HBO will get a holy trinity of The Righteous Gemstones as it renews the comedy for Season 3. The renewal news comes just weeks after Season 2 debuted on Sunday, Jan. 9. Created, written by and starring Danny McBride, The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable […]
Tony winner Annaleigh Ashford has been tapped to star opposite Kumail Nanjiani in Hulu limited series Immigrant (working title), from Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel. Written and executive produced by Siegel, Immigrant (wt) is the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. The series will detail the insane, […]
SAG-AFTRA says that some producers aren’t compensating film and TV actors for the time it takes them to remove makeup and wardrobe at the end of their workdays – a violation of the union’s “15-minute rule.” The union’s contract states: “When performer is not otherwise on compensable work time, performer shall be compensated for up […]
Bravo has fired Real Housewives of Salt Lake City‘s Jennie Nguyen over multiple insensitive social media posts she shared in 2020, many of which mocked the Black Lives Matter movement. “Bravo has ceased filming with Jennie Nguyen and she will no longer be a cast member of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” The […]
As you know, the in-person Sundance Film Festival was canceled due to rising concerns of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, and it moved to an online screening format for press and attendees. John Boyega is the star of the festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition entry 892, directed by Abi Damaris Corbin and written by Corbin and […]
EXCLUSIVE: The VOICE Creative and Slew Pictures have acquired feature film development rights to Joan Bauer’s bestselling novel Hope Was Here, with the latter’s founder Bertha Bay-Sa Pan gearing up to adapt it for the big screen. Hope Was Here tells the story of Hope, a 16-year-old waitress who is no stranger to hardships, heartaches, and betrayal. With […]
Two top Republican members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee have fired off a letter to NBCUniversal, calling for them to answer questions about their concerns that China’s ruling communist party may influence the upcoming coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The letter from Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Rep. Bob Latta (read it […]
The Handmaid’s Tale creator, executive producer and showrunner Bruce Miller has signed a big new overall development deal with ABC Signature and Hulu. Under the rich pact, which I hear is for at least three years, Miller will continue at the helm of Hulu’s Emmy-winning original drama series The Handmaid’s Tale, which is currently in pre-production […]
When Germaine Franco began composing the score for Encanto, the directors knew they didn’t want the sound of a traditional Disney film. Franco began experimenting with Colombian instruments and rhythms to create the sound of Latin American magic. Encanto takes place in a magical town sheltered by mountains, created when Alma Madrigal (María Cecilia Botero) lost […]
Sony Pictures has acquired global rights to Rosalind Ross’ feature directorial debut Father Stu, starring and produced by Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg. Written by Ross, the film follows the true-life story of boxer-turned-priest, Father Stuart Long, whose journey from self-destruction to redemption inspired countless people along the way. Sony has set a theatrical release of Father […]
EXCLUSIVE: Apax Capital Group, a film and TV fund taking advantage of Italy’s tax credit program, has struck a ten-year deal with Mike Amoia to provide music for its European projects. The company, which was launched by Yona Wiesenthal, former CEO of the Israel Broadcast Authority and content chief at Israeli DBS platform YES and […]
A new week of primetime kicked off with some excitement. Monday saw a three-way tie for the night’s best demo rating between The Neighborhood, 9-1-1: Lone Star and The Bachelor. In the 8 p.m. hour, the night’s three leading titles earned 0.7 ratings in the 18-49 demo, per fast affiliates. The Neighborhood (0.7, 6.16M) rose […]
EXCLUSIVE: BBC Studios Natural History Unit has poached Netflix-backed indie Freeborne Media’s Laura Harris to run its development team alongside newly-promoted Jess Colman. The pair replace Gavin Boyland as dual Heads of Development at the powerhouse BBC Studios division. Deadline revealed in November that Boyland is remaining with the unit to series-produce an unannounced landmark […]
Nathalie Álvarez Mesén’s Clara Sola was the big winner at the 2022 Swedish Film Awards, known as the Guldbagges, scooping Best Film and Best Director. Scroll down for the full list of winners. Mesén also picked up Best Screenplay, shared with co-writer Maria Camila Arias, for the Spanish-language movie set in Costa Rica, which follow […]
Sir Ian McKellen has said the last major professional achievement he would like to conquer is starring in a musical. Speaking on this morning’s BBC Radio 4 Today program, the 82-year-old legend of British theater, who was promoting his new detective play Whodunnit (Unrehearsed), said he “doesn’t have much to prove anymore” but being in a […]
Queen Latifah breaks her silence about former her Equalizer co-star, Chris Noth. Back in December, two women came forward with detailed allegations of sexual assault – a decade apart – against the Sex and the City actor in a story in The Hollywood Reporter. The two woman accused Noth of Rape in LA in 2004 and New […]
Bob Iger is barely out the door at the Walt Disney Company and already a film from a scion of the founding family has come along to give the well compensated ex-CEO a kick in the ass. However, the Abigail Disney co-directed The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales documentary doesn’t have much to add […]
EXCLUSIVE: Dylan McDermott is becoming a full-time member of the Dick Wolf universe. The Emmy-nominated actor, who has been recurring on NBC’s Law & Order: Organized Crime, has been tapped as the lead of another Dick Wolf series, CBS’ FBI: Most Wanted. McDermott will succeed Julian McMahon, who is exiting FBI: Most Wanted after almost […]
Vachik Mangassarian, a character actor with dozens of credits including Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Curb Your Enthusiasm and feature The Stoning of Soraya M., has died. He was 78. His reps at McCaffrey Talent Management told Deadline that he died Saturday of Covid complications. Born in Iran of Armenian descent in 1943, Mangassarian came to the […]
If Emily the Criminal had been made in the 1970s, it might have been an angry drama starring Jane Fonda. If it had been made in the ’80s, it would have been a feelgood comedy starring Dolly Parton. And here we are in 2022, where it lands with its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival […]
Over two months after the script supervisor on Rust filed a jury seeking lawsuit against Alec Baldwin and the other producers for the actor’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchinson on the indie Western’s New Mexico set, the defendants want a California judge to dismiss the action. “Nothing about Plaintiff’s allegations suggest that any of […]
ESPN’s longtime college basketball analyst Dick Vitale will take the rest of the season off to rest his voice ahead of planned vocal surgery, he said Monday. He said he plans to be back in action at the start of the 2022-23 season, which would be his 43rd calling games for the network. Writing on […]
Amy Schneider continued her Jeopardy! winning streak tonight with her 39th game, becoming the second winningest contestant in the show’s history behind Ken Jennings. With the victory on Monday’s show, the engineering manager from Oakland, CA, became No. 2 on the game show’s all-time consecutive wins list, with her winnings now totaling $1,319,800. Jennings has […]
Just as the Omicron wave may have broken across the U.S. comes word of another version of the more transmissible variant, dubbed BA.2. It’s been nicknamed by some “stealth Omicron” because it seems to evade identification better than its predecessor. While other new variants that seemed worrisome — like Mu or Lambda — have had […]
EXCLUSIVE: MTV and CBS are commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day with two primetime specials hosted by Julianna Margulies. The Good Wife star, who also starred in the second season of Apple TV+’s The Morning Show, will front The Hate We Can’t Forget: A Holocaust Memorial Special for Smithsonian Channel/MTV International and Undeniable: The Truth to […]
