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UPDATED with suit dropped: Deadline confirmed on Thursday that Jonathan Majors’ ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari has dropped the federal lawsuit in which she accused him of assault and defamation. The suit, originally filed in March in New York federal court, came less than a month before Majors was sentenced to probation after being convicted of two […]

EXCLUSIVE: All Quiet on the Western Front helmer Edward Berger and Elvis Oscar nominee Austin Butler are out to the town with The Barrier, a hot time-travel package that is expected to spur competitive bidding, sources tell Deadline. Plot details for the film, based on a short story by MacMillan Hedges, are under wraps, though […]

More than 25 years after their breakout role, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are still cheering each other on in their careers. At a recent special screening of Winslet’s new film Lee, which premiered in September, DiCaprio referred to the actress as “one of the great talents of my generation” in a brief but heartfelt […]

With Bread and Roses, Jennifer Lawrence hopes to shed light on the Taliban’s control in Afghanistan, where women and girls have been stripped of many rights. The Oscar winner, who produced the Sahra Mani-helmed documentary alongside EP Malala Yousafzai, explained that there was pushback about the project, both from the public and from her own […]

EXCLUSIVE: Following a competitive bidding war, Fifth Season has landed the spec Alignment from Natan Dotan. Makeready will produce. Sources say the figure landed in the $1.25 million against $3 million range. The story follows a cutting-edge tech company whose latest AI model begins manipulating global markets and stoking international conflict. A principled board member […]

Unlike Bob Dylan‘s decision to go electric, Timothée Chalamet‘s portrayal of the folk music legend appears to be a hit. Following an early screening of the James Mangold-helmed biopic A Complete Unknown, which premieres Dec. 25 in US theaters and Jan. 17 in the UK, Chalamet is earning Oscar buzz as audiences rave on social […]

EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Biel is in talks to star alongside John Cena in Matchbox a new, live-action feature film from Apple Original Films, Skydance and Mattel Films that will be directed by Sam Hargrave. The new film is based on a screenplay by David Coggeshall and Jonathan Tropper. The film will be inspired by Mattel’s iconic […]

More cash is set to flow for Paramount Global executives as the company said two will each receive bonuses of $1 million when the company’s sale to Skydance closes as part of a “transaction award program.” Doretha Lea, EVP, Global Public Policy and Government Relations, and Nancy Phillips, EVP, Chief People Officer are eligible for […]

Samuel L. Jackson is in negotiations to join the cast of J.J. Abrams’ untitled mystery movie for Warner Bros and his Bad Robot, Deadline has confirmed. The actor will join an ensemble that also includes Glen Powell, Jenna Ortega and Emma Mackey, as previously announced. Plot details remain under wraps, though we hear this is […]

EXCLUSIVE: Arwen Elys Dayton, best-selling and award-winning author, has joined director Sophia Banks and producer Damiano Tucci at Getaway Entertainment as Co-Founder and Co-Head of Development. Arwen is the author of seven published works and is best known for her award-winning novel Stronger, Faster and More Beautiful as well as her Seeker series, which has […]

Colman Domingo first met Clarence Maclin on a Zoom call in 2022. Domingo’s slate that year included playing Mister in the remake of The Color Purple and the title role in Rustin, a biopic about Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin that would earn him an Oscar nomination. Maclin, by contrast, was a decade out from […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has pulled back the curtain on the films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature, Documentary Feature and International Feature categories for the 97th Academy Awards next year.   The list includes 31 toon features, 169 docs and international pics from 85 countries. Preliminary voting for the […]

Blake Lively influenced the ending of Deadpool & Wolverine after she gave a note to her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy. Lively had a cameo in the Marvel film as Lady Deadpool, but the director’s commentary revealed that the Gossip Girl alum had a more impactful role. The film ends with Deadpool and Wolverine’s fate remaining in […]

Saoirse Ronan is having a moment. Which is not necessarily a new experience, given she has four Oscar nominations to her credit. Now 30, the Irish-born actress first made the Academy cut at 14 for her supporting role in Atonement, which she followed with leading roles in Brooklyn, Ladybird and Little Women. But this year, […]

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Primetime Emmy winner Rob Corddry has inked with Buchwald and Artists First for representation.  The Weymouth, Massachusetts native and Upright Citizens Brigade alum was the co-creator EP, writer and star of Adult Swim’s long-running comedy series, Childrens Hospital on which he played Dr. Blake Downs, Flake the Clown and Rory Spindell. Corddry took […]

Updated with full trailer: “As a child, I yearned for the mines,” Jack Black’s Steve reminisces at the opening of Warner Bros., Mojang Studios’ and Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie trailer. Set to MGMT’s “Time to Pretend,” Black’s character narrates how he could not be kept away from the mines, which prompted the origin of the […]

