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Since premiering in this year’s Cannes Critics Week, Amjad Al Rasheed’s debut feature Inshallah A Boy has been travelling constantly on the festival circuit and was also selected as Jordan’s official submission to the Oscars. The film is receiving its Arab world premiere here in competition at Red Sea International Film Festival.  Starring Mouna Hawa, […]

Zack Snyder is sharing his thoughts on the Barbie joke about his cut of Justice League. The joke comes after Ryan Gosling’s Ken brings the patriarchy to Barbieland after visiting the real world. After the Barbies start waking up from their hypnotic state, Alexandra Shipp’s Writer Barbie says, “It’s like I’ve been in a dream […]

James L. Brooks is an icon to be sure, a TV and film legend who has been responsible for some of the most beloved movies and television series of all time. As an individual he holds an Emmy record with the most wins (21 and counting) for shows including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou […]

Nicolas Cage wants to do TV. In fact, after another few movies, the Oscar-winning actor said in a recent interview that he only wants to do TV — unless something very special or a revisitation of one of his favorite big-screen roles, like sequels to Face/Off or Ghost Rider, emerges. Cage said that he does not […]

Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said the company’s “disciplined” push into video games, which began two years ago, has already yielded “a bunch of positives.” Operating margins, for one thing, have improved at Netflix from 4% to 20% since 2016, Sarandos said during a sit-down at the UBS Media and Communications Conference. Gaming is poised to […]

You might not be able to tell it from the trailers but Wonka, the latest movie inspired by Roald Dahl’s classic 1964 children’s story “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is, make no mistake about it, a full-on movie musical that I found to be more in the tradition of ’60s-era films like Oliver, Dr. Dolittle, […]

EXCLUSIVE: After being seen starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone and more in Martin Scorsese’s historical epic Killers of the Flower Moon, based on the work of non-fiction by David Grann, actress Cara Jade Myers has signed with Stride Management for representation in all areas. Bringing in over $154M since its debut […]

Ted Sarandos acknowledged that Netflix may be making fewer movies than it used to — because it’s so much easier to license them now. As streaming losses mounted at traditional media companies there’s been a big shift, back to Netflix, which, in its early days used to pad studio coffers with cash until they got […]

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of his debut feature Calladita (The Quiet Maid)’s November world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, rising Spanish filmmaker Miguel Faus has signed with Artists First for management. A cryptocurrency-funded social satire presented by Academy Award winner Steven Soderbergh, Calladita tells the story of a Colombian maid working at […]

EXCLUSIVE: Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall Green and Titus Welliver will star in Killing Castro. Eif Rivera will direct the movie from a script by Leon Hendrix, Thomas DeGrezia and Colin Bateman. This will be Rivera’s first feature film. Killing Castro will […]

EXCLUSIVE: Radar Pictures and Bandits Roost Entertainment have tapped Kenny Ortega (High School Musical) to direct Weslandia, a feature adaptation of the international bestselling children’s book by Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman. Shawn DeLoache (The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy) is penning the script. Producers of the family action adventure pic will include Ted […]

EXCLUSIVE: Adam McKay, who has been outspoken about the threat of global warming, is deciding to make his next directorial project a climate-related one. Insiders add that with that project now getting all of McKay’s attention, he will no longer be directing the Netflix movie Average Height, Average Build, and the film will no longer […]

EXCLUSIVE: The meteoric political rise of George Santos and the web of fabulist tales it was build on are getting a movie treatment. HBO Films has has optioned the rights to Mark Chiusano’s new book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos, which was published November 28, 2023. […]

Adam Driver has been facing the wrath of Star Wars fans for the actions of his on-screen character Kylo Ren. During an appearance on Max’s Who’s Talking To Chris Wallace?, Driver opened up about fans reminding him “every day” that his supervillain character was the one that killed Harrison Ford’s Han Solo in Star Wars: […]

Meg Ryan is not standing by silently and letting people label her actor son Jack Quaid a nepo baby, a term used for kids of famous parents. Quaid is the son of Ryan and actor Dennis Quaid. In a new interview, Ryan defends her son of the label, calling it “dismissive.” “Jack is really talented. […]

Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS) has announced winners for the 28th annual California on Location Awards (COLAs), presented Friday at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City. More than 650 supporters of California-based productions attended this year’s awards ceremony, which recognizes exceptional location managers and teams, public employees, and production companies that help facilitate on-location filming […]

The lessons of Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour film are apparently being applied to the new Beyoncé  screenings. And that’s rubbing some the wrong way. AMC has published a list of “helpful tips” for the anticipated film audience designed to set expectations. Already, the list is drawing a skeptical eye from social media, with users […]

