Новости за 11.04.2024

A ton of first look deals were announced today at Paramount’s CinemaCon presentation one of them being for their A Quiet Place filmmaker John Krasinksi and Allyson Seeger’s Sunday Night label. Brian Robbins, Paramount Pictures Boss, announced the news during the studio’s session at CinemaCon this AM in Las Vegas, NV. Krasinski has a Paramount […]

At their CinemaCon presentation this AM, Paramount Pictures today announced a three-year extension of its first-look deal with producer Neal H. Moritz and his Original Film banner. The new agreement goes through 2027.   Under the deal, Paramount and Miramax announced today that the Sonic the Hedgehog producer will shepherd a new installment in the Scary Movie […]

The multibillion dollar grossing Transformers producer has extended his deal on the Melrose Lot. Paramount Pictures Boss Brian Robbins made the news official today during the studio’s presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Word is that Paramount’s upcoming summer animated tentpole Transformers One is the best tested feature toon movie in the studio’s history and […]

The temperature is rising as Paramount Global’s common shareholders continue to publicly and privately bash a possible acquisition by David Ellison’s Skydance Media with terms they insist would mainly benefit Shari Redstone. With the parties in the midst of a 30-day exclusive negotiating period, a report this week said four Par directors are planning to […]

UPDATE: Paramount just announced during its Cinemacon presentation that the film will open in 2025. EXCLUSIVE: After signing an overall deal with Paramount Pictures, Oscar-winner Damien Chazelle has now found his first film he will direct for the studio since signing the deal. While plot details are still vague about the film is about sources […]

Paramount hasn’t even started their CinemaCon session yet and news is breaking like flies on a rib roast. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin base on the fan-fave graphic novel is in the works with Tyler Burton Smith writing and Walter Hamada producing through his 18hz production company, as part of his multi-year deal […]

Fred Goldman, the father of murder victim Ron Goldman, told NBC News today that the death of O.J. Simpson is “no great loss to the world.” Simpson stood trial in the 1994 murders of Ron Goldman and Simpson’s wife Nicolle Brown Simpson but was acquitted. However, he was found liable for the deaths in a […]

Media Res, Michael Ellenberg’s production company that is behind Apple’s The Morning Show, has tapped Sandra Dewey as its new Chief Operating Officer. Dewey was previously President of Business Operations and Production for streaming service Max. The move comes after Jeff Zucker’s Redbird IMI invested in the company earlier this year, funding its next stage […]

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has laid off a number of staff in its global TV division and is centralizing the team to the U.S. and UK. We understand that staffers based in countries such as Mexico, Africa, Germany and the UK have been made redundant; less than 10 people have been affected. One of CAA’s most prominent […]

EXCLUSIVE: Kyanna Simone (The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat) and Randall Park (Shortcomings) have been tapped for supporting roles alongside Samara Weaving and Karl Glusman in Eenie Meanie, 20th’s heist thriller from writer-director Shawn Simmons. Roles for the duo are under wraps. The film centers on Edie (Weaving), a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged […]

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon has acquired world rights for Beirut-set dramedy series Self Modulation from producers Falcon Films and Arna Media, in its first ever Arabic TV series acquisition. The series is the first project in a multi-show deal partly financed by Arna Media, which plans to invest in two projects annually with Falcon Films. It is […]

“Mother, do you believe the best foundation for love is friendship,” Colin (Luke Newton) asks in the official trailer for Season 3 of Netflix’s hit Shondaland series Bridgerton. That appears to be the main theme of the Regency drama’s #Polin season as Colin and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan), once they get past those hurtful comments he […]

Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega of Spy Kids will headline their first movie for Great American Pure Flix. In Mr. Manhattan, which begins streaming May 24, Mason Bradley (Carlos PenaVega) makes a promise to his brother and sister-in-law to be godfather to their newborn son (and future children). Mason has exciting news of his own: […]

Paramount+ announced on Thursday morning that its Bob Marley biopic Bob Marley: One Love, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir, will begin streaming on the platform in the U.S. and Canada beginning Friday, April 12, with information as to the film’s availability in additional markets to be announced at a later date. Pic comes to the platform after […]

Cannes Film Festival Delegate General Thierry Frémaux has addressed concerns over security at the event’s upcoming 77th edition in May, saying it will be tight but that measures will be under the radar for the most part. Speaking with local and international media after the Cannes lineup announcement in Paris on Thursday, Frémaux said the […]

O.J. Simpson, the college and NFL football legend, Hollywood actor, broadcaster and pitchman who famously was acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend in 1994, resulting in the televised trial of the century, died Wednesday of cancer, his family has announced. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to […]

EXCLUSIVE: One year ago we told you that a second season of John le Carré adaptation The Night Manager was quietly being developed under the codename Steelworks. Now, Deadline can reveal that the BBC and new co-pro partner Amazon have gone big on a supercharged two-season order of the thriller, with Tom Hiddleston returning to lead, […]

The Athletic’s Editor-in-Chief for UK and Europe is joining the BBC to run its sports coverage. Reporting into content boss Charlotte Moore, Alex Kay-Jelski will replace Barbara Slater in the all-encompassing role, setting the editorial and creative strategy and leading teams across commissioning, production, digital and journalism. Kay-Jelski will also represent the BBC with external […]

EXCLUSIVE: French sales and production company Totem Films has boarded international sales on Somalia-set drama The Village Next To Paradise by Mo Harawe. The movie was among 14 titles announced for the Un Certain Section of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival at the event’s press conference in Paris on Thursday. Set in a remote Somali […]

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy saluted the company’s progress in video advertising in his annual letter to shareholders. Overall ad revenue rose 24% in 2023 compared with 2022, he noted, reaching $47 billion and the growth was “primarily driven by our sponsored ads.” Amazon has added Sponsored TV to the mix, giving advertisers a self-service option […]

The Cannes Film Festival officially announced the selection of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis in Competition at its press conference in Paris on Thursday, confirming Deadline’s scoop from Mike Fleming earlier this week. Talking to journalists after the press conference, a visibly happy Frémaux expressed his content at having Megalopolis in the festival’s 77th edition. “Francis […]

Tribeca Festival is crossing the Atlantic.  For the first time, the festival will host a European edition, set to take place in Lisbon, Portugal, October 17-19.  The event will consist of an opening night followed by a two-day event on Lisbon’s waterfront. Wonder Woman filmmaker Patty Jenkins, EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg, and Oscar-nominated actor Griffin […]

ScreenSkills Chair Steps Down Former Endemol Shine boss Richard Johnston is stepping down from TV and film industry body ScreenSkills. Johnston will be replaced by Vice Chair Lisa Opie temporarily, while Kate Lyndon becomes interim Vice Chair. “It’s been an absolute privilege to chair ScreenSkills over the last seven years, during which time we’ve completely […]

EXCLUSIVE: The director of Riz Ahmed and Rogan Productions’ Channel 4 series Defiance: Fighting the Far Right has opened up about how the show spotlights generational differences within the British Asian community. Defiance, which launched earlier this week to positive reviews, shines a stark light on the violent struggles of the British Asian community in […]

Immediately off the back of its inclusion in the Cannes competition line-up, Ali Abbasi’s The Apprentice has dropped a first look of Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Jeremy Strong as Roy Cohn. Billed as an exploration of power and ambition, set in a world of corruption and deceit, The Apprentice will examine Trump’s efforts to build […]