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EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 and See-Saw Films are developing a TV series adaptation of Benedict Lombe’s history-making play Shifters, which is about to transfer to A24’s Cherry Lane Theatre and counts Idris Elba and Little Simz as admirers. The London play about two young Black people who meet again after
Mari, the events company founded last year by Ari Emanuel, is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire West End and Broadway theater giant ATG Entertainment for £4.5B ($6B). The Financial Times reported that Mari is in exclusive discussions with ATG’s private equity backer, Providence, over a deal th
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC’s experimentation on YouTube is set to increase, as the British broadcaster tests streaming its news network on the Google-owned video service. Deadline understands that the BBC is planning to make the 24-hour rolling news channel available on YouTube in select countries outside o
Toonz Media Group has signed a worldwide distribution agreement for “MechWest,” an independently produced CG-animated action-adventure series created by Dave Gallagher and produced by AnimSchool Studios. The company is presenting the series to international buyers at the Annecy Animation Festival. S
EXCLUSIVE: OuiDo! Productions, the French animation house known for family-friendly fare such as Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+, is moving into the adult animation market. The Paris-based company has announced the creation of joint venture Everybody on Board, with animation
EXCLUSIVE: Unknown Pleasures Pictures, the Chinese distribution company founded by filmmaker Jia Zhangke and veteran distributor Tian Qi, has acquired two titles that premiered at the recent Cannes film festival – Minotaur and La Gradiva. Both films are being sold internationally by Mk2 Films, the P
The Indo-French animated feature “Heirloom” has formalized its French co-production with Paris-based Condor Films and secured the CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde grant. The period family fantasy marks the debut feature of Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. Bhattacharyya previously won the City of Annecy Award
With DSA and DSA-Aligned Congressional candidates staging three big wins, a new plot twist in our Trump sequel emerges.
The Independents, the Paris-based communications group specialized in lifestyle and luxury, has acquired the French advertising and film production-focused Phantasm Group. The Phantasm Group is best known in the film industry for its production arm Vixens, the recent credits of which include Jacque
The drone spectacular will follow a musical program showcasing a broad lineup of performers, "because in my mind, connections are the embodiment of the festival," says DJ and producer NobodyListen.
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“Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones recently told “The Sam Sanders Show” that she found it “frustrating” that the writers at “SNL” would often typecast her as angry and aggressive. “It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl that was angry and beating up people or in love
Brittany Allen delivers a powerful performance as Roxie Hamler in The Pitt Season 2 and deserves Emmy recognition for her standout role.
Larry David is celebrating the United States’ 250th birthday with his new HBO show, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” but he wasn’t feeling too patriotic when President Donald Trump marked the nation’s milestone anniversary with a UFC fight at the White Hous
EXCLUSIVE: India’s Eros Innovation is launching a music label powered by an AI Large Cultural Model (LCM) with seven AI-native artists drawn from established Eros characters and narrative worlds. The platform has also signed a strategic partnership with the family of the iconic late playback singer
Looking back on it 5 years later, films like The Green Knight, Titane, and Licorice Pizza stand out as the very best that 2021 had to offer.
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Marvel has released an incredibly fun story ahead of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, featuring all three major MCU heroes in the upcoming movie.
Marcy Walker, best known to daytime TV viewers for Santa Barbara and All My Children, has launched a fundraiser amid an “ongoing health issue.” Friends of the actress have started a GoFundMe to support her as she faces some challenges in her life. “While she has spent years giving her time, energy,
Five Days is a powerhouse of English talent in a mystery series about the disappearance of a mother and her two children.