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Whitney Leavitt Returning To Broadway In ‘Just In Time’

Whitney Leavitt, the former Secret Lives of Mormon Wives cast member who reinvigorated the box office of the long-running Broadway revival Chicago, is soon to join another major production: Just In Time, the Bobby Darin bio-musical starring Jeremy Jordan. Leavitt will take over the role of Sandra Dee, the real-life singer and, for a time, […]

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Netflix To Add Dozens Of Classic Cantinflas Films, Teases More ‘Counterattack’

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will add dozens of classic Cantinflas movies to its service as part of a wave of programming coming to the streamer to mark Mexican Cinema Day. It also teased an expansion of action movie franchise Counterattack, a new movie called 35 Days, and has greenlit a trio of feature-docs, per our earlier exclusive. […]

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Neil Marshall & Charlotte Kirk Reteam On Thriller ‘The Spiral Down’

EXCLUSIVE: Actress Charlotte Kirk (Duchess) is reuniting with writer Neil Marshall (The Descent) for a fifth time on psychological thriller The Spiral Down. Marshall, Kirk and Karlos Ways (Christmas & Chaos) will produce with Kirk producing for Primal Empire Studios. Director will be Aaron Mirtes (Whiskey Run) with cameras set to roll in Kentucky, U.S. […]

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Netflix Sets Keiko ‘Free Willy’ Orca Documentary Amid Wave Of Mexican Projects

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has greenlit a new feature documentary about Keiko, the orca who became world famous after appearing in the 1993 movie Free Willy. The timing is on point, with Warner Bros. working on a reimagining of Free Willy with the Russo brothers’ AGBO banner. The film memorably told the story of a young boy […]

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The Harrigans Spiral Out Of Control In ‘MobLand’ Season 2 Trailer

“May I speak plainly?” asks a sombre Harry Da Souza, addressing mob boss Conrad. “This family is in a death spiral.” The out-of-control actions of Conrad Harrigan’s gang will be central to the second season of Paramount+ breakout crime drama MobLand, as you can see from the official trailer above. Launching on September 18, the […]

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Emile Hirsch Joins Anthony Michael Hall, Claire Forlani & Stephen Lang Set In Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Final Invasion’ Ahead Of TIFF Market Launch

EXCLUSIVE: Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) has joined the cast of sci-fi action thriller Final Invasion opposite Anthony Michael Hall (Reacher) Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) ahead of a New Mexico shoot later this year. Final Invasion begins when a mysterious UAP satellite crashes in the New Mexico desert. It unleashes […]

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‘American Horror Story’ Caught Clowning Around In Season 13 Teaser

If you have coulrophobia (a fear of clowns), you may want to skip watching the first American Horror Story Season 13 teaser that just dropped (above). Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch) is the star of the video clip, which also features various other actors like Emma Roberts as Madison Montgomery, Jessica Lange as Constance […]

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Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel & Alex Honnold Join David Letterman’s ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’

David Letterman will be back on Netflix later this year with a new round of guests. His Netflix talk show, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction, returns before the end of the year with four new episodes. The former Late Show host will be joined by Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel and Alex Honnold, […]

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Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz & Shaboozey Among Line-Up For Hugh Jackman-Hosted 2026 Global Citizen Festival In NYC

The 2026 Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park next month will feature a line-up including Ms. Lauryn Hill & Wyclef Jean celebrating the 30th anniversary of Fugees’ album The Score, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend, Lainey Wilson, Shaboozey, and Tomorrow X Together. Taking place on Central Park’s Great Lawn on Saturday, September 26, the […]

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Patchway Studios, Which Supported ‘Rivals’ & ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Shoots, Fights Closure Threat From Investor

EXCLUSIVE: Patchway Studios, the UK studio facility that supported Season 2 of Disney’s Rivals and Netflix hit A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder, is attempting to fend off a closure threat levelled by one of its own investors. The Bristol-based operation is the subject of a winding up petition from angel investor Annabel Schild, who […]

