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Ryan Murphy to Receive Third Annual Norman Lear Award at Variety Showrunners Breakfast 

Variety‘s annual Showrunners Breakfast will return on August 14, featuring two spotlight conversations with a curated group of this year’s Emmy-nominated showrunners, plus the Norman Lear Creative Conscious Award presentation to Ryan Murphy. Murphy will receive the award in recognition of a body of work that embodies Lear’s enduring legacy of creativity, visionary storytelling and […]

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Hunting a Myth in the Wisconsin Woods

For years Justin Vernon has loomed over the Badger State town of Eau Claire. At a music festival he curated there this weekend, the mystique went full supernatural.

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Ross Douthat, Sebastian Junger, Gianna Toboni, Trevor Phillips to Join CBS’ ’60 Minutes

Ross Douthat, the conservative New York Times columnist will join CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” along with author Sebastian Junger, new CBS News correspondent Trevor Phillips and filmmaker Gianna Toboni, the Paramount Skydance news division announced Tuesday, a move that will remake the look and feel of the venerable newsmagazine at a time when it has […]

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Richard Linklater Looks Back at ‘Boyhood,’ 12 Years Later: “Time Never Quits Working on Us”

On the season nine finale of THR's 'It Happened in Hollywood' podcast, the director revisits his sprawling experiment — from the $200,000-a-year handshake deal with IFC to Patricia Arquette's Oscar-winning farewell scene.

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Look Out, Here Comes ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: $465M WW Opening Set To Be 2nd-Biggest Ever For Sony – Box Office Preview

Here it is, once again, the biggest opening of the year as Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks to eradicate all superhero fatigue with an estimated$465M global opening in what is a 99% foreign footprint, which for Sony would stand as their second biggest reported global opening ever after their previous Tom Holland and […]

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‘Superhero Fatigue Is Real. Spider-Man Fatigue Is Not’: Tom Holland’s ‘Brand New Day’ Could Score One of the Biggest Opening Weekends Ever

Superhero fatigue is no match for Peter Parker. Sure, comic book movies have been on the fritz. But Marvel’s friendly neighborhood web-slinger is about to change the narrative, with Sony and Marvel Studios’ “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” swinging to a truly heroic box office debut. Estimates are ranging from $260 million to $280 million from […]

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‘I Will Find You’ Enters Netflix’s Most Popular List As Streamer’s Harlan Coben Deal Continues To Deliver

Flying largely under the radar, Harlan Coben has become Netflix’s secret weapon. While not as flashy as some of Netflix’s marquee franchises as Bridgerton or Stranger Things, the adaptations of his bestselling thrillers have become a cottage industry, delivering high volume and solid return on investment. Then there are big breakouts, such as Fool Me […]

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Kandi Burruss’ Absence, Plotting That Wedding and Other Burning ‘The Chi’ Finale Questions, Answered by Lena Waithe

The creator of the Paramount+ series weighs in after the series finale, as Jacob Latimore and Birgundi Baker also chime in about Keisha and Emmett's happy ending.

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‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ Review: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Samurai Murder-Mystery Needs a Sharper Blade

The J-horror master tries his hand at a classic jidaigeki, with this plodding detective story set within the walls of a besieged 16th-century castle.

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‘I Will Find You’ Becomes Netflix’s No. 10 Most-Popular English-Language TV Series of All Time

Harlan Coben’s “I Will Find You” has become Netflix’s No. 10 most-popular English-language TV series of all time, having reached a cumulative 101.9 million views in the six weeks since its release. Previously, the No. 10 spot belonged to the limited series “His & Hers,” which stars Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal and reached 98.2 […]

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Harlan Coben, Showrunner Robert Hull Break Down ‘I Will Find You’s’ Appeal as Series Hits Netflix’s All-Time Top 10 (Exclusive)

The series has racked up more than 100 million views worldwide since its June 18 premiere, according to the streamer.

