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The Film That Lit My Fuse is a Deadline video series that aims to provide an antidote to headlines about industry uncertainty by swinging the conversation back to the creative ambitions, formative influences, and inspirations of some of today’s great screen artists. Every installment asks the same five questions. Today’s subject is Sacha Baron Cohen,

Helen McCrory — best known for playing Aunt Polly on “Peaky Blinders” — has died of cancer … according to her husband, “Billions” star Damian Lewis. Lewis announced his wife’s death on Twitter, saying … “I’m heartbroken to announce that after an heroic battle with cancer, the beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory

The fight for full enfranchisement is fundamental to the African-American struggle in this country and to this country’s claim to functioning democracy. As an African-American, and as a citizen, I oppose all attempts, explicit and otherwise, to shrink the electorate and reduce access to the ballot. I say this as I return to Georgia, a

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness gets a fan-created logo based on a new cap that MCU architect Kevin Feige was spotted wearing. Filming for the upcoming Benedict Cumberbatch and Elizabeth Olsen team-up film has been going on for several months now. Despite some delays and difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic, production quietly

Ahead of the summer release of Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, Moscow’s Dream Island Theme Park has officially opened its new “Hotel Transylvania” attraction. This comes as Transformania, the final chapter in the $1.3B franchise, is due for rollout beginning July 23 in North America and internationally from August 4. It is currently scheduled to hit Russia on

EXCLUSIVE: Italy’s Royal House of Savoy is getting the film and TV treatment from Chinese director, writer and producer Yi Zhou who is developing both a TV series and feature based on Queen Marie-José. ‘The May Queen’, who reigned for just 35 days, led a remarkable life. She was known as a radical royal who

Pilou Asbaek, who played Euron Greyjoy in Game of Thrones, is currently in negotiations to join Aquaman 2. Deadline did not provide any details about his role, but assuming a deal is finalized, he would be the first new face to be added to the DCEU sequel. Along with Jason Momoa obviously reprising the title

EXCLUSIVE: Huge news here for Carey Mulligan as the Promising Young Woman Best Actress nominee heads into the final lap of Oscar season: We hear on good authority that she has joined Netflix’s Adam Sandler feature Spaceman. The project was previously known as The Spaceman of Bohemia.  The story, based on Jaroslav Kalfar’s novel, follows

Harvey Weinstein‘s been indicted on sexual assault charges in L.A. and now faces extradition from New York, but he’s hoping to stay put because his health is failing… so claims his legal team. The disgraced movie producer appeared Monday for his extradition hearing via video conference along with his attorneys, Mark Werksman and Norman Effman,

With a confirmed, and late-breaking, re-release date, Peter Jackson’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring has been scheduled to hit China’s movie theaters tomorrow (April 16). The second film, The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers, will follow next Friday, April 23. The Oscar-winning New Line trilogy will play in

Magi Tareke won legions of loyal fans after her appearance on The Bachelor, and she’s now calling on them to help her home country. 32-year-old Magi was born in Adwa, Ethiopia, and came to the United States after winning the Diversity Visa Lottery. Now, Magi is raising money on GoFundMe for Ethiopians displaced by the war in Tigray,

EXCLUSIVE: Jacob Tremblay is set to co-star opposite Peter Dinklage in Legendary’s new Toxic Avenger movie. Macon Blair is on board to direct. A contemporary reimagining of Troma Entertainment’s successful 1984 low-budget action comedy hit, The Toxic Avenger is steeped in environmental themes and subverts the superhero genre in the vein of Deadpool. When a struggling everyman is pushed into a

EXCLUSIVE: The Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal dramedy Here Today has been picked up by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions’ Stage 6 Films and will open in theaters on May 7. Crystal directed the movie, repping his eighth time directing and his third on a feature film. Crystal co-wrote the screenplay with his fellow Saturday Night Live alum and

In a welcome move to avoid Cannes events in three separate months this summer, the Cannes Marché is scrapping its ‘pre-Cannes screenings’ in May in favor of a June 21-25 event. Given that most major sales companies are banding together to stage a virtual market at the end of June, this should now pave the

Of course, this is just the beginning, as actors like Naomie Harris and Ruth Wilson, as well as the rest of their Time’s Up UK collaborators, are just beginning to inspire much needed change in the entertainment industry. Issuing guidelines is a starting point for actions and conversations that will need to happen on every

