characters have not yet been […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CZV52vF

The recent passing of Czech acting legend Jiří Bartoška, aged 78, was always going to cast a long shadow over the latest edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. President of the event since 1994, and, alongside the late Eva Zaoralová, the chief architect of its renaissance thereafter, the actor was the subject of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MnEp2Jw

Young Noble, the rapper who was part of Tupac Shakur’s hip-hop group Outlawz, has died. He was 47. The rapper (born Rufus Lee Cooper III) reportedly died by suicide, from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot on Friday morning in Atlanta, TMZ reported. Fellow Outlawz alum E.D.I. Mean also shared the news on Instagram. “Today I got […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IOJ0lEL

The behind-the-scenes story of the 1991 Troma Films cult classic Vegas in Space is getting the biopic treatment from director Peaches Christ (drag persona of Joshua Grannell). Ahead of the Phillip R. Ford-helmed film’s July 11 screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Deadline can exclusively reveal that Grannell (All About Evil) will helm […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/McRn3to

Hollywood is reacting with shock and sadness to actor Julian McMahon‘s death at age 56. After the Golden Globe nominee died Wednesday following a private battle with cancer, several of his peers paid tribute on social media, including co-stars from Charmed, Nip/Tuck and Fantastic Four (2005). Nicolas Cage, who recently starred alongside McMahon in the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/sIcnj50

No stranger to building a bone-chilling horror, Ari Aster is sharing one of his greatest fears for Hollywood. The Eddington writer/director recently admitted he has “a lot of fear” regarding the growing use of AI in the industry and how some treat it “as a god,” knowing “we have no say” in how the technology […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/LwMP0iW

Jim Hill has been covering sports on Southland TV since the Carter administration, and he’s about to get a big career honor. The KCBS/KCAL stalwart will receive the 2025 Los Angeles Area Emmy Governors Award. Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego made the surprise announcement during a KCAL newscast Thursday. Hill will be feted during the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GSgYZwU

Before landing her breakout role on Abbott Elementary, Janelle James had her sights set on another show. The Golden Globe nominee recently revealed she once auditioned for Netflix‘s GLOW (2017-’19) a role she’s still “so salty” she didn’t land, nearly five years after the streamer un-renewed the series for a fourth and final season amid […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bY6lRtk

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the finale episode of Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2. Season 2 of Nine Perfect Strangers has come to an end on Hulu. The show’s first season arrivd in 2021, based on Liane Moriarty’s novel and the nine characters within it that visited Nicole Kidman’s Masha Dmitrichenko in fictional Cabrillo, California […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Qk6lnHb

That’s a wrap on Homelander, Hughie and Billy Butcher as The Boys completes production on its fifth and final season. Series creator Eric Kripke bid farewell to the set for the Prime Video series adaptation of the comic book, sharing a tribute Tuesday on Instagram with a photo of himself in The Seven’s conference room […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/V8KwGdI

First Caitlin Clark and now Red Panda. The legendary halftime performer known for balancing (and flipping) up to 12 bowls on her head while riding a 7-foot-high unicycle took a nasty spill tonight while performing during the Commissioner’s Cup WNBA title game. Clark, arguably the WNBA’s biggest draw, had already been ruled out as her […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DXVhos4

"Welcome to the Chatsubo, cowboy." Apple TV has debuted a short promo to announce the Neuromancer series is now officially in production - filming on location in Tokyo. This has been a long time in the making! William Gibson's seminal sci-fi masterpiece was published in 1984, and Hollywood has been trying to adapt it and many of his other novels since then. It's finally happening. They've started shooting, and we'll actually get to see his cyberpunk world brought to life. From Skydance Television (also behind the the Foundation series ) the series is created by Graham Roland & J.D. Dillard (best known as director of the films Sleight , Sweetheart , Devotion ). The sci-fi series stars Callum Turner as Case, a data-thief, Briana Middleton as Molly, a street-samurai, with Joseph Lee as Hideo, Mark Strong as Armitage, Clémence Poésy , Peter Sarsgaard , Emma Laird , plus Max Irons and Dane DeHaan . The video reveals a small piece of the set - a look ...

A legal group co-founded by top White House aide Stephen Miller has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, seeking an investigation of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The America First Legal complaint, filed on Monday, claims that the Dodgers’ DEI policies “appear to discriminate against employees, or prospective […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bYnzXJT

Travis Kelce is stepping into the acting world and recently recalled a predicament he was put in while guest-hosting Saturday Night Live in 2023. The Kansas City Chiefs star admitted that the table reading for the NBC late-night sketch show was the “hardest” part of doing that show because he “can’t really read that well.” […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6I5d0AS

Not one but two castmembers from Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Morman Wives are joining Dancing with the Stars for Season 34. Whitney Leavitt and Jennifer Affleck were announced Monday night during a reunion special on Hulu. As #MomTokers, which is short for Morman influencers, Leavitt and Affleck have seen their net worth rise — […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cEr7dIz