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EntertainmentVarietyQuizzes Replace Traditional Ads in Disney’s Streaming ‘Toy Story’ Football Game
On Sunday, Allstate is trading in its famous Mayhem character for chaos of a different sort. The big insurance company is testing a sponsorship of a new kind of sporting event that will feature some of Pixar’s best-known animated characters tackling a real-life NFL game. When the Jacksonville Jaguars play the Atlanta Falcons at 9:30 …
EntertainmentDigital SpyJenna Coleman's new movie debuts with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating
Doctor Who star Jenna Coleman's new movie Jackdaw has debuted with a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
EntertainmentDeadlineCAA, WME, Black Bear, John Lesher & Rocket Science Talk Streamers & Health Of Indie Film: “Streamers Are Participating More And More In Theatrical” — Zurich Summit
“Are streamers scaling back?” and “Is this a renaissance period for indie financed films?” were two of the questions at the heart of a Zurich Summit panel this morning, featuring CAA’s Roeg Sutherland, WME’s Katie Irwin and Oscar-winning producer John Lesher (Birdman). While the eye-watering streamer acquisitions of a few years ago may be fewer …
CelebrityDeadline‘Batgirl’ Film Extra To Sue Warner Bros After Being Hit By Motorbike On Glasgow Set Of Doomed Movie
Film extra Cristina Stanovici has detailed the severe injuries she suffered when she was hit by a speeding motorbike on the Glasgow set of the Batgirl movie. Stanovici told The Sun newspaper that she felt it would have been “easier if she had died” rather than go through multiple surgeries. Her injuries included a broken …
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKHow the success of School of Rock horrendously impacted its young stars
Joey Gaydos Jr., Veronica Afflerbach and Rivkah Reyes have all come forward with stories of post-fame hell.
BusinessDeadlineNetflix Germany Exec Sasha Bühler Addresses Streamer Contraction: “We’re Not Slowing Down… We’re Being A Little More Deliberate” – Zurich Summit
The future of working with streamers was on the table at the Zurich Summit on Saturday amid talk that the content bubble has burst as key markets such as the U.S. reach saturation point. Responding to suggestions that streamers are pulling back in terms of investment, Netflix exec Sasha Bühler, who oversees German-speaking content, said …
EntertainmentVariety‘Nyad’ Co-Developer Zurich Avenue Explores Wirecard’s Shady Dealings in ‘Bad Company,’ German Colonialism in ‘Hansen’
Zurich Avenue, headed by producers and former Zurich Film Festival execs Karl Spoerri and Viviana Vezzani, has quickly amassed an impressive slate of projects since launching last year, including Annette Bening starrer “Nyad.” Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s film, which chronicles the attempt by 64-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad to swim from Cuba to Florida, …
EntertainmentDigital SpySimon Pegg's new movie confirms UK release date with first trailer
Simon Pegg's new movie has confirmed a UK release date, alongside a first trailer of the dark comedy.
CelebrityDeadline‘Succession’ Star Reveals Leonardo DiCaprio Played Matchmaker With David Beckham For Netflix Doc
Parker Stevens, best known as the oleaginous comms man Hugo Baker in Succession, has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio played matchmaker between him and David Beckham. Stevens directed the upcoming four-part Netflix documentary series devoted to the life of the former footballer, and he told the Guardian newspaper that it was DiCaprio who suggested him to …
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Turkey’s premier film festival is canceled following a documentary dispute
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s oldest film festival has been canceled amid controversy surrounding a politically sensitive documentary about the aftermath of a 2016 coup attempt. Antalya Mayor Muhittin Bocek announced the cancellation of the city's Golden Orange Film Festival on Friday night, a day after the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry withdrew its support for the event. The ministry objected to the film “Kanun Hükmü” or “The Decree,” a documentary which focuses on the hardships of a teacher
EntertainmentDigital SpyThe Exorcist: Believer's demon might not be Pazuzu
The Exorcist: Believer director David Gordon Green has revealed that the film's demon may not be Pazuzu. And that might not have been the original, either
NewsDeadlineFemale Journalist In GB News Storm “Will Go To The Police, Fears For Her Safety” After Threats
The journalist at the heart of the GB News storm in the UK says she fears for her safety and is uncertain whether she will be able to carry on in her job. Ava Evans, who works for the Political Joe website, found herself at the centre of a media debacle this week, when actor …
EntertainmentDeadlineMK2, TrustNordisk & Unifrance Execs Talk “Shifting World” Of Film Festivals — Zurich Summit
International execs from Unifrance, MK2 and TrustNordisk kicked off the annual Zurich Summit on Saturday to discuss the importance of film festivals when promoting a title and if fests are drifting away from what works in cinemas. Speaking at the city’s Dolder Grand Hotel, where the boutique industry event is hosted each year alongside the …
