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UPDATED: TriStar Pictures/Constantin Film/Davis Films’ Resident Evil rang up a massive $108.3M worldwide, not only the best start the franchise has ever seen, but also Zach Cregger’s biggest start as filmmaker surpassing the $70M WW reported opening of last year’s Weapons. What was the previous biggest opener in the Resident Evil franchise? We’re told it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mMZezAV

California Attorney General Rob Bonta can rest easy: A merged Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery would already account for 36 movies on the release schedule for 2027. Note, that’s an organic number of theatrical releases which were always set to happen even before the union of the storied studios came together. As for 2028, the combined […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/pLkVcDQ

Fifty years ago, a young director named Barbara Kopple came out with her first film, a documentary she thought would be little seen. “When I started making the film, I thought, ‘Oh, my parents will see it and their friends and maybe a museum will show it,’” she recalls. That film was Harlan County U.S.A., […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/p5LdjDR

Here is a concession no one really asked for — the settlement of state attorneys generals’ anti-trust lawsuit over the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger includes a provision ensuring that Paramount will keep Pluto TV or another free, ad-supported streaming service for the next five years. While Pluto TV is protected, the settlement spells out […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/l2nZIqB

Presley Walker Gerber, a model and the only son of Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber, has died. A representative for the family confirmed the news to Deadline. He was 27. MORE… from Deadline https://ift.tt/EZ1VY6g

The day before National POW/MIA Recognition Day, Jake and Logan Paul addressed troops gathered at the Pentagon. From the podium, Logan Paul told those gathered that touring the building was “a cool experience.” He added, “I don’t think there is any greater commitment to sacrifice than those who are willing to live, die and fight […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PQ2clvd

Ke Huy Quan was 12 years old when he made Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. In his new memoir, Never Say Die, excerpted in Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar-winning actor reveals that producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg took care of him in way he didn’t know about until after filming had concluded. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/skfny5b

With a fifth season of Reacher underway, Alan Ritchson is still waiting to adapt his favorite book in the Lee Child series. The Jack Reacher actor recently revealed that was almost able to adapt the 1998 novel Die Trying for a season of the Prime Video series, as a fan on social media expressed their […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/xnck4MG

As Ed Sheeran returns to the stage amid the fallout from dropping Macklemore as his tour opener, he’s addressing the controversy head-on. On Saturday, while beginning his Loop Tour stop at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, the 4x Grammy winner apologized for “making mistakes” in his handling of the situation after pressure from Gillette Stadium owner […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/0ueK1gY

As Sweet Magnolias comes to an end on Netflix, Sheryl J. Anderson is bidding farewell to Serenity, South Carolina. On Saturday, the series creator thanked fans for their “passion for our characters” in a statement after Netflix canceled the romantic drama based on Sherryl Woods’ books after five seasons. “Living in Serenity for five seasons […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gY4haHz

Deadline’s inaugural L.A. Law Summit honored two powerhouses of the profession with awards Thursday for Patricia Glaser and Nina Shaw “If you’re perceived, and underline the word perceived, as good, the sky’s the limit in Los Angeles,” Glaser told a packed house at Deadline’s L.A. Law Summit on Thursday at the conference with Los Angeles’ […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/WUp6VkH

EXCLUSIVE: The Kohner Agency is downsizing. Its three talent agents have been laid off. The talent department will stay open to service existing contracts and collect commission only. Owner and President Pearl Wexler stresses that the agency, which has been in business for almost 90 years, is not closing. Its literary department is staying put, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KcByhCH

Despite VisionQuest‘s subject matter as the first solo outing of the title artificial intelligence, the Marvel series kept things strictly human-made. Series creator Terry Matalas recently confirmed there was no GenAI used in the making of the Disney+ series, which debuts Oct. 14 on the streamer, noting there wasn’t “a need” for the tech. “No, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/MXe24nl