For three years, Netflix has gone without a Best Documentary Feature Oscar nomination for one its originals, a surprising dry spell for a streamer used to dominating the category. But it looks like the drought is about to end. The platform has fielded an exceptional slate of contenders in 2024, many with a strong shot […]

Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival will host Wednesday what it has described as a tribute debut screening of Rust to honor the late Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Hutchins’ mother Olga Solovey, however, will not be in attendance. In a statement sent to Deadline on Tuesday afternoon, Solovey said she would skip the screening and avoid promoting […]

The Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Louisiana Senate has approved the state’s tax credit for film and television production in a version skinnier than before but at least still there. The tax credit had been eliminated in two bills sent from the House that were amended Tuesday in committee to keep the incentive […]

EXCLUSIVE: After making her feature directorial debut with Winter Spring Summer or Fall, a Paramount coming-of-age drama starring Jenna Ortega that world premiered at this year’s Tribeca Festival, veteran screenwriter Tiffany Paulsen has inked a deal to script In a Holidaze, a feature adaptation of the New York Times bestselling holiday rom-com novel of the same […]

The Brit List, the UK lineup of unproduced film and TV scripts by emerging British screenwriters, has unveiled its 2024 edition. Scroll down for the list. Spearheading the list this year with 28 recommendations is TV crime drama The Rubber Faced Men by Faebian Averies (repped by Curtis Brown). The NBCUniversal project is set in […]

The movie version of Broadway’s beloved musical Wicked has been a long time coming since the show’s opening in 2003, but it is finally here — and quite frankly, not only does it soars cinematically, it exceeds all expectations. What director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) does here ranks with the […]

Sounds like the Cinema Audio Society has its 2025 Filmmaker Award honoree. Dune: Part Two writer-director Denis Villeneuve will be feted at the 61st CAS Awards. The three-time Oscar nominee will pick his prize during the group’s awards gala on February 22, at the Beverly Hilton. “Denis Villeneuve is a trailblazer in the world of […]

James Gunn is not discarding making R-rated projects at DC Studios if the story merits it. As Gunn and Peter Safran build their version of the DC Universe, the filmmakers are not shying away from continuing to take risks in their storytelling. In a new interview, Gunn revealed he would not wait and see how […]

From his earliest memories, Sean Baker always has had his eyes on making movies. With acclaimed indies including Starlet, Tangerine, The Florida Project and Red Rocket, he has become a leading voice in the independent film scene. But now his wildly praised comedy Anora — which follows the unorthodox relationship and quickie marriage between an […]

More than 20 years later, Lindsay Lohan is getting the band back together for Freakier Friday. In the upcoming sequel to her 2003 Disney film, which premieres Aug. 8, 2025 in theaters, Lohan’s character Anna Coleman will reunite with her high school garage band Pink Slip, which also consisted of pals Maddie (Christina Vidal) and […]

For director Malcolm Washington, generational Black resilience and complex familial bonds are the underlying themes in front of and behind the camera for Netflix’s The Piano Lesson. Making his feature film debut, Washington enlisted the talents of his family as his brother, John David Washington, plays the lead role alongside appearances from his mother, Pauletta, […]

Over the past couple of years, conversation around AI has been virtually inescapable for any part of the economy, but especially in entertainment. The dual strikes of 2023 put the technology under a bright spotlight, and a series of deals in the year since labor peace was achieved offer more clues about how it is […]

The world of music documentaries is a complex one. There are plenty of films covering the biggest artists in the world from Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé to Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Hulu’s Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band and Martin Scorsese-produced Beatles ’64. But under the surface, music like alternative music […]

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: Los Angeles, its annual all-say awards-season movie showcase that took place November 16 at the DGA Theater in Hollywood. Click here to launch the streaming site. This year’s lineup featured the stars and creatives behind 21 movies catching buzz this year, with panelists hitting the […]

EXCLUSIVE: On the back of Smile 2‘s box office success, Raúl Castillo has come aboard for a supporting role in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, 20th Century Studios’ remake of the classic 1992 psychological thriller, starring Maika Monroe and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Castillo takes over the part of Matt McCoy as the architect husband of […]

If you had any doubt that the awards season was in full swing, Sunday night’s 15th Annual Governors Awards ceremony answered it. If you are, or in any way think you might have a shot at an Oscar nomination this year, and were in Los Angeles, it is most likely I might have run into […]

UPDATED with latest: Angelina Jolie will receive the Palm Springs Film Festival’s 2025 Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actress, for her “extraordinary portrayal” of Maria Callas in Maria. “Maria presents the iconic Angelina Jolie in the role of a lifetime as she embodies Maria Callas, the world-renowned opera legend. Jolie’s extraordinary portrayal captures the heart and complexity of an […]

Bleecker Street has swooped on Relay, acquiring U.S. rights to the high-concept contemporary thriller, starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James and Sam Worthington, which impressed in its world premiere at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Written by Justin Piasecki and directed by David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water), the film will be released in theaters sometime […]

