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Ari Emanuel reflects on his career, discussing the impact of 'Entourage' and the art of phone calls. Additionally, CAA has signed fashion commentator and red-carpet host Nicky Campbell for representation.
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Good afternoon Insiders, welcome back to your weekly round-up spotlighting the biggest news in the industry. Max Goldbart here. Sign up if you haven’t already. Paramount-Warner’s Winding Path M&A jigsaw shifts again: Big moves in the American M&A-sphere this week, guided by some
2026-07-03 12:30 UTC
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Dwayne Johnson has come to terms with the tepid critical reception to his latest movie, the live-action “Moana” remake. The muscled thespian spoke with People about his reaction to the film, which drew the ire of critics. “Our first two reviews came out,” Johnson said. “I’ll never forget it … They w
2026-08-07 21:10 UTC
Rolling Stone
Unlikely duet previews Synonym, an ambitious covers album featuring Cynthia Erivo, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, and WILLOW
2026-08-07 21:12 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Former NBC Co-Chairman Ben Silverman, Micah Green (CEO of 30 West), Tanya Cohen (Co-CEO of Made by Us), actress Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), producer Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind) and Keshet International are among the advisory board members of new platform Sh
2026-09-11 12:54 UTC
Rolling Stone
Just days after punk pioneers played "one of the most boring rock & roll shows ever," McNeil writes in his book 'Resident Punk,' Johnny Rotten called it quits
2026-09-11 13:05 UTC
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RuPaul is back on the big screen with a handful of limited indie openings from Cannes-premiering Promised Sky to award winning documentary The Gas Station Attendant and O Horizon starring Maria Bakalova. The weekend is sprinkled with limited release restorations including Alejandro González Iñárritu
2026-06-12 22:36 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: In a preemptive move, Lionsgate has locked down rights to Carry Me to My Grave, a buzzy forthcoming novel from New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden, as a development project for Francis Lawrence, who is eyeing direct and produce under his first-look deal with the studio. L
2026-05-15 16:07 UTC
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At the Costa Rica Media Market (CRMM) to announce the launch of the Latin American offshoot of genre initiative WomanInFan, Sitges Film Festival director general Monica Garcia sat with Morbido CEO Pablo Guisa and Mexican director Luis Javier Henaine (“Disappear Completely”) to discuss the state of g
2026-07-17 17:35 UTC
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‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Series Based On Books Ordered By Peacock From Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door
Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to Dungeon Crawler Carl, a live-action series adaptation of Matt Dinniman’s popular science fantasy books. The project comes from Seth MacFarlane’s Fuzzy Door and Universal Global Television where the company is based. Dinniman, who serves as
2026-06-19 02:13 UTC
Rolling Stone
The comedian is accused of failing to report $8.7 million in income taxes
2026-06-19 02:16 UTC
Variety
For decades, Natalie Portman has been one of our most cerebral stars. A 1999 Vanity Fair cover, promoting “The Phantom Menace,” asked whether the then-17-year-old might “choose Harvard over Hollywood.” She managed to do both, earning an Ivy League degree and an Oscar. Her characters in movies from “
2026-08-21 14:00 UTC
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Prince Harry, Elton John, and several other high-profile figures who lost a privacy lawsuit against the publisher of the Daily Mail have been ordered to pay $13 million (£9.5m) to cover the Mail’s legal costs. The seven claimants, also including Liz Hurley and Baroness Doreen Lawrence, must make the
2026-08-21 14:03 UTC
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Fernando Mendoza isn’t expected to turn up at the NFL Draft, but he will be spotted in a commercial tied to the annual event. Like many of its users, LinkedIn hopes to make a few new connections. Working with Mendoza, a top draft pick who has shown a proclivity for using the careers-focused site, c
2026-04-24 00:00 UTC
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With three features under her belt and two on the way, Elizabeth Banks recently opened up about the misogyny she’s faced as a woman director. The 4x Emmy nominee opened up about being told she “can’t direct men,” despite having worked with the late Ray Liotta on the 2023 dark
2026-04-24 00:13 UTC
Rolling Stone
After Pepsi pulled out of the London event, Rockstar Energy and the company behind Guinness, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Ketel One, and more followed suit
2026-04-06 18:25 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Strand Entertainment has signed actress Sol Rodriguez (Peacemaker) for management. Best known for her role of Sasha Bordeaux in HBO Max’s DC series Peacemaker, created by James Gunn, Rodriguez can also be seen as the female lead in the Netflix holiday rom-com Holiday in the Vineyard
2026-04-06 18:27 UTC
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Television City and Orbital Studios have partnered to bring a new virtual production studio to L.A.’s Fairfax District. The new LED volume will be based at 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Television City, and reflects Orbital’s steadfast commitment to providing best-in-class virtual production experie
2026-07-06 23:41 UTC
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While we knew when 70mm IMAX tickets were selling out a year ago that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey would be a hit, we now have some confirmation that the film itself lives up to the standard we’ve come to expect from the director of Oppenheimer. Early reactions dropped today, and whil
2026-07-06 23:43 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Buyers seeking romance will have a chance for New Love at MIPCOM. Dori Media Group is launching Fremantle-owned Abot Hameiri’s new dating format to the international TV marketplace ahead of MIPCOM. The show puts four single women into accelerated 72-hour live-in situations with care
2026-09-07 09:15 UTC
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BBC News’ coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s decision to move back to the UK prompted viewer complaints. The BBC revealed that audience members contacted the UK broadcaster to raise concerns that it was dedicating “too much” airtime to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
2026-09-07 10:10 UTC
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Saturday Night Live UK has added Such Brave Girls and Big Boys actor Freddie Meredith to the cast of the upcoming second season. Meredith, who is also a comedian, is coming off his Edinburgh Fringe debut show Need a Light?, which was nominated for a Best Newcomer Award. He will now join an ensemble
2026-09-07 10:51 UTC
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Editors’ Note: On July 13, California, New York & 10 other states sued to stop Paramount Skydance’s planned $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Last week a federal judge dealt the David Ellison-run Paramount a blow by setting the much anticipated antitrust action for a
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has joined the TV adaptation of the “Payday” video games as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively. Jackson will executive produce the project under his G-Unit Film & Television banner. As previously announced, the show is being pr
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
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Disney cut a licensing deal for six podcasts from iHeartMedia that will stream on Disney+ and/or Hulu, starting with the Jonas brothers’ recently launched “Hey Jonas!” In addition to “Hey Jonas!”, the deal encompasses video editions of iHeartPodcasts’ “Pod Meets W
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
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A couple of months after production wrapped on the untitled high-school hockey drama series headlined by Michelle Monaghan, Netflix is revealing more cast members — and a title, The Sticks. NCIS: New Orleans alum Scott Bakula, in his return to television, and Logan Marshall-Green, currently fi
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed writer and director Leah Nelson for representation in all areas as her profile continues to rise thanks to her well received directorial debut Tangles. The moving animated feature – about a young woman who puts her burgeoning graphic art career in San
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The Colombian artist goes deep on skyrocketing out of Medellin, working with Bad Bunny and Karol G, and making history over and over
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The expanded version of the Grammy-winning album will include a demo of "Not Ready to Make Nice" and the previously unreleased "Flowers"
2026-08-10 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Misfit janitors in a mysterious research facility are the subject of Doomsweepers, an animated comedy-horror series out of Australia. Monkie Kid series director Sarah Harper has created the “horror-action-comedy” show with Sydney 2D animation studio Flying Bark onboard as prod
2026-08-10 14:03 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: AI firm Promise, whose backers include Peter Chernin and Google, is developing a psychological horror feature film based on the “dead internet theory.” Dave Clark, a noted AI creator and filmmaker as well as Promise’s chief creative officer, is directing the project, whi
2026-08-10 14:06 UTC
Rolling Stone
Hollywood isn’t just finding new talent online. Now, it’s investing in creators’ careers
2026-08-10 14:06 UTC
Variety
Luciana Paes (“Friendly Beast”) and Camila Márdila (“I’m Still Here”) have been cast in “The Favorite Daughter” (“A Filha Favorita”), the new film by rising Brazilian director Rafaela Camelo. The filmmaker is gearing up to shoot the follow-up to “The Nature of Invisible Things,” which premiered to a
2026-09-14 16:56 UTC
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Ziwe Fumudoh has built her career in comedy and as an interview host who can handle any guest, from political figures to drag queens. The podcast star and creator screened two episodes from the upcoming season of her podcast “You’d Be an Iconic Guest” — one with comedian and actres
2026-09-14 17:00 UTC
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Netflix’s series adaptation of “This Summer Will Be Different” has added four new cast members, Variety has learned. Malin Akerman (“The Hunting Wives,” “Billions”), Megan Follows (“Buried in Barstow,” “Anne of Green Gables,”), Nadine
2026-09-14 17:00 UTC
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Netflix has hired Katie Martin Kelley as VP of film communications. In her new role, Martin Kelley will oversee communications for the streaming giant’s feature film department, encompassing live-action, documentaries, and animation. She will start on Sept. 8 and report to Netflix’s chie
2026-08-17 17:00 UTC
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James Austin Johnson is going from Studio 8H to the stand-up stage. The “Saturday Night Live” star, who is best known for portraying Donald Trump on the sketch comedy series, will release his debut comedy special “He’ll Yeah” on Aug. 31. The hour will debut exclusively
2026-08-17 17:00 UTC
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On a new show from ABC News, anchors Gio Benitez and Ashan Singh help viewers fill rabbit holes before getting stuck in them. During a recent live-stream of “Searched, “a relatively new entry to the schedule of ABC News Live, Benitez, clad in bright white sneakers and a short sleeve shirt, offered f
2026-08-17 17:00 UTC
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There’s a big shock in the film comms sphere and that’s Warner Bros EVP of Communications Katie Martin Kelley, who was Motion Picture Chairs Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy’s right hand, is heading to Netflix as VP Communications where she’ll oversee Dan Lin’s feature film
2026-08-17 17:00 UTC
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When you think of setting up a home theater, certain pieces come to mind: The 4K TV, your speakers, a high-end 4K Blu-ray player and a turntable for when you want to give your eyes a break and listen to music. But about your couch? Or the media console your TV, game consoles and other […]
2026-08-17 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has appointed Blake Levin to the role of Head of Media Finance and Sales. At IAG, Levin will lead the media finance and content sales business, working with filmmakers, producers, production companies, financiers and rights holders to structure financing, sec
2026-08-17 20:37 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actor and producer Steven Yeun has signed with CAA for representation. Perhaps best known for his role of Glenn Rhee on AMC’s The Walking Dead, Yeun was most recently seen in Netflix action thriller The Rip, Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi actioner Mickey 17 and Sundance
2026-04-20 21:30 UTC
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Horror is red-hot at the box office, but what is up next for the genre? Ideas flowed freely at the San Diego Comic-Con panel for Bold Voice of Contemporary Horror: Tenth Anniversary Edition, which took place on July 24. Panelists included both actors and behind-the-camera talent, including Dan Steve
2026-07-27 21:11 UTC
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Sean Astin said in a new interview with The Guardian that he was forced to sell his house amid “The Lord of the Rings” fame in the early 2000s because he negotiated such a small salary to play Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s landmark movie trilogy. The reveal may come as a shock
2026-07-27 21:20 UTC
Rolling Stone
The multidisciplinary artist delivered an emotional speech after Janet Jackson presented her with the honor
2026-06-29 02:57 UTC
Variety
Yash Raj Films has made a strategic investment in Rusk Media, the digital-first entertainment company behind the Alright! TV platform that specializes in original content for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences, as the Bollywood major moves to establish a foothold in India’s fast-growing vertical co
2026-06-29 03:00 UTC
BBC News
The tobacco industry is grappling with declining demand for traditional cigarettes.
