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Keith Urban did something last night that could be a new way to enjoy in-person concerts … from the safety of your own car!!! The country music star put on a surprise concert at a drive-in theater near Nashville Thursday night. The show was to show appreciation to frontline workers at the Vanderbilt University Medical

UPDATED with Ringo Starr reaction: Astrid Kirchherr, photographer and early friend of the Beatles whose avant-garde style helped transform the young band from ’50s-era greasers to moptop trend-setters, died Wednesday in her native Hamburg, Germany. She was 81. The German newspaper Die Zeit reports that Kirchher died following a “short, serious illness,” with no additional

Danny Trejo wants a role in The Mandalorian, and Star Wars: Rogue One writer Gary Whitta is going to do what he can do to make his dream come true. Best known for writing the acclaimed Star Wars spin-off film, Gary Whitta has become an even bigger celebrity thanks to his quarantine talk show, Animal

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt production around the world, Enderby Entertainment has begun work on a feature film to be produced and shot virtually in six countries. Veronica Ferres and Aleks Paunovic lead the ensemble cast of 92, a thriller direct and produced by Rick Dugdale from Cam Cannon’s script. Lilly Krug, TJ Kayama,

Universal–Blumhouse’s The Forever Purge, which was dated for July 10 prior to Warner Bros.’ The Tenet, is now unset. Solstice Studios’ Russell Crowe road rage movie Unhinged on July 1 remains the first wide release back for those cinemas reopening. We hear there is no determination yet as to whether Forever Purge goes to PVOD, which is where Universal released Trolls World

In its ever-expanding goal to be Star Trek all year round, CBS All Access has picked up the Spock, Captain Pike and Number One starrer Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to series. With a title lifted in part from James T. Kirk’s beloved introduction to the original series, the third full live-action show in the

In a world full of vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures, Jessica is one of the few voices of reason. Jessica is the type of friend to say Edward is weird, but he’s hot, so it balances things out, or to call Bella out on her crazy behavior, and isn’t that the type of energy

London Zoo and its sister wildlife park Whipsnade Zoo are to open their doors to ITV cameras during lockdown to reveal how animals and staff are coping with coronavirus. October Films and Circle Circle Films are making the two-part documentary, , which will reveal how the Zoological Society Of London institutions are caring for 20,000

Play video content Move over Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart has a brand new costar — a frontline medical worker who won Kev’s All In Challenge sweepstakes, and as a result got a huge surprise. Kevin shocked the hell outta Henry Law when he jumped into a video conference call to let him know it’s time

A letter sent this week by SAG Awards organizers to film studios confirmed that the annual show will join the Oscars and Golden Globes in revising their film-eligibility guidelines this year in the face of the coronavirus shutdown that has closed all movie theaters nationwide. The SAG rules, to be finalized next month, will allow

Nintendo dropped a surprise announcement out of nowhere, revealing a brand new Paper Mario coming to the Nintendo Switch. Paper Mario: The Origami King sees Mario teaming up with a host of enemies to combat a new threat. Of course, the game still has all the elements players expect from Paper Mario, including plenty of

EXCLUSIVE: We’ve learned and confirmed that some exhibitors will be sharing in this weekend’s revenues for the Warner Bros. digital and PVOD release of Scoob! Warner Bros. opted to take their Tony Cervone-directed animated release into homes this Friday instead of theaters given the continued near nationwide exhibition shutdown during COVID-19. Scoob! will be available for

Netflix has taken world rights to Polish director Jan Komasa’s The Hater, which won Best International Narrative Feature at this year’s digital Tribeca Film Festival. Komasa is the director of the 2020 Oscar-nominated Polish feature Corpus Christi. His previous projects include Suicide Room, Warsaw Uprising and Warsaw 44. His latest feature, written by Mateusz Pacewicz,

Behind the scenes, more people in the comic book world are signing deals with Netflix too. Mark Millar has a slew of television series in development based on his comic books, including Jupiter’s Legacy, Super Crooks, The Magic Order and American Jesus. Boom Studios is also collaborating with Netflix on television properties after signing a

