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‘Icebreaker’ Netflix Series Casts Daisy Jelley & Connor Simos As Stassie & Nate

Netflix has found its leads for Icebreaker, its series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s bestselling novel. Daisy Jelley (Poser, How To Have Sex) will play Anastasia “Stassie” Allen and Connor Simos (Subversion) will portray Nate Hawkins in the college hockey romance drama series. In Icebreaker, she is the transfer gunning for Olympic gold. He is the […]

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Tom Segura Sets Preposterous Stand-Up Tour For 2027

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Tom Segura has announced the first leg of his new stand-up comedy tour, Tom Segura: Preposterous, which includes 30 cities, beginning with Baton Rouge, LA on January 8. Tickets will be available on presale starting Wednesday, September 30th at 10 a.m. local time before the general on sale Friday, October 2nd. Stay tuned […]

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Disney Unveils Oasis Doc Premiere Date

Disney has unveiled premiere date for Steven Knight’s Oasis documentary on Disney+ and Hulu. The feature will land on October 9, just two weeks after tickets to Oasis’ next round of tour dates were snapped up, including some shows in the U.S. Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger has already had a theatrical run where […]

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Mind-Reading Comedian Peter Antoniou Sets 2027 Tour

EXCLUSIVE: British comedian and mind reader Peter Antoniou has announced a big set of tour dates for 2027. From a childhood fascination with a tarot deck to performing for audiences around the world, Antoniou has built a career around turning the impossible into unforgettable theatre. His live performances combine comedy and audience interaction with moments […]

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Boyzone Concert Coming To Sky As ‘No Matter What’ Producer Curious Films Moves Into Live Programming

EXCLUSIVE: A Toxic Love Story producer Curious Films is moving into the live space with a new Boyzone concert film following the smash success of its Sky doc. Last year, Boyzone: No Matter What became Sky’s most-watched unscripted series of all time and was the catalyst for the Irish superstars getting back together. Curious Films […]

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Banijay Latest: Rachel Job Set For Senior Content Role As Sales & Scripted Exits Emerge

EXCLUSIVE: The shape of distributor Banijay Rights is beginning to form. One of the big distribution winners of the Banijay-All3Media mega-merger has emerged as Rachel Job, who we hear is in line for a senior content role, with long-serving execs such as Simon Cox, Claire Jago and Maartje Horchner exiting. We also have news of […]

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Analysis: What The Heck Is Going On With The BBC’s Funding?

If you pay any attention to the BBC, you will know Britain’s national broadcaster is on the horns of a funding crisis. We know this because the BBC keeps telling us. Director-general Matt Brittin has told staff that the “cupboard is bare.” He has told Parliament that the BBC’s current funding model, the licence fee, […]

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‘Inbetweeners’ Stars Making ‘Boys To Men’ Doc About Growing Up For Channel 4

EXCLUSIVE: Hit British comedy The Inbetweeners has re-entered the zeitgeist lately with the unveiling of a new Netflix movie. Stars Joe Thomas and James Buckley are taking advantage with a Channel 4 documentary dealing with the show’s favorite topic, adulting. Thomas and Buckley, who can both be seen in the new movie, are fronting Joe […]

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‘Ludwig’ Becomes Most-Watched UK Scripted Show Of The Year

BBC and BritBox comedy-drama Ludwig has gone from strength to strength as it becomes the UK’s most-watched scripted launch of the year so far. The first ep of Season 2, which wrapped last week, has now been watched by an audience of 9.1 million, according to Barb data from overnights.tv. The BBC was celebrating the […]

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VMI Worldwide Partners With Empire Studios, Rascal Entertainment & Green 13 On Survival Thriller ‘Snow Predator’

EXCLUSIVE: Empire Studios, Rascal Entertainment, Green 13 Films and VMI Worldwide have partnered on Snow Predator, a survival thriller directed by Coz Greenop. The film has been written by Charley McDougall and is currently shooting at Shinfield Studios in the UK. The film stars Daniel Stisen, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Jason Flemyng, Genevieve Chenneour, Jack McEvoy, […]

