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France has become the latest European nation to re-introduce restrictions in response to a new wave of Covid-19. Positive cases, hospitalisations, and deaths are all on the rise in the country, with numbers reaching levels last seen in April. Health minister Olivier Véran announced yesterday that masks will again be mandatory in all indoor settings,

Most people are stuck inside on Thanksgiving cooking and cleaning all day, maybe even getting the fire department sent to their house after attempting a deep fried turkey. (Hopefully, that wasn’t the case.) There are some, though, that apparently like to go on a celebrity house tour, and this year was one they probably won’t

Hope springs eternal among those bent on getting to the bottom of the Roman Polanski sex case. On Monday morning, two writer/journalists, Sam Wasson and William Rempel, are now hoping that Judge Sergio Tapia II of the Los Angeles County Superior Court will look kindly on their request to unseal some critical evidence in the

Play video content TMZ.com Faizon Love says a potential “Elf” sequel doesn’t need the star power of Will Ferrell … he says America is ready for a Santa’s helper redo — a Black elf. The actor, who played the store manager in the original “Elf,” tells TMZ … he’s surprised Will turned down a $29

Mortal Shell was released last year as the inaugural game from developer Cold Symmetry, and some players are wondering how similar the game is to Dark Souls. The popularity of the Dark Souls franchise has spawned a sub-genre of games called “Soulslikes,” with many developers attempting to pay homage to FromSoftware’s games by replicating the

Liverpool City Council have set out the next steps on the long road to delivering a new film and TV studio in the city. A report, which will go to the Council’s Cabinet next Friday (December 3), is requesting permission to unlock a potential £70M to redevelop the iconic Littlewoods building, which would include studios, creative office

In a benchmark that was to be expected, Warner Bros./Legendary’s feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune has clocked past $100 million at the domestic box office. This brings the global running total to north of $370M; the ultimate exclamation point here for the Denis Villeneuve directed movie being $400M WW. Dune made $400K on Thanksgiving yesterday sending its domestic

Casting director and producer Don Phillips, who helped launch the careers of such actors as Sean Penn, Matthew McConaughey and Mary Steenburgen, passed away on Thanksgiving Day from natural causes. He would have turned 81 on Dec. 21. Phillips received his first break when he landed an entry-level job in the casting department of filmmaker

I’m sure just getting the chance to try out for a big franchise flick with a built-in audience like Top Gun: Maverick is a big deal, regardless of what level of fame you’ve achieved in Hollywood. While Miles Teller is more of a known name than Glen Powell — though Powell has had notable gigs

Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, famous for his song writing and music compositions, has died. Stephen died Friday at his home in Roxbury, CT … according to a New York Times report citing his lawyer, F. Richard Pappas. The cause of death is currently unclear … but it sounds sudden, because Stephen’s lawyer says he had

A woman makes a dramatic life change in Tereza37, the official International Feature Film Oscar entry from Croatia. Screenwriter Lana Barić plays married Tereza (37), who has been going the traditional route to try for a baby for years without success. She considers other options when her gynecologist jokes she should try to conceive with a different partner. Taking

The upcoming movie Black Adam could be the first major step for the DCEU setting up the Legion of Doom. The Legion of Doom is a supervillain team in the DC Comics universe, and a wide variety of villains from Joker to Black Manta have at some point been part of the collective. Black Adam holds a special place

EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired U.S. rights to Kyle Thomas’ drama Range Roads, along with North American rights to Dylan Reid’s semi-autobiographical film, By the Grace of…The digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios will release the former title written and directed by Thomas across internet, cable and satellite platforms on

Disney’s animated movie Encanto received a $1.5 million start Tuesday off showtimes starting at 6 p.m., as the pic opens today in 3,980 theaters. The movie, which features a soundtrack from Emmy-, Grammy- and Tony-winning Lin-Manuel Miranda, is expected to make $35M-$40M over the next five days. So far, Encanto is 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes off 67

Of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s five children, two have followed in his acting footsteps: Patrick Schwarzenegger and Joseph Baena. Regarding the latter, you might recall that five years back, Baena recreated one of his father’s most memorable scenes from 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Now, on the set of his new movie, Baena is once again totally

UPDATED with WHO news: The U.K. added six African countries to its travel quarantine list on Thursday after a new, potentially more-transmissible variant of Covid-19 was identified there. The BBC said the countries are South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini. Twenty-two positive cases of the variant, which is being called B.1.1.529, have been