Lee Aaker, best known as the 1950s child star of The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin, has died at 77. The news comes via a social media post by former child actor and activist Paul Petersen. Petersen said Aaker “passed away in Arizona on April 1st, alone & unclaimed, listed as an ‘indigent decedent.’” Aaker was 11

Sharon Tate would be upset by the handful of fraudulent items being sold in her name on eBay … this according to her sister, who insists they never belonged to her late sibling. Here’s the deal … there’s a handful of eBay listings for jewelry and dresses — including a ring with a $180,000 asking

Capcom has wrapped up its investigation of a major hack detected in November, which exposed not just personal information and business documents but the company’s long-term plans, extending out to four years. The report concludes that the attack first began in October, not November, and can be traced back to hardware at the publisher’s North American branch, Capcom

The Personal History Of David Copperfield and Lion actor Dev Patel has set a first-look deal with production house ShivHans Pictures under which he will produce, develop and create features. Patel will work closely with the ShivHans Pictures team including CEO and Founder Shivani Rawat and President of Production Julie Goldstein. They previously collaborated on

Sony’s Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson action comedy The Man From Toronto has set a release date of Jan. 14, 2022. The pic was taken off the theatrical release calendar as the pandemic took hold.  At one point, it was scheduled to open on Nov. 20. Hart owns two of MLK’s biggest openings for Ride Along, ranked third

Refresh for updates…On Monday, a number of prominent Hollywood figures took to social media to mourn the closure of Arclight Cinemas. “Well this sucks,” tweeted Knives Out and The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. “Every single person who worked at the Arclight loved movies, and you felt it. Sending love to every usher, manager and projectionist who

Ok, let’s ignore the fact of how much time and effort went into printing out these “Ush-Bucks,” which don’t serve any purpose other than advertising Usher’s Las Vegas residency that begins this July. Let’s also push aside the weird decision go with a side profile of the musician for this nonlegal tender, even though none

Here’s something to make ya feel old … Macaulay Culkin is now a proud parent!!! Macaulay, best known as Kevin McAllister in the insanely popular 1990s ‘Home Alone’ movies, just announced the birth of his first child with his partner, actress Brenda Song. Macaulay and Brenda welcomed their son, Dakota Song Culkin, into the world

In a normal year, the UK film biz would have woken up today with a sore head and a vague recollection of boogying into the early hours alongside celebrating BAFTA winners and commiserating BAFTA nominees. Instead, the vast majority of us were to be found on our sofas last night, watching a tight two-hour BBC

One of the more unique additions to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the Master Cycle Zero, a Sheikah tech-powered motorcycle for Link. While there are many fun and creative ways to navigate Hyrule, the Master Cycle became a fan favorite, with its unique design and satisfying off-road driving feel. In order to get that feeling just right, Nintendo bought

Leonine Confirms U.S. Date For Spy City Leonine has confirmed that Odeon Fiction and Miramax’s high-end spy thriller series Spy City has sold to AMC Networks and will launch on AMC+ in the United States on April 15, 2021. The six-part series from UK writer William Boyd was produced by Leonine Studios’ production banner Odeon

(Interactive chart with estimates below) This week, Atlas Entertainment’s The Girl Who Believes in Miracles grew to 900 runs in 175 markets (up from 640 runs in 154 markets) as it tallies its weekend best at $604,000 with its cumulative box office total doubling to $1,326,000. In its second weekend, the Rich Correll-directed drama posts

In the last couple of weeks, it has been made pretty damn clear that people have sincerely missed going to the movies. For the last year people have primarily had to feed their film cravings with home video, digital releases, and streaming services, but after an incredibly long year cinemas are finally making a big

Based on Jiu Yuexi’s book In His Youth, In Her Beauty, the Oscar-nominated Better Days follows Nian (Zhou Dongyu), who is faced with constant bullying from her peers at school. She eventually crosses paths with small-time criminal Bei (Jackson Yee), but before they can retreat into a world of their own they are thrown into

Bill Maher obliterated the Oscars Friday night … musing that the choices the Academy is making for best films require a name change to the Debbies … as in Debbie Downer!!! The ‘Real Time’ host ticked off the nominees for Best Motion Pic, and viewing may require a serious dose of Prozac, ’cause they’re all