2026-06-29 09:53 UTC
BBC News
The Michael Jackson movie was questioned by critics but has been a hit with fans around the world.
2026-06-29 09:55 UTC
Variety
At first, Brandy Norwood was a bit uncomfortable with being crowned the “Vocal Bible.” “The title disturbed me,” she says of the designation that both fans and generations of singers she inspired have given her. “The pressure of that is a lot. What does it mean?” But over the years, she explains, sh
2026-03-30 15:00 UTC
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Wanda Sykes’ next stand-up comedy special will debut on Netflix on May 19. Titled “Legacy,” it marks Sykes’ third hour for the streamer. Per Netflix’s logline, “With the trademark wit and fearless insight that have earned her multiple Emmy wins and nominations, Sy
2026-03-30 15:00 UTC
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The Zurich Film Festival has added 12 films to its Gala Premieres section, including Florian Zeller’s “Bunker,” starring Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, Danny Boyle’s “Ink,” starring Jack O’Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, and the European premiere of Lauren Miller Rogen’s “Babies,” starring Ann
2026-08-31 13:00 UTC
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Digital Brand Architects has signed prominent lifestyle creators Shannon Hart and Mya’Danielle Smith as part of its ongoing effort to partner with female entrepreneurs who have influential voices and a desire to build businesses. Hart is a registered nurse and lifestyle creator who is married to New
2026-08-31 13:01 UTC
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In hindsight, maybe the broadcast networks should’ve always done as few as eight pilots a year. That’s how many NBC ordered this season — five dramas and three comedies — and the crop may have produced as many strong series contenders as the contingents of 20-25 pilots the ne
2026-05-02 02:44 UTC
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During California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher” in 2025, the titular host took pains to grill his governor on what he felt were the many needless layers of bureaucracy in the Golden State — namely, that he was forced to pay for two roof inspections on his home fo
2026-05-02 02:58 UTC
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In what is hopefully a sign of the times for the box office to quote the Harry Styles song in Project Hail Mary, non-franchise IP is excelling around the world with Amazon MGM Studios’ posting an amazing $108.6M second frame for a running total of $300.8M. Not only is that the top grossing Ama
2026-03-29 16:08 UTC
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Eli Lilly & Co. hopes its sponsorship of an event tied to the heroic coach Pat Summitt will do just as much for the company as the many commercials it runs each year. When “Celebrating Pat Summitt: Live Reunion Special,” airs on ESPN2 on Sunday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. eastern, viewers will be tol
2026-03-29 16:11 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: U.S. distributor Saban Films has extended its $60M senior credit facility with East West Bank through 2030, building on a financing relationship that has been in place for a decade. Saban’s library has grown to more than 300 films in that time and it has extended its distribution pa
2026-07-02 15:15 UTC
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A Married at First Sight UK cast member has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to BBC News. In a statement to BBC News, the Metropolitan Police said: “On Thursday, 18 June, Met officers arrested a man in his 30s on suspicion of rape. This relates to an ongoing investigation, being l
2026-07-02 15:20 UTC
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Dianna Russini, former NFL insider for The Athletic, violated company rules by cultivating ties with New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel but the vast majority of her reporting was not tainted by it. That was the main takeaway from a five-month investigation into the matter by the New York Ti
2026-09-03 17:09 UTC
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Goodles, the mac-and-cheese brand co-founded by actress Gal Gadot, announced that it clinched a deal to be acquired by the Barilla Group, the world’s largest pasta company. Gadot, best known for portraying Wonder Woman in DC’s superhero films, and her husband, Jaron Varsano, are co-found
2026-09-03 17:09 UTC
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One of Donald Trump’s favorite Fox anchors is now no longer with the Rupert Murdoch media empire “Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media,” the company said of the Fox Business host. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all th
2026-09-03 17:14 UTC
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COL Group’s FlareFlow and Singapore-based Bomanbridge Media have teamed on one of the first premium vertical-format documentary series, a wildlife title set to go live on the platform across 200-plus countries in late Q3 2026. Unveiled at Owl&Co’s Vertical Media Summit in Los Angeles
2026-06-04 00:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The musician released her debut album, Be Sweet to Me, last month
2026-06-04 06:31 UTC
Variety
Fragrant Nature Film Creations has acquired exclusive distribution rights to “Josephine” across the Indian subcontinent. The deal covers India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. Directed by Beth de Araújo and starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan – both o
2026-06-04 06:37 UTC
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Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features standout drama series scripts in 2026 Emmy contention. Stepping away from Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s Tale and into the world of The Testaments, viewers were met with something lighter, more vibrant and
2026-06-04 19:05 UTC
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Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns says AI will save the company “tens and tens of millions of dollars a year” across film and TV production as well as areas like FAST channel curation. Along with the cost efficiencies, which studios and creatives alike have been touting of late, Burn
2026-06-04 19:12 UTC
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Tickets for Universal’s $250M Christopher Nolan feature take of Homer’s Odyssey went on sale today, but only for PLF (Premium Large Format) showtimes. Deadline has confirmed that the wait on AMC sites was long as an hour and has now dwindled to around eight minutes, per sources. We are c
2026-06-04 19:15 UTC
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SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details from the currently streaming Season 5 of Prime Video’s The Boys. The Boys’ final season is currently streaming new episodes on Prime Video. Many of the regulars have already met their fates and more is certainly to come ahead of the series finale. Com
2026-05-07 17:00 UTC
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Paramount Pictures and Warner Music Group have closed a multi-year, first-look deal that will see both companies partnering on theatrical films, drawing on the lives and music of WMG’s roster of artists and songwriters. Warner Music Group catalog is rich including such top-selling and award-winning
2026-05-07 17:00 UTC
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Starz will launch its Rebecca Hall-starring BBC drama ‘The Listeners’ on June 12. The series, which stars Hall (Resurrection, Christine) as a popular English teacher who suddenly begins to hear a persistent low hum that no-one else can hear, runs to five parts. You can see a trailer abov
2026-05-07 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Veteran film publicist and marketing strategist April Elansari has launched Opening Day PR, a boutique film publicity firm that will offer strategic, filmmaker-first campaigns designed to elevate both theatrical and digital releases. Services offered at Opening Day include national and re
2026-05-07 18:20 UTC
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Top Hollywood law practice Yorn Levine LLP has appointed two of its in-house stars, Cary Dobkin and Priya Verma, to name partner. Co-founded in the mid-‘90s by Kevin Yorn, the firm’s promotion of Dobkin and Verna comes as both hustle for top clients including Rachel Sennott, Nisha Ganatra, Shane Gil
2026-05-07 18:25 UTC
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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has gone on strike against the second season of the YouTube children’s series, “CoComelon: The Melon Patch,” as the crew says they have not been provided “fair wages and benefits.” Hoping to persuade production to sign a union contract
2026-05-07 18:28 UTC
Rolling Stone
Fans can relive the nostalgia with T-shirts, shorts and sneakers adorned with the original Bulls logo and team colors
2026-04-09 20:46 UTC
Variety
“Broken Snow,” a psychological drama set inside an abandoned, snow-bound house, will premiere at Theatre 71 this month. It stars Tom Cavanagh of “The Flash” and “Ed,” Tony Danza of “Taxi” and “Who’s The Boss,” and former “SNL” star Michael Longfe
2026-04-09 20:46 UTC
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Entertainment industry veteran Thai Randolph has taken the wraps off her new venture: NILE & Co., described as a content and commerce platform that works with “creators who move culture.” Randolph is the former CEO and co-founder of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, which she exited in 2023. Sh
2026-04-09 20:53 UTC
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Juliette Binoche has taken over Karlovy Vary. “An icon is here,” said the festival’s artistic director Karel Och, welcoming her to the stage. In town to pick up the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, Binoche also presented her directorial debut “In-I in Motion
2026-07-09 12:56 UTC
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Salman Rushdie warned that free expression in the U.S. is under sustained pressure from the Trump administration as he accepted the Liberatum Cultural Honor at Camden Town Hall at King’s Cross in London, the same building where he once worked on community relations before becoming one of the w
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC
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“MobLand” Season 2 has an official premiere date at Paramount+. The 10-episode second season of the British crime drama will debut on Sept. 18, with Paramount also releasing a first-look teaser, which can be seen below. News of the second season release date comes not long after it was r
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC
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Character.ai is getting into the microseries game. The company, known for letting its users generate and engage with a suite of original and user-generated characters, is introducing “c.ai Series,” a collection of microseries created using characters native to the Character.ai platform.