Play video content @therock / Instagram Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is spreading some holiday cheer — and jokes — this Thanksgiving, surprising an unsuspecting group of fans with a funny warning. The WWE superstar turned Hollywood megastar posted a video Thursday of himself driving up on a Hollywood tour bus. You can see, the passengers

In the wake of Rust producers being hit with two lawsuits stemming from the fatal shooting of that film’s DP Halyna Hutchins, Variety reports this morning that producer Ryan Donnell Smith is co-financing a Dustin Hoffman–Sissy Spacek movie entitled Sam & Kate.  Deadline has reached out to the Rust producer’s reps for comment. We will update the story should

Those who have been playing Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will likely have had occasions where their Pokémon have demanded to be petted by the player, something that develops from the remakes’ friendship mechanics. BDSP welcomed players back to the Sinnoh region 15 years after the original Diamond and Pearl were released, but this time, players were met with

EXCLUSIVE: By this weekend, Warner Bros/Legendary’s Dune will cross $100M, making it the second movie from the studio this year to clear the century mark stateside off their controversial day-and-date theatrical HBO Max pandemic strategy. But with the Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of the Frank Herbert exclusively available in theaters now in its second month of release, sans

Wardpark Film and Television Studios, one of the largest production facilities in Scotland, has been acquired by U.S. companies Hackman Capital Partners and partner Square Mile Capital Management. Located in Cumbernauld, Scotland, the site is roughly 20 minutes from both Glasgow and Edinburgh. It is a 14-acre campus offering 200,000 square feet of studio space,

It’s been a month since Denis Villeneuve’s Dune hit HBO Max and theaters, and the new film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction novel can seemingly do no wrong. The film quickly made a name for itself as a masterful work of art, and the Dune we all deserve. While high praise is coming

A new book co-authored by Deadline business editor Dade Hayes will be the first to explore the media and tech sectors’ headlong rush into streaming. Binge Times: Inside Hollywood’s Furious Billion-Dollar Battle to Take Down Netflix will be published April 19 by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins. Hayes, who is based in New York,

Matthew McConaughey could win the Texas governorship if the election were held today — according to a new poll — and he hasn’t even said he wants the gig. So, here’s the breakdown … Governor Greg Abbott vs. Matt — Abbott 35%, Matt 43% Beto O’Rourke vs. Matt — Beto 27%, Matt 49% Now weirdly,

The first official trailer for Warner Bros. Animation’s upcoming DC League of Super-Pets starring and produced by Dwayne Johnson finds one (Super)man’s best friend his only hope. After Superman (John Krasinski) is sidelined by Lex Luthor, the Man of Steel’s faithful companion, Krypto, sets out to save the day. While Superman has Batman, Wonder Woman

Kelsey Grammer would love to return as the X-Men character, Beast, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The actor is best known for his two decade-long portrayal of the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, who was introduced during the third season of the NBC sitcom, Cheers, which was followed by his own spin-off show, Frasier. Grammer’s run as the radio psychiatrist

The Crown and Harry Potter star Helena Bonham Carter is to play the lead in an ITV biopic from It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies, the debut project for Nicola Shindler’s ITV Studios-backed drama label Quay Street Productions. Nolly will tell the story of Noele Gordon (Bonham Carter), who played Meg Richardson in hit ITV soap Crossroads before being

Disney will continue to embrace the theatrical window over the Thanksgiving stretch with the Jared Bush/Byron Howard/Charise Castro Smith-directed Colombia-set animated musical Encanto which is looking to hook families with a $35M-$40M five-day domestic start and another $35M+ overseas as the movie debuts day-and-date in all offshore territories except China, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines and Vietnam.

Deadline has launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: Documentary, featuring all 25 panels from our Sunday event showcasing the filmmakers behind the buzziest nonfiction feature films of the awards season. The daylong virtual presentation featured participants including Edgar Wright, Liz Garbus, Todd Haynes, Sam Pollard, Selma Blair, Morgan Neville, Matthew Heineman, Betsy West and

It’s barely been over a month since director Ridley Scott’s last movie, The Last Duel, premiered in theaters, but now the filmmaker has another cinematic offering to deliver for the Thanksgiving holiday. House of Gucci delves into Patrizia Reggiani’s marriage to Maurizio Gucci and navigating the Gucci fashion empire, with its heavy-hitting cast includes Lady