UPDATED with police statement: Hayden Panettiere, who played the superpowered cheerleader on NBC’s Heroes and the rising country superstar on ABC’s Nashville, has died at the age of 36. Her rep confirmed the news to Deadline. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She was an incredible […]
Prime Video’s The Terminal List is kick-starting promotions for Season 2 with a set of first-look photos featuring Chris Pratt as James Reece (above and below). All eight episodes will premiere on Wednesday, October 21. From the best-selling novels by Jack Carr of the same name, The Terminal List centers on Navy SEAL Commander James Reece as […]
Nick Reiner’s battle to avoid life in prison without parole or even the death penalty if found guilty of the bloody 2025 killing of his parents may hinge on a decision he allegedly made or didn’t make nearly three years ago. Later this morning in downtown L.A., lawyers for the youngest son of the late […]
The Motion Picture Association said that it had reached an agreement with TikTok owner ByteDance on a restriction framework over the use of studio intellectual property in AI video and images. The agreement follows a cease and desist letter that the trade association fired off in February to ByteDance over its use of IP in […]
Having secured rights to Marília Mendonça’s music and life story, Prime Video is preparing its own ‘Marília-verse’ of projects about the late Brazilian superstar singer, who tragically died in a 2021 plane crash at 26. The streamer has found its leading lady for the biopic, plucking an unknown first-timer to play the sertanejo icon. Amazon […]
EXCLUSIVE: Frances Fisher (Titanic), Ava Phillippe (Ransom Canyon), Jessica Belkin (Elle), Kai Caster (Yellowstone), Jasper Polish (Animal Kingdom), and Cara Santana (The Neighborhood) have been cast to star in short film The Call, which is slated to start shooting today in Los Angeles. Supporting cast includes Lisa Vidal, Crayton Carozza, Kevin Kreider, and Arrow star Katie Cassidy (Arrow). Directing is Paris Dylan (Bling Empire) with co-director Skye Peters (Three Deaths). Producing are Wild7Films (The Apprentice) led by Kyle Stefanski and Tony Lugo, in collaboration with philanthropist Nancy […]
Donald Trump appears to have reached the end of the line when it comes to challenging a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll. Carroll claimed that Trump sexually abused her at a Manhattan department store in 1996, and later defamed her. Trump has denied the allegations. The Supreme Court on […]
A musical adaptation of 10 Things I Hate About You, based on the 1999 Touchstone Pictures film written by Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, is heading to Broadway next year. The production features a book by Lena Dunham and playwright Jessica Huang, with music and lyrics by Carly Rae Jepsen and Ethan Gruska. Christopher Wheeldon (An American […]
EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to the Japanese drama Nagi Notes, written and directed by Kōji Fukada (Harmonium). The film had its world premiere in Competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Fukado’s first time in Competition. Greenwich will release in the U.S. and Canada in early 2027. The deal […]
Ariana Madix is returning to Broadway for a limited engagement in the musical Just In Time, producers Tom Kirdahy, Robert Ahrens and John Frost confirmed. The Emmy-nominated Love Island USA host will star as Connie Francis beginning Saturday, September 12, and play her final performance on Sunday, November 22. “It’s a pinch-me moment to be […]