Kudrow added, Dan just realized this trailer is the same exact configuration from… this scene. Bucatinsky said that it might be even the same trailer used in the mockumentary before reenacting the scene. The scene was when Bucatinskys Billy Stanton comes into Valeries trailer fuming because shes about to drop him. Dan Bucatinsky and Lisa KudrowAlberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Before Valerie could say a word, he decides to quit, throws his phone and stormed off....

Their agenda in the entertainment industry included a meeting with WaltDisneyCo. Deadline spoke with Gallagher on Tuesday. DEADLINE:In your meetings with Hollywood figures, were there any major surprises you came away with? Wisconsin GOP Rep. Mike GallagherBill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Just how hard it is to do business there. The other thing that surprised me is just how theres still a genuine fear of reprisal in Hollywood....

Were so thrilled that the John Templeton Foundation has come on board to support us… ## Watch on Deadline Lozano anticipates about a thousand applications for this cycle of grants. We dont exclude any region, or any story or storyteller. Deadline spoke with Lozano about some of the big issues facing the documentary sphere. Sundance Institute’s Carrie LozanoCourtesy of Miguel Mendoza Lozano: Yeah, theres a lot of anxiety. I think the sky fell really quickly....

They were up a hair in after-market trading. The rebrand, fromHBO Maxto Max,has been out there. Programming highlights includedaGame of ThronesprequelandHarry PotterTV series. Discovery and Warner Mediamerged a year ago. The combined company carries a massive debt load and got off to a rocky start with the Street. Sentiment started to turn slightly this year as it cuts costs, streamlined programming and focused on deleveraging. Now, its blending HBO Max and Discovery+, with the combined offering to launch May 23....

TheWGAhas called on its members to save television and feature writing as its strike authorization vote opens. Voting begins this evening at 8:30pm and continues through Monday April 17 at noon. The last time that the WGA held a strike authorization vote in 2017, it received 96% support. Getty The WGA informed the AMPTP that they couldnt make it until Friday April 14. While thats happening there are a number of SAV meetings planned this week....

French director and writerAudrey Diwan, who won the Venice Golden Lion in 2021 for her second featureHappening, has been announced as jury president for this years edition ofCannesCritics Week. The parallel Cannes section devoted to emerging talents and first and second features will unfold from May 17 to 25 this year. Born in 1980, she belongs to this new generation of female filmmakers whose sharpness and formal freedom are reinventing the codes and redefining the boundaries of international cinema, Cannes Critics Week said of the director....

Jeremy Rennermade his first red carpet appearance since the snowplow accident for the April 11 premiere ofRennervations. Hundreds and hundreds of people attended the Westwood, CA. premiere, including Disney CEO Bob Iger and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Dana Walden. Jeremy Renner at the ‘Rennervations’ premiereGilbert Flores / Getty Images Its a wonderful blessing to be united in beliefs and thoughts and actionability with others, he told Deadline. To do things with kids [and] give them the opportunities....

Hes also known for directing 2018sCrazy Rich Asians. Sanders and Mara Jacobs are producingJosephfor the formers production company SGS Pictures. Chu and Lance Johnson will produce for Chus Electric Somewhere, with Jane Lee overseeing on its behalf. Jon M. Chu, Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Tim RiceTaylor Hill/FilmMagic; Bruce Glikas/Getty Images; Samir Hussein/WireImage Benjamin Lowy will executive produce, along with Rice and Lloyd Webber. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoatwill feature a screenplay by Daniel Goldfarb....

The pair take up the roles of Vice President Unscripted Co-Productions International and Vice President Scripted Co-Productions International respectively. Billings role is new and Finlay replaces Moreyba Bidessie. It will also get a limited theatrical run in the U.S. Miss Scarlet And The DukePBS The film stars Callan McAuliffe (The Great Gatsby,TheWalking Dead) and newcomer Cristina Spruell. Ice Mrozek and Independence Hall are the writers, with Mrozek directing and Hall producing....

Trevor Matthews and Nick Gordon are producing for Brookstreet UK alongside Brian Young and Yellow Bears Andrew Morrison. Also producing are Andrew Lauren for Andrew Lauren Productions and D.J. Joshua Horsfields Intake Films out of the UK and Viktoria Petranyis Proton Cinema in Hungary co-produce. (Clockwise L-R) Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Isaach De Bankolé, Alessandro Nivola and Stacy MartinCourtesy/Maro Hagopian/Jules Tahan/Chris Chapman/Getty Images Protagonist reps international sales with CAA Media Finance aboard for domestic....

TheAmerican Cinemathequeon Tuesday announced the opening of submissions for the Proof Film Festival, one of the first-ever film festivals dedicated solely to proof-of-concept short films, which will take place in Los Angeles this year from October 20-22. The festival, programmed and produced by the non-profit film arts organization, will look to spotlight a slate of innovative films from up-and-coming filmmakers, as well as panel conversations on the art and business of filmmaking, the ultimate goal being to help filmmakers make inroads to the industry with access to mentorship workshops, professional development opportunities and more....

Brillstein Entertainment Partnersis looking to fuel the momentum of its production company after striking a first-look deal withParamount Television Studios. The management companys production banner Brillstein Creative Partners will co-develop and co-produce scripted series for Paramount+, Showtime and CBS as part of the multi-year deal. It comes afterDeadline revealed earlier this yearthat the company, launched by Bernie Brillstein, was exploring a sale with Casey Wasserman one of the frontrunners. ‘The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers’ & ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’Disney+/Paramount+...

EXCLUSIVE:TheBBCs controversialNarendra Modidocumentary may have been banned in India but local viewers are still finding ways to watch it, according to analysts. Global analysis firmParrot AnalyticsrankedIndia: The Modi Questionamongst its top 10 global breakout shows outside the U.S. for the first week in March, the most recent week for which it has data. The consumption data tracks viewing across YouTube, social media and includes piracy, which Parrot Communications Manager Wade Payson-Denney said is particularly relevant in this case as the content was banned in India....