EXCLUSIVE: Bangkok-based sales agent Diversion has licensed Tan Siyou’s festival hit Amoeba to Dekanalog for North America. Tan’s debut feature premiered in the Discovery section of Toronto International Film Festival in 2025 and went on to win a slew of awards including Best Youth Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards and prizes at several […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/NrLPzDv

Bold decisions during filming, biggest challenges and first Directors Guild of America cards were among some of the topics we that came up during Deadline and the DGA’s Art of Directing panel at the Toronto Film Festival that featured a conversation with Curry Barker, Siân Heder, Alex Gibney, Rachel Morrison and Bassam Tariq. Check out […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/GzXvgPj

CBS’ Fire Country spinoff Sheriff Country should change its name to Sheriffs Country in Season 2, which will features two Sheriffs, Morena Baccarin’s Mickey Fox and Sheriff Jim Wade, played by Baccarin’s Gotham co-star and real-rife husband Ben McKenzie. CBS announced last month that McKenzie will guest star in the Season 2 premiere of Sheriff […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/iLZxavO

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the chorus of Israeli government officials seeking to punish the directors of the Venice Film Festival’s Special Jury Prize-winning documentary NAZA. After decrying what he described as “global antisemitic incitement,” Netanyahu said he will be introducing two bills in his country’s parliament, the Knesset. “We will hit them in […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yajgz14

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from night one of the Season 35 premiere of Dancing with the Stars. Back like they never left! The ballroom at CBS Television City was once again glittering with celebrities on Tuesday night to kick off Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars. There are 16 contestants vying for […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vWgI8VU

This flawed but very entertaining two-hander belongs in the unique subgenre of literary biographies in which a cult author’s life is investigated through the highly specific prism of their work. Shirley Jackson, for example, was cast into a dark Gothic psychodrama in Josephine Decker’s Shirley; William S. Burroughs became a drug-addicted spy who reports to […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gPSEXnw

Paramount and the State Attorneys General suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery were ordered by a judge to appear for a two-day settlement conference Oct. 14-15 in a San Francisco courtroom. It’s a mandated step for two sides approaching a trial, set in this case for early March, and doesn’t mean there’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/C23P6uf

Tonight Mariska Hargitay, who recently directed an Emmy winning documentary and also made her Broadway debut, became the first woman to host the Emmy Awards in 15 years, and at least in the show’s fairly brief opening monologue mostly steered clear of attempting to out-do the outrageous comedy talents of previous hosts Amy Poehler and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/PawWpGL

Buffy the Vampire Slayer stars Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz reunited on the Emmys stage tonight to present the award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. While reflecting on the show celebrating 30 years since its premiere this upcoming March, Boreanaz remarked that he always thought their characters, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/mFIcdbT

Break out the cursed twig figurines and light up the bonfire because Widow’s Bay star Kate O’Flynn has clinched her first Emmy. Winning for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Patricia, the awkward but very dutiful assistant to Matthew Rhys’ troubled mayor Tom Loftis, O’Flynn had this to say: “Thank […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/yTSOHdz

Jean Smart ended her Emmy run for Hacks the way her character Deborah Vance ended her comedy career — on top. Smart tonight earned her fifth consecutive Outstanding Lead Actress In a Comedy Series win for the fifth and final season of the HBO Max show. With that, Smart has tied Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cloris […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/jw24QaJ

60 Minutes debuted its new season on Sunday with an exclusive sit down with an Air Force officer who told of his harrowing rescue in Iran. It featured a hideen camera segment on pardon brokers who collect hundreds of thousands or even millions to try to secure Trump’s clemency. And it profile the Los Angeles […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VIP1rEg

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Episode 5 of HBO’s Lanterns. John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) has successfully taken down the last living manhunter and retrieved the power ring from Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) — but at what cost? One of the central intergalactic battles in HBO’s Lanterns came to a head during Sunday night’s […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Mly1hPq

