Новости за 23.09.2021

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has just heard that A24 had set theatrical release dates for their fall film festival critically acclaimed titles, C’mon C’mon from Mike Mills on Nov. 19, and Sean Baker’s Red Rocket on Dec. 3. C’mon C’mon, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a radio journalist who embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew (Woody Norman), made its world […]

Al Harrington, a Samoan-American actor who had roles on both the original Hawaii Five-0 TV series and its reboot decades later, died Tuesday in Honolulu as the result of a stroke last week. He was 85. His death was announced by his family. “I have had the honor of loving Al, whom I called ‘Harrington’ […]

In the week before the publication of Bob Woodward and Robert Costa’s Peril, many of its juiciest revelations already had made headlines. Sans any kind of spoiler alert, there were the calls that General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, gave to assure his Chinese counter part despite an erratic President […]

As Democratic leadership tries to unite its progressive and moderate wings, a group of 80-plus artists, celebrities and activists called on the leaders of Google, Disney, Amazon, Fox, Facebook and more to urge Congress to support President Biden’s Biden’s Build Back Better plan. Boldfaced signatories to the group letter included J.J. Abrams, Greg Berlanti, Cate […]

EXCLUSIVE: One Community, the film and TV co-financing company founded and led by Scott Budnick, today unveiled “In Session Talks,” an initiative inspired by the legacy of iconic performer and activist Aretha Franklin, which will launch alongside the streaming release of MGM’s Franklin biopic, Respect. The initiative, geared toward high schoolers, consists of a series of […]

Propagate Content has promoted Isabel San Vargas, its President, Production and Operations, to equity partner in the indie content production and distribution company. She joined Propagate as it was founded in 2015 by Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens, rising to her current role in 2018. San Vargas oversees all aspects of production and operations, […]

The Walt Disney Co. does not plan on launching an independent investigation of how ABC handled reports of sexual assault allegations against the former top producer for Good Morning America, according to a report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the executive producer of GMA, Simone Swink, told staffers this week that such an investigation […]

EXCLUSIVE: Fox Entertainment’s free streaming service, Tubi, has set Camilla Belle to star in the romantic comedy feature 10 Truths About Love.  She’ll play Carina, a relationship columnist for whom, despite her professional expertise, love does not come easy. The movie also stars David Lafontaine (Molly’s Game) as Liam, Belle’s love interest. “We are delighted to […]

YouTube Originals is bolstering its originals slate with a slew of unscripted orders including the acquisition of a Tom Petty feature documentary. The streamer has acquired the rights to Tom Petty, Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers, exploring how the musician made his seminal album. The film, which is directed by Mary Wharton, […]

Martha Higareda (Into The Dark: Culture Shock, Altered Carbon) and Emma Milani (Solve) have joined the lead cast of Fox’s upcoming musical drama Monarch. They will appear alongside Susan Sarandon, Albie Roman, Anna Friel, Trace Adkins and Beth Ditto. Created by Melissa London Hilfers, Monarch is described as a Texas-sized, multigenerational musical drama about America’s first […]

HBO Max will highlight the influential legacy of comics powerhouse DC in a three-part documentary series from Oscar and Emmy-nominated director, producer and showrunner Leslie Iwerks and Greg Berlanti. Produced by Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, DC, Berlanti Productions and Iwerks & Co., the documentary series takes an unprecedented look at […]

Leaders of the Editors Guild, IATSE Local 700, are urging their members to vote “overwhelmingly” to authorize a strike against the film and TV industry. The guild’s board, meeting on Tuesday, voted unanimously to recommend that members back the strike authorization after negotiations with the AMPTP for a new Basic Agreement broke down. The guild […]

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy-winner Peter Murrieta, who recently signed a first-look deal with Universal Television, is teaming up with Russell Binder’s Striker Entertainment to option and adapt Jeffrey J. Mariotte’s forthcoming novel Blood And Gold: The Legend Of Joaquin Murrieta. Set during the harsh and brutal but transformative era of the California Gold Rush, the book […]

Most of the originally-planned cast of the upcoming Broadway musical revival Caroline, or Change will be in place when the Roundabout Theatre Company production begins performances on Oct. 8 at the Studio 54 theater – at least the adult actors. The hiring of a new line-up of several child performers was necessitated when the previously […]

EXCLUSIVE: Espresso Media International has acquired rights to Surviving Sex Trafficking, the feature documentary directed and produced by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree. The doc is a follow-up to 2017’s Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking. It reveals the stories of sex trafficking survivors, including how they escaped and how they live day-to-day with the […]

David Tennant, French comedy Call My Agent and Israeli drama Tehran are among those vying for prizes at the International Emmy Awards this year. Nominations for the awards this year saw 44 nominees across 11 categories and a record number of 24 countries. Tennant is up for Best Performance from an Actor for his starring […]

Constantin Inks RTL Licensing Deal German mini-major Constantin Film has inked a multi-year licensing deal with local TV giant RTL that covers exclusive free-TV and streaming rights for all of Constantin’s theatrical productions. The pact covers all of the producer’s in-house and co-productions that begin filming from January 1. Financial details of the agreement were […]

EXCLUSIVE: Yesterday producer Matthew James Wilkinson is teaming up with Poldark and Endeavour exec producer Tom Mullens on a TV adaptation of Scottish author Iain Banks’ thriller novel The Business. The project marks the latest foray into TV for Wilkinson’s Stigma Films, which is ramping up a TV slate that also includes Steven Knight’s Two […]

NBCUniversal and the BBC are searching for the next wave of unscripted after striking a transatlantic partnership. The U.S. media group, which operates broadcast network NBC, a slew of cable networks and streamer Peacock, and the British public broadcaster have teamed up to find unscripted shows that can work both in the States and UK. […]

All athletes must be vaccinated against Covid-19 to participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee announced Wednesday. All USOPC employees and contractors must be vaccinated by Nov. 1. Anyone hoping to be part of the US delegation must be vaccinated by Dec. 1. Medical and religious exemptions will […]

Filmmaker Ry Russo-Young has built a successful career in Hollywood, directing The Sun Is Also a Star (2019) and Before I Fall (2017), among other titles. Those two films were fictional tales adapted from novels, but for real-life drama she need look no further than her own childhood. At age 9 Russo-Young became the object […]

EXCLUSIVE: IATSE is now gearing up for a second strike against the film and TV industry. With the union and its 13 West Coast studio locals already threatening to strike over terms for a new Hollywood Basic Agreement, IATSE is now seeking a second strike authorization vote for a separate contract covering film and TV […]

Actor Kellan Lutz, an original cast member of FBI: Most Wanted, has officially acknowleged he’s leaving the police procedural. After last night’s Season 3 premiere – actually Part 2 of a three-part crossover with FBI and its new spinoff, FBI: International – Lutz took to Instagram with a lengthy post. He played Agent Crosby on […]

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains details from the Season 9 opener of ABC’s The Goldbergs. When The Goldbergs returned on Wednesday for its ninth season, it paid heartfelt tribute to longtime cast member George Segal, who passed away on March 23, aged 87. The episode, titled “The Goldbergs’ Excellent Adventure,” opens with a grown-up […]

EXCLUSIVE: Bloom Li has landed the lead role in Disney Studios’ high school basketball feature Chang Can Dunk, which Jingyi Shao will direct and write. In Chang Can Dunk, a 16-year old, constantly marginalized, not-popular high school kid, and wannabe basketball player, Chang, becomes obsessed with the idea of learning to dunk, all in an […]