As TikTok fights a new law requiring a divestiture from its Chinese owner, smaller rivals may be reaping some of the benefits. One is Clapper, the short-video app launched in 2020, which saw a fourfold increase in downloads as Congress moved to pass the TikTok legislation and four two weeks afterward, according to its founder, […]
Now a Cannes veteran, French filmmaker Christophe Honoré has returned to the Competition with the world premiere of Marcello Mio, his French-Italian comedy that stars longtime collaborator Chiara Mastroianni — who, in the film, adopts the persona and appearance of her late father, Marcello Mastroianni. The movie received applause that lasted a touch over eight […]
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Season 3, Part 1 of Netflix’s Bridgerton. Bridgerton fans were more than ready to see Penelope and Colin’s love story unfold in Season 3 of the Netflix series, but little did they know that Polin wouldn’t be the only courtship in the Bridgerton household this season. Audiences were […]
Ghost Cat Anzu is an intriguing conceptualization for an animated film, existing in a realm similar to Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away yet also standing as its antithesis. This French-Japanese co-production from Miyu Productions and Shin-Ei Animation based on the manga by Takashi Imashiro is one of the most eccentric pieces of animation I’ve encountered in […]
EXCLUSIVE: After seeing her debut feature Palimpsest win an HFPA Special Prize at the Venice Film Festival, Finnish writer-director Hanna Västinsalo has found her follow-up project in Will O’ the Wisp. Slated for production this fall, the film expands upon the narrative of the 2009 short that got Västinsalo an invitation to study directing at […]
The book is far from closed on Matthew Perry’s death Over six months after the Friends star died and was laid to rest in LA’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park, the Los Angeles Police Department and the federal Drug Enforcement Agency are still looking into what happened last October. “There is an open investigation with the […]
Word about the ton is that Bridgerton has once again enraptured Netflix audiences. Season 3 debuted with its first four episodes last week, attracting 45.1M views — a huge audience for the Shonda Rhimes series. It’s a bit tricky to compare with Season 2’s audience, since Netflix began reporting “views” in the interim, and it’s […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mark Ruffalo is in talks to star in Amazon MGM Studios adaptation of Don Winslow’s novella Crime 101. He will co-star with Chris Hemsworth, who also is in talks to star and produce alongside producing partner Ben Grayson. The film will be released in theaters next year. While plot details are being kept under […]
EXCLUSIVE: An adaptation of Emma Törzs’ debut fantasy novel Ink Blood Sister Scribe titled Ink has been greenlit by Gato Grande, an Amazon MGM Studios company. From writer and executive producer Bronwyn Garrity (Accused, Outlander), the fantasy thriller series will follow estranged half-sisters Esther and Joanna, who grew up immersed in magic and raised by […]
There will be moviegoers at the Memorial Day weekend box office; the industry can be thankful for that. Just not as many as the previous two years when the entire 4-day frame exceeded $200M+. With Warner Bros’ prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Alcon/Sony’s The Garfield Movie hitting marquees, the volume of event product […]
S.E. Cupp, the CNN political commentator and columnist, is hosting a new political talk show, Battleground, for Fox First Run. The 30-minute show, which will air on Fox TV stations and in syndication, will focus on seven swing states this cycle. Its newsletter launch today is being followed by a broadcast debut on June 10, […]
Oscar winner Holly Hunter has been tapped to star in Paramount+’s upcoming series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Hunter will play the captain and chancellor of Starfleet Academy in the series which will begin production later this summer. Produced by CBS Studios, the series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as […]
EXCLUSIVE: Arsher Ali has been set as a series regular in We Were Liars, Prime Video’s series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s YA novel of the same name, which hails from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie, Universal Television and Amazon MGM Studios. Ali joins the previously announced cast: Mamie Gummer as Carrie, Caitlin FitzGerald as Penny, […]
Academy Award-winner Cate Blanchett, Emmy-nominated producer Coco Francini of Dirty Films, and Dr. Stacy L. Smith, founder of the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, announced the 11 recipients of their Proof of Concept Accelerator program, supported by the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity. “We have been astonished by the artistry of all 1,200 filmmakers who applied to […]
Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features standout limited or anthology series scripts in 2024 Emmy contention. HBO’s True Detective came back after a five-year break with the franchise’s first female protagonists, played by Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, and its first female creator, Season 4’s writer, director, executive producer and showrunner Issa […]
Simon Kinberg is in negotiations to produce the next Star Trek film at Paramount Deadline has confirmed. Deadline first reported the project with Toby Haynes directing with Seth Grahame-Smith handing the screenplay. Plot details are being kept under wraps but sources say the film will be an origin story the project is an origin story […]
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. Discovery has promoted its HBO and Max awards expert Austin O’Malia. After working with the company for nearly four years, O’Malia was upped to Group Vice President, Awards, HBO and Max. He will continue to report to Jen Weinberg, who oversees talent relations, events and awards across those brands. “It has been […]
Freevee has canceled its freshman comedy series Primo from Shea Serrano and Mike Schur. The decision to pass on a second season came after lengthy deliberations. While the show’s fate was being decided, the options on the cast were extended twice with the second extension ending this month. As explained by a source close to […]
Ahead of its May 23 series premiere, Netflix has handed an early Season 2 renewal to Shane Gillis’ scripted comedy series Tires. The renewal marks the latest in Netflix’s expanding partnership with Gillis,who most recently performed three sold-out shows as part of Netflix is a Joke Fest in Los Angeles. As previously announced, the streamer […]
Talk about an identity crisis! In a wonderfully funny and completely original comedy, French star Chiara Mastroianni in a bit of an existential crisis mode decides one day to morph into her very famous father, the late great Marcello Mastroianni. In a search for her own identity she discovers more about herself, her father, even […]
CNN was hoping to get a little perspective about Sean Diddy Combs and the newly released video of him attacking a former girlfriend in 2016. Instead, they got a lesson on what happens when bookers don’t fully vet a potential guest. On Monday, rapper Cam’ron was asked to comment about the hotel surveillance video that […]
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set the premiere for the upcoming comedy special Keith Robinson: Different Strokes for Tuesday, June 11. In the one-hour special, Robinson will share raw personal stories from the aftermath of two life-altering strokes (one in 2016, and one in 2020) as well as insight into his recovery and the challenges he’s faced […]
Mike Figgis has been shooting a behind-the-scenes documentary for the past 18 months about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. It’s called Megadoc. Figgis told me Monday that it’s been edited but there’s allowance for the fact that the film played in competition here at the Cannes Film Festival. He recorded an interview with the cinema […]
ITV is set to lay off dozens of staff as it ramps up cost-cutting measures worth £50M (£63M) per year. Deadline understands the number of layoffs at the Mr Bates vs the Post Office network could reach around 200, approximately the same as rival Channel 4’s recent redundancy program, representing around 5% of ITVs staff […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Onyx Collective’s Unprisoned is rounding out the Season 2 cast with Brandee Evans (P-Valley) in a recurring role, as well as Oliver Hudson (The Cleaning Lady) and Jamie Chung (Lovecraft Country) in guest starring roles. Season 2 premieres Wednesday, July 17 on Hulu with all 8 episodes dropping at once. Inspired by creator […]
