EXCLUSIVE: Vice Media is in a state of flux as its new owners decide on a long-term strategy for the beleaguered youth media brand. Questions were raised today after it emerged that staffers who work for Vice News website were worried that the flagship website was set to be shut down as new owners Fortress […]
A U.S. District Judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from a woman who alleges that Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler sexually assaulted her when she was 17. The case was one of two pending against the Grammy winner. The other, filed in California in 2022, is still in process. The suit from Jeanne Bellino maintains that […]
Amazon is joining the upfronts crowd, scheduling an event on May 14, in the middle of a series of presentations to ad buyers by media and tech companies. The tech giant will host its first event on the morning of May 14, pitching ad buyers on Amazon’s streaming TV offerings, including Prime Video, Prime Video […]
Hulu has given a series order to Chad Powers, a half-hour comedy based on an Eli Manning sketch that aired on ESPN+. Glen Powell (Anyone But You) will star in the series that follows a hotshot quarterback whose college career ends after bad behavior. He then disguises himself as the talented and affable Chad Powers, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Candis Cayne, who made her name as one of the only trans actresses on TV when she featured on ABC drama series Dirty Sexy Money, has launched a trans-focused production company. Cayne, who also starred on Syfy’s The Magicians, has teamed up with Danna Davis, who has worked with Cayne on a number of […]
From his breakthrough work Family Viewing, which dates back to 1987, Atom Egoyan has been exploring the possibilities of different communication technologies by showing screens within screens, stories within other stories and the ways unconnected stories may merge with each other and with real life. Seven Veils is named for the Biblical character Salome, whose […]
Matt Sweeney, a pioneering special effects artist who was Oscar-nominated for his work on Ron Howard’s 1995 space epic Apollo 13, died February 19 of lung cancer at Burbank’s Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center. He was 75. His death was announced by the Alliance of Special Effects & Pyrotechnic Operators board of directors. Sweeney was […]
President Joe Biden met today with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya, the wife and daughter of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, who Russian authorities said died in prison last week. “Today, I met with Yulia and Dasha Navalnaya – Aleksey Navalny’s loved ones – to express my condolences for their devastating loss,” Biden said in a […]
By her own admission, America Ferrera was not a Barbie girl growing up. But now, two decades into her career, Ferrera will be forever bathed in the warm pink glow of the Mattel brand thanks to her role in Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. Ferrera plays a central role as Gloria, a Mattel employee dealing with an […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Walking Dead alum Josh McDermitt is set as a lead opposite Stephen Amell in NBC drama pilot Suits L.A., a new extension of the Suits universe from Aaron Korsh, creator and writer of the original series. Production is scheduled to start in late March in Vancouver. Suits L.A. centers on Ted Black (Amell), a former federal prosecutor from New York, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Hit CBS comedy Ghosts came out of an interesting deal between BBC Studios, the production arm of the British public broadcaster, and Lionsgate. That deal, which was initially signed in 2018, has now come to an end, Deadline understands. This comes as two of the key executives involved in the co-production pact, Rachel Bendavid […]
“Ms. Gutierrez was negligent on the set,” prosecutors bluntly told a Santa Fe jury today in the opening day of the trial of Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on October 21, 2021. “We intend to call several witnesses to give testimony that she regularly failed to properly carry […]
Meredith Marks has signed with CAA for representation. Marks is an original member of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, as well as a business owner and entrepreneur. She founded the award-winning jewelry line, Meredith Marks, which she carries in her Park City, Utah store, and recently launched Meredith Marks Caviar, a caviar […]
The Boys will be back this summer. Prime Video has revealed that the fourth season of the drama will premiere June 13. Three episodes will drop on that day, followed by a new episode each week. The season finale is set for Thursday, July 18. The eight-episode season will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more […]
UPDATED, 9 AM: The Devil Wears Prada trio of Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt will reunite onstage to present at the SAG Awards on Saturday. See the other announced presenters below. PREVIOUSLY, February 21: Idris Elba, Margot Robbie, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Aniston are among 30 presenters announced today for the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards […]
In a grim update on Wendy Williams, reps for the former talk show host revealed that she’s been officially diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia. Aphasia is a condition that affects language and communication abilities. Frontotemporal dementia is aprogressive disorder impacting behavior and cognitive functions. “Wendy would not have received confirmation of these diagnoses […]
Wedding bells ring in Kara Killmer’s final episode on Chicago Fire. A new promo for the Wednesday, February 28 episode features Matt (Jesse Spencer) and Sylvie’s (Kilmer) wedding in a fish store (yes, a fish store). Along with good wishes for the happy couple are goodbyes for Kilmer’s Sylvie. It was revealed late last year […]
EXCLUSIVE: While Microsoft’s acquisition of Call of Duty maker Acquisition Blizzard delivered a major boost in 2023, overall M&A and investment in the video game sector this year will return to quieter, pre-Covid levels, a new forecast says. DDM Games, in a report recapping 2023 and previewing 2024, says the industry will “struggle finding footing” […]
The Sundance Institute on Thursday named the eight storytellers selected for the 2024 edition of its Momentum Fellowship, a full-year program supporting the professional development of mid-career artists. The list includes Aitch Alberto, Raven Jackson, Savanah Leaf, Sing J. Lee, Laura Moss, A.V. Rockwell, D. Smith, and Erica Tremblay. Now in its sixth year, the […]
EXCLUSIVE: It’s double dose of good news for Virgin River fans. Netflix is looking to expand the Virgin River world with a spinoff series, Deadline has learned. Meanwhile, Season 6 of the romantic drama, delayed by strikes and weather, is starting production today in Vancouver. (As Deadline revealed, it will premiere in 2025.) Before Mel […]
Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM) has posted a record of number of visitors for its 2024 edition, with more than 12,000 professionals from 143 countries attending this year. But there was a 3% dip in registered buyers to 1,263, against 1,302 in 2023. There was talk this year among TV professionals that the scrapping of […]
Broadway’s A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical will play its final performance on Sunday, June 30, before launching a national tour this fall, producers announced today. The musical, which began previews on November 2, 2022, at the Broadhurst Theatre and opened that year on December 4, will have played 35 preview performances and 657 […]
AT&T said that cellular customers were experiencing outages this morning, but there were also reports of widespread disruptions at other carriers. “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that is happening and some of our customers are experiencing wireless service interruptions this morning. We are working urgently to restore service to them. We encourage the use […]
The Motion Picture Association will honor filmmaker J.A. Bayona with its Creator Award at a ceremony in June in Madrid. His latest film, Society of the Snow, is nominated for best international feature film as well as for makeup effects. His other credits include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, The Impossible and A Monster Calls. The […]
EXCLUSIVE: The people that put film, TV, and games on the map with their work across marketing and promotion have had their work recognized in the roster of Global Entertainment Awards regional winners. Now in its third edition, the organizers of the Awards assembled a 450-strong group of judges from around the world to deliberate […]
