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‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Final Trailer Gives Wile E. An Action-Packed Legal Fight Ahead Of Comic-Con Screening

As fans prepare for the first public screening of Coyote vs. Acme on Saturday at Comic-Con, Ketchup Entertainment has shared one last look at the Looney Tunes movie. On Thursday, Ketchup released the final trailer for the long-awaited mixed animation flick previously canceled by Warner Bros. Discovery in 2023 after production was completed on the […]

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Universal Theme Park Attendance Hit By Weaker Consumer Sentiment, Higher Travel Costs As Oil Touches $100 A Barrel

Comcast’s second quarter numbers showed softening attendance trends in Orlando, a trend co-CEO Mike Cavanagh said has continued third quarter “driven by some weakness in consumer sentiment and higher travel costs.” He said Comcast is “watching those trends carefully” and that they’re temporary, “not a permanent change in the outlook at all.” “We continue to […]

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‘Ransom Canyon’ Soundtrack: All The Songs You’ll Hear In Both Seasons Of The Netflix Western Romance Series

Ransom Canyon is back in the saddle with a second season and more country music needle drops. In addition to the show’s soundtrack, each season thus far has incorporated a live performance from musicians — Charlie Crockett in Season 1 and Thomas Rhett featuring Jordan Davis in Season 2. For Season 2, specifically, music supervisor […]

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Amazon Puts Luna Video Game Titles On Fire TV As Free Add-On For Prime Members

Amazon said Thursday it is making its Luna video game offering available at no extra charge to Prime members on Fire TV in the U.S. and UK. Last year, Luna game streams re-launched as part of a “rethink” of Amazon’s approach to gaming. “Some of the most magical moments in gaming are when you’re playing […]

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Taís Araujo To Star In ‘My Father’s Wives’ From Brazil’s Elo Studios & Portugal’s Bro Cinema

EXCLUSIVE: Brazilian production and distribution company Elo Studios has entered into a co-production partnership with Portuguese independent production company Bro Cinema to adapt My Father’s Wives, the popular novel by Angolan author José Eduardo Agualusa, for the big screen, with veteran actress Taís Araujo signed on to star. The film will be directed by Portuguese filmmaker […]

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Venice 2026 Talking Points: Where Are The Studios; Will There Be Stars & Has The 50:50 Gender Equality Drive Run Out Of Steam?

The Venice Film Festival unveiled the lineup for its 83rd edition at a news conference on Thursday in the ornate historical archive of parent body La Biennale. We’ve another six weeks to pore over the details of the unveiled films ahead of the festival’s opening on September 1, but here are some first talking points […]

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Hat Trick Productions Launches Live Comedy Arm

Storied UK producer Hat Trick Productions is moving into live comedy. The Derry Girls and How to Get to Heaven From Belfast indie has teamed with comedy producer Queenie Miller and Chump’s Comedy to launch the live comedy touring arm, which kicks off shows at the Edinburgh Fringe next month. Hat Trick’s live comedy arm […]

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Teddy Leifer Talks Busy 20th Anniversary Year For Rise Films With Three Pictures On Release & Freshly Announced Venice Debut

It’s shaping up to be a busy year for Teddy Leifer’s documentary-focused production company Rise Films as it marks its 20th anniversary. Having previously conquered Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, IDFA and Tribeca, the London-based company will make its Venice debut in September with Erik Shirai’s Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing. The film, giving rare access to the […]

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With NBCUniversal Becoming “Independent”, Talks With Potential Partners Are Under Way, Comcast Execs Say

Using the word “independent” multiple times to describe NBCUniversal’s forthcoming independence, Comcast Co-CEOs Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh said they are already talking with potential partners. Speaking to Wall Street investors on Comcast’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday, the execs said NBCU has started to explore its options. In an apparent reference to this month’s edition […]

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‘Yaga’ Sets World Premiere In TIFF’s Primetime Section; Festival’s TV Lineup Also Includes ‘Carrie’ & ‘Crystal Lake’

