EXCLUSIVE: 3 Arts veteran Josh Lieberman is leaving the management and production company to join Brillstein Entertainment Partners. Also joining Brillstein is Allie Veneris of Authentic Talent & Literary Management. “We’re excited to continue our focused expansion with the addition of Josh and Allie,” said Jon Liebman and Cynthia Pett, Brillstein’s co-CEO’s. “They have great […]
Former Scorpions and Kingdom Come drummer James Kottak died Tuesday morning in Louisville, Kentucky at 61. No cause of death has been given by his daughter, Tobi. Scorpions paid tribute to Kottack in a Facebook post. “Very sad news … our dear friend and Drummer for 20 years James Kottak has passed at the age […]
EXCLUSIVE: Even as they continue to develop the final chapter in its main Star Trek series, Paramount is looking to expand on the IPs universe as it has tapped Toby Haynes to direct a new film that expands on the Star Trek universe with Seth Grahame-Smith penning the script. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing […]
Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban is retiring, ending one of the greatest coaching careers in the game’s history. Saban won six national titles at Alabama and one at Louisiana State University. He took his most recent Alabama team into this year’s national championship final four, falling to the eventual national champions by […]
Sony has moved Wayfarer Studios’ feature take of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, It Ends With Us from Feb. 9 to June 21. The movie stars Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Brandon Sklenar, Jenny Slate and Hasan Minhaj. It Ends With Us leaves behind Focus Features’ Lisa Frankenstein, Bleecker Street’s Out of Darkness, and Disney/Pixar’s Turning Red […]
UPDATED: Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race, after his anti-Donald Trump candidacy failed to take off in the Republican primary. “It’s clear to me tonight that there isn’t a path for me to win the nomination, which is why I am suspending my company tonight,” Christie said […]
Jeremy Renner is back in action on the third season of Mayor of Kingstown, he shared on social media on Wednesday. The moment is proving nerve-racking for the action star a year after a snowplow accident that nearly claimed his life. From Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon, the original series is currently filming in Pittsburgh […]
EXCLUSIVE: Cognition, the boutique talent management company founded in 2022 by former WME partner Brian DePersia, is expanding its ranks to include Alyssa Chulak as a manager. Chulak previously spent five years working in the Talent and TV Literary departments at WME. “I am thrilled to be working alongside Alyssa. Her thoughtfulness, curiosity, and work […]
EXCLUSIVE: We understand that Amazon Studios MGM Senior Production & Development Executive Sandino Moya-Smith was unfortunately part of the cuts made by the streaming/theatrical studio this morning. Moya-Smith, who was involved in development and also feature physical production, was recently working on Doug Liman’s Road House starring Jake Gyllenhaal as an ex-UFC middleweight fighter who […]
Reneé Rapp is opening up about her exit from The Sex Lives of College Girls and being cast in the musical film adaptation of Mean Girls. Amid filming of Season 3 of the Max series, Rapp announced she was departing the show to pursue her singing career. In a new interview, Rapp talked about the […]
EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that DC Studios is planning to test actresses soon to star in Supergirl, and that Milly Alcock, Emilia Jones and Meg Donnelly are in the mix. There is a chance the studio could make a straight offer to a star, but all things are pointing toward screen tests for actresses, which […]
Selena Gomez will play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic based on the superstar singer’s 2013 memoir Simple Dreams. The Only Murders In The Building star and executive producer gave credence to the months-old internet rumors about the project today by posting a photo of the memoir as an Instagram Story. Deadline’s sister publication Rolling […]
Undeniable, a new documentary label from Fremantle, has partnered with Big Pond Films and Concordia Studio on true crime doc Whatever It Takes, which tells the true story of Ina and David Steiner, two journalists targeted in one of the most extraordinary and bizarre scandals in Silicon Valley. Helmed by Jenny Carchman, the Emmy nominee […]
Final Draft 13 dropped this week, which introduces more workspace customization on the screenwriting software. “With Final Draft 13, writers have more tools than ever to enhance productivity,” Shelly Mellott, President of Final Draft, said in a statement. “We’re excited to help writers set goals for projects and track them to completion. This new version […]
EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Warburton will star in and produce The Unearthly, an indie blending elements of sci-fi, comedy and horror that will go into production in Connecticut early this year. Directing the pic for Centerboro Productions is Josh Sternfeld (Fortress: Sniper’s Eye). In The Unearthly, a team of paranormal investigators live-stream a “Halloween Special” ghost hunt […]
