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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that starting Wednesday the state will adopt CDC guidance letting vaccinated people mostly dispense with masks and social distancing, allowing the Knicks and Nets to offer fully-vaccinated fan sections at the NBA playoffs in the city’s biggest reopening bid since the pandemic hit. Over 50% of Madison Square Garden

Black Widow unveiled a new video clip at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards this evening. Directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige, Black Widow launches simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access in most Disney+ markets on July 9, 2021. At the awards show, Scarlett Johansson was honored with the Generation

There’s excitement in the air — and a whole lot of movies lined up — across the UK and France as cinemas are set to reopen in both markets this week after roughly seven months of darkened screens. Below we take a look at how the situation is shaping up in these majors. In the

A Pacific Palisades brush fire left 750 acres scorched on Saturday, forcing evacuations in multiple areas. Thus far, an evacuation has been ordered for residents east of Topanga Canyon Boulevard, between the Community House and View Ridge Road. The area north of Entrada, south of Oakwood Drive and east of the Henry Ridge Motorway is also under

In African American history the phrase “Underground Railroad” is a metaphor that refers to a secret network of routes and safe houses that would help enslaved people escape to freedom. But in Barry Jenkins’ dazzlingly ambitious Amazon Prime Video serie, an adaptation of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, it is literal: there

EXCLUSIVE: Ray Romano’s untitled feature directorial debut dramedy, which Deadline first reported, is adding Jacob Ward and Sadie Stanley (Kim Possible, The Goldbergs, Dead to Me). Written by Romano and Mark Stegemann (Scrubs, Raising Hope, Preacher), the pic follows Leo (Romano) and Angela Russo (Metcalf), living a simple, blue-collar life in Queens, surrounded by the

“I expect optimism in our future. We’re gonna come roaring back,” declared a triumphal California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled his revised budget for the state. As Newsom optimistically ticked off the billions being allocated from the state’s $76 billion budget surplus, he was asked if California might emerge from state-imposed Covid restrictions — known as

EXCLUSIVE: Fans of Polish erotic movie 365 Days rejoice – I can reveal that Netflix is set to serve you up parts two and three of the pic that titillated viewers around the world and also sparked significant controversy when it debuted on the platform last summer. Original cast members Michele Morrone and Anna-Maria Sieklucka

EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Freyer has joined the cast of Brit McAdams’ Paint, starring Owen Wilson, Michaela Watkins, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ciara Renée, Lusia Strus and Stephen Root. The comedic feature centers on Carl Nargle (Wilson), who has hosted Vermont’s #1 painting show for nearly three decades. While Carl’s signature whisper has long kept viewers from Pittsfield to St.

EXCLUSIVE: Six New Zealand screenwriters have been chosen to participate in the inaugural Black List New Zealand Project. The project, stemming from a partnership between the Black List and the New Zealand Film Commission, is a professional development workshop and mentorship series. Bolstered by the presence of global screen industry executives, who will head up panels,

Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch said 50% of the movies in its sunsetting first window deal with Sony did less than $10 million at the box office, a reason it moved to a new agreement with sister company Lionsgate/Summit, whose pictures are fewer but resonate more with the Starz audience. “Other than three movies [he mentioned

EXCLUSIVE: As India grapples with its devastating Covid wave, the film industry is on pause once again, with production stopped and cinemas closed. As and when the nation emerges from this tricky period and the industry gets going, audiences will turn their attention to the year’s biggest releases, which will hopefully reinvigorate the big screen

EXCLUSIVE: Lee Pace, Rachel Sennot, Chase Sui Wonders, and Conner O’Malley have rounded out the cast of A24’s slasher film Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. The film also stars Amandla Stenberg and Borat 2 breakout Maria Bakalova as well as Pete Davidson and Myha’la Herrold. Halina Reijn is set to direct. A24 had no comment. While plot details are being kept under wraps, sources

Graeme Ferguson, the Canadian filmmaker who co-founded Imax, died on Saturday at the age of 91. Ferguson had reportedly been battling cancer, passing away at his home in Norway Point, Ontario. Imax took to Twitter today to confirm the news. “We mourn the passing of Graeme Ferguson, visionary IMAX Co-Founder and iconic filmmaker,” they said.

EXCLUSIVE: In the first big casting to Rian Johnson’s upcoming sequel to Knives Out, Sources tell Deadline Dave Bautista is set to join Daniel Craig in the next installment, which Netflix recently landed the rights too in a monumental deal. Deadline first reported in March that Netflix was closing a deal north of $400 million for

Seth Rogen revealed in a new Sunday Times interview the status of his relationship with frequent collaborator James Franco. Rogen has stayed mum until now regarding his Disaster Artist co-star after allegations of sexual misconduct against Franco came to light. In 2018, five women accused the Oscar-nominated actor of sexual misconduct, all of which Franco

Refresh for latest…: Yet another international box office frame was led by Chinese movies in their home market as local May Day holdovers continued play coming off a record holiday session. While a handful of studio titles are doing business in other pockets of the world, we are in something of a holding pattern until

On Saturday’s broadcast of Vax Live, Ben Affleck appeared alongside Jimmy Kimmel to celebrate the return of the shared experiences that we’ve all missed over the past year. While Affleck walked on stage in a slick, black suit, it turns out that Kimmel made the decision to go for a theme with his outfit. He appeared, dressed

EXCLUSIVE: (UPDATED WITH HFPA RESPONSE) As the beleaguered Hollywood Foreign Press Association pledges to reform itself, Netflix has declared that its will not be working with the Golden Globes group until it gets its act together, to put it mildly. “Like many in our industry, we’ve been waiting for today’s announcement in the hope that

The backlash against the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is showing no sign of ebbing. Mark Ruffalo, who won a Golden Globe Award this year, called out the international journalists group today. Hours after Deadline broke the news about Netflix’s Ted Sarandos vowing to stop activities with HFPA until more extensive changes occur, Ruffalo and GLAAD issued