It’s been nearly two weeks since IATSE reached a tentative agreement with the studios on a new film and TV contract, and the union is now ready to reveal the full contract to its members.
The complete memorandum of agreements between IATSE and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers for the Area Standards, Videotape and Basic Agreement were sent in a memo to members on Wednesday.
Until now, IATSE had released only a general summary of the deal points, touting wage gains, AI guardrails and pension and health plan increases. >>>Read The Full Agreement |
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Seismic Deal - The Michael Crichton and James Patterson novel Eruption has been bought at auction by Sony in what we hear is a seven-figure deal after several parties circled. >>>Conversations With Keanu
Vulcans In Hall H - Paramount+ is thundering into San Diego Comic-Con with its new animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all things Star Trek, and the upcoming Showtime series Dexter: Original Sin. >>>Lineup Details
Sun Valley Scuttlebutt- The annual Allen & Co. confab is famous for dealmaking, but his year could one be undone? It’s unlikely, but Shari Redstone, who controls Paramount, and Barry Diller, who might like to, are both present and Par’s recent merger agreement with Skydance has a 45-day window for other interested buyers to jump in. >>>David Ellison Not Attending
As 'The Crow' Flies - Pressman Film, the company behind movies such as American Psycho, Wall Street and The Crow, is eyeing the small screen. Run by Sam Pressman, the outfit is developing a swath of television projects with writers, directors and producers behind series such as The Wire, Bosch, Tehran and Legion. >>>Development Deals
Shooting In Secret - Ilker Çatak, whose The Teachers’ Lounge was nominated for an Oscar as Germany’s International Feature Film submission, completed shooting his new film Yellow Letters in Hamburg on Wednesday night. Yellow Letters was filmed under strict security precautions because of what producer Ingo Fliess referred to as the film’s cultural and political “sensitive nature.” >>> Baz Bamigboye's Column
Bill Burr Moves To Hulu - Earlier this year, Hulu revealed that it was making a big push into stand-up comedy, taking on the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. The Disney-backed streamer has now signed another big name to its roster – Bill Burr. >>>Jim Gaffigan, Too
Walter Hamada's Latest - Paramount Pictures has greenlit the Johannes Roberts horror film Primate, with Oscar winner Troy Kotsur set to lead the cast. Roberts will direct the Walter Hamada-produced feature, which Roberts co-wrote with Ernest Riera. >>>Horror Genre Deal
In Brief - The Cleaning Lady taps Daniel Cerone as S4 showrunner |
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“Glicked” - 'Gladiator II' star Paul Mescal coming up with a Barbenheimer-style amalgam of his film's title and that of 'Wicked,' which will also be released on November 22 |
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Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan’s food travelog series Billy and Dom Eat the World gave the pair a chance to renew their Lord of the Rings fellowship with Ian McKellen.
In the first episode of the six-part series, Boyd and Monaghan visit McKellen at his east London pub The Grapes on the bank of the River Thames.
“It happened we were looking at London pub culture and it just so happens Ian McKellen has a pub,” Boyd recalled to Deadline. “He told us why he ended up in that part of London, and what pubs mean to Britain.” >>>Read The Interview |
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Zoë Kravitz looks to be making plans for her next acting job as she is in talks to join Austin Butler in Darren Aronofsky’s crime thriller Caught Stealing for Sony Pictures.
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Isabel May (1883), Archie Renaux (Alien: Romulus), Emma Laird (Mayor of Kingstown) and Alex Jarrett (Les Misérables) will round out the cast of Falling , Gulfstream Pictures‘ K.J. Apa-led romantic dramedy from writer-directors Colin Krisel and James Krisel.
Game of Thrones alumna Emilia Clarke is set as a lead in Ed Brubaker’s Prime Video graphic novel-based series Criminal.
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Grey’s Anatomy star Kevin McKidd has been cast in CBBC‘s adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's The Primrose Railway Children.
Renée Zellweger is set to star in and executive produce Jane Smith, a legal thriller drama from Skydance Television, MGM Television, James Patterson Entertainment, David E. Kelley Productions and Zellweger’s Big Picture Co. The project, based on the bestselling novel 12 Months to Live by James Patterson & Mike Lupica, has landed at Max for development.
In Brief - Madison Shamoun checks into The Z-Suite... Accused adds Taylor Schilling, Justin Chambers & Danny Pino... Audra McDonald, Mary-Louise Parker, Richard Kind & more to star in indie The Auction... Jill Kargman, David Krumholtz, Justin Bartha & Christine Taylor to topline Miracle On 74th Street |
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More News 🐧 Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery shifted three of its highest profile Max Originals to HBO Originals. The company is continuing the trend with The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy now premiering on HBO as well as launching on Max.
🥊 Prime Video has formally ordered The Greatest limited series, from executive producer Michael B. Jordan and executive producer/showrunner Ben Watkins (Cross). Considered the first authorized scripted series about the life of Muhammad Ali done with access to his estate, The Greatest will star Jaalen Best (All American: Homecoming) as the boxing legend.
🏀 The NBA is moving ever closer to clinching a set of media rights deals worth a total of $76 billion, even as uncertainty continues to swirl around the league’s future with longtime partner Turner Sports. NBCUniversal, Amazon Prime Video and Disney/ESPN have all finalized their packages. ⚖️ Composer Nomi Abadi has filed a defamation suit against Danny Elfman, according to media reports. Abadi claims statements Elfman made to Rolling Stone last year “peddled appalling lies...about Nomi.” The complaint alleges that Elfman and his representatives dismissed Abadi’s allegations of sexual misconduct.
✍️ Deadline has confirmed that the Shawn Levy-directed Star Wars movie we first told you about back in 2022 is being penned by frequent Levy collaborator Jonathan Tropper.
📺 ABC is out with its fall schedule, featuring a mix of new and returning drama, comedy and unscripted series. Among the reveals is that veteran dramas 9-1-1 and Grey’s Anatomy begin their respective eighth and 21st seasons on Thursday, September 26. |
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On the Radar
Thu - The ESPYs; Jake Tapper on Colbert
Fri - TCA Awards
Sat - Wimbledon Women's Final
Sun - Wimbledon Men's Final; IATSE contract ratification vote begins
Mon - GOP convention begins; Biden NBC interview
Wed - Emmy nominations; IATSE contract ratification voting ends |
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Meat & Greet - Seth Rogen and friends at a special screening of Prime Video's Sausage Party: Foodtopia at Hollywood Forever. |
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