Bel Powley: ‘A Small Light’ Is A “Timely” True Wartime Story About “The Everyday Heroes” Among Us In The Face Of Anti-Semitism

Watch on Deadline I bingedA Small Lightin two sittings. I had thought it would be a really tough watch, but its such an inspiring story too. Thats really what drew me to the project. Liev Schreiber as Otto Frank with Bel Powley as Miep Gies.National Geographic for Disney. Its the Nazi occupation. Weve learned about this in school. Weve read Annes diary. We know that 6 million Jews were sent like lambs to the slaughter....

June 12, 2023 · 5 min · 896 words · Tiffany Gilbert

Breaking Baz: ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ Is A Superhero, A Princess & A First For DreamWorks Animation – “The Story Really Is Hers”

EXCLUSIVE:Ruby Gillman, Teenage Krakenhas a lot going for her. And shes our superhero, really. Watch on Deadline Poor krakens. From left: ‘Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken’ co-producer Faryn Pearl, composer-conductor Stephanie Economou, producer Kelly Cooney and director Kirk DeMicco; (inset) The Warrior Queen of the Seven Seas and Ruby GillmanBaz Bamigboye/Deadline/DreamWorks Animation You know, the kind of place where pupils take a boat to school. Rubys an ordinary girl living under extraordinary circumstances....

June 12, 2023 · 2 min · 417 words · Jeffrey Jackson

Elliot Page Set For Dominic Savage Film ‘Close To You’

UTA Independent Film Group is representing worldwide rights to the film. Im proud to have worked with Dominic and Hillary on this beautiful film, said Page. Its been a pleasure collaborating with them and the incredibly talented cast and crew. Elliot PageCatherine Opie I look forward to sharing it with audiences soon. Im so proud of what we have achieved with the film. This film is an act of pure trust and collaboration between the two of them....

June 12, 2023 · 1 min · 135 words · Ryan Hanna

Fox News Sends Cease And Desist Letter To Tucker Carlson Over His Twitter Show

Fox Newshas sent a cease and desist letter toTucker Carlsonover his Twitter show that launched last week. Axios first reported on the letter sent to Carlson from Fox attorneys. Tucker will not be silenced by anyone whether it be Media Matters, the ADL or Fox News. Tucker CarlsonTwitter Talent contracts typically include exclusivity provisions to limit or prevent top personalities from appearing on other networks and platforms. Freedmanhas previously arguedthat Fox News breached the contract and that the non-compete provision is no longer valid....

June 12, 2023 · 1 min · 191 words · Thomas Cobb

French Animation Firm Sacre Bleu Reveals The Journey Behind Annecy Opener ‘Sirocco And The Kingdom Of Air Streams’ & The Growing Influence Of Japanese Manga

His company is out in force at the Annecy InternationalAnimationFilm Festival this year. Kinology is handing international sales. Dyens founded Sacrebleu Productions in 1999. ‘Sirocco and the Kingdom of Air Streams’Sacrebleu Deadlinetalked to Dyens about Sacrebleus journey to date and its future animation slate. DEADLINE:How did you break into film? RON DYENS:The starting point is that I love art. Sirocco And The Kingdom Of The WindsSacrebleu There are a lot of artists in my family, and I studied plastic arts....

June 12, 2023 · 5 min · 1016 words · Robin Cannon

How Silvio Berlusconi Reshaped The Italian Media Landscape & What Comes Next

One of the biggest personalities in worldmediaand politics is no more. Berlusconis route to the top of Europes media landscape is well-storied. Watch on Deadline In short, he was a force of nature. Silvio Berlusconi (left) and his son Pier Silvio Berlusconi, CEO of MediaForEuropeGetty With him, Italy learned that it should never have limits imposed on it, added Meloni. An Italian sociologist writing inthe Guardianeven claimed he had pioneered the politics of Trumpism....

June 12, 2023 · 2 min · 318 words · Brianna Douglas

Pablo Larraín Regular Alfredo Castro On The Director’s “Very Weird” Vampire Pic ‘El Conde’ & Challenging Chile’s Colonial Past With Cannes Title ‘The Settlers’

Mubi picked up the film for multiple territories out of Cannes, including North America and the UK. Watch on Deadline I think its Larrains most important film, Castro said ofEl Conde. Castro also teases which European festival audiences should expectEl Conde to debut this fall. Alfredo CastroElisabetta A. Villa/WireImage DEADLINE:The Settlersdebuted to rave reviews out of Cannes and was promptly picked up by MUBI. How did it feel to receive such a positive response?...