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‘Biological War’ TV Adaptation in the Works at Universal Global Television and Patrick Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions (EXCLUSIVE)

Following a bidding war, Universal Global Television and Patrick Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions have acquired the rights to “Biological War: A Scenario,” Annie Jacobsen’s latest novel out today. The television adaptation will be taken out to buyers in the upcoming weeks. “Annie’s spent her career reporting with such ferocious clarity, you can’t stop reading her […]

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Gold Medal Figure Skater and Magic: The Gathering Superfan Amber Glenn on Her 100,000-Card Collection and What She’d Want in Her Own ‘Secret Lair’ Set

Figure skater Amber Glenn went viral during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, partly because she won a gold medal and partly because she outed herself as a huge fan of Hasbro’s popular tabletop card game Magic: The Gathering. On multiple occasions throughout the games’ TV coverage, the Team USA member was seen opening […]

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‘Oh, Mary!’ Back To Sell-Out With Meg Stalter; ‘Ragtime’ Breaks House Record With $1.6M Gross – Broadway Box Office

Broadway was on a bit of a rebound last week, with box office for the 30 productions jumping up by about 13% over the previous week, hitting a total $34,864,840 with attendance of 273,061 showing a 7% increase over the previous week and 11% over last season at this time. Just about every production reported […]

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Penske Media Sued by Hollywood Foreign Press Association Over Golden Globes Buy

The lawsuit accuses Penske Media of orchestrating a scheme to dismantle the 80-year-old organization that founded the awards show.

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Mike Flanagan In Talks To EP Henry Cavill’s ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Amazon MGM Series

With his series take of Stephen King’s Carrie set to hit Prime Video on October 7, Mike Flanagan will soon be back in business with Amazon MGM Studios for the series adaptation of British miniature war game Warhammer 40,000. Deadline hears that Flanagan is in talks to join the series as an EP. We understand […]

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Amazon Developing Half-Hour Marriage Comedy From Atsuko Okatsuka & Josh Rabinowitz; Hiro Murai And Ramy Youssef Among EPs

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon is developing a new half-hour comedy from stand-up Atsuko Okatsuka and Josh Rabinowitz, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Amazon declined comment. Plot details and the show’s title are being kept under wraps, though we’re told it’s a starring vehicle for Okatsuka about modern marriage. Hiro Murai will exec produce for Super Frog, alongside Ramy […]

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Kaitlan Collins Isn’t Surprised Trump Insulted Her at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

The CNN anchor told Jon Stewart on Monday's 'Daily Show' that the president's jabs are just business as usual in the Oval Office.

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Kent Broadhurst, ‘Silver Bullet’ Actor and ‘Wild Iris’ Screenwriter, Dies at 86

He also penned lots of plays, appeared twice on Broadway and portrayed a real-life postal worker out to assassinate JFK.

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Boost Mobile’s Back-to-School Promo Delivers “Cool Factor” Tech Without the Cost

The wireless provider unveils offers for parents and kids ahead of back-to-school season, including iPhones from $149.99.

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‘Star Wars’ Franchise Visual Effects Workers Unionize With IATSE

A group of U.S.-based visual effects workers across the Star Wars franchise productions have organized with IATSE. The new bargaining unit, announced Tuesday, includes U.S. workers who contribute to titles including, but not limited to, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Ahsoka, and Star Wars: Starfighter, per the union. These VFX professionals, who “unanimously supported” union membership, will now collectively bargain with […]

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Dexter Faces a Midlife Crisis in Season 2 of ‘Resurrection’

The Michael C. Hall starrer returns later this year — here's a first look.

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Mike Leigh Says ‘Tender Loving Care’ Is Most Likely His Final Film Due to Illness

"I know the girls don't like to hear me say that, but I think that is the case," 83-year-old Leigh told IndieWire.

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Mary Beth Barone on Her Debut Netflix Special ‘Galaxy Brain,’ Wanting to ‘Offend the Correct People’ and ‘Overcompensating’ Season 2: It’s ‘Sadder but Also Funnier’

Mary Beth Barone knows her debut Netflix special, “Galaxy Brain,” might piss some people off. In fact, she’s keeping a list — on it are J.K. Rowling, Mark Zuckerberg and male comedians in general, to name a few. “I’m just fully ready to get it out there and see who’s mad at me,” Barone tells […]

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Broadway Box Office: ‘Ragtime,’ ‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ Hit Highest Grosses Yet

'Joe Turner’s Come and Gone' also reached a new high in its final week of performances.

