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WME has signed Academy Award-winning director Aaron Schneider for representation. Meanwhile, queer country singer Adam Mac is covering Hank Williams Jr.'s song with a revised version.
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Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Zach Zucker, an artist at the forefront of the contemporary clown comedy movement, known for his alter ego of Jack Tucker, has announced that his first special under that name, Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour, will launch on YouTube at 12:00 p.m. PT on April 26. A graduate of École Phili
2026-04-24 15:46 UTC
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Rai Cinema touched down at the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) New York gala on Thursday evening to present Giuseppe Tornatore’s upcoming film The First Dollar to the high-profile guests. The project, which is in development, tells the story of Amadeo Peter Giannini, founder of the Bank
2026-04-24 15:47 UTC
Variety
Sanjay Dutt, the star of the original film, has acquired the rights to the 1993 Bollywood blockbuster “Khal Nayak” alongside producer Aksha Kamboj, with Jio Studios coming on board to present and produce the project. Dutt’s Three Dimension Motion Pictures and Kamboj’s Aspect
2026-04-24 15:50 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Noah Hawley is hoping that Alien: Earth has found its forever home at the UK’s Pinewood Studios. As the the FX sci-fi show nears start of production on its second run, the writer, director and showrunner revealed he wants it to return for multiple seasons – and has the same ambition
2026-04-24 15:52 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Waldron, co-creator, executive producer and showrunner of Chad Powers, has renewed his overall deal with 20th Television, the studio behind the Hulu comedy starring Glen Powell. Under the new pact, Waldron will continue to write, develop, direct and produce series for linear netwo
2026-04-27 17:15 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is moving forward with a most intriguing movie mashup. The studio has set Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland (Mystic River, LA Confidential) to write Django/Zorro for a big-screen continuation of a story that was hatched in a 7-issue crossover comic book series co-written
2026-04-27 17:25 UTC
Variety
Dish Network’s Sling TV is giving you a way to watch ESPN — for less than Disney. Sling TV has launched Sling Essentials, a new internet-streaming TV package touted as having the “unbeatable price” of $19.99/month for ESPN, ESPN2 and 10 other entertainment channels. The company boa
2026-04-09 11:30 UTC
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Here is first look image of Fatherland, Paweł Pawlikowski’s latest feature that is heading to Cannes. In the image, stars Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler can be seen looking stoic as they prepare to embark on a journey. Fatherland centers on the relationship between the Nobel Prize-winning wr
2026-04-09 11:36 UTC
Variety
Anubhav Mohanty, one of Odia-language cinema’s most prominent stars, has come on board as presenter for the musical romance drama “Bindusagar,” which opens across Indian theaters on April 17. The film, produced by Platoon One Films in association with Blackbuck Films, received its
2026-04-09 11:38 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Law & Order: Organized Crime, starring Christopher Meloni, won’t be returning for a sixth season on Peacock — or NBC. The decision doesn’t come as a huge surprise; the Law & Order spinoff’s most recent fifth season launched on Peacock exactly a year ago. It
2026-04-16 18:30 UTC
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Brady Corbet’s touched down at Dublin’s Storyhouse screenwriting festival on Thursday where he teased details of his next feature film following his Oscar-winning 2024 title The Brutalist. “My new film is a film that is sort of about American mysticism and the history of the occult in Ame
2026-04-16 18:30 UTC
Rolling Stone
"We've been in the public eye for more than 30 years right now, and all we've ever tried to do is protect our children and love our children," former Spice Girl says
2026-04-16 18:31 UTC
Rolling Stone
The defense secretary continues to use the Bible — or what he may think is the Bible — to justify the administration's war against Iran
2026-04-16 18:32 UTC
Variety
Chinese auteur Bi Gan has completed the story of his fourth feature film, which will “focus on human existence itself,” following “Resurrection,” the Cannes prize winner that drew international attention. “After ‘Resurrection,’ I discovered that people around me are filled with both eagerness and an
2026-04-30 11:33 UTC
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Audio recordings of Princess Diana will be heard for the first time in a docuseries exploring the People’s Princess’s “Unheard Truth.” Producer Love Monday has unearthed secret taped conversations Diana had with her friend James Colthurst in 1991, which became the foundation
2026-04-30 12:00 UTC
Variety
The whole TV business is grappling with Gauge Rage. Nielsen’s recent decision to delay its popular “Gauge” snapshot of viewing across linear and digital platforms has incensed a trade group that represents the nation’s TV networks to advertisers. Nielsen last week said i
2026-03-24 19:38 UTC
Variety
After making her narrative feature debut with “Sisters in Arms,” a thriller about a battalion of Kurdish female warriors, Caroline Fourest, a prominent French journalist-turned-filmmaker, embarked on her boldest undertaking yet with her next project, “Broken Truth.” An English-language
2026-03-24 19:40 UTC
Deadline