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC
Variety
Netflix is still signing checks to fill out its growing podcast lineup. The streamer’s latest pact is with the Vox Media Podcast Network, now owned by James Murdoch’s Lupa Systems, for exclusive rights to video versions of podcasts “Unexplainable” and “Switched on Pop.&
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Guy Ritchie’s back in business at Amazon. Fresh from developing Young Sherlock, he is now attached to London-set crime drama series Capital, we can reveal. Amazon MGM Studios’ UK division has put the series into development, with Ritchie the co-writer and co-creator alongside
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC
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MobLand Season 2 will launch globally on Paramount+ on Friday, September 18 and you can see a teaser trailer for the Tom Hardy-starring crime drama above. We’ve also a batch of first-look images of Hardy as mob fixer Harry De Souza, Pierce Brosnan as Irish gang leader Conrad Harrigan and Helen
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: The Family Plan 2 and Sex Education star Reda Elazouar has been set to lead action-thriller Scorpion, alongside Alex Pettyfer and Clive Owen. Principal photography has begun in Cyprus on the movie, which is being directed by Richard Hughes (The Enforcer). Brit Elazouar has been cast in th
2026-07-09 13:01 UTC
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Rafa director Zach Heinzerling got word his Netflix series about tennis great Rafael Nadal had earned an Emmy nomination while in a most appropriate locale – Centre Court at Wimbledon. The filmmaker was attending a men’s quarterfinal match (between Flavio Cobolli and Arthur Fery) at the All England
2026-07-09 23:26 UTC
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All mysteries aside, you could say that, this summer, together, Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell are building a sister-y road show. McLachlan is touring behind her 2025 “Better Broken” album, as a followup to her successful “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” 30th Anniversary Tour,
2026-07-09 23:35 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: British model and television personality Arabella Chi has signed with Rizzo The Agency for exclusive representation. Chi began her career as a model and went on to appear in Love Island, Love Island: All Stars and The Challenge UK, and has had roles in films including Wonder Woman and Jus
2026-09-10 09:41 UTC
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Prime Video has given a series order to Things We Never Got Over, an adaptation of the bestselling book series by Lucy Score. The project, from Ringer creators Eric Charmelo and Nicole Snyder, had been in fast-track development at the streamer. In Things We Never Got Over, on which Charmelo and Snyd
2026-06-11 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Independent Artist Group has signed actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer for representation across the board. IAG will also represent A Bird And A Bear Entertainment, Cedric’s production company with Eric Rhone, which has a first-look deal at CBS. One of the Original Kings
2026-06-11 15:48 UTC
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Larry David’s upcoming HBO sketch show about American history will feature both Isla Fisher and Jane Krakowski in guest star roles, Variety has learned exclusively. Officially titled “Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,” the show is in celebration of the 250th anniversary
2026-06-11 15:50 UTC
Variety
Episode 5 of Peacock’s mockumentary series “The Paper” marks an important turning point for Sabrina Impacciatore’s Esmerelda Grand. The series follows a group of journalists working under editor-in-chief Ned Sampson, played by Domhnall Gleeson. The Toledo Truth Teller was once a well-respected publi
2026-06-11 19:23 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has set a Jan. 29, 2027 theatrical release for the 87Eleven Entertainment dystopian future action thriller, Karoshi from filmmaker Takashi Doscher. Doscher wrote and directed the pic which stars Teo Yoo (Past Lives), Isabel May (Scream 7), Takehiro Hira (“Shōgun”), Bill Camp (“P
2026-06-11 19:30 UTC
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Belgian-based Kinepolis, a top European theater operator, agreed to acquire 13 Showcase Cinemas in the U.S. from Harbor Lights Entertainment (formerly National Amusements Inc.) in a deal worth $30 million. National Amusements was the start of the Redstone family media empire, launched by Sumner Reds
2026-06-11 19:33 UTC
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Pallavi Sharda is starring in “Stay,” a French-Indian independent feature written and directed by Rohena Gera, currently shooting in France after wrapping its India leg. Sharda plays Sailee, the daughter of a wealthy Indian family who moves to Paris following a divorce to escape the weig
2026-05-14 05:35 UTC
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Third Culture Content has unveiled Night Market Studios, a Singapore-anchored genre label, with “The Conjuring” writers Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes joining as executive producers as the company brings a four-film debut slate to the Cannes Film Market. Wholly owned by Third Culture Content
2026-05-14 05:40 UTC
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Eddie Peng (“The Great Wall,” “Black Dog”) and Ewan Mitchell (“Saltburn,” “Wuthering Heights”) are teaming up to star in actioner “The Healer,” the feature directorial debut of acclaimed action stunt coordinator and second unit director Can
2026-05-14 06:09 UTC
Variety
Mel Brooks brought the Farce to CinemaCon. Brooks didn’t attend the annual convention in Las Vegas, but the 99-year-old comedy legend sent a pre-taped video for the long-awaited sequel to his 1987 sci-fi parody “Spaceballs.” In the short clip, he also announced the sequel’s official titl
2026-04-16 04:52 UTC
Variety
Henry Cavill’s “Highlander” reboot got a first look during Amazon MGM’s presentation at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theaters owners that’s underway in Las Vegas. Filming is still underway, but CinemaCon attendees saw behind-the-scenes footage and some ser
2026-04-16 05:25 UTC
Variety
Yo Adrian, the Italian Stallion is back in the ring. Amazon MGM brought a teaser of “I Play Rocky,” a drama about the true story behind the tumultuous making of the 1976 boxing classic “Rocky.” Anthony Ippolito, best known for “The Offer,” portrays a young Sylvest
2026-04-16 05:28 UTC
Variety
Screenwriter William Yu has signed with Buchwald for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Yu continues to be repped by Bellevue and Jackoway Austen. Yu recently worked on the Peacock series adaptation of the movie “The Burbs,” to which he will return as executive story editor
2026-04-16 21:00 UTC
Variety
Mike and Pam aren’t the only dynamic duo at CinemaCon anymore. Historically, film studios have been run by one monolithic figure, calling shots and running expansive teams of middle managers and underlings. Paramount Pictures heads Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg are now the second team running a
2026-04-16 21:00 UTC
Variety
“Grey’s Anatomy” has made 320 appearances on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, more than any other series in the charts’ history. The long-running ABC medical drama beat and continues to reset a record previously held by “NCIS,” which is still in second p
2026-04-16 21:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The dance trio's North American trek kicks off in June, with stops at venues like Madison Square Garden and Fenway Park
2026-04-16 21:02 UTC
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Netflix “built our M&A muscle” during its ill-fated quest to acquire Warner Bros, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Wall Street analysts Thursday. “We’ve learned so much about deal execution, about early integration,” Sarandos said. “We’re really proud of the tea
2026-04-16 21:06 UTC
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It’s been more than a year and a half since Netflix last took a trip to “Outer Banks,” but the show’s fifth and final season finally has a premiere date: August 20. As part of the news, Netflix also revealed a teaser trailer and first look images for the show’s return.
