This week’s subject on Deadline’s video series about the creative ambitions, influences and inspirations of some of today’s great screen artists is Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar and Emmy winner whose latest film “The Trial of the Chicago 7” just landed on Netflix. How did he learn to pull all the words out of himself to pen the likes of “A Few Good Men,” “The Social Network,” “The West Wing,” “The Newsroom” and the stage adaptation of “To Kill a Mockingbird”? Let him explain.
EXCLUSIVE: Kamala Harris, who is Black and of South Asian descent, has made history in more ways than one as Vice Presidential candidate. That said, Atypical star Nik Dodani rallied South Asians from film and TV for a NowThis video to celebrate Harris and to discuss the power of voting — specifically the South Asian…
Victoria Mahoney, who is the first woman ever to direct a Star War movie, will direct the Kerry Washington-Sterling K. Brown action drama Shadow Forcefor Lionsgate. Mahoney served as the second unit director on Disney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Shadow Force, written by Leon Chills and Joe Carnahan, follows…
The CW has given us the first full look at Javicia Leslie in the brand new, redesigned Batwoman suit — and she came to slay. On Monday, the network released not one, but two looks at Leslie in the new suit.
Some noticeable features of the new suit are the cowl that features natural, curly hair with red streaks, red…
EXCLUSIVE: After his acclaimed work in Uncut Gems, Adam Sandler may have enough another awards-friendly role in the works. He has signed on to star in Netflix’s untitled drama based on Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel The Spaceman of Bohemia, with Emmy-winning Chernobyl helmer Johan Renck on board to direct. The script will be…
MTV has dropped the official trailer for Season 4 of Jersey Shore Family Vacation, filmed entirely in a quarantine bubble.
For the first time ever, cast and crew took over an entire resort where a bubble was created with series producer, SallyAnn Salsano's 495 Productions, adhering to local, state and federal COVID-19…
UPDATE, 10:59 AM: The near final numbers are in and 60 Minutes’ election edition looks to have taken down the NFL, MLB and pretty much everything else on TV since the Oscars.
With 17 million viewers, the Lesley Stahl and Norah O'Donnell sit-downs (and one petulant POTUS walk-off) with Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala…
Starz said Monday that it has acquired rights to With Drawn Arms, the documentary about Olympian Tommie Smith who reflects on his iconic fist-thrust silent protest on the medal stand during the national anthem at the 1968 Summer Games. The cable network has set a premiere date for November 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, when it…
A broad market plunge dragged showbiz shares lower Monday from big media to broadcasters, exhibition, social media and streaming. Investors are fretting about a U.S. spike in coronavirus infections and new lockdowns across Europe that threaten economic growth.
A stimulus agreement could help but remains elusive…
EXCLUSIVE: Jack Kesy, who had breakout roles in The Strain and Deadpool 2 will lead the cast of indie drama Way Of The Warriors. John Montague will write and direct. Michael Tadross Jr, Jasmine Reid, and Arnold Rifkin will produce.
The story follows an authentic inspirational story about a hockey coach that unites his…
EXCLUSIVE:Glass Entertainment Group, the Emmy-winning production company behind such programs as Pope: The Most Powerful Man In History, has secured rights to bestselling author Adam Cohen’s book Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's 50-Year Battle for a More Unjust America, to adapt into a television…
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network has ordered a second season of Ava DuVernay’s popular anthology drama series Cherish The Day. Season one co-executive producers Raynelle Swilling and Teri Schaffer (Marlon) have been tapped as executive producers and co-showrunners for season two. Production is slated to begin in 2021.
The…
