With writers firing their agents en masse in the ongoing WGA-ATA battle, the burden of keeping the wheels of Hollywood turning has fallen on attorneys and managers.
3RD UPDATE, Saturday 7 AM: Refresh for updates Even though Warner Bros.’ New Line can celebrate what is expected to be an ultimate profitable success in the $9M James Wan horror production The Curse of La Llorona which is now looking to be headed for a $24.6M opening, this Easter weekend’s overall ticket sales…
Netflix has picked up an original African animated series. Mama K’s Team 4 is a superhero show from Cape Town-based Triggerfish Animation Studios and London’s CAKE.
The series was created by Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema and designed by Cameroonian artist Malcolm Wope. In Mama K’s Team 4,  four teen girls live in…
The WGA has launched a "Weekly Feature Memo" to help connect writers to producers – the guild's latest move to keep its members working as its battle with the major talent agencies enters its second week.
As part of the new program, the guild will send a list of available specs scripts and pitches to producers and deve…
The final weekend of the Coachella Festival kicks off tonight, featuring hundreds of acts playing across eight stages and a unique Easter Sunday service by Kanye West.
The official Coachella website has the day-by-day schedule, with stage times for each artist. Highlights include Childish Gambino tonight at 11:25 PM…
EXCLUSIVE: After seven years on Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Chicago Justice, Chicago P.D. star Jon Seda is exiting the popular NBC drama franchise. Also departing are Chicago Med co-stars Colin Donnell and Norma Kuhling. All three are leaving as series regulars. As is always the case with the Dick Wolf TV universe…
UPDATE 3:23 PM: If Roman Polanski and his legal representatives thought the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences was going to hand back his membership quickly after he took the Oscar organization to court today, they were incorrect.
“The procedures taken to expel Mr. Polanski were fair and reasonable,” an Acade…
UPDATE: The Kate Smith purge continued today, as hockey’s Philadelphia Flyers also said they would no longer play the singer’s version of “God Bless America” at their games.
Smith’s legacy has been under fire after a report surfaced that she performed songs with racist themes in the 1930s. Smith was a major radio and l…
A new feature that would randomly select an episode of certain shows for immediate viewing is being tested by Netflix.
Likened to the shuffle play feature for music playlists, the new feature will help viewers instantly stream an episode of their favorite show when they’re not particularly searching for something…
The start of the NBA playoffs and the deeper dive into the final season of Game of Thrones may be Must See TV right now, but neither are the only game around.
With the debut of Hulu's Ramy today, the April 22 U.S. premiere of Gentleman Jack on HBO, the long-awaited April 23 feature-length series finale of BET's Being M…
Book-buyers apparently want a redacted Mueller Report all their own: Sales of dead-tree versions and ebooks have sent several editions of the investigation findings to the tops of pre-order bestseller lists.
Topping the charts on Amazon this afternoon was The Mueller Report: The Final Report of the Special Counsel…
A new Emmy season of my Deadline video series Behind the Lens kicks off today in style with Tanya Saracho, the creator-showrunner of the Starz series Vida, as my guest. Saracho’s success is part of a new mini-trend we are seeing in Emmy contenders this season, with diverse creative forces finally coming to the party…
Fox News Channel attracted more viewers than broadcast and cable news networks on Thursday when Attorney General Bill Barr took the podium to spin, then release, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report about his nearly two years investigation into Russian election meddling and Trump campaign rannygazoo.
Fox News Channe…
You Said ItThis legal position from the agents should raise some feathers amongst the managerial class, not exactly solidarity. It will most certainly be used against them when the writers…
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