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‘A Talent For Murder’ Review: Helen Mirren Is Mesmerizing As Tortured Genius Crime Writer Patricia Highsmith – Toronto Film Festival

This flawed but very entertaining two-hander belongs in the unique subgenre of literary biographies in which a cult author’s life is investigated through the highly specific prism of their work. Shirley Jackson, for example, was cast into a dark Gothic psychodrama in Josephine Decker’s Shirley; William S. Burroughs became a drug-addicted spy who reports to […]

Deadline•Damon Wise1h ago

Judge Sets Date For Settlement Talks In Paramount-WBD Antitrust Case

Paramount and the State Attorneys General suing to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery were ordered by a judge to appear for a two-day settlement conference Oct. 14-15 in a San Francisco courtroom. It’s a mandated step for two sides approaching a trial, set in this case for early March, and doesn’t mean there’s […]

Deadline•Jillg3662h ago

‘NCIS: New York’ Trailer Reveals LL Cool J’s Character Sam Hanna’s Return & His New Team

NCIS: New York has dropped its first trailer (above), and there are so many details packed into the video, setting up the series premiere on October 6. In the pilot, after years of special assignments and covert ops, Special Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) returns to his hometown of New York City for a […]

Deadline•Rosy Cordero2h ago

Mikayla Matthews Says That “The Only Reason” She’s Leaving Hulu’s ‘Mormon Wives’ Is “Because I Was Told A Certain Person Was Coming Back”

Mikayla Matthews isn’t mincing words, and a day after saying she was leaving The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, she confirmed it was because Taylor Frankie Paul was returning to filming. The Hulu reality series is currently filming Season 6 after Season 5 was truncated due to Paul’s domestic violence claims from her ex, Dakota Mortensen. “The […]

Deadline•Armando Tinoco2h ago

Everything We Know About Season 2 Of HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ TV Series So Far

A second season of HBO Max’s Harry Potter TV series is in the works, and the cast continues to grow. The streamer has plans for an accelerated production of the series adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s book s, with Season 1 on the way and production looking to start soon for Season 2. Read on for […]

Deadline•Dessi Gomez2h ago

Adam Driver & Anne Hathaway Pic ‘Alone At Dawn’ From Amazon MGM Studios & Imagine To Roll Out At Christmas 2027

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios and Imagine Entertainment’s Ron Howard directed true-life film Alone at Dawn will begin a platform release on December 25, 2027, before expanding on January 7 and getting a wide break over the MLK weekend, January 14-17. Deadline first told you about the project. Oscar winner Anne Hathaway, 2x Oscar nominee Adam […]

Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro2h ago

Emmy TV Ratings Down 10% From Last Year

Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan and the original Charlie’s Angels couldn’t help prevent a ratings drop-off for last night’s Emmys. The Mariska Hargitay-hosted ceremony, which aired on NBC and Peacock, was down 10% from last year with 6.7M total viewers. This was some 720,000 viewers down from the 7.42M that tuned in to watch the Nate […]

Deadline•Peterdeadline3h ago

Doc Talk Podcast: ‘Black Zombie’ Director Maya Annik Bedward On True Origins Of Ghoulish Hollywood Horror Genre

The zombie – slow moving, with sallow complexion, hollow eyes, rotting teeth and a hunger for human flesh – has been lumbering through Hollywood movies for decades now. In fact, the first representation of the undead creatures came in the film White Zombie, released all the way back in 1932. That movie’s sensationalized logline: “A […]

Deadline•Patrick Hipes3h ago

Starz Networks President Alison Hoffman Re-Upped Through End Of 2029

Starz Networks President Alison Hoffman has renewed her contract through the end of 2029. Her new employment agreement took effect August 6 and runs through December 31, 2029, parent Starz Entertainment disclosed Tuesday in an SEC filing. Hoffman will continue to report to CEO Jeff Hirsch, annually receiving a base salary of $1.485 million as […]

Deadline•Dade Hayes4h ago

So Not A Shocker! Trump Weighs In For David Ellison & Paramount Over $1.88B Bond Battle With States

Surprising no one except for the timing, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice has weighed in on the $1.88 billion bond battle between David Ellison’s Paramount and a dozen blue states over the $111 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery. Disputing the very right of California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New York’s Letitia James and others […]

Deadline•Dominic Patten4h ago

’60 Minutes’ Season Premiere Averages 7.94 Million Viewers, A Falloff From Last Year’s Debut

The season premiere of 60 Minutes averaged 7.94 million viewers on Sunday, off from the more than 10 million who tuned in to last year’s debut. The first episode of the show’s 59th season was highly anticipated — and scrutinized — following the shake up at the newsmagazine last spring, despite its status as one […]