2026-06-18 15:00 UTC
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Game on! “Esports World Cup: Level Up” returns for its second season on June 26, when all five episodes will drop exclusively on Amazon’s Prime Video. Directed by filmmaker R.J. Cutler (Netflix’s “Martha,” Apple TV’s “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Littl
2026-06-18 15:00 UTC
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“Models vs. Werewolves,” the new horror film from Charles Band and vertical production banner FMA – Full Moon Artists, has landed at microdrama platform ReelShort for its vertical premiere. The film follows five models who retreat to a remote Airbnb during a rare full moon event that occ
2026-06-18 15:03 UTC
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"Joe talks to everybody about everything," Leno says
2026-06-18 15:09 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Obscured Releasing has acquired U.S. distribution rights to satirical comedy Lady, starring Fleabag actress Sian Clifford as the aristocratic Lady Isabella. This debut feature from BAFTA-nominated director Samuel Abrahams is being lined up for a theatrical release this fall before launchi
2026-06-18 15:12 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: In the highest profile showrunner move so far this year, Abbott Elementary creator, executive producer and star Quinta Brunson has signed a big, five-year overall deal with 20th Television for her Fifth Chance Productions. She is coming off a four-year overall deal at Warner Bros. Televis
2026-06-18 16:45 UTC
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HBO Max has long offered a discount if you pay upfront for a year of service. Now the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned service is dangling an even bigger price break in a new summer promo. Starting Thursday (June 18), new and returning HBO Max subscribers in the U.S. can save an additional 28% off the o
2026-06-18 16:51 UTC
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“The Simpsons Movie 2” will be among the first animated films to receive funding from the state of California, getting $21.9 million from the state’s expanded production incentive program. The sequel is among 38 films — eight studio projects and 30 independents — that w
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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The United States is the world’s largest market for African storytelling content — accounting for 8.7% of global demand — followed by the U.K., South Africa, Canada, France, Brazil and China. That’s among the takeaways of a study released on Thursday by the Next Narrative Africa Fund, launched
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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Front Office Sports is getting into the daily TV sports news game. The company, the online outlet known for its aggressive coverage of the sports biz, is gearing up to launch a daily TV news program, “Front Office Sports Tonight”: a 30-minute, nationally syndicated show covering the biggest sports s
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s CBC and BBC Northern Ireland have greenlit Committed, a ten-part comedy co-production starring Schitt’s Creek actor Dustin Milligan and Derry Girls‘ Diona Doherty. The series will follow Milligan as Canadian Peter Hooley (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) as a recentl
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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Mariska Hargitay said she cried after seeing Christopher Meloni’s reaction to “Law & Order: Organized Crime” being cancelled. “I saw it and burst out in tears, first of all,” Hargitay told Extra at NBCUniversal’s Emmy Luncheon in L.A on Wednesday. “I imm
2026-04-23 15:10 UTC
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New York prosecutors on Thursday dropped a charge of third-degree rape against Harvey Weinstein, after two juries were unable to reach a verdict on the allegation. In a statement, the D.A.’s office said that the accuser, Jessica Mann, did not wish to testify at a fourth trial of the disgraced
2026-06-25 15:52 UTC
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Jay-Z is set to sit down with Rick Rubin for the eight-part documentary series “Jay-Z in 8,” debuting on HBO this fall. Rubin is directing the series and will interview the rapper about his music, lyrics, life experiences and creative process. The two have a long history, as Rubin produc
2026-06-25 16:00 UTC
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Harold Wheeler, a prolific and Tony-winning Broadway orchestrator, composer and conductor who for 17 seasons served as musical director for ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, died following a lengthy illness Wednesday, June 24, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 82. His death was announced by longt
2026-06-25 16:02 UTC
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Genre is in ascension, and Fantasia’s Frontières and the Toronto Festival’s TIFF: The Market are making sure Canadian filmmakers can reach for the top this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market organized by Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, is teaming up with TIFF: The Mark
2026-05-28 13:05 UTC
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Donald Trump filed an amended defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over the publication’s reporting on a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein. A federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit in April, concluding that it failed to adequately allege actual malice, but all
2026-05-28 13:07 UTC
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Rage Against the Machine co-founder and longtime activist Tom Morello has announced the “Power to the People” festival — described as a “non-partisan celebration of peace, justice, solidarity, music, and community action” — taking place Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Merriweather Post Pavi
2026-05-28 13:09 UTC
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Olivia Ponton is launching a new era for her book podcast — and as part of that, the influencer and model is looking to recast the blonde stereotype to show that someone can be both obsessed with fashion and beauty as well as intellectually curious. Ponton is renaming the show from “Booked
2026-05-28 13:15 UTC
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Imax has been in an enviable position since the great box office reset. It’s no secret that movie theater attendance has languished in post-pandemic years. But when audiences have opted to go to cinemas, they’ve gravitated toward premium moviegoing options like Imax to distinguish the bi
2026-05-28 13:15 UTC
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Ken Brown, one of the most durable journalists in financial journalism in recent years, is moving to CNBC, where he will oversee the business-news outlet’s digital editorial operations and play a role in devising overall strategy. He will report to David Cho, CNBC’s editor in chief, and
2026-05-28 18:30 UTC
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When cinematographer Michael Bauman began research for Netflix’s “Monster: The Ed Gein Story,” he got unique insight into the story. The eight-part series, led by Charlie Hunnam, tapped into the serial killer who killed at least two women and exhumed several bodies for his heinous purposes in the 19
2026-05-28 18:45 UTC
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SPOILERS: This post contains details about the final scene of Obsession With the success of his directorial breakout in Focus Features and Universal’s Obsession, Curry Barker is teasing his horror followup. The writer/director recently revealed that his next film Anything But Ghosts exists in
2026-05-28 23:52 UTC
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After Freedom 250 announced a lineup of performers for the Great American State Fair this week, some are already pulling out of the event. Morris Day, Young MC and The Commodores have said that they will not perform, even though they were on the roster of artists announced for the June 25-July 10 ev
2026-05-28 23:58 UTC
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Ian Somerhalder revealed in a new interview with E! News that he was forced to claw himself and his family out of debt in the eight-figure range (an exact number was not given but it was $10 million or more) after he retired from acting. Somerhalder said “financial upheaval” is part of t
2026-04-30 20:35 UTC
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The “Golden” age of women in music was celebrated Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, as Billboard hosted and livestreamed its annual Billboard Women in Music event, with a heavy-hitting list of honorees from multiple genres performing as well as picking up trophies — including W
2026-04-30 20:35 UTC
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Apple hit another high note in the first three months of 2026, delivering an earnings beat driven by a surge in iPhone sales and continued momentum in its Services segment. Apple’s Services business revenue in the quarter grew 16.3% to $30.98 billion. That beat Wall Street expectations for $30
2026-04-30 20:39 UTC
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You’ve probably heard the adage that Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist, but in hindsight, it feels prescient. Since the start of his career, which rang off with a feature on the inescapable smash “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa in 2015, Puth has gone from wallowing in schlock
2026-04-30 20:42 UTC
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“Mr Nobody Against Putin” co-director Pavel Talankin’s Oscar statue has gone missing after the TSA at New York’s JFK airport confiscated his award. Earlier this year, Talankin took home the Oscar for best documentary feature. In a social media post, Talankin’s co-direct
2026-04-30 20:59 UTC
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UPDATED with charges: Britney Spears was charged in Ventura County today with driving under the influence, according to multiple reports. The charge is a misdemeanor. Spears checked into a treatment facility following her DUI arrest. Her rep issued a statement at the time that read in part, “T
2026-04-30 21:00 UTC
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Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film “Hokum” which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” with Variety. The small-town government sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from
2026-04-30 21:04 UTC
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Paul McCartney has received his first-ever nomination for the U.K.’s prestigious Mercury Prize alongside Olivia Dean, Raye and more. The shortlist for the prize, which recognizes outstanding British albums, was unveiled on Thursday. Nominees include McCartney for “The Boys of Dungeon Lan
2026-07-30 12:36 UTC
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Boutique Italian sales agency Lights On has picked up international sales rights to the debut feature of Colombian Manuel Ponce de León’s “In All My Journeys I Am Returning” (“Todos mis viajes son viajes de regreso”) ahead of its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival. “It’s an exceptionally bo
2026-07-30 12:37 UTC
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The nation’s third and fourth largest theater chains, Cinemark and Marcus Theatres, both posted upbeat earnings amid a long-awaited box office recovery. Plano, Texas-based Cinemark saw sales rise 15% to $1.1 billion for the June quarter, a milestone for the company, on rising admissions and concessi
2026-07-30 12:49 UTC