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Tyler Perry’s ‘Beauty In Black’ Sets Season 3 Premiere Date & Drops First-Look Photos

Fans of Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black have set August 27 for its Season 3 premiere date and first-look photos, which can be found below. The Netflix series was recently renewed for a fourth season, following news late last year that the show would conclude following Season 3. Beauty in Black is created, directed, written and […]

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‘Elsinore’ with Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman Gets November Release Date and First Look Ahead of TIFF

Focus Features acquired the film about "Chariots of Fire" actor Ian Charleson as directed by Simon Stone for a prime awards season bow.

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Evan Rachel Wood Says ‘It’s Sad’ Not to Be Asked Back for ‘Practical Magic 2’ After Offering to Return: ‘It Seems Like They’re Not Following the Book’

Evan Rachel Wood isn’t among the “Practical Magic” cast members returning for the forthcoming sequel — and she’s opening up about her disappointment. Speaking to “Entertainment Tonight” at the red carpet premiere of her new series “The Shards,” Wood called it “sad” not to be asked back for “Practical Magic 2.” “It is sad, because we […]

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Tim Cook & John Ternus Talk CEO Transition, Apple TV’s Legacy & Future At ‘Ted Lasso’ S4 Premiere

The future of Apple looks a lot like its past judging by how the company’s outgoing CEO Tim Cook and his successor John Ternus showed up at the Ted Lasso Season 4 premiere wearing virtually identical outfits — navy suits, white unbuttoned shirts and Believe pins on the lapel. For Cook, this was the last […]

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Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage to Star in Olivia Wilde’s Santa Claus Comedy ‘Naughty’

Jennifer Aniston is set to star in Olivia Wilde’s Universal comedy “Naughty,” playing a single mom named Mallory, while Peter Dinklage plays the king of Christmas — Santa Claus. Wilde — fresh off the success of her latest directorial effort “The Invite” — directs “Naughty,” which centers on Mallory, whose “only hope of securing custody […]

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Jennifer Aniston & Peter Dinklage To Star In Olivia Wilde’s ‘Invite’ Follow-Up ‘Naughty’ From Universal & LuckyChap; Release Date Set

EXCLUSIVE: After reinventing the dinner party pic with The Invite, Olivia Wilde is looking to get into the holiday spirit for her next directorial outing. Sources tell Deadline that Universal Pictures has greenlighted her holiday comedy Naughty and tapped Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage to star. The studio also dated the pic for November 5, […]

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Venice Days Competition Title ‘The Indies’ Boarded by MoreThan Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based world sales company MoreThan Films has acquired period road movie “Les Indes” (“The Indies”), co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmakers Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier, ahead of its premiere in the Venice Film Festival’s Giornate Degli Autori (Venice Days). Produced by Spain’s Lastor Media (“Alcarràs”) and Switzerland’s Alina Film (“The Currents”) and inspired by […]

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Hulu Buys Animated TV Comedy Pitch ‘Detective Agent Derek’ From Nick Kreiss, Trio Big Grey Mass

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has snapped up the animated TV comedy pitch Detective Agent Derek from Nick Kreiss, plus Julian Bonosconi, Griffin Poole, and Spencer Rich, a trio of animators, writers, and directors who go by the name Big Grey Mass, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Hulu declined comment. We’re told Kreiss, Bonosconi, and Poole are the show’s creators and […]

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Scottish Stand-Up Connor Burns Sets Gorilla Comedy+ Launch For New Special ‘Gallus’

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish stand-up Connor Burns has announced that his next special, Gallus, will begin streaming exclusively on Gorilla Comedy+ on Aug. 3. The special debuts on YouTube and Prime Video on Sept. 1. It marks Burns’ second hour and second collaboration with 800 Pound Gorilla, which previously released his debut special, Vertigo. No word on what Burns discusses […]

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Meta Golding Joins ‘Memory Of A Killer’ As Season 2 Series Regular, Playing Someone From Angelo’s Past

