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The 57th NAACP Image Awards ceremony is underway Saturday night, the culmination of a weeklong stretch of events and awards-giving celebrating Black excellence and achievement across film, TV, books, music and more. Tonight’s event at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium is being emceed by Deon Cole and is airing live on BET and CBS in the East, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/CZKrIsl

The Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA) has endorsed targeted attacks on government officials in Iran in the wake of the launch of a joint U.S. and Israel military operation against the country’s hardline Islamic Republic regime on Saturday. The dissident film body said in a statement that Iran’s “defenseless citizens” had had “no option but […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Tjd8Gfv

It should come as no surprise that the Writers Guild of America is not pleased about the latest development in the Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition saga. After the news broke Thursday that Paramount had outbid Netflix for the legacy studio, the WGA East and West weighed in via a joint statement on Friday, once again […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/w7YktdG

Amazon MGM Studios’ $150M feature production Project Hail Mary arrived on tracking today with some heat, eyeing a potential $50M start in North America when it opens on March 20. While the Ryan Gosling starring, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller directed, Amy Pascal produced movie about a high school science teacher who finds himself thrust […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/m43rWLh

Democrats’ counterprogramming to Donald Trump’s State of the Union address didn’t get nearly the attention as the big event, but the president himself took note. Trump was irate on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, referring to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) as “lunatics” who should be deported. Omar and Tlaib […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xFTlCuy

Team USA’s Men’s Hockey team brought home the gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday to a TV audience of 20.7M in total. That’s across NBC, Peacock and Versant’s USA Network, according to a combination of Nielsen Big Data + Panel and Adobe Analytics digital data from NBCUniversal. From NBC and Peacock alone, the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/eAKEbvZ

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu is developing The Haunting of Alejandra, a series adaptation of the 2023 horror novel by V. Castro, with Steven Paul Martinez as writer and executive producer. The Haunting of Alejandra is billed as a recurring series blending psychological horror and social commentary that explores supernatural Mexican mythology. Wife, lawyer and millennial mom Alejandra […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/uy6mPA2

SUNDAY PM: Figures updated from AM. Maoyan will be releasing their Chinese New Year box office figure on Tuesday, the holiday weighed from Tuesday, Feb. 17 through Monday, Feb. 23. Industry estimates have the top five pics in the Middle Kingdom minting over $738M. As we told you earlier, this weekend’s global box office was […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/cTv5rhg

His boss is known to show up at the Super Bowl, the U.S. Open, UFC events, the FIFA World Cup Final and, of course, LIV Golf tournaments held at at Trump courses, but FBI director Kash Patel took it one step further this weekend, popping up in the locker room with the Team USA Men’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lBuGdvj

Paul Thomas Anderson’s awards-season juggernaut One Battle After Another was the big winner at the Set Decorators Society of America‘s 2025 SDSA Awards, which were handed out Saturday. Warner Bros actioner starring Leonardo DiCaprio took Best Picture and Best Achievement In Décor/Design of a Contemproary Feature Film. One Battle’s set decoration was by Anthony Carlino, with production […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3hbmZcH

Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire one of its board members, Susan Rice, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security adviser, following comments she made about accountability when Democrats return to power. Trump posted on Truth Social Saturday, “Netflix should fire racist, Trump Deranged Susan Rice, IMMEDIATELY, or pay the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5AfoCxb

Anna de Peyster, former wife of media titan Rupert Murdoch and mother of James, Elisabeth and Lachlan Murdoch, has died. She was 81. Her death in Palm Beach, FL, following a long illness was first reported by the Murdoch-owned New York Post and later confirmed by other media outlets. De Peyster, who married investor and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/9laSHuN

One of the video game sector’s biggest players is undergoing a management transition. Phil Spencer, who joined Microsoft as an intern in 1988 and has led its Xbox video game unit since 2014, is retiring. Asha Sharma will become EVP and CEO. Matt Booty will become EVP and Chief Content Officer, reporting to Sharma. Xbox […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/tj8T4EG