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Venice Drama ‘I Matter’, About Roma Experience, Gets Sales Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto Film has picked up international sales rights to I Matter by Alina Șerban ahead of its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. The directorial debut by actress Alina Șerban (Alone at My Wedding) screens in the Venice Spotlight section. According to the filmmakers it is the first film by a Roma […]

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Disney+ Signs Content Deal With Gary Neville’s The Overlap To Strike Back Against Netflix’s Football Podcast Play

The score is now Disney+ 1, Netflix 1. Disney’s streaming service has struck a deal with former Manchester United footballer and emerging media magnate Gary Neville for podcasts from his Global Studios-owned company, The Overlap. This follows Netflix branching out into football podcasts over the summer by backing the World Cup editions of Gary Lineker’s […]

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Viu & TrueVisions Now Launch Regional Content Collaboration For Thai Series

PCCW’s regional streaming service Viu and Thai streamer Truevisions Now have signed a content collaboration to bring a curated selection of premium Thai series to Viu users across Southeast Asia. Launching August 20 on Viu in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, the TrueVisions Now branded zone will debut with six series, with additional titles planned […]

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Tencent Video Reveals First Images Of ‘Warrior Cats’ Adaptation With Rodrigo Blaas Directing; A.C. Bradley On Board As Showrunner

Tencent Video has revealed the first creative materials from its upcoming Warrior Cats animated series, adapted from the best-selling book series and directed by Rodrigo Blaas with A.C. Bradley on board as showrunner. The Chinese streamer held a fan event in Shenzhen where Blaas joined Zhou Wang, Head of Randong Studio Group and Vice President […]

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Guz Khan & Kiell Smith-Bynoe Fronting Audible Comedy Podcast ‘Guz And Kiell Will Not Survive’

EXCLUSIVE: Brit actors, comedians and pals Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe have been set by Audible for podcast Guz and Kiell Will Not Survive. Across six episodes, the self-proclaimed survival novices are guided through a series of choose-your-own-adventure survival scenarios taking from the frozen wilderness of Lapland to the Australian Outback. The duo will “make […]

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Marc Turtletaub To Direct Feature Adaptation Of Ben Reeves’ Novel ‘Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt’

EXCLUSIVE: Marc Turtletaub will direct a feature adaptation of Ben Reeves’ novel Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt. The novel, which landed on the New York Times Bestsellers List in its first week, will be adapted by screenwriter Oren Moverman. Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt tells the story of Travis, who lives with his […]

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Marc Turtletaub On His Sprawling Scottish Road Movie ‘Borges and Me’ — Edinburgh

Veteran director-producer Marc Turtletaub returns to feature filmmaking this year with Borges and Me, which screens this weekend in one of the primetime Out of Competition spots at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Directed by Turtletaub from a screenplay by Oren Moverman, the film follows a young graduate student at the University of St Andrews […]

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ITN Journalist Exited With “Significant” Payoff After Review Found He Suffered Mental Health Discrimination

EXCLUSIVE: ITN is facing fresh questions about its workplace culture after an external review concluded that a journalist suffered disability discrimination when raising concerns about his working environment, Deadline can reveal. Leo, a pseudonym we are using to protect the identity of the journalist, left ITN in April with a “significant” undisclosed financial settlement after […]

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‘Heated Rivalry’s Dylan Walsh Pauses Cameo Account After Getting In “Trouble” For Spilling Season 2 Secrets

With Shane and Ilya hitting the ice for Season 2 of Heated Rivalry, some behind-the-scenes secrets have found their way to social media. Dylan Walsh, who stars in the Crave Original series as Shane’s dad David Hollander, paused his cameo account after a video “got me in trouble,” seemingly referring to a clip of him […]

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Zurich Film Festival: Peter Farrelly’s ‘I Play Rocky’ & Channing Tatum Starrer ‘Josephine’ Among Gala Titles

