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With Golden Globes nominations set for Monday, Hollywood has a big decision to make when it comes to the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association: Is it too soon to forgive the org for its corrupt past and lack of diversity just so everyone can booze it up again at the Beverly Hilton? It's not as if the HFPA hasn't tried to clean up its house. Besides boosting its membership makeup of those from racial and ethnically diverse groups to over 51%, the group has also killed its long-ridiculed practice of accepting gifts. Those changes, unfortunately, weren't enough for people like Brendan Fraser, who's already made it clear he won't attend the kudofest after the 2003 groping incident by the ex-HFPA chief. Fraser is earning plenty of attention for his work on The Whale ; but he won't do so at the Beverly Hilton on January 10. Others in Hollywood, while not ready to make the same drastic decision, do still have reservations about the organization that actor Gary Oldman once described as "90 nobodies having a wank." One source at a Big Three agency tells Deadline that it feels like everyone is in a “wait-and-see scenario” vis-à-vis the Globes. >>>Still A Key Campaign Boost? |
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Disruptive DC Decision - DC nixing Patty Jenkins’ take on Wonder Woman 3 and rampant rumors that the studio’s new co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran will turn the comic book label upside down have left the town with a bad case of PTSD. Actors, agents and other creatives are worried not just about the next segment of Diana Prince's arc, but also about Henry Cavill's Man of Steel 2 and the possible re-casting of many current big superhero roles. >>> "This Is Creating A Riot"
Bay's Way - Michael Bay has left WME, the agency where he has spent the bulk of his directing career. Bay had been repped for years principally by Ari Emanuel, but the Transformers director’s run with WME seemed to sour with his most recent film, the shot-in-the-pandemic actioner Ambulance. The pic was backed by Endeavor Content. >>>Dispute Over Fees & Budget
Unscripted Rewarded - In the latest high-profile move in the unscripted realm, Fox's Allison Wallach, who has overseen the network's ratings smash The Masked Singer, has been promoted to oversee all such programming for Fox. She takes over the role of President, Unscripted Programming at Fox after Rob Wade, who previously oversaw the genre, was named CEO of Fox Entertainment in October. >>> Will Also Manage Studio Ramsay Global & TMZ
Re-'Election' - Reese Witherspoon will produce and reprise her starring role in the sequel to Alexander Payne's 1999 comedy Election. Tracy Flick Can’t Win will be based on the follow-up novel from the writer of the original's source material, Tom Perrotta. >>>Plot
Streaming Revenue - The new ad-supported tier of Disney+ has launched. It features 100 advertisers and about 4 minutes of ads per hour, slightly less than the industry norm. The debut leaves Apple TV+ — for now — as the only major new streaming player without commercial interruptions. >>>Competitive Landscape
Not-So-Plain Jane - CBS is developing Citizen Jane, a drama from Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol co-creator Jay Beattie and CBS Studios. In the series, written by Beattie, a law school dropout turned citizen sleuth who is haunted by her sister’s unsolved murder partners with a jaded homicide detective seeking redemption. >>>Cold Cases
In Brief - Viola Davis is set for the Chairman’s Award at PSFF…Discovery+ and ID ordered 3-part series on real-life controversies surrounding Glee…See Everything Everywhere villain Stephanie Hsu’s audition tape… The NAACP sets up two more dramas at CBS. |
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QUOTABLE: "This has been an honor. Thank you" - A tearful Trevor Noah signing off on his final episode of The Daily Show |
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Adam Sandler talks about Hustle, being taken seriously as an actor, his own favorites in a career that also includes such highlights as Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Hotel Transylvania and so many others. With Hustle, Sandler has found the perfect channel for his talents. It combines sports, a challenging role and even a little comedy as he plays a veteran scout for a basketball team who aspires to the top coaching job. The Netflix film is part of his deal with the streamer, but it stands apart from many of his comedies. It has also now put Sandler back in the hunt for his first Oscar nomination. >>> See The Video Interview |
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Exclusive United Artists - Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's new Artists Equity studio has set another project for Damon to star in alongside Affleck's Oscar-winning brother Casey. Dubbed The Instigators, the heist film is being distributed by Apple Original Films. >>>Doug Liman Directing
Exclusive Old 'Saw' - Veteran Saw cast member Shawnee Smith is circling the10th installment in the billion-dollar horror franchise from Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures. The sequel is currently in production in Mexico City. >>>Full Cast