EXCLUSIVE: New York staple Rosanna Scotto will have Jerry O’Connell as guest co-host on Fox 5’s Good Day New York next week. The stunt will serve dual purpose, I hear. In addition to O’Connell being a high-profile fill-in for the co-host chair alongside Scotto, which has been vacant since the recent departure of Curt Menefee, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/HjdbqxA

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about Season 3 of Netflix’s The Night Agent. In Season 3, Netflix’s The Night Agent explores the dark side of finance and its ties to terrorism and political corruption at the highest level which reaches the White House. As hinted in the Season 2 finale, Season 3 confirmed that […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/hFTZ1iR

After a Presidents Day frame that was the second-best post-Covid with $144.4 million (after last year’s $155.3M), the box office is contracting this weekend before revving up again for Paramount/Spyglass’ Scream 7. Currently, it’s a battle for No. 1 between the second sessions of Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT (off 50%) and Warner Bros’ Wuthering Heights […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gGh8P2e

 EXCLUSIVE: Connor Storrie, star of the breakout hit series Heated Rivalry from Crave/HBO Max, is in talks to join the cast of Peaked, the comedy coming together at A24. Storrie’s role is being kept under wraps. Set to shoot this month, Peaked follows the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/IOVPA97

Sinners was saintly at the 2026 Black Reel Awards, dominating with a record 14 wins Monday including Outstanding Film, Director and Screenplay along with all three acting categories. See the full list below. The smash Warner Bros film’s Ryan Coogler tied Gina Prince-Bythewood for the most directing Bolts and joined Jordan Peele (Get Out) and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7pSwYKI

It’s been a long wait for graduation, but Netflix has now set a launch date for the final season of Australian drama Heartbreak High. The high school drama will go live globally on March 2, which is over a year after shooting wrapped on the Fremantle Australia and NewBe show. The series will see the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NqVLAhM

Warner Bros. Discovery could reveal as early as Tuesday that it will engage with Paramount following the Ellison family’s latest offer, which included some significant concessions, Deadline has learned. WBD has a signed deal with Netflix but Par has been lobbing consecutive unsolicited takeover offers, all rejected outright thus far. The amended bid with a […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/H5PSlEb

Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku said she’s found it “difficult” to celebrate the personal achievement of receiving a first-time Oscar nomination for her work while the United States is experiencing ongoing crises as a result of ICE killings and crackdowns. Speaking to The Times U.K., the Nigeria-born Brit recalled initially missing the news due to mixing […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/t7AFvGR

The truth is always more powerful than fiction. The Perfect Neighbor team made up of director Geeta Gandbhir and producers Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee took home the award for Best Documentary at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday.  Speaking backstage to the press, Gandbhir followed up her rousing political speech onstage, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Od80Snj

Mexico will be out in force at the 12th edition of the Doha Film Institute’s annual project and talent incubator Qumra, running from March 27 to April 1. Mexican actors, directors and producers Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna will be attending the event as Qumra Masters alongside Moroccan director Faouzi Bensaïdi, French director Alice […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YPZMRXG

The 2026 Berlin Film Festival is underway in the German capital with Afghan director Sharbanoo Sadat’s No Good Men serving as the opening-night pic. This year’s lineup features major world premieres including At the Sea, starring Amy Adams; the Sandra Hüller-led Rose; Queen at Sea, starring Juliette Binoche, Tom Courtenay and Florence Hunt; Rosebush Pruning, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/B6Sut4l

The 2025 Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Awards are being handed out tonight at the Westin Bonaventure, and Deadline is posting the winners as they are announced. See the list below. Since the modern MUAHS Awards began in 2014, one of its marquee film winners for makeup or hair has gone on the claim the Best […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YdxroVP

Prolific writer-producer David E. Kelley jokingly said he would “never” work with three-time Oscar-nominated Michelle Pfeiffer, also his wife of over three decades; that is, until casting for his latest project, Apple TV’s adaptation of Margo’s Got Money Troubles. The 11-time Emmy winner partook in the streamer’s press day earlier this month, which also featured […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kQLPlvB

Sony Pictures has tapped Pete Chiarelli (The Proposal) to pen a new installment of the Charlie’s Angels franchise for the studio, Deadline has confirmed. No word yet on what the latest entry is about or who will be producing. Sony’s most recent attempt at reigniting the franchise came with a 2019 film written and directed […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/rIb0Rvs