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A harvester of disease in “Antiviral,” a white supremacist in “Get Out,” mass murderer Martin Bryant in “Nitram,” Vlad the Impaler himself in “Dracula”: Caleb Landry Jones has carved such a niche for himself playing men not to be touched with a ten-foot pole that “Down the Arm of God” im
2026-09-01 13:58 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Todd Shastwick and David Nett’s ProgCore, LLC has formed a fantasy imprint with L.A. boutique publisher Gungnir, as they work up a slate of TV and podcast projects. The two companies have joined forces to form ProgCore Press, which will focus on fantasy and roleplaying games and sit
2026-09-01 14:00 UTC
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Alex Kingston, Iain Glen and Sean Pertwee are among the British acting royalty cast opposite Ray Winstone in Prime Video’s upcoming comedy-action series Danger Money. Kingston (A Discovery of Witches, Doctor Who), Glen (Game of Thrones, Jack Taylor), Arian Nik (Count Abdulla, Daddy Issues) and
2026-09-01 14:00 UTC
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We now have the venues and full timeline for the 79th annual WGA Awards next year. The Writers Guild of America said last month that its dual 2027 ceremonies would be held February 13, and Tuesday morning came word that they will be held at the Edison Ballroom in New York City and the Fairmont [R
2026-08-04 18:08 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Erin Von Schonfeldt, a comedy executive bearing more than three decades of history with Levity Live’s Improv comedy clubs, has been promoted to the company’s Chief Programming Officer. Most recently Executive Vice President of Programming, Von Schonfeldt’s promotion come
2026-08-04 18:20 UTC
Rolling Stone
Adam "Ditch" Kurtz, who fronts a Buck Owens tribute band, is the latest musician to make a run for political office
2026-08-04 18:20 UTC
Variety
The Latin Recording Academy will honor Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — a.k.a. Daddy Yankee — as the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The legendary Puerto Rican musician, a pioneer and driving force behind the globalization of reggaeton music, will be honored for his nearly three-decade
2026-04-07 19:17 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Noel Braham, founder of the Micheaux Film Festival, has announced the development of The Oscar Micheaux Institute, a nonprofit initiative to aid individuals facing economic barriers in their pursuit of careers in film, television, and media. Organizers said the Institute will focus on wor
2026-04-07 19:22 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Brave Artists Management has signed actress Marisol Nichols. Best known for her seven seasons as a series regular on The CW’s Riverdale, Nichols has more recently been seen starring opposite Jenna Ortega in the film Winter Spring Summer or Fall and will next be seen in the Lifetime
2026-04-07 19:22 UTC
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The lead-up to “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been more of a product push than a press push — fitting for a film centered on the fashion industry. In the weeks leading up to its May 1 release, the film has touted partnerships with Tresemme, Tweezerman, Loreal, Grey Goose and more. W
2026-04-07 19:24 UTC
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Multi-hyphenate Danny McBride can now add New York Times bestselling author to his resume as his debut novel Thrilling Tales Of Modern Men cracked the list in its first week. The book was number 14 on the list after hitting shelves on June 23. Random House acquired McBride’s first book in 2023
2026-07-07 17:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Sometimes they made the smart choice and led with "New Year's Day" or "With or Without You." Other times, they made baffling picks like "Get On Your Boots"
2026-07-07 17:31 UTC
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Broadway proved little match for fireworks last week, as every one of the 32 productions took the usual Fourth of July holiday hit at the box office. In all, the total receipts of $29,331,200 were down 20% from the previous week. Granted, there were three fewer shows on the boards (Death Becomes Her
2026-07-07 18:30 UTC
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Starz has released the official trailer for its British boxing drama Fightland (above), ahead of the show’s July 31 premiere. Fightland is a story of redemption, betrayal and brutal ambition – in and out of the ring. On the night that British-born boxer Duke Kilroy (Howard Charles) becom
2026-07-07 18:33 UTC
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It’s been a year of heavy losses in Hollywood, after fans said goodbye to numerous beloved names in film, television and music. Dolly Parton’s death on Aug. 25 caused an outpouring of grief across the country for the beloved singer, actress and philanthropist. “Schitt’s Creek
2026-09-08 18:11 UTC
Rolling Stone
This will be the first major acting role for Michael D'Angelo Archer II, who's also been releasing music as SwayvoTwain
2026-09-08 19:26 UTC
Variety
Nine years after first suing AMC Networks over unpaid profits, five producers of “The Walking Dead” have scored a $120 million settlement. The producers — Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Charles Eglee, and Glen Mazzara — reached a deal with the cable network on Friday, avoiding a feder
2026-09-08 19:27 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Metz (The Pitt) has joined the cast of Will Trent for Season 5, taking on the series regular role of Birdie Palmer. Birdie is the newly appointed Deputy Director of the GBI — confident, ambitious, and razor-sharp, but deeply guarded by a life-altering event from her past. Birdie
2026-09-08 19:30 UTC
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Suno, the controversial AI music generating platform, continues to make moves toward legitimacy in the music industry: After striking licensing deals with Warner Music and BMG (arguably the third and fourth largest music companies in the world), on Tuesday it has announced a deal with France-based i
2026-09-08 20:21 UTC
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There’s love in the air in the Emmy race for original song. Variety has exclusively confirmed that “Sounds Pretty Good to Me,” the original song featured in the Season 4 finale of the Netflix docuseries “Love on the Spectrum,” has been ruled eligible and is officially s
2026-06-09 19:25 UTC
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Netflix’s “Michael Jackson: The Verdict,” a docuseries that revisits the King of Pop’s 2005 trial, debuted at the top of the TV charts with 17.8 million views in its first five days. The three-part series premiered on June 3 and features interviews with key people who were in
2026-06-09 19:28 UTC
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Former Biden administration official Shuwanza Goff is joining Paramount Skydance as VP of U.S. government affairs, coming amid Paramount’s massive pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Goff will be based in Washington, D.C., and “she will be our lead Democrat government affairs off
2026-06-09 19:34 UTC
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Bleecker Street Films and LD Entertainment have acquired the U.S. rights to Anton Corbijn’s latest film, “A Talent For Murder,” which stars Oscar-, Emmy- and Tony winner Helen Mirren as celebrated novelist Patricia Highsmith (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”). In the twisty thriller
2026-06-09 19:45 UTC
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Nicholas Galitzine will play male model Hoyt Richards in a new movie from director Gus Van Sant. Plot details haven’t been confirmed, though Richards is known for becoming the world’s first male supermodel — jet-setting across the globe to pose for fashion houses including Versace,
2026-06-09 19:49 UTC
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Jack White has a followup album to the acclaimed “No Name” coming this summer, titled “Frozen Chocolate”… and it’s already quietly gone on sale for pre-order on his website, despite the lack of any other official announcement of the project. The pre-order page for
2026-06-09 19:53 UTC
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William Hasley, a writer who worked on TV series including “The Smurfs” and co-wrote an inspirational book with Caitlyn Jenner, has been identified as the hiker who was found dead on Hollywood’s popular Runyon Canyon trail on Saturday evening. He was 78. Hasley was previously marri
2026-06-09 19:59 UTC
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Long-running New York City band Interpol have announced their first album in four years, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton,” which arrives Aug. 28 and also will be their first for Partisan Records, the Brooklyn-based indie currently riding high with Geese and others. The album was produced by Andrew Wyatt (
2026-06-09 20:28 UTC
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Paris-based production companies SCoT(T) and The Project have boarded ‘Gro(ceries),’ a vampire self-identity comedy starring ‘Sex Education’s’ Chinenye Ezeudu-Sterling, who is also the co-writer with director Sophie King. The news comes ahead of the project’s participation in Fantasia Festival’s Fro
2026-07-14 16:26 UTC
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FIFA said this afternoon that Tom Cruise, Laura Pausini, Nicole Scherzinger, Robbie Williams, and internet streamer IShowSpeed will be among the names that will perform as part of the World Cup closing ceremony. The closing ceremony will take place on Sunday, 19 July, at MetLife Stadium. The o
2026-07-14 16:26 UTC
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A federal court has set a hearing for Friday to consider an emergency motion filed by a dozen state attorneys general to at least temporarily halt Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. The states are seeking a temporary restraining order to pause the transaction as their ant
2026-07-14 20:44 UTC
Rolling Stone
Tony Gilroy's musical drama about the world of Hollywood film scoring also stars Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, and Will Arnett
2026-07-14 20:45 UTC
Variety
Lily Allen’s “West End Girl” tour was one of the year’s most acclaimed pop outings when it played U.S. theaters earlier this year, but there was some question about whether the intimate and highly theatrical one-woman show would translate to huge venues, when the British sing
2026-07-14 20:51 UTC
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Channel 4 and Paramount UK network 5 (previously Channel 5) have struck a historic pact over advertising. For the first time, two UK public service broadcasters will join together on ads, with Channel 4 Sales becoming the exclusive partner for a broad portfolio of Paramount brands in the UK includin
2026-09-15 09:58 UTC
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Maddalena Ravagli, who is known for penning some of the most successful Italian scripted series including “Gomorrah” and “ZeroZeroZero,” is making her directorial debut with Sicily-set story “The Place of Eternal Summer” (“La terra dell’estate”). Shoot
2026-09-15 10:00 UTC
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Mikel Gurrea’s “Saints,” starring Victoria Luengo, who played opposite Javier Bardem in “The Beloved,” will be brought to market at San Sebastián by Berlin-based M-Appeal which has acquired its international sales rights. M-Appeal will launch its campaign as “Saints” (“Sants”) weighs into San Sebast
2026-09-15 10:03 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Maya Jama and Roman Kemp’s agency Insanity Talent Management has hired a partnerships chief from Channel 4. Lucy Gulliver joins in the newly-created role of Group Partnerships Director and will look to “build the next generation of brand to talent partnerships,” the London age
2026-06-16 07:00 UTC
