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UPDATED, 6 AM: The offending tweet has now been removed and Netflix has apologized. “Our tweet was unacceptable and has since been removed. We are very sorry for the hurt and distress it caused,” said a spokesperson. PREVIOUSLY, 4.20 AM: The official Twitter account for Netflix’s supernatural series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina caused outrage on

Exclusive Alabama players could be channeling their inner Liam Neeson when they take the field Monday … ’cause the whole team got a private screening of the Hollywood badass’ newest flick the night before the big game!! TMZ Sports has learned … Nick Saban and his #1-ranked Crimson Tide got in some team bonding before

Deadline on Monday launched streaming sites for its first two Contenders awards-season events that took place over the weekend: Contenders International and Contenders Documentary. Click here for Contenders International videos. Click here for Contenders Documentary videos. On Saturday, Contenders International featured 22 movies from 15 studios, streamers and distributors, with creative talent joining for panel

Sony’s Morbius, starring Jared Leto, will no longer debut on March 19 rather Oct. 8. With COVID cases raging as we await a calmer administration to set foot in Washington and deal with the nation’s health crisis, many are expecting this year’s Q1 theatrical releases to move. Morbius moves on to a release date currently occupied by United

Of all the challenges inherent in taking on the role of a divisive figure like former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Crown, Gillian Anderson says the show’s complex schedule, married with the intensive duels of dialogue she shares with Olivia Colman’s Queen Elizabeth II, made the Prime Ministerial

So, you loved Fences and just watched Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. What’s next? Well, in case you didn’t know, you’ve actually just watched two whole decades worth of the black experience, as these two films make up 20% of the famous playwright, August Wilson’s, Pittsburgh Cycle, which is also known at the Century Cycle. Back

International box office was led again by China this weekend with local titles A Little Red Flower and Shock Wave 2 at the top of the charts, and Disney/Pixar’s Soul continuing its jazzy run there. The Pete Docter-directed original is soon to become Pixar’s No. 3 highest-grossing title ever in the market. Other weekend highlights

Specialty box office titles and those that also have their foot in the wide release landscape make up the majority of the top box office numbers of the weekend — which is pretty darn good all things considered. Some of these titles would be considered more “specialty” in the before-times, but as the box office

Filmmaker Jeff Orlowski has become known for his environmental documentaries Chasing Ice and Chasing Coral. But with The Social Dilemma he turns his attention to another issue with major implications for humanity: the damaging impact of social media. “I’ve always been curious about big systemic and societal challenges,” Orlowski says during the film’s panel at

Tiger 2.0 Tiger Woods is having a bit of a comeback after all that. In 2018, he won the Tour Championship, his first victory since 2013. As previously mentioned, he would also go on to win the 2019 Masters for his 15th major title. In all, he now has 82 career tournament wins, tied with

EXCLUSIVE: After penning Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and serving as head writer and exec producer on the upcoming Disney+ series Loki, Michael Waldron is looking to stay in business with Walt Disney Studios in a big way. Sources tell Deadline Waldron has been set to write a new Star Wars feature film that Kevin

In I’m No Longer Here (Ya no estoy aquí), filmmaker Fernando Frias puts the spotlight on Kolombia counterculture in the region of Northern Mexico. Following the story of 17-year-old Ulises (played by breakout Juan Daniel Garcia Treviño), the film, Mexico’s submission in the International Feature Oscar race, uses his journey to present a different kind

In the midst of some massive restructuring at Disney, Deadline has confirmed that Disney vet Tony Chambers has been upped to EVP of Theatrical Distribution. He’ll oversee both domestic and international film distribution as well as home entertainment. I understand that there’s even reassignments going on in the corporate communications and publicity departments as well

KilI It And Leave This Town is a deeply personal, unconventional and moving hand-drawn animation from artist-turned-animator Mariusz Wilczynski, who explores subjects including grief and childhood in his feature debut. “I wouldn’t say it was biographical; it’s a tale based on emotions I had to deal with and things that happened in my life. It

Andy Buckley didn’t play a large role in Jurassic World as parents to Zach and Gray alongside Judy Greer, but these characters could certainly have been explored further if the story wanted to dive into Claire Dearing’s family more. It doesn’t seem like any of Claire’s sister’s family will be joining the conclusion to the

