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Deadline’s Contenders Film returns to New York this morning with a hybrid in-person and livestreamed showcase at the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens, and a lineup of 23 films spotlighting the best motion pictures this awards season has to offer. The in-person event kicks off with a breakfast sponsored by United Artists Releasing

Kirsten Dunst is among a crop of actors who started starring in movies as a kid and have found enough success (and life balance) to become successful into adulthood. The 39-year-old actor, who is currently receiving Oscar buzz for her role in The Power of the Dog, recently looked back over her career and remembered

“We always knew this was a journey to the chair, but I couldn’t have imagined how rich the journey was going to be to the chair,” Sonequa Martin-Green says on Deadline’s Hero Nation podcast about her Michael Burnham finally being named the first Black female Star Trek Captain in Season 4 of Paramount+’s Star Trek:

Play video content ABC Alec Baldwin‘s claim he’s not responsible for Halyna Hutchins‘ death is not echoed by the woman leading the “Rust” shooting investigation — instead, she says Baldwin, and several others, could still be charged for their roles in the tragedy. During his sit-down with George Stephanopoulos, Baldwin said he didn’t feel guilt

Debuting at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year, Leave No Traces instantly became Poland’s official submission for the International Feature Oscar race. Directed by Jan P. Matuszyński, it’s based on a reportage by Cezary Lazarewicz and chronicles true events that took place in 1983, when Poland was shaken by the case of a high

Rob Zombie has revealed the first look at a new character named Igor in his reboot of The Munsters. The Munsters was a short-lived TV sitcom from the 1960s about a family of monsters that move from Transylvania to suburban America. The show lasted two seasons before being canceled, but it continued to gain popularity

Afternoon International Insiders, Max Goldbart here. Another busy week but we’ve got you covered with all the international headlines and analysis you need. To get this sent to your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Rating The Streamers BARBed move: It feels like industry bigwigs have been debating streamer ratings since the dawn of time

Landmark Theatres will be entering into a long-term lease at one of the former Arclight Cinemas locations, that being the Glen Town Center in Glenview, IL. The chain, owned by the Oscar-nominated Cohen Media Group, has plans to reopen the cinema as a 10-screen venue this coming spring after a $2.5M remodel, supported by the

UPDATE: The first case of the omicron variant has arrived in Los Angeles, according to the County Department of Public Health. Its announcement follows an earlier one on a case in New York City. For Los Angeles, the unnamed patient returned to Los Angeles County after travel to South Africa via London on Nov. 22.

Pretty much anybody who’s done an action film has been asked if they’d want to play James Bond. Thanks to the press rounds for Netflix’s original film Red Notice, we have two more candidates for the role: former wrestling superstar/current action star Dwayne Johnson and former TV star/current jack of all trades Ryan Reynolds. You

Canal Plus has reached a new agreement with French film industry organizations which sees the pay-TV group commit to invest more than 600M euros ($679M) in local and European film across the next three years. The deal, which was signed today with the BLIC, BLOC and ARP guilds — repping distributors, exhibitors, producers, directors and

Play video content ABC News The lawyer for the assistant director on “Rust” is backing Alec Baldwin‘s claim he did not pull the trigger on the gun that caused the death of Halyna Hutchins. Lisa Torraco appeared on “Good Morning America” Thursday and actually went a step further, saying her client told her from day

When you hear the name Guillermo del Toro you usually associate the Oscar winning director with fantastical filmmaking, monsters, supernatural elements,  and gothic stories from another world, but maybe for the first time with his remake of the 40’s film noir Nightmare Alley he is dealing on a smaller scale more focused strictly on people, albeit

Single All The Way is the first gay holiday romantic comedy distributed by Netflix. Yes, even in 2021, we’re still making note of such monumental steps forward for representation for the LGBTQ+ community. For this production, producer Joel S. Fry, director Michael Mayer and screenwriter Chad Hodge pull out all the stops to make Single

EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Morel-directed action movie Al Kameen (The Ambush) has logged the biggest opening weekend ever for any Emirati or Arabic-language film in the UAE. The movie, which is a co-production between AGC International and Image Nation Abu Dhabi, scored 170,000 cinema admissions between November 25 and November 29, making it the fifth largest opening this year

EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Depp movie Minamata is finally getting a U.S. release, we can reveal, but not from MGM which had previously acquired the film. Iervolino and Lady Bacardi Entertainment (ILBE) are now teaming up with Samuel Goldwyn Films to give the movie a North American release in theaters beginning December 15. The platformed release is

Ever since the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie Rust, the question has been, how did live ammunition find its way into a prop gun in the hands of Alec Baldwin? There have been many questions and few answers regarding just how this tragic accident occurred, but it looks

BIFAs Sets Host Asim Chaudhry, most known for his role as Chabuddy G in People Just Do Nothing, has been set as host for the 2021 British Independent Film Awards, which will take place on December 5. Back to a physical edition after a one-year virtual hiatus, the ceremony is taking place at London’s Old

The big mystery in the fatal shooting on the set of Alec Baldwin‘s movie “Rust” remains … how live rounds ended up in the weapon, and now investigators are taking a closer look at the film’s ammo supplier. According to a new search warrant, obtained by TMZ, detectives in New Mexico have interviewed a guy

Legendary Jazz Age performer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker made history today as the first Black woman to enter France’s hallowed Panthéon. Baker is also only the sixth woman to be honored in such a way. A ceremony was held this evening, led by French President Emmanuel Macron, who called the late Baker a

An incredibly talented Minecraft player recently created a space ship-sized Oreo with almost 50,000 blocks. Originally released in 2011, Minecraft has stayed relevant with constant updates and free additional content added at a semi-consistent rate. Over the years, Minecraft has evolved from a pure survival game, with players gathering materials to build homes and weapons

EXCLUSIVE: Calmatic, who most recently wrapped production directing the House Party reboot for New Line, has been tapped to direct a reboot of White Men Can’t Jump for 20th Century. Kenya Barris and Doug Hall co-wrote the script with Barris also producing. Blake Griffin, Ryan Kalil and Noah Weinstein are executive producing through their Mortal Media banner. The

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+/Marvel’s Hawkeye was the most shared TV series title among pirate networks for the week of Nov. 22-28 according to MUSO, while Amazon Prime’s The Wheel of Time ranked second. Such are the calamities for an entertainment industry obsessed with streaming: If there’s a pristine copy of a movie or series available on the web,

In 1985, Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa faced off against Russian powerhouse Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, a story that was recently explored through a new lens thanks to the director’s cut. Then in 2018, Dolph Lundgren reprised Drago for Creed II, which saw the character’s son, Viktor Drago, exchanging fisticuffs with Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis

The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC), which certifies film and TV content for the UK, has unveiled the results of a survey it commissioned into racism and discrimination on screen and how such scenes should impact classification. Key findings include that the majority of people do not think that older films and TV shows

There’s a new Peter Pan movie that’s about to take to the skies next year — and wouldn’t you know it … their lead Wendy is getting paid handsomely, especially for her age! Actress Ever Anderson, who’s just 14 years old, stands to make at least six figures for her work on Disney’s “Peter Pan

EXCLUSIVE: It has been nearly two full years since Guillermo del Toro started shooting Nightmare Alley. But now, finally, four years to the day since The Shape of Water’s US release, the cast and crew are preparing to gather in New York City for the movie’s global premiere at Alice Tully Hall Wednesday night. A

Warning! SPOILERS for 8-Bit Christmas HBO’s first Christmas movie of the season 8-Bit Christmas features a battle royale between Tammy and Timmy with the Nintendo Power Glove, raising the question of why filmmakers chose to showcase a fake game. Neil Patrick Harris’ latest movie is a fun-filled family romp set in the late ’80s during the Nintendo craze. The

Remember when New York and Los Angeles use to post big figures for the opening of a specialty film at the box office? Well, those days look to be coming back. United Artist Releasing’s MGM Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s teen comedy Licorice Pizza posted a huge $83,8K opening screen average from four theaters, which the