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Posted online today and already with over 2.5 million views, what appears to be a run-of-the-mill glossy ad about Chevron’s corporate stewardship of the earth and contribution to American families — shades of the El Segundo Blue — takes a very dissonant turn. “We at Chevron believe there is nothing…

Adam McKay, who directed last year’s climate-change satire Don’t Look Up, has donated $4 million to Climate Emergency Fund and joined its board of directors. It’s the largest personal contribution since the fund was founded in 2019. "The Climate Emergency Fund is unique in their commitment to funding, civil…

One in a series of conversations with industry figures about the 2022 midterm elections.  Writer-director Adam McKay has been no great fan of President Joe Biden. The Oscar-winning writer and director favored Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in the last presidential election, and though he supported Biden in the…

In the days this week before the UK suffered through all-time record temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius — or 104 degrees Fahrenheit — GB News host Bev Turner made light of a meteorologist’s warnings about the coming heatwave in a televised interview that bears a striking resemblance to the much talked-about…

Lionsgate has acquired Breeders, an upcoming horror project that has Olivia Cooke (Slow Horses) attached to star, Deadline can confirm. The studio is keeping the film’s logline under wraps. But veteran horror helmer Kelsey Bollig will direct in her feature debut, with Adam McKay and Todd Schulman producing for…

"I tried on a lot of different emotional suits, and I tried the freaked-out-I-can't-sleep-at-night. But, ultimately the people who survive keep their sense of humor. I don't think that has to be separate from being serious and emotional and profound. I think you can laugh about something while still recognizing that…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director and award-winning journalist Julian Rubinstein's anti-gang war documentary The Holly has tapped Oscar-winning filmmaker and Hyperobject Industries founder Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Todd Schulman (Borat) as executive producers ahead of its world premiere next…

UPDATED with latest: There is a reason one of Jerry West’s nicknames is “Mr. Clutch”: He is not a man given to caving under pressure. So while HBO today defended its buzzy series about the 1979-80 Los Angeles Lakers amid a storm of criticism from several Lakers legends and West, the former Lakers point guard, coach…

“It is willful blindness and it is going to kill us.” That’s how climate activist Miranda Whelehan described the stance of presenters like those on Good Morning Britain who, this week, literally refused to face the facts about climate change she placed before them. Her interview with the show’s Richard Madeley and…

HBO has renewed Adam McKay’s critically praised drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for a second season. The Season 2 pickup follows a viewership high for the series’ fifth episode on Sunday. It drew 1.2 million viewers across platforms on premiere night, up 37% from the first episode. The…

Editor's note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can't-miss episodes of ongoing series each week. 1. Grammy Awards: Hey, it’s been four days since the last live show on broadcast television! Time for another one. The annual Grammys party has been moved to the MGM Grand…

Adam McKay may be on a roll with his latest movie Don't Look Up gunning for Oscar glory on Sunday evening, and his TV show Succession topping everyone's list for the year’s must-watch, but it seems even he can admit to a mistake. "I f***ed up Vice," he told the UK's Sunday Times, referring to his 2018 Oscar-nominated…