The National Football League and ESPN are reportedly in advanced talks about the league acquiring an equity stake in the sports network, according to reports by several media outlets. As part of the deal, ESPN would gain control of NFL Media, including NFL Network and NFL RedZone. The reports said discussions have already been briefed […]
Mark Ruffalo tells me he has, until now, kinda shied away from playing the villain of the piece. He licks his lips as he declares that it’s “so much fun to finally get to play the bad guy.” He refers, of course, to his Duncan Wedderburn, the calculating cad of the first water he plays with […]
Toho International’s sleeper hit Godzilla Minus One grossed an estimated $853k this weekend for a cume of $50.9 million at 605 locations in week seven as arctic blasts buffet much of the nation. The film about the giant reptilian monster passed the $50 million market Saturday, becoming the highest grossing Japanese language live action or animated […]
Refresh for latest… It’s trophy night in Santa Monica as the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards are being handed out at Barker Hangar, and Deadline is posting the winners live as they are announced. See the list below, followed by the remaining nominees. Chelsea Handler is back to host the ceremony, which begins at 4 p.m. […]
In Netflix’s San Gabriel-based crime action–comedy The Brothers Sun, actor Sam Song Li plays Bruce Sun, a kind-hearted college student who dreams of being a master of improv despite his mother’s wishes for him to be a doctor. However, his life gets turned upside down upon the arrival of his long-estranged brother, Charles (Justin Chien), […]
On this morning’s Crew Call, we talk with The Color Purple producers Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders on blazing a path for their Broadway musical to the big screen. Winfrey, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s 1985 feature take of the Alice Walker novel, gives props to best friend Gayle King for the actual Broadway musical. […]
The prospect of working with Jessica Chastain under the direction of Michel Franco was enough to pique Peter Sarsgaard’s interest in Memory, but what really sealed the deal was how Franco had written his character, Saul. Since Franco rarely defines the character on the page, Sarsgaard was given the freedom to create a personal portrait of […]
Netflix is set to go into production on a new R.L. Stine film based on his Fear Street series. The next movie will be based on The Prom Queen. “Movie News: I can finally announce that a new Fear Street movie is about to go into production for Netflix. It’s based on my Fear Street […]
Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/Village Roadshow/Heyday Films’ Wonka continues its sweet run, crossing the $500M mark globally this weekend. The worldwide cume through Sunday is $505.3M including $329.1M from the international box office — and with Korea, which has a fondness for Hollywood musicals, still to release at the end of the month. The Timothée […]
Curb Your Enthusiasm is inching towards the finishing line and it seems Larry David may have truly revealed himself. In a new promo, set to run online before airing during tonight’s Emmys, where the HBO show is not competing for Outstanding Comedy Series, David finally takes off his mask. “My work here is done,” David […]
Neve Campbell isn’t ruling out a return to the troubled Scream franchise. A seventh film in the series was in the works, but was derailed by the departures of Melissa Barrera and co-star Jenna Ortega, plus the lack of a director after Christopher Landon’s exit. Campbell, the original Scream star, did not appear in the […]
I’m trying to stay optimistic. It takes some effort, as just about everyone seems to think the film business is a mess–strike-thinned schedule, cultural chaos, streaming models in flux. But, hey, the Golden Globes audience was up by half, never mind critical reaction to the show. There are still signs of life out there. So […]
Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton on the television classic The Honeymooners, died Saturday at her home in New York City, according to multiple reports. She was in hospice care at the time of her death, which was from natural causes. Randolph played the wife of sewer worker Ed Norton, played by Art Carney. The couple […]
Sarah Snook is on the crest of a wave, having just collected her second Golden Globe award for her role of Shiv in Succession, but the Australian star reveals that, as an actress starting out, she was treated very badly by both a casting agent and a producer. Snook told The Times newspaper that, on […]
Netflix has pulled a film from its Indian streaming platform following a backlash from offended rightwing Hindu groups. Annapoorani: the Goddess of Food tells the story of a young woman from the Brahmin caste, and her aspirations to become one of India’s best chefs. The Guardian reports that the film has been criticised for its […]
Scottish actor Alan Cumming says hosting the US version of The Traitors makes him feel like a “James Bond villain.” Cumming, who previously appeared in 1995 Bond film GoldenEye, told the BBC that the show’s producers asked him to “camp it up” and portray a flamboyant character within the show. Cumming said his strong Scottish […]
The ITV drama Mr Bates vs. the Post Office has become the British broadcaster’s biggest new drama in over a decade, beating even the launch of Downton Abbey back in 2010. The four-part drama series was aired initially in the first week of 2024, and has now reported more than 16.6million streams on the ITVX […]
Adam Sandler has taken to social media to express his condolences following the loss of Alec Musser. Musser appeared in the 2010 film Grown Ups, which Sandler co-wrote with Fred Wold and produced alongside Jack Giarraputo. “I loved this guy. Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful, funny good man. Thinking of him and […]
Alec Musser, best known for starring in All My Children, has died. He was 50. The soap star’s fiancée, Paige Press, confirmed the news to Deadline. Press took to social media to pay tribute to Musser, posting a series of pictures on her Instagram Stories. “RIP to the love of my life. @alecmusser I will […]
Taylor Swift didn’t let the freezing weather keep her from supporting Travis Kelce as the Kansas City Chiefs faced the Miami Dolphins. The temperature at Arrowhead Stadium dropped to -3 degrees Fahrenheit with potential wind chills as low as 40 degrees below zero. All eyes were on Swift when she arrived to the playoff game […]
Josh Hutcherson is reflecting on the role that could’ve been over ten years ago when he auditioned for 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man. The actor was close to playing the Marvel superhero in the reboot, but the role ultimately went to Andrew Garfield. Hutcherson said no one told him why he wasn’t selected to give life […]
Selena Gomez is set to play Linda Ronstadt in an upcoming biopic based on the singer’s 2013 memoir titled Simple Dreams and a director is now attached to the project. James Keach and Ronstadt’s longtime manager, John Boylan, are co-producing the film, which is currently in pre-production. Signing up to direct the film is David […]
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the first three episodes of The Traitors Season 2 on Peacock. Peacock has dropped the first three episodes of The Traitors Season 2, and four contestants have already been cut from the competition. The second season of the reality series enlisted 21 celebrities to play the game hosted […]
A chance meeting at a New York City hotel brought together multi-award-winning actor Gael García Bernal and Roger Ross Williams, an Academy Award-winning director who wanted to discuss Mexico’s Luchadores Exóticos, specifically trailblazer Saúl Armendáriz, better known as Cassandro. Luchadores Exóticos are male wrestlers who performed in drag in the ring, who at the start […]
Lily Collins reappeared as Emily Cooper, her character in Netflix’s Emily in Paris, for a promo for NBC Sports’ coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The actor reprised her role, pitching NBC executives to have Noah Lyles wear a gold uniform created by Pierre Caudault, the fictional designer in the Darren Star-created series, to the […]
