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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

Colleagues, friends and fans are remembering Treat Williams, the versatile and prolific actor who died in a motorcycle crash today at 71. Have a look at a sampling of reaction posted on social media below. The actor from Rowayton, CT, amassed more than 125 film and TV credits during a career that spanned nearly half

The head of the country’s largest labor union joined striking Writers Guild film and television writers at a rally on Monday outside the New York City offices of streaming giant Amazon and said the writers’ cause has the support of workers from across unionized labor.  “You are fighting for all of us,” Liz Schuler, president

During his second appearance at France’s iconic Le Mans 24-hour race, Michael Fassbender crashed the Porsche 911 he was driving on Sunday, cutting short his stint behind the wheel. Fassbender was not injured according to local media and was able to get the car back to the pits before it was officially retired, Eurosport reported.

Tom Holland is teasing the potential Spider-Man with an update revealing he is “excited about” the future of the Marvel superhero. Although the actor didn’t give too many details about Peter Parker’s return, he told Inverse that there is “some stuff going on.” “Whether or not it’ll come to fruition, who knows?” Holland added. “But

British actor Joseph Fiennes has revealed how he stood up to Harvey Weinstein in the 1990s and saw his career affected as a result.  Fiennes described to the UK’s Guardian newspaper of a meeting he had with the disgraced film producer in 1998, soon after he had starred in two Oscar-nominated films, Shakespeare in Love

Cynthia Erivo is opening up about her experience filming the Wicked film adaptation. The star who plays Elphaba in the musical took to social media to share a touching moment during the production of the film directed by Jon M. Chu. “I realize I’ve said very little about my experience on Wicked and that’s mainly

Elliot Page has spoken of the pressure to remain closeted in Hollywood, before his decision to come out first as gay and, subsequently, trans.  The Juno star, who has penned a memoir titled ‘Pageboy’, told the UK’s Guardian:  “I can obviously only speak to my experience, but yes, my experience is that there was intense

Amy Schumer wasn’t feeling right about living in Barbie’s dreamhouse. So she chose another career path. Way back before the current cast of Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and director/writer Greta Gerwig were attached to the upcoming summer film Barbie, Schumer was developing the project at Sony as her own vehicle. But in 2017, her involvement

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been a long and winding road but Beatles manager movie Midas Man has finally reached post-production having recently taken on a third director to get it over the line. UK director Joe Stephenson (Doctor Jekyll) quietly took the reins earlier this year from previous filmmaker Sara Sugarman (Vinyl) who left after what sources

The day after New York-based pickets were canceled for the week because of smoke, the gathering at Warner Bros. in Los Angeles was a bit smaller on Thursday, with less than 50 people gathering in support of the WGA strike. One bright spot was the so-called “Bike Strike” protest that rolled through. That strike action

Voting is now underway for the ratification of the new DGA film and TV contract. Members were sent ballots tonight along with the memorandum of agreement, as well as an executive summary of the new deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The tentative agreement was approved last night by the DGA

The day that SAG-AFTRA began its talks with Hollywood studios over its own film and TV contract with a strike authorization in hand, picketing Writers Guild members on Wednesday hit up Disney and Warner Bros in Burbank. The WGA West’s demonstrations were the only major ones today, after the WGA East was forced to scrap

Drew Barrymore and Steven Spielberg have a special bond and it all stems from their time filming E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In a profile for Vulture, Barrymore opened up about her childhood and said the director was “the only person in my life to this day that ever was a parental figure.” While shooting the sci-fi

The Tribeca Festival brings its unusual brand of film, music, TV, games, reunions and talks, audio and immersive storytelling to New York City this week, a blend that draws fans out in (hopefully) sunny summer weather and is the latest stop for the film community after a short post-Cannes break. The fest, which runs June

Abu Dhabi will host the Middle East premiere of Paramount/Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One on June 26, with star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie walking the red carpet. Securing the prestigious event marks a coup for the Emirate in the face of Saudi Arabia’s film and TV clout in the region