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Janie Sell, a Broadway actor who won a Tony Award for her joyful performance opposite the Andrews Sisters in 1974’s nostalgic musical Over Here!, died June 9 at Englewood Hospital in Englewood, New Jersey, following a brief illness. She was 86. Her death was announced by friends including actor James Dybas, who noted that Sell’s […]

Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Dies In Plane Crash You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 20, 2026 8:17am Services to share this page. Claude Guillemot, a co-founder of Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft alongside his four brothers, has died in a plane crash in France. French media reported […]

Broadway Summer Closings: What’s Leaving & When? You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 20, 2026 8:09am Services to share this page. This weekend sees the exits of several Broadway productions – The Balusters, Chess and Celebrity Autobiography – either due to the preplanned end of a […]

James Bradley, whose nonfiction book Flags Of Our Fathers recounted his father’s purported role in the iconic WWII photograph of American soldiers raising the stars-and-stripes flag on Iwo Jima became a bestseller and was adapted into a hit 2006 film directed by Clint Eastwood, died June 5. He was 72. His death was announced by […]

As Marvel‘s Avengers: Doomsday clock continues counting down, Famke Janssen appears to be missing out on the X-Men reunion. The actress, who previously played Jean Grey/Phoenix in the X-Men franchise, recently said Marvel Studios “made a mistake” not bringing her back for the upcoming movie, premiering Dec. 18, despite several of her former co-stars returning. […]

After four years, Elisha Cuthbert has ended her onscreen hiatus with Prime Video’s latest romantic drama series. The Every Year After actress recently explained why she “didn’t want to be on set” in recent years, until booking her role as Sue Florek in the series based on Carley Fortune’s Every Summer After books, all eight […]

Supergirl opens in theaters on June 26, and ahead of its release, film critics have shared their first reactions to the Craig Gillespie-directed film on social media. Starring Millie Alcock as the titular character in the DC Studios film following her cameo in last summer’s Superman. The film features Jason Momoa as Lobo with David […]

Make no mistake about it, New Filmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) will be screening Honey Lauren’s film Mistake in honor of Pride Month. Lauren wrote, directed, and co-stars in the drama, winner of Best Inspirational Feature at the recent Sedona International Film Festival in Arizona. Dominic Bogart, Jiji Hise and veteran character actors Brett Cullen and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Production was just completed in Bucharest, Romania this week on director/writer Edoardo Ponti‘s WWII Romance, The Wedding Dress starring Ukranian actress Ivanna Sakhno (Ahsoka), Lucas Englander (Transatlantic), Billie Boullet (A Small Light, Man On Fire) , Anika Boyle (Stranger Things: The First Shadow), Veronica Ferres (The Unholy Trinity), and Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles) […]

British mainstays like George MacKay are quickly getting used to fielding questions about James Bond casting rumors, with everyone from the likes of Tom Francis to MacKay’s own “Rose of Nevada” co-star Callum Turner reportedly being considered. But for the “1917” and “Pride” actor who’s in love with the “process” of filmmaking — and used […]

Television has lost one its biggest comedy names — James Burrows, the most decorated multi-camera director in the history of the medium, passed away in his sleep this morning, June 19, after a brief illness. He was 85. His 50+-year career will remain unmatched — both in longevity and influence as he played a crucial […]

Maddie’s Secret by John Early is doing brisk business at the IFC Center as screenings fill up for opening weekend of the Magnolia Pictures’ comedy. Critically acclaimed Rose Of Nevada from 1-2 Special and Sony Pictures Classics’ Unidentified also debut in limited release along with music docs on Greg Allman and Peter Asher. Girls Like […]

With worrying numbers about potential L.A. job losses and other economic impacts resulting from a Paramount-Warner Bos Discovery merger, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has just put its thumb on the scale of a possible state attorneys general’s legal action against David Ellison‘s pending $111 billion deal. “The merger places about 2,495 jobs […]

On his last show before his traditional summer break, Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night announced the celebs who will fill in for him as guest hosts of Jimmy Kimmel Live! over the next couple of months. Tiffany Haddish will kick things off, hosting the week of July 6. She’ll be followed throughout the summer by […]

Curry Barker can throw more steaks on the barbeque this weekend (not cat meat, eww gross), for in addition to him landing his third film with Universal-Blumhouse-Atomic Monster, his Obsession at Focus Features has easily crossed the $300M mark at the global box office. As we told you a while ago, the Inde Navarrette-Michael Johnston-Cooper […]

EXCLUSIVE: Switchboard, fresh from striking a first-look deal with Hulu, has acquired a slew of short films and has hired an executive to oversee its narrative fiction projects. The company, which was founded by Call Me Cleo and Beanie Mania producer Celia Aniskovich, has acquired five films: A Pocket Guide To Pigeon Watching, This Is Private, Community Theater, Mary The […]

EXCLUSIVE: EGOT-winner John Legend and L.A. Times Short Docs are partnering to release the documentary I Got My Brother today, on Juneteenth, a film about the bond between siblings Jarrett and Baylon Harper. The SXSW-winning short directed by Victor Gabriel is now streaming on the L.A. Times’ YouTube channel as well as at latimes.com. The […]

All The Songs In ‘Voicemails For Isabelle’: Robyn, Taylor Swift You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 19, 2026 9:00am Services to share this page. From Leah McKendrick (Scrambled) comes a new rom-com starring heavy hitters in the genre, Nick Robinson (Love, Simon) and Zoey Deutch (Set […]

Judith Sheldon, daughter of the legendary Hollywood director William Wyler, was found dead along with her husband Wylie Sheldon in a parked and still-running car on the side of Interstate 5, north of Redding, California, on Monday, June 15. According to media reports, the couple, longtime patrons of San Francisco’s film and arts scenes, were […]

Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register says partnering with Webtoon Entertainment will power up its push into streamer-friendly YA animation. Register and Webtoon Entertainment’s CFO David J. Lee spoke to Deadline at the recent Vancouver Web Summit and as they unveiled new shows they are co-developing. “We are blessed with an amazing library of content; […]

Netflix Swoops For ‘Legend,’ Ricky Gervais’ Latest Stand-Up Special You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 19, 2026 8:25am Services to share this page. Netflix is staying in business with Ricky Gervais. The streamer has acquired the rights to Legend, which will be recorded during Gervais’ new […]