Louisette Geiss, Howard Kagan, Susan Stroman and Diane Warren talk exclusively with Deadline’s Greg Evans about how they came together to create ‘The Right Girl,’ a Main Stem-bound musical inspired by the real-life Hollywood villains and heroes of the movement, and where it all goes now that the pandemic has devastated live theater.
Dorothea G. Petrie, who won an Emmy award for the Hallmark drama Love is Never Silent, died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 24 at age 95. Her family confirmed the death, which they said was by natural causes.
Petrie began her career in New York as an actress and talent agent before putting it on hold…
Walt Disney said Wednesday a total of 32,000 employees, mainly in its Parks, Experiences and Resorts division — including 28,000 already announced — will be terminated in the first half of its fiscal 20021, meaning by March.
The entertainment giant previously unveiled in September the 28,000 staff cuts at parks, which…
UPDATED with latest: The United States on Wednesday reported the biggest one-day jump in Covid-19 related deaths since the height of the spring surge. According to Johns Hopkins University, 2,146 new American deaths due to the virus were reported on Wednesday. That works out to a grisly one death every 40…
Paramount Pictures released the first look at its adaptation of the Scholastic’s popular children’s book Clifford the Big Red Dog and the large canine looked very red… or something close to it. As soon as the teaser trailer was dropped Twitter erupted with reactions — and not many of them were good.
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Flor Silvestre, one of Mexico’s most popular singers who also starred in scores of films, died today at 90. Televisa’s Espectáculos said she died surrounded by her family — including her son, singer and actor Pepe Aguilar — at Rancho el Soyate, the Zacatecas ranch she once shared with her late husband, the singer and…
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says that it’s up to local authorities to ensure all members of vulnerable groups, including the African American community, receive the Covid-19 vaccination.
“I recommend that the African-American community, particularly in…
There are rumblings tonight that Legendary’s fourthquel Godzilla vs. Kong, scheduled to be released by Warner Bros on the big screen, is in talks to head to HBO Max. Surprise, surprise.
THRÂ reports tonight, and we’ve confirmed with sources, that Netflix made a $200 million-plus offer for the Adam Wingard-directed…
The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today's great screen artists.
Every installment asks the same five questions…
It’s been a tough year for many. So in separate announcements, basketball legend Michael Jordan and the cast of The Goonies are stepping up to channel funding toward feeding the hungry.
Jordan will be donating $2 million from his HBO retrospective The Last Dance to the Feeding America charity and its member food banks…
UPDATED, 4:15 PM with White House statement on Flynn: The White House said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s executive grant of clemency granting a full pardon to Michael Flynn came because Flynn “should never have been prosecuted.” Read the full statement below this story.
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Joss Whedon is leaving HBO drama The Nevers.
Whedon was set to co-write and direct the science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies and a mission that might change the world.
The drama is still set to air in summer 2021. It was handed a…
Comcast’s plan to increase fees for a range of services, including broadband Internet and pay-TV, in January is eliciting a wave of online customer complaints.
As more parts of business and society move fully online, the Philadelphia-based cable and broadband giant is also expanding a 1.2-terabyte home Internet data…
