Bill Rasmussen, a visionary who founded ESPN in 1979 with his son Scott as the world’s first 24-hour sports television network, died Tuesday at 93 of the effects of Parkinson’s disease at his home in Florida. Rasmussen revealed in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a degenerative disease, in 2014. Shrugging off skeptics, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Vault Entertainment continues its commitment to internal growth with the promotion of Preslee Krout to Talent Manager. Krout joined Vault in 2023 following a stint at talent management company Impact Artists Group. Founded by Adam Griffin in 2019, the management/production company has expanded in recent years with the additions of industry veteran Craig Baumgarten, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Perlman, one of the creators and stars of Showtime’s critically acclaimed comedy series Flatbush Misdemeanors, has wrapped on the NYC shoot for an untitled coming-of-age comedy marking his feature directorial debut. Starring up-and-comers Romo Lee (The Kindergarten Teacher) and Lucas Adler (The Plague), the film is adapted from Perlman’s award-winning short Cramming, with a new plot. […]
Netflix has released several first-look photos for its upcoming limited series East of Eden, which you can view above and below. Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic 1952 novel, starring and executive produced by Florence Pugh, will premiere October 1 on the streamer, nearly four years after it was first announced. East of Eden, […]
Pretty soon TV viewers will see Mariska Hargitay in a role she’s never played before, and it’s one-night-only – host of the Primetime Emmy Awards. You might not immediately think of her as a comedian, but then neither does she, she tells Deadline. This fall, Hargitay returns for an astounding 28th season as Det. (now […]
The Oscar voters are getting busy and proving there is more to being an Academy member than just casting a ballot. Among those serving will be four-time Oscar winner Sean Baker, who the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday will head up the newly formed Academy Marquee Theater Committee along with co-chair […]
As Paramount continues battling state AGs to close its merger with Warner Bros Discovery, Cinemark, the nation’s third largest chain, has joined the top two circuits in supporting the $111 billion deal. “We have consistently stated we would look favorably upon media consolidation that increases the quality and output of films released into theaters with […]
After starring in Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, Jack Reynor has found his next horror vehicle in Seasons, Drew Hancock’s film for Amazon MGM Studios, where he’ll star opposite Lily James, Deadline can confirm. Fka My Wife and I Bought a Ranch, Seasons is based on a viral horror short story by Matt & Harrison Query, which first appeared on Reddit […]
EXCLUSIVE: More than three years ago, Netflix swooped in to take Ripley, Steven Zaillian’s limited series starring Andrew Scott, amid a programming strategy shift at Showtime, where the project had been set. The move was a success, with Ripley landing 13 Emmy nominations and winning four awards, including for Zaillian’s directing work. Out of that […]
Broadway’s Ragtime went out on a huge note Sunday, breaking its own box office record to become the highest grossing Broadway show in the history of Lincoln Center Theater. The musical revival, directed by Lincoln Center Theater’s artistic director Lear deBessonet, grossed a whooping $1,963,666 for its final eight performances. Only the 27 productions running […]