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HLD Talent Signs Content Creator Heather Bowling

EXCLUSIVE: GK Barry agency HLD Talent has signed content creator and By Babes co-founder Heather Bowling. The social media star, business owner and neurodiversity advocate is joining up with the likes of Barry, Mariam Musa and Shakira Khan at the London-based HLD, which is lead by creators agent Hannah Holland. She is known as a […]

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‘Harry Potter’ Producer David Barron Backs AI Adaptation Of ‘The Call Of The Wild’

EXCLUSIVE: David Barron, the British film producer with credits on six Harry Potter films, is entering the generative artificial intelligence space. Barron has agreed to produce an AI adaptation of Jack London’s 1903 novel The Call of the Wild, which is written and directed by Simon Rumley (Crushed, Red White & Blue). The film will be generated […]

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Lightdox Acquires Rights To ‘My Home Of Wind And Sand’ Before Zurich Film Festival World Premiere

EXCLUSIVE: Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to the documentary My Home of Wind and Sand ahead of its world premiere Tuesday at the Zurich Film Festival. Filmmaker Patrick Wally spent over a decade on his film, a portrait of women’s rights, human rights and climate activist Najla Mohamed Lamin, who was born in a […]

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‘The Assassin(s)’ Tops Korea’s Chuseok Holiday Box Office With 1.5 Million Admissions

Hur Jin-ho’s historical thriller The Assassin(s) topped the Korean box office over the Chuseok holiday weekend pulling in more than 1.5 million admissions since its release on September 23. Fresh from its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, the film has grossed $11.3M (KRW15.3BN) from 1,546,614 admissions over the first five days of release, […]

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Wrestler Benjamin Satterley Dies One Day After Match: AEW Star Known As “Pac” Was 40

Benjamin Satterley, the high-flying champion wrestler known variously to AEW and WWE fans as Pac, Bastard, Adrian Neville and Neville, has died. That, according to an announcement from All Elite Wrestling. He was 40. Details surrounding his passing are unclear. Pac was featured at AEW’s All Out pay-per-view from Chicago on Saturday night. He challenged […]

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MTV VMAs 2026 Winners List: Madonna Dominates, Taylor Swift Wins Special Honor

It was like 1998 all over again. Madonna won six Video Music Awards that year for Ray of Light. Flash forward to tonight, and the pop icon won seven awards, including Artist of the Year, for Confessions II, the sequel to her 2005 album. Also winning were Sabrina Carpenter for Best Editing and for her […]

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MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Dedicates Video Of The Year Award To Dolly Parton “The Ultimate Showgirl”

Taylor Swift won the night’s top award at the MTV Video Music Awards, taking home a Moonperson trophy for Video of the Year for “The Fate of Ophelia.” Swift took the stage to accept the award and said she was “proud” of the work she did on the video, as it was “one continuous shot” […]

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‘Lanterns’ Stars Kyle Chandler & Aaron Pierre On Going Deeper Into Hal’s Psyche And The Jordan Boys Legacy

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the penultimate episode of HBO’s Lanterns. HBO’s Lanterns gave audiences, and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), a much deeper understanding of Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) in the penultimate episode of the DC series on Sunday night. The episode opens with a flashback to 1975, when Hal gets in trouble […]

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‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Starts Strong, Eyes ‘American Fiction’-Style Rollout — Specialty Box Office

Bassam Tariq’s Mahershala Ali-starring TIFF favorite Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother had a strong limited opening as distributor Amazon MGM launched the awards contender into a platform release hewing to the path of American Fiction.. Also this weekend, A History of Concrete had a terrific expansion, as did If I Go Will They Miss […]

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Neil Patrick Harris Set For ‘Damn Yankees’ Broadway Revival In Spring 2027, Julianne Hough & Austin Scott Also Starring

