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Brad Caleb Kane Teases ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is “Bigger” In Season 2 With “A Different Kind Of Pennywise”

As he flies solo to take the reins on Season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry, Brad Caleb Kane is ready to give fans a whole new version of Pennywise. The showrunner teased to Deadline that the killer clown (played by Bill Skarsgård) is depicted in a “way you’ve never seen that character before,” with […]

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Diablo Cody Teases ‘Jennifer’s Body 2’ Explores A More “Sympathetic” Side Of Megan Fox’s Character

As Diablo Cody prepares to resurrect Megan Fox’s teen succubus one more time, she’s adding a more human element to the demonic role. While discussing the “imminent” sequel Jennifer’s Body 2, the Oscar-winning writer explained that the followup will “explore even more about why Jennifer is sympathetic and what she’s been through” after she was […]

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How ‘Whalefall’s Director & Author Wove The Closure Of A Father-Son Relationship Into A Survival Tale

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the plot of the film Whalefall, now out in theaters, based on Daniel Kraus’ novel. A running joke Whalefall director Brian Duffield had going to summarize the film hailing from 20th Century Studios and Imagine Entertainment and hitting theaters this week was that “men would rather get swallowed by a […]

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‘La Bola Negra’ Directing Duo Los Javis Reveal How Spanish Sensation Became “The Journey Of Our Lives”

Penélope Cruz had been a muse to Los Javis — the moniker for Spanish filmmakers Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo — for years before they met for lunch to persuade her to play a singer (more a force of nature, really) in La Bola Negra, an electrifying sensation at Cannes that’s now Spain’s entry for […]

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‘Crystal Lake’s Gwendolyn Sundstrom On Grace’s Friendship With Jason, “Learning A Lot” From Linda Cardellini & That Killer Twist

SPOILERS: This post contains details about Peacock’s Crystal Lake series While Crystal Lake revisits several familiar locals from the Friday the 13th franchise, Gwendolyn Sundstrom brings a fresh role to the slasher prequel series. Now available to stream on Peacock, Sundstrom told Deadline that Jason Voorhees’ (Callum Vinson) childhood friend Grace has been her “favorite […]

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Francis Lawrence To Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Red Rising’ For Paramount

Paramount has acquired the film rights to Pierce Brown’s New York Times bestselling sci-fi book series, Red Rising, enlisting Francis Lawrence to direct an adaptation of the same-name first installment, Deadline can confirm. Justin Rhodes, a writer-producer with credits like Terminator: Dark Fate and the Prime Video series Secret Level, will write the script. Lawrence […]

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‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Wrestles With Grief, Toxic Masculinity & Grotesque Whale Innards In Emotionally Gutsy Body Horror

Austin Abrams’ ascension to “scream king” status has resulted in an emotionally raw survival/body horror based on Daniel Kraus’ 2023 novel. In Whalefall, written and directed by Brian Duffield, Jay (Abrams) goes diving in the Pacific Ocean to find the remains of his late father Mitt (Josh Brolin), who took his own life a year […]

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Timothy Busfield Gets Sexual Abuse Indictment Tossed Over Prosecutors Failing “To Act In A Fair & Impartial Manner”; DA “Evaluating Our Options”

Almost a year after Timothy Busfield was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact with a minor and child abuse stemming from alleged incidents involving two minor boys on the New Mexico set of the Fox/Warner Bros TV series The Cleaning Lady, the Emmy winner has seen the case against him dismissed. “The prosecuting […]

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Netflix Enters Box Office Era With ‘La Bola Negra’; ‘You Can See Everything’ & ‘Musk’ Face Off – Specialty Preview

Opening this weekend, Cannes award-winning La Bola Negra, Spain’s Oscar entry for Best International Feature inspired by an unfinished Federico García Lorca play, marks a milestone for Netflix. A24 debuts the buzzy Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything, on 855 screens — about double the number as Musk with Bleecker Street expanding the Alex […]

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Antonio Banderas Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘True Detective’ Season 5

