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Ali LeRoi To Direct ‘American Refugee’, Second Blumhouse TV Movie For Epix
EXCLUSIVE: Everybody Hates Chris co-creator Ali LeRoi is to direct American Refugee – the second movie in Blumhouse Television’s recent partnership with Epix.
This comes after the producer struck a slate deal with the MGM-owned cable network to make eight television movies including A House on the Bayou, from Don't Tel…
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Televisa-Univision Execs On Plans For “Harmonized” Global Spanish-Language OTT Service
Televisa and Univision executives said a new global OTT service to launch early next year will roll up their current streaming offerings — including Prende TV, Vix and Blim — and that its content won’t overlap with Univision’s linear networks.
They also revealed in a press call that John Malone’s Liberty Global is an…
Adam Perkins Dies: ‘Welcome To Chili’s’ Viral Vine Star Was 24
Adam Perkins, the Vine creator, performer and musician who achieved an unlikely fame in 2015 for a three-second video in which he enthusiastically exclaimed “Hi, welcome to Chili’s!” while clad only in boxer shorts, died Sunday of undisclosed causes. He was 24.
His death was confirmed on Instagram by his twin brother…
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Tiffany Haddish & Billy Crystal Pic ‘Here Today’ Acquired By Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films; Spring Release Set
EXCLUSIVE: The Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal dramedy Here Today has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions' Stage 6 Films and will open in theaters on May 7.
Crystal directed the movie, repping his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film.
Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his…
Common Joins Season 2 Of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix Series ‘Never Have I Ever’ As Recurring
Oscar winner Common has joined the Season 2 cast of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix series Never Have I Ever in a recurring role. Season 2 is slated to premiere in July on Netflix.
Common made a mention of the YA show at the recent SAG Awards, saying it was one of his favorites to watch during the pandemic lockdowns. “I loved…
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Lisa Cholodenko To Direct Elle Fanning Hulu Series ‘The Girl from Plainville’
EXCLUSIVE: Unbelievable director Lisa Cholodenko is set to helm the first two episodes of Elle Fanning's Hulu drama The Girl from Plainville.
The series, which is centered on the Michelle Carter texting-suicide case, will start production later this year.
Cholodenko directed the first three episodes of Toni Collette…
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‘Epic’: Brittany O’Grady To Headline ABC’s Fairytale Drama Pilot From ‘Once Upon A Time’ Creators
EXCLUSIVE: ABC's fairytale drama pilot Epic has found its princess. Brittany O'Grady (Star, Little Voice) has been tapped as the lead in the project, from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis.
Epic is described as a romantic anthology series that reinvents fairy tales for a new audience.
O'Grady…
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Eros STX Picks Up AGC Studios & CAA Media Finance’s Dave Bautista Sci-Fi Movie ‘Universe’s Most Wanted’
Eros STX has taken United States, UK and India rights to AGC Studios and CAA Media Finance’s Universe's Most Wanted. The picture puts Eros STX back in business with their My Spy star Dave Bautista, a title which was sold to Amazon Prime during the pandemic and did such notable business, that a sequel is already in the…
Showtime Documentary Films Acquires Worldwide Rights To ‘Cusp’ Documentary, From Parker Hill & Isabel Bethencourt
Showtime Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Cusp, from first-time feature directors Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt. Showtime plans to release the pic in theaters later this year, ahead of its network premiere.
Set in a small military town in Texas and filmed in vérité style, Cusp…
Former ‘Bachelor’ Star Colton Underwood Lands Netflix Reality Series
Former The Bachelor star Colton Underwood has landed a deal with Netflix for a reality series, sources close to the project tell Deadline.
Netflix would not comment and details of the project are being kept under wraps.
The news follows Underwood’s interview this morning with Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts, in…
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Cannes Marché Nixes May Screenings Event, Moves It Instead To June 21-25
In a welcome move to avoid Cannes events in three separate months this summer, the Cannes Marché is scrapping its ‘pre-Cannes screenings’ in May in favor of a June 21-25 event.
Given that most major sales companies are banding together to stage a virtual market at the end of June, this should now pave the way for most…
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Lil Duval Comedy Special ‘Living My Best Life’ Set For VOD Release
EXCLUSIVE: Allblk, AMC Networks’ popular streaming service for Black TV and film, has teamed with sister brand, RLJE Films, for the VOD release of Lil Duval's Living My Best Life comedy special.
In his first stand-up special, based on his successful 2018 single “Smile (Living My Best Life)”, Duval takes an intimate…
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