EXCLUSIVE: Just what we were waiting for, a hot film deal. Days after the town jumped all over the new novel by The Martian author Andy Weir, sources said that Project Hail Mary is in exclusive negotiations to be acquired by MGM in a 7-figure deal. Gosling will produce with Ken Kao. It is the latest bold move for Micha…
Refresh for updates …As the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, more events are being canceled or postponed and entertainment sites closed.
The World Health Organization has declared a pandemic over the COVID-19 virus, which has sickened 509,164 people in 196 countries and territories, with 23,335 global deaths…
Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film Contagion about a horrific pandemic has been getting plenty of new attention lately, and now four of its key cast members have recorded PSAs for the coronavirus era. Watch the clips from Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne and Jennifer Ehle below.
The actors, along with…
Editors' Note:Â With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that has already claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
Neon has taken U.S. rights to Brandon Cronenberg's sci-fi thriller Possessor, which made its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The distributor will announce a release date in the future for the pic. Well Go USA is handling the home entertainment release.
Possessor, which stars Andrea Riseborough…
Some of the last holdouts in Asia are joining the raft of global markets to see cinema closures, even as the picture in China was beginning to look brighter, before taking a turn today.
At this point, all major international box office markets (along with domestic) are essentially closed. Even in places where…
The specialty box office space has quickly adapted to the changing film landscape as many are shifting to virtual theatrical openings. Many indie and arthouse titles do day and date releases and are VOD-only so the transition, for the most part, is familiar territory for many distributors and production…
ViacomCBS has joined the list of companies withdrawing financial guidance, saying the coronavirus could have a material – but as yet impossible to quantify – impact on its operations.
It cited postponement of theatrical releases domestically and internationally; cancellation or rescheduling of sports events the…
Editors' Note: With full acknowledgment of the big-picture implications of a pandemic that already has claimed thousands of lives, cratered global economies and closed international borders, Deadline's Coping With COVID-19 Crisis series is a forum for those in the entertainment space grappling with myriad consequences…
From Saturday, a first batch of 205 cinemas will re-open for business in Shanghai. This follows last weekend's opening of 500+ theaters in other China provinces, though Shanghai becomes the first tier one city to turn the lights back on as the coronavirus reportedly abates in the Middle Kingdom.
The Shanghai…
Two of Canada’s greatest comedy heroes, Bob and Doug Mckenzie, are now the subjects of a life-size bronze statue unveiled in Edmonton this week.
The statue of SCTV's brother duo appeared on 103 Street and 103 Avenue Tuesday night, according to the Edmonton Journal. The pair are holding open beer bottles.
The statue…
Countless Oscars parties, many scandals, and guests ranging from Howard Hughes through Led Zeppelin made Chateau Marmont a West Hollywood staple since its 1929 debut.
But the recent coronavirus shutdown has knocked out many hotels and restaurants around the world, and the Chateau Marmont is apparently not immune…
