Anthony D'Alessandro
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
Anthony covers box office, breaking film news, awards-season features and festival news. His first job in the film industry was at Savoy Pictures' headquarters in New York where he worked in film distribution. In the summer of 1999, he was hired by Variety and moved to Los Angeles, and remained in the newsroom covering numerous parts of the industry, including box office, for about a decade. Prior to arriving at Deadline in the fall of 2011, where he co-edited the site's sister publication Awardsline, Anthony covered the box office beat for Indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood. He also co-produced Matt Walsh's film "A Better You."
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‘Westworld’ EP & Scribe Denise Thé On How Michael Crichton IP Turned Into A Female Revolution On HBO – Crew Call Podcast
Today we speak with Westworld EP and writer Denise Thé who takes us inside the writers’ room of one of TV’s most genre-bending shows, and how the socially conscious sci-fi action series clicks in all its nuances.
Thé wrote two key episodes this past season, episode 3 “The Absence of Field” in which we step inside…
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CAA Signs Creator & Star Of FX’s ‘Mr. Inbetween’ Scott Ryan
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has inked Australian filmmaker and the creator and star of FX’s Mr. Inbetween, Scott Ryan.
Ryan plays Ray Shoesmith on Mr. Inbetween, a guy who’s a dad, ex-husband, boyfriend, best friend — and hitman.
The series was based on Ryan’s mockumentary indie The Magician, which played the Melbourne Film…
‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings’ Prepping To Restart Production In Australia By End Of July
Deadline has learned from sources on the ground in Sydney, Australia that Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is looking to restart filming later this month at Fox Studios.Â
The Destin Daniel Cretton-directed film is in prep now, and our Sydney source says that Marvel is taking “careful steps.”…
‘Justice League’ Star Ray Fisher Slams Joss Whedon For “Gross, Abusive” Conduct On-Set Of DC Film
Justice League Cyborg star Ray Fisher has spoken out against that pic’s fill-in director Joss Whedon this morning, saying “Joss Whedon’s on-set treatment of the cast and crew of Justice League was gross, abusive, unprofessional and completely unacceptable. He was enabled, in many ways, by Geoff Johns and Jon Berg…
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Studios Nervous About August; ‘Conjuring 3’ Likely To Exit Sept. 11 Weekend
EXCLUSIVE:Â The recent surge nationwide of coronavirus cases and California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s recent promise to lay down tougher restrictions in the state tomorrow has many in exhibition and distribution really concerned that there’s no hard date in immediate sight as to when the big circuits will reopen again.
I…
‘Zootopia’ Leads At Weekend Box Office Still Hampered By COVID-19
The Disney catalog joined Universal’s this weekend in playing whatever theaters were open at the box office as the majority of exhibition’s 5,9K theaters remain shuttered nationwide due to COVID-19.
Overall, ticket sales continued to be distressed. Disney’s 2016 Oscar-winning hit Zootopia took the top spot with an…
Universal & Will Packer Productions Developing Sports Drama ‘One And Done’
Chad Sanders and Chris Spencer are set to write the Universal Pictures-Will Packer Productions sports drama One and Done.Â
One and Done will center around one of the nation’s top high school athletes and his unprecedented decision to attend an HBCU.
"This is a timely story about a young man’s journey of discovery at…
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Evil Doghouse Studios Acquires Lars Lenth Eco-Terrorist Norwegian Book Series For TV Development
EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Evil Doghouse Studios has secured the rights to the popular Norwegian book series about eco-terrorist Rino Gulliksen written by author Lars Lenth.
Norwegian director Geir Henning Hopland (Netflix's Lilyhammer, Magnus) and screenwriter Rolf-Magne Golten Andersen (Magnus, Cabin Life) are attached…
Wayfarer Studios Taps Andrew Calof As President Of Production And Development
Andrew Calof is joining Wayfarer Studios as President of Production and Development.
Calof was previously at Amblin Partners for the last five years where he served as VP of Creative Affairs and oversaw development on such features as Office Christmas Party and Ghost in the Shell.Â
In his new post, based in Los…
Cinemark Now Requiring All Guests To Wear Face Masks
Following big circuits AMC and Regal, Cinemark has reversed its face mask policy for guests as the chain plans its reopening from the COVID-19 shutdown.
“For the safety of our guests, employees and communities, Cinemark will require that face masks be worn throughout our theatres. Masks may be removed when eating and…
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1091 Acquires Global Rights To Horror Documentary ‘The Mothman Legacy’
EXCLUSIVE: 1091 has taken worldwide digital and broadcast rights to the horror documentary The Mothman Legacy, we can report exclusively.
The doc was initially set to premiere at the Mothman Festival on Sept. 18. That event was cancelled due to COVID-19 and The Mothman Legacy will now be released exclusively on…
Samuel Goldwyn Picks Up Hugo Weaving Drama ‘Measure For Measure’
Samuel Goldwyn Films has taken North American rights to Paul Ireland's feature drama Measure for Measure starring Hugo Weaving. An on-demand and digital release is planned for Sept. 4.
The Paul Ireland directed, written and produced movie is inspired by the William Shakespeare play of the same name and follows the…
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