EXCLUSIVE: CBS won’t be heading back into the Panamanian jungle. Deadline understands that celebrity-competition series Beyond the Edge has been canceled after one season. The show, which premiered in March 2022 and ran through May, followed Survivor and was in a slot that previously featured Tough as Nails and The Amazing Race, but it struggled to break […]
Seeking a fair contract, costume shop workers at the Los Angeles Opera will be handing out leaflets to patrons at the opera’s opening-night gala on September 17. They voted overwhelmingly in favor of being represented by IATSE Local 768 last year, but the union says they’ve “grown frustrated as management continues to stall negotiations. It’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: How’s this for a powerhouse pairing? Paul Greengrass will adapt, direct and produce a feature adaptation of Fairy Tale, the bestselling novel by Stephen King that Scribner just published. King is a fan of Greengrass’s films and has granted him the option — at the usual $1 against a healthy backend — for an […]
With Gavin Newsom currently holding a 27-point lead in the race for California’s top office, the Golden State governor — who continues to deny national political ambitions — is again leveraging his campaign war chest to confront Republican governors in their own states. Today, Newsom unveiled three billboard ads that were to be were placed […]
EXCLUSIVE: Bella Heathcote (Pieces of Her) and Asif Ali (Don’t Worry Darling) will lead the survival drama Roof, marking the directorial debut of Salvatore Sciortino, which has wrapped production in Los Angeles. The films tells the story of two co-workers who accidentally get locked on the roof of a skyscraper during the hottest holiday weekend in […]
Disney+ has put Italian true crime drama This is Not Hollywood — Avetrana into production in Puglia. The four-part series (original title Avetrana – Qui non è Hollywood) is based on the true story of the death Sarah Scazzi and the massive media response. Each 80-minute episode takes point of view of one of the story’s […]
It’s been eight years since Italy’s key film and TV market MIA kicked off in Rome and each year its popular co-production market and pitching forum seems to go from strength to strength. This year the strand, which is already established in drama, documentary and feature film sections, has spread its tentacles to include animation […]
While the boom of local content has seen increased ambition from streaming platforms to compete with local broadcasters, local industry events with strong regional focuses are increasingly becoming attractive destinations for U.S. companies and executives and Rome’s MIA market is no exception. The innovative Italian event, which stands for Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo or International Audiovisual […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rhona Mitra (Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans), Famke Janssen (X-Men) and Stefani Martin (The Last Kingdom) have been set to star in sci-fi action horror movie The Experiment, which is underway at Rebellion Studios in the UK. Set in 2080 in a world recovering from catastrophic nuclear war, The Experiment follows an elite spec-ops […]
EXCLUSIVE: Quebecois series Audrey’s Back (10×30’) is heading overseas after Beta sold rights for the Pixcom-produced dramedy to two of Europe’s majors, France’s Canal+ and Italy’s pubcaster RAI. The project was the first Quebecois series to be selected at Canneseries earlier this year, winning won both the Grand Prix Dior and the festival’s Special Interpretation […]
TF1 detective series HIP (High Intellectual Potential) is to be remade by Disney Television Studios-backed ABC Signature in the U.S. Distributor Newen Connect struck the deal with ABC Signature for the show that has been sold to more than 100 territories worldwide. Work has already begun to adapt the scripts of the series, with showrunner, writing […]
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of America’s Got Talent Season 17. Another season of America’s Got Talent came to a close and America has voted for their winner making The Mayyas the ultimate champions of Season 17. The Lebanese dance group won $1 million dollars and will join America’s Got Talent Las Vegas […]
Wendy Williams is preparing her comeback to media but before that happens, the talk show host has reportedly checked into a wellness facility to oversee her “overall health issues.” “She is taking some time to focus on her health and wellness as she prepares for a major comeback for the next level in her career […]
Meghan McCain left The View at the end of Season 24 in 2021 and the search to fill the conservative chair was extensive, a fact that the former daytime talk show host relishes. Following McCain’s departure from the ABC program, producers auditioned women over the course of the season landing on Alyssa Farah Griffin and upping […]
Attorney Page Pate, who was regularly featured on CNN as a legal expert on topics such as Georgia’s probe into potential election interference by former president Donald Trump, FL Gov. Ron DeSantis’ stripping Walt Disney World of its special district and the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, died off the coast of Georgia on Sunday, his law […]
With the upcoming fifth and final season of Stranger Things, viewers are bracing to say goodbye to some of their beloved characters. Maya Hawke, who portrays Robin Buckley in the Netflix series, wants to have her “hero’s moment” to conclude her story arc. “I would love to die and get my hero’s moment,” she told Rolling […]
Ooh, the payback has begun, Jimmy Kimmel! Emmy winner Quinta Brunson – who accepted her first Emmy Monday while Kimmel played dead on the stage below her – interrupted his monologue on ABC Wednesday night by showing off her shiny new hardware. Look who interrupted Jimmy’s monologue tonight! ???????????? pic.twitter.com/3Zi9ZAPs13 — Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) […]
“Our league definitely got this wrong,” wrote LeBron James today just hours after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver went before the media to try and contain the fallout over what many consider too-mild sanctions on Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for his reported sexist, racist and abusive behavior toward subordinates. James, like many former players and […]
CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has selected its 2022 class of executives for the sixth annual CAPE Leaders Fellowship, a program that equips rising senior creative executives with the skills and professional network to break into the VP ranks and beyond. The Fellowship is co-chaired by CAPE Board Members Albert Cheng (COO, Amazon […]
Halle Bailey is the star of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. A teaser for the film directed by Rob Marshall was released during the D23 Expo and the reactions have been outstanding. Parents have recorded their kids reacting to the short clip of Bailey singing “Part of Your World.” The trend that went viral […]
With a bit more than a year left before Disney can buy out Comcast’s financial stake in Hulu, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts pushed back on Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s suggestion that Hulu’s value has declined amid public market skepticism about streaming. “I would take great exception to” that assessment (which Chapek expressed in an interview […]
Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly was found guilty in Chicago today on six of 13 counts related to child pornography and luring underage girls to have sex with him, according to Reuters. Each child pornography conviction carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in Chicago. Previously, Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison at […]
Walt Disney’s CEO today further articulated an evolving strategy — over the next three or four years — of Disney+ becoming a platform for consumer engagement beyond the streaming service. He’d discussed the move in an interview with Deadline at the company’s D23 event. At media conference Wednesday, he described Disney’s business units working together […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola (South Side) has joined the cast of the Marvel Studios Disney+ series Ironheart in an undisclosed role, Deadline has learned. Marvel reps declined to comment. The six-episode series created by Chinaka Hodge will star Dominique Thorne as Marvel character Riri Williams, a genius inventor and creator of the most advanced suit of […]
EXCLUSIVE: First Lady Jill Biden will visit Los Angeles on Friday with an itinerary that includes a fundraiser hosted by writer-producer and Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Per an invite, the Hancock Park lunch reception is for the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, which is raising money for the Democratic National Committee and state parties. “With less […]