June 12, 2023 · 3 min · 437 words · Amanda Ingram

Paramount & Nickelodeon Animation’s Ramsey Naito On ‘TMNT: Mutant Mayhem’, ‘Transformers One’ & The “Secret Sauce” Of Franchise Strategy – Annecy

The respected veteran also has big hopes for an upcoming slate of franchise installments as well as original features. Now, there are so many women at the table. RAMSEY NAITO:Im so confident about it. TMNT: Mutant MayhemParamount. I feel like its the Cannes of animation festivals. We feel like its a safe place to show a work-in-progress. DEADLINE:Mutant Mayhemhas a unique animation style. Ramsey NaitoParamount What was the process like developing the project?...

June 12, 2023 · 2 min · 401 words · Jennifer Vasquez

Paramount+ Sets Canadian Slate With Shows From Elliot Page’s Page Boy Productions & ‘Letterkenny’ Producer New Metric Media

Programs fromElliot Pages production company and the team behind comedyLetterkennyare amongParamount+s latest Canadian slate. Lynne Kamm is writing. Johnson broke the 100m world record but was later found to have used performance enhancing drugs. Katrina Kowalski and Doug SmithParamount Global Anthony Q Farrell (The OfficeU.S.) Craig Wallace (Murdoch Mysteries) is writing and Black Birds Media is producing. The doc is500 Days in the Wild, which will launch in the fall....

June 12, 2023 · 1 min · 149 words · Joshua Allen

Sony Unveils First Look At Spider-Verse Short Film Tackling Mental Issues & Showing Miles Morales Suffering An Anxiety Crisis – Annecy

In post pandemic world, I felt like I had a lot of trauma. I think a lot of us did, he said. One of the big things that seemed to kind of bring itself to the surface was anxiety. Sony Pictures Animation The day that I was offered this job to direct this film. I had the largest panic attack I remember in my life. I spent the night in the hospital....

June 12, 2023 · 1 min · 185 words · Juan Gonzalez

‘Arthur’ Creator Marc Brown To Launch New Animated Preschool Series ‘Hop’ On Max

Arthurseries creatorMarc Brownis bringing his next kids show toMax. Related Stories Max Rebrand Sees Warner Bros. Co-created by Brown andArthuralums Peter K. Hirsch and Tolon Brown,Hophails from producers Epic Story Media and LoomiAnimation. Hopfollows an eclectic group of besties whose comedic adventures teach preschoolers about embracing their own uniqueness. HopMax Together, they show us the power of friendship and kindness as they navigate the mud puddles of life. Hop will be voiced by David Connolly, the first amputee to perform on Broadway....

June 12, 2023 · 1 min · 151 words · Gary Rhodes

‘Barry’s Henry Winkler On The Moment Gene Cousineau Snapped, Prison Theater, His “Dreaded Fear” Of AI And Takeaways From The WGA Strike: “America Has Literally Eaten Itself” – Deadline FYC House + HBO Max

Talk about going out with a bang. Watch on Deadline DEADLINE:Its been a couple of weeks sinceBarrycame to a close. How are you feeling, now that the dust has settled? BarryHBO MAX HENRY WINKLER: Sad. I took Bill out for breakfast for his birthday. So, it is nice to see him, but Im sad. Henry Winkler onBarryHBO DEADLINE:Youve spent six or seven years working on this show. What has it meant to you?...

June 12, 2023 · 4 min · 746 words · Terry Simpson

‘Citadel’ Was A “Victory” For Amazon Says Drama Chief, But It “Needs Time To Grow” As Streamer Eyes More Global Franchises – Banff

But the show failed to make the recent Nielsen streaming charts since its launch. Every show is not going to hit in every place on the same level. But as the franchise grows, I feel like the numbers will grow all over, including domestically. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden in ‘Citadel’Prime Video/Everett Collection Youll start to see the audience respond differently as it goes on. She added that audiences in the U....

June 12, 2023 · 1 min · 114 words · Calvin Fernandez