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Point Grey Signs First Look Deal With ‘The Studio’ EP Alexandria McAtee

EXCLUSIVE: Point Grey Pictures’ EVP of Film and TV Alexandria McAtee will segue into a production deal with the Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver company. McAtee has been with the label for 15 years and won an Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy last fall for the hit AppleTV+ and Lionsgate series, The Studio. Prior […]

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Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder’s Voice Using AI As Streamer Sets Premiere Date For Willy Wonka Reality Series ‘The Golden Ticket’

More than two years after cooking up a major production bake off, Netflix is opening the doors for its latest reality competition series The Golden Ticket. The streamer will premiere the Willy Wonka-themed reality competition series on September 23, some 55 years after Roald Dahl’s book Charlie & the Chocolate Factory was turned into a […]

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CAA Signs Sam Thompson

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed former Made in Chelsea personality and I’m a Celebrity winner Sam Thompson. Thompson has been signed by the CAA creators division in London, which has been expanding of late. He came onto the scene as one of the most recognizable faces in E4’s Made in Chelsea, in which he featured on […]

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‘Reacher’ Spinoff ‘Neagley’ Sets Release Date; Unveils First Photos

We’re getting the first look and release date for Prime Video’s Reacher spinoff Neagley. Starring Maria Sten in a reprisal of her fan-favorite character from the mothership, Neagley will premiere with all episodes Wednesday, September 16 following the Reacher Season 4 finale. The streamer also released several Season 1 photos, which you can see above […]

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NPR Retracts Report That Justice Samuel Alito Is Retiring

Shortly after the final opinion of the Supreme Court’s term was announced on Tuesday, NPR published a bombshell that sent the high court’s press room scrambling: An official announcement that Justice Samuel Alito was retiring. Yet, minutes later, the story was pulled, with the message, “Editors Note: Earlier today we erroneously published a story saying […]

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Neve Campbell Sets ‘Party Of Five’ Reunion, Will Star In Chris Keyser’s ‘The Shore’ Drama In Works At HBO Max With Brad Falchuk & Anonymous Producing

EXCLUSIVE: Premiering in September 1994, Party of Five set the career trajectory of its young stars, led by Neve Campbell, and its first-time creators, Chris Keyser and Amy Lippman. Almost 32 years later, Campbell is reuniting with Keyser for another family drama, The Shore, which has been set up for development at HBO Max. Campbell […]

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Marlee Matlin Signs With Gilbertson Entertainment

EXCLUSIVE: Gilbertson Entertainment has signed Academy Award winner Marlee Matlin for representation across film, television and producing as she continues to develop new projects. Matlin, the first Deaf performer to claim the Best Actress Oscar and its youngest recipient, was recognized for Children of a Lesser God, the 1986 Paramount romantic drama from Randa Haines, where she […]

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Eric Christian Olsen Returns To ‘NCIS’ Franchise, Joins ‘Origins’ As Executive Producer

EXCLUSIVE: An NCIS universe fan favorite actor is rejoining the franchise, this time behind the scenes. NCIS: Los Angeles alum Eric Christian Olsen will serve as an executive producer on the upcoming third season of CBS’ NCIS: Origins under his banner Cloud Nine Productions. Olsen has joined the prequel series’ original executive producers David J. […]

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Sadie Frost’s ‘Twiggy’ Documentary Gets North American Deal

EXCLUSIVE: Cleopatra Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to feature documentary Twiggy, the sophomore directorial outing of Brit actress Sadie Frost. The well-received film takes an intimate, star-studded look at the life and legacy of the eponymous 1960’s supermodel, starting from her meteoric rise from a working-class London teen to a global “it-girl” and cultural icon. […]

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‘Nemesis’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix

Netflix has renewed its freshman crime drama series Nemesis for a second season. From creators and executive producers Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole, Nemesis tells the story of two men on either side of the law. It’s the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder (Y’lan Noel), meets an immovable […]

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‘Backrooms’: A24 Sets Extended Cut With 16 Minutes Of New Footage; Hits Theaters Friday

A24’s highest grossing movie ever, Backrooms, is getting an extended cut as early as this Friday. The Kane Parsons directed movie based on the viral IP will have 16 minutes of brand-new footage and will be freshly titled as Backrooms: Everything Must Go. The new cut will have more lore, and more Easter eggs for […]

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‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers Up To Peacock At End Of July

Illumination/Nintendo/Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie will officially premiere on Peacock on July 30, in what is a 120-day theatrical window to streaming. The second installment of The Super Mario franchise is the only movie to date in 2026 to hit $1 billion at the global box office. Pic stars Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black […]

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Venezuelan Drama ‘Lost Chapters’ Gets North American Deal With Several Futures

EXCLUSIVE: New York-based distributor Several Futures has acquired North American distribution rights to Venezuelan drama Lost Chapters (Los Capítulos Perdidos), the debut feature by writer-director Lorena Alvarado. Following its world premiere at FID Marseille and additional berths at Munich and Locarno, Goteborg, and and subsequent North American premiere at New Directors/New Films, the film will […]