Neom’s Head of Media Industries Wayne Borg prides himself on working for a company that “makes things happen” and, in the four years since the executive first started working at the state media hub for Saudi Arabia’s ambitious futuristic city, it’s housed 35 productions including local, regional, Bollywood and international film and television projects.  “We’re […]

Inglourious Basterds and In The Fade star Diane Kruger was honored this week at the Red Sea Film Festival with a career award. The German actress stopped by our studio to talk about her impressions of the event and what’s coming up for her, including new projects with David Cronenberg, Red Sea jury member Fatih […]

Will Smith has revealed that the development of I Am Legend 2 is moving at pace, with both him and Michael B. Jordan on board and a first script delivered. News of the reboot of the post-apocalyptic action thriller blockbuster – which grossed more $585 million back in 2007 – broke earlier this year when […]

In celebration of female voices in film, the Red Sea International Film Festival (RedSeaIFF) and Vanity Fair Europe hosted the 5th Women In Cinema Dinner event this evening, shining a light on the achievements of women both on and behind the camera who are helping shape the film industry and inspire a new generation of […]

Way before his glamorous starring role as Admiral James T. Kirk in Star Trek, Chris Pine missed a role because of his looks. In the early 2000s, he was in the running for the role of Ryan Atwood on the teen drama The O.C. But casting director Patrick Rush passed because of a common teenage […]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences turned its annual membership meeting into a roadshow on Saturday morning, convening at the Lucasfilm offices in San Francisco and streaming on its members-only website. By and large, the proceedings were routine, as chief executive Bill Kramer and president Janet Yang addressed the state of the institution, […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger blames the pandemic effect as part of the reason for the dismal box office results on The Marvels. Speaking at a New York Times business summit earlier this week, Iger said the studio needs some revitalization. ″The Marvels was shot during Covid,” he explained. “There wasn’t as much supervision on the […]

Tom Holland has an explanation on why no sequel to his blockbuster Spider-Man: No Way Home has emerged. During a press conference with the Critics Choice Association, Holland said a compelling story idea has yet to emerge. “All I can say is that we have been actively engaging in conversations about what it could potentially […]

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival launched its third edition on Thursday with a characteristically starry red carpet featuring the likes of Michelle Williams, Johnny Depp, Sharon Stone and Will Smith. The kick-off had more of a local feel than the first two editions, however, with an Arabic-language film, the fantasy adventure HWJN, opening the […]

About six weeks after Beyoncé made a surprise appearance at the world premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, Swift returned the favor, showing up Thursday night at the London premiere of Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé. Swift was even on point with the color scheme, wearing a sparkling silver gown. That’s the hue Beyoncé […]

EXCLUSIVE: We hear on good authority that Peacemaker star Danielle Brooks and Sebastian Eugene Hansen are joining the cast of Warner Bros and Legendary’s Minecraft movie. Jared Hess is directing the Jason Momoa-starring feature take on the classic computer game. Brooks will play the role of Dawn, while Hansen will play the role of Henry. […]

Having won an Oscar for her gritty first film about a revenge murder, Emerald Fennell’s second movie, out this week, reminds us that she doesn’t believe in happy endings. Saltburn is about a vengeful college student who aspires to an even wider death toll. Why would this charismatic young British actress want to become cinema’s […]

“Whatever you do, whatever it takes — promise me you’ll find your way home.” This is what “the darkest of angels is told.” The last time we visited George Miller’s Mad Max universe, 2015’s Fury Road won a half-dozen Oscars. Super-fast-forward, and now we have the first trailer for its prequel, Furiosa: A Mad Max […]

EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has acquired the Charlie Weber-Madison Bailey-Jon Voight action thriller The Painter from SP Media Group for Paramount Global Content Distribution Worldwide. A Jan. 5, 2024 theatrical release has been set. In the pic, an ex-CIA operative is thrown back into a dangerous world when a mysterious woman from his past resurfaces. Now […]

Since its world premiere in Cairo on September 12, Voy! Voy! Voy! has not only topped the Egyptian box office but it’s also been selected as the country’s official entry into the Best International Feature Oscar race for 2024. Writer-director Omar Hilal stepped into Deadline’s Red Sea Studio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to talk about the comedy’s […]

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner and Golden Globe nominee Amy Schumer has been set to produce and star in Kinda Pregnant, a new film that Tyler Spindel (The Out-Laws) is directing for Netflix and Happy Madison. Written by Julie Paiva, the film follows Lainy (Schumer), who is jealous of her best friend’s pregnancy and begins wearing a […]