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Jour2Fête has taken French distribution rights to period dramedy “La Portraitiste,” directed by Annie St-Pierre and written by Florence Longpré, who also stars in the film. The deal was signed in Cannes with H264, a Montreal-based international sales company. Longpré, an actress as well as a writer,
2026-05-19 10:08 UTC
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Two years after “The Apprentice” premiered at Cannes, Sebastian Stan reflected on the film during the press conference for his new movie “Fjord,” saying America is “in a really, really bad place.” The actor was asked his thoughts on “The Apprentice,” w
2026-05-19 10:15 UTC
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Ahead of the world premiere of “The Man I Love” in competition at Cannes, Rami Malek joined his director and co-writer Ira Sachs for a Kering Women in Motion Talk in which the Oscar winner fought through shock and awe that he’s even showing a movie at the esteemed film festival. &#
2026-05-19 13:48 UTC
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As its title explicitly says, Sarah Kinsley’s latest EP, “Fleeting,” is about impermanence, the idea that nothing ever completely goes away. “Who knew dead things could come back to kill us?,” she says, recounting a poem from Lucille Clifton, one of the inspirations behind the EP. The California-s
2026-05-19 14:00 UTC
Variety
The 2026 BET Awards nominations have landed: Cardi B leads the nominations with six, Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist tie for second five nominations, and Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto earning four nominations each. A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Chri
2026-05-19 14:00 UTC
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“Giant,” a play starring John Lithgow as author Roald Dahl, has recouped its entire production cost after 10 weeks on Broadway. The show, which is running for a limited 16-week engagement, was capitalized at $5.6 million. “Giant” revolves around a 1983 scandal that forces Dahl to choose
2026-05-19 14:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
"I never would've predicted that he would go the path that he's gone now, because he did seem really smart," the director-actress said in a wide-ranging conversation about misogyny
2026-07-21 04:55 UTC
Variety
“Saturday Night Live” boss Lorne Michaels was a bit tied up when Chloe Fineman called to say she was leaving the show. “In classic form, he was watching England vs. Argentina,” Fineman told Variety at Monday night’s premiere of Apple TV’s “The Dink” in
2026-07-21 05:00 UTC
Variety
A whole lotta people were curious about the whereabouts of the Avengers. The first trailer for “Avengers: Doomsday” has been viewed a staggering 503 million times over 24 hours. That ranks as the second-biggest movie trailer launch of all time, behind Sony’s upcoming Marvel adventu
2026-07-21 22:00 UTC
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Dixon Q. Dern, a longtime Hollywood attorney who helped shape modern entertainment law through many innovative business deals, died July 19. He was 97. Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Dern earned undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University. He came to Los Angeles as television was bec
2026-07-21 22:06 UTC
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The Thomas Guide Is a map that painstakingly details how to navigate Los Angeles by car. It’s a spiral-bound relic that almost none of your junior executives remember. Your assistant thinks it’s a ranking of pale British heartthrobs. Your intern will stare at you, unblinkingly and for minutes, if yo
2026-09-22 21:48 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Nicky Campbell has signed with CAA for representation. A red-carpet host, correspondent, fashion commentator, stylist, and creator known for his viral takes on celebrity fashion and red-carpet style, Campbell is the co-creator and host of Gloves Off, a digital fashion talk series in which
2026-09-22 21:49 UTC
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Film Independent is expanding the Film Independent Spirit Awards with the introduction of the Robert Redford Environmental Vision Award, a new honor recognizing narrative film and television works that engage with environmental issues through innovative and impactful storytelling. Created in partner
2026-06-23 16:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
Two of today's greatest rock bands will co-headline the Truth together on Nov. 2
2026-06-23 16:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
'Unhinged,' the newest narrative game from the streamer, lets people play through a horror show, with very creepy results
2026-06-23 16:00 UTC
Variety
David Letterman’s long tenure in late-night is about to get a global boost as his Worldwide Pants teams with NBCUniversal and Merzigo to expand distribution of more than 6,000 episodes on YouTube, Facebook and other platforms around the world. The deal calls for tech Merzigo to optimize Letter
2026-06-23 16:01 UTC
Rolling Stone
These are the top LEGO discounts on Amazon during Prime Day — ranked from the most affordable sets to the biggest-ticket builds
2026-06-23 16:04 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated indie studio Media Res (The Morning Show, Pachinko) has promoted Kristen Kuroski to EVP, Head of Business Affairs and Legal. Since joining the studio in 2025, Kuroski has overseen business and legal affairs across the studio’s slate including the fifth season of Apple TV’s
2026-06-23 17:36 UTC
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Richard Gadd, Joe Barton and Philip Barantini are among the lineup for Storytelling360’s inaugural London conference. Taking place on July 12 at the BFI Southbank Theater in the U.K.’s capital, the “State of the Story” Conference brings together some of Britain’s leading storytellers. As well
2026-06-23 17:39 UTC
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Nate Bargatze and other “nice” white guys are the subject of ire in comedian W. Kamau Bell’s latest Substack essay, titled “It Is So Easy To Not Do This.” Bell rips Bargatze for attending the UFC Freedom 250 fights at Donald Trump’s White House earlier this month.
2026-06-23 17:41 UTC
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Media layoffs across the entertainment industry are hitting hard after last year’s avalanche of job cuts. The unfortunate trend can still be felt following the Covid-19 pandemic, dual Hollywood strikes and — the latest event to hit Los Angeles hard: a series of wildfires that broke out in Janu
2026-03-24 16:57 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, reality stars from Summer House and podcast stars via their popular Giggly Squad, are now looking to become comedy series stars. Netflix is developing a half-hour scripted comedy co-written and headlined by the longtime best friends, which the streamer lan
2026-03-24 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Prologue Entertainment, the independent film and television studio behind Netflix thrillers Zero Day and A House of Dynamite, is expanding its ranks, naming Ken Segna as Head of Television. In the newly created role, Segna will oversee TV development with an emphasis on building and expan
2026-03-24 17:00 UTC
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Madrid-based global powerhouse The Mediapro Studio has joined forces with Emmy-winning producer-showrunner Charles Wachter to launch a new non-fiction banner, Stopwatch Media. Wachter, whose notable credits include reality shows “Million Dollar Secret” for Netflix, “Beast Games” for Prime
2026-03-24 20:39 UTC
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It took a lot of guts for Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche to create a dance and theater piece that called for her to perform strenuous and complicated choreography in front of a live audience for over an hour. After all, she embarked on the project — co-created with dancer-choreographer
2026-03-24 20:51 UTC
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United Talent Agency has signed Latin music star Jay Wheeler for global representation in all areas. UTA will work alongside Wheeler across live touring, media, brand partnerships, filmed entertainment, and additional strategic opportunities worldwide. The singer has scored three Latin Grammy nomina
2026-05-26 16:24 UTC
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Variety has hired Corbin Bolies as a business reporter covering the intersection of AI and entertainment, with a focus on how the technology is affecting film, television, music and media. Bolies was previously a media reporter at TheWrap, where he covered the business of journalism and its intersec
2026-05-26 16:30 UTC
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The final batch of Broadway’s spring 2026 arrivals opened last week, and while press previews and opening night comps took their toll on some of the week’s grosses, a clearer picture of the season’s stronger newcomers began to emerge. The Rocky Horror Show was among the pack’
2026-04-28 20:29 UTC
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Shannon Elizabeth’s pivot to OnlyFans is off to a blockbuster start. Creators Inc. CEO Andy Bachman reveals the “American Pie” and “Scary Movie” star has “grossed seven figures in her first week on the platform,” with sources telling Variety that Elizabeth s
2026-04-28 20:38 UTC
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In a move that reflects the record industry’s shift toward serving independent artists, Warner Music Group announced Wednesday morning that it will acquire the B2B music platform Revelator, which plays distribution and artist-services role similar to that of Downtown, which was recently acquired by
2026-04-01 13:59 UTC
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“There are a lot of reasons for people not to leave their homes and go to the theater,” Will Packer, the veteran producer behind an extensive collection of beloved crossover hits like Think Like a Man, Ride Along, Girls Trip, and Night School, explains from his home office in Atlanta. “Gas pri
2026-04-01 14:00 UTC
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Rattlestick Theater, one of Off Broadway’s most prominent venues for new work since its founding in 1994, will be renamed The Terrence McNally Theater in honor of the late trailblazing and Tony Award-winning playwright. “Terrence was with Rattlestick from the start,” said Rattlestick art
2026-04-01 14:00 UTC
Variety
Dorinda Medley has signed with CAA for representation. The television personality, entrepreneur and author rose to fame as a star of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City.” Medley joined the series during its seventh season in 2015 and exited after its 12th season in 2020.
2026-04-01 20:00 UTC
Variety
“Riverdale” and “Forbidden Fruits” actor Lili Reinhart recently took part in a video interview for Cosmopolitan magazine and revealed that a male director once told her to “suck in her stomach a little bit” in between takes. Reinhart did not reveal the male direct
2026-04-01 20:08 UTC
Variety
Disney said it had sold out all its commercial inventory tied to its coming 2027 telecast of Super Bowl LXI, showing a remarkable push to a financial touchdown that seemed in danger of being blocked just a few weeks ago. Hugh Johnston, the company’s chief financial officer, announced the close
2026-08-05 13:24 UTC
Variety
U.S. playwright-writer-director and performer Sophie Fleur de Bruijn, whose original romantic comedy spec script “The One Month Mark” recently sold to Apple, with Jennifer Lawrence attached, has signed for representation with CAA. De Bruijn has been making a splash in Hollywood with her
2026-08-05 13:25 UTC
Deadline
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has more records with the biggest Tuesday ever at the domestic box office which is weighing in at $42M, and it’s also the highest grossing movie YTD with $1.1 billion worldwide. More.
