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When a filmmaker’s first-ever feature directorial credit makes $1.7 billion at the global box office, you should pay attention. Many may still not know the name Kelsey Mann, yet he steadily moved up the Pixar ladder and was finally given the reins to do the sequel to Disney/Pixar’s Oscar-winning box office smash Inside Out — […]

Actress and producer Aubrey Plaza has responded to the unexpected death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena. “This is an unimaginable tragedy. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has offered support,” said Plaza and members of the Baena and Stern families in a joint statement released Monday. “Please respect our privacy during this time.” […]

Roger Pratt, an Oscar-nominated British cinematographer who worked on two Harry Potter films and with such top directors as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, Kenneth Branagh, Mike Leigh, Lasse Hallström, Neil Jordan, Wolfgang Petersen and Richard Attenborough, has died. He was 77. The British Society of Cinematographers said he died in late 2024 but did not […]

Although Kieran Culkin won a Golden Globe for his performance in A Real Pain, he almost dropped out of the role. Jesse Eisenberg recently explained how producer Emma Stone “blackmailed” his co-star to stop him from quitting the film with two weeks to spare before production kicked off in New York City and Poland. “[Kieran] […]

Although the awards show tends to overlook the horror genre, Coralie Fargeat hopes to catch the Academy‘s attention. After earning three nominations at last night’s Golden Globes for The Substance, the writer and director shared her “wish” that the Oscars will be just as receptive to the horror film when nominations are announced on Friday, […]

Jon M. Chu is set to direct the Britney Spears biopic based on her 2023 memoir The Woman In Me. At the Golden Globes, the Wicked director shared an update on the film and how much the pop star will be involved in the film. “She’s going to be very involved,” Chu told Entertainment Tonight […]

EXCLUSIVE: Following its surprise three Golden Globe wins Sunday including Best Feature – Drama, The Brutalist from Brady Corbet and A24 is heading into the top 15 regional markets after playing in nine theaters last weekend. The Adrien Brody-starring movie, which saw the actor win his first Golden Globe last night for Best Actor – […]

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scrips behind the buzziest awards-season movies continues with Hard Truths, the newest film from seven-time Oscar-nominated writer-director Mike Leigh that reunited him with his Secrets & Lies star Marianne Jean-Baptiste. After its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, Bleecker Street gave Hard Truths a New York qualifying […]

Trigger warning: This article includes mention of suicide that readers may find disturbing. A cause of death for Jeff Baena, the indie writer/filmmaker known for Life After Beth and The Little Hours, has been revealed, per a report by the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner. The screenwriter and director, who married actress/producer Aubrey Plaza […]

Jake Lloyd, who rose to fame as young Anakin Skywalker in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, is opening up about his mental health struggles and the schizophrenia diagnosis that contributed to his leaving Hollywood shortly after the film’s release. In a new interview with Star Wars: Timelines co-author Clayton Sandell, Jake […]

One year shy of its diamond anniversary, the National Society of Film Critics has announced its winners. On Saturday, the NSFC held its 59th voting meeting in which they awarded Nickel Boys the Best Film of 2024, with acting honors for Colman Domingo, Kieran Culkin, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin, as well Best Director for […]

The Palm Spring International Film Awards Gala is always fun, and always BIG with a captial ‘B’. This year’s 36th edition, the 20th hosted by indefatigable Mary Hart, who keeps it rolling along — no break for chat and dinner because once it starts you just eat while you applaud the many stars and equally […]

A long time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Mel Brooks blessed Star Wars fans with the ultimate parody… but he hasn’t kept up with the franchise since. Josh Gad, who is developing a sequel to Brooks’ Spaceballs (1987), revealed that he had to explain the latest Star Wars installments when pitching his […]

Those actors scurrying around at the festival in Palm Springs would have been better served witnessing masterclasses in artistry from Viola Davis and Ted Danson, the recipients of Golden Globes honors on Friday night. Not only that, there was Mary Steenburgen and Meryl Streep, too.  And Carol Burnett and Jane Fonda! Streep spoke of her first meeting with […]

Film marketing maven Chris Pula was laid to rest this morning at a funeral held in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. A memorial for his Hollywood friends is being arranged for down the road by friends who worked alongside him in the heyday years at New Line. When Deadline revealed the marketing maven‘s passing in a New Year’s […]

On the arrival of his film A Real Pain about two Jewish cousins seeking to make sense of their history by joining a Holocaust tour group in Poland, Jesse Eisenberg says he feels he has been the target of anti-Semitic prejudice his entire career. Eisenberg, who directed and co-stars with Kieran Culkin in the project, […]

Tragic news. Jeff Baena has died. The screenwriter and film director is best known for Life After Beth (2014), Joshy (2016), The Little Hours (2017), Horse Girl (2020), Spin Me Round (2022), and for co-writing I Heart Huckabees (2004). He is also the husband of actress and producer Aubrey Plaza, and they have been married since 2021. Circumstances of his passing are unclear at this moment. […]

Nicole Kidman paid emotional tribute to her late parents as she accepted an award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards Friday. The Australian actress broke down in tears as she spoke about her family after receiving the International Star Award from Jamie Lee Curtis at the 36th annual event. Kidman lost her mother Janelle […]

Zendaya had a dehydration-induced health scare on the set of Dune: Part Two due to the remote desert location of the sequel. The Golden Globe winner revealed she suffered heatstroke while filming the Denis Villeneuve-helmed adaptation in Jordan, where the nearest bathroom was a “hike” away, so she opted not to drink water. “It was […]

While creating one of the most erotic scenes of the year, Halina Reijn found out that truth is often sexier than fiction. The Babygirl writer and director explained how she came up with the scene in which Harris Dickinson‘s Samuel sends a glass of milk to his boss Romy (Nicole Kidman) at a bar and […]

When it comes to the Golden Globes after-parties, it’s a new era. Gone are the fraternity- and sorority-spirit rah-rah days when we’d see Paris Hilton getting chased by a gaggle of paparazzi in the Beverly Hilton lobby, with the studios crowding every corner of the hotel. Remember the 20th Century Fox watch party? Guests of […]

From killer clowns to ancient vampires and back again, Bill Skarsgård isn’t worried about being typecast. The It: Welcome to Derry star recently said that Pennywise is “always there” as he returns to the Stephen King character after taking on another monster role in Robert Eggers‘ Nosferatu, now in theaters. “I felt like I was […]

Armie Hammer is opening up about his return to acting, saying his career is picking up so much that he has had to decline job offers. In a new interview, the Call Me By Your Name star said he is booked and busy after leaving the Hollywood industry following accusations of cannibalism and sexual abuse. […]

Although Spider-Man is preparing for another MCU outing, Andrew Garfield is staying tight-lipped about whether he’ll return for the next movie. The 2x Oscar nominee denied recent reports that he’s reprise his version of Peter Parker for the upcoming fourth installment after joining Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), which […]