The Zurich Film Festival has announced its first selection of gala titles for this year’s edition, which runs September 9 to October 10. Films include the European premiere of Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone, Matt Dillon, Stephan James and more as well as Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan starrer Josephine from director […]

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Bob Iger’s New Magic Kingdom: Fans & Media Wonder If He Can Bring That Disney Sparkle To The Lakers

As the new co-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bob Iger brings with him arguably the most significant Hollywood profile of any owner in the history of U.S. major professional sports. The question fans and Angelenos have now is: What kind of Disney magic can he make? Iger and Josh Kushner unveiled the stunning deal […]

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Jeremy Strong Emailed Mark Zuckerberg To Assure Him He Takes ‘The Social Reckoning’ Role “Very Seriously”

While giving his all to his The Social Reckoning portrayal of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeremy Strong reached out to the Meta CEO and Facebook co-founder. The Oscar nominee recently revealed that he emailed Zuckerberg to assure him he takes the “responsibility very seriously,” noting that the tech mogul responded. Strong would not reveal the details of […]

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DGA & IATSE Urge Fast Track On Paramount-WBD Merger Standoff For Fears That Prolonged Court Battle Will Hurt Jobs

Two of Hollywood’s most powerful unions have a message for California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison: Work it out ASAP, whether in court or otherwise. The DGA and IATSE sent a joint letter to the pair on Wednesday to “raise concerns about the potential for a prolonged timetable for the […]

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‘Marshals’ Adds Marque Richardson To Season 2 Cast; Morgan Lindholm To Expand Role

EXCLUSIVE: The CBS series Marshals will welcome Marque Richardson (Unprisoned, Dear White People) to its Season 2 cast. Richardson will recur as Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Burns. Additionally, Morgan Lindholm will return to expand on her role as Maddie, the bartender at the local watering hole, Bullet ’N Barrel, and Cal’s (Logan Marshall-Green) estranged daughter. Production on Season 2 […]

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Donald Trump Sued By Media Groups Over Sale Of Faster Access To Truth Social Posts

Two media groups filed suit against Donald Trump over a new offering in which subscribers can pay up to $100,000 a month for quicker access to his announcements on Truth Social. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Wednesday, the Freedom of the Press Foundation and The Intercept Media claim that the “scheme is profoundly […]

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Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Memoir ‘Behind The Castle Walls’ Gets Fall Release Date

Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, has set a September 29 publication date for Behind The Castle Walls: My Thirty Years at the Happiest Place on Earth by Bob Chapek, the former short-tenured CEO of Disney. The memoir chronicles Chapek’s 30-year Disney tenure at the company and “the high-stakes maneuverings that unraveled behind the scenes” […]

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Andy Cohen Calls Out Paul W. Downs Over ‘Hacks’ Joke At His Expense

Now that Hacks has concluded its five-season run, Andy Cohen had a bone to pick with showrunner and star Paul W. Downs on live TV. During Tuesday’s episode of Watch What Happens Live, the talk show host called out Downs over a joke at his expense, which Jean Smart’s Deborah Vance told in the recent […]

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Martin Short On Emmy-Nominated Documentary ‘Marty, Life Is Short,’ And Big British Stars Joining Next Season Of ‘Only Murders….’

Actor Martin Short is hotter than ever – literally. He has been sweltering in London this summer where the temperatures have soared to extraordinary levels: Thursday’s forecast calls for a high of 97°F (36°C), the latest furnace blast in a succession of UK heat waves. “What’s amazing is that London is not used to it,” […]

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Alia Shawkat Is “Actively Trying” To Bring ‘State of Grace’ To Streaming, Plan Reunion With Mae Whitman

After 25 years, Alia Shawkat wants to team up with Mae Whitman to revisit their first starring roles with a State of Grace reunion. Although the Wrong Girls star did not provide details of what a planned reunion would look like, Shawkat revealed she is “trying actively” to make something happen, but the 2001-’02 Fox […]

