Film Industry News

The nation now has 11 tons of enriched uranium after barely having any while the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was in place, The New York Times reports

Jelmer Boskma has been appointed as Digital Domain’s VFX supervisor, the company announced Friday. An acclaimed VFX supervisor and art director, Boskma’s role on the senior creative team will further strengthen the studio’s commitment to cinematic excellence.   Before joining Digital Domai

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Scienes has just made rule and eligibility changes in the acting and International Film categories that have to rank with the most significant in Oscars nearly 100 year history. From this point on in the acting categories, both lead and supporting, actors can

Indie distribution darling Neon is said to be eyeing a launch in the U.K. According to sources, the U.S company — which also has an international sales operation — is considering planting a flag across the Atlantic, with former Studiocanal U.K. boss Danny Perkins reportedly consulting for them about

A 25-foot fibreglass model of a shark — or its rear half, at least — adorning the roof of an otherwise ordinary terraced house in suburban Oxford, England, the Headington Shark is the kind of local curiosity that makes any casual passersby think, “There must be a story there.” And there

EXCLUSIVE: Steak and Rosé, the company run by Perfect producers Douglas Riggs and Tyler Payne, is teaming with Incandescent Productions, founded by The Brutalist producer Jiarui Guo, to launch an indie film fund. The initiative is launching at the Cannes Film Festival, and has aspirations to finance

Who better to throw couches, melons, and cakes with than the Late Show predecessor himself?

Focus Features/Blumhouse’s $15M+ pick-up of Curry Barker’s romantic horror movie, Obsession, has grossed $2.6M in previews between Thursday night and Wednesday shows. Now get this, that number is higher than the previews for Paramount’s Smile, which were $2M, but that movie opened

With all the bells and whistles rumored to be a part of Disney’s “super app” plans, there’s one feature that can be ruled out at this time: the AI magic the company had been conjuring via its recently aborted partnership with OpenAI. Which begs a question: Will consumers ever

When Hiam Abbass first read the script for Reed Van Dyk’s debut Atonement, based on a 2012 New Yorker article, it moved her to tears.  “I wasn’t familiar with the article at all, but when I read the script, I started crying while reading it,” Abbass tells Deadline. “And when I get such a big emotion

There was a lot going on in 1976. Underdog Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford for the presidency, China’s Chairman Mao Zedong died after 27 years in charge, and Australia passed the Aboriginal Land Rights Act, the first legislation in Australia that enabled First Nations people to claim land rights.

Saudi Arabia has raised its rebate for film and TV productions from 40% to a whopping 60% in a clear signal that the kingdom is keen to keep on driving it nascent industry after the removal of its religion-related 35-year cinema ban in late 2017. The Saudi Film Commission on Friday at the Cannes Fil

Drake's Iceman landing this week, and it's far from the first major record in music history to generate hype and excitement through an unorthodox marketing gambit

Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed multiple international deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also known as Girl in Red), following the film’s world premiere in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. The f

Emilia Fox will join experts to discuss the truth about true crime shows in a session just added to Deadline’s Reality TV Summit at SXSW London on June 2. The summit explores the biggest trends shaping unscripted television, with the true crime session examining where the line lies between compellin

Katie Conway has been promoted to executive producer of Robin Roberts’ development and production unit at ABC News Studios. The unit creates unscripted projects for ABC, Disney+ and Hulu. Conway joined the unit in 2023 when it was launched, serving as senior producer. In her new role, she will

EXCLUSIVE: United Talent Agency (UTA) has signed Colombian filmmaker and Cannes Film Festival regular Simón Mesa Soto for representation in all areas.  Mesa Soto’s latest feature, Un Poeta, premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2025 festival, where it was awarded the Jury Prize. A

“Angry Birds” has been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, located in Rochester, New York at The Strong National Museum of Play.  Originally created by Rovio Entertainment Ltd., the uber popular video game has defined the new era of mobile gaming; since its launch in 2009, the game

“All of a Sudden,” the next film by “Drive My Car” director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has already sold around the world in the run up to its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Cinéfrance International has closed a raft of international deals on the French-lan

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management disclosed early Tuesday that a takeover bid for Universal Music Group has been submitted to UMG’s board. The offer includes about $10.9 billion in cash, plus additional stock consideration that pushes the total consideration to about $35 a

Vietnam’s Mockingbird Pictures is heading to the Beijing International Film Festival with “A ‘Good’ Best Luck,” a dark comedy drama drawing on local spiritual folk traditions. Directed by Khương Ngọc and Tấn Hoàng Thông for VIC.N Studio, the film centers on Tâm, a young

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass unveiled temporary reductions in fees for film productions on Tuesday in the face of accusations of not having done enough to retain Hollywood jobs. Bass is up for reelection, with the June 2 primary just six weeks away. Her chief opponents, Councilwoman Nithya Raman and realit

EXCLUSIVE: Thruline Entertainment and Gersh have signed Ruby Marino for representation. Marino is a 16-year-old actress and singer coming off her first big show, Electric Bloom, a musical comedy that ran for 17 episodes on Disney Channel/Disney+. Premiering last July, the show traces how friendship,

A24’s Zendaya and Robert Pattinson romance feature The Drama has indeed engaged moviegoers around the globe, crossing $100M today to become the studio’s fifth film to hit the century mark in its 13-year history. The Kristoffer Borgli directed and written, Square Peg $28M net production i

EXCLUSIVE: Deluxe Ocean View, a psychological horror film penned by She-Hulk actor Ryan Powers that we reported on last August, has reassembled with a new cast and director, with production now underway on Cape Cod. In addition to Powers, Callan McAuliffe (Greyhound 2), Camryn Manheim (The Practice)

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Anonymous Content has signed Cypriot filmmaker Myrsini Aristidou for representation. Aristidou comes to Anonymous after premiering her debut feature, Hold Onto Me (Κράτα Με), in Sundance’s World Cinema Dramatic Competition, where it won the Audience Award