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EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of his breakout turn as his late uncle Michael Jackson in Michael, the $1B+ grosser from Lionsgate, Jaafar Jackson has found his next project in Supermax, the action thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax. Jackson joins the previously announced Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb. The details of his role are being kept under […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Will Graham has wrapped on his Vietnam War thriller Trust the Man, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jonathan Groff, which we can tell you first, will also star Kate Mara (A Teacher), Finn Wittrock (Don’t Move), Justice Smith (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t), Victor Garber (Not Suitable for Work), Angus O’Brien (Boots), and Jack […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Demían Bichir and Danny Ramirez have boarded Vincent De Luca’s U.S.-Mexico border immigration documentary Desert Angel as executive producers. Java Films, which took worldwide distribution rights in January, has also revealed a mid-October release for the film, which has played a string of festivals including Austin, Palm Springs and Cleveland. Ramirez is also adding […]Переглянути повний текст

The CW is bringing back unscripted series Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit and Police 24/7 for new seasons. The network has renewed Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit for a third season with new one-hour episodes, and Police 24/7 will return for a fourth season. The renewals come amid strong ratings for the series, among The CW’s top five […]Переглянути повний текст

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema’s Mueller location in Austin, TX will be renamed the Matthew McConaughey Cinema starting next week. The renaming of the venue is an ode to Texas star, Austin cultural ambassador and Oscar winner McConaughey with an honorary ceremony on Monday, Aug. 10 following the screening of the actor’s latest film, The Rivals of […]Переглянути повний текст

Gavin Leatherwood (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) has joined previously announced Nina Dobrev (The Out-Laws), Tyler Hoechlin (Superman & Lois) and Virginia Gardner (Fall, Halloween) in Peter Hutching’s rom-com It happened One Summer as filming gets underway in New York. The movie is adapted from Tessa Bailey’s eponymous 2021 bestseller, the first instalment in the Bellinger […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi (Ti West’s X trilogy) has wrapped a lead role opposite Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day), Travis Fimmel (Vikings) and Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face) in Pathetic Fallacy, an indie supernatural thriller from director Adam Egypt Mortimer (Daniel Isn’t Real). Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari (Transformers One, Ant-Man and the Wasp), Pathetic Fallacy follows a young […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Jeffrey Scott Collins’ The Caged starring Tamzin Merchant (Carnival Row), Edmund Kingsley (Dirty Angels), Raffiella Chapman (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children) and newcomer Callen Carter. Inspired by true events, the horror film follows a family that is terrorized by a dark presence after they move […]Переглянути повний текст

Amazon MGM Studios is developing a Warhammer 40,000 animated event series alongside the upcoming live-action version, sources close to the project confirmed to Deadline. Additionally, Henry Cavill, who is set to star and EP the live-action series, is on board to executive produce. Amazon declined comment,. The animated series, from Amazon MGM Studios, Blur Studios […]Переглянути повний текст

Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi, two of the 60 Minutes correspondents ousted in a shakeup at the top rated program in May, have new gigs: Journalists in residence at Columbia University. Pelley and Alfonsi will work with students via lectures, workshops and special events, and they will each contribute a piece to Columbia Journalism Review, […]Переглянути повний текст

Sony/Marvel Studios blockbuster Spider-Man: Brand New Day will expand across the Imax network in North America beginning Thursday, August 6 — when the The Odyssey’s exclusive lock on the big screen exhibitor ends. The Christopher Nolan epic from Universal will continue to run across select digital locations in North America where Imax has 440 screens. […]Переглянути повний текст

Peter Alexander’s new show on MS NOW will debut on Aug. 10, marking his switch from NBC News earlier this year. State of Play with Peter Alexander will air weekdays at 11 a.m. ET. Alexander also will serve as the MS NOW’s chief national reporter and breaking news anchor. The show will be based in […]Переглянути повний текст