The next season of True Detective is starting to take shape. Antonio Banderas has joined the cast of season five of the HBO anthology drama. This comes after Nicolas Cage confirmed that he was entering the universe at last week’s New York Comic-Con, more than a year after it was revealed that the Pig star […]

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Donald Trump On Dinner With Bill Maher: “He Likes Me A Lot More Than People Understand, And I Actually Like Him”

Donald Trump is once again praising Bill Maher following a dinner he had at the White House with the HBO host along with Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock. “It was a great dinner, it was a very informative dinner,” Trump told reporters on Friday. “Smart people. Stephen A. is great. Bill Maher — I […]

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‘NCIS: Origins’ Boss Talks Mark Harmon & Michael Weatherly Reunion Is “An Episode No Fan Will Want To Miss” As New Photos Drop

EXCLUSIVE: David J. North, NCIS: Origins showrunner and executive producer, has heard the NCIS fans’ excitement over the big upcoming Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly reunion in the Origins prequel, and now he’s teasing that more surprises are ahead. Deadline also has four new images from the upcoming third episode titled “Return of the Mack” […]

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The New Joke Thieves: AI Avatars Racking Up Millions Of Views

Joke theft, a phenomenon predating the art form of stand-up comedy, has entered an uncanny new era. The basic set-up, for years, was just a comic ripping off a joke and performing it on stage; the infamous mid-2000s Comedy Store stand-off between Joe Rogan and alleged joke thief Carlos Mencia is one of the most […]

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A Different World: Tom Werner Wants To Make An Impact On Screen, Stage & In The Stadium

Tom Werner has been involved in a lot of hit television shows, from working on Mork & Mindy and Taxi when he was at ABC to producing series including The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock From The Sun and That ‘70s Show at Carsey-Werner. When he moved into sports ownership as part of the group […]

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Jude Law Set To Play Legendary Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly In A24 Series From Jack Thorne

EXCLUSIVE: Jude Law might be a Tottenham Hotspur fan but he’s potentially heading to Anfield for his next role. The Black Rabbit star is set to star as legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly in a series from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne and A24. The soccer club revealed in 2024 that it was working with […]

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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Scores 9-Year Ratings High Among Adults 18-49 On Super Bowl Night

EXCLUSIVE: Dancing with the Stars is still having its moment. Tuesday night’s episode drew 6.59 million live + same-day viewers, according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel, up 2% from the week prior. Dancing with the Stars led primetime on Tuesday across the major broadcasters. Super Bowl night also posted an 11% ratings increase among […]

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Michael Che’s Awkward Interview Over Shane Gillis’ Joke Backlash On ‘SNL’: “I Didn’t Think About It, Honestly”

Michael Che gave an awkward interview on the Today Show as he tried to avoid talking about the controversial Shane Gillis joke on Saturday Night Live. The “Weekend Update” host already knew he’d be grilled about the Gillis backlash and took to social media to joke about it. “Gotta do more press this week to promote […]

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Chase Infiniti-Starring ‘The Julia Set’ Acquired By Sony Pictures Classics After TIFF Premiere

Sony Pictures Classics has taken U.S. and key international territory rights to the student drama The Julia Set starring Chase Infiniti. The movie, directed by Niki Byrne, drew headlines at the Toronto Film Festival as it repped Infiniti’s next feature outing following the multi-Oscar winning One Battle After Another. The Julia Set stands at 70% […]

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Katie Zacharia Out As Trump’s White House Press Secretary After Less Than A Week In Job

Katie Zacharia has been ousted as White House press secretary after less than a week in the job. A White House official confirmed her exit rom the position. Her departure follows middling reviews for her debut press briefing on Tuesday, which lasted just 14 minutes, but also a stream of coverage on her reference to […]

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Sean Combs Moved To New Prison “For Safety And Security” After Fort Dix Turmoil

A week after Sean Combs ended up in the hospital from a still-unspecified head injury, he has been transferred to a new prison. Officials and reps for the Grammy-winning rapper-producer confirmed Friday that he has moved from the minimum security FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey to the less crowded FCI Allenwood in Pennsylvania. Officially, […]