Studios are calling on the Chinese owner of TikTok, ByteDance, to cease the use of copyrighted works in a new AI model, which has drawn attention for a Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise deepfake. Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the MPA, said in a statement, “In a single day, the Chinese AI service […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2CKz9uB

"What do we do?" "We find survivors." Magenta Light Studios has revealed the first look teaser trailer for a new shark movie horror survival thriller called Deep Water , arriving in theaters this May . Looks totally brutal! It's actually getting a full theatrical release all over the US to kick off the summer movie season. Yet another new Renny Harlin movie made between his recent The Strangers horror trilogy . A flight from LA to Shanghai goes down in the middle of the Pacific. After surviving the crash, survivors soon discover they're not alone in the water and they must survive the hunt when sharks come for a feeding frenzy. Starring Aaron Eckhart , Ben Kingsley , Molly Belle Wright , Angus Sampson , Kelly Gale , Li Wenhan . The craziest part about this is that Renny Harlin is also the same director from the iconic Deep Blue Sea shark movie in the 90s – not his first time playing around with sharks. This is one helluva intense teaser! Strap in. //  Co...

The Gallup Organization will no longer track presidential approval numbers, ending a gathering of data that goes back to Franklin Roosevelt. Gallup’s most recent presidential approval rating for Donald Trump, measured from Dec. 1-15, put the president at 36% approve and 59% disapprove. A spokesperson for Gallup told The Washington Post, “The context around these […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pQDO3FX

The first big weekend of the 2026 box office arrives Friday with three major studio movies aimed at three different demos: women, families and guys over 25. However, the tallest of them all is the Jacob Elordi-Margot Robbie pic Wuthering Heights Warner Bros, which is eyeing a $70M-$80M global opening. The Burbank lot won the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Ogpd728

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show extravaganza had a few special guests, Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin chief among them, and the two artists are showering the King of Latin Trap with love and gratitude after being invited to and partaking in the joy-filled performance. “They need to give me several hours to allow me […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/d1KnVzZ

UPDATED, Monday PM: Before the steamy Jacob Elordi-Margot Robbie lovefest Wuthering Heights takes over the world, this past weekend belonged to Stray Kids. The K-Pop group’s Live Nation concert movie, Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience, danced to a revised $19.9 million global win from 61 territories, electrified largely by Universal International. The pic’s foreign cume rose […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7cGEKok

UPDATE: As we told you, Marty Supreme was bound to become A24’s highest grossing movie ever around the world this past weekend with a global take of $148.8M, outstripping previous champ, the multi Oscar-winning Everything Everywhere All at Once, which had a reported global take of $142.8M. Final reported figures this afternoon show a global […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jNDH9i3

Super Bowl Sunday was made even more super with a new look at Supergirl. Ahead of the big game, Warner Bros DC Studios’ released the new trailer next big summer movie, starring House of Dragon‘s Milly Alcock in the title role as Superman’s cousin — who has a drinking problem. The latest sneak peek gave […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YgkVT0l

"Are they people?" "No." Another creepy reveal to give you the chills. Universal Pictures has launched their 60-second Super Bowl TV spot for Steven Spielberg's new sci-fi movie titled officially Disclosure Day , set for release in June 2026 this summer. Still the only brief intro available ( from the teaser trailer ) is this vague sci-fi synopsis: If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to 7 billion people... We are coming close to... Disclosure Day. The footage in this trailer reminds me of Invasion of the Body Snatchers , with Spielberg showing us many humans & animals being taken over by aliens. What comes next? Disclosure Day stars Emily Blunt , Josh O'Connor , Colin Firth , Eve Hewson , and Colman Domingo , with Wyatt Russell , Henry Lloyd-Hughes , Michael Gaston , and Elliot Villar . There's a few more interesting shots, and one final jaw-drop ...

