J.K. Rowling has lashed out at Sky News for failing to make clear that a convicted murderer was a transgender woman. “I’m so sick of this sh**,” Rowling wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, linking to a Sky News post that did not refer to the fact that Scarlet Blake is transgender. “This is […]
Netflix is expanding its relationship with comedian Shane Gillis. The streamer has acquired his six-episode scripted comedy series Tires, which will premiere May 23. Gillias stars in the series, and serves as writer, co-creator and executive producer. Tires revolves around Will (Steven Gerben), the nervous and unqualified heir to an auto repair chain, attempts to […]
EXCLUSIVE: Grady Craig has been promoted to President of Buffalo 8 and Senior Vice President of Business Development at BondIt Media Capital, Deadline has learned. In his new roles, he will continue to oversee select deal structuring and provide executive producer support at the production and financing companies, while directing greater attention to high-level business […]
Jennifer Yale (See) is set as co-showrunner for the Untitled James Wan/Simu Liu project at Peacock. The original espionage techno-thriller was one of three Peacock dramas given straight-to-series orders, announced at the recent TCA winter press tour. Yale wil co-showrun and executive produce with creator/writer/EP Thomas Brandon (Legacies). The Untitled James Wan/Simu Liu project, which […]
A divorce on the board of AMPAS. The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Monday to make the Short Films and Feature Animation Branch two distinct branches: the Animation Branch and the Short Films Branch. The move essentially has the effect of separating Animated Features and Animated Shorts […]
ITV and UK-based natural history producer Plimsoll Productions (Super/Natural, A Bug’s Life), an ITV Studios company, have teamed on Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters, a reality series that is not for the celebrity faint-of-heart. The entertainment and wildlife crossover format will dare a group of ocean-phobic celebrities to confront their greatest fear – sharks. “Throughout their […]
EXCLUSIVE: Following their work together on Ted Melfi’s acclaimed coming-of-age drama St. Vincent, Naomi Watts (Feud: Capote vs. The Swans) and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire) have been set to topline The Friend, an adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestselling novel, from writer-directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story). Others set to […]
EXCLUSIVE: When Beef creator and EP Lee Sung Jin accepted the umpteenth award for the limited series at yesterday’s Spirit Awards, he said he underestimated the enjoyment of the dopamine that comes with winning, and that he will miss it. Maybe not. The Dish hears that he is circling cast for a second season of […]
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy nominee Rain Valdez (Razor Tongue) on Monday announced the launch of Rainbow Entertainment, an equity-centered and trans-led production company focused on elevating BIPOC and queer storytellers, both in front of and behind the camera. Aiming to help create a new Hollywood, marked by accessibility, diversity, and equity, Rainbow Entertainment is currently in the […]
Alec Baldwin will face a New Mexico jury this summer on involuntary manslaughter out of the 2021 fatal shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, As promised last week, Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer today set a date for the start of the multiple Emmy winner’s trial in the Land of Enchantment. Baldwin faces a prison sentence of 18 […]
Jackie Loughery, the first Miss USA who segued from the pageant world to a career in film and television in the 1950s and ’60s, died Friday in Los Angeles. She was 93. Her death was announced on social media pages of the Miss USA organization. “It is with great sorrow that we share the news […]
Gemma Garcia is returning to Telemundo to lead the Noticias Telemundo news division. She will succeed Patsy Loris, who departed in January as executive vice president of news. Garcia will oversee news programming, editorial units, digital news properties, newsgathering and bureaus in the United States and Latin America. Garcia will report to Luis Fernandez, chairman […]
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the first group of presenters for the 96th annual Oscars on March 10. The envelope please… Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Yeoh and Zendaya will […]
Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers won Film of the Year and LGBTQ Film of the Year honors from the Dorian Film Awards, the annual honors bestowed GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. The Searchlight drama starring Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal as two troubled souls who fall for each other in lonely London, also […]
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment announced on Monday that Hard Miles, its cycling drama starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), will hit theaters nationwide on April 19. They also unveiled a series of first look stills, which you can view above and below. Directed by 2021 Academy Nicholl Fellow R.J. Daniel Hanna, Hard Miles tells the true […]
EXCLUSIVE: This Is Us lead Chrissy Metz has joined the cast of Bank of Dave: The Sequel, director Chris Foggins’ follow-up to his 2023 British feel-good comedy Bank of Dave, based on a true story. Among those confirmed to return for the sequel, from the same creative team, are Rory Kinnear and Jo Hartley. Stay […]
EXCLUSIVE: Malia Baker (The Baby-Sitters Club) will executive produce and star in Hair of the Bear, an indie survival drama marking the narrative feature debut of co-directors Alexandre Trudeau and James McLellan. In the film, Baker plays a teen girl named Tori whose social media-centered life causes her debilitating anxiety. When she refuses to go […]
EXCLUSIVE: Isabel May has signed with CAA for representation. May is best known for starring as Elsa Dutton in Taylor Sheridan’s 1883 for Paramount+. She reprised her role as the narrator for Sheridan’s follow-up Yellowstone prequel, 1923. May can next be seen in the Apple TV+/Amblin limited series Masters of the Air, produced by Tom Hanks […]
Netflix announced on Monday that A Simple Man, the newest comedy special from Steve Treviño, will debut on the platform on March 12th. Filmed at The Tobin Center in San Antonio, TX, A Simple Man sees Treviño tell us what it’s like living with a Type-A Virgo wife, squabbling over containers and pizza parties. He […]
BLKFAM, a new free, ad-supported streaming service created by digital marketing Larry Adams, launches today with Whoopi Goldberg as an equity partner. The streamer says it fills a major gap in the market as “the first and only Black-owned, Black-focused family streaming platform.” It starts with a content library of 20+ syndicated series, 1,000+ hours of […]
Donald Trump filed a notice of appeal of a New York judge’s $464 million civil fraud judgment, as he grapples with an order that found him and his businesses liable for overstating their assets to get more favorable loan terms. The notice was filed today, after Judge Arthur Engoron made his decision official last week. […]
Kara Killmer is saying goodbye and “I do” in her final episode of NBC’s Chicago Fire airing on Wednesday. Killmer, who joined Season 3 of the hit firefighter drama, revealed in November she would be leaving the series after a decade in the role of Sylvie Brett. “This is the natural end for her character; […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Easterseals Disability Film Challenge has created the first-ever disability loop group, launched with a recent EDFC workshop held on the Sony studio lot that included coaching, feedback and advice from animation executives. Sony Pictures Entertainment has been a key sponsor and host of EDFC for six years. A loop group is a group […]
Four more actors have been welcomed in to Clan Fraser for the Starz prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood. Joining the family tree as a young Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser is Rory Alexander (Inland), a role originated by Duncan LaCroix. Sam Retford (The Bolelyns: A Scandalous Family) takes on the role of the headstrong Dougal MacKenzie, while Séamus McLean Ross (Payback) […]
Disney+ EMEA General Manager Luke Bradley-Jones is exiting to become President of The Economist. Bradley-Jones will take up the President and Managing Director role at the 180-year-old publication over the summer. A recruitment process to find his replacement will begin shortly. Bradley-Jones was responsible for the roll-out of Disney+ across the crucial EMEA region, along with […]
