Joe Biden’s reelection campaign raised almost $100 million in the most recent quarter, helped in part by a huge haul during a Los Angeles fundraising swing in December. The campaign said that it raised more than $97 million for the campaign and the Democratic party during the October to December time frame. That exceeds the […]
Javier Bardem and Chloë Sevigny have been tapped to star opposite Nicholas Chavez and Cooper Koch in Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, the second season of the acclaimed Netflix crime anthology Monster from creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. The pair will respectively play Jose and Kitty Menendez, the Beverly Hills couple murdered […]
The Iowa caucus on Monday will be like no other —- and that was apparent from the start, well before subzero weather raised doubts about turnout, stymied campaigns in the final sprint and left an army of reporters and consultants seeking the warm refuge of Des Moines hotel lobbies. The expectation is that Donald Trump […]
The Berlin Film Festival today unveiled further titles for the 2024 edition of its Berlinale Special Presentations sidebar section alongside its classics program. Scroll down for the full list of titles announced today. Highlights from the latest drop of Specials titles include Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger, a feature documentary about […]
We have the first official trailer for Fighter, the Airborn drama starring a trio of India’s biggest names, Deepika Padukone (XXX – Return of Xander Cage, Pathaan), Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire), and Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar). The pic is directed by Siddharth Anand (Pathaan). The synopsis reads: Militant activities are going out of control in […]
EXCLUSIVE: Film4, Channel 4, Rogan Scotland and Screen Scotland are underway on feature documentary The Secret Of Me (w/t), we can reveal. World sales and distribution will be handled by UK firm Dogwoof, which will begin discussing the project at the upcoming EFM. The film was commissioned by Film4 and Channel 4 Docs. Directed and […]
Matt Scarff is taking the reins at albert, the BAFTA-owned organization that works with the industry to help it embed climate action and sustainability into its work – on and off screen. Scarff has taken the Managing Director role on a permanent basis, having been interim boss. “Over the last three months I’ve witnessed the […]
‘The Repair Shop’ Outfit Ricochet Signs Damon Pattison The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outfit. Pattison, who replaces Katy Thorogood, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Independent Talent, the London talent agency to stars including Claire Foy and Daniel Craig, had a bright financial year but has warned of storm clouds ahead after the U.S. strikes. The Duncan Heath-run agency’s revenue surged nearly 7% to £46.1M ($58.7M) in the 12 months to the end of March 2023 — its best […]
Seoul-based sales company Finecut has acquired international sales rights to horror thriller Noise ahead of the upcoming European Film Market. Presented by KC Ventures and produced by Studio Finecut (Christmas Carol), the film is currently in post-production. Finecut will present first-look images at EFM. The pic follows a woman with a hearing aid haunted by […]
Gladiators came back with a bang to British TV screens on Saturday, making light work of ITV’s The Masked Singer. In the latest line of UK TV reboots, the series in which members of the public take on the gladiators in challenges was watched by more than 6M viewers with a 38% share, comfortably becoming […]
Harrison Ford was honored at the Critics Choice Awards with the Career Achievement Award and delivered a heartfelt speech. “I’m really happy to be here tonight [and] to see what our business is turning into,” Ford said, accepting his award after a standing ovation from the crowd. “And all of the talented people who are […]
Danielle Brooks is teasing the upcoming season of Peacemaker and her new film Minecraft. The Color Purple star talked to Deadline on the red carpet of the Critics Choice Awards, where she talked about her upcoming projects. “It’s happening,” Brooks told us. “That’s all I know. It’s happening. When? Not quite sure.” She continued, “I […]
Ariana DeBose is reacting to the joke at the Critics Choice Awards that lumped her in with a group of “actors who also think that they are singers.” “No I didn’t find it funny. Lol,” DeBose wrote on Instagram Stories. The Oscar-winning actor was responding to getting dinged during the award ceremony as presenters Bella […]
The Kansas City Chiefs win over the Miami Dolphins was a record breaker for Peacock. The Chiefs defeated the Dolphins on their home turf at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday, fighting through negative temperatures to advance to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. The AFC Wild Card game was streamed exclusively on Peacock for most of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Angelina Jolie is getting into this year’s Oscar race. As AMPAS voting enters its final days, the Academy Award winner today threw her support behind Ava DuVernay’s Origin in what looks to be doubling down by any other name. First of all, Jolie held an invite-only get together at her home Sunday to around […]
Paul Giamatti won at the Critic Choice Awards for Best Actor for The Holdovers and acknowledged his viral fame this week during his acceptance speech. “Wow, guys, I didn’t think my week could get any better than going viral for eating a cheeseburger,” Giamatti joked. The actor was referencing a photo that went viral of […]
SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the season premiere of True Detective: Night Country. The night is dark and full of terrors in Ennis, Alaska, the fictional setting for the fourth season of acclaimed crime anthology True Detective, which premiered tonight on HBO. This is the Night Country of the show’s subtitle, where […]
Ariana DeBose did not look too pleased with a joke at the Critics Choice Awards that lumped her into a category with “actors who think they are singers.” Bella Ramsey and Anthony Ramos took the stage to present the Best Song category. The star of The Last of Us started off by saying that the […]
America Ferrera was presented with the SeeHer Award at the Critics Choice Awards and delivered a powerful speech just like she did in the Barbie movie. Margot Robbie presented Ferrera with the accolade, highlighting some of her roles over the years, including Real Women Have Curves, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and Ugly Betty. […]
Chelsea Handler, hosting the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, had praise for women in film, took broadsides at studio executives, and made some digs at her ex-boyfriend, comedian Jo Koy, who was widely criticized for his hosting the Golden Globes a week earlier. “Thank you for laughing at that — my writers wrote […]
Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega reunited with the Scream cast at MPTF’s 17th Annual Evening Before Gala. Barrera and Ortega reassembled the “Core 4” that included Jasmin Savoy Brown and Mason Gooding, who have been together since the film franchise’s reboot with 2022’s Scream V and 2023’s Scream VI. The reunion also included cast members […]
Universal Music Group is planning what may become hundreds of job cuts to its recorded music division in its first quarter, according to numerous reports. A company spokesperson confirmed the layoffs on Friday, but did not say how many were anticipated. The company has more than 11,000 employees worldwide. If the layoffs occur, UMG would join […]
The second season of The Traitors will see the return of Kate Chastain and the guest appearance of Dr. Will Kirby. Chastain, best known for starring in Bravo’s Below Deck franchise, was a contestant on the first season of the Peacock reality competition. The television personality made it far in the game, getting banished on […]
