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EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of their Oscar win for The Long Goodbye, Sound Of Metal and Rogue One actor Riz Ahmed and Surge director Aneil Karia are confirmed for a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic Hamlet, which is being launched by WME Independent at the Cannes market. Ahmed will star as Hamlet, haunted by his…

EXCLUSIVE: Bluestone Entertainment, the U.S. production firm led by former New Line, Artisan and TWC Dimension production exec Richard Saperstein, is teaming up with Hungarian investment outfit Széchenyi Funds on a ten-picture financing deal over five years. Under the deal, films will span all genres, with budgets…

There’s a euphoria among film sellers and buyers as SXSW finally convenes Friday in Austin, Texas after a three-year pandemic shutdown. With the last two editions of the Sundance Film Festival being virtual, and the hybrid edition of TIFF seeing reduced capacities, few industry execs, and a muted atmosphere, SXSW…

EXCLUSIVE: The Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie feature, Eileen, based on Ottessa Moshfegh bestseller, which just wrapped in New Jersey, is being sold at EFM by Endeavor Content and WME Independent. Deadline has learned that Marin Ireland (Hell or High Water, Homeland) and Owen Teague (It, Mrs. Fletcher) are also…

WME Independent has launched sales on FunAge Pictures’ Wonder Family, a Chinese action comedy currently in post-production, which is looking for international distribution. The film from director Song Yang centers on Zheng Qian, a successful financial app developer, who returns home to attend his grandfather’s…