2026-08-05 14:48 UTC
Rolling Stone
The updated version of the archival single features elements of songs from Soulja Boy, the Isley Brothers, and Sheck Wes
2026-08-05 14:49 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: As Fox is getting ready to launch a reboot of one of its 1980s TV series, Baywatch, this coming season, the network is bringing back another classic ’80s TV title, Highway To Heaven, for the following season. Looking ahead, Fox has ordered a new take on Michael Landon’s Highwa
2026-05-06 21:00 UTC
Variety
Miles Teller and Eddie Redmayne are in talks to star in “Star One,” a new spy thriller from Doug Liman set to launch at the market in Cannes. Liman — who recently wrapped AI thriller “Bitcoin” starring Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson — is directing from a script by David Cogg
2026-05-06 21:04 UTC
Deadline
If you thought David Zaslav had said all he had to say on the life and death of CNN founder Ted Turner today in his memo to Warner Bros Discovery staff earlier Wednesday, think again. “Ted was a generational entrepreneur, someone who believed deeply in the power of ideas and in telling stories and b
2026-05-06 21:04 UTC
Variety
Early in her career, Patricia Glaser was fortunate to land at a law firm led by attorneys who defined what itmeant to be well-connected, influential and respected in Los Angeles’ legal, social, civic and political circles. She learned well. The lessons Glaser absorbed as a young associate at Wyman B
2026-04-08 14:00 UTC
Variety
The American Black Film Festival has unveiled the competition lineup for its 30th-anniversary edition, including Marsai Martin and Courtney B. Vance’s “The Fridge,” produced by Jamie Foxx; “Montmarte” starring Jesse Williams; and “That’s Her,” featurin
2026-04-08 14:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Gotham Award nominee Sebiye Behtiyar (Preparation for the Next Life) and Emmy nominee Sonja O’Hara (Snare) are to star in writer-director Zachary Allard’s horror feature debut, The Scorpion. The Scorpion follows Kit (O’Hara), “a struggling young woman whose dream of launching her ow
2026-04-08 14:08 UTC
Deadline
Greece has announced plans to ban social media for under-15s from 2027. The country’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, confirmed the ban today and said it would be implemented to tackle the “addictive design” of social media. The ban will begin on January 1, 2027. Mitsotakis announce
2026-04-08 14:08 UTC
Rolling Stone
The singer joins Madonna, Shakira, and BTS as co-headliners at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19
2026-07-08 19:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Jake Carter & Billy Offer are joining Range Select, the film finance and sales division of Range Media Partners, as Partners & Co-Heads. They both come from UTA in the Independent Film Group division. Carter spent the past five years as an agent in UTA’s Independent Film Group in
2026-07-08 19:00 UTC
Deadline
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show, already superstar-stuffed with the previously announced Madonna, Shakira and BTS, just got more crowded: Justin Bieber also will take the stage in what organizers are calling “a singular moment at the intersection of sport, culture and impact, broad
2026-07-08 19:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The country singer calls his recovery a "miracle," and credits his 5-year-old grandson with helping him through the scare
2026-06-10 15:45 UTC
Variety
French cinema group MK2 – the family-owned company which had five movies in competition at Cannes and won four prizes — is opening its capital to the public for the first time in its 52-year history. Led by brothers Nathanaël and Elisha Karmitz, the company runs a revered arthouse cinema
2026-06-10 15:45 UTC
Variety
Primary Wave Music has announced a partnership with the estate of legendary R&B singer Donna Summer, best known for such disco-era hits as “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Hot Stuff” and many others. Summer’s estate will work alongside Primary Wave on her award-winning music catalog and recordings,
2026-06-10 15:49 UTC
Deadline
John Travolta enjoyed a high-profile Cannes Film Festival this year with the world premiere of feature directorial debut Propeller One-Way Night Coach and surprise honorary Palme d’Or. Set in 1962, the tale revolves around a young boy who is taken on a magical “milk run”, multi-stop flight from New
2026-06-10 15:51 UTC
Deadline
“HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery love Taormina,” declared WBD South Europe Boss Alessandro Araimo on Wednesday as he touched down in the picturesque Sicilian hilltop town for the continental European premiere of Season 3 of House of the Dragon. It is a love affair that began with the second season of
2026-06-10 18:28 UTC
Deadline
Two-hundred years after the apocalypse, The Wasteland is a pretty bleak place to be. It is not, one would imagine, the ideal location for a buddy road-trip comedy between an optimistic Vault Dweller and a mutated, decaying and dangerous outlaw. But that’s the scenario that played out for Ella Purnel
2026-06-10 18:30 UTC
Variety
“The Morning Show” Season 4 tackled everything from deepfakes, Olympic doping scandals, media mergers to AI doubling as people’s therapists. For director and executive producer Mimi Leder, the show’s staying power is in capturing the zeitgeist. “The show is about the mo
2026-06-10 18:30 UTC
Variety
On the heels of a massively successful launch for “Off Campus” last month, Amazon is set to debut “Every Year After,” its next big YA series, on June 10. Along with being another romance, this one has the added bonus of potentially filling that “The Summer I Turned Pret
2026-06-10 18:30 UTC
Deadline
House lawmakers on Wednesday seized on the migration of NFL games from free TV to subscription platforms, in a hearing lopsided in criticism that frustrated fans are shelling out more to see their favorite teams. A hearing to examine the Sports Broadcasting Act — and more specifically an antit
2026-06-10 18:31 UTC
Deadline
Gilad Janklowicz, a fitness instructor whose signature syndicated TV program Bodies In Motion brought daily exercise routines to viewers newly dazzled by the exercise and aerobics movement of the 1980s and ’90s, died Tuesday, June 9. He was 71 and lived in Hawaii. His death was announced by Je
2026-06-10 18:31 UTC
Variety
Comedian Adam Friedland is set to bring his podcast, “The Adam Friedland Show,” to Spotify in July. The podcast will relaunch with its third season and partner with the streaming service for ad sales and distribution across all podcast platforms. “I couldn’t be more excited. I asked my colleagues at
2026-06-10 18:32 UTC
Variety
Edgar Ramirez is the latest addition to the cast of “Task” Season 2 at HBO. Ramirez joins returning Season 1 star Mark Ruffalo as well as previously announced new additions Mahershala Ali, Harry Melling, Adam Nagaitis, and Aminah Nieves. The official logline for the new season states, &#
2026-06-10 18:35 UTC
Variety
David Ellison, whose Paramount Skydance is awaiting closure of its massive deal to swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery, will host an invitation-only dinner next week “honoring” President Donald Trump and CBS News’ White House correspondents, Variety has confirmed. The event will take
2026-04-15 17:20 UTC
Deadline
Focus Features held a star-studded screening of Morgan Neville’s new documentary Lorne Tuesday night at the Steven Spielberg Theater on the Universal lot with the documentary’s subject, Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels and the theater’s namesake Spielberg in attendance, join
2026-04-15 17:26 UTC
Variety
High-octane stock traders in London get wrapped up in a greenwashing scandal as they pursue riches from a green-tech firm IPO. An amoral corporate executive is kidnapped by an unhinged beekeeper upset about pollution killing off his apiary. A lonely woman’s life is changed by connecting with an opin
2026-07-15 17:15 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: With Season 9 of The Rookie still six months away, fans of the popular ABC police drama are getting some extra original content to carry them through the hiatus. An extended cut of Episode 810, “His Name Was Martin,” will be released on Hulu July 20 in the Extras section of th
2026-07-15 17:20 UTC
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Italy has unveiled the 21 films under consideration to represent the country in the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. A selection committee, overseen by the film body Anica, will decide which film will go forward as Italy’s submission at a meeting on September 23.
