In an era where the Academy is endeavoring to be more inclusive and global, it also has looked to open up the traditional “foreign language” field. But in name only. That’s made more clear by International Feature Film executive committee co-chairs Larry Karaszewski and Diane Weyermann, who sat down with Deadline’s Nancy Tartaglione.
In a virtually unprecedented development, AFI Fest has been forced to make a last minute switch of their closing night film, The Bankerwhich was scheduled to have its World Premiere in Hollywood Thursday night. Netflix’s Marriage Story, already in theatrical release, has been tapped to take the slot.
The Banker,…
You may not know her by her real name Nora Lum, but by now the world knows who Awkwafina is, and there’s serious Oscar buzz for her first dramatic performance in the hit specialty film The Farewell. When she visited our Deadline studios to tape this week’s edition of my video series The Actor’s Side, all she could say…
UPDATE, 1:05 PM PT: The public gallery watching Wednesday’s impeachment hearing gave it a cinematic climax – they stood and applauded after Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) concluded the session with a lengthy statement explaining why Gordon Sondland’s testimony was “deeply significant and troubling.”
His voice rising, Schiff…
Universal Pictures has put in motion a monster movie titled Renfield, which will focus on Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum. It’s based on an original pitch from Robert Kirkman and has Rocketman helmer Dexter Fletcher attached to direct.
Ryan Ridley (Cartoon Network's Rick & Morty) penned the…
UPDATE, 1:23 PM: There’s the Chicago way and there’s the Chicago way and the Windy City isn’t the least blown over by the newly offense legal strategy by Jussie Smollett.
“The City stands by its original complaint and will continue to pursue this litigation,” Chicago Department of Law spokesperson Bill McCaffrey told…
As it targets profitbility in 2020 and beyond after an extensive restructuring and the acquisition of Refinery29, Vice Media has appointed Ramin Arani as Chief Financial Officer.
Arani, who will be based at Vice’s Brooklyn headquarters and report to CEO Nancy Dubuc, comes to the company after a 26-year run at…
Soon after Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's finished his testimony on the third day of the impeachment hearings yesterday, Republican Devin Nunes declared the ratings for were "way down, way down" and the whole affair was losing traction with the American public.
Well, the ranking GOP member of the House Intelligence…
J.T. Petty, who has penned video games like Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell and Outlast, has written and is set to direct Appetite, a missing-persons thriller to be produced by David S. Goyer’s Phantom Four. The project is moving forward as Productivity Media has come aboard to fully finance the pic. Casting is underway…
Actress and singer Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman) is set to join Jessica Rothe and Harry Shum Jr. in universal Pictures' All My Lifewhich is inspired by the real-life story of Jenn Carter and her husband Solomon Chau.
Directed by Marc Meyers (My Friend Dahmer), All My Life is based on Todd Rosenberg's 2017 Black…
EXCLUSIVE:Cory Hardrict (The Oath), Joel Steingold (How To Get Away with Murder) and Salvador Chacon (Mayans M.C.) are set for multi-episode arcs in season three of the Lena Waithe-created Showtime drama series The Chi. The series is currently in production in Chicago and will return to the network in 2020.
Produced…
Swimming with Sharkswill infest the shortform waters. Quibi has ordered a Lionsgate-produced drama series that will be a contemporary update of the 1994 movie. Kathleen Robertson (Murder in the First) will write and produce the series, for which production will begin in February.
Tucker Gates (Homeland) will direct Sw…
“It’s always a fresh page when you’re working with Joaquin [Phoenix],” said two-time Oscar-winning costume designer Mark Bridges about his work on Joker, during a conversation at Deadline’s recent The Contenders Los Angeles award-season event. “You’re creating a new person from the ground up. Whether he’s Doc…
Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and an all-star ensemble take a powerful deep-dive into the downfall of Roger Ailes, with director Jay Roach and screenwriter Charles Randolph.
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