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TV Pilot Buzz & Development Updates In Another Atypical Broadcast Cycle
If you read the headline and ask, “Pilots? What pilots?” — you’re not wrong. The pilot season no longer is the industry obsession it once was this time of year, after back-to-back disruptions from Covid and the Hollywood strikes providing the proverbial final nail in the coffin of the decades-old pilot cycle. But for tradition’s sake, here are some insights into the networks’ current development plans.
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A24 Lands Hot Package ‘Onslaught’ From ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Director Adam Wingard
EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive auction that saw several studios chasing the package, A24 has landed the action thriller Onslaught with Adam Wingard on board to direct. The film is reuniting writers Wingard and Simon Barrett and returning to Wingard’s roots where they made a name for themselves with…
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Ronda Rousey Turns Script Coverage At WME Into Screenwriting Job As She Will Adapt Script For Netflix Film Based On Her Memoirs
EXCLUSIVE: Having found success on so many fronts throughout her career, former UFC champion and WWE star Ronda Rousey has now found a new challenge to tackle and that is the role of screenwriter. Sources tell Deadline, Rousey has closed a deal to adapt the script for her own biopic at Netflix that would…
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Ryan Murphy’s ABC Drama ‘Dr. Odyssey’ Adds Sean Teale
Rounding out the series regular cast of the Ryan Murphy ABC drama series Dr. Odyssey is Sean Teale (Skins, Reign). He joins previously announced stars Joshua Jackson, Don Johnson and Phillipa Soo.
As with any Ryan Murphy series, no details about the premise are being revealed. As the title suggests, D…
Louis Leterrier To Direct Sci-Fi Horror Pic ‘11817’; Rocket Science, CAA Launching Sales At Cannes
Louis Leterrier (Fast X) will direct and produce 11817, a sci-fi horror film scripted by Matthew Robinson (The Invention of Lying) that is being presented to buyers at Cannes by Rocket Science.
The film watches as inexplicable forces trap a family of four inside their house indefinitely. As both…
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Kevin Spacey Vows He’ll Respond To Channel 4 Docuseries ‘Spacey Unmasked’
Kevin Spacey on Thursday has vowed to respond to new allegations that are being put forth in the docuseries Spacey Unmasked, which will air in the UK on Channel 4 on May 6-7 and also in the U.S. via Max.
The docuseries, Channel 4 has said, “investigates Spacey's conduct and talks to multiple men…
Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Cross Examined Over Other Client Deals Involving Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen And Other Celebrities — Update
UPDATE: The lawyer representing Stormy Daniels in her $130,000 settlement with Michael Cohen — who prosecutors say was acting on behalf of Donald Trump — was confronted on the stand today with his past dealings in earlier cases involving Hulk Hogan, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan and Tia…
Sony, Apollo Make Formal Overture To Paramount Board To Discuss Potential $26 Billion Deal
Partners Sony and Apollo have formally reached out to Paramount’s special board committee asking to discuss a potential $26 billion cash offer, Deadline has learned. It comes as Par’s exclusive negotiating window with David Ellison’s Skydance is set to expire.
Paramount share are up more than 13% on…
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View All What We're Watching‘The Conners’ Poised For Renewal; Will End Run With Abbreviated 7th Season
Good news for The Conners fans. The Roseanne followup, which just marked its 100th episode, will be getting a seventh season. The renewal is being finalized, with a short order to wrap the story expected, sources said. I hear it will be around 6 episodes, and the main cast, including John Goodman, Laurie…
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Sony Pictures Television Names Kate Gill SVP Comedy Development
Sony Pictures Television has brought on Kate Gill as SVP, Comedy Development. In her new role, she will focus on developing new comedy series for all platforms for the U.S. scripted division. Reporting to Colin Davis, EVP, Comedy Development, Gill will be based in SPT's Culver City, CA headquarters and…
Andy Garcia Joins Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ Series At Paramount+
EXCLUSIVE: Andy Garcia is set for a key role opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the Paramount+ drama Landman from Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace.
Garcia will play Galino, an extremely capable, powerful and practical man.
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day…
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View All Film Festivals & Photo GalleriesA+E Networks Exec David Bank Promoted To Chief Financial Officer
A+E Networks executive David Bank has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer.
Bank, a former Wall Street analyst who previously was EVP, Chief Strategy & Corporate Development Officer at the company, is succeeding Art Vomvas. After stepping in over the past year as interim CFO, Vomvas is retiring…
Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams & Cary Christopher Round Out Cast Of New Line’s ‘Weapons’
EXCLUSIVE: New Line’s horror thriller Weapons has rounded out its cast with the addition of Benedict Wong (3 Body Problem), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives).
As previously announced, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner and Alden Ehrenreich will lead the…
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