EntertainmentVarietyInternational Oscar Race: The Philippines Selects Gay Animation Film ‘The Missing’
The Philippines has selected animated drama film “The Missing” (aka “Iti Mapukpukaw”) as its contender for the Academy Awards best international feature. The film tells the story of a gay animator who strangely does not have a mouth called on by his family to check up on a missing uncle. After he discovers that the …
EntertainmentDeadline‘Sex Education’ Fans Can Live The Dream, With Show’s Star Chalet Up For Sale
One of the biggest stars of hit Netflix series Sex Education has been the Norwegian-inspired chalet home of lead characters Otis (Asa Butterfield) and his mother Jean (Gillian Anderson), and now the house is for sale, as the show’s finale beckons. The BBC reports that the property where all the exteriors of the house, which …
EntertainmentVarietyU2’s Full Sphere Setlist: ‘Achtung Baby’-Centric, but With a Secret Songs (or Secret Album) Segment
The first date of U2’s 25-night run at Las Vegas’ Sphere is on the books, and for anyone who doesn’t mind spoilers, the makeup of the setlist can be revealed — although there is a mid-section that, judging from what Bono said, may be different each night during the run. The setlist for “U2:UV Live …
BusinessDeadlineSuspend & Not Extend: Universal Studio Group Opts Not To Lengthen Its Reinstated Term Deals, Focuses On Renewals Instead
EXCLUSIVE: For some writer-producers, the enthusiasm over going back to work this week was dampened by the news that their overall deals, suspended during the WGA strike, are being reinstated but not extended. Nowhere has this been more prevalent than Universal Studio Group, which includes Universal Television and UCP. The company has reinstated all of …
CelebrityDeadlineGuitarist Al Di Meola Suffers Heart Attack On Stage, Cancels Remaining Tour Stops
Influential guitarist Al Di Meola suffered a heart attack while performing in Romania on Wednesday. Di Meola began to clasp his chest while playing a set at the Arenele Romane venue in Bucharest when he suffered the attack. He then reportedly struggled to walk off stage. The other two members of Di Meola’s group continued …
NewsDeadlineArrest In AMC Movie Theater Incident Where Patron Was Brutally Attacked In Dispute Over Reserved Seats – Update
UPDATE, SEPT. 29: A 27-year-old man has been arrested for a widely publicized fight with a 63- year-old man over movie theater seats in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Friday. Jesse Montez Thorton II, 27, faces one count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. “BSO detectives worked this case for months,” BSO …
EntertainmentVarietyBill Maher Offers Mild Praise for WGA in ‘Real Time’ Post-Strike Return: Thanks Union for ‘Expediting the Paperwork’ to Get Shows Back on Air
Bill Maher returned to the airwaves with HBO’s “Real Time” for the first time since the strike with only mild praise for the Writers Guild of America for settling the five-month strike. Season 21 of “Real Tiime with Bill Maher” became the first of TV’s prominent late-night talk shows to return to the airwaves after …
EntertainmentDeadline“Why Is This Guy Picking A Fight With Mickey Mouse?” Bill Maher Asks Ron DeSantis On ‘Real Time’s Post-WGA Strike Return
“Why is this guy picking a fight with Mickey Mouse?” Bill Maher asked Ron DeSantis on Friday about the poll-lagging Florida governor’s ongoing jurisdictional and legal battles with Disney over the past year. “Well, first of all, they picked a fight with us,” a literally suited and cowboy booted DeSantis replied in Real Time With …
CelebrityDeadlineToby Keith Updates His Health Status In Battle With Stomach Cancer
A noticeably thinner Toby Keith says his faith is carrying him during his stomach cancer battle. Keith spoke Thursday before the first People’s Choice Country Awards in Nashville. He said he’s “doing all right” and said, “I lean on my faith and I just pray and lean into it. It was my rock.” Although he …
NewsDeadlineJohn McAfee Family Presses Spanish Authorities For Further Details On Anniversary Of His Death – Update
UPDATE: A Spanish court has ruled that tech titan John McAfee died by suicide, an inquest prompted by his family’s questions on his jailhouse death. McAfee died in 2021 in a Spanish jail, and his death has already been ruled a suicide by authorities. But ex-ife Janice asked for a further probe. McAfee himself had …
EntertainmentVarietyHow Netflix’s ‘Strong Black Summer’ Campaign Formalized Black Hollywood’s Cultural Calendar
It might officially be fall, but Netflix had a “Strong Black Summer.” At least, that was the name of the streamer’s warm-weather months campaign promoting a string of TV, film and documentary projects fronted by Black talent. Among the hot titles were Gabrielle Union’s rom-com “The Perfect Find,” the John Boyega-starring conspiratorial caper “They Cloned …
EntertainmentDeadline‘While You Were Breeding’ Not Going Forward At Freeform, Could Be Shopped Elsewhere
EXCLUSIVE: Freeform has opted not to proceed with While You Were Breeding, the upcoming Kristin Newman hourlong comedy series based on her memoir, Deadline has learned. Producers of the series, from Freeform Studios, will have the opportunity to shop it elsewhere. The 10-episode series had wrapped production and was headed into post-production when it paused …
