EXCLUSIVE: Epic Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to The Wave, a sci-fi film starring Justin Long and Donald Faison. Gille Klabin is making his feature directing debut on the pic, written by Carl W. Lucas. Epic will begin selling the film next week at the Cannes market. Long plays Frank, who on the verge of a…

It appears love will be in the air for Sara Gilbert’s Darlene on ABC’s upcoming Roseanne spinoff The Conners. Justin Long has been tapped for a recurring role as Neil, a love interest for Darlene (Gilbert), Deadline has confirmed. Long will join previously announced Roseanne alum Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory)…

Justin Long and Donald Faison will star in the indie film, The Wave, written and produced by Carl W. Lucas with Gille Klabin directing. The pic is about an attorney who changes course on a high-stakes insurance case when a life-changing, drug-induced night on the town with co-workers actually ends up changing his…

Screen Media Films has secured the North American rights to Ryan Eggold directorial debut film Literally, Right Before Aaron, which had its world premiere at last month’s Tribeca Film fest.  Starring Justin Long, Cobie Smulders, Ryan Hansen, John Cho, Kristen Schaal, Peter Gallagher, Dana Delany, Lea Thompson, and…

Primarily known for his work as an actor on The Blacklist and 90210, Ryan Eggold just premiered his feature directorial debut, the romantic comedy Literally, Right Before Aaron, at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival. Equal parts beautiful, bitter and profoundly sad, the film tells the story of Adam and Allison, in the…

Deadline is holding its Tribeca Film Festival portrait and video interview studio at the festival hub in NYC, opening its doors to this year’s most riveting and groundbreaking filmmakers. Guests stopping by the Deadline Studio on Day 5 included Milo Ventimiglia (Devil’s Gate), Cobie Smulders & Justin Long (Literally, R…

Skylanders Academy, the first project from video game giant Activision Blizzard’s in-house production outfit Activision Blizzard Studios, has found a home on Netflix with a two-season order. It will debut on the streaming service in the fall. The series was first announced in November 2015 along with the creation of…

Justin Long is set as the lead in Dream Team, ABC's single-camera half-hour from comedy writers Kari Lizer and Bill Wrubel, and Warner Bros. TV. Written/executive produced by Lizer and Wrubel, Dream Team centers on Marty Schumacher (Long). Recently divorced, Marty is the eternally optimistic manager of a sporting…

EXCLUSIVE: One of the last Sundance Film Festival buzz titles has come off the board. Universal has made a deal for most of the world for a minimum guarantee north of $2 million for Frank And Lola, the Matthew M. Ross-directed drama that stars Imogen Poots, Michael Shannon, Justin Long, Michael Nyqvist, Emmanuelle…

Deadline is holding its Sundance Film Festival Media Suite at the Samsung Studio on Main Street in Park City, opening its doors to this year’s most riveting and groundbreaking filmmakers. Talent from such features as Birth of A Nation, Certain Women, The Free World, Antibirth, Yoga Hosers, Little Men, Carnage Park and…

EXCLUSIVE: The indie feature comedy Ghost Team is set to start production in New York this week, with Jon Heder starring alongside David Krumholtz (Numbers), Melonie Diaz (Fruitvale Station), Broad City‘s Paul W. Downs, Justin Long, Tom Schiller and Amy Sedaris. The film is about a team of ghost hunters who get more…

ABC is taking a second stab at Irreversible, casting Justin Long as the male lead. The network originally piloted the single-camera project executive produced by Peter Tolan last season, with David Schwimmer starring. Irreversible, which is partially improvised in the vein of Curb Your Enthusiasm, centers on Andy…