Since its 2021 premiere, Hacks has been a major awards and critical darling, if not ratings giant, due to its sharp writing, superb performances and industry skewering. So it’s no surprise that no one — not the least of which co-creators Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs — want the series to end. When asked […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/3wmnfZv

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a new video on Saturday, directed at the suspected kidnappers of their mother, Nancy, who has been missing for nearly a week. “We received your message, and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said in the new video. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/M20fSrX

Andy Cohen is weighing in on E!’s The Golden Life, a new reality series that casts former Bravo stars from The Real Housewives of New York City. The Real Housewives executive producer took to his SiriusXM radio show to give his take on the new show, which is set to go into production this spring […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/lFjk1D2

As Chris Hemsworth lets fans into his family’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, he’s curious how the mental health revelation will impact his career. The actor, who explored his father Craig’s diagnosis in the documentary A Road Trip to Remember, admitted he’s worried audiences are “no longer going to believe” him as the leading man he’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/1Ns9RMt

Heated Rivalry, the sensation produced by Canada’s Bell Media for its Crave streaming service and eventually scooped up by HBO Max, doesn’t dilly-dally. Within the first seven minutes of the premiere episode of the gay hockey romance, Bell VP of Content Development and Programming Justin Stockman noted, there is a sex scene. “A lot of […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/13v4Kxo

Add Jennie Garth to the list of actors who have attempted to check into The White Lotus, which is moving to Saint-Tropez, France for Season 4. The actress recently revealed that she was up for a part in the Thailand-set third season of Mike White’s 6x Emmy-winning HBO anthology series, although she did not say […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/2I73gMz

A third season of HBO’s drama series based on The Last of Us Part II video game is in the works, with a few roles shifting within the story as it follows the game. A creative shakeup took place behind the scenes after Season 2 ended, leading to transitions in more ways than one. The […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YiFHIzv

Casey Wasserman still has the support of Karen Bass and the International Olympics Committee to stay in charge of LA28, for now. IOC Executive Board member Nicole Hoevertsz said on February 3 in Italy that the increasingly besieged Wasserman and his “entire team” has the “full trust” of the organization despite the racy correspondence from […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/RjkvE7I

Donald Trump told NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas that he has decided that he “shouldn’t be involved” in his administration’s review of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger or if Paramount succeeds in its hostile bid. “I haven’t been involved,” Trump said in the Oval Office interview. “I must say, I guess I’m considered to be […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gU4W5NC

Apple Original Films upcoming action-buddy-comedy, Mayday, starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh is set to bow on September 4 on Apple TV. The studio announced the date at its Apple TV press day and also unveiled a first look image. Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova and David Morse are also on board. When hot shot U.S. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/DRtLTaY

"What are you doing in there?" "We're making educational videos." Apple TV has unveiled their teaser for another upcoming brand new series streaming in spring called Margo's Got Money Troubles . This fun dramedy is based on the book of the same name written by Rufi Thorpe, about a woman who decides to start sharing herself OnlyFans in order to make some extra cash. A young mother finds herself struggling to make ends meet. When her estranged father offers help, she starts an OnlyFans account using his advice from pro wrestling. Though successful, she wonders if internet fame comes at too high cost. A new series from multi-Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley starring Oscar, Emmy & Golden Globe Award nominee Elle Fanning as the titular Margo, Golden Globe winner and Oscar & Emmy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer , Oscar & Emmy winner Nicole Kidman , and Emmy Award winner Nick Offerman , based on the bestselling novel . The cast also features Marcia...

Apple TV has set a release date for its upcoming drama series Cape Fear. The 10-episode psychological thriller will arrive on the streamer on June 5, 2026 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through July 31. A few photos of lead cast members Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson and Javier Bardem […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/p5cmgRt

Paramount’s Channel 5 (now 5) has unveiled plans for coverage of its first Super Bowl in more than 20 years. 5 has taken over American football coverage in the UK this season and will broadcast live from Levi’s Stadium in San Franciso for the New England Patriots vs Seattle Seahawks match-up from 10.30 p.m. GMT […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/TOnkGaS

Steven Spielberg has become one of the rare few to achieve the elusive EGOT. On Sunday, the screenwriter, director and producer was inducted into the elite cohort when he won his first Grammy Award, with the Disney+ documentary Music by John Williams he produced earning Best Music Film. The Laurent Bouzerau-helmed doc beat out Devo, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0fNVuOl