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Film How An Extravagant Chinese Financier Charmed Hollywood’s Elite Before Vanishing, Owing People Millions
As quickly as flashy China fixer-turned-movie producer Kenneth Huang took the town by storm, his company had collapsed and he had disappeared. A six-month Deadline investigation reveals that he left behind in his wake a litany of lawsuits; colleagues and investors owed tens of millions of dollars; a messy and unresolved dispute over the ‘xXx’ franchise; mortgage defaults on a palatial Bel Air home; more than $160,000 in unpaid office rent; and scripts from writers, including ‘John Wick’ scribe Derek Kolstad, with nowhere to go.
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James Gunn Shuts Down Conspiracy Theory About Henry Cavill’s DCEU Exit
James Gunn is shutting down a fan conspiracy theory that he always planned to remove Henry Cavill from the DCEU.
Amid the shooting of the new Superman film and the second season of Peacemaker, Gunn finds time to answer fan inquiries on social media.
A fan shared a quote from Nathan Fillion about…
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‘American Idol’ Remembers Mandisa With Emotional Tribute By Alum Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle & Danny Gokey
American Idol paid tribute to the late Mandisa, the late Season 5 contestant who died earlier this month at the age of 47.
To honor Mandisa’s life, Idol alum Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle, and Danny Gokey returned to the stage and performed “Shackles” by Mary Mary.
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NFL & X/Twitter Renew Content Partnership; CEO Linda Yaccarino Calls Deal “A Dream Team Of Epic Proportions”
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has renewed its content partnership with the NFL.
The multi-year agreement between the pro football league and the digital platform dates back to 2013.
“X will continue to delight users with NFL in-progress game highlights including all…
‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Writes Her Name As No. 7 In Deadline’s 2023 Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament is back. While studios during Covid wildly embraced the theatrical day-and-date model when cinemas were closed, they soon realized there's nothing more profitable than a theatrical release and the downstreams that come with it. If anything, theatrical is the…
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Amazon MGM Studios & Orion Set Fall Release For Feature Take Of Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novel ‘Nickel Boys’
EXCLUSIVE: More theatrical product for 2024 as Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures has dated the feature take of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Nickel Boys for October 25. It’s a limited theatrical release on a date that also includes Sony’s Venom: The Last Dance and Cinedigm’s Terrifier 3…
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Ariana Madix & Tom Sandoval Respond To Raquel Leviss Revenge Porn Lawsuit: “A Thinly Veiled Attempt To Extend Her Fame”
Ariana Madix and Tom Sandoval have responded to Rachel Leviss‘ lawsuit claiming revenge porn, eavesdropping, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the wake of the “Scandoval” that played out last year on Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules.
Madix on Friday filed a declaration…
NBA Rights Chase Will Reportedly Draw Hefty NBCUniversal Bid, With Amazon Looking To Lock League’s First National Streaming Deal
The NBA’s new round of rights negotiations has reportedly lured NBCUniversal back to the league after an absence of more than two decades.
NBCU is planning to bid $2.5 a year for rights to the games, according to the Wall Street Journal. If the offer is successful, the company would supplant media…
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View All What We're WatchingNews CEOs Talk Of Headwinds In Biz As AI, Misinformation And Audience Avoidance Challenge Traditional Media
Just about any CEO panel these days will inevitably reach the topic of artificial intelligence, and today’s NewFront sit down with the leaders of five major news organizations was no exception.
But it was CNN Worldwide CEO Mark Thompson who warned of what was at stake.
“If we get it wrong, we’ll…
‘Expats’ Duo Nicole Kidman And Lulu Wang On The Emotional Toll Of Bringing Novel To Life
The stars and writer-director of the Prime Video limited series Expats sat down Sunday at the Deadline Studio at Prime Experience. Based on Janice Y.K. Lee's bestselling novel of the same name, Expats revolves around the lives of a group of expatriates in Hong Kong — more specifically, it’s story of three…
Harvardwood Reveals Writers Competition Winners For Feature And TV Categories; Additional Award Given For Most Staffable TV Writers
EXCLUSIVE: Harvardwood announced its Writers Competition winners and award for Most Staffable TV Writers. Now in its 18th year, the renowned competition has experienced exciting growth in submissions to the Feature category.
Notably, last year's feature winner has returned to win once more with a…
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View All Film Festivals & Photo Galleries‘Miller’s Girl’ Star Martin Freeman Defends Age Gap With Jenna Ortega In Film Following Controversy
Martin Freeman defends his new film, Miller’s Girl, from the criticism it has received for the age gap between him and his co-star, Jenna Ortega.
The erotic thriller, written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, depicts an affair between a student and a teacher. In real life, Freeman is 52 years…
Roadmap Writers Host Neurodiversity Celebration Initiative Event For Neurodiversity Celebration Month
EXCLUSIVE: The first-ever Neurodiversity Celebration Initiative event created by Roadmap Writers will take place on April 30th, and May 1 in honor of Neurodiversity Celebration Month. The two-panel series spotlights neurodivergent voices and experiences in Hollywood.
The panels will feature…
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