EXCLUSIVE:Sophie Hollandhas been among the UKs busier casting directors in recent years. Set up seven years ago, her company Sophie Holland Casting now has a headcount of five. DEADLINE: The self-tape debate has been a real flashpoint of late. “The Witcher”, “Wednesday”, “You” and “The Continental"Netflix/PeacpckMichael shelford Whats your take on where were at? We need a new way forward that works for everybody. For years there were concerns about actors not being able to get in the room but things have evolved....

Instead, it will be based on a man who wrote for a porno magazine. Todays event is billed as as a Rendezvous-vous with Quentin Tarantino. I ask if the critic in question was known. Quentin Tarantino on the Carlton Hotel terrace in Cannes.Baz Bamigboye/Deadline Tarantino throws his head back: Well, he was known if you read the Popstar Pages!! He explained: He wrote about mainstream movies and he was the second-string critic....

He turned his self-appointed retirement age on March 27. I dont f*cking believe it. Watch on Deadline He smiles: Thats OK. Quentin Tarantino on the Carlton Hotel terrace in Cannes.Baz Bamigboye/Deadline I continue: Forgive me, the Nigerian side of me does not believe it, OK? The English side of me might believe it. I dont know if the Nigerian side of me believes it for one minute. Quentin Tarantino on the Carlton Hotel terrace inCannes(Baz Bamigboye/Deadline)...

UPDATED WITH FINAL NUMBERS:CBShas finished the 2022-23 broadcast season on a high note. This will mark CBS 15th consecutive season at No. 1, tying its own previous winning streak from 1955-1970. Fire Country, Ghosts, NCISCBS In all, the internet has 14 series that consistently win their time periods. Watch on Deadline Among dramas, CBS stalwart procedurals continue to dominate.NCISremains at No. Young Sheldonis joined among the top comedies by sophomore seriesGhostsas well asThe NeighborhoodandBob Hearts Abishola....

Striking film and television writers got a signal boost on Thursday from U.S.Sen. Its not right for writers to be so underpaid they cant afford the cost of living. Now I understand industry says, Oh, well things are changed. A robot pickets outside NBCURosy Cordero/Deadline This is a new format. We cant possibly pay the same way, she said, referencing the dispute over writers income from streaming. on things that are not true, she continued to cheers and applause....

Times change, people change, cultures change, Benson toldPeople. What matters and what is important changes. We need to be aware. Jodi Benson, the voice of the animated ‘Little Mermaid,’ and Halle Bailey in live-action adaptationAxelle / Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic / Getty Images / Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection It really is just breathtaking. With Bailey playing Ariel in the live-action film, Benson deemed her interpretation of Ariel as absolutely beautiful....

A strong content pipeline and large library makes the business pretty resilient, he told analysts Thursday. In terms of the motion picture group, I dont think you are going to see a significant impact. In that time, some of our peers have done one and sometimes two rate increases, he said. MANHATTAN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2023/05/10: Participants holding signs seen marching at the protest. The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike is an ongoing labor dispute between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) labor union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP)....

The Balkan region was always somewhat neglected, she tells Deadline. The experience was there, the people were there we just needed the right market. Watch on Deadline And so, NEM (New Europe Market) Dubrovnik was born. Sanja Božić-Ljubičić But this is still a poorer region that cannot function without the financial injection of other countries. Secondly, people dont buy as much as they do in, say, Norway. But her mission to bring local stories to light with international expertise is unwavering....

UPDATE #2:Dusterhas now shut down production until the writers strike ends, Max has confirmed. We hear that theJ.J. Abrams-exec produced period drama informed cast and crew on a Zoom call yesterday. J.J AbramsWriters Guild of America West Twitter It joins a number ofother shows affectedby the strike. EXCLUSIVE (May 22 11:02 am):J.J. Abrams-exec produced drama seriesDusterhas had its production suspended. Abrams was on the picket line at Fox Studios in Los Angeles on May 5....

The parties declined to comment. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. Perfect DaysThe Match Factory A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. Lead actor Yakusho serves as executive producer. We hear the North America deal was negotiated by Neons Jeff Deutchman with The Match Factorys Thania Dimitrakopoulou....

What do writers do when they cant write? Its an exasperating question, since some write anyway even in risky ways. Or at least distorted. J.R. MoehringerGetty All this is colorfully acknowledged byJ.R. Moehringer, who is a serial ghost. Affleck played a hard-drinking character who doesnt exist in the memoir. And Clooney treated Moehringer as if he were an actual ghost he never even offered to meet him. Memoirs and autobiographies, of course, often claim to be self-written....

EXCLUSIVE:IndiasZee StudiosandRoy Kapur Filmsare collaborating on an action thriller featuring Shahid Kapoor in the lead. The project also marks the first time that Zee Studios and Roy Kapur Films have worked together. He has previously worked with Shahid Kapoor on critically acclaimed hitsKaminey(2009) andHaider(2014). Shahid Kapoor, Rosshan Andrrews, Shariq Patel and Siddharth Roy Kapur.Zee Studios, Roy Kapur Films Rosshan Andrrews is a veteran filmmaker whose Malayalam filmography is spectacular, Kapoor continued....

EXCLUSIVE:Verticalhas snapped up North American rights out ofCannestoHot Mess, a new comedy starringEmma Roberts(Madame Web) which is in pre-production for a shoot early next year. The film repped internationally at Cannes by Mister Smith Entertainment has also already locked in distribution agreements with IDC in Latin America, Capelight in Germany, Ascot Elite in Switzerland and Nordisk in Scandinavia, with deals for other major territories in closing discussions at present. Hot Messmarks the feature directorial debut of Katie Locke OBrien, whose 2018 short filmHave It Allwas a finalist for HBOs Insider Comedy Short Challenge and a semi-finalist of the NBC Short Film Competition....