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Being the Ricardos writer-director Aaron Sorkin and stars Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons and Nina Arianda joined Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York showcase to discuss the Amazon Studios biopic of sorts about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, played by Kidman and Bardem, respectively. For the film, Sorkin…

Aaron Sorkin and the cast of Being the Ricardos hit the stage for Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles on Sunday. The Amazon romantic drama, which celebrates the legacy of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, is set to premiere December 10 in theaters, then debut on Amazon Prime Video 11 days later. “I was certainly…

EXCLUSIVE: J.K. Simmons, Allen Leech and Fernanda Urrejola have signed to star in the thriller The Woods. Isabelle Anay is also on board. Michelle Schumacher will direct from a screenplay she co-wrote with Carolyn Carpenter. Randle Schumacher will produce for Rubber Tree Productions. The film centers on a teenage girl…

Whiplash Oscar winner J.K. Simmons is in negotiations to come back as Commissioner Gordon in Warner Bros’ and HBO Max’s DC movie Batgirl. Simmons previously played the role in Zack Snyder’s 2017 movie Justice League. Simmons will star opposite In the Heights actress Leslie Grace, who won the title role in the upcoming…

Amazon Studios on Wednesday released the official trailer for The Tomorrow War, the big-budget sci-fi action pic that stars Chris Pratt and is directed by Chris McKay. It will hit the Prime Video streaming service on July 2. Written by Zach Dean, the plot centers on what happens when a group of time travelers arrive…

Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) is set as the co-lead opposite fellow Oscar winner Sissy Spacek in Amazon's genre-bending drama series Lightyears, a co-production between Amazon Studios and Legendary Television. Simmons replaces Ed O’Neillm who originally was cast as the male lead in the project but exited for…

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner J.K. Simmons and Nina Arianda have been tapped to play William Frawley and Vivian Vance in Amazon and Aaron Sorkin’s Being the Ricardos, the film about I Love Lucy stars Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Sources add that Arianda’s deal has not yet closed. Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem are in final…

Palm Springs was the hit of Sundance in January, at least in terms of sales, when it rocketed up to a festival-record $17 million-plus deal with Hulu and Neon — actually, as Deadline reported, the real figure was probably closer to $22 million. That is pretty impressive for the feature directorial debut of AFI grad…

“You just have to embrace the fact that nothing matters.” Not even your best friend’s wedding. Perhaps especially your best friend’s wedding. Here is the first trailer for Palm Springs, the existential romantic comedy starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti for which Hulu and Neon famously paid a Sundance-record $17…

Whiplash Oscar winner J.K. Simmons is attached to star in director Mark Palansky's dark comedy/heist thriller My Only Sunshine from Circle of Confusion and Patriot Pictures. John Cusack is also in talks to join. In the film, written by J.T. Petty and K. Reed Petty, Cusack plays one half of a passionately dysfunctional…

J.K. Simmons and Bruce Dern are set as series regulars opposite Billy Bob Thornton in the upcoming fourth and final season of Amazon’s hit legal drama Goliath. Created by David E. Kelley and Jonathan Shapiro, Goliath season 4 sees Billy McBride (Thornton) taking on a case that tackles a timely global crisis impacting…

The Laundromat actor Larry Clarke got Oscar winner J.K. Simmons, Oscar nominee Lesley Ann Warren and Golden Globe winner Brian Dennehy together for his feature directorial comedy 3 Days With Dad which opened on Friday in ten cities, including New York and Los Angeles, and is also available on VOD. Loosely based on…