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EXCLUSIVE: Talent agent Brandon Liebman is in talks to join UTA, after leaving WME where he was a partner since 2014. Word about Liebman’s move has been circulating in town all day. He has been in the mix with clients that include Dev Patel, Tom Hiddleston, Richard Madden, Pedro Pascal, Diego Luna and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau,

Sight Unseen, Makeready and Hillman Grad Productions’ A Thousand and One will be released in theaters on March 31, 2023 from Focus Features. The pic reps the feature directorial debut of A.V. Rockwell, off a script the filmmaker wrote, which follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps six-year-old Terry from the foster care

Spoilers ahead for Halloween Ends. The horror genre has been in the midst of a renaissance for years now, with some of the best horror movies returning to theaters with new sequels/reboots. This trend is partly due to the massive success of the 2018 Halloween, which was expanded into a full trilogy by filmmaker David

Disney has confirmed that it will release Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in French theaters on November 9. A question mark had been hanging over whether the movie would go to cinemas given France’s antiquated windowing system that puts, in Disney’s case, an initial 17-month lag between when a film hits theaters and when it

Gallery Launch Gallery Controversial Costumes Launch Gallery Gallery Getty/Pacific Coast News/Instagram/Netflix Jeffrey Dahmer costumes seem to be all the rage for this year’s Halloween season, but people are up in arms over the tone-deaf outfit choice … so we’re taking a look at some of the most controversial costumes worn by celebs. Instagram/Splash Chris Brown

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first listen to Diego Boneta (Rock Of Ages) and Naomi Ackie (I Wanna Dance with Somebody) dueting on track Once In A Blue Moon from QCode podcast Cupid. The soundtrack for the romantic-comedy musical series will be released in a few hours and features seven original songs performed by Boneta, Ackie, co-star Rupert Friend

Chinonye Chukwu’s Till got off to a solid start at the specialized box office, grossing over $15k per theater from 16 locations in five markets for an estimated weekend gross of $240.9k, possibly more depending on how Sunday plays out. “It’s as much as we could have hoped for,” said Erik Lomis, president of United Artists Releasing. The

SPOILER ALERT: This video contains details & exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the eighth and final episode of Season 1 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which dropped on October 13. Watch past episodes of Inside the Ring here. The true identity of the villainous Sauron is unveiled, the Stranger’s journey begins, the

There have been several 2022 new movie releases that have given audiences some of the most terrifying spectacles in recent memory, including Jordan Peele’s UFO thriller Nope and Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey, the latter of which took the Predator franchise back to the very beginning. Another movie that saw humans being chased and sometimes viciously attacked

Tim Roth-starring Australian drama Last King of the Cross has been picked up by Sky in Europe, marking the first major sale of the Paramount+ series as it heads to Mipcom Cannes. Sky has picked up the show for its UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany service, striking the deal with distributor Cineflix Rights. Inspired by

Ant Anstead might be picking up and moving — but it’s not gonna be across the street where his girlfriend, Renee Zellweger, lives … despite it looking like he’s doing exactly that. The TV personality recently put his Laguna Beach cottage on the market for $3.3 million — interesting because he’d called it his dream

A24’s Close, which won the Grand Prix in Cannes, has picked up another accolade, capturing the jury prize for top narrative film at the Hamptons International Film Festival. The 30th edition of the festival, which wraps this weekend, also gave the top documentary honor to Pray for Our Sinners, directed by Sinéad O’Shea. Director Lukas

Specialty film rollouts continues to accelerate with Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, Park Chan-wook’s Decision To Leave and A24’s Stars At Noon joining releases from previous weeks to populate theaters as awards season gathers steam.   Till, from United Artists Releasing, world premiered at the ongoing New York Film Festival to stellar reviews (100% on Rotten Tomatoes,

In the world of musicians-turned-actors, Lenny Kravitz probably has one of the most unique resumes out there. Claiming roles in projects like Precious and The Hunger Games, as well a spot in the 2023 new movie releases with Shotgun Wedding, the man’s shown he can do a lot on screen. Apparently Kravitz has taken that

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 Park Chan-wook, the Seoul-born

