Editor’s note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Washington bureau chief Ted Johnson and senior editor Dominic Patten, the podcast features commentary and interviews with top lawmakers and entertainment figures. At the same time, you […]
Jim Reeve, the British film and TV financier, died unexpectedly earlier this week. He was 64. The announcement about the founder and Chairman of Great Point Media was made in a statement on the company’s website. “It is with profound sadness that Great Point must confront the sudden and unexpected loss of our founder, mentor […]
Fubo CEO David Gandler blasted away again at a planned sports bundle backed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the companies a “sports cartel” engaging in “borderline racketeering.” His comments came during a conference call with Wall Street analysts to discuss fourth-quarter results. Fubo posted strong numbers in the quarter, including 1.62 million […]
Sam Altman survived a boardroom coup at OpenAI last year, but Elon Musk’s not dropping. The billionaire sued him and the company, which is partnered with Microsoft, in San Francisco court for breach of contract. “This case is filed to compel OpenAI to adhere to the Founding Agreement and return to its mission to develop […]
Max has dropped the official trailer for season 3 of Hacks, which returns May 2 for nine episodes. A year after parting, Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is riding high off the success of her standup special while Ava (Hannah Einbinder) pursues new opportunities back in Los Angeles. The season concludes on May 30. Also returning to […]
Good afternoon Insiders, Jesse Whittock with you in London, where the TV world has decamped this week for a series of screenings. Read on, and sign up for the newsletter here. Unpacking The BritBox Deal & London TV Screenings Beeb bags BritBox: As we expected, the big news in international entertainment came out of London this week. […]
Room to Read, a global education nonprofit tackling illiteracy and gender inequality, announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery for the premiere of She Creates Change, the first nonprofit-led animation and live-action film project to promote gender equality through the stories of young women around the world. In celebration of International Women’s Day, the film series […]
EXCLUSIVE: Judith Godrèche is burning down the house. Her hope is that something better will emerge from the ashes. In recent weeks, the French actress and director, a three-time César nominee known for starring in English and French-language hits including The Man In The Iron Mask, The Spanish Apartment and Potiche, has taken a match […]
Patricia Arquette has been unveiled as this years Series Mania guest of honor and will deliver a masterclass. The Oscar-winning Boyhood star will look back on her career during the Lille fest, which kicks off in just over two weeks. Arquette is a decorated American actress who has won a multitude of awards including for […]
Steve Coogan and the makers of The Lost King are being sued over the portrayal of a university official in their Richard III film. Richard Taylor, a former University of Leicester deputy registrar is suing the actor-writer, his production BBC Studios-owned company Baby Cow Productions and Pathe Productions, claiming the performance presents him as “dismissive, […]
Writers on BBC shows have landed themselves a 10% pay increase and improved residuals following updates to the agreement between the Writers Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and UK’s biggest public broadcaster. Revealed in the past few minutes, the WGGB called the deal a “significant increase on minimum fees and compensation for the commercial exploitation […]
EXCLUSIVE: Aardman, the iconic UK animation studio behind Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run, has rejigged its top team and brought in a BBC Studios executive to oversee an IP push. Aardman has hired Emma Hardie, Commercial Director of Global Entertainment for BBC Studios, to the newly-created role of Executive Commercial and Brand Director. Aardman […]
EXCLUSIVE: Iconic British comedian Harry Enfield has stepped down as director of his production company after 12 years. The Harry & Paul star founded Balloon Entertainment in 2012 alongside Skins writer Bryan Elsley, with a focus on “nurturing emerging talent.” Its first commission was Channel 4 comedy Dates. Enfield was terminated as director of Balloon […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mad Dog 2020 Casting, a 25-year-old British agency that supplies background actors to major productions, is facing legal action after failing to pay scores of clients. Equity and Bectu, two of the most prominent UK creative industry unions, are pursuing legal claims on behalf of members who are owed thousands of pounds from jobs […]
BBC Studios has paid £255M ($321M) to acquire ITV’s shareholding in their joint venture streamer, BritBox International — the biggest ever single transaction for the BBC’s commercial wing. In a regulatory note confirming the sale this morning, ITV confirmed it had sold its 50%, with the proceeds set to return to shareholders through a share […]
Korean actress Lee Young-ae, known for her roles in Park Chan-wook’s Joint Security Area and Lady Vengeance, will be presented with the Excellence in Asian Cinema Award at this year’s Asian Film Awards (March 10) in Hong Kong. With a career spanning three decades, Lee’s credits also include 2003 drama series Jewel In The Palace, […]
This year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival will feature a masterclass and career retrospective of UK-Irish writer and director Martin McDonagh. All of McDonagh’s films will be screened at the festival, including his two Venice film festival best screenplay winners: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees Of Inisherin. Starting his career as a […]
Reality TV stars Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright are facing an interesting marketing and promotional situation. Weeks before the couple’s new Bravo series The Valley is scheduled to premiere March 19, they have announced a separation after four years of marriage. Cartwright announced the split Thursday on their shared podcast, When Reality Hits. “Many of […]
In a wide-ranging interview with Empire, Hayden Christensen has revealed his doubts that he’d win the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He also talked of its backlash. Christensen, now 42, was just 19-years-old when he debuted as the future Darth Vader in 2002’s Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of […]
He’s not just getting older. He’s getting faster. The 46-year-old Tom Brady set out to beat his 2000 NFL Scouting Combine 40-yard dash time — and did it. In a workout video for NoBull posted on his X account, the seven-time Super Bowl winning Brady revealed that he ran a 5.28-second dash in his NFL […]
EXCLUSIVE: Selma Blair has parted ways with her representation team, including CAA and Narrative PR. The Cruel Intentions star continues to be managed by Ben Gaynor. The exits, which happened in recent days, come after Blair came under fire for making what were construed as Islamophobic comments earlier this month. She quickly deleted and then […]
Francis Ford Coppola is celebrating his memorable film The Outsiders with footage of the auditions that brought together the film’s young stars, almost all of whom went on to even greater glory. Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Diane Lane, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, and Rob Lowe were part of the magic cast. “42 years […]
EXCLUSIVE: Welcome back to the cinema, everyone. Legendary Entertainment/Warner Bros’ Dune: Part Two is off to a strong start with $10 million-plus in previews, per industry estimates Thursday. We hear that figure includes $2M from the Imax fan event screening that took place February 25. Note that these numbers do not come from Warner Bros, […]
During his recent appearance on Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast miniseries, Development Hell, director Stephen Gaghan talked about the film he almost made with Heath Ledger. And the phone call that ended that dream. Gaghan and Ledger wanted to adapt Gladwell’s book, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, which explores the kind of thinking […]
Negotiations are underway to bring Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt to the Dwayne Johnson film vehicle The Smashing Machine. Blunt would play Dawn Staples, the new wife to MMA champion Mark Kerr. While trying to set up a life together, Dawn struggles to find her place within Mark’s chaotic and contradictory world. The film is a drama based […]
