“It’s good to face fears” That’s Sydney Sweeney‘s wisdom about doing live television, specifically her guest hosting duties recently on Saturday Night Live. The 2x Primetime Emmy nominated actress made her comments on a Q&A panel here at SXSW in Austin, TX. Sweeney is in town for the world premiere of her NEON horror film,
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Whatever happened to the ABC talk show host Murray from The Last of Us? Did he get a fungal infection that turned him into a zombie? Granted, he was a character well before the timeline of the show, but still, ya know flashbacks. Plus, Murray was played by Silicon Valley star Josh Brener. In an
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains some details of Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, set for an eight-episode launch on the streamer on March 21. “Why should I get bent out of shape about what the world might look like 400 years from now,” flippantly says physics research assistant Saul Durand (Jovan Adepo) in Netflix’s 3 Body
After the rolling laughs, hoots, hollers, whistling and clapping at tonight’s world premiere of Road House at SXSW on Friday, Amazon MGM Studios may want to think again before putting this Jake Gyllenhaal–Conor McGregor rock ’em sock ’em beefcakes pugilist movie on Prime Video. It doesn’t take an elbow to the head to wake up
Universal Television’s top comedy development executives said business is thriving with EVP Jim Donnelly calling the moment “oddly busy.” “The world is crazy right now and people love the comfort of comedy. And post-strike, everybody really wants to work … We have five new series in development that we’re excited about. We have a
Searchlight movie The Greatest Hits following its March 14 world premiere at SXSW will hit select theaters on April 5 and stream on Hulu on April 12. The Ned Benson written and directed title follows Harriet (Lucy Boynton) who finds art imitating life when she discovers certain songs can transport her back in time –
UNPRISONED Section: Featured Section Logline: Inspired by Tracy McMillan’s life, UnPrisoned is a half-hour comedy about a messy, but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son. In this session, join writer and Creator of UnPrisoned
“I have no breaking story about a Veep comeback,” Matt Walsh told us at Deadline’s SXSW studio, “I wish I did because it would blow up the internet.” But in short per the the guy who played the White House press secretary Mike McLintock to Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ VP Selina Meyer: “I know everybody would do
Audible’s BREAKTHROUGH Co-Creator/Executive Producer: Will Malnati Executive Producer: Ethan RussellPanelists: Sara Bareilles (judge); Daveed Diggs (host)Logline: In a genre-redefining first, Breakthrough bursts onto the singing competition scene with an electrifying, audio-only series that strips away the superficial to reaffirm what matters most: pure talent. The captivating new Audible Original invites listeners on an intimate musical journey where it doesn’t matter what
Last weekend when AMC CEO Adam Aron let the cat out of the bag, that his circuit was charging more for The Batman in its first eight days than other titles on the marquee, some producers grumbled. Not Jason Blum. “Theaters are experimenting with pricing, which I think is great,” Blum told us at Deadline’s SXSW
Fox is launching mockumentary comedy Welcome To Flatch on March 17 and will drop the first seven episodes on Hulu. It’s an unusual move for a linear broadcast network and something that director and exec producer Paul Feig called “unbelievable”. “To come up with this idea for a network show is unheard of. People don’t
EXCLUSIVE: Streaming service discovery+ has just acquired the LD Entertainment documentary Introducing, Selma Blair ahead of its world premiere at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival. A streaming date is planned for later this year. The Rachel Fleit directed docu is a raw and intimate look at a year in the life of actress, Selma Blair,