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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, […]