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Box Office ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ Levels All The Way Up To Win Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament

Universal and Illumination’s toon take on the classic video game characters beat global juggernaut ‘Barbie’ to become Deadline’s 2023 movie-profits champion. Our Box Office Editor Anthony D’Alessandro breaks down how Chris Meledandri’s animation studio pulled off the feat for a third time.

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French President Emmanuel Macron Distances Himself From Gérard Depardieu Amid France’s #MeToo Wave

French President Emmanuel Macron has clarified comments he made last year about Gérard Depardieu which seemed to suggest his support for the actor in the face of a tide of sexual assault accusations, which the latter has denied. Speaking in an interview with French women's magazine Elle, published…

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Stefan Arndt Steps Down From ‘Babylon Berlin’ Maker X Filme Creative Pool, As Tom Tykwer Becomes Managing Director

German director Tom Tykwer has been named Managing Director of Babylon Berlin producer X Filme Creative Pool as part of a restructure that sees company co-founder Stefan Arndt step down. The pair co-founded the German production powerhouse 30 years ago, but Tykwer will now succeed Arndt in the MD…

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Seriesly Berlin: New TV Festival Set To Launch In German Capital In September With Backers Including Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg

EXCLUSIVE: A new series-focused festival is set to hit the calendar this fall. Described as an "international festival for series culture," Seriesly Berlin will launch in the German capital this September and run across two days (Sept 26-27) at Fotografiska Berlin. Medienboard…

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Isabelle Huppert Named As Jury President At 2024 Venice Film Festival

Isabelle Huppert has been named as jury president for the main competition of the 81st edition of the Venice International Film Festival, running from 28 August to 7 September 2024. The decision was made by the Board of Directors of parent body the Biennale di Venezia, who confirmed the…

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Rising Brit Actor Harry Lawtey To Play Young Richard Burton In ‘Mr. Burton’; Independent To Continue Sales At Cannes

EXCLUSIVE: Rising Brit actor Harry Lawtey (Industry), who will have a key role in upcoming sequel Joker: Folie A Deux, has been set to star as a young Richard Burton in UK feature Mr. Burton, which will also star BAFTA winner Toby Jones (Mr Bates vs. The Post Office) and Oscar nominee Lesley Manville (The…

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Channel 4 Presses Pause On ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown’

EXCLUSIVE: Popular Channel 4 panel show 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown appears to be the latest to have been hit by the network’s slowdown. Deadline is told that Channel 4 has been sitting on the current series since it was delivered last year and there are no plans to record a new series this…

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Amazon Confirms Exit Of India Originals Chief Aparna Purohit; Exec Set For Key Role At Aamir Khan’s Production Company

Prime Video has confirmed that Aparna Purohit, Head of Originals for India and Southeast Asia, has left the Amazon streamer. Purohit first joined Amazon in January 2016 and is now set to join Aamir Khan Productions as CEO, according to local reports. We’ve reached out to her and Bollywood star Aamir…

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Kate Winslet To Be Honored At The Munich International Film Festival & ‘Lee’ To Have Its European Premiere

Kate Winslet will be honored with the Munich International Film Festival's CineMerit Award. The Oscar winner's movie Lee will also have its European premiere at the Festival. Winslet joins the Jessica Lange, as previously announced, in receiving the Cinemerit accolade this year. Lee tells the…

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Fremantle Takes 10% Revenue Hit In Q1 But Owner RTL Confident Of Turnaround

Fremantle revenues dipped almost 10% during Q1 but owner RTL is hoping for a bounceback and has set company growth targets for full-year 2024. RTL put the Poor Things and Got Talent producer’s weak Q1 performance, which saw its revenue tumble by 9.2% year-on-year to €395M ($424m), down to “timing…

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The BAFTA Albert Sustainability Grades For Film And TV Studios Are In; Over Half Of Participants Rank ‘Very Good’ Or Higher

EXCLUSIVE: The grades are in and the film and TV studios taking part in BAFTA albert's climate assessment have upped their game in the past year. BAFTA's climate and sustainability arm albert launched the Studio Sustainability Standard in 2022. The voluntary Standard aligns with the United Nations…

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Prime Video To Explore Story Of London Underground Killer In Feature Doc

EXCLUSIVE: The notorious London underground killer is being explored in a feature doc by Prime Video UK and Ireland. The London Underground Killer delves into the life of an Irish vagrant by the name of Kieran Kelly, who could possibly be one of the UK's most prolific serial killers. He was arrested…

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South By Southwest Sets London Expansion For Branded Cultural Film, Music & Tech Festival

The South by Southwest festival is expanding to London in June, 2025. The SXSW brand, which originated in Austin, Texas almost four decades ago, has grown to become synonymous with the celebration of the convergence between creativity, culture and technology. London is the latest expansion outpost…