Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett criticized Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s feature doc NAZA in a lengthy X post this afternoon following the film’s buzzy debut at the Venice Film Festival. “Yesterday, a film accusing Israel of genocide premiered,” Bennett wrote. “It’s a horrific blood libel against our sons and daughters. What makes it […]
Deadline•Zac Ntim11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Denise Richards and Casper Van Dien are teaming up for the first time on-screen since big-budget 90’s action movie Starship Troopers. Richards and Van Dien have recently wrapped in Hamilton, Ontario, on thriller No Free Lunch, the third film in the Horizon line/March On Productions slate, which also includes Silent Nightfall starring Stana Katic, […]
Deadline•Andreas Wiseman11 Sept
The tragedy of September 11, 2001, which took the lives of almost 3,000 people, touched every part of America, including Hollywood. The TV community grieved one of its own as Frasier co-creator David Angel and his wife were among those on board one of the hijacked planes that hit the World Trade Center in New […]
Deadline•Nellie Andreeva11 Sept
On the eve of the 2026-2027 TV season, CBS is seeking to dismiss a scathing lawsuit brought by an ex-writer for the show, claiming that the scribe’s allegations of racial and sexual harassment are “fabrications and outright lies.” Back in June, John Lowe claimed in an unspecified damages seeking filing that showrunner Jennie Urman Snyder […]
Deadline•Ted Johnson11 Sept
Memories of September 11 are still overwhelming for many New Yorkers, but NY1 anchor Pat Kiernan finds value in looking back on that indelible day 25 years later. “It’s worthwhile for me just to refresh my memory on what played out at what moment, and also kind of to put yourself back into that moment,” […]
Deadline•Dade Hayes11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to Alphas, the survival thriller that puts great whites and killer whales on a collision course. The film, which stars Martin Henderson (Virgin River), Teagan Croft (Titans) and Charlotte Vega (Wrong Turn), is being lined up for a theatrical release in early 2027. In Alphas, “after a string of great white […]
Deadline•Andreas Wiseman11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment will launch international sales at the TIFF market to R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2, the upcoming Tubi Original sequel to the young-adult horror film R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead. Written and directed by Jem Garrard, who also helmed the original R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead, the sequel continues author Stine’s Pumpkinhead story. The synopsis reads: “When […]
Deadline•Andreas Wiseman11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Former NBC Co-Chairman Ben Silverman, Micah Green (CEO of 30 West), Tanya Cohen (Co-CEO of Made by Us), actress Emmanuelle Chriqui (Entourage), producer Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind) and Keshet International are among the advisory board members of new platform Shooq, which aims to connect Jewish creators with investors keen to […]
Deadline•Andreas Wiseman11 Sept
Former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is launching a production company with his former Chief of Staff Katie Telford, and it will be called Hope & Hard Work. The pair will officially launch the company at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. They will be repped by 3 Arts. In their official announcement, Trudeau and Telford have […]
Deadline•Zac Ntim11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired U.S. rights to Oscar-nominated Canadian director Jérémy Comte film feature Paradise. The Canada-France-Ghana co-production had its world premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlinale earlier this year. Quiver is planning to release the film in the U.S. this winter. WME and Global Constellation, a Vuelta company, negotiated the deal […]
Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow11 Sept
The blaze of Meghan Markle-shaped publicity around The Gentlemen appears to have done little for the show’s UK ratings, according to official figures. Season 2 of Guy Ritchie’s glossy crime drama premiered on September 3 on Netflix and, after seven days of streaming, the first episode was watched by 3 million British viewers. The Gentlemen‘s […]
Deadline•Jake Kanter11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: The Zurich Summit (September 25 to 27) has revealed its second batch of speakers including Oscar winner Edward Berger (Conclave), Oscar nominee Robbie Brenner (Barbie), Constantin Film CEO Oliver Berben; and Komplizen producer Janine Jackowski (Sentimental Value). Also joining will be director-influencer Zack London, better known as the face of the YouTube/Instagram generative AI […]
Deadline•Andreas Wiseman11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: ARP Sélection has acquired French rights to South African director and writer John Trengove’s Apartheid era drama The Smell of Apples ahead of its world premiere in Toronto. Based on Mark Behr’s eponymous 1993 Booker Prize-nominated novel, the film follows a young boy growing up in a white utopia in Cape Town in the […]
Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow11 Sept
Fans of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir can expect a live-action version of the animated series, its co-creator Jeremy Zag has said. Meanwhile, his studio, Zag Entertainment, is also making headway on Melody, an animated feature film with Katy Perry. Zag co-created French animated show Miraculous through Zag. He was feted as Deadline’s […]
Deadline•Stewart Clarke11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has sparked unrest among staff with plans to slash taxi usage for night shift workers. Bosses at the UK broadcaster want to change the qualifying time for expensable cab fares, meaning employees would have to leave work 30 minutes later or start 30 minutes earlier for the BBC to foot the bill […]
Deadline•Jake Kanter11 Sept
Pierce Brosnan has said that it is all happy families on the set of Paramount+’s MobLand. At the Season 2 premiere in London, Brosnan was asked about the behind-the-scenes drama involving Tom Hardy, who reportedly clashed with showrunner Jez Butterworth and had timekeeping issues on set. “Oh my God, it was a storm in a […]
Deadline•Jake Kanter11 Sept
EXCLUSIVE: Indian cricket legend Virender Sehwag is swapping the bat and pads for a suit and microphone. The sporting superstar, known as the Sultan of Multan, has been unveiled as host for Season 2 of Rise and Fall, Prime Video India’s reality series to replace Ashnee Grover. This marks the first time he’ll front a […]
Deadline•Jesse Whittock11 Sept
The 2026 Toronto Film Festival kicked off Thursday, September 10, and features a slew of world premieres including the official opening-night film Being Heumann, Oscar winner Siân Heder‘s follow-up to her Best Picture winner CODA. The event’s 51st edition features 10 days of premieres, gala presentations and more as the third leg of the fall […]
Deadline•Erik Pedersen11 Sept
While the title of Being Heumann is a reference to disability rights activist Judy Heumann’s tireless efforts in legislating accessibility, the biopic is better viewed as an ensemble piece that captures the entire movement she championed. In writer/director Siân Heder’s followup to her 2021 Oscar winner Coda, she recounts the 28-day occupation of San Francisco’s […]
Deadline•Glenn Garner11 Sept
Warner Bros and Alcon’s Practical Magic 2 is off to a solid start in previews with an estimated $3.5M to $4M after showtimes that began at 2PM. Those figures are higher than the previews of Sandra Bullock’s romantic adventure pic Lost City ($2.5M, $31M 3-day opening) and the George Clooney and Julia Roberts romantic comedy, […]
Deadline•Anthonypauldalessandro11 Sept