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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 […]
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy follows a self-imposed rule when she travels by air. “I don’t fly on the 737 Maxes,” she says of Boeing aircraft. “And I don’t fly on the Dreamliners.” Anyone who has seen her documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing will understand why. That 2022 Netflix film investigated the company’s flawed design […]
When acclaimed Saudi director Haifaa Al Mansour made her debut film, Wadjda, she was the trailblazing first female from the Kingdom to helm a feature — and she had to communicate with cast and crew via walkie-talkies. “The country was segregated, so I wasn’t able to be with the actors. That was very limiting for […]
France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend with Illumination’s Minions & Monsters, the latest movie devoted to the mischievous army of yellow underlings first introduced in 2010 breakout Despicable Me. This third spin-off prequel – which hits cinemas worldwide on July 1 – returns to the Golden Age of Hollywood, with the minions […]
EXCLUSIVE: Microdrama star Gabrielle Faith Brown and European actress Yolanthe Cabau are among the stars of a Romeo and Juliet series that’s being made in both horizontal and vertical formats. Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined will adapt William Shakespeare’s masterpiece as a Montague-Capulet feud into the criminal underworld of modern-day Los Angeles. The series will run on […]
O.T. Fagbenle Joins Agatha Christie Film ‘Eleven Missing Days’ You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 19, 2026 4:47am Services to share this page. EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated actor O.T. Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) has joined Vincent Cassel and Felicity Jones in Eleven Missing Days, the mystery thriller inspired by Agatha […]
Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca will headline an onstage in-conversation session at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Abdy and De Luca’s talk will be part of the TIFF Market’s Dialogues programme. The festival said the discussion will focus on the “evolving role of studios in an increasingly global marketplace, the art of identifying and […]
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend at a time of change, opportunity and retreat for the animation sector as big budget studio fare chases the $1B box office, while indies grapple with funding squeezes, AI and the ever-changing habits of younger audiences. We’ve gathered a few of the talking points as […]
An Argentinian presenter has resigned after falsely announcing the death of football superstar Lionel Messi‘s father live on air. Florencia Peña left her role at Luzu TV following the incident, during which he relayed information at Jorge Messi had died. She later made an emotional apology to the Messi family. During Luzu TV’s El Show […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Real Housewives of London star Nessie Welschinger has signed with Rizzo The Agency. Welschinger has inked with the female-focused agency for exclusive representation and Rizzo will support her across commercial partnerships, brand collaborations, personal publicity and wider business opportunities. Welschinger is best known for appearing in Hayu’s reality series Real Housewives of London, […]
Not content with pioneering a whole new video format in North America through the ReelShort microdrama platform, Crazy Maple Studio founder and CEO Joey Jia now has his sights set on conquering Asia. After recently signing a carriage deal with Thai telco AIS, ReelShort announced at APOS this week a similar deal with Philippine telco […]
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is returning to high-stakes thriller Nightsleeper, with production switching from Euston Films to Element Pictures. Season 1 of Nick Leather’s show starred Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) and Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve) as two strangers forced to work together to save the lives of its passengers. Season 2 will switch to the open […]
The BBC has pulled Season 2 of documentary series Ashley Cain: Into The Danger Zone after The Guardian newspaper uncovered the presenter’s alleged historical misogynistic remarks. The British broadcaster said it had “no plans” to air the True North-produced series, adding that Cain’s historical X/Twitter messages were “completely unacceptable.” The former professional footballer, who previously appeared on MTV’s Ex […]
Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Eyes Franchise Record With $14M+ Previews You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Skip to main content June 18, 2026 10:36pm Services to share this page. EXCLUSIVE: We’re hearing from box office sources that Disney/Pixar‘s Toy Story 5 is in play for a franchise record tonight when […]
After 25 years, the voice behind Josie and the Pussycats (2001) is calling out SAG-AFTRA over missing residual payments. Kay Hanley, the Letters to Cleo frontwoman who provided the singing vocals for the character of Josie, recently shared her experience trying to obtain residuals and health insurance through SAG after the film’s producers allegedly failed […]
Curry Barker has found a home for his next horror feature, reuniting with Universal Film Group and Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. The Obsession auteur will write, direct and produce his third film for the banners following his $297M breakout, which is still on a box office hot streak, and his upcoming supernatural horror title Anything But Ghosts, […]
The Pope of Trash has weighed in on the future of artificial intelligence as many remain divided on its place in Hollywood. In a recent interview, John Waters explained that he thought AI “would be good for pornography” but discovered he was wrong, and he would never use it “to help me write” as he […]
Independent distributor Viva Kids has acquired the animated films “Treasure Trekkers,” “Space Cadet,” and “Pirate Mo and the Legend of the Red Ruby” to add to its upcoming release calendar; specific dates to be announced later. “Treasure Trekkers” is based on J.S. Friedman’s children’s book series “Maurice’s Valises,” which follows the “adventures of young explorers […]