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Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said getting theaters open in California and New York is crucial to the health of exhibition as the second largest U.S. chain has 70% of cinemas open but lacks these key markets — keeping it “behind the eight ball.” Some California counties are open or opening but not yet San Francisco or Los…

Editors Note: Deadline's Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet in the era of coronavirus while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Warner Bros is launching Tenet as the first post-pandemic studio tentpole nationwide. But exhibitors fear the U.S…

It’s not easy being the greatest female icon in the history of American comic books but, even after more than seven decades on the job, the Amazon princess they call Wonder Woman handles that burden with noble grace and singular determination. That’s one way to interpret the striking, just-released cover artwork for…

The release date of Wonder Woman 1984 is still a year away, but Gal Gadot’s wardrobe is so vibrant you can almost see it from here… On Wednesday, Wonder Woman filmmaker Patty Jenkins tweeted a photo of her franchise star in a resplendent battle uniform that will be among the action-wardrobe choices in the 2020 sequel…

EARLY MONDAY AM UPDATE: Disney has yet to release its morning figures, but rivals are figuring that Captain Marvel came in with a $154 million opening after a $39M Sunday. Together with her overseas take of $302M –the fifth-best overseas debut of all time — global debut for the Disney pic stands at $456M. By the end…

The women’s super-empowerment movement continues to soar higher and higher. The just-released trailer for DC Super Hero Girls previews the major new Warner Bros. Animation initiative that gets underway March 8 with DC Super Hero Girls: Sweet Justice, a one-hour movie that ushers in the television era for the animated…

Bond producer Barbara Broccoli and Wonder Woman and Blade Runner 2049 casting director Lucina Syson are to receive Casting Society of America (CSA) Artios Awards at an event in London co-hosted by The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA). The Artios Awards take place in Los Angeles and New York but for the first…

Forty years ago the big holiday hit was Superman, Hollywood’s very first superhero blockbuster. Warner Bros marketed the movie by promising the sky to moviegoers: “You’ll believe a man can fly.” Now, four decades later, that promise should be rewritten to reflect a new era of superhero blockbusters: “You better believe…

Kitty O’Neil, a deaf stuntwoman whose credits include the 1970s series Wonder Woman and The Bionic Woman, has died of pneumonia at age 72. Her life story was told in a 1979 TV movie called Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story starring Stockard Channing – with O’Neil herself handling stunts. O’Neil died Nov. 2 in…

EXCLUSIVE: Wonder Woman writer Allan Heinberg is aiming to bring more female superheroes to the screen, this time in television. ABC has given a production commitment to an untitled hourlong drama from Heinberg, Marvel Television and ABC Studios. Written by Heiinberg, it is about female characters with superpowers. In…

Even though they are only three and a half weeks into production on Wonder Woman 1984, director Patty Jenkins, Chris Pine and Gal Gadot took the stage with enthusiasm and even a little early footage Saturday during Warner Bros’ Hall H presentation at Comic-Con. Pine opened the proceedings by revealing he couldn't…

EXCLUSIVE: Saturday Night Live alumna Kristen Wiig has departed Apple’s upcoming comedy series, which she was attached to star in and executive produce, because of a scheduling conflict with Wonder Woman. The untitled half-hour project, inspired by Curtis Sittenfeld's short story collection You Think It, I'll Say…