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You know, it’s the 50th anniversary of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” I used to go to the Exeter Theater in Boston, and then the 8th St. Playhouse in New York to see midnight showings in its heyday. The audience dressed up like the characters and play scenes from the... Read more
2 hours ago
By Roger Friedman
Absolute Batman presents a very different take on Bruce Wayne, and the latest edition of the comic finally addresses fans' biggest criticism.... Read more
6 hours ago
Filmmaker Judd Ehrlich says Jane Elliott – the protagonist of his Sundance documentary Jane Elliott Against the World – is not one to self-censor. “She always speaks her mind. She always says exactly how she feels at all times,” Ehrlich told us as he stopped by Deadline’s Sundance Studio to... Read more
6 hours ago
By Matthew Carey
As LGBTQ romantasy fans await more Heated Rivalry and Red, White & Royal Blue, Taylor Zakhar Perez sees the similarities in the franchises. The actor, who plays the U.S. president’s son Alex Claremont-Diaz in Prime Video’s upcoming Red, White & Royal Wedding, admitted he’s “seen a few episodes” of the... Read more
7 hours ago
By Glenn Garner
Sony Music Group is forming a music rights-buying joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte. Source... Read more
7 hours ago
Our two new books... STORY QUESTIONS is currently 10% off! - https://payhip.com/b/ZTvq9 and 17 Steps To Writing A Great Main Character - https://payhip.com/b/kCZGd 0:00 - How To Overcome Shyness 11:23 - Beginners Guide To Starting Out In The Movie Business 34:32 - Why Are There So Many Remakes And Recycled... Read more
7 hours ago
By Film Courage
The Fallout TV series has never been a direct adaptation of the games that inspired it, but the latest episode has a direct reference to Fallout: New Vegas.... Read more
7 hours ago
Tennis legend Billie Jean King attributes her astonishing success on the court – winning 39 Grand Slam titles – to several factors. “First of all, being born with coordination — thanks to my parents and God,” she told us as she stopped by Deadline’s Sundance Studio to discuss a new... Read more
7 hours ago
By Matthew Carey
More than 20 years after he was left on the cutting room floor, Michael Urie recently opened up about his experience filming Uptown Girls (2003). The Emmy-nominated actor said that the movie’s star, the late Brittany Murphy, “was so sweet” to him during his “half of day” of filming as... Read more
8 hours ago
By Glenn Garner
EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ NCIS prequel NCIS: Origins is set to return for a third season after scoring an early renewal last week. It will do so without one of its co-showrunners, Gina Lucita Monreal, who will be leaving at the end of the current season to focus on new projects. Fellow... Read more
8 hours ago
By Nellie Andreeva
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is partnering with Elon Musk’s X at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy. WBD will share exclusive behind-the-scenes video content and certain highlights footage on X channels throughout the games, while X handles will include Eurosport, TNT Sports and HBO Max branded channels. The pair will... Read more
8 hours ago
By Max Goldbart
ROCK SPRINGSSection: MidnightWriter-Director: Vera MiaoLogline: After the death of her father, a grieving young girl moves to an isolated house in a new town with her mother and grandmother, only to discover there is something monstrous hidden in the town’s history and the woods behind their new home.Panelists: writer-director Vera Miao, actors Kelly Marie... Read more
8 hours ago
By Matthewgrobar
The CW might just have a winning hand with the third season of Wild Cards. The Season 3 premiere opened to 710,000 live + same-day viewers on Monday night, according to Nielsen Panel + Big Data, marking the series’ largest overnight audience ever. While that number may seem somewhat modest... Read more
8 hours ago
By Katie Campione
The New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks emerged victorious from the weekend’s NFL conference championship games, setting the stage for the two teams to face off yet again for the ring in Super Bowl LX. But it seems audiences weren’t nearly as jazzed about the possibility of this rematch as... Read more
9 hours ago
By Katie Campione
Music publishers file second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI company Anthropic Source... Read more
9 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE: Caitlin Reilly (Hacks, I Love LA) is set as a series regular opposite Rachel Bloom and Rory Scovel in ABC’s comedy pilot Do You Want Kids? Co-created and executive produced by Bloom and writer-producer Dan Gregor, the single-camera Do You Want Kids?, from 20th Television, is about a married couple,... Read more
9 hours ago
By Denise Petski
Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso, Rooster) has joined the cast of Universal Pictures live-action How To Train Your Dragon 2 as Eret, son of Eret. Dunster joins Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler, Cate Blanchett, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James and Harry Trevaldwyn in the sequel. Dean... Read more
10 hours ago
By Dessi Gomez
Ahead of The Lincoln Lawyer‘s Season 4 premiere on February 5, the hit Netflix and A+E Studios legal drama has been renewed for a fifth season. Season 5 will consist of 10 episodes and will be inspired by Resurrection Walk, the seventh book in the Lincoln Lawyer book series by... Read more
10 hours ago
By Rosy Cordero
EXCLUSIVE: Most filmmakers hope to come out of Sundance with a distribution deal or perhaps an award. The directors of feature documentary Nuisance Bear will leave town with a marriage license. Jack Weisman popped the question to fellow filmmaker Gabriela Osio Vanden in the middle Main Street in Park City... Read more
10 hours ago
By Matthew Carey
EXCLUSIVE: With The Boys coming to an end, Antony Starr has found his next TV starring vehicle. Netflix has greenlighted Breakers, a new scripted series starring and executive produced by Starr. It comes from writer-executive producer Pete Jackson (Somewhere Boy, The Death of Bunny Munro) and Clerkenwell Films (Baby Reindeer,... Read more
10 hours ago
By Nellie Andreeva
If there was any doubt that Netflix won the Streaming Wars, the top 10 most-watched TV shows for 2025 will put it to bed for good.... Read more
10 hours ago
As Heated Rivalry fans patiently await a second season of LGBTQ hockey romance, Hudson Williams wants to show off his range. The actor, who plays closeted Montreal Metros captain Shane Hollander on the Crave/HBO Max series, recently teased what other projects he has on the horizon, explaining that he doesn’t... Read more
10 hours ago
By Glenn Garner
EXCLUSIVE: Continuing a great year, Ethan Hawke is getting yet another honor. The Best Actor Oscar nominee will receive the American Riviera Award at the 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Hawke will receive the award on Friday, February 6 at an in-person conversation celebrating his remarkable career, culminating... Read more
11 hours ago
By Pete Hammond
Meta’s fourth quarter beat on the top and bottom lines as the company anticipated a big increase in spending this year to as much as $135 billion driven by increased investment in its Superintelligence Labs. Capex for 2025 totaled $72 billion amid an AI arms race that’s spooked investors but... Read more
11 hours ago
By Jillg366
EXCLUSIVE: Campfire Studios has been front and central of the true-crime boom of recent years with documentaries including Netflix’s Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, My Father, The BTK Killer, The Menendez Brothers and American Murder: Laci Peterson. But the company, founded by Jiro Dreams of Sushi producer Ross Dinerstein,... Read more
11 hours ago
By Peterdeadline
The new project seeks to provide artists and IP owners a way to launch, test and scale consumer products globally without holding inventory. Source... Read more
11 hours ago
The AI Film Festival is branching out to include design, new media, fashion, gaming and advertising, AI firm and festival organizer Runway has announced. In a video posted Wednesday to Instagram Reels, the company said the next annual edition of the festival, which will be held June 11 in New... Read more
11 hours ago
By Dade Hayes
The duo have also been elevated to Vice Presidents at the company. Source... Read more
13 hours ago
EXCLUSIVE: Mia Threapleton is the latest actor join the ensemble cast of Damien Chazelle‘s new untitled drama starring Cillian Murphy and Daniel Craig. Michelle Williams also recently joined with Chazelle writing and directing. Chazelle will also produce alongside Olivia Hamilton under their Wild Chickens Productions banner. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film.  While unconfirmed,... Read more
13 hours ago
By Justin Kroll
RUN says it has already deployed 'tens of millions of dollars in capital to hundreds of artists across five continents' Source... Read more
14 hours ago
Fallout season 2 just referenced a terrible war between the U.S. and Canada, but this plot point is pulled straight from the video games.... Read more
14 hours ago
Just in time. Justin Bieber will perform this Sunday at the Grammy Awards. it’s been almost 5 years since Bieber left his last tour and semi retired from concerts. Last year he released two parts of an album called “Swag.” The album produced a couple of hits. “Swag” is nominated... Read more
14 hours ago
By Roger Friedman
Aouad will support GoldState's 'growth equity strategy within the global music ecosystem' Source... Read more
15 hours ago
The organization will donate books by authors who have been banned, starting with 20 schools in states where bans are most prevalent.... Read more
15 hours ago
By Jane Friedman
The platform that supports independent booksellers has launched a new subscription plan offering users 12 credits for $169.99 per year.... Read more
15 hours ago
By Jane Friedman