EXCLUSIVE: After exiting Fast X, it didn’t take Justin Lin very long to rev up another franchise. He’s set to direct One Punch Man for Sony Pictures. Scott Rosenberg & Jeff Pinkner, who teamed on Jumanji: The Next Level, and Venom, are set to write the live-action film adaptation of worldwide hit manga series. Sony […]
Ken Barker, a 19-year veteran of video game maker Electronic Arts, has been named VP and principal accounting officer at Netflix. The exec will take over the accounting role from Spencer Neumann, who had been handling it along with his duties as the company’s chief financial officer. Neumann will remain CFO after Barker’s arrival, according […]
EXCLUSIVE: Will Greenberg (Perfect Harmony) and John Gemberling (Broad City) are set to recur in Season 2 of Apple’s The Afterparty from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Details regarding the new season are tightly under wraps. All that is known regarding Greenberg and Gemberling’s characters are their names: Judson and Jaxon, respectively. Created by […]
Netflix’s The Brothers Sun has found its leads. Michelle Yeoh and Justin Chien will lead the series, which is set in the world of Taipei gangsters, and comes from American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu. Yeoh, who stars in Paramount+’s Star Trek series franchise as well as films such as Everything Everywhere […]
EXCLUSIVE: Courtney Lauren Penn and Thomas Jane’s Renegade Entertainment has acquired bestselling author Candice Fox’s thriller, Gathering Dark, for development as a series. The project brings the trio back together on the heels of their success with the Amazon Freevee original series, Troppo. Published in March of 2020, Gathering Dark centers on four women—a convicted killer, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lara Jean Chorostecki has been tapped for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming second season of USA Network and Syfy’s Chucky. A premiere date is TBD. The series hails from the movie franchise creator/writer Don Mancini who serves as showrunner, and Channel Zero creator Nick Antosca. Details of Chorostecki’s character are being kept […]
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ has rounded out the cast of its original comedy series Mrs. American Pie with recurring stars Jordan Bridges (Old Man, Rizzoli & Isles), Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story), Jason Canela (The Rookie, Always Be My Maybe) Mindy Cohn (Facts of Life, A Nice Girl Like You), Julia Duffy (Newhart, Looking) and Claudia […]
EXCLUSIVE: Los Angeles Media Fund has landed rights to Andrew DeYoung’s novel The Temps in a competitive situation with plans to develop it for television. Gabriel Bisset-Smith (The Last Hours of Laura K) will serve as the show’s creator. The Temps was release by Turner Publishing on March 29th and sold out its first print […]
UPDATE: Former Attorney General William Barr has been in the spotlight in this hearing, as the committee has run extensive video of his testimony, in which he talked of how he thought that Donald Trump was “detached from reality” as he began to embrace conspiracies about the election. “I was somewhat demoralized, because I thought, […]
June doesn’t look to be in a good way. Hulu has released new images from the fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale. The series will return on Sept. 14th with two episodes. New episodes stream Wednesdays on Hulu. Here’s the breakdown for the new season: June (Elisabeth Moss) faces consequences for killing Commander Waterford while […]
The Brady organization against gun violence is calling on Hollywood writers, directors and producers to examine onscreen gun violence and depictions of gun safety, asking the creative community to sign a pledge that’s already garnered more than 200 signatures of such names as Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Damon Lindelof and Jimmy Kimmel and the writers […]
Dougal Wilson has been named as the director of Paddington 3, which is now officially titled Paddington in Peru, Deadline can confirm. Wilson joins the franchise following the exit of director Paul King, who mounted both past installments to huge success, and is now focused on on the Timothée Chalamet starrer, Wonka. The franchise from […]
Close to a year after he yelled ‘action’ on set, Rian Johnson has revealed the title of the new Knives Out sequel which will premiere exclusively on Netflix this holiday season. Take a look at the title teaser: Benoit Blanc’s next case, the follow up to Knives Out, is called GLASS ONION. pic.twitter.com/6Zo0g1VX11 — Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) […]
When Adam DiVello first pitched Selling Sunset to Netflix, the plan wasn’t to turn an unscripted show about The Oppenheim Group—a high-end real estate firm in West Hollywood—into something akin to the Real Housewives franchise. “I don’t think we ever knew exactly what it was going to be,” admits DiVello about the show’s 2019 launch. “I know when I […]
EXCLUSIVE: Prolific film and television producer Liza Chasin (Made For Love, The Lost City) has signed a first look deal with Endeavor Content to develop and produce premium, talent-driven television series through her 3dot Productions. The pact expands Endeavor Content’s existing relationship with Chasin. Her 3dot Prods. and Endeavor Content recently produced the Netflix series […]
Kevin Spacey has been formally charged with four counts of sexual assault and a further offence by British police. The actor has also been charged with causing a person to “engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent,” the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court at 10am on Thursday June […]
Music mogul and entrepreneur Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will be given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards 2022. The award, which honors industry figures who have both significantly shaped culture through their careers and are seen as transformative leaders, will be awarded to the U.S. pop culture icon later this month at the awards […]
In her first public comments since she was elevated to Chairman of Disney General Entertainment, Dana Walden sent a memo to staff Monday morning. In it, she expressed her “immense appreciation to Bob Chapek for giving me this opportunity of a lifetime,” noting that “is enormously proud of what we do.” She also praised Peter […]
UTA has acquired the Curtis Brown Group, the UK literary and talent agency that reps Robert Pattinson as well as authors including Margaret Atwood. The deal follows the 2020 combination of Curtis Brown and former rival Markham Froggatt and Irwin. Previously, the firm had grown through the acquisitions of Tavistock Wood in 2018, Ed Victor in […]
The England soccer team’s wives and girlfriends could be heading to Netflix. It’s understood the streamer is in early stage discussions with All3Media-owned Optomen TV over a reality series that will shoot during the World Cup in Qatar later this year. According to The Sun, which first reported the news, Optomen has approached several of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Two weeks after a Virginia jury handed Johnny Depp a victory in his multi-million defamation trial against Amber Heard, the Aquaman actress is set to publicly speak at length for the very first time. Heard will appear on NBC in a one-hour primetime special on June 17 in a sit-down with Savannah Guthrie, I’ve […]
Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald over the weekend faced criticism for its reporting on the revelation of actress Rebel Wilson’s new romantic relationship. Although the paper’s editor initially defended the outlet’s actions, the offending column has since been removed and its writer has apologized. Wilson on Friday posted a selfie with partner Ramona Agruma on Instagram. […]
The BFI has named its first Disability Equality Lead. Clare Baines will take the post to further promotion of disability equality within the screen industries and internally at the organization. Baines, who became blind aged 15, will push driving forward the BFI’s strategic aims and objectives for people who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodiverse. […]
The UK’s entertainment unions have united to express “dismay” at the British government’s plans to sell broadcaster Channel 4 and urged it to reconsider. The Federation of Entertainment Unions, which represents over 120,000 UK creative workers, has written to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nadine Dorries to say it is […]
Marti Noxon & Frank Doegler Among Showrunner Speakers For Series Mania And Beta’s Seriesmakers Initiative As It Opens For Submissions Series Mania Forum and European content powerhouse Beta Group have opened their €120,000 Seriesmakers initiative for submissions and unveiled several high-profile speakers for its inaugural event. Marti Noxon (Sharp Objects, UnReal), Agnieszka Holland (House of […]
