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You’d think that Wes Ball traveled a charmed road when, three weeks after showing his animated short film Ruin, he made a Fox deal to develop that feature and was also set to direct Maze Runner, which turned into a blockbuster trilogy. You would be wrong. Ball, who helmed the fourth iteration of the Planet
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EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming ABBA feature, which will air on 14 broadcasters including the BBC and CW, is an attempt to give the global superstars the Asif Kapadia-style doc treatment for the first time while combatting “Anglo-American” snobbery, according to its director. James Rogan said previous docs about ABBA have been “lovely, full of joy and
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UPDATED with entertainment comments: Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a shoutout to upcoming Wolves set for theatrical release this fall, Sony distributing. Comedy series Palm Royale with Kristen Wiig and Laura Dern, and Colin Farrell-starring detective skein Sugar also got a plug. Apple’s entertainment business, Apple Studio and Apple TV+ are buried in the Services
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Victoria Justice won’t forget her first day on the job. The former Victorious star talked about shooting her first sex scene in the upcoming crime drama Depravity while visiting SiriusXM Hits 1 LA with Tony Fly and Symon. “My first day on set though, I had my first ever sex scene, which was like, I’m
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Kristen Wiig joins me for this week’s edition of my Deadline video series, The Actor’s Side and we cover the waterfront of a comedic career that keeps creating new landmarks including her recent hilarious induction into the SNL five-timer host club on the show where she was a regular cast member between 2005 and 2012,
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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. Following their collaboration on hit horror Talk To Me, A24 and filmmakers Danny and Michael Philippou are re-teaming on original horror movie Bring Her Back, we can reveal. The team have set two-time Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape Of Water) to star in the movie, which is due to
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Jerry Seinfeld took a shot at Friends in a new digital short promoting his new film Unfrosted, a comedy about the creation of Pop-Tarts. Seinfeld made his directorial debut in the Netflix film about how the toaster pastries came to be. A new short ahead of the film’s release on May 3, Seinfeld visits Kellogg’s
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SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details about Challengers. Luca Guadagnino‘s Challengers opened at the top of the U.S. box office, and one scene from the movie went viral on social media. The particular scene involves Josh O’Connor’s Patrick and Mike Faist‘s Art eating churros. At this moment in the film, Patrick visits his girlfriend Tashi
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Top movie theater circuit AMC Entertainment offered investors a preview of its first-quarter financial results late Friday, with key metrics coming in ahead of Wall Street expectations. The company plans to report its final quarterly numbers on May 8. Occasionally, public companies release preliminary numbers, especially those under scrutiny as AMC is during its recovery
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The delayed release of Indian feature film The Sabarmati Report has placed new scrutiny on Bollywood’s relationship with the country’s political machine, as elections in the world’s largest democracy enter their second week. The political movie about the disputed 2002 Gujurat riots was due to be released early next month, right in the midst of the
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EXCLUSIVE: Clear Talent Group has promoted agent Justin Busch to Director of NY Film & TV and agent Adam Liebross to Director of LA Film & TV. Busch joined CTG’s New York branch in 2012 after having been an agent at Phoenix Artists for five years. Notable NY film & TV clients include Marquise Vilson
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EXCLUSIVE: British actor and screenwriter Jamie Bacon has signed with UK agency United Agents. Going forwards, United literary agent Charles Walker will represent Bacon, who is known for writing and starring 2018 film Into the Mirror and for roles in Netflix series White Lines and Stephen Cookson-directed feature film Brighton. Bacon has a role in
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