Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter moves from Venice into 579 theaters this weekend — the first in a welcome stream of specialty films from the Lido, Telluride and Toronto that could, perhaps maybe, buck up the struggling arthouse market this fall. The film is 90% certified fresh and hails from Focus Features, which presented one
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The Delta Variant, streaming wars and surging piracy loom large as CinemaCon launches Sunday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the first in-person gathering of theaters owners and Hollywood studios since the pandemic struck 18-months ago. The virus has slashed registered attendees to circa 2,000 from 3,500 pre-pandemic, with a sizeable European contingent entirely shut
PBS on Tuesday introduced several new funding initiatives, revealed updated producing partner criteria and announced that it has hired an SVP Diversity Equity and Inclusion. The moves, revealed on the first day of the pubcaster’s TCA summer press tour slate, come as the PBS faced questions at the last TCA tour in March about its
As the Delta variant drove infections across California to their biggest one-day jump of 2021 this week, Hollywood was not immune. The Los Angeles County Health Department reported an outbreak related to CBS’s S.W.A.T. at Santa Clarita Studios North of Los Angeles. Deadline confirmed with sources Friday evening that there were five cases on S.W.A.T.,
Hudson Pacific and Blackstone are adding a fourth project to their Sunset Studios family, unveiling plans to build Sunset Glenoaks Studios amid a booming development market for sound stages. The state-of-the-art, purpose-built location in Sun Valley is at 11070 W. Peoria Street, a 20-minute drive from Hollywood and ten minutes from Burbank. It will cover
EXCLUSIVE: Nexon, an Asian video game developer specializing in immersive virtual worlds, is setting up an LA-based film and TV division to be run by Disney and Activision Blizzard veteran Nick van Dyk. In addition to being president of Nexon Film and Television, van Dyk will also be the parent company’s EVP and Chief Strategy
Focus Features is shifting Downton Abbey 2 from Dec. 22 to Friday, March 18, 2022. Universal Pictures International will release internationally on the same date. The pic’s original principal cast have returned for the second film, which wraps production in August. New additions are Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye and Dominic West. The screenplay is by
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone’s Netflix comedy series God’s Favorite Idiot has wrapped up production earlier than expected in Australia—and now, we know why. The Guardian reported on Tuesday that just eight of 16 episodes originally planned for had been shot, when production came to a halt. This apparently caused concern for many on the production
The American Federation of Musicians has filed an unfair labor practices charge against HBO, claiming that musicians on The Gilded Age, its 10-part miniseries filming in New York, were fired after they asked to be represented by the union. The charge was filed with the National Labor Relations Board. After a meeting this morning with
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is launching a production unit catering to surging demand for programming beyond the confines of linear TV. Telemundo Streaming Studios is billed as the first production unit in Hispanic media exclusively dedicated to serving the growing Latino streaming audiences in the U.S. and globally. Telemundo’s roster of streaming titles includes El Señor de los Cielos, La
With the 93rd Oscars forced to adapt and change with the coronavirus pandemic still a major factor, the production team for the April 25 ceremony announced Wednesday reflects those conditions. Producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh unveiled 14 key members of their team for the show, which will air live on ABC from
EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Vasquez and Roman White, country music biz mainstays and the executive producer and director, respectively, of the upcoming faith-based Netflix musical film A Week Away, have signed with UTA and launched their new banner Rove Productions. They will be based in Nashville. A Week Away, which bows on March 26, stars Kevin Quinn