The lifelong Angeleno has watched this drama unfold like the rest of us. He shares his thoughts on what’s unfolded and taps his own frustrations and experiences to advise how to turn the industry’s receptiveness to get involved in anti-racist causes into a tipping point that might mean not only an increase in inclusive film and TV projects but more decision-making executives of color.
Sam Mendes has a plan to save the UK's theaters. The film and stage director, who won a Tony for his helming of The Ferryman in 2019, has outlined his vision for a rescue package to prop up the country's venues that have been hit hard by the coronavirus lockdown.
Writing in the Financial Times, Mendes called the…
BBC Studios CEO Tim Davie has been named as the new director general of the BBC. He succeeds Tony Hall, who is stepping down after seven years leading the British broadcaster.
Davie was the hot favorite for the role, with Deadline revealing that he was the frontrunner back in April. He first joined the BBC in 2005 as…
ViacomCBS Networks UK has promoted Gemma Hewlett to vice president of digital channels and Anna-Belen Dunlop to senior director of acquisitions.
The pair will report to Ben Frow, ViacomCBS Networks UK’s director of programs, after he was promoted last year to take control of brands including MTV, Comedy Central…
The BBC is on the brink of unveiling its next director general after the British broadcaster wrapped-up interviews for the top job, according to industry insiders.
Deadline revealed last night that Tony Hall’s successor was close to being announced, with a number of sources confirming that the recruitment process has…
BREAKING: Claudia Eller, editor-in-chief of our sister publication Variety, will take a two month administrative leave after making an angry social media outburst in a heated moment.
This came after Eller wrote an article lamenting that Variety did not have enough diversity in its staff, and vowed to work to change…
It’s a tough time for high school graduates, whose traditional cap and gown ceremonies have turned mostly virtual because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But San Dimas High School’s virtual ceremony was brightened by an appearance from the school’s most famous alumni: Bill Preston and Ted Logan, aka Keanu Reeves (Ted)…
UPDATE: The New York Times issued a statement today admitting that a controversial op-ed it published on Wednesday did not meet its standards.
More than 800 staff members signed a letter protesting the publication of an op-ed Wednesday from Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton headlined “Send in the Troops.” After…
Not only are drive-ins making a comeback as the nation seeks movie-viewing alternatives in the slow recovery from the pandemic, but they’re actually taking a chance on films.
Vertical Entertainment will bow the Bella Thorne action-crime thriller Infamous in close to three dozen drive-ins on the east coast, in the…
On June 3, Deadline published an article that included first-hand accounts of the protest that occurred in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles on May 30. That article included firsthand accounts from protesters who said things turned violent when police officers began getting physically aggressive with the crowd.
Now…
Kanye West has established a fund that will help with the education of George Floyd’s daughter, and will also assist with the legal fees for the families of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
West made a $2 million donation to establish a fund that will also help black-owned businesses in crisis in his Chicago…
UPDATED, 5:15 PM: While the NHL and its players continue to negotiate a deal to resume the paused 2019-20 season, the league has unveiled plans to transition to Phase 2 of its plan to resume.
Starting on Monday, its 31 teams will be allowed to reopen training facilities in their home city to allow players to…
Pay for television writers is not keeping up with industry profits, the WGA told its members Thursday in the guild's latest update on its proposals for a new film and TV contract. The talks with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers got underway May 18 after the guild's current contract, which had been…