EXCLUSIVE: Meta Golding (The Pitt, Ransom Canyon) has been cast as a series regular opposite Patrick Dempsey in Season 2 of Fox’s Memory of a Killer. Inspired by the book and 2003 award-winning Belgian film De Zaak Alzheimer, Memory of a Killer stars Dempsey as Angelo Flannery/Doyle, who leads a dangerous double life while hiding […]

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Alexandra Daddario To Topline Indie Drama ‘American Fever Dream’; Christopher Convery, Julian Morris & Spenser Granese Also Set

EXCLUSIVE: Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus) has wrapped a lead role in American Fever Dream, an indie drama marking the feature directorial debut of Jaclyn Noel, which also stars Christopher Convery (Prisoner’s Daughter), Julian Morris (Pretty Little Liars), and Spenser Granese (Marty Supreme). Written and directed by Noel, American Fever Dream spans nearly two decades and follows a hopeful […]

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‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Star Lena Hall Joins Chad Michael Murray in ‘Disconnecting Peter’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Tony Award winner Lena Hall has boarded “Disconnecting Peter,” joining previously announced star Chad Michael Murray in the upcoming family drama. The film is written and directed by Christopher Beatty. Hall will play Elizabeth Ruck, wife to Murray’s Peter Ruck, a woman working to hold her family together as her husband’s destructive patterns threaten to […]

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Georgia Native Danny McBride To Be Honored With Rome Int’l Film Fest’s Flannery O’Connor Award

Multihyphenate Georgia native Danny McBride is set for a hero’s welcome when he attends the state’s Rome International Film Festival (RIFF) in November. The festival, based in Floyd County’s biggest city, will present The Righteous Gemstones writer and actor with its 2026 Flannery O’Connor Award during the festival’s 23rd edition running from November 5 to […]

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One of Joan Crawford’s Best Movies Is Available for the First Time in 90 Years

"Letty Lynton" was a hit in 1932 but disappeared from circulation four years later; now, a gorgeous new restoration from Warner Archive reveals it to be top-tier Crawford.

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Josh Hartnett Battles a Sea Monster in Teaser for Netflix’s ‘Below’

It's like 'Widow's Bay' without the supernatural stuff.

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National Geographic Sets James Marsh Documentary On Aron Ralston, ‘127 Hours’ Climber Who Severed Own Arm In Utah Ordeal

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic is greenlighting a documentary from Oscar winner James Marsh that will explore the story of the mountain climber whose ordeal in a Utah canyon was captured in fictionalized form in the film 127 Hours. The untitled project from Magna Studios will draw upon never-before-seen footage shot by Aron Ralson during the 2003 […]

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‘Below’: Josh Harnett Protects His Town From A Mysterious Sea Creature In Trailer For Netflix Drama Series — Watch

There’s something lurking in the waters off the coast of Newfoundland in Netflix’s latest drama series Below. The trailer, released Tuesday, introduces viewers to Calvin Penney (Josh Hartnett), a big‑hearted but stubborn small town fisherman who’s still haunted by his father’s mysterious death from decades ago. When an unidentified sea creature begins terrorizing his hometown, […]

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Josh Hartnett Battles a Sea Monster in First Teaser for Netflix Thriller Series ‘Below’

Netflix has released the first spinge-tingling teaser trailer for the thriller series “Below.” In the teaser for the six-episode series, which can be seen in its entirety below, a small seaside town is terrorized by a mysterious sea creature. “Below” will have its world premiere as part of the Primetime program at TIFF 2026 on […]

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Why Canceling My Tour Relaunched and Revived My Career As an Independent Artist, by JP Saxe (Guest Column)

JP Saxe is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. Last year, he made headlines after scheduling an ambitious headlining tour that he ended up canceling. Instead of making excuses, like many musicians in the same position have, Saxe got brutally honest about why he scrapped the dates, posting a TikTok and writing a guest column for Variety explaining […]

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Magic: The Gathering Reveals New ‘The Hobbit’ Card Featuring Iconic J.R.R. Tolkien Character (EXCLUSIVE)

