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TV Independent Pilots Are Having A Moment
A group of indie writers and directors are hoping their small-screen projects can break through amid the current Hollywood contraction. Their bet: that cost-conscious companies will now pay more attention to their projects instead of the expensive dramas and comedies driven by big-name stars that until recently have been fueling the industry.
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‘WWE SmackDown’ Sets Premiere Date In Return To USA Network
A new multi-year partnership will see the WWE SmackDown return to USA Network on Sept 13. The show was originally slated to move back to USA in October, but the date has been bumped up.
WWE, part of the newly created TKO Group, and NBCUniversal have agreed to a five-year domestic media rights deal…
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Olivia Wilde, Gregg Araki Team On Black Bear Thriller ‘I Want Your Sex’
Olivia Wilde (Don’t Worry Darling) has signed on to star in I Want Your Sex, a new thriller from director Gregg Araki (Mysterious Skin) and Black Bear.
Blithely exploring desire, domination and fantasy, the film asks the question, how far is too far? When fresh-faced Elliot lands an exciting job…
Ego Nwodim Joins Adam Pally & Stephen Curry In Peacock Comedy Series ‘Mr. Throwback’
EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live star Ego Nwodim has been tapped as the female lead opposite Adam Pally and Stephen Curry in the single-camera Peacock comedy series Mr. Throwback. Her casting is not expected to impact her duties on the NBC sketch comedy series, which is in the same corporate family…
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Tom Hiddleston To Play Sir Edmund Hillary In ‘Tenzing’ About The First Climbers To Conquer Everest; Willem Dafoe Also Aboard See-Saw Films Pic With Hunt For Tenzing Actor Underway — Cannes Market Hot Project
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning producers See-Saw Films (The King’s Speech) are gearing up on Tenzing, about the inspirational life of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and his summit of Mount Everest in 1953 alongside fellow outsider New Zealander Edmund Hillary.
A search is currently underway to cast the lead role…
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Jerry Seinfeld Reveals An ‘Unfrosted’ Chris Rock Oscars Parody That Never Happened
Unfrosted’s Bowl and Spoon Awards almost had art imitate life, Jerry Seinfeld has revealed.
Seinfeld originally asked Chris Rock to host his movie’s faux awards show. The idea was to give Rock a moment of redemption from the infamous Will Smith Oscars attack on him.
“The other thing I wanted…
Muneyuki Kii Launches K2 Pictures With Hirokazu Kore-eda & Takashi Miike Projects, Plans Japan Film Fund
Former Toei producer Muneyuki Kim has launched K2 Pictures, which will work with major directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda and aim to create a new funding ecosystem for Japanese animated and live-action features.
The plan is to return profits that would traditionally go to film companies to investors…
Brian Wilson Placed In Conservatorship Following Death of His Wife – Updated
UPDATED with latest: At a hearing today, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gus T. May placed Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson in a conservatorship. The arrangement is to be overseen by the 81-year-old musician’s longtime publicist Jean Sievers and manager LeeAnn Hard.
"I find from clear and convincing…
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Tatiana Maslany & Rossif Sutherland To Star In ‘Keeper’, The Next Film From ‘Longlegs’ Director Osgood Perkins; Neon Buys World & Will Launch Int’l Sales At Cannes
EXCLUSIVE: In a pre-emptive deal, Neon has acquired rights to Osgood Perkins' (Longlegs) next genre movie Keeper, which will star Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) and Rossif Sutherland (Possessor).
Neon will distribute in the U.S. and handle international sales rights to the film in Cannes, with…
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Taylor Swift Kicks Off European ‘Eras Tour’ In Paris, Changes A Few Songs And Outfits
After a two-month hiatus, Taylor Swift is back on the road with the European leg of the Eras Tour. This time, there are songs from the new album, The Tortured Poets Department, and some splashy new outfits (see below.) There will be 18 cities on the list of tour stops, and already reports are circulating…
Ralph Ineson To Play Galactus In ‘The Fantastic Four’
Marvel Studios has found its big bad for The Fantastic Four, as Deadline has confirmed that Ralph Ineson (The First Omen) has been tapped for the role of Galactus.
News of his casting follows our break from earlier today concerning John Malkovich joining in a mystery role. As previously announced…
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Apple’s “Sorry” For That Much Criticized Crushing iPad Ad, But Maybe Not Too Sorry – Update
UPDATE, 3:08 PM: Apple CEO Tim Cook’s X post on the much condemned “Crush” ad for the new iPad Pro has been viewed around 53 million times and the in-house produced promo is still on the tech giant’s YouTube page, but Apple is now saying sorry.
“Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways…
Randy & Steven Toll Acquire True Crime Chronicle ‘Judgment Ridge,’ Tap Matthew Gentile To Adapt For Film
EXCLUSIVE: On April 18th of this year, at a parole board hearing in New Hampshire, convicted murderer James Parker was granted parole for his role in the brutal 2001 stabbing murders of Half and Suzanne Zantop, a pair of married Dartmouth professors. After acquiring rights to Judgment Ridge, a work of…
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