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Sam Worthington, Liam Hemsworth & Cara Delevingne Set For Paul Schrader’s Erotic Thriller ‘Non Compos Mentis’ With Filming Lined Up For Next Month

EXCLUSIVE: Sam Worthington (Avatar), Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games), and Cara Delevingne (Club Kid) are set to play the lead love triangle in Paul Schrader’s upcoming erotic thriller Non Compos Mentis. Production is due to get underway next month in New York on the movie, which Oscar nominee Schrader has written and will direct. Additional […]

Deadline•Andreas Wiseman7h ago

Los Angeles News Chopper Crash Victims Include TV Journalist And Pilot; Video Indicates Possible Rotor Problem

A local Los Angeles TV news journalist and the pilot of an NBC L.A. news chopper are among the three people confirmed dead in last night’s Los Angeles-area helicopter crash. Journalist Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw were providing news coverage of a deadly bus crash in Chatsworth, CA, when their helicopter went down. The […]

Deadline•Greg Evans7h ago

‘Conversation With The Sea’ Trailer: Muayad Alayan Explores Everyday Pressures For Palestinians In Jerusalem – TIFF

EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian director Muayad Alayan’s Jerusalem-set drama Conversation with the Sea makes its North American premiere in Toronto on Wednesday, following its Venice debut, and Deadline can unveil the trailer. Kamel El Basha, who won Venice’s Volpi Cup for Best Actor for his performance in The Insult in 2017, plays a 60-year-old Palestinian man, who […]

Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow7h ago

Zach Roerig, Kayla Bohan, Scottie Thompson & John Littlefield Starring In ‘Undertow’

EXCLUSIVE: Zach Roerig (The Vampire Diaries), Kayla Bohan (Harper), Scottie Thompson (NCIS) and John Littlefield (Dexter) are starring in crime-thriller Undertow. Kate Bohan (From Embers) is writer-director on the indie feature, which wrapped filming in August, and heralds from Lyon Park Productions. The synopsis reads: “When a teenage girl, Dakota, (Kayla Bohan) is kidnapped by […]

Deadline•Andreas Wiseman7h ago

‘Untitled Ear Hustle Film’ And ‘Indígena’ Earn $50,000 Grants Each From Ellis-Beauregard Foundation Heading Into Camden International Film Festival

EXCLUSIVE: The Ellis-Beauregard Foundation has announced the recipients of its generous inaugural Documentary Film Award: Untitled “Ear Hustle” Film and Indígena. Each film earns an unrestricted $50,000 grant “in recognition of its artistic excellence,” and filmmakers will attend a creative retreat hosted by Points North Institute during the Camden International Film Festival, which begins Thursday […]

Deadline•Matthew Carey7h ago

Broadway’s ‘Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York)’ Sets Closing Date

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York), the modest, two-person musical that charmed critics last season and scored eight Tony Award nominations, will play its final performance on Sunday, November 29. At the time of its closing, Two Strangers will have played 21 previews and 428 performances at the Longacre Theatre. The First National […]

Deadline•Greg Evans7h ago

Judge Judy Retiring From TV Screen After 30 Years

Judith B. Sheindlin – Judge Judy to millions – announced this morning that she is retiring “from in front of the camera” after 30 years of passing judgements that were often caustic, usually funny and always final. Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America today with her son Adam Levy, lawyer and now presiding judge of […]

Deadline•Greg Evans8h ago

‘Spring Awakening’ Revival Sets Principal Cast Including ‘John Proctor Is The Villain’s Amalia Yoo

The upcoming New York revival of Spring Awakening has set its principal cast, with many of the roles going to Off Broadway newcomers. The musical revival, which begins performances at Studio Seaview on November 27 ahead of an official December 17 opening, will feature Jack Bateman as ‘Georg,’ Jada Simone Clark as ‘Thea,’ Leif Coomer […]

Deadline•Greg Evans8h ago

Patricio Guzmán Dies: Documentarian Who Chronicled Chile’s Turbulent Modern History Was 85

Chilean documentary-maker Patricio Guzmán, whose landmark documentaries included The Battle of Chile and Cannes prize-winner The Cordillera of Dreams, died in Paris on September 15. He was 85. Guzmán, who was born in the Chilean capital of Santiago on August 11, 1941, has been hailed as one of Latin America’s most important non-fiction directors. His […]

Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow9h ago

Country Music Association Sets Two-Hour Live Special In Tribute To Dolly Parton At ABC

The Country Music Association will honor Dolly Parton with CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton, a live two-hour special set to air Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 9 pm on ABC and Disney+ internationally, available next day on Hulu. Produced by CMA, the special will be filmed live at Belmont […]