Whatever Lola wants, Broadway provides! A Damn Yankees revival is set for the Great White Way in Spring 2027, with Neil Patrick Harris as the devilish Mr. Applegate. On Sunday, the Tony-winning actor arrived at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx to announce the revival in a press conference, along with co-stars Julianne Hough and Austin […]

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Bill Gates Warns Unregulated AI Development Could “Cause A Billion Deaths”

As Trump brushes off the need for additional guardrails around artificial intelligence, Bill Gates is sounding the alarm. In a recent interview, the Microsoft co-founder urged the U.S. government to implement regulations around the development of AI, following a meeting with CEOs of several of biggest AI companies, who agreed it’s necessary to slow down […]

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Jeff Probst Says “Nothing Has Changed” On ‘Survivor’ After Paramount Scrapped DEI: “We Need Diversity”

Although Paramount was one of several companies to roll back their DEI initiative when Trump was re-elected, Survivor continues to operate by it. Host Jeff Probst recently noted that “nothing has changed” with how the reality competition series approaches diversity, equity and inclusion, noting that it was “one of the biggest positive changes ever” for […]

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How To Watch & Stream The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards are back tonight for the 42nd awards show, celebrating the best music videos of the year. Hosted by 3x VMA winner Snoop Dogg, the ceremony broadcasts live on Sunday night from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, with performances from Madonna, Kacey Musgraves, Lisa, Sombr and more. Madonna leads this […]

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Kevin Mayer Shares Thoughts On Paramount-Warner Bros Merger – Zurich Summit

Former Disney exec Kevin Mayer, who oversaw his former employer’s 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox, has shared his thoughts on the Paramount-Warner Bros merger. The pragmatic exec, who has been co-CEO of Blackstone-backed media company Candle Media since 2021, told a panel at the Zurich Summit this weekend that consolidation in the media and […]

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‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Powers $86M WW Re-Release Opening Ahead Of ‘Doomsday’ Global Domination

What was old at the global box office this weekend was new as Disney/Marvel Studio’s Avengers Endgame: Encore led in an exceptional take for a re-release of $86M WW. Beamed Andrew Cripps, Disney’s Global Boss of Distribution, “The success of the re-release reiterates that there’s a massive fanbase for this franchise, and the fact that […]

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Zoe Saldaña “Can’t Imagine” Taking On Another Taylor Sheridan Show: “‘Lioness’ Is All I Can Handle”

Although Zoe Saldaña speaks highly of collaborating with Taylor Sheridan, don’t expect her to make a trip to Dutton Ranch anytime soon. The Lioness star recently explained why starring as Joe McNamara “is all that I can handle at this time,” noting she doesn’t have any plans to pop up elsewhere in the Sheridan TV […]

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‘Musk’ Producer, Atwater-Magnific Exec & ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ Director Talk AI: “It’s Important To Get In The Driver’s Seat” – Zurich Summit

Musk producer Nick Shumaker, Hollywood film financier Vania Schlogel, directors Zack London (Gods Don’t Give Gifts) and Nick Holt (AI: Probably Nothing to Worry About) took to the stage at the Zurich Summit this weekend to dig into the implications of AI for film. Schlogel, who is founder and managing partner of L.A.-based Atwater Capital, […]

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FilmNation CEO Glen Basner Talks Art Of Film Sales & Financing: “It’s Really Just About Sitting & Listening To The Filmmaking Team” – Zurich Summit

FilmNation Entertainment Founder and CEO Glen Basner will receive the Game Changer Award this evening at the Zurich Summit, the annual industry event aimed at fostering transatlantic connections taking place within the Zurich Film Festival. As part of the honor, Basner participated in an onstage conversation on Saturday moderated by German Oscar-winning director Edward Berger. […]

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Film Execs Ponder Federal Film Tax Credit Impact, Timeline & Potential Price Rises — Zurich Summit

