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Although Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong pioneered the stoner comedy genre, the cult film franchise nearly looked much different. While appearing on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday, the duo discussed their new documentary Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie and reminisced about the Oscar-nominated director they tried to recruit to helm one of their […]

There is an idea of a Patrick Schwarzenegger… who is campaigning to star in Luca Guadagnino‘s upcoming American Psycho adaptation. Following his recent turn on HBO’s The White Lotus, the actor is once again setting his sights on the coveted role of Patrick Bateman, which was previously portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2000 feature […]

Hot Docs, the internationally renowned nonfiction film festival in Toronto, announced awards tonight for the 32nd edition of the event. Best International Feature Documentary went to I, Poppy, written and directed by Vivek Chaudhary. The film centers on a son who “fights corrupt officials while his mother tends their poppy farm in India.” The award […]

With the third installment of the Knives Out franchise premiering this year, Rian Johnson is advocating for a theater-going experience. Following Netflix boss Ted Sarandos‘ statement that movie theaters are “an outmoded idea” for many, the 2x Golden Globe nominee said he hopes Wake Up Dead Man gets a proper theatrical run before hitting the […]

Relatives of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer tragically killed on the Santa Fe set of Western Rust, have come out in support of the film, encouraging movie lovers to see it. Olga Solovey, the DP’s mother, said, “I watched my daughter’s stunning film twice. I was so happy for the success of my daughter because it […]

The Avengers have assembled to support Thunderbolts*, the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Amid filming for Avengers: Doomsday, the cast of the upcoming superhero movie took a break to watch the new Marvel film. Robert Downey Jr., who returns to the MCU as Doctor Doom, shared a set of photos on social media […]

In partnership with Film Independent, the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) Hollywood Bureau is expanding its Fellowship for American Muslim Filmmakers. Applications have opened for the 2025 fellowship, which will now offer two $10,000 grants to filmmakers accepted into Film Independent’s Artist Development programs who identify as American-Muslim. Recipients will be selected by the end […]

EXCLUSIVE: Martin Sheen has been tapped by James Cameron to narrate the audio book of Ghosts of Hiroshima, the Charles Pellegrino book set for publication by Blackstone on August 5. Cameron plans to use the book as the basis for a film of the same name, which the filmmaker will direct as his first non-Avatar […]

A logistical nightmare has been averted. Both the 2026 Academy Awards and the L.A. Marathon were scheduled for Sunday, March 15, but an agreement has been reached that solves the problem. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that organizers of the Oscars and the LA Marathon — the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences […]

Rust, the indie Western with a tragic backstory, is now out at at some 115 theaters through Falling Forward Films, as well as on PVOD. The release comes well over three years since the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed by a bullet from Alec Baldwin‘s gun on the New Mexico film set. An on-again-off-again involuntary manslaughter criminal […]

EXCLUSIVE: Under its first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios, Premeditated Productions has launched development on Shield of Sparrows, a feature adaptation of the forthcoming romantasy novel by Devney Perry. Derek Kolstad, architect of the action franchises John Wick and Nobody, is set to pen the script. Liz Pelletier, Publisher and CEO of Entangled Publishing, and […]

Phyllis de Picciotto, who founded the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has died. She was 84. Daughter Lionie de Picciotto said her mother died April 14 but did not provide other details. After spending her early childhood in Chicago, de Picciotto and her family moved to L.A. She graduated from Fairfax High School and attended […]

As David Oyelowo and wife Jessica‘s production company expands its repertoire, they’ve faced an uphill battle in terms of representation. The 3x Golden Globe nominee recently teased their Yoruba Saxon banner’s upcoming adaptation of Tọlá Okogwu’s Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun and their long-gestating Rocketeer sequel, as they navigate “performative” inclusion that came […]

Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust and Bone) are set to star in Ruin, a new thriller based on the screenplay by Kaz Firpo and Ryan Firpo (Marvel’s Eternals), which topped the Black List in 2017. Hailing from Niki Caro, the director behind titles like The Mother and Mulan, the film is set […]

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is teaming with Pitch Perfect franchise and Last Breath producer Paul Brooks on worldwide rights to the survival horror film Rats!, which Lionsgate is launching for sales at the upcoming Cannes market. The film will see New York City in a race against time to stop a killer rat infestation unlike anything the world […]

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. shaking up the offshore marketplace. Today, we tweak the format slightly to talk to two globe-trotting professionals shaking up the industry in the U.S. and internationally: Thomas Benski, the former CEO and co-founder of Pulse […]

EXCLUSIVE: On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride broke the ultimate glass ceiling, soaring into space as America’s first woman astronaut. For a time, she became the most famous person on Earth. Almost 42 years to the day after Ride left the planet aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, the documentary Sally, directed by Emmy winner Cristina […]

Brad Pitt’s Apple film F1 has a finish line in sight as well as other important details about the making of the movie that will interest viewers. The film, made in partnership with Formula 1 and its 10 teams, will arrive in 2025 with real racing world experts behind the product as well as big-name […]

Thunderbolts is about to strike the box office at the beginning of May, and the film pulls together a cast of Marvel Cinematic Unvierse characters from very different backgrounds and projects of the past phases. With their collective pasts, it’s easy to see why the group would begrudgingly work together while ignoring the urge to […]

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired North American rights to The Unholy Trinity, a Western actioner starring Pierce Brosnan (Golden Eye) and Samuel L. Jackson (The Hateful Eight) alongside Brandon Lessard (Classified). In partnership with Roadside Attractions, the film will be released in theaters nationwide on June 13. A tale of revenge, dark secrets, and buried […]

EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope Laboratories has promoted Aaron Katz to SVP of Acquisitions and Development and Alexandra Fredricks as VP of Theatrical Sales with both reporting directly to Dan Berger, president of the New York-based distribution company. Fredricks steps up after Andrew Carlin moved to Variance Films last month. Katz, VP of Acquisitions since 2015, joined Oscilloscope […]

EXCLUSIVE: Shudder has acquired the distribution rights to the supernatural thriller Good Boy in the U.S,, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand following the film’s premiere at SXSW in March. Good Boy, which redefines the haunted house genre by telling its horror tale through the eyes of a family dog, is co-written and […]

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners and husband-and-wife cinema royalty Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) are set to reunite on screen in psychological thriller Bunker from Oscar-winning writer-director Florian Zeller (The Father). FilmNation Entertainment will launch international sales on behalf of Blue Morning Pictures and MOD Producciones at the upcoming […]

EXCLUSIVE: Vanished, the indie action thriller from Randy Charach, is leading Glass House Distribution’s Cannes Film Festival slate. The pic comprises one of three Glasshouse has acquired in a worldwide rights deal with Charach Productions – the other two being David Lynch-inspired horror Texas Nightmare and action drama Clutch. Charach produces all three, with Michael […]