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A lawsuit by Blade Runner 2049 production company Alcon Entertainment against Tesla and Warner Bros over the use of images from the film at a promotional event can proceed, a federal judge has ruled. The scope of the complaint, however, was narrowed in a ruling late Monday by Judge George Wu in the U.S. District […]

EXCLUSIVE: Even as Denis Villeneuve puts the finishing touches on the script for the next installment in the Dune franchise, the director already has his sights set on a new addition to the all-star ensemble. While sources close to the project say no formal offer has been presented, Deadline is hearing there is strong interest […]

EXCLUSIVE: A feature adaptation of Kira Archer’s bestselling romantic comedy book 69 Million Things I Hate About You is being developed at Amazon MGM Studios, with Premeditated Productions producing. Liz Pelletier and Sherryl Clark will produce the film under their Premeditated banner, with Cayla Tyne shepherding development. The writing duo of Nick Cion and Annie […]

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Melling (Wolf Hall) is set to star opposite Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough in Butterfly Jam, the new drama marking the English-language debut of Cannes prize-winner Kantemir Balagov (Beanpole), sources tell Deadline. Character details are under wraps. Set against the backdrop of New Jersey’s Circassian community, the film revolves around a teenager whose […]

Paramount Pictures will distribute The Angry Birds Movie 3 theatrically around the globe on Januuay 29, 2027. The studio always had this date on hold in Comscore for a family event film. The previous two movies in 2016 and 2019 were released by Sony and grossed a combined half-billion dollars at the global box office. […]

Redbox’s signature DVD kiosks will soon light up again, at least in a legal sense. The video retailer went bankrupt last year along with the rest of its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment. Later this month, the trademarks and assets of the company (kiosks included) will change hands in a foreclosure sale […]

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to The New Boy, starring Cate Blanchett (Black Bag) and newcomer Aswan Reid, slating the film for release in theaters on May 23. Written and directed by Warwick Thornton, the Australian filmmaker behind titles like Sweet Country and Samson & Delilah, The New Boy takes place in 1940s […]

20th Century Studios has announced that Predator: Killer of Killers, an original animated film set in the Predator universe, will premiere exclusively on Hulu on June 6, also unveiling first-look footage, which you can view above. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who’s held the reins to the Predator franchise since 2022 Hulu hit Prey, Killer of […]

Spy thrillers never have been out of vogue and generally rely on action stars to drive the usual scenarios in this well-worn genre, but The Amateur is an effective twist on the formula by plucking a rather nondescript CIA analyst and letting him turn the tables on the bad guys using his own smarts and […]

Paul Giamatti recently opened up about the production of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale in the wake of Maggie Smith’s death, reflecting on how the film carries her spirit and serves to honor her. Speaking to People ahead of his forthcoming Black Mirror episode this week, the two-time Oscar nominee opened up about reprising his […]

Australia’s delayed streaming regulations must be brought in with urgency, the country’s producers’ body has warned, amid the ongoing global chaos brought about by President Donald Trump’s international trade tariffs. Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has released findings from a recent member survey highlighting the country’s tough commissioning environment and fears over the delayed streaming levies. […]

This year’s Tribeca Festival in June will open with the world premiere of HBO’s two-part documentary Billy Joel: So It Goes. The announcement was made Sunday by festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal during an appearance at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. The project’s presence on HBO’s 2025 slate was just revealed in late-March. Opening night […]

How do you live when Vladimir Putin wants you dead? That’s the dilemma facing Christo Grozev, a man often described as a “rock star investigative journalist.” The story of how he became persona non grata — песона нон грата, if you prefer – with the Kremlin is told in the documentary Antidote, directed by James […]

On a massive weekend for Minecraft, there’s another pop at the box office — Fathom Entertainment’s last two installments of The Chosen with Season 5 Parts 1 and 2 both sitting in the top ten. The Chosen: Last Supper (Season 5) Part 2 is no. 3 with an estimated $7+ million on 2,313 screens. Part […]

Before taking on his latest role, Glen Powell got the thumb’s-up from someone experienced with the material. The Golden Globe nominee, who leads Edgar Wright‘s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King‘s Running Man, revealed his casting got a “full blessing” from Arnold Schwarzenegger, who starred in the 1987 Paul Michael Glaser-helmed version. “Arnold gave us his […]

Halle Berry has expressed her admiration for her co-star Chris Hemsworth, saying she’ll be “a fan for the rest of her life” after the Australian actor stood up for her on set. Berry was with Hemsworth at CinemaCon in Las Vegas to promote their new thriller Crime 101, when she spoke to E! News on […]

After Will Forte and Val Kilmer co-starred in MacGruber, the film adaptation of a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch spoofing high-intensity spy dramas, the two became close friends and even shared an apartment for a few months. In a heartwarming essay published in Vulture, the SNL alum reflected warmly on their relationship and what he […]

Bill Murray reflected on the allegations and eventual $100,000 settlement that derailed and subsequently shuttered Disney’s Searchlight Pictures adaptation of Being Mortal back in 2022. In a new interview with the New York Times‘ podcast The Daily, the Groundhog Day actor discussed how it’s “rough stuff” to portray crummy characters, like his roles in On […]

A Real Pain (point) for Eric André is missing out on the eventually Oscar-winning role taken on by Kieran Culkin in Jesse Eisenberg’s moving drama, about two cousins journeying through Poland while learning about their family roots and the Holocaust. The comedic heavyweight revealed that the writer-director offered him the supporting part two years ago, […]

Val Kilmer was “the coolest cat,” remembers his Top Gun co-star Barry Tubb. In the 1986 hit that made Kilmer a star, Tubb played Wolfman, the wingman to Kilmer’s Iceman, and Tubb spoke to BBC News following Kilmer’s death this week aged 65. Tubb told the BBC: “He was the coolest cat I’ve ever met. […]

With a domestic box office year now lagging behind last year’s by 6% (it was -11% as of last Sunday), the motion picture industry needed CinemaCon this week like a pop of Viagra. Here are the takeaways from Las Vegas: There’s Still A Belief That Theatrical Can Work We are in a massive funk no […]

Cinematographer Darius Khondji has confirmed that Ari Aster’s dark comedy Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone, has been selected for the Cannes Film Festival. Speaking to Deadline at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event this weekend, Khondji, who is cinematographer on the title, said the feature was in the final stages of […]

With her new presidential action flick G20, Viola Davis understands the desire to politicize her role. Noting they made the movie before Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to Donald Trump, the Oscar winner can see “probably in hindsight” how her butt-kicking politician character President Danielle Sutton might make voters long for what could have […]

SATURDAY UPDATE:  With increasing grosses in the cart, Warner Bros/Legendary’s A Minecraft Movie is on track to mine an opening weekend of $260 million+ worldwide. The Jason Momoa-Jack Black starrer is at $52.7M from the international box office through Friday in 75 overseas markets. That portends an offshore debut in the $125M range. Combined with […]