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Film Sydney Sweeney, Angelina Jolie, Chris Evans & Vince Vaughn Movies Raise Hopes As New Buyers Arrive

“Cautiously optimistic” is how one seller characterizes the prospective acquisition landscape as the 50th Toronto Film Festival kicks off tonight with starry indies featuring Chris Evans, James McAvoy, Vince Vaughn, Amanda Seyfried, Angelina Jolie and Sydney Sweeney. Deadline’s Anthony D’Alessandro on what has buyers buzzing here.

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BBC Studios’ Janet Brown On Making “Intentional Deals” In A Market Where “People Aren’t Going To Acquire Just For Fun”

Going from U.S. indie film to lead sales for the BBC’s commercial division isn’t a path well worn, but it is the one Janet Brown has taken. After a career at the likes of Film Buff, Gunpowder & Sky and Warner Bros. Discovery predecessor WarnerMedia, Brown boarded the British pubcaster’s BBC Studios…

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Showtime & CBC Buy BBC Drama ‘Reunion’ Ahead Of TIFF Screening

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount’s Showtime is one of two North American buyers of Reunion, the BBC drama about a Deaf man returning to society after a decade in prison. Following a deal with BBC Studios, the series launches on Paramount+ With Showtime on Friday, September 12, with the following episodes…

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International Insider: Venice Curtain Call; ‘Call My Agent!’ Books Big-Screen Role; Biggest Free-To-Air Broadcaster In Europe

Good afternoon International Insiders. We end another week as Venice wraps and with plenty else going on. Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter. Sign up here if you haven’t already, and do read on. Venice Curtain Call Saja Kilani, Clara…

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San Sebastian Film Festival Calls For “Immediate Ceasefire” & The End Of Benjamin Netanyahu’s “Genocide” In Gaza With Open Letter: “They Are Killing Boys And Girls”

The San Sebastian Film Festival has published an open letter this morning, stating what it described as a public rejection of Benjamin Netanyahu's government and its "genocide" of the Palestinian people. San Sebastian opens later this month (Sept 19 – 27), and the letter was published this morning…

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Fanny Herrero On Boldness, Burnout & Global Success As She Accepts Deadline’s French TV Disruptor Award

Fanny Herrero accepted Deadline's French TV Disruptor Award this week at the Unifrance Rendez-Vous gathering in Normandy, France. It's the biggest market of the year focused on French TV programming and it was fitting the creator of French hit series Call My Agent! was on hand to receive the award…

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The ‘Call My Agent!’ Movie Is Happening: Creator & Showrunner Fanny Herrero Says “The Writing Is Done, It’s On Its Way”

EXCLUSIVE: Reps and managers have gotten the deal over the line – and a long-awaited Call My Agent! movie is happening. The core cast from the original French series are back and series creator-writer-showrunner Herrero has penned the screenplay. Speaking exclusively to us as she accepted the Deadline Fren…

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‘Saipan’ Review: Newcomer Éanna Hardwicke Is An Electric Presence In This Smart Irish Soccer Comedy-Drama – Toronto Film Festival

There's trouble in paradise in this surprisingly profound soccer comedy, which takes an episode from 2022 that passed most of the world by but left the Republic of Ireland in bits, so much so that it was even compared (elsewhere, obviously) to the death of Princess Diana. You may struggle to place Saipan…

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‘Supernatural’ Actor Mark Pellegrino Starring In & Producing Drama-Thriller ‘Outsider’

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural), Matt Ryan (Constantine), Kelly Arjen (Adverse), Samm Levine (Inglourious Basterds), and Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) are set to star in Outsider, a thriller-drama written and directed by Brian A. Metcalf (A Motel). Outsider is about a man (Pellegrino)…

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Piers Morgan’s ‘Uncensored’ YouTube Show Heading To Paramount UK Network 5 In “World-First Collaboration”

In what has been described as the “worlds-first collaboration between a YouTube current affairs show and a legacy broadcaster,” Piers Morgan's Uncensored show has found a fresh linear home on Channel 5 (now 5). Piers Morgan Uncensored will be shown as a 90-minute highlights show on the Paramount UK…

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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Finale Ends With Blood, Chaos, And A Little Slice Of Life 2

SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points from Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection Season 1 finale. Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection has set up the future of the franchise, and it’s looking mighty fine. Tonight, the show closed its final chapter on Season 1, and there was no doubt where…

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Field Evacuated At Cowboys-Eagles Game In Philly Due To Lightning

Apparently, it’s not always sunny in Philadelphia as tonight’s NFL season opener between the Eagles and Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field was delayed. During Thursday’s NFL Kickoff Game in Philly, the stands were evacuated amid a severe thunderstorm warning by the National Weather Service…

Caitlin Clark Sitting Out Rest Of WNBA Season After Multiple Injuries

Following multiple injuries, Caitlin Clark is taking the rest of the season off the court as she recovers and rebuilds her strength. The Indiana Fever guard announced on Thursday that she will be sitting out the remainder of the 2025 season, cheering on her teammates to “claim our spot in the…