Alas, Jack Palance was off in heaven doing one-armed pushups, but just about every other star from the landmark gathering of late ’80s young actors known as Young Guns was in Dallas this weekend for a Fan Expo. Lou Diamond Phillips posted a photo of himself and fellow castmembers Casey Siemaszko, Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/bK2qATo

The devastating documentary NAZA, an investigation into Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, was shot at night on rooftops in Tel Aviv, in part to avoid potential Israeli eavesdropping, presumably, and to facilitate shielding the identities of participants. Those participants are 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers who reveal, in almost matter-of-fact tones, […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/YV8Q6xm

There will be harsh job losses and severe economic pain if Paramount carries out its threat to leave California over the antitrust action a coalition of blue state Attorneys General are pursuing to stop David Ellison’s $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery, an internal L.A. County report estimates. “At a minimum, relocating Paramount’s headquarters […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/R08LWet

“All we can hope for is that it sustains” That’s what Curry Barker was first told by his reps and those around him about the domestic box office prospects for his horror pic Obsession. He wasn’t expecting too much. Then the horror romance wound up making more than Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, $512.6M […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JnzPpKv

Just less than two years after Dan Schneider was given a green light on his Quiet on Set defamation lawsuit against Warner Bros Discovery and others, a trio of appeal judges has handed the former Nickelodeon producer a big defeat. Slamming Schneider for relying on “a theory of defamation by implication,” California’s Second District Court […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/T7P6anr

Ahead of Thursday’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, Netflix released a Friday Night Lights-inspired pregame opener. Directed by Peter Berg and narrated by FNL Emmy winner Kyle Chandler, the clip titled “For the Love of Football” taps into the nostalgia of fans of the film and TV […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/JjYKyAi

Things are looking promising for Fox’s upcoming Baywatch reboot ahead of the series’ January debut. It appears that Los Angeles officials are already making preparations to welcome the show back for a second season. Speaking to city council members on Wednesday, LA’s chief film liaison Steve Kang told local lawmakers: “I can say with confidence […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/8lyWxz0

A woman and her bird go on adventure to New York City and back. One of the oddest films included within the 2026 Venice Film Festival line-up is this enjoyable road trip comedy called Place to Be , made by the Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó . This is actually his second feature film premiering in 2026 – he also directed At the Sea from Berlinale earlier this year ( read my review of that one). Thankfully this one is much better, and much more uplifting, which is the kind of cinematic balm we could use right now. It's also much more conventional, and much more formulaic, but that doesn't mean it isn't mostly entertaining as well. Place to Be is a road trip movie about an elderly woman, played by the exceptional Ellen Burstyn , who ends up running away with a pigeon that flies in through her window. Along the way she connects with an alcoholic divorced dad and learns about the sport of pigeon racing while rediscovering the world anew. Something exciting to praise: ...

Ted’s back! Well, first, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), Leslie Higgins (Jeremy Swift) and Keeley Jones (Juno Temple) have to visit him in Kansas City, where he has taken up a cashier job at the supermarket. After attending a KC Current match, the trio successfully recruit Ted to coach their Division 2 women’s team. Luckily, Ted’s son […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/R6QI91M

While many Angelenos were busy dealing with unseasonable rain from the remnants of Hurricane Marie, beach communities have been hit hard by high tides and massive waves associated with the storm. Among the most-impacted enclaves are Malibu, where a sinkhole opened up under one multimillion dollar beachfront home; Pacific Palisades, where the waterfront has been […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VAmFsdl

Larry McMurtry’s classic Lonesome Dove novel is returning to television as a Netflix series. The streamer has greenlighted the Western drama from Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart, co-showrunners of Netflix’s upcoming East of Eden limited series, and Teton Ridge Entertainment. Independent studio Teton Ridge Entertainment, which focuses on American West stories, announced in February that it […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BNlTA3a

