UPDATED, 12:02 PM: Vice President Kamala Harris’ office said today that she has tested negative for Covid, six days after a positive test. “Today, the Vice President tested negative for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test,” Harris’ Press Secretary Kristen Allen said in a statement. “The Vice President will return to work, in person, tomorrow. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Searchlight Pictures vet Angela Johnson is joining ID Public Relations as Vice President, Deadline has learned. Johnson will be working in both Talent and Content Departments where she’ll be repping filmmakers, below-the-line talent, production companies, actors in addition to consulting on film and TV series awards campaigns. The accomplished Senior Publicity Executive arrives at ID […]
A+E Networks has partnered up with Bowie State University, Maryland’s oldest HBCU, to provide college students with work experience in content creation. Revealed on Monday, the inaugural A+E Networks Apprenticeship Program seeks to match eligible Bowie State students with A+E team members for remote work experiences in graphic design, marketing, digital content distribution, social media […]
Netflix has set May 24 for the premiere of Supernature, Emmy winner Ricky Gervais’ second stand-up special for the streamer. In Supernature, Gervais gives his take on the rules of comedy, spoiling his cat and debunks the supernatural, concluding that actual nature is super enough. Gervais had performed half of his Supernature tour before being […]
The Monte-Carlo Television Festival has outlined its plans for the 61st edition which takes place in the principality from June 17-21 this year. Vying for the Golden Nymph awards which honor the best in international television production are 21 programs from 12 countries across three categories. They include Paramount+’s The Offer, Amy Poehler’s doc Lucy And […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cutting Edge Media Music has inked a slate partnership deal with Asbury Park Pictures, which will see it fund five of the company’s films, in exchange for the corresponding original music publishing rights. Cutting Edge’s latest deal comes on the heels of its successful, multi-year slate partnership deal with Thunder Road, of which Asbury Park is an […]
Nick Axelrod has joined UTA as vice president in its Ventures department, which builds and invests in businesses at the intersection of media, entertainment, consumer products and tech. He’ll be based in LA reporting to UTA Ventures head Sam Wick. Axelrod most recently served as co-founder and head of creative and product development for Courteney […]
Tubi has handed a Season 2 renewal to The Freak Brothers, its first animated original series, for premiere in December. The streaming service has ordered eight episodes of the adult animated comedy based on Gilbert Shelton’s cult classic underground comic. Its all-star voice cast, which includes Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, Adam […]
In a fast-moving, 40-minute pitch to media buyers on Day 1 of the NewFronts, NBCUniversal’s Peacock touted its advertising DNA at a moment when some streaming rivals are just now cozying up to Madison Avenue. “Peacock is the only place your brands can live alongside all of that content,” said Laura Molen, president of NBCU […]
UPDATED with trailer: Hulu today unveiled a trailer for its original film The Valet, starring Eugenio Derbez (CODA) and Samara Weaving (Nine Perfect Strangers), which will premiere globally across Disney’s streaming services on May 20th. In The Valet, world famous movie star Olivia (Weaving) faces a PR disaster when a paparazzi snaps a photo of her […]
Elizabeth Banks’ next movie as a director, Cocaine Bear, will be hitting theaters on February 24, 2023, Universal said Monday. The film stars Keri Russell (The Americans), Margo Martindale (The Americans), Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern […]
EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to the romantic comedy Most Guys Are Losers, starring Andy Buckley (The Office), Keith David (Nope), Mira Sorvino (Shining Vale), Grace Fulton (Shazam!), Paul Sorvino (Goodfellas) and Belmont Camelli (Peacock’s Saved by the Bell), for release in theaters and on VOD on July 1st. In the film from […]
As the NewFronts start their first in-person edition in New York since 2019, streaming stats are in for 2021, and the market is officially booming. The IAB, the industry group behind the NewFronts, issued its ninth annual report on online ad spending, finding that connected TV spending exploded to $15.2 billion, up 57%. It forecasts […]
The Second City opened its doors in 1959 as a small comedy cabaret. It has since grown to become the world’s most influential name in improv comedy, boasting such prominent alumni as John Belushi, John Candy, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Chris Farley, Tina Fey, Keegan-Michael Key, Eugene Levy, and many more. Now, the Chicago troupe […]
TrustNordisk has boarded suspense drama Birthday Girl, directed by Michael Noer and led by Danish star Trine Dyrholm. The company will handle international sales rights on the feature about a mother’s persevering quest for justice. Noer, who co-wrote Birthday Girl (working title) with Jesper Fin, is known for such films as 2018’s Before The Frost, which won the […]
SPOILER ALERT! Do not read until you’ve binged the seventh and final season of Grace and Frankie on Netflix. As promised, Dolly Parton joined her 9 to 5 co-stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as a guest star in the series finale of Grace and Frankie — and she behaved like an absolute angel! Actually, Parton’s Agnes […]
On Last Week Tonight With John Oliver the host explains why restricting Disney World’s self-governing abilities will hurt the state of Florida in the long run. Last week, Florida’s state senate voted to strip The Walt Disney Co. of a 55-year-old special district that has allowed Walt Disney World to largely self-govern its theme park […]
Naomi and her daughter Wynonna Judd, along with Ray Charles, Eddie Bayers and Pete Drake were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, one day after Naomi Judd died. In a statement made to AP, the family told the outlet that Naomi Judd died due to “the disease of mental illness. the statement read. […]
SPOILER ALERT: The following story reveals major plot points from the Season 6 finale of Starz’s Outlander. Starz’s Outlander wrapped up its sixth season tonight leaving SO many questions unanswered—yes, that was indeed the finale, one for a season that was shortened due to the pandemic. But if there’s a fandom that’s proven to be […]
Paramount+ dropped a first-look image of Sylvester Stallone in Tulsa King, as his mob boss character, Dwight. Tulsa King is the latest series from Paramount+ shows Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, and 1883 creator Taylor Sheridan. It marks Stallone’s first major lead television series, having guested on a number of classic shows such as Police Story […]