Yaga, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Crave show, which will be on AMC+ in the U.S., is part of TIFF’s Primetime program for TV. The Primetime program will open with Jesse McKeown’s Netflix drama Below, which is set in a remote Newfoundland […]

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Assaad Bouab & Caroline Dhavernas Join CBC’s ‘Saint-Pierre’; First Look At Season 3

EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Dhavernas and Assad Bouab have joined the cast of Canadian crime drama Saint-Pierre for Season 3. Production is underway on the third run St. John’s, Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France, and we’ve got a first-look image for you below. Hawco Productions is again producing for CBC and streamer CBC Gem, with Fifth Season handling […]

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Apple TV Greenlights First-Ever Dating Series ‘The Last Person On Earth’, Landing ‘The Invite’ Consultant Esther Perel As Host

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV is entering the dating game. The streamer has recruited world-famous couples therapist and The Invite consultant Esther Perel to lead documentary series The Last Person on Earth, Apple’s first foray into the relationship genre. In The Last Person on Earth, Perel and a team of matchmakers will bring together couples who appear […]

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‘American Hostage’ Anthology Series Starring Jon Hamm To World Premiere At TIFF

American Hostage, MGM+s upcoming thriller anthology series starring Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi, is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, as part of the fest’s Primetime Program. Co-created and executive produced by Shawn Ryan (The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.) and Eileen Myers (Big Love, Mad Dogs), from Sony Pictures Television. the series is based […]

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The Roost Podcast Network Relaunches As Podium & Signs Trisha Paytas Show ‘Just Trish’

EXCLUSIVE: The Roost Podcast Network is relaunching as Podium, a video-first business that debuts with a Trisha Paytas deal in the pocket. The Roost’s parent, talent management and media company Night, has made the move two years after it acquired the podcast business, which now reaches 20 million monthly video and audio impressions and has […]

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Salaud Morisset Boards Ali Asgari’s ‘A Bit Of Light’ Ahead Of Venice Debut

EXCLUSIVE: Paris and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has boarded worldwide sales rights to A Bit of Light, the new feature from Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari, ahead of its world premiere in Competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Set in contemporary Iran, A Bit of Light follows a disillusioned doctor who loses faith in […]

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Matt Hastings Signs First-Look Deal With ‘The Way Home’ Producer Neshama Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Neshama Entertainment has struck a first-look development and production agreement with writer, director and showrunner Matt Hastings. Under the agreement, Hastings will develop and produce original scripted and unscripted programming across TV and film for Neshama, which is known for shows such as Hallmark Channel’s long-running one-hour drama The Way Home. Fox, which […]

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‘Beauty In Black’ Renewed For Season 4 As Netflix Reverses Decision To End Tyler Perry Series With Season 3

Netflix and Tyler Perry have committed to telling more Beauty in Black stories as the streamer has renewed the drama series for a fourth season ahead of its Season 3 premiere. In December, Netflix announced the show had been renewed for a third and final season. The renewal arrives after a successful second season, released […]

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Mark Jermin, TikTok-Famous Agent Who Discovered ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Wednesday’ Stars, May Have Broken UK Agency Law

EXCLUSIVE: A prominent British children’s acting agency, which has helped young performers clinch roles in Harry Potter and Hunger Games, could have broken UK agency law by effectively charging actors training fees for the opportunity to secure representation, according to legal experts. In emails seen by Deadline, Mark Jermin Management (MJM) encouraged multiple young people […]

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Robert Pattinson ‘Primetime’ Pic From A24 Sets Early Fall Theatrical Release

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of scoring a spot on the Venice Film Festival lineup, the Robert Pattinson starring and produced Primetime will debut in theaters nationwide on Sept. 25. The movie from documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim follows Chris Hansen in 2006 as he sets to make TV history with To Catch a Predator. Pattinson plays […]

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Imax CEO Calls ‘The Odyssey’ “Transformational” As Big Screen Specialist Reports Pre-Odysseus Q2