Deadline•Denise Petski9h ago

Rosie O’Donnell To Join Broadway’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ As Temporary Fill-In For Rachel Dratch

Rosie O’Donnell is headed back to Broadway, however briefly: She’ll join The Rocky Horror Show for two weeks in October as the “Narrator” while current star Rachel Dratch takes a short leave. O’Donnell’s engagement, announced today by the show’s producers, will begin Tuesday, October 6, and run through Sunday, October 18. The former co-host of […]

Deadline•Greg Evans9h ago

HBO Max Unveils Medical Drama In France Following Success Of ‘The Pitt’

Earlier this year, HBO Max content boss Sarah Aubrey told us her team wanted to replicate the success of Emmy-winner The Pitt around the world, and France appears to be one of the first destinations. Unveiled today at La Rochelle Fiction Festival, HBO Max is making Rush [working title], a medical drama set in Paris […]

Deadline•Max Goldbart9h ago

House Lawmakers Launch Movies, Music, Entertainment & Sports Caucus

EXCLUSIVE: A group of House lawmakers is launching a new caucus focused on the economic and cultural impact of movies, music, entertainment and sports. The Movies, Music, Entertainment & Sports (MoMEntS) Caucus is being launched by Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), whose district includes Culver City, and she will co-chair it along with Rep. María Elvira […]

Deadline•Ted Johnson9h ago

Islamic Republic State Media Attacks Venice Prize-Winner Lelah Marzban Over Women’s Rights Speech

Laleh Marzban, who won Best Actress in Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti sidebar, has become the subject of a harsh smear campaign by Islamic Republic state media over comments in her acceptance speech dedicating the prize to the women of Iran. One TV station channel, aligned with the Basij, the paramilitary volunteer militia within the Islamic […]

Deadline•Melanie Goodfellow10h ago

Wonder Studios: AI Producer Expands LA Office By Hiring CAA Agent & Ex-Westbrook Executive

EXCLUSIVE: Wonder Studios, the UK-based AI production outfit valued at $50 million last year, has expanded its Los Angeles operation with two hires. Inder Gill, a media finance agent at CAA, is joining Wonder as head of studio partnerships and packaging. He helped package and finance films including Monkey Man and If I Had Legs […]

Deadline•Jake Kanter11h ago

‘Hunting Gary Glitter’: Netflix Unveils Trailer & Launch Date For Doc About Race To Expose Serial Sex Abuser

Trailer has dropped for Netflix’s Hunting Gary Glitter, the former pop superstar who was exposed as a serial child abuser. Check it out above. Launching October 14, the doc follows the pursuit of journalists alongside the survivors who speak out, charting Glitter’s 1997 conviction, through to his years on the run, and eventual incarceration. This […]

Deadline•Max Goldbart11h ago

Oscars: Spain Selects ‘La Bola Negra’ For International Feature Film Race

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s breakout Cannes title La Bola Negra has been selected as Spain’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 99th Academy Awards. The Spanish Film Academy confirmed the selection this morning during a press conference. The film explores LGBT heritage and pays tribute to murdered Spanish poet and […]

Deadline•Zac Ntim12h ago

Bill Nighy Playing Socially-Challenged Literary Titan In Richard Curtis’ Debut Audio Sitcom

EXCLUSIVE: Richard Curtis is returning to the sitcom game, this time through audio. The Vicar of Dibley, Blackadder and Mr Bean writer-director is making Greatest Living Writer for BBC Radio 4 starring Bill Nighy, Nicola Walker, Nick Mohammed, Jim Broadbent, Meera Syal and Traitors star Madelyn Smedley. It is Curtis’ first sitcom in nearly 20 […]

Deadline•Max Goldbart12h ago

Jodie Whittaker To Star As Hotshot Media Lawyer In ITV Drama ‘In Contempt’

EXCLUSIVE: Jodie Whittaker’s next starring role will be a hotshot media lawyer in ITV drama In Contempt. Ahead of her role in Hulu pilot Chicks and a part in the London-set Only Murders in the Building Season 6, Whittaker will star in the “high-stakes” legal drama as barrister Olivia Savareid. The character’s top-drawer advocacy skills […]

Deadline•Jesse Whittock13h ago

Disney Seeking Next Big K-Pop Hit After Striking Ten-Project Deal With Kakao

Could Disney be about to unearth the next big K-pop hit? Disney Korea has struck a deal with Kakao Entertainment to launch what they are calling a “K-culture fund” and is aiming to pursue around 10 projects over the medium to long term. The pair will “collaborate on projects that bring together K-pop IP and […]

Deadline•Max Goldbart13h ago