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Walt Disney Studios Promotes Melissa Stone To SVP Publicity

Veteran publicist Melissa Stone has been raised to SVP, Publicity at The Walt Disney Studios. Stone was previously, VP of Publicity at Walt Disney Studios. In her new position, Stone will lead publicity and oversee the global PR strategy for the studio’s production labels Disney Live Action, Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and 20th Century Studios, as well as Disney+. […]

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Whitney Leavitt Returning To Broadway In ‘Just In Time’

Netflix To Add Dozens Of Classic Cantinflas Films, Teases More ‘Counterattack’

Neil Marshall & Charlotte Kirk Reteam On Thriller ‘The Spiral Down’

Netflix Sets Keiko ‘Free Willy’ Orca Documentary Amid Wave Of Mexican Projects

The Harrigans Spiral Out Of Control In ‘MobLand’ Season 2 Trailer

Emile Hirsch Joins Anthony Michael Hall, Claire Forlani & Stephen Lang Set In Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Final Invasion’ Ahead Of TIFF Market Launch

‘American Horror Story’ Caught Clowning Around In Season 13 Teaser

Matt Damon, Julia Roberts, Jimmy Kimmel & Alex Honnold Join David Letterman’s ‘My Next Guest Needs No Introduction’

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz & Shaboozey Among Line-Up For Hugh Jackman-Hosted 2026 Global Citizen Festival In NYC

Patchway Studios, Which Supported ‘Rivals’ & ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Shoots, Fights Closure Threat From Investor

Venice Drama ‘I Matter’, About Roma Experience, Gets Sales Deal

Disney+ Signs Content Deal With Gary Neville’s The Overlap To Strike Back Against Netflix’s Football Podcast Play

Viu & TrueVisions Now Launch Regional Content Collaboration For Thai Series

Tencent Video Reveals First Images Of ‘Warrior Cats’ Adaptation With Rodrigo Blaas Directing; A.C. Bradley On Board As Showrunner

Guz Khan & Kiell Smith-Bynoe Fronting Audible Comedy Podcast ‘Guz And Kiell Will Not Survive’

Marc Turtletaub To Direct Feature Adaptation Of Ben Reeves’ Novel ‘Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt’

Marc Turtletaub On His Sprawling Scottish Road Movie ‘Borges and Me’ — Edinburgh

ITN Journalist Exited With “Significant” Payoff After Review Found He Suffered Mental Health Discrimination

‘Heated Rivalry’s Dylan Walsh Pauses Cameo Account After Getting In “Trouble” For Spilling Season 2 Secrets

Zurich Film Festival: Peter Farrelly’s ‘I Play Rocky’ & Channing Tatum Starrer ‘Josephine’ Among Gala Titles

Bob Iger’s New Magic Kingdom: Fans & Media Wonder If He Can Bring That Disney Sparkle To The Lakers

Jeremy Strong Emailed Mark Zuckerberg To Assure Him He Takes ‘The Social Reckoning’ Role “Very Seriously”

DGA & IATSE Urge Fast Track On Paramount-WBD Merger Standoff For Fears That Prolonged Court Battle Will Hurt Jobs

‘Marshals’ Adds Marque Richardson To Season 2 Cast; Morgan Lindholm To Expand Role

Donald Trump Sued By Media Groups Over Sale Of Faster Access To Truth Social Posts

Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek Memoir ‘Behind The Castle Walls’ Gets Fall Release Date

Andy Cohen Calls Out Paul W. Downs Over ‘Hacks’ Joke At His Expense

Martin Short On Emmy-Nominated Documentary ‘Marty, Life Is Short,’ And Big British Stars Joining Next Season Of ‘Only Murders….’

Alia Shawkat Is “Actively Trying” To Bring ‘State of Grace’ To Streaming, Plan Reunion With Mae Whitman

Walt Disney Studios Promotes Melissa Stone To SVP Publicity

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