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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort To Restrict Birthright Citizenship

The Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict birthright citizenship, a key component of his immigration agenda. In the majority opinion, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, “Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights—to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that […]

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Jack Cameron Kay To Star In Queer Love Story ‘Until The Time We Die’ From Daniel Talbott

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Cameron Kay, an actor recently seen in the Netflix series Boots and Jordan Firstman’s Cannes-premiering A24 film Club Kid, has attached to star in Until the Time We Die, a New Orleans-set queer love story from writer-director Daniel Talbott. Talbott’s film centers on Taylor (Kay), who lives on his own in the house […]

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Blake Lively Reveals The Millions Her Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni Cost; Slams “Scorched-Earth Litigation Tactics Designed To Drain Lively’s Resources”

Two weeks after a federal judge ruled Justin Baldoni and his Wayfarer Studios have to pay Blake Lively’s legal fees for the more than a yearlong court battle between the It Ends With Us stars, the harassment and retaliation claiming actress has handed in a bill. A bill for $8,035,040.88 to be specific. That’s how […]

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Disney+ Strikes Latest Content-Swapping Deal In Malaysia

Disney+ has struck its latest content-swapping pact with an expansion of its deal with Malaysia’s Astro. Disney+ content such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Maleficent, Brave, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Scrubs and New Girl will head to Astro’s platforms including Astro TV, Astro GO and NJOI. Astro customers can also subscribe to Disney+ as an add-on via […]

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Mubi Sets Q4 Theatrical Dates For Cannes Winners ‘Minotaur’ & ‘Coward’

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has set North American theatrical release dates for their recent Cannes-winning titles, Minotaur on Nov. 20 and Coward on Dec. 25. These films join MUBI’s previously announced 2026 North American theatrical slate of Cannes prize-winners: Paweł Pawlikowski’s Fatherland (winner of Best Director) releases stateside on Oct. 23; and Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and […]

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Comcast Split Shows Bigger Is No Longer Seen As Better In The Media Business

Comcast’s jumpstart to the week – a plan revealed Monday to split into two smaller companies – signals the end of “all under one roof” consolidation in media. Things have been trending this way for a while, with AT&T’s ill-starred $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner helping to cement the idea that it was possible […]

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London ‘Golden Boy’ Revival With Josh O’Connor Sets Full Cast, Releases Trailer

The previously announced London revival of Clifford Odets’ classic Golden Boy starring Josh O’Connor has rounded out its cast and released a trailer for the production arriving this September. Joining the Disclosure Day actor (who will play Golden Boy‘s lead character Joe Bonaparte) are Jason Barnett (Bridgerton), Richard Fleeshman (Company), David Ganly (The Crown), Patrick […]

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Paramount-Warner Merger: UK Government “Minded To Intervene” In $110B Deal

UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy has said she is “minded to intervene” in Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). In what could be a spanner in the works for the mega-merger, Nandy has said that she wishes to assess whether the deal is in the best interests of UK audiences. The minister […]

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TV Academy Hall Of Fame 2026: Ed Bradley, Ted Danson, Sheila Nevins, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Ted Sarandos & Jean Smart

The Television Academy has selected seven television legends for its 28th Hall of Fame. The 2026 honorees are the late journalist Ed Bradley, actors Ted Danson and Jean Smart, producer Sheila Nevins, animators, writers, producers, directors and songwriters Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos. The Hall of Fame honors persons who […]

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Watermelon Pictures Takes North America For Umm Kulthum Biopic ‘El Sett’

EXCLUSIVE: Watermelon Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to El Sett, which translates as “the lady”, chronicling the life of legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum. It is the latest feature from Marwan Hamed who previously made waves at home and internationally with The Yacoubian Building, The Blue Elephant, and Kira & El Gin. Egyptian star […]

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Studiocanal Unveils Animated Adaptation Of Controversial ‘The Rainbow Fish’ Children’s Book

Studiocanal is getting behind an animated feature adaptation of Marcus Pfister’s children’s classic The Rainbow Fish about an arrogant shiny fish who learns there’s more to life than glittering scales. The pan-European studio’s German arm Studiocanal Germany is partnering with Claussen + Putz Filmproduktion and Zodiac Pictures on the feature, continuing a collaboration which has […]

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Peacock Adding Starz Subscription Feature To Home Screen

Peacock subscribers will be given the option to sign up within the app for a subscription to Starz under a deal struck by the programmer and NBCUniversal. The promotion of Starz to all of Peacock subscription tiers is something of a novelty – not in the broader streaming sector, where bundling is commonplace, but for […]

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YouTube Takes Most Of Japanese On-Demand Viewing – AMPD Analytics