"I can show you the way..." Fathom Entertainment has unveiled a new trailer for the 25th Anniversary re-release screenings of the all-timer sci-fi classic Donnie Darko - returning theaters in October . This is one of my favorite indie sci-fi creations, which initially premiered at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival some 25 years ago. Richard Kelly's masterpiece is still iconic all these years later. After barely escaping a bizarre accident involving a jet engine following onto his house, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in an evil rabbit suit who convinces him to commit a series of crimes. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko, Jena Malone , Drew Barrymore , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Mary McDonnell , Katharine Ross , Patrick Swayze , Noah Wyle , and Seth Rogen in his film debut. This special anniversary also includes an exclusive introduction with writer & director Richard Kelly exploring the film’s enduring legacy, how it entranced audiences for de...

EXCLUSIVE: Herewith, a first look at Black Palace, Nick Hamm’s period thriller that goes inside the walls of UK royal residence Buckingham Palace in Jack the Ripper-era London. The movie stars Freya Allan (The Witcher), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog), Joe Anders (Cape Fear), Raffey Cassidy (The Brutalist), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones), […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/f9mHjKQ

Telluride chief Julie Huntsinger took a significant risk programming a documentary as the festival’s sneak premiere this year, given that nonfiction can’t claim the broad appeal of fiction. Indeed, just as she prepared to reveal the chosen film someone in the Werner Herzog Theater shouted “Digger!”, apparently hoping it would be the Tom Cruise-starring feature […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/BxpmWLs

Among a flurry of posts this weekend, Donald Trump revealed the service dress uniform designs for his Space Force. Without additional comment, the president shared photos and an overview of the uniforms on Truth Social, which include in their color palette “space gray” and “midnight black” as well as knee high leather boots and snazzy […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/e2pmxQW

"He's a man who has lost his mind." Bleecker Street has revealed the first official trailer for the powerful new documentary film titled simply Musk , about the uber-wealthy tech giant Elon Musk . The second new doc creation this year from the master doc filmmaker Alex Gibney , Musk is premiering at the 2026 Venice Film Festival now hence this new teaser trailer dropping just before the debut screening (his other one from this year is Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie at Sundance 2026). It's finished and already ready for a theatrical release coming up later this month . Gibney's latest is a full-on, 4-hour long journalistic doc that is split into two parts with an intermission. "An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the wealthiest, and most unchecked, man on the planet." Yep. Gibney shows himself to be a master at exposing the dark truths behind the façade of public personas to demonstrate how power corrupts, and how absolu...

Korean sales agency Finecut has sold 3D animated feature Long Long Night, which will premiere in Toronto, and July Jung’s Cannes Directors Fortnight title Dora to Japan. Long Long Night, the feature debut of Youm Kyu Bock, has been sold to Japan’s Geek Pictures. The film is based on a best-selling Korean novel inspired by […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/5tAmP3v

Norman Lear remains the oldest Emmy winner after Octavia Spencer scored a surprise win over Sir David Attenborough at the Peacock Theater. Spencer scored her first Emmy in the Outstanding Narrator category for her work on Investigation Discovery’s true-crime series Lost Women of Alaska. The win prevents 100-year-old Attenborough from becoming the oldest Emmy winner […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/6VX1fgp

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert had an unexpectedly good night at the first evening of the Emmy awards. The canceled series came away with two big upsets at the event formerly known as the Creative Arts Emmys. Colbert Before Air won the Emmy for Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama Or Variety Series and and […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/7kgsItO

"I needed to go... the pull of Everest was stronger for me than any force on Earth." 🏔️ I must admit I have been waiting to see this film for many years. I first encountered wonderful Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom as the 2015 Telluride Film Festival, where she premiered her documentary titled Sherpa . In the 11 years since then, I've never seen any doc or feature which properly captures Nepal, Sherpas, or the actual experience being on the mountains better than that. However, in those 11 years I have been to Nepal myself and I even met the star of Sherpa , a Nepalese climber named Phurba Tashi. Peedom has been preparing to make this her entire life. Tenzing is the definitive, exceptionally accurate, thrilling story of the first summit of Mount Everest in May 1953. The two men who reached the top were Edmund Hillary , a New Zealand member of the British expedition and one of their local Sherpa guides named Tenzing Norgay , who was working with th...