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Cineverse Boards Genre-Bending Holiday Film ‘Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas’

EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse has snagged VOD and streaming rights to Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas. The genre-bending feature stars Tom McLaren and counts former Twentieth Century Fox exec Mary McLaren among its producers. It is the debut feature from Mary McLaren and Tom McLaren’s Next Chapter Entertainment banner. Cineverse has rights for North America and will release the […]

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‘P-Valley’ Drops Opening Scene Teaser From Third & Final Season

EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming third season of Starz’s P-Valley will be its last, but there’s still a whole journey to experience, which begins with two back-to-back episodes premiering on December 4. Deadline has your first look at the Season 3 premiere featuring Roulette (Gail Bean) and Whisper (Psalms Salazar) in a 20-second clip above. In the […]

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Kal Penn’s Busy Onscreen Year Includes Playing Anna Nicole Smith’s Doctor, A Gregg Araki Role & ‘Harold & Kumar 4’ In Works: “One Of The Funniest Scripts”

Following years of juggling acting and political work, supporting the likes of President Obama and NYC Mayor Mamdani, Kal Penn is back in leading man mode. A day after wrapping his role in Gregg Araki’s The Decline of Fucking Western Civilization, Deadline caught up with the actor about his busy onscreen year that culminates with […]

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‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ Getting Oscar-Qualifying Run From Cohen Media Group; Watch The Trailer

EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group will release its latest pic Everybody Digs Bill Evans starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman and Laurie Metcalf on December 4 in an Oscar-qualifying run at New York City’s The Quad ahead of a wider release beginning January 9, 2027. The distributor will also submit Pullman for Best Supporting Actor, Metcalf […]

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Prime Video Orders Julie Plec Tennis Drama Series ‘Rally’ Executive Produced By Andre Agassi

Prime Video has given a series order to Rally, a drama set in the elite world of competitive tennis, from Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, We Were Liars), Universal Television, Entertainment 360 and Amazon MGM Studios. Tennis great Andre Agassi will executive produce. Written, showrun and executive produced by Plec, the series was inspired by […]

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The Smashing Pumpkins Release Latest ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ Album Track, ‘Black Stars’

The Smashing Pumpkins has contributed to the album for Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping with their song “Black Stars,” now available to listen to. The companion album to the latest film in the franchise, based on Suzanne Collins’ books will arrive November 13, one week ahead of the film’s release in theaters […]

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Daylight Adds Deuxmoi Podcast Deux U To Network

EXCLUSIVE: Podcast network Daylight has struck a partnership with celebrity news outfit Deuxmoi to bring its weekly podcast, Deux U, into the company’s sales portfolio. Hosted by the anonymous creator behind the celebrity news account @deuxmoi, Deux U breaks entertainment and celebrity scoops via news and photos, largely on social channels. The partnership brings Deux […]

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Daniel Ings & Stephanie Beatriz Join Amazon MGM Horror Flick ‘Summoner’

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has entered production on its Kevin Bacon horror film Summoner, with two additions to the cast: Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen) and Stephanie Beatriz (A Man on the Inside). No word on roles played by the duo. Written and directed by Jeremy Slater, the film follows Jefferson Haddock (Bacon), who is called […]

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Ron Livingston, Beverly D’Angelo & Omar Benson Miller Join Tyrese Gibson In ‘Don’t Open The Door’; Shannon McIntosh & NFL Star Cam Heyward Join As Producers

EXCLUSIVE: Ron Livingston (The Conjuring), Beverly D’Angelo (American History X) and Omar Benson Miller (Sinners) will star with Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise) in writer-director Deon Taylor’s horror film Don’t Open the Door. Oscar-nominated producer and long-time Quentin Tarantino collaborator Shannon McIntosh (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) and NFL star Cameron ‘Cam’ Heyward […]

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Scarlet Stallone & Rayll Team To Develop ‘Fears To Fathom’ Horror Video Game Franchise For Film & TV