UPDATED Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti embarked on his second wave of damage control after reigniting a controversy sparked yesterday by comments from the county’s Public Health Director. After walking back her comments, Garcetti made his own controversial comments on GMA today. Hours later, the mayor faced the media in his daily coronavirus briefing. The

Breaking News It’s been a year since LeSean McCoy ruined the ending to the insanely anticipated “Avengers: Endgame” movie … and the NFL star is FINALLY apologizing for the huge mistake. Of course, Shady infamously tweeted out “RIP my dog TONEY STARK” on April 26, 2019 — before most people were able to check out

Marvel and DC are seen as the two main pillars of comic book movies with an interconnected universe and although they are seen as the two titans of the space, there is more than enough room for other comic book entities to make a name for themselves — and peeking its head around the corner

Starting from “a long time ago in a galaxy far far away,” Star Wars might probably be the first franchise to spawn an entire fandom. Over the years, while some toxicity has been observed among some Star Wars fans, the fandom is still thriving well. As it contributed to the world’s first fandom, it’s only obvious

Channel 4 is to relive some of Big Brother‘s greatest ever episodes in a 10-part celebration of the reality show’s 20th anniversary in the UK. The broadcaster’s youth network E4 has commissioned Endemol Shine Group company Initial to make Big Brother: Best Shows Ever Show, in which original host Davina McCall and Rylan Clark-Neal will reflect

Broadway theaters aren’t expected to reopen in New York City for quite a long time, Deadline sources saying not before 2021. And according to New York State governor’s recent reopening phase plan, indoor cinemas are in the same final phase 4 classification as Broadway theaters, entertainment venues, museums and arts and recreation businesses. Yikes. Weren’t

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set a deal for two feature starring vehicles for Reese Witherspoon, her first with the streaming service. Her Hello Sunshine has teamed with Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman and Michael Costigan to produce Your Place Or Mine, a romantic comedy that will mark the feature directorial debut of Aline Brosh McKenna, whose script

The hard work paid off in spades for both her HBO series and The Greatest Showman. In the latter, a scene with Zendaya’s character Anne Wheeler and Zac Efron’s character Phillip Carlyle on the trapeze became a key marketing focus for the movie, although Zendaya is also admitting they slammed into one another “a lot,”

Jerry Stiller — the actor/comedian who famously played George Costanza’s dad on “Seinfeld” — has died. Jerry was one of the most accomplished comedians of his time. Jerry and Anne Meara teamed up together to produce an incredibly popular husband/wife comedy duo, appearing on tons of TV shows. They also produced son Ben Stiller, who

Beta Film has appointed Koby Gal-Raday to the management board in the newly created post of Chief Content Officer. Based in Munich, Gal-Raday will spearhead Beta’s international production strategy and activities, starting in July of this year. Gal-Raday joins Gomorrah outfit Beta from Yes, the Israeli satellite and OTT platform, where he served as Chief Content Officer, leading  the content division,

A production member on Netflix’s hit series Tiger King has revealed work is underway on a follow-up episode. Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem And Madness appeared on Netflix March 20, 2020, and streamed more than 34 million times in the first ten days alone. The true-crime documentary, directed by Eric Goode and Rebecca Chaiklin, centers on Joe Exotic, owner and operator

In 1986, huckster reporter Gerald Rivera staged a hyped, bloated, two-hour TV special called The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault, tantalizing viewers with what treasures might be buried there. When it was finally opened, there was nothing, a big con that led nowhere. That almost describes this new film, Capone, which also leads nowhere, as writer-director

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that IFC Films has set Aug. 7 for the release of the Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson heart-warming movie Made in Italy. The pic, which reps the feature directorial debut of Dunkirk actor James D’Arcy, will hit drive-ins, those theaters that are open, and on-demand. IFC Films is arguably the only distributor out there

It seems like February 2020 was three years ago, not three months, considering everything that has happened in the world and to the Fast And Furious franchise. But with the movie industry practically coming to a screeching halt recently, it might be some time before we see the female-led entry in the franchise. The exact

BBC Studios has promoted Ding Ke to become its senior vice president and general manager for Greater China. Ding is currently the BBC commercial arm’s head of content sales and formats in China and, from June 1, will oversee the company’s activity in the country, including distribution, co-production, format sales and branded services. She replaces Kelvin