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After helming The Tragedy of Macbeth for Apple TV+, seminal filmmaker Ethan Coen has gone in a quite different tonal direction with Drive-Away Dolls, a comedy caper starring Margaret Qualley (Sanctuary) and Geraldine Viswanathan (Cat Person) that today gets its first trailer. RELATED: ‘The Beanie Bubble’ Trailer Sees Zach Galifianakis & Elizabeth Banks War For Control

Travis Knight, president and CEO of animation studio LAIKA, has been appointed to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Board of Trustees. The museum also announced the appointment of motion picture producer and former chair of the Academy Museum Inclusion Advisory Committee, Effie T. Brown, as an honorary trustee. “As the governing body of the

Creative Artists Agency on Wednesday announced the elevation of five to agent, along with the promotion of another to an executive role. Yasi Agahnia has been promoted to agent in the Music Touring area’s private events division, with Logan Binstock now to serve as a talent agent, and Abe Coelho working as an agent in

Tenoch Huerta has announced that he is exiting the Netflix film Fiesta en la Madriguera following the allegations of sexual assault. “Given the impact of the recent false statements by María Elena Ríos and the damage they have caused, I have no choice but to withdraw from participating in the film Fiesta en la Madriguera,”

Sony Pictures said Wednesday that it has removed from its release date schedule El Muerto, the Bad Bunny-starring Spider-Man spinoff movie that is being directed by Jonas Cuarón. The Columbia Pictures pic is set to be the first time a Latino character leads a Marvel live-action film.  The studio had previously set El Muerto to hit theaters

The Blackening is a potent blend of comedy, and thrills that parodies and challenges the genre’s tropes, specifically those around a mostly Black cast. Under the direction of Tim Story and script by Tracey Oliver, it pays homage to some iconic horror franchises like Scream, Friday the 13th, and Saw with a bit of Cabin

Sheffield DocFest is on the rebound. The 30th edition of the prestigious all-documentary film festival in the North of England just wrapped, witnessing a 17 percent increase in attendance by international and U.K. delegates over last year (2,550 delegates vs. 2,188 in 2022). DocFest is under new leadership, with Annabel Grundy appointed managing director in November

James Gunn had a busy weekend auditioning to find the star of Superman: Legacy. The DC Studios co-head gave fans an update on the casting call. “Amazing amazing weekend of auditions for Superman: Legacy,” the filmmaker shared on Bluesky social. “I’m blown away by some of these actors, among the best I’ve ever seen or

After a long wait, the time has finally come for Ethan Hunt to get back to saving the world. In Rome on Monday evening, Tom Cruise has hit the red carpet with cast members and director/co-writer/producer Christopher McQuarrie for the world premiere of Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. Paramount is hosting a

Sasha Calle is hoping to continue to play the role of Supergirl after being introduced as the superhero in The Flash. The Young and the Restless alum plays Kara Zor-El in the DC film and expressed excitement at the prospect of continuing to tell her story in future movies. “I love her so much and

Jameela Jamil is weighing in on award shows having gender-neutral categories and proposes people who identify as non-binary get their own category to not “completely shut out women.” “Would it not be better to give non-binary people their own category rather than open the door for Hollywood to completely shut out women given the known

A Bronx Tale, Robert De Niro’s 1993 directorial debut, starred as the Tribeca Festival’s closing gala with the famed actor acknowledging that he never got asked to direct again following the film’s inauspicious box office debut. “I was lucky to be able to make the movie. I made it the way I wanted to make

Lady Gaga has confirmed via Instagram that her concert film for “The Chromatica Ball Tour” will be out soon. The 15-stop tour promoting Gaga’s sixth studio album, “Chromatica,” took place in 2022. The Los Angeles show at Dodger Stadium is likely the venue that will be featured, since that show was recorded. The singer/actress also

It was a busy day on the L.A.-area WGA picket lines, with a visit from some Abbott Elementary folks, support from unionized teachers and nurses, and dancers getting their hula on for Pacific Islander Day. The day began with striking writers and their supporters having a nosh of breakfast burritos and coffee as picketers marched

David Fincher said he’s not one to go back and re-watch his films. “I don’t. I’m not brave,” he said at the Tribeca Festival. “I’m fundamentally like, look, no, I can’t. It’s like looking at middle school pictures. I don’t want to even acknowledge that.” “But I do find myself having to adjust, you know,”

The Flash hasn’t even opened to $100 million this weekend — and may potentially not — but Warner Bros is already popping champagne with the pic’s filmmaker Andy Muschietti and producer-sister Barbara Muschietti. Two early evening whopper pieces of news: DC co-bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran have set Andy Muschietti to direct their Batman

UTA, which last year acquired UK agency Curtis Brown, is opening a new office in London as it eyes further international growth. The 28,000-square-foot space, across two floors at 1 Newman Street, is situated between Fitzrovia and Soho. Designed by architectural firms Gensler and Modus Workspace, the office will largely be populated by UTA’s music

Robert Gottlieb, the legendary editor at Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker who helped shape the work of many of the world’s greatest writers over the past six decades, has died, according to Knopf and The New Yorker. He was 92. A smattering of the literary talents whose work Gottlieb edited

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So,

Margot Robbie is one of the executive producers of Barbie and worked closely with Greta Gerwig to bring the Mattel doll to life. The star recently opened up about the one favor she asked of the director/co-writer when talking about the project. “Coming into this movie, that was such a priority — the sets,” Robbie