Deadline•Ted Johnson4h ago

Ed Sheeran Tour Openers Finneas & Aaron Rowe Withdraw After Macklemore Dropped For “Free Palestine” Remarks

Musicians Finneas and Aaron Rowe have made the decisions to drop out as opening acts in the North American leg of Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour following the dismissal of fellow supporting act Macklemore for his pro-Palestinian remarks at Sheeran’s New Jersey shows Sept. 4 and 5. Finneas, brother to Billie Eilish, posted a short note […]

Deadline•Dessi Gomez6h ago

Harvey Keitel, Britt Robertson, Dean Norris & Tom Berenger Wrap On Psychological Thriller ‘Minute Mark’

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Keitel (Pulp Fiction), Britt Robertson (Tomorrowland), Dean Norris (Breaking Bad) and Tom Berenger (Platoon) have wrapped roles opposite Kit Lang (Night of Violence) in Minute Mark, a psychological thriller from Renegade Motion Pictures. Directed by up-and-comers Illya Konstantin & Geoffrey Cowper, Minute Mark takes place in real time across a single day in […]

Deadline•Matthewgrobar6h ago

‘Chicago’ Sells Out With Arrival Of Ex-Cowboys Cheerleader Reece Weaver – Broadway Box Office

Could Reece Weaver, breakout star of the Netflix series America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, be following in Whitney Leavitt’s tap-dancing shoes in bringing crowds to Broadway’s Chicago? The box office figures from last week suggest yes. Weaver’s first week as Roxie Hart – and her Broadway debut – saw attendance for Chicago jump to 100% […]

Deadline•Greg Evans6h ago

Alix Earle’s Reality Series ‘Earle Meets World’ Finds More Viewers In Week Two

Alix Earle’s reality series Earle Meets World made headlines with all sorts of revelations and semi-confessions involving the likes of Alex Cooper and Tom Brady. It didn’t come out of the gate particularly strong, only narrowly entering Netflix’s top ten list with 1.8M views across its first three days. However, the power of social media […]

Deadline•Peterdeadline6h ago

Starz Black Rodeo Drama Casts Five Recurring Cast

EXCLUSIVE: Starz’s upcoming Black rodeo drama has cast 5 actors in recurring roles: John Gabriel Rodriguez (Sweet Magnolias, Fantasy Island), SteVonté Hart (Little Fires Everywhere, Bel-Air), Gabrielle Byndloss (Little Fires Everywhere, Bel-Air), Samuel-Taylor (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Only Murders in the Building), and Aaron Smalls (Candy, The Best of Enemies). The as-yet-untitled series is […]

Deadline•Rosy Cordero7h ago

Donald Trump Says Kennedy Center Will Close Immediately And No Renovations Will Take Place Unless His Name Is Restored To Facade

UPDATED: President Donald Trump said that the board of the Kennedy Center has voted to immediately close the main complex, while adding that no renovations would take place unless his name is restored to the institution. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, Trump wrote, “The Board of The Kennedy Center today agreed, almost unanimously, […]

Deadline•Ted Johnson7h ago

Robert De Niro In Talks To Play Dodgers Hall Of Famer Tommy Lasorda In Skydance Sports Pic ‘Tommy & Me’; Reid Carolin Directing

EXCLUSIVE: With Mr. Irrelevant already gaining buzz prior to its holiday opening, Skydance Sports is looking to hit a home run with its next big pic on one of the more iconic baseball figures in the past 50 years. Sources tell Deadline that Oscar winner Robert De Niro is in talks to play Tommy Lasorda, […]

Deadline•Matthewgrobar7h ago

Amazon Prime Video Debuts $30-A-Month Bundle With AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece & Starz

In the latest addition to the bulging category of streaming bundles, Amazon Prime Video is launching a package including AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece and Starz. The $29.99-a-month U.S. offering is priced 39% below the cost of each of the five individual services. In recent years, dozens of combinations of streaming have hit the market, […]

Deadline•Dade Hayes7h ago

Comedians Steve Furey & Willie Simon Set Courtroom Comedy Podcast ‘Petty Cases’ With Almost Friday Media

EXCLUSIVE: Almost Friday Media is bringing the absurdity of classic ’90s courtroom television into the modern digital age with Petty Cases, a new video podcast hosted by stand-ups Willie Simon and Steve Furey that premieres on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts on Tuesday, September 22. Set to air weekly, Petty Cases‘ premise is […]

Deadline•Matthewgrobar8h ago