Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, while cable networks have been virtually non-stop in providing reaction. That will continue this evening. Rachel Maddow will host her MSNBC show, breaking from her regular schedule. Norah O’Donnell will anchor CBS Evening News from the Supreme Court. […]
EXCLUSIVE: Woke, the live action-animated comedy inspired by the life of award-winning artist Keith Knight, has been canceled by Hulu after two seasons. Launched in September of 2020, the unique series took an irreverent look at identity and culture as it followed Keef, an African-American cartoonist on the verge of mainstream success when an unexpected […]
Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar defamation suit against Amber Heard is over, but not really over if the Aquaman actress can pay a pricey bond. In a short and sometimes tense hearing Friday morning in Judge Penney Azcarate’s Fairfax, VA courtroom, a final judgment in the explicit and high-profile civil trial that ended June 1 was presented […]
UPDATED with latest: Hollywood’s unions are reacting Friday to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade. SAG-AFTRA has called the decision “archaic and dangerous,” and vowed to “fight to protect women’s right to choice.” “Anyone who believes in the right of women to make their own healthcare decisions should be outraged with today’s […]
The Broadway revival of American Buffalo, performed at the in-the-round Circle in the Square Theatre, will continue to require audience masking through July 10, the production’s closing date. In a statement released today, producers said, “Due to the close proximity of the audience to the actors as a result of the intimate size of the […]
ABC’s primetime telecast of the 2022 NBA Draft notched a 0.3 rating in the adults 18-49 demo Thursday, while a repeat of Young Sheldon on CBS was the night’s highest-rated scripted show. According to fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen, 1.77 million viewers tuned into the draft on ABC, which carried the first round live from […]
EXCLUSIVE: Showtime and BET Studios announce the development of The Book of Jose, a pilot about hip hop star Joseph “Fat Joe” Cartagena. Cartagena (Happy Feet, Empire) will executive produce alongside pilot script writer Jorge A. Reyes (Queen of the South, Kevin Hill), and Kenya Barris (Black-ish, We The People). The Book of Jose is […]
As reaction to the Supreme Court’s overturning of abortion rights in America sweeps the nation, Hollywood studios are focusing on the protection of employees’ access to health benefits, including travel. As of yet, they haven’t opined on the controversial decision by the conservative court. A Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson said the company is “committed to […]
“Today, it is not hyperbole to suggest, is a very solemn moment,” said Joe Biden today in response to the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturning abortion rights in America this morning. “It’s a sad day for the court, and for the country,” the President added, calling the ruling “cruel”. Speaking from the White House, Biden […]
EXCLUSIVE: Writer-producer Francisca X. Hu is getting into business with UCP. Hu has signed an overall deal with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, under which she will develop and produce projects for a variety of television platforms. Hu landed her first staff job on the final season of Fox’s Sleepy Hollow and then […]
EXCLUSIVE: Before Anthony Bourdain and Gordon Ramsey there was Charlie Trotter, the O.G. of bad boy chefs. The late culinary master, who earned Michelin stars at his restaurants in Chicago and Las Vegas, is the subject of Rebecca Halpern’s debut documentary Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter. Greenwich Entertainment announced today […]
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Madeline Brewer (The Handmaid’s Tale) has signed on to star alongside Peyton Kennedy, Anjali Bhimani, Jeremy Radin, Akilah Hughes and Ben Gleib in the indie Pruning. In Lola Blanc’s psychological horror film, which is currently in production in the Los Angeles area, a far-right political commentator Sami Geller (Brewer) discovers that her rhetoric […]
To this day, filmmaker Rory Kennedy won’t fly on a Boeing 737 Max aircraft. “Based on what I know,” she tells Deadline, “I would not get on the 737 Max and I would not let my family get on a 737 Max.” Her point of view is significant because Kennedy has learned a great deal […]
Peacock is developing Laid, a comedy based on the Australian series of the same name, from Young Rock and Fresh Off The Boat creator Nahnatchka Khan, Son of Zorn showrunner Sally Bradford McKenna, Davis Entertainment (The Blacklist) and Universal TV, where Khan and Davis Entertainment are under deals. Written by Khan and Bradford McKenna, in Laid, […]
It’s Friday and that can mean only one thing, folks: another edition of International Insider. Jesse Whittock here to take you through another week in film and TV. Pouncing On Cannes Lions Climate chaos: Our intrepid Weekend Editor Caroline Frost braved the travel chaos in Europe to make her way to the mega ad confab […]
UPDATE: This year’s A Capitol Fourth, the annual televised Independence Day concert, will feature a celebration of West Side Story‘s 65th anniversary, headlined by Chita Rivera, and a centennial salute to the Lincoln Memorial. Just added to the lineup are Cynthia Erivo and Jake Owen. The event, to be broadcast on PBS, will be hosted […]
The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete Canadian director and screenwriter David Cronenberg with its prestigious Donostia Award at the 70th edition, running 16-24 September. The filmmaker will receive the career achievement prize on September 21 at a ceremony in the festival’s main Victoria Eugenia Theatre, followed by a gala screening of controversial Cannes 2022 […]
Peaky Blinders and Cobra producer Joe Donaldson has set an indie, Magic Hour Television, and signed a first-look deal with All3Media International and All3Media-owned drama house New Pictures. Donaldson will develop a slate, funded by All3 and its international arm, and partner with New Pictures co-founder and CEO Willow Grylls to produce scripted TV. Furthermore, Donaldson […]
The UK’s film and high-end TV could be worth nearly £7.7B ($9.4B) by 2025 but training enough crew to achieve that would cost around £300M ($368M), according to a study by British industry body ScreenSkills. The value of the production sector is expected to leap from the current £5.64B to anywhere between £7.07B and £7.66B, […]
Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens, Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga and James Bond’s No Time to Die are just a handful of the productions that have been filmed in Scotland, and a new report confirms that TV and film is blossoming north of the border. Screen Scotland’s report reveals that the industries contributed more than […]
London’s publishing world has marked the end of an era with the distribution of the very last print edition of Time Out magazine. Ever since it launched from an office on Chelsea’s Kings Road 54 years ago, the magazine has been the go-to publication for listings, film and restaurant reviews, and anything any self-respecting Londoner […]
For fans of Taika Waititi’s take on Thor in Thor: Ragnarok, the premiere of the writer-director’s latest MCU go-round, Thor: Love And Thunder, has been a long time coming. But it seems there may be yet more to come. At the Hollywood premiere on Thursday, its star, Chris Hemsworth said he hopes to continue the […]
UPDATE: As promised, Taylor Swift released her new song “Carolina” from the soundtrack of the upcoming film Where the Crawdads Sings at midnight ET. It marks her first newly written original song since her 2020 album Evermore. The song, revealed in a lyric video, comes as Sony Pictures gears up for the July 15 theatrical […]
UPDATE: Lil Nas X continued his BET jihad today, releasing the artwork for his new single, “Late to Da Party.” The art depicts him urinating on a BET Award that’s already soaking in bodily fluid in a toilet. He added insult to the injury with a minute-long “Star Wars”-esque text crawl that addressed how BET […]
More than 5,000 miles from her Las Vegas disaster in the residency that never was, Adele is making amends with a special two-day concert spectacular. The show, billed as BST (for British Summer Time) will be held July 1-2 in London’s Hyde Park, and will feature an all-female lineup of artists, highlighted by Kacey Musgraves. […]
