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Kyrie Irving may have gotten suspended for promoting a movie based on antisemitic themes, but there’s still a large platform that’s not only carrying the movie, it’s making a profit as well. “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America!” is listed on Amazon for users to rent at $10.99 or purchase for $48.99. We’ve reached

One of Harvey Weinstein’s former personal assistants, who was mentioned prominently in accuser Ashley M.’s testimony, took the witness stand today in the disgraced former mogul’s sexual assault trial in Los Angeles, saying she has “no recollection of meeting [Ashley M.] in Puerto Rico.” Bonnie Hung, who met Weinstein in 2001 and became his personal

A little over a month after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued two former top execs at MoviePass and its parent company, Helios + Matheson, for fraud, the Justice Department today unsealed an indictment charging those same executives, Theodore Farnsworth and J. Mitchell Lowe, each with one count of securities fraud and three counts of wire

Legendary Jackass team member Steve-O doesn’t frequently run into stunts that he’ll refuse to do. If anyone needed a reminder of that fact, the lineup of 2022’s new movie releases delivered pretty early with the February debut of Jackass Forever. So when it comes to those moments that Steve is compelled to say no, one

EXCLUSIVE: Call My Agent! star Thibault de Montalembert has boarded Netflix’s Heartstopper season two alongside up-and-comers Ash Self and Bel Priestley, with Olivia Colman confirmed to return. De Montalembert will play Stephane, the father of main character Nick Nelson. Oscar-winner Colman will continue to star as Nick’s mother Sarah. De Montalembert is probably best known

There’s apparently a cocaine problem on the set of a new Denzel Washington movie … two caterers working on set were arrested after cops in Italy say they seized a bunch of coke following a man’s death. Italian paramilitary police say they seized 120 grams of cocaine during a Tuesday afternoon raid at a hotel

Johnny Depp wants his defamation cake, and he wants to get to eat it too. “This Court should reverse the judgment on Ms. Heard’s Counterclaim as to the April 27 Waldman Statement, but should otherwise affirm the judgment in Mr. Depp’s favor,” declared a filing today by the ex-Pirates of the Caribbean star in Virginia’s

If anyone is having a great autumn, it’s Harry Styles. His Love on Tour jaunt, now in its second leg, boasts a reported running total of $233.5M and it’s still running. It’s the type of tentpole cash that any motion picture studio would envy. Breaking this down: The singer’s 15-night residency at Madison Square Garden

After a six-week, very public defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, the jury greatly sided with the Pirates of the Caribbean actor at its conclusion. In the Depp v. Heard verdict, Heard was found guilty on three counts of defamation and owed her ex $15 million, but Depp was also found guilty on

EXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has acquired UK and Irish rights to French-language drama Other People’s Children from Wild Bunch International. The film follows Rachel who loves her life, her students, her friends, her ex, and her guitar lessons. When she falls in love with Ali, she grows close to his 4-year-old daughter, Leila. She tucks her

If you’ve ever wanted to grab lunch with Paul Rudd, Zoom chat with Jason Sudeikis or go to work with Ben Stiller, here’s your shot — all those things are up for grabs, and all to our support veterans. A ton of celebs are teaming up with Homes For Our Troops in honor of Veterans

Jennifer Lawrence saw Amanda Seyfried portray Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in the Hulu limited series The Dropout. After viewing that, she told the New York Times, she realized that the definitive version of Holmes had been done. So, she’s decided to back out of Bad Blood, an Apple Original Films project where she would have

Sony has moved Love Again, the romantic comedy starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan and Celine Dion, to May 12, 2023. It previously had a released date of February 10. Logline for the Jim Strouse-directed movie: What if a random text message led to the love of your life? Mira Ray, dealing with the loss

Terrifier 2 has recently received a lot of attention from horror fans for its original storytelling, and for being a non-stop gore-filled circus (no pun intended). The small independent film was unlikely to happen for a long time, as the script for the second film was a bit more ambitious than the first. The filmmakers

The London Film School has appointed Neil Peplow as its new Director and CEO. He will take over from Interim Director Peter Holliday and start his new role on January 30, 2023. Peplow, who is currently Director of International and Industry Affairs at the British Film Institute, was previously an independent Producer and Head of

