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As Eddie Murphy exploded into the zeitgeist with Saturday Night Live, he also was an influential, if polarizing, stand-up comic. Some four decades, scores of films and an Oscar nom later, he occasionally has teased a return to the comedy stage, but Thursday he made it sound all but imminent. In a distanced chat with Ke…

Sony and Higher Ground Productions will have its Kevin Hart drama Fatherhood released on Netflix on Friday June 18, just before Father’s Day. Note this is a licensing deal, not a full on acquisition of the movie by Netflix. It’s a similar deal that Sony has cut with Hulu on Happiest Season and AppleTV+…

Kevin Hart has closed a deal to star alongside Cate Blanchett in Borderlands, Eli Roth’s feature film adaptation of the bestselling series of video games in the works at Lionsgate. Hart will play Roland, a skilled soldier-turned-mercenary, in the film, which is set in the distant future when four "Vault Hunters"…

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline learned this morning that Netflix has closed a long-term pact to be the creative home on the film side for Kevin Hart and his HartBeat Productions. The exclusive partnership calls for Hart to be the star of at least four films he’ll produce, with a first-look film producing deal also part of the…

Kevin Hart’s latest Netflix comedy special is drawing record viewership for the streaming giant. More than 21 million Netflix members have watched Kevin Hart: Zero F**ks Given since its November 17 premiere, making it the No. 1 comedy special on the streamer this year, according to Netflix. In the special, filmed in…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes are teaming up to headline True Story, a Netflix limited series written and executive produced by Narcos: Mexico executive producer Eric Newman and produced by Hart’s HartBeat Production. This marks the TV drama debut for Hart who also executive produces the eight-episode…

Like all things, the MTV Film & TV Awards pivoted to a different kind of ceremony this year because of the pandemic and opted to air a retrospective that spotlighted the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in TV and film from the 1980s until the present. Hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, the ceremony continued the grand tradition of…

Discovery is launching a new 90 Day Fiancé tentpole series, a topiary competition series with Michael Urie and Martha Stewart and a road-trip adventure series as part of its ambitious original content plans for its new streaming service. Discovery+ will have around 1,000 hours of original content in its first year…

EXCLUSIVE: Lela Loren has joined the ensemble of Sony’s action comedy Man From Toronto starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. Kaley Cuoco is also on board. The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world's deadliest assassin, known as the "man from Toronto," and a stranger, played by Hart, run…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Hart’s comedy brand and entertainment platform Laugh Out Loud has set their very first original hour-long solo stand-up special with Affion Crockett: Mirror II Society. The special will debut on the LOL Network streaming as well as audio channels on November 13. This expands the brand’s stand-up…

EXCLUSIVE: Ellen Barkin has rounded out the cast of the Sony Pictures' action comedy Man From Toronto starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson. Kaley Cuoco is also on board. The film revolves around a case of mistaken identity after the world's deadliest assassin, known as the "man from Toronto," and a stranger, played…

Don Cheadle, Common, Cindy Crawford, Whitney Cummings, Stephen Curry, Zachary Levi and Kelly Rowland are the latest additions to the lineup for the the MDA Kevin Hart Kids Telethon, the upcoming two-hour special hosted by Hart that reimagines the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual variety show fundraiser. The…