2026-09-16 16:54 UTC
Rolling Stone
Ticketmaster still has seats to all remaining Loop Tour dates, while some resellers are listing Sheeran tickets for below face value
2026-09-16 16:55 UTC
Variety
Isabella Cohn’s doc “Watch You Rise” has added Indya Moore and Dr. Annie Farmer as exec producers. The film, which probes the roots of sexual harm, makes its premiere at the Denver Film Festival in October. The film is co-written by Maria Marrone and Cohn. Elizabeth Woodward and Marina Hunt at Willa
2026-09-16 17:00 UTC
Deadline
Macklemore says he’ll donate the $1 million in net earnings he made as the supporting act on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour to organizations that support the Palestinian people. And he’s inviting Robert Kraft, the billionaire Gillette Stadium-New England Patriots owner who threatened a ven
2026-09-16 21:52 UTC
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The Flawless Four will walk the halls of Reagan High for another weekend as Jawbreaker The Musical announces an extension for its Los Angeles workshop. Following overwhelming demand for the stage musical adaptation of Darren Stein’s 1999 teen cult classic, the production will continue with thr
2026-09-16 21:57 UTC
Rolling Stone
The rapper revealed the donation after the billionaire Patriots owner allegedly led a pressure campaign to force him off Ed Sheeran's tour
2026-09-16 21:59 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: With her new Universal horror film Other Mommy drumming up buzz leading up to its October 9 release, Academy Award winner Jessica Chastain has closed a deal to join The Retrievals, Netflix’s new drama series from Sirens and Maid‘s Molly Smith Metzler. Inspired by the Peabody A
2026-09-16 22:00 UTC
Deadline
Paramount-owned UK broadcaster 5 has agreed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery’s TNT Sports to become the UK home of free-TV highlights of the Tour de France. It takes over free-to-air coverage of the world’s biggest bike race from ITV. TNT Sports has the exclusive rights to the race, the most prest
2026-06-17 11:54 UTC
Rolling Stone
Inside the shadow world of plastic gunsmiths, and the government forces trying to shut them down
2026-06-17 12:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian industry veterans veterans Matthew Celestial and Brittany Bell have joined forces for a Toronto-based advisory, Rhetor Network. The company will advise organizations in the entertainment, technology, consumer products, media and corporate sectors, offering a diet of strategic com
2026-06-17 12:00 UTC
Variety
Indonesian director Ismail Basbeth has set “Love Letters of Our Life” as his next feature. The director is at the Shanghai International Film Festival presenting the world premiere of his film “My Own Last Supper”, which is part of the main competition. “Love Letters of
2026-06-17 12:02 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner and music icon Cher and Live Aid founder Bob Geldof are in talks to voice Australian animated feature Fly Squad — First Strike! Written and produced by Australian filmmaker Anthony Maley, the project follows three unlikely insect heroes who infiltrate a vast human chemi
2026-06-17 12:03 UTC
Variety
Radial Entertainment has tapped former Sony exec Carrie Ferman as the company’s new chief opperating officer. The news was revealed on Wednesday at the StreamTV Show in Denver during a keynote interview with Radial CEO Jeff Shultz. Ferman previously served as head of business strategy and oper
2026-06-17 22:20 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Margaret Cho, Chris Parnell and John Pirruccello have joined the cast of Derek Mari’s feature directorial debut Chrohnie, an ensemble comedy inspired by his experience with Crohn’s disease. Written, directed and produced by Mari, based on his 2019 short of the same name, Chroh
2026-06-17 22:21 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Marissa Jo Cerar (Black Cake) is developing the E.L. Westbury novel Drowning in Paper Flowers for TV, with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector of Thousand Voices, as well as Universal Global Television. The recently re-released novel follows Ruby Powell, a middle-aged housewife living in Dal
2026-08-19 17:00 UTC
Variety
B&B Theatres CEO Bob Bagby apologized to his staffers in advance. He was bracing for the opening weekend of “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and knew everyone would need to work around the clock. That’s no exaggeration: Screenings were scheduled at such odd hours as 8 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. to meet deman
2026-08-19 17:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
We look at other musicians — from Miley Cyrus to Willie Nelson to Paul McCartney to SZA — who've talked about quitting
2026-08-19 22:06 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Adèle Exarchopoulos (Blue Is the Warmest Color) has landed a lead role opposite Zoë Kravitz in Apple’s mystery movie from My Old Ass helmer Megan Park, sources tell Deadline. No word yet on Exarchopoulos’ part. Reps for Apple declined to comment. This will mark
2026-08-19 22:15 UTC
ESPN
LIV Golf is moving forward with its plan to take a new business model to potential investors, despite a report that the league is laying groundwork for potential bankruptcy in the U.S.
2026-05-20 16:55 UTC
Variety
Iman Vellani, known for playing Kamala Khan in “Ms. Marvel,” will make her solo comics writing debut with “Chachu,” a five-issue neo-noir miniseries illustrated by Marianna Ignazzi and colored by Jordie Bellaire, set for release from Image Comics and Tiny Onion on Aug. 5. Set
2026-05-20 16:00 UTC
Deadline
From Hollywood’s earliest era up to today, brothers have produced an outsized impact on the movie industry: Jack Warner and his siblings, Joel and Ethan Coen, the Duffer brothers, Russo brothers, Farrelly brothers, Duplass brothers, and the Ways (Chapman and Maclain), among others. Hamza and Badie A
2026-05-20 16:00 UTC
Deadline
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains plot details of HBO’s limited series DTF St. Louis. Steve Conrad, creator, writer and director of HBO’s DTF St. Louis, was joined by his all-star cast recently at the Television Academy in North Hollywood to discuss to making the series and why it didn&
2026-05-20 16:00 UTC
Deadline
Laura Benanti and Tituss Burgess will host The Tony Awards: Act One, the live pre-show on Pluto TV that kicks off Broadway’s big Tony night next month. Act One will be available to viewers for free on Pluto TV on Sunday, June 7, at 6:35-8 p.m. ET/3:35-5 p.m. PT immediately preceding the Tony A
2026-05-20 16:00 UTC
Variety
NewFest executive director David Hatkoff is stepping down after seven years with the New York City LGBTQ film festival. Lesli Klainberg, longtime president of Film at Lincoln Center and a former NewFest executive director, has been appointed in the interim. Kevin Chase Executive Search Group is lead
2026-05-20 16:00 UTC
Deadline
SPOILERS: This post contains details about The Boys series finale ‘Blood and Bone’ After five seasons and multiple bloody battles, The Boys wrapped up its biggest conflict with Wednesday’s highly-anticipated series finale. But series creator and showrunner Eric Kripke noted to Dead
2026-05-20 16:00 UTC
Variety
Eugene Jarecki has teamed with former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to launch his documentary “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, using what he calls a “pre-theatrical digital release” model that will bring the film straight to the global Bitcoin c
2026-06-24 14:53 UTC
Variety
“King of the Hill” Season 15 will see Bobby and Connie take their relationship to the next level. In the trailer released as part of the show’s panel at the Annecy Animation Festival, the pair explore romance as adults, much to their parents chagrin. The trailer also shows Hank and
2026-06-24 14:55 UTC
Variety
Investment firm HarbourView Equity Partners has announced a strategic partnership with Wolf Cousins, the songwriting collective founded by Shellback and Max Martin, two of the most successful songwriter-producers of the last 30 years. As part of the transaction, HarbourView has acquired the publishe
2026-06-24 14:59 UTC
Deadline
The BBC and BritBox have given the greenlight to a three-part Christmas special of The Other Bennet Sister. The Pride and Prejudice reimagining starring Ella Bruccoleri in the lead role alongside Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones has been a big hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced again by Bad
2026-06-24 15:00 UTC
Deadline
There are few surprises in Texas as Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch has been renewed for a second season. The renewal comes as the show, which stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, has two episodes left to stream of its first season. Dutton Ranch was always likely to be picked up for a second season
2026-06-24 15:00 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Fans of the James Bond franchise are getting closer to finding out who will next play the iconic spy for future installments. Sources tell Deadline that producers and director Denis Villeneuve have begun informing talent who have made the next round of auditions, which will occur later th
2026-06-24 15:19 UTC
Variety
You may not have heard of him, but he’s had a hand in some of the biggest cultural events in American history. The death of Marilyn Monroe. The Watts riots. Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination. The Manson Family murders. Natalie Wood’s drowning. And he was so reviled by the Hollywood establish
2026-06-24 15:21 UTC
Deadline
House of the Dragon has made its long-awaited return to HBO Max with its third season. Olivia Cooke’s Alicent, Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra, Matt Smith’s Daemon Targaryen, Steve Toussaint’s Corlys and more have are back on the small screen as King’s Landing is eyed for takeover. A war of dragons is coming
2026-06-24 19:29 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off Scary Movie crossing the $200M mark globally with the biggest opening in franchise history, filmmaker Michael Tiddes has signed with WME for representation. Prior to helming the sixth installment, reintroducing the iconic spoof series to a new generation of movieg
2026-06-24 19:29 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: After winning America’s Got Talent and its $1 million prize, “singing janitor” Richard Goodall has won again. He’s at the center of a deal with Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance to turn his impossible story into a feature film. Everard’s Ben Everard and Ma
2026-06-24 19:30 UTC
Deadline
Maura Higgins turned her quest for love into a TV career through Love Island. Now, she’s helping others find the one by hosting a reboot of an iconic British format on Disney+. Higgins, who was recently cast in Dancing With The Stars, will present a new season of Blind Date in 2027, stepping i
2026-08-26 12:32 UTC
Variety
U.K. agency Independent Talent Group is launching a creator studio to be headed by Deborah Turness, who has joined as president of Independent Talent Studio. Most recently, Turness was CEO of BBC News and Current Affairs and a member of the BBC board, and previously served as president of NBC News i
2026-08-26 12:35 UTC
Variety
Jeremy Strong will star in “The Passenger,” a historical escape thriller from Magnus von Horn. FilmNation Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking territories and Poland, to the film. This marks the English-language debut of von Horn, a Swedish and Polish di
2026-04-29 20:30 UTC
Variety
Eva Longoria and the team behind Amazon Prime Video’s “The House of the Spirits” will be among the notable multihyphenates, actors, writers and producers who are set to take part in the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Diverse Women in Media Forum, set fo
2026-04-29 20:43 UTC
ESPN
The new season of "Ted Lasso" was filmed in the U.S. at a real-life NWSL club for a cameo that serves as a key plot point of the show.
2026-08-05 15:45 UTC