EXCLUSIVE: Scarlet Stallone and Fears To Fathom creator Rayll have teamed to bring the horror video game franchise to the screen. Stallone’s SRYN Productions has optioned the rights to the franchise for film and television development. Created by Mukul Negi, professionally known as Rayll, the Fears To Fathom franchise is an anthology of standalone psychological […]

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Brad Caleb Kane Teases ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Is “Bigger” In Season 2 With “A Different Kind Of Pennywise”

Diablo Cody Teases ‘Jennifer’s Body 2’ Explores A More “Sympathetic” Side Of Megan Fox’s Character

How ‘Whalefall’s Director & Author Wove The Closure Of A Father-Son Relationship Into A Survival Tale

‘La Bola Negra’ Directing Duo Los Javis Reveal How Spanish Sensation Became “The Journey Of Our Lives”

‘Crystal Lake’s Gwendolyn Sundstrom On Grace’s Friendship With Jason, “Learning A Lot” From Linda Cardellini & That Killer Twist

Francis Lawrence To Direct Sci-Fi Film ‘Red Rising’ For Paramount

‘Whalefall’ Review: Austin Abrams Wrestles With Grief, Toxic Masculinity & Grotesque Whale Innards In Emotionally Gutsy Body Horror

Timothy Busfield Gets Sexual Abuse Indictment Tossed Over Prosecutors Failing “To Act In A Fair & Impartial Manner”; DA “Evaluating Our Options”

Netflix Enters Box Office Era With ‘La Bola Negra’; ‘You Can See Everything’ & ‘Musk’ Face Off – Specialty Preview

Antonio Banderas Joins Nicolas Cage In ‘True Detective’ Season 5

Donald Trump On Dinner With Bill Maher: “He Likes Me A Lot More Than People Understand, And I Actually Like Him”

‘NCIS: Origins’ Boss Talks Mark Harmon & Michael Weatherly Reunion Is “An Episode No Fan Will Want To Miss” As New Photos Drop

The New Joke Thieves: AI Avatars Racking Up Millions Of Views

A Different World: Tom Werner Wants To Make An Impact On Screen, Stage & In The Stadium

Jude Law Set To Play Legendary Liverpool Manager Bill Shankly In A24 Series From Jack Thorne

‘Dancing With The Stars’ Scores 9-Year Ratings High Among Adults 18-49 On Super Bowl Night

Michael Che’s Awkward Interview Over Shane Gillis’ Joke Backlash On ‘SNL’: “I Didn’t Think About It, Honestly”

Chase Infiniti-Starring ‘The Julia Set’ Acquired By Sony Pictures Classics After TIFF Premiere

Katie Zacharia Out As Trump’s White House Press Secretary After Less Than A Week In Job

Sean Combs Moved To New Prison “For Safety And Security” After Fort Dix Turmoil

Cineverse Boards Genre-Bending Holiday Film ‘Ralph’s Perfekt Christmas’

‘P-Valley’ Drops Opening Scene Teaser From Third & Final Season

Kal Penn’s Busy Onscreen Year Includes Playing Anna Nicole Smith’s Doctor, A Gregg Araki Role & ‘Harold & Kumar 4’ In Works: “One Of The Funniest Scripts”

‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ Getting Oscar-Qualifying Run From Cohen Media Group; Watch The Trailer

Prime Video Orders Julie Plec Tennis Drama Series ‘Rally’ Executive Produced By Andre Agassi

The Smashing Pumpkins Release Latest ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’ Album Track, ‘Black Stars’

Daylight Adds Deuxmoi Podcast Deux U To Network

Daniel Ings & Stephanie Beatriz Join Amazon MGM Horror Flick ‘Summoner’

Ron Livingston, Beverly D’Angelo & Omar Benson Miller Join Tyrese Gibson In ‘Don’t Open The Door’; Shannon McIntosh & NFL Star Cam Heyward Join As Producers

Scarlet Stallone & Rayll Team To Develop ‘Fears To Fathom’ Horror Video Game Franchise For Film & TV

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