Magic: The Gathering will travel back to Middle-earth this month with the release of a new set of tabletop gaming cards based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work. Variety has the exclusive first look at a card from the collection featuring a key character in the plot against the dragon Smaug. Releasing Aug. 14, “The Hobbit” set will […]

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Tony Gilroy, Pedro Pascal’s ‘Behemoth!’ to World Premiere as NYFF Centerpiece Selection

Film at Lincoln Center has named Tony Gilroy’s “Behemoth!” as the centerpiece selection of the 64th New York Film Festival. The film will have its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, Oct. 2, with Gilroy, its star Pedro Pascal, and additional members of the cast in attendance. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center […]

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Douglas Stuart, Marlon James & Elizabeth Strout Among 13 Authors On The Booker Prize Longlist; Organizers Say 2026 Selection “Rewards Risk”

The 13-strong Booker Prize longlist is out with organizers saying this year’s selection is one that rewards risk. The longlist includes Douglas Stuart with ‘John of John’ and Marlon James with ‘The Disappearers’ – both writers are previous winners and have film and TV connections. Stuart has been adapting his winning novel ‘Shuggie Bain’ for […]

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Prime Video’s ’The Last Sunrise’ Trailer: Love and Secrets Unfold in Romance Starring Maia Reficco and Fernando Lindez

The film, an adaptation of Anna Todd’s bestseller of the same name, follows a college student with a chronic illness having a summer adventure in Mallorca with her mother, played by Eva Longoria.

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FiGa Films Snags Worldwide Rights to Guatemalan Drama ‘Nosotros’ Ahead of TIFF Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Boutique sales agency FiGa Films has pounced on the worldwide sales rights to Guatemalan drama “Nosotros” (meaning “Us”) ahead of its world premiere at the 51st Toronto Intl. Film Festival (TIFF). Playing at TIFF’s Discovery sidebar, “Nosotros” is written and directed by Joaquín Ruano, who said: “As this is my debut feature, it was essential […]

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‘The Pitt’s Shabana Azeez Set For Queer Romance ‘Unrequited’

EXCLUSIVE: Shabana Azeez, one of the stars of HBO’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning medical drama The Pitt, has signed on for a return to her indie roots with Unrequited, a romance marking the directorial debut of Lynn Q. Yu. Based on an original script by Yu, Unrequited centers around two former college roommates, Trish and Anjali. When Trish learns that […]

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Rick Moranis Ended Acting Retirement After Nearly 30 Years and Says ‘It Was Very Strange’ on ‘Spaceballs 2’ Set: ‘I Felt Like I Was in a Time Warp’

Rick Moranis spent nearly 30 years retired from acting, but the comedy icon finally got back in front of the camera last fall to reprise the role of Lord Dark Helmet in “Spaceballs 2: The New One.” Acting again threw Moranis for a loop, not least because he was returning alongside his original “Spaceballs” co-stars […]

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HBO Max Dips Toe Into Vertical Video With ‘HBO Max Shorts’

No originals here — not yet at least — just discovery.

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Judge Says Donald Trump Can Amend Complaint In Defamation Lawsuit Against The New York Times

A federal judge will allow Donald Trump to again amend his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, as the publication has moved to dismiss the litigation. U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday gave Trump until August 27 to file the new complaint. Trump sued the Times in September, taking particular issue with the premise that […]

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FCC Slammed by Former Agency Officials Over Review of ABC’s Licenses: ‘An Assault on Free Speech Disguised as Regulatory Process’

The FCC and its current chairman, Brendan Carr, were blasted by former heads of the agency and other officials as pursuing a campaign to “censor Disney’s and ABC’s speech” with its highly unusual early review of spectrum licenses for eight ABC-owned TV stations. In a filing Tuesday with the FCC, the officials — who served […]

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Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ to World Premiere as New York Film Festival Centerpiece

Pedro Pascal stars as a cellist picking up the pieces of his life in a classical music drama that co-stars Olivia Wilde and Eva Victor.

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Tony Gilroy’s Pedro Pascal Starrer ‘Behemoth!’ to World Premiere at NY Film Festival

The Searchlight film, also starring Olivia Wilde, will get a December theatrical release.