YouTube is by far the dominant digital streaming player in Japan, new research shows. Behavioral data from AMDP Analytics shows that the Google video platform commands more than 65% of Japan’s video-on-demand hours, with news and baseball leadin the way genre-wise. AMPD’s YouTube dashboard intelligence tool shows Japanese audiences watched 2.8 billion hours of content […]

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Glen Powell And Rob Mac Among Investors In Premier Lacrosse League’s $100M Funding Round

Hollywood A-listers Glen Powell and Rob Mac are among the investors participating in the Premier Lacrosse League’s new $100 million financing round. The Series E round, led by Ares and Joe Tsai, is the largest capital raise in the history of pro lacrosse. ESPN, which took a stake in the league in 2025, made a […]

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Elvis On Screen, John Lennon Too: Provence Arts Festival Du Film To Train Eye & Ear On Acclaimed Music Documentaries

EXCLUSIVE: The Provence Arts Festival du Film is readying for its second edition, focused this year on “a celebration of music and musical artists through documentary cinema.” To that end, the event (renamed from the Dora Maar Film Festival) is programming EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, director Baz Luhrmann’s documentary on the King of Rock […]

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Daily Telegraph Publisher’s $761M Sale To Axel Springer Completes

The publisher of The Daily Telegraph‘s sale to Germany’s Axel Springer for £575M ($761M) has completed. The deal brings to and end a long period of uncertainty at Telegraph Media Group (TMG), which publishes the 172-year-old Telegraph tabloid newspaper in the UK. It closed after regulatory approval was gained in the UK, Ireland and Austria. […]

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CJ ENM Hong Kong Sells Package Of Thai Dramas To Amazon MX Player In India

CJ ENM Hong Kong, an international production division of the Korean entertainment giant, has sold a package of six Thai dramas produced by True CJ Creations to Amazon MX Player India. All episodes of the six series – Dear My Secretary, Good Doctor, 23:23, Start-Up, Happiness, and Thank You Teacher – will be available on Amazon […]

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Point Grey Signs First Look Deal With ‘The Studio’ EP Alexandria McAtee

Netflix Recreates Gene Wilder’s Voice Using AI As Streamer Sets Premiere Date For Willy Wonka Reality Series ‘The Golden Ticket’

CAA Signs Sam Thompson

‘Reacher’ Spinoff ‘Neagley’ Sets Release Date; Unveils First Photos

NPR Retracts Report That Justice Samuel Alito Is Retiring

Neve Campbell Sets ‘Party Of Five’ Reunion, Will Star In Chris Keyser’s ‘The Shore’ Drama In Works At HBO Max With Brad Falchuk & Anonymous Producing

Marlee Matlin Signs With Gilbertson Entertainment

Eric Christian Olsen Returns To ‘NCIS’ Franchise, Joins ‘Origins’ As Executive Producer

Sadie Frost’s ‘Twiggy’ Documentary Gets North American Deal

‘Nemesis’ Renewed For Season 2 At Netflix

‘Backrooms’: A24 Sets Extended Cut With 16 Minutes Of New Footage; Hits Theaters Friday

‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Powers Up To Peacock At End Of July

Venezuelan Drama ‘Lost Chapters’ Gets North American Deal With Several Futures

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Effort To Restrict Birthright Citizenship

Jack Cameron Kay To Star In Queer Love Story ‘Until The Time We Die’ From Daniel Talbott

Blake Lively Reveals The Millions Her Legal Battle With Justin Baldoni Cost; Slams “Scorched-Earth Litigation Tactics Designed To Drain Lively’s Resources”

Disney+ Strikes Latest Content-Swapping Deal In Malaysia

Mubi Sets Q4 Theatrical Dates For Cannes Winners ‘Minotaur’ & ‘Coward’

Comcast Split Shows Bigger Is No Longer Seen As Better In The Media Business

London ‘Golden Boy’ Revival With Josh O’Connor Sets Full Cast, Releases Trailer

Paramount-Warner Merger: UK Government “Minded To Intervene” In $110B Deal

TV Academy Hall Of Fame 2026: Ed Bradley, Ted Danson, Sheila Nevins, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Ted Sarandos & Jean Smart

Watermelon Pictures Takes North America For Umm Kulthum Biopic ‘El Sett’

Studiocanal Unveils Animated Adaptation Of Controversial ‘The Rainbow Fish’ Children’s Book

Peacock Adding Starz Subscription Feature To Home Screen

YouTube Takes Most Of Japanese On-Demand Viewing – AMPD Analytics

Glen Powell And Rob Mac Among Investors In Premier Lacrosse League’s $100M Funding Round

Elvis On Screen, John Lennon Too: Provence Arts Festival Du Film To Train Eye & Ear On Acclaimed Music Documentaries

Daily Telegraph Publisher’s $761M Sale To Axel Springer Completes

CJ ENM Hong Kong Sells Package Of Thai Dramas To Amazon MX Player In India

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