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There was a time when Fremantle was shorthand for the American Idol company. ABC’s iconic entertainment brand was undoubtedly a coveted calling card, but it also served to constrain perceptions of a company that harbored a grander vision. Peter Bose, the preeminent Danish drama producer behind shows…

Kenneth Branagh has defended upcoming political drama This England, in which he stars as British former prime minister Boris Johnson, which many people have slammed as “too soon.” The six-hour series details how the UK government addressed the first chaotic months of the coronavirus and national lockdown. Critics of…

When it was announced that Michael Winterbottom would be making a series about the first pandemic lockdown in the spring of 2022, many assumed—or perhaps hoped—that the politically committed director would be holding the British government to account. However, speaking to Deadline at the 38th Sarajevo Film Festival…

Sky’s Kenneth Branagh-starring Boris Johnson drama This England has been sold to 88 territories worldwide by distributor Fremantle. Michael Winterbottom’s highly-anticipated series, which profiles the early days of the COVID pandemic under Johnson’s premiership, has been picked up by Movistar+ (Spain), Viaplay…

As Paramount+ prepares for UK rollout this week and in advance of tonight’s swanky London do, the streamer has greenlit a seven-strong international slate including a French fantasy horror thriller, series on the Circeo Massacre, two shows from Mexico and two from Germany including The Sheikh. Scroll down for the full…

EXCLUSIVE: After helming such critically acclaimed original musicals as Sing Street and Once, John Carney is now ready to try his hand at the musical biopic as he is set to direct the untitled Bee Gees pic for Paramount Pictures. The studio has also hired John Logan to write the script. Graham King of GK Films produce…

Kenneth Branagh has just turned one of his eight career Oscar nominations into a win, stepping up Sunday to receive the award for Original Screenplay for Belfast. "This is an enormous honor for my family and a great tribute to an amazing city and fantastic people," said Branagh of his most personal film yet. “This is…

Belfast writer-director Kenneth Branagh and actor Ciarán Hinds have tested positive for Covid-19 and missed the Producers Guild Awards ceremony Saturday, where the film is up for the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. THR reported that Jude Hill, the young star of Branagh's…

Bill Maher was back Friday night from a brief hiatus, but he was also happy to enjoy his first maskless studio audience in two years. “It’s great to see you, and I can finally see you,” Maher said at the top of his HBO show, Real Time. “I don’t want to see another mask unless it’s on a surgeon or a Michael Jackson…

Belfast writer-director-producer Ken Branagh, actor Ciarán Hinds and sound supervisor Simon Chase – all Oscar nominated – spoke with us at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees event about the acclaimed film's journey to screen. Based on Branagh's own experiences growing up in Northern Ireland, the Focus Features…

Universal has unveiled a first-look photo from Christopher Nolan’s anticipated thriller Oppenheimer, starring Cillian Murphy, also announcing that Kenneth Branagh has joined the cast, with production now underway. The Belfast filmmaker joins an ensemble that also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr.…

Just as President Biden's top medical adviser Anthony Fauci is declaring that the U.S. is exiting "the full-blown pandemic phase" of Covid-19, three studios are hoping to lure out adult audiences, especially women who’ve been slow to return to cinemas. Further curbing Sunday business is the Super Bowl, but if older…