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Film Pete Hammond’s Final Oscar Predictions

Here’s how Deadline’s Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic sees Sunday’s 95th Academy Awards, which features box office hits mixed with acclaimed indies across 23 categories that include several up-for-grabs races like Actress, Actor and even Best Picture.

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‘Blindspotting’: Jasmine Cephas Jones Reaches Her Breaking Point In Season 2 Trailer For Starz Comedy Series

Blindspotting makes its long-awaited return next month, and Starz released the first trailer for Season 2 on Wednesday. The second installment of Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs‘ comedy series, which is a follow-up to the pair’s 2018 film, picks up nine months after Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) and…

Bert I. Gordon Dies: Monster Film Maestro Was 100

Bert I. Gordon, who was given the nickname “Mr. B.I.G.” by Famous Monsters of Filmland editor Forrest J. Ackerman not just because it matched his initials but also because it matched the director’s favorite big-screen subject — giant monsters — died today. He was 100. His daughter Patricia Gordon…

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Breaking Baz: ‘Ted Lasso’ Striker Phil Dunster Transfers To Season 2 Of Apple TV+ Thriller ‘Surface’; ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’s Edward Berger And Robert Pattinson Have A Coffee

It's transfer time for Phil Dunster, who has played AFC Richmond's star striker Jamie Tartt on the Emmy-winning comedy drama Ted Lasso for three seasons. The actor is joining Gugu Mbatha-Raw on Season 2 of her psychological thriller Surface, Breaking Baz can reveal. Both Ted Lasso and Surface are…

Dominion And Fox News Offer Dueling Views Of Defamation Law In Latest Court Filings

Dominion Voting Systems and Fox offered dueling views of defamation law in their latest filings, as each side seeks a summary judgment ruling that could forestall a planned trial in April. The case has generated huge attention in recent weeks, as Dominion’s filings have revealed a trove of text…

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Ari Emanuel On M&A: Endeavor Won’t Use Stock For Big Deals, UFC Parent Still In Debt-Reduction Mode

Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel ruled out any major stock deal right how and indicated reluctance to increase debt, both at a time when the UFC's main rival, WWE, is up for sale. "Here's what I would say to you, I don't talk about M&A," he told a Morgan Stanley investor conference when asked about a…

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‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3: Katee Sackhoff On Bo-Katan & Whether She Wants The Darksaber

SPOILER ALERT: The following interview contains details about The Mandalorian Season 3 episode 2, “The Mines of Mandalore” EXCLUSIVE: If there was something bigger on today’s episode of The Mandalorian than droid R5-D4 finally getting the speaking part he finally deserved 46 years after appearing in S…

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BBC Comedy Boss Says “We Would Be Happy To Talk” With John Cleese Over ‘Fawlty Towers’ Revival As He Presents Next Generation Of “Very British” Shows

BBC Comedy Director Jon Petrie has said his team would be “happy to talk” with John Cleese about the upcoming Fawlty Towers revival, as he unveiled the next generation of “very British” shows. Cleese has already said that the surprise revival, which he is making with daughter Camilla Cleese and Rob…

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Muhammad Ali Event Series From Kevin Willmott, Regé-Jean Page & Morgan Freeman In Works At Peacock

EXCLUSIVE: As we mark the 52nd anniversary of the first Ali-Frazier fight today, Deadline can reveal that Peacock is developing Excellence: 8 Fights, a scripted eight-part event series about boxing great Muhammad Ali, based on the definitive biography Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig. Related…

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Spotify CFO Paul Vogel On The “Real Positive” Of The Company’s Recent Layoffs, Its Current Podcast View, Rivalry With Apple And Outlook For A “Choppy” Economy

Spotify CFO Paul Vogel said the company’s decision several weeks ago to cut 6% of its global workforce was a “a real positive” in terms of the company being willing to take a hard look at its operations and “evolve.” Today, the company is “a more efficient business,” the exec said during a virtual…

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Alec Baldwin Sees ‘Rust’ Crew Member’s L.A. Negligence Trial Paused As New Mexico Criminal Case Moves Forward

Alec Baldwin has one less Rust trial to worry about, for now. Facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter in New Mexico for the fatal October 2021 shooting of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the actor has gotten a bit of breathing room in the California courts. Responding to a petition…

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Cover Story: ‘Everything’ Is Falling Into Place For Michelle Yeoh

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‘The Madness’: Marsha Stephanie Blake, John Ortiz Among 4 Cast In Netflix Limited Series

EXCLUSIVE: Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us), Gabrielle Graham (Twenties), John Ortiz (Promised Land) and Tamsin Topolski (Slow Horses) have been cast opposite Colman Domingo in Netflix’s The Madness limited series. The conspiracy thriller hails from Chernin Entertainment via its first-look deal…

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Lady Gaga Won’t Perform At Oscars; Nominated Song From ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Will Be Acknowledged In Clips

After weeks of speculation, Oscarcast director Glenn Weiss said today that Lady Gaga will not perform her Best Song nominee “Hold My Hand” from Top Gun: Maverick at Sunday’s 95th annual Academy Awards. The singer has told producers she is planning on coming to the ceremony as a nominee, but she won’t…