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UPDATE: Everybody is catching up to a story that Deadline broke last week, and that’s the reteaming of Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt post Jungle Cruise for Ball & Chain based on the 1999 four-part comic book. As we told you, the project was poised to land at Netflix. PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE, May 6, 5:32PM: We might not…

Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together was a remote celebration this year, owing to the current circumstances. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any of the trademark slime.  Hosted by Victoria Justice (Victorious), the show brought a taste of the traditional green goo to some of its featured…

NBC's hit athletic competition series The Titan Games is returning for its second season on Monday, May 25, the network said today. Hosted and executive produced by Dwayne Johnson, The Titan Games will premiere with a two-hour episode beginning at 8 PM ET/PT on May 25. Beginning June 1, the series will air weekly in…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

HBO has put in development Tre Cnt (aka Tre Count), a half-hour series about backyard wrestling, from writer Mohamad El Masri (Here and Now), Ballers alum Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions and Insecure‘s Issa Rae and her Issa Rae Productions. Created by El Masri, Tre Cnt centers around…

When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn't about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysteri…

Whenever Paramount decides to reboot Jack Reacher, they may want to re-consider casting Dwayne Johnson in the lead role. The wrestler-turned-thespian took to Facebook tonight to answer fan’s questions, teasing Universal’s Hobbs & Shaw 2 and talking about the part that got away: the title role in Par’s feature…

Netflix’s Red Notice starring Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds has temporarily halted production amid the growing coronavirus outbreak. Johnson shared the news Saturday on Instagram in a video from the set, as he spoke to members of the crew. “I really appreciate all your hard work and your patience during…

Disney on Tuesday released the official trailer for Jungle Cruise, its tentpole pic based on the Disneyland ride that stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The film is steering toward its July 24 release dates after moving off its original date last October and pushing into this summer. The adventure pic directed by…

The coronavirus outbreak in Italy has prompted Netflix to search for other locations for the forthcoming heist pic starring Dwayne Johnson, Deadline has learned. We hear that production has yet to begin in Italy and Netflix is mulling over what to do with the Italian portion of the shoot and if there are other…

Dwayne Johnson has posted a heartfelt tribute to his late father, professional wrestling hall of famer Rocky Johnson. “You broke color barriers, became a ring legend and trail blazed your way thru this world,” The Rock wrote on Instagram before offering a poignant hope: “I want you to rest your trailblazing soul…

Earlier this morning, NBC revealed it had handed a straight-to-series order to Dwayne 'The Rock’ Johnson and Nahnatchka Khan for Young Rock, a single-camera comedy that tells the story of the wrestling star and actor's colorful early years. After a technological mishap at the Winter TCA press tour, Johnson recorded a…