The latest: Suze Orman’s no-holds-barred coronavirus financial survival plan; “M For Magic” director on seeing her SXSW premiere go poof, and concern for L.A.’s Magic Castle; China’s Road Pictures chief on the country’s re-closing of cinemas and the impact of the shutdown on art-house fare there; “The Cave” subject Dr. Amani Ballour’s experience in the trenches in Syria gives her a unique perspective on the crisis
EXCLUSIVE: At a moment of endless fascination and controversy involving the Royal Family, what better time to mount a movie about Wallis Simpson, the woman who prompted King Edward VIII to abdicate the crown in 1936? The Gotham Group has closed a rights deal for The American Duchess: The Real Wallis Simpson by New…
2ND UPDATE, 1:11 PM: For the second consecutive day, Los Angeles County saw a new high for number of deaths caused by the coronavirus. Local officials said Thursday that 13 residents died in the past 24 hours and said 534 new cases were reported.
Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Public Health director. said…
EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED with WGA statement: The Big Three talent agencies, locked in an antitrust lawsuit with the WGA, have asked a federal judge to temporarily stay discovery on certain documents sought by the guild, saying there is a "clear possibility" the guild's counterclaims against them will be dismissed.
On…
EXCLUSIVE: What would a workplace comedy look like in the current environment of offices around the world closed and employees working remotely under stay-at-home mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus? Ben Silverman and Paul Lieberstein, former executive producers of one of the most popular workplace comedies…
HBO is doing its part to provide some entertainment relief for everyone who’s staying home amid the coronavirus crisis. The premium cabler is making nearly 500 hours of top programming available to stream for free for a limited time on HBO Now and HBO GO without a subscription beginning Friday, April 3.
The content…
It's taken a while to get to screens, but viewers will now be able to watch TNT's post-apocalyptic thriller Snowpiercer slightly earlier than previously planned.
The WarnerMedia-owned network is moving forward the premiere of the Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs-fronted show. The series will launch on Sunday May 17…
UPDATED with latest: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control said Thursday that the total number of coronavirus cases in the country has grown to 213,144, a jump of more than 45,000 over the past 24 hours and the most of any country in the world. The death toll nationally is now 4,513 after the most U.S. deaths in one…
In what is considered an anomaly in the industry for an on-demand rental title (not sellthrough): Dreamworks Animation/Universal’s Trolls World Tour is now available for pre-order on FandangoNOW in advance of the pic’s April 10 availability date.
While pre-orders for sell-through titles like Bad Boys for Life are…
Musical-loving social distancers can get their Andrew Lloyd Webber fixes with a new YouTube channel devoted to the composer’s work. The free channel, called The Shows Must Go On, will unspool a different ALW filmed musical ever Friday, starting with this week’s debut offering Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoa…
Two prominent House Democrats want the FCC to give stations assurances that their licenses won’t be in jeopardy, after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign suggested as much in a legal threat sent to outlets airing a pro-Joe Biden Super PAC ad critical of the president’s response to the coronavirus crisis.
Rep. Frank…
As the television business is scrambled by COVID-19, one sales chief thinks it may be a good time to finally upend the May upfronts and move to a year-round model. Most big brands do that already – the historic May upfront/September TV season had been linked to the launch of new car models.
Deadline spoke with Peter Ol…
Penske Media Corporation on Thursday announced plans to launch a new sports business platform called Sportico with veteran sports and entertainment executive Dick Glover as CEO.
Glover’s had senior roles at ESPN, ABC, Disney and NASCAR. He was founding CEO of the Funny or Die digital comedy platform and CEO of…
