Tag: Deadline
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TV Business Roundup: Peacock Unfurls and WarnerMedia Spends, Yep, Big for ‘Big Bang’
Today in streaming news: NBCUniversal announced the name and initial content slate for its upcoming streaming service, and WarnerMedia reportedly shelled out at least several hundred million dollars to secure the exclusive streaming rights to “The Big Bang Theory” on HBO Max. Bazinga!But first, the NBCUniversal streaming service. Its name is Peacock, and the ad-supported…
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Richard Dreyfuss Wrongly Believes That Adding A CGI Shark To ‘Jaws’ Would Be “Huge” For Younger Audiences
Film fans, hold on to something. What’s to follow is liable to make you want to throw something. Ready? Okay, good.Richard Dreyfuss, the legendary actor known for roles in “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” “What About Bob?” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” was recently asked about one of his most famous roles in the Steven…
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‘Birds Of Prey’: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Gugu Mbatha-Raw & More In The Mix
Principal photography on Warner Bros. all-girl gang team-up movie “Birds Of Prey” is expected to start in January and thus casting is starting to ramp up. While no actresses have been confirmed yet to appear yet alongside Margot Robbie as the “Suicide Squad’ star Harley Quinn, various trades tonight, THR, The Wrap and Deadline are…
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Warner Bros. Not Developing ‘Superman’ Movies With Henry Cavill As Priority Shifts To ‘Supergirl’
This has been in the wind for some time, but Henry Cavill will not be reprising his role as Superman in Warner Bros.’ DC films as others from Justice League such as Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Jason Momoa move forward on their respective superhero features.The word has been out that Warner Bros. has been…
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Warner Bros’ Wile E. Coyote Movie Finds Its Scribes In The Silberman Brothers
Exclusive: Road Runner’s nemesis, Wile E. Coyote a.k.a. ‘Super Genius’, is getting his own big screen feature and Deadline has learned that Jon and Josh Silberman, the supervising producers behind CBS’ Living Biblically have been hired to write Coyote Vs. Acme.Chris McKay, the director of The Lego Batman Movie, is producing. Two big Looney Tunes…
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The Week In Deadline Video & Podcasts: Freddie Highmore, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Cast Of ‘The Oath’
From ABC’s The Good Doctor to Sony Crackle’s The Oath to Lifetime’s Unreal, this week included an impressive slate of guests on Deadline’s multiple video series and podcasts. The Good Doctor star Freddie Highmore to the Deadline studios on this week’s edition of my video series The Actor’s Side. The Oath stars Katrina Law and…
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Update: Cannes Confirms ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Premiere
Update: The Cannes Film Festival this morning confirmed Deadline’s scoop that Solo: A Star Wars Story will premiere at Cannes to become the third film in the series to come to the Croisette after 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Find the official announcement below the…
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Female Directors Scorecard: Lionsgate’s 2018 Slate Has Three Set For Release
Exclusive: One of the sad facts this past Oscars is that only five women have ever been nominated for Best Director since 1929 and only one has won, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker. Of course, no one can win if they are not given the opportunity to be in the position to. In light…
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‘Moonlight’ team turns down invitation for an Oscars do-over
The “Moonlight” cast and crew never truly got to enjoy their Best Picture-winning moment thanks to Envelopegate, but they don’t want a do-over at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony. In an interview with Deadline, host Jimmy Kimmel revealed that Oscar producers Jennifer Todd and Michael De Luca had extended an invite to the “Moonlight” team to make…
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Movie Talk: Kristen Wiig Eyed for ‘Wonder Woman 2’ Villain Cheetah
On this episode of Collider Movie Talk, Mark Ellis, Ti, Perri Nemiroff, and Jay Washington discuss the following: Deadline reports that Warner Bros. and DC are in talks with Kristen Wiig to play the role of Cheetah in Wonder Woman 2. Deadline is reporting that Quentin Tarantino has cast Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt in…