The expanding outbreak is forcing release delays and theater closures, leading to the worldwide box office to weather a possible $4 billion loss through March. “The impact in 2020 from Corvid-19 on the motion picture business cannot be overstated,” a finance source tells Deadline.
UPDATE: A young boy bullied because of his dwarfism is donating the funds raised to send him to Disneyland to charity.
Australia native Quaden Bayles won the support of Hollywood and the world after a video circulated that showed his misery at being bullied. Many donated through a GoFundMe page set up by comedian Brad…
If you think that the only true drama on the small screen right now is the increasing zombie apocalypse of the Democrats' Presidential primary race, this week's look at the show you have to watch should prove otherwise.
As the contenders for Donald Trump's job head towards the South Carolina primary this weekend and…
Netflix has extended its original order for Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, greenlighting seven new episodes to bring the first season’s total to 39. The first new episode will launch on Sunday, March 29, with a new one going live weekly after that.
The logline, per Netflix: The Peabody-winning comedy show explores the…
UPDATED with details of executive compensation plan:
In an unusual move for a big public company and a bid to buck up the malingering stock, AMC’s 14 top executives including CEO Adam Aron agreed to slash their cash salary and bonuses for three years in exchange for stock that will only vest if the price doubles or…
EXCLUSIVE: El Chapo producer Exile Content Studios and Endeavor Content have closed an exclusive first-look deal with Mexican filmmaker Sebastian Hofmann.
Hofmann directed Time Share (Tiempo Compartido), the R.J Mitte-starring feature film that won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Screenwriting at…
EXCLUSIVE: Finding Carter alum Caleb Ruminer is set as a lead in NBC drama pilot La Brea, and Angel Parker (Marvel’s Runaways), Catherine Dent (The Shield), Veronica St. Clair (Unbelievable) and Jag Bal(Supernatural) have been cast as series regulars in the project from writer David Appelbaum (The Enemy Within)…
As a precaution due to the outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy, AMC Theatres boss Adam Aron mentioned today on the exhib chain’s 4Q 2019 earnings call that the exhibitor has closed 22 of its 47 theaters in the country for a week. Since Monday, the number of cases of the coronavirus has spiked from a reported 219…
Dick Law & Order: SVU is making television history this season with its record-setting 21st season, making it TV's longest-running primetime live-action series. And Dick Wolf;s venerable crime drama starring Mariska Hargitay is nowhere near done. NBC has given Law & Order: SVU a new three-year renewal for Seasons 22…
NBC has given more high-performing drama series three-year renewals. All three series in Dick Wolf’s Chicago franchise have been picked up for three more seasons. Flagship Chicago Fire has been renewed through Season 11, Chicago P.D. through Season 10, and Chicago Med through Season 8. The massive pickup is part of a m…
Dick Wolf is becoming NBCUniversal’s Billion-Dollar Man.
The uber producer has signed a massive new five-year, nine-figure deal spanning broadcast and streaming that would keep him and his Wolf Entertainment at Universal Television, his studio home for the past 36 years.
The giant studio re-up follows the mega…
EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture Association, in its first public comment about the worldwide threat of the coronavirus, said today that it is "closely monitoring" the spread of the deadly disease and "will continue taking the necessary precautions" to ensure the health and safety of its employees and customers around…
NBC’s America’s Got Talent has filled its two vacant judge chairs. Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is joining the hit summer reality series as a new judge for its upcoming 15th season. Additionally, Heidi Klum, who was a judge on AGT for six seasons, from 2013-2018, is coming back. They are being joined by returning…