Imax just released numbers for the second quarter ended in June, but eyes are on July – specifically, the massive debut of The Odyssey that just provided the big screen exhibitor with its most muscular opening weekend ever. The film also delivered the highest Imax international market share of any major release in the company’s […]

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World Cup Q2 Split At TelevisaUnivision: Mexico Results Boom But U.S. Sees 29% Ad Sales Drop

TelevisaUnivision reported second-quarter financials largely shaped by the FIFA World Cup, which boosted results in Mexico but hurt U.S. operations due to rival Telemundo’s control of the rights. Total revenue increased 10% from the prior-year period to hit $1.3 billion, thanks largely to a 53% jump in Mexico, with 675 million total viewers flocking to […]

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Andrea Pallaoro Talks Reviving Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Screenplay For Venice Golden Lion Contender ‘The Echo Chamber’ + First Clip

EXCLUSIVE: Close to eight years after Bernardo Bertolucci’s death in Rome in 2018, his final screenplay The Echo Chamber will debut in competition at the Venice Film Festival in September under the direction of Andrea Pallaoro. Working closely with Bertolucci’s co-writers Ilaria Bernardini and Ludovica Rampoldi, Pallaoro has made the tale of love, longing, absence, […]

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Peacock Adds 2M Subscribers In Q2, Turns First Profit; Studio A Standout As Comcast Plots Next Big Move

NBCUniversal streamer Peacock swung to a $189 million profit for the three months ended in June, its first quarter in the black, and added 2 million paid subscribers to reach 48 million. Streaming, along with wireless and the studio umbers all contributed to parent Comcast’s quarterly earnings report Thursday, its first since announcing it plans […]

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Michelle Zhou’s Venice Horizons Title ‘Big Little Things’ Boarded By Moebius Entertainment For Sales

Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has boarded international sales for Michelle Zhou’s Big Little Things, which has been selected to premiere in the Horizons section of this year’s Venice Film Festival. The film follows a woman who returns to her hometown of Harbin after years living in the United States and finds herself caught between two […]

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Venice Biennale President Slams EU For Pulling Funding Over Russia’s Presence At Art Biennale At Film Festival Conference

Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco hit out at the European Commission on Thursday for its move to withdraw funding over Russia’s participation in its Art Biennale earlier this year. Speaking in opening remarks of the press conference unveiling the lineup for 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, Buttafuoco suggested the European Commission was […]

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Isabel Davis Appointed Director Of The BFI Filmmaking Fund

Isabel Davis has been appointed Director of the BFI Filmmaking Fund. Davis joins the BFI in October 2026 for a five-year fixed term after eight years as Executive Director of Screen Scotland. Before Screen Scotland, Davis served a lengthy term at the BFI, including as the Head of International. Davis takes over from Mia Bays, […]

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Billkin Putthipong To Star In GDH’s ‘Untitled Snooker Project’, Produced By Team Behind ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’

EXCLUSIVE: Thai studio GDH has announced that Billkin Putthipong Assaratanakul will star in its feature film project, The Untitled Snooker Project, in the role of a professional snooker player. The film, scheduled for theatrical release in late 2027, will be directed by Wattanapong ‘Jack’ Wongwan, whose credits include the hit Netflix series The Believers. It […]

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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Toheeb Jimoh & ‘Snow White’s Dujonna Gift Leading BBC’s ‘Open Water’ Adaptation

Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso star Toheeb Jimoh and Snow White’s Dujonna Gift are leading the BBC’s adaptation of Caleb Azumah Nelson’s debut novel Open Water. Jimoh plays Marcus opposite Gift’s Effie. Marcus works in retail while trying to develop a career as a photographer. Effie is studying dance at university in Dublin. From the moment they meet, […]

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‘Ted Lasso’ Star Toheeb Jimoh & ‘Snow White’s Dujanna Gift Leading BBC’s ‘Open Water’ Adaptation

Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso star Toheeb Jimoh and Snow White star Dujonna Gift are leading the BBC’s adaptation of Caleb Azumah Nelson’s Open Water. Jimoh plays Marcus opposite Gift’s Effie. Marcus works in retail while trying to develop a career as a photographer. Effie is studying dance at university in Dublin. From the moment they meet, they […]

