The Writers Guild of America West received the most robust support from their sister unions in Los Angeles at the “Unions Strike Back” Rally on Friday evening. In solidarity with WGAW President Meredith Stiehm stood Hollywood Teamsters Local 399 secretary-treasurer and chief negotiator, Lindsay Doughe…

Edward James Olmos has spoken out about his battle with throat cancer on Mando Fresko’s podcast, "Mando & Friends." The 76-year-old Olmos said he finished chemotherapy and radiation in December. "I sit here saying now to you, Mando and friends, that one thing that I'm very grateful for was…

Nicholas Gray, whose Gray’s Papaya hot dog shop has been a Manhattan fixture for 50 years, has died at 86. Gray died May 19 at a New York hospital from Alzheimer’s complications, the Wall St. Journal reported. Located near the corner of Broadway and 72nd Street in Manhattan, the shop was known…

Marlene Clark, best known for her portrayals of Lamont’s girlfriend Janet in the 1970s NBC sitcom Sanford & Son and as Ganja Meda in the 1973 horror film Ganja & Hess, has died. Related Story Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries Demond Wilson, who…

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Meyer has just informed his staff that he’s exiting as eOne’s President of Film when his contract ends next month. Related Story AGBO Co-Founder & Vice Chairman Mike Larocca Departing Russo Brothers’ Studio At Year’s End The news comes as Hasbro is expected…

You don’t have to wanda what Elizabeth Olsen thinks about long-term commitments to a particular character. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Olsen told host Josh Horowitz that any actor approached about an MCU role should not sign for more than one picture at a time. “I think…

Miramax Presents The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences and inspirations of some of today's great screen artists. Every installment…

Saying that "acting careers are at stake," SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher has sent an audio message to the guild's members urging them to vote "Yes" for strike authorization. The guild's often fractious national board voted unanimously last week to recommend that members authorize a strike in…

EXCLUSIVE: The Entertainment Community Fund has provided financial assistance to more than 400 industry workers affected by the ongoing Writers Guild strike. Recognizing that WGA members aren't the only industry workers affected by the strike, the WGA and several of its prominent members – including J.J…

EXCLUSIVE: Half of the 46 projects currently in the California film incentives program have submitted "force majeure" requests seeking waivers to extend their mandated start-date requirements due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike, according to the California Film Commission, which administers the tax…

Gary Kent, an actor, director and, most notably, stuntman whose career is thought to have been an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, died Thursday at an assisted care facility in Austin, Texas. He was 89. Born on June 7, 1933, in Walla Walla, Washington, Kent’s early…

Billy Ray and Todd Garner are back for Week 4 of the WGA standoff on Deadline's Strike Talk podcast. Click to listen below. Bill Mechanic Getty In this installment, our hosts discuss strike strategy with Bill…