Timothée Chalamet immersed himself as Bob Dylan in the biopic A Complete Unknown, which his co-stars were supportive of. In a new interview, co-star Edward Norton opened up about seeing Chalamet’s process into playing the singer-songwriter in the James Mangold-directed film. In the new issue of Rolling Stone with Chalamet on the cover, Norton says, […]

Jonathan Bailey may be a Sharma now, but he will always make time for the Bridgerton clan. In a recent appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, the Emmy nominee reaffirmed he would appear in the fourth installment of Netflix’s smash-hit period dramedy Bridgerton as the ever-charming viscount. “Gonna reunite with the family next week,” […]

Gladiator II star Paul Mescal is unpacking some of his previous comments about audiences’ parasocial relationship toward him. “It’s just a weird thing because ultimately I don’t know you, you don’t know me, but we know a lot about each other because we’re visible the whole time,” the Academy Award nominee said recently on an […]

Filmmaker Denis Villeneuve knew the storytelling success of Dune: Part Two hinged on the developing chemistry between stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, as well as the antagonistic energy of Austin Butler, and worked carefully with the actors to ensure that those elements showed up onscreen. Speaking during the Dune: Part Two panel along with screenwriter […]

For actor Jeremy Piven and his sister, filmmaker Shira Piven, their film The Performance wasn’t only a long-fought labor of love 15 years in the making, it was the fulfillment of a family legacy. Appearing together on a panel for The Performance at Deadline’s Contenders Los Angeles event on Saturday, the siblings revealed that the project originated as a […]

Descendants: The Rise of Red star China Anne McClain reflected on her friend and former co-star, the late Cameron Boyce, saying the Disney actor would have been “really excited” about the film franchise’s trajectory. “I think that he would’ve been really excited to see it and to see how [the movie] turned out because, to […]

Robbie Williams takes responsibility for his role in the darker chapters of his life. His unconventional biopic Better Man pulls no punches when it comes to his addictions and abuses. “There were many villains in this movie until we legally couldn’t have many villains in this movie,” Williams said of the Paramount Pictures release. “Now […]

For Pamela Anderson, Gia Coppola’s drama The Last Showgirl was an opportunity she’d been awaiting for her entire life. “It was such a relief to … be able to do a real film,” said the star, who rose to fame in Playboy and on Baywatch, in a sit-down Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Los Angeles. “I […]

Nicolas Cage is unrecognizable as the title character in the horror movie Longlegs. Key special effects makeup artist Felix Fox, key makeup artist Madelaine Hermans and key hairstylist Kristin Chaar worked 2½ hours every day to transform Cage into the satanic serial killer. “There was about four designs,” Fox said. “What they settled on after […]

At the core of DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot is the heartfelt concept of creating your own found family. The sci-fi animated adventure film — written and directed by Chris Sanders based on the 2016 Peter Brown bestseller — follows Rozzum, a robot that gets shipwrecked during a typhoon on an island populated with animals but […]

Contenders Film: Los Angeles photo studio hosted talent on November 16 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles as cast members of films stopped by including Brian Tyree Henry, Ryan Destiny, and Rachel Morrison from The Fire Inside; Maisy Stella from My Old Ass; Jharrel Jerome, Judy Robles and William Goldenberg from Unstoppable; […]

Reuniting with filmmaker Mike Leigh for Hard Truths three decades after her breakthrough in their collaboration Secrets and Lies, Marianne Jean-Baptiste embarked on an unconventional route with the director to create not just her character, but the film’s story and fully-formed world. “The initial conversation is usually ‘Should we work together again? I don’t know what it’s going […]

USPS will feature new postage stamps dedicated to Betty White, set to be released for usage in 2025. In a press release dated Friday, the government agency provided a sneak peek at some of the stamps going into circulation next year, which include everything from revered pop icons to tributes for history and natural beauty. […]

Reflecting on her wide-ranging oeuvre — which will include the forthcoming Babygirl — Nicole Kidman said it seems harder to make and greenlight projects nowadays, especially if they’re not big tentpole draws. “Everything’s hard now,” she told Vanity Fair in a new interview. “Actually everything. I mean, maybe not Deadpool, but there’s nothing that’s, ‘Oh my gosh. Yep. This […]

T.J. Miller wants to return to the Deadpool universe in a potential fourth installment, but only if Ryan Reynolds asks. In a new interview, the Silicon Valley alum said he would be open to reprising his role in a new sequel to the Marvel Studios movie. “We talked a little while ago,” Miller said on […]

One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray has opened up about the sequel series to the popular WB/CW young adult drama in development at Netflix, which will be executive produced and starring his former co-stars Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton. While discussing his upcoming Netflix film The Merry Gentlemen, in which he stars alongside Britt […]