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EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has locked down rights to Hurt People, a legal thriller spec from Monarch creator Melissa London Hilfers, sources tell Deadline. Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps. Written amid last year’s writer’s strike, it marks the rising scribe’s fifth feature spec sale to date. Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter

Charles Cyphers, best known for his role as Leigh Brackett in the Halloween films, died Sunday, August 4 from a brief illness in Tucson, AZ, his manager Chris Roe confirmed to Deadline. He was 85. “Charles was a lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. “He always had the best stories, and you

Paquin Entertainment Group, the producer and talent agency repping the likes of Michael Bublé and Bryan Adams, has hired an ex-Cineflix exec as its first Chief Operating Officer. Andrew Akman took on the newly-created role last week and will help produce film and TV, exhibitions and large-scale events. Paquin said it is “currently in development

EXCLUSIVE: The life of comedian Mitch Hedberg, master of the one-liner and a talent beloved by fellow comics, will be the focus of an upcoming documentary from 222-2222 Films. The company announced Tuesday it has completed principal photography on the project, a five-year-long undertaking that features interviews with Margaret Cho, B.J. Novak, Lewis Black, Jim

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures International Productions and Mucho Mas Media are in development on The Pet Nup, an original rom-com to be directed by Elaine del Valle (Midnight Hustle). Cast for the pic will include Emeraude Toubia (With Love), Gregg Sulkin (Runaways), Halston Sage (Dark Phoenix) and Emmy winner Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl). Scripted

Netflix has unveiled a deep slate of originals out of Argentina including an animated adaptation of iconic comic strip Mafalda from Oscar-winning director Juan José Campanella. Another adaptation is El Eternauta, based on the graphic novel of the same name. There will also be a local version of dating series Love is Blind and a

Sometimes, a character and a project come around that impacts the zeitgeist deeply, and when that happens, the role becomes permanently attached to an actor’s legacy. This list includes over 30 actors from some of the greatest movies and TV shows who will forever be remembered for one role.  (Image credit: Warner Bros.) Daniel Radcliffe

Shelley Duvall, who famously co-starred in “The Shining,” is dead after a painful battle with diabetes. Dan Gilroy, Shelley’s life partner for decades, tells TMZ … he found Shelley unresponsive in their home in Texas at 7 AM Thursday. He says Shelley had been under hospice care, and bedridden, for the last few months while

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has proposed Saudi Arabia as the host country for its inaugural Olympic Esports Games in 2025. IOC President Thomas Bach said the partnership would tap into Saudi Arabia’s know-how in the Esports tournament domain. Saudi Arabia is currently hosting the first edition of the Esports World Cup, featuring 22 events across

EXCLUSIVE: Everyone in distribution loves a surprise, and spurring a lot of chatter throughout today is the $2.5M-$3M previews for NEON‘s serial killer horror movie Longlegs. This is per box office sources tonight. For the specialty distributor with a penchant Palme d’Or winning movies, that’s the best take ever in Thursday night previews for their

James Caan wasn’t exactly acting when he seemed annoyed with Will Ferrell while filming Christmas classic Elf. In an interview with Christina Applegate and Jamie-Lynn Sigler’s Messy podcast, Ferrell revealed that his late co-star Caan didn’t “get” his humor at first. Instead, Ferrell drove Caan “crazy,” just like his character. “James Caan, may he rest

For as long as there have been famous people, celebrity feuds have fascinated audiences. This includes real grudges, as well as Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s faux feud. Actor Sylvester Stallone recently got candid after the internet brings up an alleged beef between he and Robert De Niro, being quoted saying “I just want to

Shelley Duvall, iconic star of The Shining, Annie Hall, and a handful of Robert Altman masterpieces including Popeye and Nashville, died in her sleep on Thursday at the age of 75. Duvall was in her home in Blanco, Texas. She succumbed after suffering complications due to diabetes.  Shelley Duvall’s death was confirmed by her longtime

The last few days have been very exciting for Stephen King fans. After all, it’s not every week that we get to learn the title of his latest book and early plot details. That’s exactly what we got this past Tuesday when the author revealed that his next novel is called Always Holly and will

