Jeff Nichols is not only one of cinema’s foremost chroniclers of the American South, but is doing his damnedest to revitalize the film scene in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas. When he brought his acclaimed film “Loving” — about the landmark Loving v. Virginia case that legalized interracial marriage nationwide — to Little Rock […]
Webtoon Entertainment is embracing the vertical media boom with its initiative to craft microdramas out of some of its most popular properties including romantic dramas “Love Bites” and “Maybe Meant to Be.” The move demonstrates the fast-growing appeal of short-form vertical video, even for a company that is also on the cutting edge of the […]
Disneyland Paris may have just launched a new World of Frozen land earlier this year but it’s already looking towards its next land, which is set to be inspired by “The Lion King.” Imagineers offered fans a sneak peek of the attraction at the D23 expo in Anaheim over the weekend, including a look at […]
Widow’s Bay fans rejoice! Creator-showrunner Kate Dippold has a progress report on the Season 2 writers’ room. “It’s great,” she said during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio. “Week 3, feeling great. I think it’s fun. I feel like I always look at Season 1 — what was really hard with that is […]
The Beatles have returned home to Abbey Road as Sam Mendes creates a piece of music history for his upcoming four-part biopic. This weekend, drone footage circulated on social media from above the set of The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, where the director recreated the Abbey Road (1969) album cover at the now […]
We caught up with producer Jerry Bruckheimer at D23, who tells that when it comes to Pirates of the Caribbean 6, “we’re talking with Johnny [Depp], we’re working on a screenplay, and hopefully we can get this done.” Separate from Bruckheimer, some solid sources tell us that the continuation won’t feel like just the nth […]
When Kareem Rahma first learned he was Emmy-nominated, he was underground on the New York subway shooting his hit YouTube show SubwayTakes. “I was interviewing a man named The Rizzler, who is one of my favorite people in the world,” Rahma said at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees Studio. “On the platform, I got an email […]
With Spider-Man: Brand New Day a super box office success, Tom Holland and Zendaya might just have their next classic hero adaptation. Speaking with Deadline on the red carpet Sunday at D23, Hercules (1997) voice actress Susan Egan nominated Zendaya to take over her role as Meg in a live-action remake of the Disney animated […]
A former ABC News field producer filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the network, including allegations that her former colleague Matt Gutman, now chief correspondent with CBS News, made inappropriate sexualized remarks when they worked together. Samira Said filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday. The lawsuit names as defendants ABC, The […]
Following his transformation for The Smashing Machine, Dwayne Johnson is back together with Benny Safdie for their next project. While speaking to Deadline on Sunday at D23, the Golden Globe nominee revealed that he’s begun production on the Safdie-helmed Lizard Music, for which he undergoes “five hours of makeup every day” to play a man […]