“But I wanted to be the sea hag!” We’re at the Deadline shoot for Widow’s Bay in a New York studio. The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador. Then she finds a […]
The Eurovision Song Contest is planning to change the rules to stop tactical voting, according to several reports. The news comes soon after Eurovision announced a series of changes for the 2027 edition of the competition, which has become an increasingly hot political potato in Europe over recent years. Both the BBC and Sweden’s Aftonbladet […]
EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA nominee Thora Birch (American Beauty), Oscar nominee Barbara Hershey (Black Swan), Jeff Perry (Scandal), Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black), Abigail Rose Solomon (Mouse) and Morgan Saylor (Homeland) are starring in indie feature The Last Seder. Production has wrapped in LA on the Rosalind Productions, which is an adaptation of Jennifer Maisel’s […]
Following a highly competitive development deal, Netflix has ordered Sid & Zoey, an eight-episode supernatural mystery romance YA series, from Jon Kasdan (The First Time, Willow), John Shiban (Ozark), Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Bad Robot. The series was revealed Friday as part of Netflix’s announcement of its new hub for YA content that includes several […]
Austria has selected Berlin Film Festival winner Rose, which stars Sandra Hüller, as its International Oscar hopeful. Markus Schleinzer’s black-and-white period critical hit had its world premiere in competition at the Berlinale and won Hüller the festival’s Silver Bear for best leading performance. The film, which is a live contender in the category, was previously picked up by Mubi for all rights […]
Streamer and specialty film distributor Cineverse has revealed that layoffs have hit its workforce of 375 employees. In its report of fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday, the company said it completed a “reduction in force” after the June 30 end of the quarter. The move will result in $1.8 million in annual cost savings, the […]
With three native Southern Californians at the helm, The Wrong Girls was always meant to be set in the unique weed culture of Los Angeles. Ahead of the release of the stoner comedy, which premieres Friday in theaters, writer-director Dylan Meyer and stars Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat told Deadline “it was a dream” and […]
EXCLUSIVE: Final Destination Bloodlines star Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Maclean Fish (Little House On The Prairie) and Nikki Roumel (Ginny & Georgia) are leading road-trip dramedy, The Jam Van. Madison MacIsaac (My Secret Santa), Cassandra Potenza (Clown in a Cornfield) and Dom Bergeron (High School) round out the lead cast. Production begins in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the end of August. The Jam Van follows “a dysfunctional pop punk […]
EXCLUSIVE: HBO is betting on Advantage Player, landing a gambling-themed drama starring and executive produced by Riley Keough in a competitive situation, Deadline has learned. The project, inspired by real-life advantage player Gina Fiore, comes from Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res. It is written and executive produced by Will Graham. Advantage Player reunites Keough and Graham […]
UPDATE, August 14, 9.17 a.m. PT: Liverpool have confirmed Jeff Bezos and Eduardo Saverin are among a group that has acquired a minority stake in the English football giants. The club’s owner, Fenway Sports Group, said it has sold a shareholding to 1892 Holdings, a consortium led and managed by Amit Bhatia. This group include […]