At this weekend’s Zurich Summit a group of film financiers were asked by Deadline for their thoughts on the prospects of a U.S. federal film incentive. Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled the bill for a 20% incentive, which with bonuses could bring the total rebate to 30%. The move has long been […]

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How ‘SNL’ Introduced Season 52’s New Cast Members Saidah Belo-Osagie & Grace Reiter

For those wondering how SNL‘s new cast members factored into tonight’s season premiere, the answer was: not much. The two new featured players, Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter, were introduced together, as part of an early sketch on the search for reality competition The Debut: Dream Academy‘s next breakout girl group. Belo-Osagie played Neelsa Boyce, […]

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‘Icebreaker’ Netflix Series Casts Daisy Jelley & Connor Simos As Stassie & Nate

Tom Segura Sets Preposterous Stand-Up Tour For 2027

Disney Unveils Oasis Doc Premiere Date

Mind-Reading Comedian Peter Antoniou Sets 2027 Tour

Boyzone Concert Coming To Sky As ‘No Matter What’ Producer Curious Films Moves Into Live Programming

Banijay Latest: Rachel Job Set For Senior Content Role As Sales & Scripted Exits Emerge

Analysis: What The Heck Is Going On With The BBC’s Funding?

‘Inbetweeners’ Stars Making ‘Boys To Men’ Doc About Growing Up For Channel 4

‘Ludwig’ Becomes Most-Watched UK Scripted Show Of The Year

VMI Worldwide Partners With Empire Studios, Rascal Entertainment & Green 13 On Survival Thriller ‘Snow Predator’

HLD Talent Signs Content Creator Heather Bowling

‘Harry Potter’ Producer David Barron Backs AI Adaptation Of ‘The Call Of The Wild’

Lightdox Acquires Rights To ‘My Home Of Wind And Sand’ Before Zurich Film Festival World Premiere

‘The Assassin(s)’ Tops Korea’s Chuseok Holiday Box Office With 1.5 Million Admissions

Wrestler Benjamin Satterley Dies One Day After Match: AEW Star Known As “Pac” Was 40

MTV VMAs 2026 Winners List: Madonna Dominates, Taylor Swift Wins Special Honor

MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift Dedicates Video Of The Year Award To Dolly Parton “The Ultimate Showgirl”

‘Lanterns’ Stars Kyle Chandler & Aaron Pierre On Going Deeper Into Hal’s Psyche And The Jordan Boys Legacy

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ Starts Strong, Eyes ‘American Fiction’-Style Rollout — Specialty Box Office

Neil Patrick Harris Set For ‘Damn Yankees’ Broadway Revival In Spring 2027, Julianne Hough & Austin Scott Also Starring

Bill Gates Warns Unregulated AI Development Could “Cause A Billion Deaths”

Jeff Probst Says “Nothing Has Changed” On ‘Survivor’ After Paramount Scrapped DEI: “We Need Diversity”

How To Watch & Stream The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards

Kevin Mayer Shares Thoughts On Paramount-Warner Bros Merger – Zurich Summit

‘Avengers Endgame: Encore’ Powers $86M WW Re-Release Opening Ahead Of ‘Doomsday’ Global Domination

Zoe Saldaña “Can’t Imagine” Taking On Another Taylor Sheridan Show: “‘Lioness’ Is All I Can Handle”

‘Musk’ Producer, Atwater-Magnific Exec & ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ Director Talk AI: “It’s Important To Get In The Driver’s Seat” – Zurich Summit

FilmNation CEO Glen Basner Talks Art Of Film Sales & Financing: “It’s Really Just About Sitting & Listening To The Filmmaking Team” – Zurich Summit

Film Execs Ponder Federal Film Tax Credit Impact, Timeline & Potential Price Rises — Zurich Summit

How ‘SNL’ Introduced Season 52’s New Cast Members Saidah Belo-Osagie & Grace Reiter

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