Close your eyes and you can almost imagine the visual of former President Donald Trump praising Death Row Records. That’s how good Jamie Foxx’s imitation of Trump is in a clip that’s virally circulating. Foxx was on the Rap Radar podcast to promote his new Netflix vampire film, Day Shift, which unites him with Snoop […]
The empire has struck back. After previously losing out on a major rights deal, Disney Star has rebounded and will have Indian cricket among its subscription offerings. The International Cricket Council said today that Disney Star won the TV and digital rights to its men’s and women’s global events through to the end of 2027. Disney […]
“It’s not the plane, it’s the pilot,” they say in the Tom Cruise-starring blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, and that’s kind of what Paramount thinks about a copyright lawsuit they’ve been slapped with over the fighter jet film. “When the Court reviews the article and Maverick, as opposed to Plaintiffs’ irrelevant and misleading purported comparison of […]
Rumors of gunfire interrupted a Wiz Khalifa concert outside Indianapolis Friday night, causing fans to spill out of the exits in panic. Khalifa was forced to prematurely end his set at the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. Fans to the left of the stage started to run away toward the exits, causing many others in […]
SATURDAY AM UPDATE: The bowels of the summer box office have been reached, with Sony’s new C CinemaScore horror movie The Invitation leading with $6M-$7M at 3,114 theaters. Like the late Andy Rooney, I get a lot of mail from sources. But in this instance, it’s about why it’s important to be gentle when covering the […]
British soap star Ashvin Luximon has died suddenly, age 38. The actor was best known for his role in long-running BBC soap EastEnders, where he played Asif Malik from 1999 to 2003. In total, Luximon appeared in 146 episodes. His family revealed that he died from an aneurism on July 23rd, and paid tribute to […]
Paul Allen’s extraordinary art collection is set to be sold off at what will be the largest auction of its kind in history. The late Microsoft co-founder died in 2018, leaving a collection worth an estimated $1billion, comprising 150 works including masterpieces by Monet, Renoir, David Hockney and Botticelli. Christie’s auction house will be managing […]
The battle lines between the BBC and its former star news presenter Emily Maitlis continue to be drawn, with BBC insiders lending their support after she claimed a BBC board member had interfered in editorial matters as “an active agent” of the Conservative party. After Maitlis made the claim in her lecture at the Edinburgh […]
Those who accuse Bill Maher of drifting too far from his liberal roots must have been happy with the lineup for Friday’s Real Time on HBO. From film director and author John Waters to Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar to director/actor and extreme liberal activist Rob Reiner, it was clearly a group that leans to the […]
A report today from financial services giant Bloomberg claims Netflix has arrived at a price point for its new advertising-supported tier, offering it at roughly half what its current and most popular no-commercials plan charges. The report claims Netflix is aiming at a $7 to $9 rate, a substantial discount from its current $15.49 monthly […]
When Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav wanted to make a forceful first impression at the company’s upfront last spring, he used words designed to dazzle the audience of ad buyers. The newly merged company, he declared, would now stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” with the broadcast networks in terms of scale and reach. Three decades after Fox […]
Deadline told you earlier today that WandaVision director Matt Shakman is in early talks to direct Marvel’s Fantastic Four. As such, he’s leaving the Paramount/Bad Robot’s Star Trek movie which he was previously attached to helm. Says Paramount Pictures in a statement, “Matt Shakman is an incredibly talented filmmaker, and we regret the timing didn’t align for him to direct our […]
UPDATED: An autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press today regarding country music superstar Naomi Judd’s death earlier this year confirmed Ashley Judd’s assertion that her mother died after she shot herself with a gun. The report also indicated the presence of prescription drugs in the Judd matriarch’s system. Those medications are used to address […]
One of Angeleno Heights’ most famous residents is no longer welcome there, according to some who live in the Los Angeles neighborhood. Specifically, they’re talking about Dominic Toretto, the main character of the Fast films played by Vin Diesel, whose onscreen home is a 4,800 square-foot home built in the area in 1906. As filming […]
Might we see Arnold Schwarzenegger in the ballroom this year? Maybe so: Deadline has learned that Joseph Baena, Schwarzenegger’s 24-year-old son, is expected to kick up his heels in the 31st season of Dancing with the Stars on Disney+. TMZ posted pictures of Baena attending rehearsal, wearing the same outfit he posed in for his […]
They start handing out Emmys next weekend with back-to-back Creative Arts ceremonies, followed on Monday, September 12 with the Primetime Emmys on NBC. But even as the TV awards season still has a couple of weeks to go before becoming history, the Oscar season is officially getting underway. Of course that means the fall festival […]
President Joe Biden trekked to Beltsville, MD, this afternoon to tape an appearance with Jay Leno and his show Jay Leno’s Garage. Biden told reporters afterward, “It was really good. It was even more fun driving my old Corvette.” Biden went to the James J. Rowley Training Center, a Secret Service facility. The president said […]
Don’t expect to see a new season of Floribama Shore anytime soon. MTV has opted not to move forward with a fifth season of the reality series, at least for now, sources tell Deadline. We hear the future of the series is being evaluated. Floribama Shore is an extension to MTV’s blockbuster Shore franchise from […]
Former Tonight Show host Jay Leno is one of the greatest people, according to Bill Maher. But there’s a certain faction that doesn’t agree, he adds. “I don’t understand this animosity that comes from some people.” Maher joined with comedian/actor Rob Schneider for a candid conversation about fellow comedians and actors, with a dollop of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Stephanie Paige, (I Tonya, Ozark, and Spider-Man: Homecoming), Tyshon Freeman, (BMF, The Gifted, and 24th), and Yoel Kanchelov, (The Fifth Wave, Step Sisters, and The Leisure Seeker), will star in Kareem Davis directorial debut film The First Classic. This thriller follows Travis, as he investigates the origins of a mysterious woman who saved him […]
Showbiz shares followed broader market lower Friday after Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank will continue aggressively raising interest rates to fight inflation. “Restoring price stability will take some time and requires using our tools forcefully to bring demand and supply into better balance,” Powell said at a keynote speech today at […]
