Sony Motion Pictures Group chairman Tom Rothman, in Cannes to toast the 100th birthday of Columbia Pictures, took a moment to update Deadline on what’s important for a movie business struggling to regain its mojo after the strikes. It is also a time when Sony has thrown in with Apollo to potentially swallow much or all of Paramount Global, leaving Hollywood with one fewer major studio after Disney took over Fox.
Rothman would not comment on M&A, but had plenty to say about the business, why "good" movies are not good enough anymore, Quentin Tarantino's final film and the upcoming reunion of the Forrest Gump team. >>>Q&A
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Netflix Family Reunion - In a competitive situation, Netflix has landed for development Forever, Interrupted, a limited series based on the 2013 bestselling novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, sources tell Deadline. Laura Dern and Margaret Qualley are set to star in and executive produce the project, from A24 and company-based producer Jessica Rhoades. >>>Return Engagement For Main Parties Departures & Promitions Loom At 'SNL' - A number of SNL's featured players expected to be promoted as Season 50 appraoches; Deadline understands that Marcello Hernández, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker are all likely to become repertory players next season after joining in Season 48. >>>Others Likely Leaving
Episodic Trims - More ensemble drama series are reducing the number of episodes cast members are in as a way to save money. Series regulars on CBS‘ FBI and FBI: Most Wanted will have their minimum guarantees trimmed by two episodes next season, Deadline has learned. Reps for FBI producers Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television declined comment. The moves follow a similar one, first reported by Deadline, affecting veteran cast members on ABC's ultra-long-running Grey's Anatomy. >>> FBI: International Not Affected
The Upfronts Go To The Movies - This year's Upfronts marked a sea change for the Madison Avenue set, who were previously treated to a cavalcade of television stars promoting the small-screen. The presence of Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal is meant to present movies as properties well-suited to automakers and pharmaceutical companies. >>> Tighter Release Windows At Work
Trophy Week - In the wake of last week's blitz of presentations to TV and streaming ad buyers in New York, Deadline has handed out its 2024 Upfronts Awards. The honors went to everything from best joke to biggest letdown to most ironic catchphrase. >>>Everyone's A Winner
Josh Brolin: The Film That Lit My Fuse - The Outer Range star explains how great acting wore down his resolve to do anything else after watching how the ebbs and flows of such as career impacted his father. It all started with seeing Steve McQueen in The Blob at age four. >>>Watch |
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Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski took to the rooftop of the Palais to visit the Deadline Studio in Cannes, and the high vantage point seemed fitting; the pair are on a cloud after the triumphant premiere of Andrea Arnold’s Bird, in which they both star. >>>Watch The Interview |
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Vince Vaughn is in negotiations to star in the 20th Century pic Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. BenDavid Grabinski will write and direct with Andrew Lazar producing.
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Oscar nominee Bill Nighy, Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place I & II), George MacKay (1917) and Matt Smith (The Crown) are set to star in acclaimed Argentinian filmmaker Pablo Trapero’s (El Clan) English-language movie debut & Sons, which is being scripted by Oscar-winner Sarah Polley.
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Thad Luckinbill is roaring into Season 2 of Lioness as a newly minted series regular. He will continue to play Kyle, a CIA Officer.
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June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie) is the newest addition to the cast of Weapons, New Line‘s mysterious horror thriller from director Zach Cregger. |
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More News 🕵️ Julian Assange won the right to appeal his extradition to the U.S. following a ruling by the UK’s High Court. The decision means the Wikileaks founder will be able to challenge U.S. assurances over how his prospective trial would be conducted and whether his right to free speech would be infringed, according to the BBC.
⚖️ A lawyer representing Cassie Ventura in her settlement with Sean Combs has lashed out in response to Combs’ recent video post in which he apologizes for the assault on his former girlfriend that was captured on a hotel video. "He was only compelled to ‘apologize’ once his repeated denials were proven false shows his pathetic desperation," she wrote.
🎬 Demi Moore teased details of her role in Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming Paramount+ drama Landman and revealed she expects to be back on set for a second season in early 2025. |
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 The two-episode finale of Young Sheldon scored 8.95M viewers. It was the top broadcast of the night and also the most-watched episode of the show in four years.
🔻 Twitter is no more, at least as far as internet protocols are concerned. The social media platform's URL has officially been changed to X.com. |
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On the Radar
Mon - Streaming Media NYC conference
Tue - The Good Doctor series finale
Wed - Abbott Elementary S3 finale
Thu - Lionsgate fiscal Q4 and 2024 earnings
Fri - Furiosa opens
Sat - George Lucas receives honorary Palme d'Or
Mon - Memorial Day |
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Obituaries
🕯️ Dabney Coleman, the prolific, Emmy-winning actor whose six-decade career included a sterling run of 1980s hit movies such as 9 to 5, On Golden Pond, WarGames and Tootsie and whose TV work ranged from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Buffalo Bill to The Guardian and Boardwalk Empire, has died at 92. 🕯️ Alice Stewart , a CNN political commentator who worked on several GOP presidential campaigns, has died at 58. 🕯️ Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2024: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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'Horizon' Line - After the first film in his planned Horizon tetralogy sold to most territories, Kevin Costner spoke at Deadline Studio about drawing the line between art and commerce.
"I feel like I just have to make what I want to make, and I’m glad that people — they see it as a way for them to do well," said the director-writer-star. "And this whole way where it connected the business, the theatrical distribution, the whole thing sometimes works really beautifully and well. And the risk I take is somehow rewarded. That’s what I hope. But I couldn’t let it be my guide. I had to first make my story." |
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