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CNN’s Don Lemon addressed why he was laughing during a CNN segment over the weekend that Donald Trump’s allies seized upon as an example of how the media elite mocks and belittles Trump supporters. On his show on Tuesday, Lemon said, “I don’t believe in belittling people, belittling anyone for who they are, for what […]

The names of Charlize Theron and Salma Hayek surfaced Wednesday during Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial in New York Supreme Court during testimony about his alleged intimidation tactics. Dawn Dunning, who says Weinstein sexually assaulted and intimidated her in 2004, though she is not one of the two formal accusers in his case, took the witness […]

Harriet Frank Jr., whose many screenplays co-written with husband Irving Ravetch included the acclaimed Hud and Norma Rae, died Tuesday at her home in the Hollywood Hills. She was 96. Her death was announced by nephew Michael Frank to The New York Times. The Writers Guild of America West later tweeted its condolences. Frank and […]

Disney+ is bringing back ABC fantasy competition reality series The Quest with the exec producers of Queer Eye, The Amazing Race and The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. The series is one of a number of projects unveiled by the streaming service at the Realscreen conference in New Orleans. The Quest, which ran for […]

As the coronavirus continues its rapid spread, China continues to struggle with consequences of the disease on myriad levels. The updated count of confirmed cases has crossed 6,000 on the mainland, with 132 people dead. Separately to the tragic human toll of the virus, the economic impact could exceed $40B on a global level. Today, […]

Amasia Entertainment has secured the feature film rights to The Green Hornet after a competitive bidding situation for the much-traveled property that began in 1936 as a radio adventure serial and enjoyed a revival in 2011 with the release of the Columbia Pictures feature film starring Seth Rogen. Amasia co-founders Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo announced the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Children’s entertainment studio Splash Entertainment has promoted Pete Young to Director of Development. In his new role, Young will oversee the company’s growing development slate which includes Woody Woodpecker, a reimagining of the classic cartoon, as well as R. L. Stine’s The Little Shop of Monsters and Rotten School, inspired by the author’s award-winning […]

Writer-producers at Vox Entertainment have ratified their first contract with the WGA East. The contract, which covers 50 writer-producers and showrunners, “includes many important provisions that should become standard across the industry, like contributions to an industry-wide health care plan, extra pay for extra work, regular pay increases, and important workplace protections,” said Lowell Peterson, […]

AT&T COO John Stankey said programming at Turner’s TNT and TBS will shift to more unscripted programming as general entertainment networks suffer in the ratings. The networks, which face a spate of renewals, are still relevant and appreciated, he insisted, but, “We all know that general entertainment is not performing as well. … We will […]

The BBC has announced plans to layoff 450 employees in its news division, with a number of flagship shows and services being scaled back in a bid to save £80M ($104M) by March 2022. The BBC has already acknowledged plans to axe BBC Two news brand The Victoria Derbyshire Show, but staff were today briefed […]

Organic, the London-based PR and communications agency, has expanded to the U.S. Kirsty Langsdale, who has led the company’s international publicity department for the past seven years, has relocated to Los Angeles to run the new office. The company is part of the wider Target Group, which is owned by global advertising business Havas. The […]

SAG-AFTRA has developed new guidelines for the use of intimacy coordinators who oversee sex scenes in films and TV shows. “These guidelines directly address the problem of sexual harassment on sets,” said David White, the union’s national executive director. “This is a home run for our members and the entire industry. Having intimacy coordinators on […]

Things got emotional Tuesday for Shaquille O’Neal when he opened about Kobe Bryant’s death. While talking to his NBA on TNT colleagues, the tears started to come out as he talked about the passing of his “little brother”. “I haven’t felt a pain that sharp in a while.. it definitely changes me,” O’Neal said. “We’re […]

SPOILER WARNING: This article reveals major plot points from tonight’s series finale of Arrow on The CW. The Green Arrow is dead. Long live…the Green Lantern? The 170th and last episode of The CW’s Arrow aired on Tuesday night with a misty farewell to the late Oliver Queen, the stolid bowman played by Stephen Amell for […]

Steven Soderberg’s 2011 thriller Contagion has resurfaced in the zeitgeist as a result of the recent coronavirus outbreak in China. The film, which parallels recent headlines, recently popped up on iTunes’s Top Movie List on the app and on the main movie site.  The title appears alongside recent first-run titles and Oscar nominees including Joker, Ford v. […]

With the opening arguments for Donald Trump’s impeachment trial have ended and it just gives more fodder to Stephen Colbert’s latest installment of Don and the Giant Impeach on The Late Show. Colbert poked fun at CNN’s coverage on the show as they focused on Sen. Mitt Romney glass of milk chocolate rather than the actual trial. […]

Knives Out, Jojo Rabbit and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil strode away with the film prizes at the 22nd annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, which were handed out tonight at the Beverly Hilton. It was ladies’ night at the CDGAs as seven of the eight winners were female. Mayes C. Rubeo and Searchlight’s Jojo Rabbit bounded away […]

SPOILER WARNING: This article reveals major plot points from tonight’s series finale of Arrow on The CW. The 170th and finale episode of The CW’s Arrow aired as the second-half of Tuesday night’s double-episode farewell to Stephen Amell’s austere archer after eight seasons of yeoman’s work both as Star City’s brawny protector and as the […]

Deadline’s studio at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival kicked off Day 3 at Hotel Park City by hosting fest-goers such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of Hillary, Tessa Thompson of Sylvie’s Love, Andy Samberg of Palm Springs and many more. Click on the photo above to launch the gallery. Stay tuned for more photo galleries and […]

Netflix has laid off roughly 15 employees in its marketing division, according to a source close to the streaming giant. The exits confirmed Tuesday are part of longer-term structural tweaks in the department that we hear has has been ongoing since the arrival of its new chief marketing officer, former BBC Studios exec Jackie Lee-Joe. […]

On 1917, production designer Dennis Gassner faced the monumental challenge of crafting epic World War I sets for a film that would appear as one take. Based on stories told to director Sam Mendes by his grandfather, the thriller centers on Lance Corporals Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman), two young British soldiers that […]

Kino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to Fernanda Valadez’s timely Mexican migrant drama Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares), which made its World Premiere on Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival in the World Dramatic Competition. The film is set to roll out in theaters this summer followed by a VOD release on KinoNow.com […]

EXCLUSIVE: Margarita Levieva is set to headline In From the Cold, an international spy thriller drama with a supernatural bent, which has received an eight-episode series order by Netflix. In the series, written/executive produced by Adam Glass (The Chi), during a European vacation with her daughter, an American single mom’s (Levieva) life is turned upside […]

2ND UPDATE, 4:35 PM: Authorities updated the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash investigation during a news conference today but offered few new details. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva confirmed that the roads have reopened but that the crash area remains secured because it is a hazmat site. National Transportation Safety Board member Jennifer Homendy said the […]