Louisette Geiss, Howard Kagan, Susan Stroman and Diane Warren talk exclusively with Deadline’s Greg Evans about how they came together to create ‘The Right Girl,’ a Main Stem-bound musical inspired by the real-life Hollywood villains and heroes of the movement, and where it all goes now that the pandemic has devastated live theater.
It’s been a tough year for many. So in separate announcements, basketball legend Michael Jordan and the cast of The Goonies are stepping up to channel funding toward feeding the hungry.
Jordan will be donating $2 million from his HBO retrospective The Last Dance to the Feeding America charity and its member food banks…
UPDATED, 4:15 PM with White House statement on Flynn: The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s executive grant of clemency granting a full pardon to Michael Flynn came because Flynn “should never have been prosecuted.” Read the full statement below this story.
PREVIOUSLY, 1:26 PM: In what is…
Joss Whedon is leaving HBO drama The Nevers.
Whedon was set to co-write and direct the science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies and a mission that might change the world.
The drama is still set to air in summer 2021. It was handed a…
Comcast’s plan to increase fees for a range of services, including broadband Internet and pay-TV, in January is eliciting a wave of online customer complaints.
As more parts of business and society move fully online, the Philadelphia-based cable and broadband giant is also expanding a 1.2-terabyte home Internet data…
Annet Mahendru, who currently stars in AMC’s The Walking Dead spinoff World Beyond, and Peter Vack (The Bold Type, Homeland) are set to star in Grow, a horror indie written and directed by Brian Gottlieb. It centers on a man (Vack) who is imprisoned and impregnated by a group of cult members with an archaic belief…
2ND UPDATE, 2:55 PM: FilmLA has issued a statement to Deadline about why it quickly rescinded an earlier order that restricted after-hours filming in Los Angeles:
“FilmLA takes its direction on film policy from the government clients we contract with. The County and City each reversed their directives, originally…
Los Angeles County’s top hospital official on Tuesday said the county was struggling to accurately convey just how grave the region’s situation is vis a vis Covid-19.
“There will likely be shortages in hospital beds and especially ICU beds in the next two weeks,” said Dr. Christina Ghaly, director of the L.A. County…
UPDATED with Sunday game details:Â After the Baltimore Ravens had at least 10 positive Covid-19 tests, the NFL postponed the team’s primetime Thanksgiving matchup against the unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers to Sunday.
NBC had been scheduled to carry the game and had been airing heavy promotions of its three notable…
Disney shares cooled off after a hot start to the week, dipping about 1.6% today to close the trading session at $149.08.
Even with the slight retreat, though, the stock has fully recovered to pre-Covid-19 levels in a remarkable comeback that has a chance of continuing through the holiday season. The eyes of Wall Stree…
UPDATED with official confirmation:Warner Bros on Wednesday confirmed Deadline’s scoop from earlier this month that Mads Mikkelsen has been cast as Dark Wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts 3. He had been the top choice to replace Johnny Depp, who had played the role in the first two installments but exited…
Faizon Love sued Universal Pictures today, accusing it of violating California’s fair employment and civil rights laws with the international poster for its 2009 comedy movie Couples Retreat, calling it an “act of racism.” It also claims the studio reneged on a promise to get Love future roles when they originally…
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has confirmed that Operation Christmas Drop actor Xavi de Guzman will join the cast of Molly Smith Metzler’s housekeeping series Maid, from John Wells Productions, Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television.
de Guzman is set to appear in a recurring role for the Netflix…
