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Film ‘Conclave’ Helmer Edward Berger On Taking Colin Farrell Through A Macau Casino Fever Dream In ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’
After following his Oscar-winning muddy World War I epic ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ with the Vatican for ‘Conclave,’ director Edward Berger has taken another radical turn, this time to the gaudy glitz and desperation of the Macau casinos for Netflix’s ‘Ballad of a Small Player’, which is gearing up for its world premiere at TIFF. Though not one for the gaming tables himself, Berger discusses his high-stakes gambles in spurning sure-bet franchise jobs like Ocean’s Eleven and James Bond for movies that on the surface bear little resemblance to each other.
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Coby Bell Signs With Defining Artists
Coby Bell, known for his recent starring role on CW’s Walker, has signed with Defining Artists for representation.
Bell portrayed Texas Ranger Captain Larry James opposite Jared Padalecki on all four seasons of Walker, a reimagining of CBS’ long-running 1990s action/crime series Walker, Texas…
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‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ Author Clarifies Update On Movie Sequel
Two years later, fans of Red, White & Royal Blue might be in for a happy ending soon.
After saying at a recent event that “pencils are kind of down for now” on the sequel, the literary source material’s author Casey McQuiston clarified the phrase on social media to put fans’ minds at ease.
“I…
‘Lucha VaVoom de La Liz’ Wrestling Variety Show Has Final Blowout At LA’s Mayan Theatre Tonight; New Venue Imminent
It might be lights out at LA historic Mayan Theatre, but no one is planning to hang up their tights in the long run for the city’s longest running wrestling variety show, Lucha VaVoom de La Liz.
The 23-year-old Lucha VaVoom de La Liz is very close to announcing its new venue in the next month with a…
Lacretta Signs With Innovative Artists
Innovative Artists Entertainment has signed former Night Court star Lacretta for representation in film and television.
Lacretta most recently played Donna ‘Gurgs’ Gurganous, the lovable court bailiff on the NBC revival series which wrapped its third and final season in May.
She was previously…
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‘Dexter’ Franchise Reevaluated: ‘Resurrection’ Moving On With Season 2 Writers Room, Prequel ‘Original Sin’ Canceled
Showtime’s new leadership has made their first major programming decision, and it involves the network’s flagship Dexter franchise.
The Paramount TV Studios team, led by Matt Thunell, which took oversight of Showtime following Skydance’s acquisition of Paramount Global, has signaled its commitment…
Paramount Job Cuts Coming In November, With Cost Savings To Exceed $2 Billion
The Skydance-owned Paramount is expecting to begin pink-slipping around November, we understand.
Deadline has been told by myriad sources that it’s about the dollar figure amount as far as job cuts go, not necessarily the headcount, though the number of positions being eliminated across theatrical…
‘Ne Zha 2’s English Dub Joins Indies ‘Eden’ By Ron Howard, Mubi’s ‘Lurker’ – Specialty Preview
A weekend light on new studio tentpoles is seeing a run of indies in moderate to wide release like Ron Howard's Eden, Relay and Honey, Don't! with well reviewed limited debuts for Lurker and Splitsville and unexpected dueling animations from A24 (Ne Zha 2 rerelease) and Netflix (Kpop Demon Hunters – A Sing…
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Paramount Acquires R-Rated Comedy Pitch ‘The Island’ From Trevor Noah; ‘Neighbors’ Scribe Andrew Jay Cohen Adapting Screenplay
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount has acquired The Island, an R-rated comedy feature pitch based on an idea from former Daily Show host Trevor Noah, enlisting Neighbors scribe Andrew Jay Cohen to adapt the screenplay.
The Island tells the story of two polar opposites — a successful alpha businesswoman and a…
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Kevin Jakubowski Adapting Evan S. Porter’s Debut Novel ‘Dad Camp’ For Netflix; 21 Laps & Happy Madison To Produce
EXCLUSIVE: Amid monster viewership for Happy Gilmore 2, which last month scored Netflix’s biggest U.S. opening weekend ever, Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison is teaming with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps to develop a feature adaptation of Evan S. Porter’s debut novel Dad Camp, with Kevin Jakubowski on board to pen the…
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‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle’ Building Toward $20M+ Opening – Box Office Early Look
Sony Crunchyroll’s anime title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle hit three week tracking yesterday and the outlook for the Sept. 12 theatrical release stands between a solid $20M-$29M.
The news comes at a time as Sony Pictures Animation/Netflix’s Kpop Demon Hunters Singalong is expected…
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Amazon MGM Studios: Kara Smith & Tom Lieber Get New Roles As Laura Lancaster Restructures TV Co-Productions Division
Laura Lancaster, Head, US SVOD TV Development and Series – Co-Productions at Amazon MGM Studios, has expanded the roles of her top lieutenants Kara Smith and Tom Lieber in the department that handles development and production of series coming from outside studios. Lancaster outlined the changes in an…
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ABC Developing Legal Drama ‘The Advocate’ From Tawnya Bhattacharya & Ali Laventhol
EXCLUSIVE: There’s a new legal drama in the works at ABC from the writing team of Tawnya Bhattacharya and Ali Laventhol, who were writers and co-executive producers of Netflix’s My Life With the Walter Boys and Peacock’s Bel-Air.
The Advocate is a character-driven legal procedural centered around a…
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You Said ItFrom the WWI battlefields to the Vatican to now a Macau Casino... Ed Berger is a filmmaker on top of the world
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