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Two-time Tony nominee Jeremy Pope was immediately drawn to the semi-autobiographical story of Ellis French, who joins the Marines thinking that if he dies in combat, at least he's worth more as a Black gay man in uniform than one who dies on the streets. Though Jeremy had stints on Ryan Murphy's Hollywood…

Strange World, Walt Disney Animation Studios’ new family offering is indeed strange, a film that ought to skew much older because of its reference points but caters to a surprisingly young audience too, mostly on account of its brilliant lava-lamp aesthetics. It also comes with a timely eco-message…

Hello and welcome to a special Wednesday episode of the Scene 2 Seen podcast. I am your host Valerie Complex, assistant editor and film writer at Deadline. Gamechanger Films launched in 2013 as the first equity fund dedicated to financing feature films directed by women in order to address gender…

Broadway’s Ain’t No Mo’ producer Lee Daniels announced today that NBA champ Dwyane Wade, actor Gabrielle Union and Drag Race star RuPaul will join the co-producing team of the comedy that begins previews tonight at the Belasco Theatre. Wade will produce under his production company 59th and Prairie…

EXCLUSIVE: Yasha Jackson has joined the romantic comedy film Space Cadet alongside Emma Roberts, Poppy Liu and Gabrielle Union. Space Cadet follows Rex (Roberts), a Florida party girl who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates…

Elegance Bratton, Gabrielle Union, and Jeremy Pope, the director/writer and stars of A24’s The Inspection stopped by Deadline’s TIFF Studio to talk about the being a part of a deeply personal journey, military training, and self-care. The Inspection follows Ellis French (Pope), a young, gay Black man, rejected by his…

Elegance Bratton's narrative feature directorial debut film, A24’s The Inspection, takes a sharp look at military culture and the perils of being an outsider aiming to conform and build a life for themselves. Ellis French (Jeremy Pope) is gay and homeless. He lives in a shelter but has plans to join the Marines…

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon’s Prime Video has set The Big Sick and The Eyes of Tammy Faye director Michael Showalter to helm and Anne Hathaway to star in The Idea of You, based on the Robinne Lee novel. Cathy Schulman will produce the film via her Welle Entertainment label alongside I'll Have Another's Gabrielle Union and Kian…

The Inspection, Elegance Bratton's narrative feature debut, will close out the 60th New York Film Festival with its U.S. premiere Oct. 14. Based on Bratton’s experience as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training after a decade living on the streets, the portrait of American masculinity and the military during the…

EXCLUSIVE: Gabrielle Union has signed an overall deal with BET Studios via her I’ll Have Another production company. BET Studios is the venture launched last year by Paramount and BET to generate premium content from Black creators for Paramount+, Showtime, CBS, Nickelodeon, BET+ and BET, as well as select third-party…

EXCLUSIVE: Gabrielle Union (Being Mary Jane, Cheaper by the Dozen) is set as a lead alongside Octavia Spencer in the third season of the anthology drama series Truth Be Told. Descending into the world of true-crime podcasts, Truth Be Told stars Spencer as podcaster ‘Poppy Scoville,’ who risks everything—including her…

EXCLUSIVE: Having proved a big winner for clients such as Gabrielle Union-Wade and Megyn Kelly  Freedman + Taitelman LLP is now expanding the depth and scope of its partnership bench. Miles Cooley has joined the Bryan Freedman and Michael Taitelman founded Century City law firm and Sean Hardy, Ben Marsh and Brian…