There are movies out there that will surprise you to learn they earned over that magic number of $1 billion. No one is shocked to see Avatar: Way of the Water or Titanic on the list, those movies are well known for their monster success, but then there are dozens of movies who have hit

Blake Lively totally slays in everything she does. Whether she blows people away with her movie/TV roles, rocks head to toe in Barbiecore for a Barbie screening, or is a loyal and dedicated wife and mother, Lively deserves to take a bow. When the Queen A-lister was called a “crown straightener” on social media, she

The new movie Twisters follows a similar plot to the 1996 film in storm chasers attempting to use a tornado research device to study a wild tornado in Oklahoma. The big difference is that a new generation of storm chasers is facing off more than one deadly tornado. While OG Twister director Jan de Bont

So far this year, we’ve seen some notable representation for the disabled and those with mental health conditions. Marvel’s Echo put deaf star Alaqua Cox front and center and has her go full force in action scenes as an amputee with a prosthetic leg. Max’s Turtles All The Way Down authentically portrays a mental illness

After many years of difficulty, movies based on video games have started to get good enough that fans don’t automatically assume that a movie adaptation is going to be awful. However, a lot of fans of the upcoming video game movie based on the Borderlands franchise are far from certain the new film will be

Nicolas Cage has an extensive and unique catalog of roles in his career, with just the past few years including projects like Dream Scenario, Renfield and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Next up Cage is portraying the titular serial killer in the thriller Longlegs, which is set to hit theaters July 12. Critics have

Gladiator 2’s release date approaches this November and the sequel that we never thought we’d see, but that Ridley Scott has wanted to make for years will finally be here. Paul Mescal leads the Gladiator 2 cast as Lucius, a grown-up version of a character we saw as a boy in the first film, but

When you get the opportunity to interview Rob Reiner and Albert Brooks together it is indeed a special occasion. And that is just what I got to do earlier this week when they joined me at our Deadline Studio for this episode of my Deadline video series, Behind The Lens. Reiner has directed and appears

From the moment he exploded onscreen mano a mano against Eminem in 8 Mile, Anthony Mackie has been on a steady course to a career peak where he will carry his first major Marvel film playing the title character in Captain America: Brave New World. He is also getting some awards buzz as star and

Lanterns is moving from Max to HBO and has received an official series order. The redeveloped adaptation of the Green Lantern comic comes from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. It is part of a new strategy to move expensive scripted series from the streaming service to the linear network that also includes big-budget

UPDATED: We’re seeing the first footage of Batman: Caped Crusader, the new series from Matt Reeves, JJ. Abrams and Warner Bros. Animation. We’re also hearing for the first time, the voice of Hamish Linklater as the Dark Knight himself. Per the official description, in the series, the corrupt outnumber the good as criminals run rampant

In honor of Independence Day, Anthony Mackie, aka Captain America, has taken to social media to share a new photo from his forthcoming film, Captain America: Brave New World. “Happy Birthday America! Have a great 4th, see you soon…,” Mackie captioned his Instagram post. The film arrives next year, marking the film passing of the starred

A planned series in DC’s Batman universe centered on Arkham Asylum is not moving forward at Max for now, Deadline has confirmed. The potential Arkham series was being overseen by The Staircase creator Antonio Campos, who was showrunner-executive producer and also a director. We hear that the project is not necessarily dead. Campos had signed onto the series

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Animation and Hasbro Entertainment’s Transformers One will show up big at San Diego Comic-Con this year with an all-star panel set for Thursday, July 25 at 11:45am PST. Showing off exclusive footage and chatting up the Sept. 20 theatrical release in Hall H will be stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Keegan-Michael Key, and

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ is thundering into San Diego Comic-Con with its new animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all things Star Trek, and the upcoming Showtime series Dexter: Original Sin.   In addition, the studio’s The Lodge is taking over the Gas Lamp district again with several fan experiences and activations for movies

Deadline has confirmed that the Shawn Levy directed Star Wars movie we first told you about back in 2022, is being penned by Jonathan Tropper. The news comes as Levy is about to detonate the summer with his directed Marvel Studios feature Deadpool & Wolverine, which some tracking services have at a $200M opening and