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson have moved on — at least for the time being — from being a couple … and are not still in communication, despite some recent reports. Sources close to the former pair tell us stories that Pete’s been reaching out to Kim in light of Kanye‘s latest episodes are flat-out

Universal Orlando Resort today announced the closing of at least five attractions to make way for what it termed “new family entertainment.” Fievel’s Playland, Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster, Curious George Goes to Town, DreamWorks Destination and Shrek and Donkey’s Meet & Greet will permanently close at end of day on January 15 203, according to

EXCLUSIVE: Comic monologist Mike Birbiglia has made an early Broadway splash with his new show The Old Man & the Pool, selling out his first four previews last week – the only other production with all seats filled was The Phantom of the Opera – and, Deadline can report exclusively, getting a two-week extension of

Jordan Peele has been labeled the king of psychological horror since Get Out was released in 2017. Films like Us and Nope appeared to cement that status. But it’s not one that Peele has been comfortable with. Starting as a comedian on shows like Mad TV and Key & Peele, the director has more to

EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Princess Productions is acquiring Irish firm Boulder Media from toy giant Hasbro, we’ve learned. The deal is the most notable M&A on the international animation market for a while. It closed earlier this month and gives Princess expanded production services capabilities for its in-house and third-party projects and allow it push into development

Kylie Jenner dressed up as Elvira for Halloween — and she’s got the horror queen’s stamp of approval, with one proviso. Elvira tells TMZ … “I didn’t get a heads up that Kylie was doing the costume, but she did the costume justice and it was very flattering.” While it sounds like Elvira was digging

EXCLUSIVE: The award-winning documentary Long Line of Ladies, about a 13-year-old Native American girl’s coming of age ceremony in the Karuk tradition, will premiere on the New York Times Op-Docs channels Tuesday, the first day of Indigenous Peoples Day. The film directed by Shaandiin Tome and Oscar winner Rayka Zehtabchi offers an intimate look at the

Imax missed Wall Street’s third-quarter earnings projections due to what it called “a temporary slowdown in the Hollywood pipeline,” but edged revenue estimates thanks to a string of local-language blockbusters. The company’s net loss of 5 cents a share, reported Monday, marked an improvement from 8 cents in the year-ago period, but was worse than

Robert Downey Jr. isn’t afraid to take a chance with becoming the characters he takes on; his roles in Chaplin and Tropic Thunder proved that. As Downey Jr. prepared for his next role, the Avengers actor decided to let his kids get in on the act. They took part in RDJ’s physical transformation by shaving

EXCLUSIVE: UTA is setting up an EMEA branch of its Entertainment and Culture Marketing (E&CM) group and has hired Fremantle Global Branded Entertainment boss Samantha Glynne to oversee the new department. The E&CM branch, which launched five years ago, handles brand clients and Glynne will take the lead on building UTA’s international strategy in the

Zac Efron is blowing people away with his transformation in the upcoming film, “The Iron Claw” … and he’s got a seal of approval from a very important person — Kevin Von Erich, the wrestling legend Zac’s portraying. Kevin tells TMZ … not only does Zac’s depiction get a big thumbs up … it sounds

Daniel Radcliffe has done a lot of work to shed his days as the hero in the Harry Potter film franchise. Even though rumors pointed to him succeeding Hugh Jackman as the next Wolverine in the X-Men movie franchise, the English actor is debunking all those claims. “It’s purely a press tour rumor; I say

Refresh for latest…: Warner Bros/New Line DC’s Black Adam in its second offshore frame saw a strong hold, down just 45%. It added $39M from 76 offshore markets to take the running international box office total to $139M for a global cume through Sunday of $250M. While superhero movies are typically frontloaded, there were a

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost two decades since Billy the puppet wheeled his tricycle-loving self onto the big screen and into horror fans’ hearts. The original Saw just celebrated its 18th anniversary. What some might forget, thanks partly to the deluge of inferior sequels with ever more convoluted plots, is just how

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here following another busy week in our world. Read on for our dissection of the biggest headlines. AFM Incoming Market in flux: Andreas Wiseman and Zac Ntim here as The American Film Market (Nov 1-6) returns to Santa Monica as an in-person event next week after being forced online for