Fortress Talent Management, a leading agency for composers and music supervisors, has promoted Jake Kozarec to partner. Kozarec has been with Fortress since 2016, and has overseen the careers of Lorne Balfe (Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Top Gun: Maverick), Matthew Margeson (Rocket Man, Kingsman: The Secret Service), Jeff Cardoni (White House Plumbers), Keegan DeWitt (A […]

Ranveer Singh brought some good vibes into Deadline’s Red Sea Studio on Thursday, where the Indian superstar showed off his rap skills before discussing taking the reins from Shah Rukh Khan for the third instalment of Farhan Akhtar’s hit Don franchise.  “I’m hoping to make Don my own and give it my spin, my interpretation,” said Singh, who is […]

Deadline Studio at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2023 will host talent from November 30th – December 4th at The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Day one attendees who had their portraits taken were Sharon Stone, Michelle Williams, Ranveer Singh and Omar Hilal. Related: Red Sea Film Festival 2023 Red Carpet Photos: Will Smith, Sharon […]

James Cameron says he will spend more time in post on Avatar 3 than most directors spend on an entire film. Speaking at a recent breakfast for public broadcaster TV New Zealand, the Oscar-winning Wellington resident said said of the sequel, “We’re into a very hectic two years of post production right now, so it’ll […]

The American Society of Cinematographers has announced the honorees for its 38th Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Gala on March 3, 2024. They are: Don Burgess, ASC; Steven Fierberg, ASC and Amy Vincent, ASC. Burgess, Robert Zemeckis’ longtime collaborator, will be recognized with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. While his latest work is […]

The San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner has determined one-time child star Evan Ellingson died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. An autopsy was performed on Monday, November 6 for Ellingson, who was found dead at his Fontana home the day before. His cause of death is listed on the coroner’s website as “accident”. Ellingson was best known […]

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the follow-up to Sony, Sony Pictures Imageworks and Marvel’s groundbreaking Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which won the Animated Feature Oscar in 2019. Phil Lord returned to co-script the sequel with his Lord Miller cohort Christopher Miller and Dave […]

L.A. French cinema lovers were deprived of their annual fall fix of Gallic film culture this year with the cancellation of the American French Film Festival due to the Hollywood strikes. A handful of the titles originally slated to play at that event will now screen at the third edition of the French Comedy Club, running […]

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment says it is “working to replenish” sold-out stock of Oppenheimer 4K Ultra HD discs at major retailers in time for the holidays. Director Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster drama arrived in disc form last week, with three hours of bonus material. Beyond those extras, though, the feature itself is prized in the 4K […]

Warner Bros & Heyday Films’ Wonka rolled out the red carpet in London this evening for the world premiere of the feature musical. Talent present at the Royal Festival Hall included stars Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter, Matt Lucas and more. Director Paul King and producer […]

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series, spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts, continues with Saltburn, the brutally dark satirical thriller written and directed by Emerald Fennell. The pic marks her sophomore feature, on the heels of the Best Original Screenplay Oscar winner Promising Young Woman.  Stylish and idiosyncratic, Saltburn engendered huge buzz in its Telluride world premiere before going on […]

EXCLUSIVE: Tyler Thompson’s Cross Creek Pictures has teamed with Jay Kinra’s JKIN Films to produce Dig. Black List scribe Cody Brotter has been set to write a geopolitical thriller inspired by the true events of Tunnel 29, the famous escape route built under the Berlin Wall during the height of the Cold War.  The film will offer […]

EXCLUSIVE: Following the continued success of the PGA Create program, the Producers Guild of America announced the six documentary producers and producing teams invited to take part in the PGACreate lab for emerging and mid-career producers. Now entering its third year, the program’s focus is on supporting producers from underrepresented backgrounds. PGA Create is sponsored […]

In a sense, Central Appalachia is as threatened by climate change as much as any other place on Earth. Since the 1970s alone, 2 billion tons of coal have been extracted from the region, providing fuel for a highly industrialized nation and jobs for thousands in West Virginia, eastern Kentucky and surrounding areas. But as […]

A trailer has dropped for Michel Franco’s Memory. Winner of the Volpi Cup award at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, the film stars Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Elsie Fisher, Brooke Timber, with Jessica Harper, and Josh Charles. Also written by Franco, the film follows Sylvia (Chastain) is a social worker who leads a […]

There’s a whole debate in Hollywood about how much the industry relies on established franchises like superhero movies and how many original films get commissioned. Director Christopher Nolan is weighing in on the matter explaining that there needs to be a balance between all types of movies. “I think there’s always a balance in Hollywood […]

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke is opening up about the actors who would play the lead roles in the fantasy film if a reboot happened now. During an interview on the Watch-a-long podcast, Hardwicke agreed that Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi “would be perfect” to play Bella Swan and Edward Cullen. “I mean, he’s amazing. He […]