A 'Queer' Narrative - Daniel Craig has committed to Luca Guadagnino's adaptation of William S. Burroughs' semi-autobiographical novel Queer. Craig will play Lee, a character loosely based on Burroughs. >>>Life & Love In Mexico City
Wicked Ways - Hot off Everything Everywhere All at Once, Michelle Yeoh has joined Universal’s two-part film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical Wicked. Wizard-Adjacent Role
Exclusive Taking Collective Action - Lucas Till, Ruby Rose, Tyrese Gibson and Don Johnson are topline the action-thriller The Collective from Yale Entertainment. The film, directed by Tom DeNucci, follows a group of righteous assassins called The Collective who take aim at a highly sophisticated human trafficking ring backed by a network of untouchable billionaires. >>> Recently Wrapped Production
Exclusive Call Me Dr. Love - Luke Wilson and Annie Murphy are set to join Apple Original Films’ Fingernails. In the sci-fi love story, a test has been discovered that measures whether couples are truly in love, and institutes have opened to help couples succeed. Wilson plays the head of one such institute. >>>Full Cast
Exclusive Marriage Story- Pretty Little Liars' Janel Parrish will produce and star opposite Ryan Powers in Sydney vs. Sean, which Gavin Michael Booth is directing from Powers’ script. The film goes into production in January. >>>Relationship Drama
Exclusive Youth Gone Wild - Emmy-winner Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) is set as a lead, along with Vritika Gupta (American Halloween), Javon “Wanna” Walton (Euphoria) and Aiyana Goodfellow (Small Axe) in Under The Bridge, Hulu’s limited series about a missing teen, a savage murder and hidden truths. They join previously announced star Riley Keough in the series from ABC Signature. >>> True Story
In Brief - Grammy-nominated comedian and podcaster Nate Bargatze is doing his first stand-up special for Amazon...Sierra Teller Ornelas and Marcos Luevanos are developing the half-hour multicam comedy Amigos for NBC. |
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BY THE NUMBERS: 2 billion minutes - The amount of time viewers spent watching Netflix's Manifest last week, putting it atop the Nielsen Streaming Chart |
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More News
✨ Taylor Swift will make her feature film directing debut, on a Searchlight Pictures project based on her own original script.
📕 Penguin Random House CEO Markus Dohle resigned after the publishing giant's proposed merger with Simon & Schuster fell apart after pressure by federal regulators.
🛫 Top Gun: Maverick was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review, which called it "a thrilling crowd-pleaser that is expertly crafted on every level."
🤝 Dahvi Waller, the creator of historical drama Mrs. America, has signed a multi-year overall television deal with Lionsgate Television Group. Waller will develop premium scripted series under her newly formed Federal Engineering banner.
🚦 Remo Williams, the cop framed and sentenced to death before becoming a trained assassin, is heading to the small screen. Better Call Saul exec producer Gordon Smith is adapting The Destroyer book series, which was first published in 1971, for Sony Pictures Television.
😢 At least five veteran newscasters at Los Angeles' KNBC have accepted “voluntary early retirement” buyouts and will leave the station at the end of the year. They include evening news co-anchor and longtime local newsman Chuck Henry, along with longtime reporters Beverly White, Vikki Vargas, Angie Crouch and Kim Baldonado.
In Brief - CAA promotes eight…Starz taps new heads of marketing & publicity. |
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On the Radar Sat - Deadline Contenders Film at LA3C festival; Steve Martin & Martin Short host SNL; European Film Awards
Sun - LA3C festival; “Guillermo del Toro: Crafting Pinnochio” opens at MoMA
Mon - Golden Globe nominations; The Black List announced
Tue - Independent Spirit Awards nominations
Wed - Critics Choice Film Awards nominations |
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Obituaries
🕯 The Emmy-winning co-creator of Schoolhouse Rock!, George Newall, has died at 88. The educational shorts, presented during ABC’s Saturday morning cartoon block, included such inspired titles -- with equally inspired songs to match -- as “Conjunction Junction,” “I’m Just a Bill” and “Three Is a Magic Number.” 🕯 Barbara "Babs" Thore , maybe best known as Whitney’s mom on TLC’s My Big Fat Fabulous Life, died Wednesday at age 76. Thore’s health struggles were addressed on the TLC show. The most recent 10th season chronicled her recovery and release from the hospital after suffering one of a stroke. |
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Coming Home - The first clear images of WNBA star Brittney Griner after she was freed from a Russian penal colony showed her flashing a cautious smile on a flight out of the country. (Russian State Media) |
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