EDITOR’S NOTE: After his recent column on theatrical windows contributed to Universal’s decision to preserve the 45 days between theaters and the ancillary waterfall, Deadline asked Joseph M. Singer to weigh in on the continuing efforts by Paramount Global owners-David and Larry Ellison to get
2026-03-24 19:46 UTC
Rolling Stone
The country superstar refuses to pick one direction on his latest, instead delivering a bit of everything he does well
2026-03-24 19:47 UTC
Rolling Stone
The production company behind the Netflix show had asked jurors for $29.5 million, citing Spacey's diagnosis of "sexual compulsive behavior"
2026-03-24 19:47 UTC
Variety
Oscilloscope Laboratories has acquired the North American distribution rights to Carolina Cavalli’s “The Kidnapping of Arabella,” which premiered last year at the Venice Film Festival in Horizons. The film marks Cavalli’s sophomore feature following her debut “Amanda,” which Oscilloscope Laboratorie
2026-04-28 13:00 UTC
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Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman, Fantastic Four: First Steps) and Lewis Pullman (The Testament of Ann Lee, Thunderbolts*) will star in The Spacesuit, a feature written and directed by Kitty Green (The Assistant). HanWay Films has boarded for sales, and UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finan
2026-04-28 13:00 UTC
Variety
Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner Vanessa Kirby (“Pieces of a Woman,” “Fantastic Four: First Steps”) and Emmy nominee Lewis Pullman (“The Testament of Ann Lee,” “Thunderbolts*”) are to star in the “The Spacesuit,” the next feature from “
2026-04-28 13:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Last winter, we broke the news that Tim Fehlbaum, director of the Oscar-nominated September 5, would direct an English-remake of the French thriller Boîte Noire (Black Box) for Netflix. And now, we can tell you that Adam Gyngell and Fred Fernandez-Armesto are set to write the adaptation.
2026-04-28 17:31 UTC
Variety
Veteran French producer Marco Cherqui, best known for Jacques Audiard’s Oscar-nominated film “A Prophet,” will next produce “La Petite,” a four-part drama commissioned by France 2. Set to shoot in six weeks, the series will be directed by Antoine Garceau (Call My Agent!
2026-04-28 17:34 UTC
Rolling Stone
Showrunner Mike White is rewriting the role for Dern as production on Season Four continues
2026-04-28 17:41 UTC
Variety
South Korean film studio Barunson E&A (“Parasite”) has come aboard “Inherit,” an upcoming horror feature from Thai production house GDH 559 (“How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies”), taking on international sales duties across North America, Europe, Latin America, and
2026-04-01 16:00 UTC
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The U.S. men’s national soccer team has spent the last four years preparing for a World Cup on home turf and HBO has been following along. The cable network will launch U.S. Against The World: Four Years With The Men’s National Soccer Team on May 12, one month before the tournament kicks off on June
2026-04-01 16:11 UTC
Rolling Stone
Adam Mac is a fan of Bocephus' 1980 song "Dinosaur" — except for some homophobic lyrics. Mac changed them and added it to his live set
2026-05-06 17:44 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: WME has signed Academy Award-winning filmmaker Aaron Schneider for representation in all areas, with an eye toward expanding his imprint in large-scale filmmaking. Schneider and producer Andrew J. Sacks won the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for Two Soldiers, an adaptation of the s
2026-05-06 17:49 UTC
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Beta Cinema has posted deals for award-winning Austrian Berlinale 2026 Panorama title Four Minus Three as it enjoys a strong theatrical launch in its home territory and sweeps nomination in key local film awards. Directed by Adrian Goiginger, the film is adapted from the autobiographical bestseller
2026-04-15 11:29 UTC
Variety
Paris-based Indie Sales has boarded “Quo Vadis, Aida? – The Missing Part,” the sequel to Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar and BAFTA-nominated movie which has just started shooting Bosnia and Herzegovina. The company will launch international sales on the sequel at the Cannes Market. The project is
2026-04-15 11:32 UTC
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Paramount CEO David Ellison reveled in “our first upfront as the new Paramount” Tuesday night at a NYC event with ad agency Omnicom for drinks, dinner and conversation about advertising opportunities and the upcoming slate. The company has opted for a series of smaller gatherings, or “partners
2026-04-22 14:56 UTC
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Neon has acquired James Gray’s latest feature, Paper Tiger. Written and directed by Gray, the film stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller. The story has been described as tense and gritty. The plot follows two brothers who pursue the American Dream—only to become entangled in
2026-04-22 14:58 UTC
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Some UK film and TV industry organizations are imposing “strict internal controls” around artificial intelligence, according to a new report from training body ScreenSkills. The report, which examined skills gaps in the industry and found many to be predicting layoffs in the near future,
2026-04-29 09:30 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Filming has recently wrapped in northern Portugal on feature drama The Odd Enchantment Of Madam P, starring Maria de Medeiros (Pulp Fiction), Trine Dyrholm (Queen Of Hearts), Emily Beecham (Little Joe), Tom Austen (Django series), Mathieu Amalric (The French Dispatch) and Alex Descas (Irm
2026-04-29 09:42 UTC