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Focus Features Acquires ‘Elsinore’ Starring Andrew Scott, Sets Fall Release

Focus Features has taken North America and Latin America on Studiocanal’s Elsinore, from director Simon Stone, and starring Andrew Scott for a limited launch on Nov. 20 before expanding over Thanksgiving and throughout December. StudioCanal, which handles global sales, will retain the feature in their markets of UK, France, Italy (Lucky Red), Germany, Poland, Benelux, Australia […]

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NYFF Sets World Premiere Of Tony Gilroy’s ‘Behemoth!’ Starring Pedro Pascal

The New York Film Festival unveiled the world premiere of Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! starring Pedro Pascal as the Centerpiece selection at its upcoming 64th edition. Pascal plays Alex, a cellist picking up the pieces of a fractured life in the Searchlight Pictures drama. A former child prodigy living in the shadow of a storied musical […]

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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 First-Look Photos See Another Arch Enemy Meet His Match

Fans of Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection officially have a foot in the door of Season 2, with a batch of first-look images and new details teasing what America’s favorite fictional serial killer has in store when the show returns to Paramount+. From Clyde Phillips, the second season of Dexter: Resurrection finds Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) […]

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‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2 First Look Promises More Murder and Mayhem

Paramount+ has unveiled first-look images at “Dexter: Resurrection” Season 2. The second season of the series, which does not yet have a premiere date, will see Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) once again playing the titular killer of killers as he battles fellow serial killers in New York City. Check out the new images below. […]

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Food Network Sets New Bobby Flay Restaurant-Dining Competition Series ‘The Line’ for Fall Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

Food Network is leaning into the rise in popularity of restaurant culture with a new fall competition series that follows celebrity chef Bobby Flay as he leads a restaurant cooking line team trying to execute a menu in real time for real diners. Titled “Bobby Flay’s The Line,” the show will feature Flay along with […]

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‘Bruton:’ Biopic About Man Who Briefly Escaped Prison During 10 Year Sentence Lands Sales Rep Ahead Of Locarno Debut

EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films will handle worldwide sales on Vincent Grashaw’s Bruton, a biopic about Bryan Bruton, who was sentenced to a decade in a Florida prison for an unintended crime and briefly escaped. The film, led by Theo Rossi (Emily the Criminal), debuts next month at the Locarno Film Festival. Inspired by the true story […]

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Reed Birney Joins Turkish Star Sercan Badur In New York-Set LGBT Romantic Drama ‘Limbo, U.S.A’

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Award winner Reed Birney has joined the cast of Limbo, U.S.A., an English and Turkish-language LGBT romantic drama starring Turkish actor Sercan Badur in his English-language feature debut. Can Merdan Doğan will direct from a screenplay by New York-based actor-writers David Beck (Regarding Us) and Ezgi Cohen (Disko Kralı). The drama follows a celebrated Turkish television star who immigrates to New […]

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‘Art Detectives’ Renewed for Season 2 by Acorn TV

Stephen Moyer is running out of family members to lock up.

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‘Barbara Forever’ Trailer: A Documentary as Radical as the Lesbian Avant-Garde Filmmaker It’s About

Exclusive: More poem than bio-doc, Brydie O’ Connor's kaleidoscopic look at the life and work of queer filmmaker Barbara Hammer won an editing award at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.

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‘Children of Blood and Bone’ Trailer Reveals All-Star Cast For Film Adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s Bestseller

Thuso Mbedu, Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regina King, Damson Idris, Lashana Lynch, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole and Viola Davis star in Gina Prince-Bythewood's Africa-set fantasy film.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: The MCU Wastes Its Chance for a Fresh Start with a Dull and Downbeat Sequel

"Brand New Day" should have been the movie that got the MCU back on track. Instead, it epitomizes why things have gone off the rails.

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‘Ted Lasso’ Is Back With Season 4 Trailer

BELIEVE.

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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Review: Tom Holland Bares His Soul in a Superhero Installment That Balances Self-Reflection With Action

Zendaya and Jacob Batalon return alongside franchise newcomers Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal and Mark Ruffalo in Destin Daniel Cretton’s web-slinger entry.