UPDATE 11:00 AM PT — ‘Harry Potter’ star Daniel Radcliffe just spoke on Robbie Coltrane‘s death, telling Deadline, “Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set. I’ve especially fond memories of him keeping our spirits up on Prisoner of Azkaban, when we

A new report from Puck this week alleges that Bill Murray has paid a $100,000 settlement to a “much younger” female crew member on the film Being Mortal, the production of which Deadline first reported in April was being suspended due to a complaint made against Murray for inappropriate behavior. The report alleges that Murray,

FRIDAY MIDDAY UPDATE: As of this minute, Halloween Ends isn’t looking as super as what the forecasts had –meaning in the $50M range. Still, at a $43M opening, it’s not shabby for a film that cost $30M. Remember, it is a threequel. Universal can brag that it’s the sixth year in a row (8th time)

Aubrey Plaza is known for her monotone, awkward style of comedy – particularly playing April on Parks and Recreation. You hardly see her crack a smile in her roles unless it’s featured in Parks and Rec bloopers. It’s a style that’s perhaps not for everybody, though, as her form of comedy apparently “weirded out” her

Korean filmmaker Lee Jeong-hong’s A Wild Roomer and Shivamma, from India’s Jaishankar Aryar, were the winners of the New Currents Awards at the close of an encouragingly busy Busan International Film Festival (BIFF, October 5-14). A Wild Roomer, about a 30-something drifter, picked up multiple honours at the festival, also taking the NETPAC Award, Critic

A bizarre reunion just happened in Nashville, as Kanye West and Ray J came face-to-face at Candace Owens‘ film premiere. Both men were in attendance Wednesday night for the premiere of “The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM.” The event was held at the Woolworth Theater, and while arrivals were

EXCLUSIVE: Yasha Jackson has joined the romantic comedy film Space Cadet alongside Emma Roberts, Poppy Liu, and Gabrielle Union. Space Cadet follows the Florida party girl Rex (Roberts), who turns out to be the only hope for the NASA space program, after a fluke puts her in training with other candidates who may have better resumes,

Theaters on London’s West End dimmed their lights Wednesday evening in memory of the late Angela Lansbury who passed away Tuesday at age 96. The London-born actress last appeared on the West End in 2014’s Blithe Spirit at the Gielgud Theatre, in which she reprised her Tony-winning role as Madame Arcati. She won the Best

Dwayne Johnson, a.k.a. The Rock, has been one of Hollywood’s top box office draws for two decades. But this wasn’t always true, especially early in his Hollywood career when he was transitioning from pro wrestling to acting. He faced a bit of pushback from the film industry, leading to insiders telling him to change his

Prime Video, Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions and Gordon Ramsay’s Studio Ramsay are among the 67 networks and production companies to commit to having half of their UK factual shows directed by women. Campaign group We Are Doc Women has spent the past 12 months urging broadcasters, SVoDs and indies to sign up to its 50/50

Play video content BACKGRID UPDATE 9:24 AM PT — Sources at the party tell TMZ … Jamie Foxx showed up to Cardi B‘s Bday party late and people weren’t aware he was coming. He had 10 people with him and they didn’t have a section available for him. UPDATE Party sources say Jamie decided to

EXCLUSIVE: Primetime Emmy nominee Lucy Liu has boarded Prime Video’s four-quadrant action-adventure holiday comedy Red One starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, and Kiernan Shipka. The movie which reteams Johnson with his Jumanji franchise director Jake Kasdan has a plot that’s under wraps.  But the project is billed as a globe-trotting, four-quadrant action-adventure comedy imagining a

Paramount’s Parker Finn-directed horror pic Smile has laughed its way across the $100M mark globally. And it did so in under two weeks of release. Through Tuesday, the gross is $102.3M worldwide, made up of $55.5M domestic and $46.8M from the international box office.  From Paramount Players and Temple Hill, the movie has seen some

SPOILER ALERT: This video contains details & exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the seventh episode of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which dropped on October 6. A new episode of Inside the Ring will debut every week of Season 1 of Rings of Power, which concludes on October 13. Watch past episodes of Inside the

It’s been a minute since we spent time with some Robots in Disguise on the big screen, with 2018’s Bumblebee simultaneously taking us back to 1987 and pressing the reboot button on the Transformers movies. Next summer though, the officially-titled Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will finally arrive, with a traditional lineup of the heroic