Jimmy Kimmel has another Emmy. The comedian has picked up for Outstanding Host for a Game Show for his work on ABC’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. It is his second consecutive win in the category, having scored it for the same show last year. Kimmel beat Celebrity Family Feud’s Steve Harvey, Jeopardy!’s Ken […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/kyEqbsW

Nearly six months later, Taylor Frankie Paul is recalling her almost happy ever after her season of The Bachelorette was shelved. In a clip from The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the MomTok influencer discussed the similarities between her ex Dakota Mortenson and contestant Doug Mason, whom she ultimately chose on Season 2 of the […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/vmstMCy

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details on Big Brother Season 28, Episode 28, which aired on Thursday, September 3. Following one of the biggest twists in Big Brother history, Julie Chen Moonves returned for another live episode where a new houseguest was voted out. After Haley Thogmartin was voted out in a twist that saw […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/KqrDtMX

Although Nicole Kidman has no shortage of roles to keep her busy, don’t expect her to make an appearance in the Dune franchise. The Oscar-winning actress recently expressed regret that Denis Villeneuve never asked her to star in his trilogy based on Frank Herbert’s space opera, admitting she’d “just want to watch” the movies instead. […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/VCHt69h

"Don't pull rank on me! I've killed people in countries you can't even spell." Who's ready to take a trip down to Easter Island and see some big heads? Join Lee and Chris on their adventure to Rapa Nui and find out just what they're up to there. Or maybe it's better we don't know. Wild Horse Nine is the latest raucous comedy written and directed by British filmmaker Martin McDonagh and it's premiering across the 2026 Venice & Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals this fall. I'm pleased to report that this is one of McDonagh's best films yet! Perhaps even his best since In Bruges from 2008 (which is still one of my favorites all these years later). Just like all of his films, this one feature a couple of psychopaths causing some violent mayhem in a strange place all the while dropping copious F-bombs and offensive jokes galore. Wild Horse Nine is an amusing buddy comedy about two CIA goofballs who go on a little vacation to E...

Dexter star David Zayas is returning to his fan-favorite role of Angel Batista in Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection‘s second season, sources confirm to Deadline. Zayas was spotted shooting alongside series lead Michael C. Hall as the titular Dexter Morgan earlier today in Times Square—not the best place to shoot if you’re trying to keep a casting […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/Btg4wPs

"Judy didn't wait for change. She fought to make it happen." Apple TV has revealed the first teaser trailer for the film titled Being Heumann , the latest feature made by acclaimed Oscar-winning filmmaker Sian Heder – best known for her Best Picture winning film CODA . This is premiering at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival in a few weeks as the Opening Night world premiere up there . The title is a reference to the actual woman named Judy Heumann , a disability rights activist who lead a campaign back in the 1970s. The film stars Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann and opens in November this fall. In 1977, disability rights activist Judy Heumann leads a historic 28-day occupation of San Francisco's Federal Building, uniting protesters in a fight for accessibility laws & equal rights. A powerful new film that chronicles the "mother of the disability rights movement," Judy Heumann, as she leads a group of young adults who come together to find their collective...

Chris McKenna is opening up about his exit from ABC’s General Hospital after joining the daytime soap in 2025. The actor played Jack Brennan, replacing Charles Measure starting in February 2025. McKenna’s time on GH came to a close when his character was killed off after the WSB chief was found dead in the Metro […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/gNJZtQR

Apple set a pay package worth $58 million for new CEO John Ternus, who formally took the reins from longtime chief executive Tim Cook on Tuesday. His compensation includes a $3 million annual salary and equity grants valued at $55 million to be awarded in the company’s fiscal 2027, which starts in October. The tech […] from Deadline https://ift.tt/wIqPmaH