UK director and producer Justin Hardy died of a heart attack on July 31, just weeks before the premiere of his sequel to late father Robin Hardy’s 1973 cult folk horror The Wicker Man. He was 61. Hardy had recently completed Wrath of the Gods based on a long lost concept written by his father […]Переглянути повний текст

A London production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park With George will continue without Ariana Grande, according to producers. The Wicked star announced over the weekend that she would “step back from visibility” following her Eternal Sunshine tour on September 1, citing “endless, ongoing public scrutiny.” In a […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: The Boys VFX firm Untold Studios has hired a president of film and episodic. Adrianna Cohen will lead the film and episodic VFX business globally, overseeing stategy, operations and creative production and with a remit to drive growth across the international network in L.A., New York, Toronto, London and Mumbai. Cohen’s past employers include […]Переглянути повний текст

Freeform is delving back into the depths of true-crime. The Disney-owned network has greenlit Somebody Knows Something, a series about unsolved missing persons cases, hosted by true-crime influencer and kidnapping survivor Kara Robinson Chamberlain. The series, which launches on August 10, will follow Chamberlain as she investigates unsolved murders and missing persons cases that have stumped law […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Shadowbox Studios has taken on management of Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York. The 500,000 square-foot campus in Astoria, Queens, is an historic studio facility where classic film and TV hits including Goodfellas and Sesame Street filmed, as well as contemporary shows including Succession and Just Like That, and movies including The Devil Wears […]Переглянути повний текст

Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC is having a chilling effect on output relating to the U.S. president, according to the producer of Have I Got News For You. Jimmy Mulville, the Hat Trick Productions founder, has claimed that the BBC is “nervous” that Trump will accuse the UK broadcaster of malice if […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC and NPR are teaming on a podcast about kidnapped American journalist Austin Tice. Josh Baker’s Where is Austin Tice? sets out to answer questions in real time about the man who many consider to be the longest captive American journalist in history. The podcast, a rare co-pro between the BBC and NPR, […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Melbourne-based production company Forte Corp Pictures has appointed former Matchbox Pictures exec Brendan Campbell as head of production. In his new role, Campbell will support the company’s current development slate as well as build its international arm and expand its work further into physical production services in Australia. Campbell was previously responsible for providing […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Japanese broadcaster Wowow has announced that it’s producing a live-action series based on Riku Onda’s best-selling mystery novel The Aosawa Murders (Eugenia), set to star Yukino Kishii, known internationally for her role in recent Cannes title All The Lovers In The Night. The six-episode series is scripted by Naoko Adachi (What Did You Eat […]Переглянути повний текст

The Sarajevo Film Festival will honor Oscar-nominated actor Woody Harrelson at its upcoming 32nd edition later this month. Harrelson will receive the festival’s Honorary Heart of Sarajevo Award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the film industry and acting career, following in the footsteps of recent recipients such as Stellan Skarsgård, Paolo Sorrentino, Meg […]Переглянути повний текст

Natalia Dontcheva, the Bulgarian actress who starred in the French version of Doc Martin on TF1, has died. She was 56. Dontcheva’s death was confirmed by her stepson, the French producer Hugo Sélignac. A cause of death was not disclosed, but Sélignac referred to her experiencing a “ten-year battle.” Sélignac, whose father is director Arnaud […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has set cameras rolling on Job Trafficking, a hard-hitting drama series about the world of industrialized online scams. Nimrat Kaur (The Lunchbox, Dasvi), Roshan Mathew (Choked, Kappela), Kavya Trehan (The Royals) and Pavan Malhotra (Tabbar, Fouja) will take on lead roles in the eight-episode Hindi-language series, which is from Select Media Holdings […]Переглянути повний текст

“Dana, you probably don’t understand this because you’re not a scientist.” That was Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to CNN’s Dana Bash on State of the Union this morning. It was a true if somewhat confounding statement since, as Bash observed to the HHS honcho in response, “You’re not either.” Their […]Переглянути повний текст