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Film Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis & Philippa Boyens Explain Return To Middle-Earth For ‘LOTR: The Hunt For Gollum’
Since Warner Bros acquired rights to make more Middle-earth films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s works and the canon established by New Line’s original trilogy, Peter Jackson and cohorts hovered over the proceedings for a long time as they mulled how to return and take another deep dive into mythology. Then they found their answer.
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Disney-Fox-WBD Streaming Joint Venture Gets A Name: Venu Sports
The sports streaming joint venture from Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name: Venu Sports.
The company’s name and logo were announced this morning by CEO Pete Distad. The service expects to launch this fall in the U.S., though it faces a legal challenge from pay-TV company Fubo…
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RedBird IMI Completes $1.45B Takeover Of ‘The Traitors’ Maker All3Media; Jeff Zucker Becomes Super-Indie’s Chairman
RedBird IMI has completed its £1.15B ($1.45B) takeover of The Traitors maker All3Media.
The deal, which was struck in February, has gained regulatory approval in the U.S. UK and Germany, with All3 exiting previous owners Warner Bros Discovery and Liberty Global.
It is RedBird’s largest single…
AMP International Launches Sales On Sci-Fi Pic ‘Touchdown’
EXCLUSIVE: AMP International has taken world sales rights on the sci-fi film Touchdown from Bandit Country.
The film follows the story of five friends stranded across the world when meteor storms bring a new life form to Earth. As global authorities implement emergency controls and move in secret to…
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Regal Hires Exhibition Vet Rob Westerling As SVP U.S. Content
EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Regal Cinemas has hired Rob Westerling as its SVP of US Content.
The news comes in the wake of Regal Theatres VP and Head of Film Andrew Turner exiting.
Westerling was recently VP of Content and Programming at Harkins Theatres in Scottsdale, AZ. He starts…
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Banff Sets “Provocative” Diversity Panels Featuring ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Emily Hampshire & Disney Development Director
EXCLUSIVE: The Banff World Media Festival has set panels on the “mass exodus of Black women executives in Hollywood” and LGBTQ+ representation, featuring the likes of Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire and a Disney Development Director.
With the fest just around the corner, Banff has added two panel…
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Paramount+ To Unveil Doc ‘We Will Dance Again’ On October 7 Terror Attack In Israel This Fall
Paramount+ announced on Thursday that We Will Dance Again, a documentary on the shocking Hamas terror attack on the Nova Music Festival that left more than 400 dead and dozens kidnapped, will premiere exclusively on the platform in the U.S. this fall.
As the doc from See It Now Studios recounts…
Breaking Baz @ Cannes: ‘Barbie’s Michael Cera Brings Holiday Cheer To Cannes & Has Two Feature Movies In Development To Direct
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Cera caught Tyler Taormina's feature directing debut Ham on Rye after a friend suggested he check it out. He was so impressed that he signed himself up as a sort of producing "cheerleader" on the filmmaker's latest picture Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, which plays in Directors'…
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View All What We're Watching‘Diablo:’ Action Pic Starring ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Actor Scott Adkins Lands NA Rights Deal And Adds To Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Colombian actress Diana Hoyos (Sniper: Ultimate Kill, Oye Bonita, Nurses) has joined the cast of the action pic Diablo, which Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired for North America.
Hoyos joins Scott Adkins (John Wick: Chapter 4, American Assassin, Dr. Strange, Ip Man 4) and Marko…
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‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ Review: Family Secrets Unravel In Rungano Nyoni’s Zambian Funeral Drama – Cannes Film Festival
Rungano Nyoni made her name in 2017 with her Directors' Fortnight entry I am Not a Witch, a surreal comedy of sorts in which a young Zambian girl named Shula is forced to choose between being turned into a goat or confessing that she is a witch. Opting for…
‘Megalopolis’ Imax Global Release Will Be Limited; Release Date Contingent On U.S. Distribution; Coppola Live Event Planned – Cannes
As Deadline first told you, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was always destined for an Imax release. Heck, the first screening was shown at Universal CityWalk Imax theater. So, there’s no news in the fact that the $120 million dystopian future epic is getting a global Imax release.
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View All Cannes Film Festival 2024MPA Hires Jesse Martin As Senior VP And Associate General Counsel To Expand Anti-Piracy Efforts
Jesse Martin is joining the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president and associate general counsel, content protection and legal affairs, focused on outreach to third party intermediaries in anti-piracy efforts.
Martin was senior attorney at BSA, The Software Alliance.
The MPA said…
Toronto Film Festival Launching Official Market In 2026, Boosted By $17M Of Government Funding; Organizers Aim To Double Industry Attendance
The Toronto International Film Fest will launch an official market, kicking off in 2026 and boosted by a generous C$23 million (US$16.9 million) of funding from Canada's Federal Government. TIFF organizers said the new market will be a “game-changer” for the Canadian and wider international business…
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