| | | | Yes, it’s that time again. The Oscar host hunt is on, and reliable sources tell Deadline that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman are in the mix.
The plan we hear would be to include them as part of a starry ensemble of rotating hosts, each — or in pairs — doing a portion of the show.
But would they do it? Reliable sources tell Deadline the outreach is real but there are mixed signals as to whether the stars are willing to participate. There also is the question of Disney/Marvel’s actual planned Oscar campaign for Deadpool & Wolverine, where we have heard Reynolds will be campaigned for Lead Actor and Jackman for Supporting. >>>Other A-Listers In The Mix |
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MAGA's Magical Thinking About The FCC - Donald Trump‘s criticism last week of the way that CBS edited a Kamala Harris interview wasn't his first time calling for a broadcaster to lose its license, and it’s also not the first time that he’s misconstrued just what the FCC can and cannot do. Trump’s repeated attacks on CBS are part of a longtime effort to undermine mainstream media, but he also is not alone in thinking that the FCC has an authority it really does not. >>> Court Challenges
Bryce Dallas Howard's Next Pic - Lionsgate has closed a deal for Bryce Dallas Howard to direct All of Her, details of which are under wraps. The feature project is written by Sarah Streicher based on an original story by Jurassic World filmmaker Colin Trevorrow and Streicher. >>>One Actress, Multiple Roles
A Darkly Comic 'Sociopath' - M.K. Oliver’s debut novel A Sociopath’s Guide to a Successful Marriage is making a splash years before its release, landing high-profile TV and publishing deals. Hulu has put in development a series adaptation of the darkly comedic crime mystery. >>>Showrunner Named
Max Thieriot's New Deal - Max Thieriot, star, co-creator and executive producer of Fire Country and co-creator/executive producer of spinoff Sheriff Country, has signed a first-look deal with the studio behind the drama franchise, CBS Studios. >>>Season 3 Update Tom Ortenberg On 'The Apprentice' - Nobody relishes being insulted the way that the makers of The Apprentice were in a late night Trumpian tirade on Truth Social, but the man charged with distributing the Donald Trump-Roy Cohen coming of age drama hopes that the Republican Presidential candidate’s tweeting finger is just getting warmed up. >>>Q&A
Contenders Streaming Site Launches - Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site featuring all panel conversations from Contenders London, the movie awards-season kickoff that featured creatives and key craftspeople from seven buzzy films that will be at the forefront of kudos conversations leading up to the Oscars. >>>Watch
In Brief - Daily Wire sets streaming launch date for Am I Racist?... Carlacia Grant signs with Anonymous Content... Thomasin McKenzie shines in Joy |
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The origin story of Leroy Jethro Gibbs has finally begun: CBS kicked off its much-anticipated prequel Monday from veteran NCIS writers-producers Gina Lucita Monreal and David J. North, as well as CBS Studios. And as promised, Mark Harmon returned to both narrate and to appear fireside as he journals about his life.
Here, Monreal and North breakdown the two-part premiere that follows a young Gibbs (Bridge of Spies' Austin Stowell) as he starts his career as a newly minted special agent at the fledgling NIS Camp Pendleton office. >>>Read The Interview |
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More News 🖥️ YouTube has announced more than two dozen updates, including “fine-tunable” playback speed, a sleep timer and a more “cinematic feel” for its TV app. The features will gradually roll out over the next few weeks.
⚖️ With half a dozen new lawsuits filed on Monday, including one that claims Sean Combs assaulted a 16-year-old boy in 1998, the incarcerated hip-hop mogul's lawyers insist Combs is innocent.
🦚 Dan Lovinger, who recently spearheaded NBCUniversal's advertising bonanza at the Paris Olympics, is among a handful of employees exiting the company amid a broad restructuring of its ad exec ranks.
🤝 Legendary Entertainment has completed a buyout of Wanda Group’s remaining equity interest in a move CEO Josh Grode said ushers in a new era for the studio.
🐴 Megan Thee Stallion took to Instagram on Monday to announce a feature-length documentary, due for release on Prime Video Oct. 31. |
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On the Radar
Tue - American Horror Stories S4 premiere
Wed - PaleyFest New York begins, Kamala Harris' Fox News sitdown
Thurs - New York Comic Con begins; Netflix reports third-quarter earnings
Fri - S.W.A.T. S8 premiere
Sat - Michael Keaton hosts SNL; Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Sun - Obama headlines Harris fundraiser in L.A. |
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Sequel - Ray Nicholson told Deadline at the premiere of his movie Smile 2 that, while he and his legendary father Jack are different people, he learned a lot from the Oscar winner.
"He’s my inspiration. I ate dinner with him every night. I studied it, that’s how I learned to be a human being. So, of course we’re gonna be kind of similar.” |
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