As we first told you last month, Legendary and Warner Bros are poised to settle their fight over Godzilla vs. Kong, the fourth monster movie between the two which the former financed the $200 million-plus production at 75%, with the movie keeping its simultaneous theatrical and HBO Max release date May 21. Meanwhile, a settlement over

Google said today that it has banned the alt-right Parler app from its Google Play Store “in order to protect user safety.” Separately today, Buzzfeed obtained an email Apple to Parler brass that gave them 24 hours to “remove all objectionable content” and submit “requested moderation improvement plan” or face being axed from the Apple

The past year — and even the events of the past week in this country has been a struggle for a lot of people. More specifically, the pandemic and Covid-19 has claimed the lives of over 360,000 people and there are thousands of families in mourning. They are grieving — and this includes children. The

EXCLUSIVE: Glen Powell, who stars alongside Tom Cruise in Paramount and Skydance’s upcoming Top Gun: Maverick, has inked with CAA. The Austin, TX native is set to begin production next month on JD Dillard’s war epic Devotion, in which he stars and is producing, based on The New York Times bestseller. Powell plays the lead role in Richard

Jim Cummings (King Charming/Goat Maître D’) In the dual roles of King Charming and Goat Maître D’, Jim Cummings added another credit to his ever-expanding acting resume with Charming. As one of the most prolific and accomplished voice actors in the industry, Cummings has played over 400 characters throughout his career, though he’s most notably

EXCLUSIVE: Isabella Amara has joined the Blumhouse thriller Vengeance, B.J. Novak’s directorial debut. Besides directing, Novak also penned the script and is starring in the pic. Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and Boyd Holbrook are also on board. Jason Blum is producing the pic via his Blumhouse banner, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer.

Deezer D, best known for his role as nurse Malik McGrath on “ER” has died … TMZ has learned. The actor, whose real name was Dearon Thompson, was found unresponsive at home Thursday morning in Los Angeles. His brother, Marshawn, tells us the family believes he died of a heart attack, but there is not

Donald Trump, facing calls for him to be removed from office in the final days of his presidency, posted a video Thursday calling for unity and acknowledging that Joe Biden would be the next occupant of the White House. “A new administration will be inaugurated on January 20th,” Trump said. “My focus now turns to

France’s cinemas and other cultural venues are to remain closed until at least the end of January, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced during a press conference this evening local time. The move is not terribly surprising given the country’s daily rate of new Covid-19 cases is well above the 5,000 threshold that had been

What does the world feel like to someone with hearing loss? And what does it sound like? On Darius Marder’s Sound of Metal, supervising sound editor Nicolas Becker sought to answer these questions. His task was to capture the sonic experience of Ruben (Riz Ahmed), a heavy-metal drummer whose life unravels as he starts to lose his

Squadron 42 – TBA (Post-Production) In addition to his various film and television roles, Henry Cavill is also lending his star presence to the upcoming video game, Squadron 42, which also features the acting talents of Mark Hamill, Mark Strong, Andy Serkis, Gillian Anderson, Gary Oldman, Ben Mendelsohn, John Rhys-Davies, and many more. The story

Play video content @tylerperry / Twitter Tyler Perry wanted to vote in the Georgia runoff THIS BAD … he hopped on a jet and flew all the way to Georgia to cast his ballot in person … because his absentee ballot never showed up. Tyler says he waited and waited for more than a month

Refresh for updates... UPDATE, 5:45 PM PT:  “This will be a stain on our country, not easily washed away,” said Senator Chuck Schumer tonight of the violence and rioting on Capitol Hill today by supporters of Donald Trump. “The final, terrible, indelible legacy of the 45th president of the United States — undoubtedly our worst,”

With an estimated $12.4B in global grosses, $10.2B of which came from the international box office, 2020 was off overall by 71% and 67%, respectively, from 2019 according to Gower Street Analytics. It’s a year the world at large would like to forget, but in industry terms it provided interesting phenomena to reflect upon even

Michael Sugar has positioned his Sugar23 management/production business to become the next company to raise new coin to grow and diversify its business. Sugar23 has raised $30 million in funding earmarked to venture beyond its core production business beyond production and into myriad other businesses. Sugar, who came up in management and production and whose