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‘Babylon Berlin’ Sets Finale Date, Unveils Video Game, Documentary, Audio Spinoffs

The groundbreaking German period epic will close with a final eight-episode arc leading up to the Nazis seizing power in 1933.

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‘Twin Peaks’ Cast Set to Tour U.S. Again in 2026 and 2027 (Exclusive)

Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, Michael Horse, Dana Ashbrook, Kimmy Robertson and Harry Goaz are scheduled to appear at stops across the nation in honor of the '90s cult classic.

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DoorDash Selects WME as Entertainment Agency of Record (Exclusive)

The digital commerce brand will leverage WME's Hollywood relationships.

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When Wham! Went To China To Conquer America: Unearthed Rushes In BBC Feature Doc Give New Perspectives On A Pop History Moment

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films making a splash internationally. The industry is more global than ever and breakout projects are appearing in pockets of the world all the time, making it hard to keep track, so we’re doing the hard […]

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Carín León, Rauw Alejandro Lead Premios Juventud Nominations List (EXCLUSIVE)

TelevisaUnivision has announced the nominees for the 23rd edition of Premios Juventud, airing live on September 3 from the Starlite Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain. Carín León leads with nine nominations, followed by Beéle, Kany García and Rauw Alejandro with seven nods apiece. Artists with six nominations include Eladio Carrión, Farruko, Karol G, Manuel Turizo, Ovy […]

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ABC News Launches ‘20/20 True Crime+’ Subscriptions on Apple Podcasts, Sets New Series on Luigi Mangione and McStay Family Murders

ABC News is going after true-crime superfans with the launch of the “20/20 True Crime+” subscription tier on Apple Podcasts. The new podcast subscription, available as of Tuesday (July 28), provides ad-free access to all “20/20” content from new and archival episodes and narrative series, as well as early access to new releases and exclusive […]

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True Colours Boards Venice-Bound Female Sniper Drama ‘No Paradise If You Are Killed By A Woman’

EXCLUSIVE: Rome-based sales company True Colours has boarded Norwegian-Kurdish director Halkawt Mustafa’s drama No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman ahead of its world premiere Out of Competition at the Venice Film Festival in September. Avan Jamal stars as a female Peshmerga sniper who heads to Mosul to rescue her younger sister from […]

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‘The Odyssey’ Holds Top Spot as Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’ Bows at No. 5 at U.K. and Ireland Box Office

Universal’s blockbuster event release “The Odyssey” maintained its grip on the U.K. and Ireland box office, securing a second consecutive weekend at No. 1. Christopher Nolan’s epic spectacle added £11.8 million ($15.7 million) in its sophomore frame, representing a remarkably light holdover drop and elevating its local gross to £35.3 million ($46.9 million) after 10 […]

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New Mike Leigh, Pablo Larrain Films in San Sebastian Competition

Marion Cotillard-starrer 'Milo,' Hans Petter Moland's 'Growth of the Soil' and Benjamín Naishtat's 'Glaxo' are also in the running for San Sebastian's Golden Shell.

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‘Saturday Night Live UK’ Stars Emma Sidi & Jack Shep To Join Sky & NBCU For Edinburgh TV Festival Masterclass

EXCLUSIVE: Live from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, it’s a Saturday Night Live masterclass! The Edinburgh TV Festival’s 51st and final industry gathering will see SNL UK stars Emma Sidi and Jack Shep joining writers, producers and commissioners from the show on stage as part of a new track, Funny Business. The track, supported by […]

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Immersive Cinematic Art Platform Xinemarte Makes Malaysia Debut at MIFFest With ‘The Room Remembers’

Xinemarte, the immersive cinematic art platform developed by Los Angeles-based creative technology company SQNXR, has made its Malaysia premiere as a special program at the recently concluded 9th Malaysia International Film Festival in Kuala Lumpur. The platform’s Kuala Lumpur rollout began a day ahead of MIFFest’s opening, and marks the second stop in Xinemarte’s Asian […]

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