Wattpad is collaborating with Viu, a leading pan-regional OTT video service from PCCW Media Group to develop Viu Original series and film projects based on Wattpad stories. Viu is known for premium Asian content and will work with Wattpad to develop youth-oriented shows across its markets. The companies will leverage…

Demi Lovato is teaming up with Will Ferrell for a bit of music and comedy. The singer and actress has joined the cast of Ferrell’s Netflix comedy film Eurovision, inspired by the real-life global singing competition, the streamer announced Tuesday. Lovato will play Katiana, one of the best and most angelic singers in…

UPDATED at 8:55p.m. PT with Sony response: Sony Pictures spent much of yesterday trying to spin Deadline about the prospective loss of Kevin Feige from future Spider-Man films. First the studio downplayed the idea he might be leaving; then insiders pinned his exit on added responsibilities from the Fox acquisition of…

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the season two finale of Pose. Not even five minutes into the season two finale of Pose and the emotions start stirring as it is evident there has been a time jump from last week’s episode of fun in the sun. Now in 1991, we see Blanca (Mj Rodriguez) and Pray Tell (Billy…

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major plot details about the Season 4 finale of Animal Kingdom. The creative team of TNT’s Animal Kingdom was ready to shuffle the deck in a big way as the show’s fourth season drew to a close and so, in last week’s penultimate episode, the Cody  family matriarch, Janine ‘Smurf…

UPDATED with David Goodman response: ICM Partners has accused the WGA of dropping the lawsuit it had filed in state court against the Big 4 talent agencies because "WGA leadership knew their lawsuit against the agencies was about to be found baseless and be dismissed." The agency on Tuesday claimed the guild dropped…

File this under … just plain old weird. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office can't or won’t say why, but the criminal case against the man who allegedly stole Frances McDormand's Best Actress Oscar in 2018 is over, at least for now. Terry Bryant was up against a felony grand theft charge for lifting the Th…

EXCLUSIVE There have been a handful of exits of Netflix executives from different areas related to kids and family programming, I have learned. I hear the layoffs took place over the past two to three weeks. Five people were impacted. The list includes Jenna Boyd, Director, Kids & Family Original Series; Jill Stewart…

A recent addition to Harvey Weinstein's rape indictment by the Manhattan D.A. could see the disgraced producer's trial pushed back, and now Weinstein wants the whole thing moved out of Gotham. “It is safe to say that New York City is the least likely place on earth where Mr. Weinstein could receive a fair trial, where…

Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber on Tuesday said they have co-acquired U.S. rights to Ken Loach's Sorry We Missed You, which had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The news comes as the pic readies for a screening at the Toronto Film Festival next month. The plan is for Zeitgeist to release the…