Patrick Hipes

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Patrick joined Deadline in 2011 and works closely with the editorial team running the site's day-to-day news operations. He came from The Hollywood Reporter, where he spent seven years as a Copy Editor, Copy Chief and finally Assistant Managing Editor. Before THR, he worked on the news and sports desks at the Orange County Register. He started his career as a sportswriter at the Los Angeles Daily News and at his hometown paper The Oregonian.

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Netflix’s ‘When They See Us’ Tops African American Film Critics Association TV Honors List

Ava DuVernay's Neflix limited series When They See Us picked up a leading four wins Tuesday when the African American Film Critics Association unveiled winners of its inaugural AAFCA TV Honors. The series about the infamous Central Park Five case scored wins for Best Limited Series, Best Ensemble, Best Writing and…

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Jul 23, 2019 3:39 pm
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‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls’ Enlists Captain Marvel, More For Season 5 – TCA

Captain Marvel‘s Brie Larson, Free Solo climber Alex Honnold, Dave Bautista, Armie Hammer, Cara Delevingne, Zachary Quinto and a returning Channing Tatum are among the adventurers confirmed dive into Season 5 of Running Wild With Bear Grylls. Nat Geo confirmed Tuesday the cast and that its season premiere is November…

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Jul 23, 2019 2:00 pm
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‘Jojo Rabbit’ Trailer: Taika Waititi Shows Off His Imaginary Hitler In Satire Pic

The same day Taika Waititi’s Jojo Rabbit secured its slot in the Toronto Film Festival lineup, distributor Fox Searchlight unveiled the teaser trailer for the satire pic, which will be released October 18. The World War II-set pic follows a young German boy named JoJo (Roman Griffin Davis) whose world view is turned…

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Jul 23, 2019 12:43 pm
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Uzo Aduba Pic ‘Miss Virginia’ Gets October Release Date In Vertical Deal; Melanie Martinez’s ‘K-12’ Movie Set At Abramorama; Dark Star Lands ‘The Prey’

Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Miss Virginia, which stars Orange Is the New Black Emmy winner Uzo Aduba in a drama inspired by a true story of a struggling inner-city mother who sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. R.J. Daniel Hanna directed the pic written by Erin…

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Jul 23, 2019 11:14 am
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David Brownfield Joins Wolf Entertainment As EVP Programming

Veteran executive and producer David Brownfield has been tapped as EVP Programming at Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment, which is based at Universal TV. Brownfield will work with the core Wolf Entertainment team that includes president and COO Peter Jankowski, head of postproduction Arthur Forney and Director of…

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Jul 23, 2019 10:30 am
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‘Fast & Furious 9’ Production Resumes Day After Stuntman Seriously Injured On UK Set – Update

UPDATED with more information: The stuntman injured on the set of Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 at Leavesden studios in London on Monday suffered a serious head injury in a fall during an action sequence and is reported in stable condition at a London hospital. Joe Watts’ fiancée Tilly Powell said on social media that…

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Jul 23, 2019 9:48 am
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A+E Networks Elevates Trio Of Distribution Executives

A+E Networks announced today it has promoted Jane Rice To EVP Content Distribution and Marketing, Mark Garner to EVP Content Licensing and Business Development and Richard Shirley to SVP Distribution Business Development. Shirley will report to Garner, while Rice and Garner will continue to report to David Zagin…

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Jul 23, 2019 12:01 am
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‘Tron: Uprising’, ‘Love, Death & Robots’ Animator Alberto Mielgo Sets Next Project At Stampede

Alberto Mielgo, who won an Emmy for his work on Tron: Uprising and is up for another for his episode of Netflix’s animated anthology series Love, Death & Robots, is making his first feature film. Stampede, the production outfit run by Greg Silverman, has come aboard to produce the pic, which Mielgo will write and…

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Jul 22, 2019 5:10 pm
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‘Skinny Dip’ Series, Based On Carl Hiaasen Novel And Previously A CW Pilot, Now Set At Quibi

Jeffery Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s Quibi has picked up Skinny Dip, a comedy series based on Carl Hiaasen’s 2004 satirical novel. The project had been set up as a drama pilot at the CW in the 2018 cycle but did not move forward there. The same core group remains attached: Producer Kashet Studios, writers Russel…

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Jul 22, 2019 3:33 pm
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‘Catherine The Great’ Trailer: HBO Limited Series Stars Helen Mirren The Great

HBO has released the first trailer for Catherine the Great, the upcoming four-part limited series that stars Oscar winner Helen Mirren as the monarch and politician who ruled the Russian empire and transformed its place in the world in the 18th century. The Sky Original drama made in conjunction with HBO — the two…

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Jul 22, 2019 1:26 pm
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‘The Chi’ Actor Sonja Sohn Arrested In North Carolina On Drug Possession Charges

Sonja Sohn, who co-stars on Showtime’s original series The Chi, was arrested over the weekend in North Carolina on multiple charges including felony cocaine possession. She has a court date scheduled for Tuesday. According to local reports, Sohn was pulled over by Dare County sheriffs deputies around midnight ET in…

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Jul 22, 2019 12:38 pm
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‘The Hills’ Revival Renewed For Season 2 At MTV

MTV said Monday that it has renewed The Hills: New Beginnings for a second season. The series, which follows the group of friends from the series’ original incarnation who write their newest chapters in relationships, romance and success. The series revival that returned Brody Jenner, Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag…

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Jul 22, 2019 11:36 am
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