Новости за 10.09.2021

Editor’s note: One in a series of remembrances on the 20 years since 9/11. The 2001 Toronto Film Festival was at its midpoint on a clear and sunny Tuesday morning, when American Airlines Flight 11 out of Boston hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m., followed by United Airlines Flight […]

It was a good night to be Tom Brady, NBC and the NFL. In one of the better primetime kickoff games we’ve seen in recent seasons, quarterback Brady and reigning Super Bowl champs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended any change of an early unbeaten streak for the Dallas Cowboys with a 31-29 victory at home. […]

After his labored and pointless remake of The Magnificent Seven five years ago and a sequel, The Equalizer 2, two years later, director Antoine Fuqua has repackaged yet another pre-existing entity in The Guilty. The highly pressurized and claustrophobic thriller is based on a Danish original that was the debut feature by Gustav Moller, who […]

Deadline has hired Valerie Complex as its new Associate Editor/Film Writer. The longtime freelance writer covering the film industry arrives from Gizmodo, where she was an editor at the company’s genre vertical io9. Complex, based in New York, will take on several roles as Deadline continues its editorial expansion, working closely with the film team […]

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has cooked up its latest podcast signing. The agency has signed Dan Pashman, host of food podcast The Sporkful. Pashman, who is also the creator and star of Cooking Channel’s You’re Eating It Wrong, will work with CAA on new opportunities for himself and The Sporkful in television, publishing and commercial endorsements. The James […]

Editor’s note: This article is derived from a conversation between Ramy Youssef and producer Maytha Albassen and is one in a series of Deadline stories tied to the 20th anniversary of 9/11. It’s a fairly sunny fall afternoon, and we see Farouk Hassan, the father of an Egyptian-Muslim family based in Rutherford, NJ, securing a […]

My coming week of Emmy predictions in key categories gets under way with Outstanding Television Movie, which will be presented this weekend at the Creative Arts Awards, rather than on the CBS primetime broadcast September 19. With that downgrade, and if there was more proof needed of the sorry state of the Television Movie category […]

EXCLUSIVE: John Lithgow has joined the cast of Sharper, the Apple Original Films and A24 thriller being directed by The Crown helmer Benjamin Caron. Julianne Moore, Sebastian Stan, Justice Smith and Briana Middleton also star in the pic, which is now set to begin principal photography Monday in New York City. The film, which hails […]

Apple TV+ is expanding its kids programming content with the acquisition of the beloved Yo Gabba Gabba! library. In partnership with WildBrain, Apple TV+ has ordered a new 20-episode half-hour series based on the former Nickelodeon show, along with all Yo Gabba Gabba! classic series and specials. According to Apple TV+, the new series will […]

Arclight Films has sold Michael Lembeck’s comedy-drama Queen Bees to a host of international territories. MGM has picked up Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Iceland, UK, Middle East, Greece, Portugal/Portuguese-speaking Africa, CIS/Russia, India, South Africa, Pan Asia Pay TV, Caribbean Basin and Latin America on the title. In addition, Kismet has taken Australia and New Zealand, […]

EXCLUSIVE: USG Audio, the podcast division of Universal Studio Group, is ramping up its slate with two new series. The company, which was previously known as UCP Audio, is launching Close to Death hosted by comedian Utkarsh Ambudkar, and a second season of The Followers. The shows form part of the nascent division’s audio slate, […]

“I do consider myself a feminist,” said Ben Affleck to the Venice Film Festival press corps this afternoon. The actor was in town with to talk about his latest pic The Last Duel, along with co-stars Matt Damon and Jodie Comer, director Ridley Scott and co-writer Nicole Holofcener about the 14th century title, based on […]

Jim Gianopulos is leaving Paramount as Chairman and CEO, Deadline has confirmed. A report in the Wall Street Journal said Brian Robbins, the head of ViacomCBS Inc.’s Nickelodeon kids TV empire, will take over Gianopulos’ position as the head of Paramount Pictures. His appointment is imminent. Robbins, who goes from the star of Head of […]

BAFTA has confirmed its eligibility criteria for the 2022 awards season. Key takeaways include a theatrical requirement returning for films released after July 1 this year, further relaxing of the rules covering Outstanding Debut, and various tweaks to the voting processes, all of which are outlined below. The general theme of this year’s changes is […]

Diane Kruger will star alongside Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) in Joika, writer-director James Napier Robertson’s film about elite American ballet dancer Joy Womack. Ryder is playing Womack (Thomasin McKenzie was previously cast in the role). Kruger will play her tough but inspirational mentor Volkova, a former ballet dancer and the head of the […]

Yahoo Friday named Jim Lanzone, a veteran tech and media executive, CEO of Tinder and former head of CBS Interactive, as its new chief executive effective September 27. He succeeds Guru Gowrappan, who becomes senior advisor to the private equity business of Apollo Global Management, which acquired Yahoo and other media assets from Verizon in […]

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment and levelFILM have struck a multi-year partnership for the Canadian distributor to handle all of Greenwich’s films in Canada starting with the upcoming release of Ebs Burnough’s The Capote Tapes, which explores the explosive unpublished novel Answered Prayers by Truman Capote. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International […]

Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, who has played the title role in the West End and Broadway productions of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, will take over full time on Broadway Nov. 2 after Tony-nominated star Adrienne Warren ends her limited engagement return. As previously announced, Warren will portray the iconic singer when Tina returns to Broadway’s […]

Happy Friday International Insiders. Tom Grater in the hot-seat delivering a rundown of the week’s top international news. To get this sent to your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Five-Star Power Andreas reports: It has been a unique start to the fall festival season. Rarely, if ever, can I recall so many movies out […]

EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based distributor The Jokers has landed French rights on Aga Woszczyńska’s debut feature Silent Land ahead of the film’s premiere in Toronto. New Europe Film Sales is handling global rights on the pic and struck the French deal. The film follows a perfect couple who rent a holiday home on a sunny Italian island. […]

Spain’s primary film event, the San Sebastian Film Festival, was one of the few major international fests to host a physical edition last year as the pandemic raged around the world. Flash forward 12 months and Covid is far from behind us, but festivals are pushing on in this strange new world. After a summer […]

EXCLUSIVE: French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé reteams with frequent collaborator Vincent Lindon for Another World (Un Autre Monde), a Venice Film Festival competition entry that debuts today. Above is a clip from the drama that focuses on an executive, his wife and their family, at the point when his professional choices are about to overturn all […]

Cast is rounding out on Midas Man, a feature film telling the story of visionary music manager Brian Epstein. Joining the previously announced Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Epstein are Emily Watson, who will play his mother, Eddie Marsan as his father, and It’s a Sin breakout Omari Douglas as Lonnie Trimble, Epstein’s ever-trusted confidant and friend. […]

For anyone who has visited Tel Aviv, Israel, they know when it’s time to head back to the states, it’s about a 3 hour wait in line at the airport due to security clearances. Well, for those traveling to Canada for TIFF during the pandemic, brace yourself, because you’re going to wait just as long. […]

CBS’ CSI revival, CSI: Vegas, features a cast mixing original stars William Petersen, Jorja Fox and Wallace Langham, joined by several newcomers, Paula Newsome, Mandeep Dhillon, Matt Lauria and Mel Rodriguez. In addition to Petersen, Fox and Lanhgam, original cast member Paul Guilfoyle is set to reprise his role as Brass in two episodes. And […]