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Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Full Competition Lineup

The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed its full lineup for the 32nd edition of the festival, with a total of 51 films set to screen across its four competition selections – narrative feature film, feature and short documentary film, narrative short film and student short film. The lineup will screen 21 world premieres, six international premieres, […]

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‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Final Trailer Gives Wile E. An Action-Packed Legal Fight Ahead Of Comic-Con Screening

Universal Theme Park Attendance Hit By Weaker Consumer Sentiment, Higher Travel Costs As Oil Touches $100 A Barrel

‘Ransom Canyon’ Soundtrack: All The Songs You’ll Hear In Both Seasons Of The Netflix Western Romance Series

Amazon Puts Luna Video Game Titles On Fire TV As Free Add-On For Prime Members

Taís Araujo To Star In ‘My Father’s Wives’ From Brazil’s Elo Studios & Portugal’s Bro Cinema

Venice 2026 Talking Points: Where Are The Studios; Will There Be Stars & Has The 50:50 Gender Equality Drive Run Out Of Steam?

Hat Trick Productions Launches Live Comedy Arm

Teddy Leifer Talks Busy 20th Anniversary Year For Rise Films With Three Pictures On Release & Freshly Announced Venice Debut

With NBCUniversal Becoming “Independent”, Talks With Potential Partners Are Under Way, Comcast Execs Say

‘Yaga’ Sets World Premiere In TIFF’s Primetime Section; Festival’s TV Lineup Also Includes ‘Carrie’ & ‘Crystal Lake’

Assaad Bouab & Caroline Dhavernas Join CBC’s ‘Saint-Pierre’; First Look At Season 3

Apple TV Greenlights First-Ever Dating Series ‘The Last Person On Earth’, Landing ‘The Invite’ Consultant Esther Perel As Host

‘American Hostage’ Anthology Series Starring Jon Hamm To World Premiere At TIFF

The Roost Podcast Network Relaunches As Podium & Signs Trisha Paytas Show ‘Just Trish’

Salaud Morisset Boards Ali Asgari’s ‘A Bit Of Light’ Ahead Of Venice Debut

Matt Hastings Signs First-Look Deal With ‘The Way Home’ Producer Neshama Entertainment

‘Beauty In Black’ Renewed For Season 4 As Netflix Reverses Decision To End Tyler Perry Series With Season 3

Mark Jermin, TikTok-Famous Agent Who Discovered ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Wednesday’ Stars, May Have Broken UK Agency Law

Robert Pattinson ‘Primetime’ Pic From A24 Sets Early Fall Theatrical Release

Imax CEO Calls ‘The Odyssey’ “Transformational” As Big Screen Specialist Reports Pre-Odysseus Q2

World Cup Q2 Split At TelevisaUnivision: Mexico Results Boom But U.S. Sees 29% Ad Sales Drop

Andrea Pallaoro Talks Reviving Bernardo Bertolucci’s Last Screenplay For Venice Golden Lion Contender ‘The Echo Chamber’ + First Clip

Peacock Adds 2M Subscribers In Q2, Turns First Profit; Studio A Standout As Comcast Plots Next Big Move

Michelle Zhou’s Venice Horizons Title ‘Big Little Things’ Boarded By Moebius Entertainment For Sales

Venice Biennale President Slams EU For Pulling Funding Over Russia’s Presence At Art Biennale At Film Festival Conference

Isabel Davis Appointed Director Of The BFI Filmmaking Fund

Billkin Putthipong To Star In GDH’s ‘Untitled Snooker Project’, Produced By Team Behind ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’

‘Ted Lasso’ Star Toheeb Jimoh & ‘Snow White’s Dujonna Gift Leading BBC’s ‘Open Water’ Adaptation

‘Ted Lasso’ Star Toheeb Jimoh & ‘Snow White’s Dujanna Gift Leading BBC’s ‘Open Water’ Adaptation

Sarajevo Film Festival Unveils Full Competition Lineup

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