Misha Green Making Feature Directorial Debut With Lionsgate’s ‘Sunflower’, Reteams With ‘Lovecraft Country’s Jurnee Smollett

EXCLUSIVE:Misha Greenwill reteam with herUndergroundandLovecraft CountrystarJurnee Smollettfor theLionsgatethrillerSunflower. Sunflowerwill be Green and Smolletts next project, and the studio is eyeing a summer start for production. Thats the opportunity withSunflower. Misha Green and Jurnee SmollettRich Fury/Getty Images/Ramona Rosales The screenplay is unique, thrilling, and flat-out scary. Its going to make a hell of a movie. Meredith Wieck and Aaron Edmonds will oversee the project for Lionsgate. The deals were negotiated for the studio by Dan Freedman....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 139 words · Rebecca Torres

Nene Leakes Calls ‘The Real Housewives’ Franchises “Starless”

TheGleealumleft the Bravo reality series back in 2020after not reaching a deal to return for Season 13. The formerNew Normalactor threw in a little shade at Dixon as she read the news. Yes for the starless Robyn Dixon child, she said. (L-R) Eboni K. Williams, Kandi Burruss, Nene Leakes, Robyn Dixon and Gizelle BryantParas Griffin / Getty Images / Bravo / Sophy Holland / Stephanie Eley / Paul Gilmore Starless honey, mmhmm....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 235 words · Julia Clark

Peter Chernin Content Studio North Road Secures $150 Million From Qatar Investment Authority

The $150 million from QIA will support the firms ongoing expansion, building on launch funds that included up to $500 million from Providence and $300 million in debt financing from Apollo to grow North Road, whose companies include Chernin Entertainment (Planet of the Apes trilogy, Ford V Ferrari, Hidden Figures, New Girl); Words + Pictures, founded by the creators of30 for 30, The Last Dance, and O.J. Made in America;Kinetic Content; Left Right Productions; and 44 Blue (Love Is Blind, The Ultimatum, Married at First Sight, The Circus)....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 316 words · Elizabeth Castro

Sarah Michelle Gellar On Marvel Films Led By Women That Get “Torn Apart” By Audiences

Sarah Michelle Gellarwas a female superhero onBuffy, The Vampire Slayerfor seven seasons. The actor is now calling out social media trolls that are sometimes not accepting of female-led projects likeCaptainMarvelorMs. Marveldespite women proving they can thrive in the genre. Dave Benett/Getty Images Genre is where women can really succeed and hold an audience, she toldThe Guardian. Every time a Marvel movie tries to do a female cast, it just gets torn apart …...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 135 words · Elizabeth Baker

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek On “Over-Investing”, Corporate Reorg As Q4 Sees Big Jump In Users But More Red Ink

Both numbers beat forecasts. However, losses widened on investments inpodcastingand other costs. Watch on Deadline Spotify execs promised that 2022 was the year of peak losses in the business. Getty Images With Ostroffs exit, strategy is now consolidated under co-presidents Alex Norstrom and Gustav Soderstrom. From a strategy point of view it wont differ that much. Marketing was under Alex, but not advertising, and not content. And now we are looking at it as one P&L across the board....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 156 words · Michelle Vaughn

Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions Hires Chloe Ifshin & Eugene Han As Devon Quinn & Ashley Dizon Exit

NoahsDay Zero Productionshas hired Chloe Ifshin as VP of Scripted Television and Eugene Han as Head of Unscripted Development. The company is alsodeveloping a scripted series adaptationof Kiese Laymons novelLong Division. Deadline understands that he has joined Amazon and is believed to be working on global spy dramaCitadel. Chloe Ifshin & Eugene HanDay Zero Dizon was formerly VP, Development at the company. Han joins as Head of Unscripted Development, reporting to Day Zero Productions President Sanaz Yamin....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 112 words · Shannon Lang

‘Night Of The Living Dead’ Universe Expanding Into Audio With Scripted Series ‘The Dead’

EXCLUSIVE: George A. RomerosNight of the Living Deaduniverse is expanding with a new audio series. The original 1968 film was directed by Romero from a screenplay by Romero and John Russo. It follows seven people trapped in a farmhouse in western Pennsylvania, who are under assault from zombies. Everett Collection / Bloody Disgusting It has spawned five sequels and a slew of spinoffs. The Bloody Disgusting team will then work with the selected writers to produce stories....

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 108 words · Matthew Smith

‘Pathaan’ Director Siddharth Anand On Film’s Success, Bollywood Action Cinema & Future Projects

Khan is back bigger than ever in his first major release sinceZeroin 2018. Watch on Deadline DEADLINE: Bollywood has had a difficult few years during the pandemic. From your perspective, why hasPathaanbroken the drought? Pathaan was the top-grossing film in India Jan-June 2023Yash Raj Films SIDDHARTH ANAND:Ill talk from the audience perspective, rather than my perspective. Recently weve had stars trying to do things that are a bit different. But stars should choose films as stars and not as actors....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 452 words · James Jackson

‘The Bachelor’ Season 27, Episode 2: Zach Shallcross Brings A Suitor To Meet His Family & Gets A Group Date Surprise From Latto

Im looking for big, big love, the date card read, teasing what was to come. They told stories that ranged from defying beauty standards to TKTKTK. And just like that, it was time for the cocktail party. The BachelorABC Is that some drama brewing? During the cocktail party, the women anxiously waited to see who would receive the group date rose. Most of the conversations went as they usually do, discussing the day and potentially getting a little deeper....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 224 words · Brian Boyle

‘The Watchful Eye’ Star Mariel Molino & Boss Emily Fox Break Down The Mystery At The Center Of The Freeform Series

This post contains details from the first two episodes of FreeformsThe Watchful Eye. The layers are beginning to peel back on the mystery inFreeforms latest thriller series,The Watchful Eye. No ones just a grifter. The Watchful EyeFreeform/KAILEY SCHWERMAN No ones just a con artist. Everybody has a reason. That might be a bad reason, but they have a reason, showrunner Emily Fox told Deadline. MARIEL MOLINO:That the mystery of her....

January 31, 2023 · 4 min · 654 words · Peter Miller

Cancellations Of Completed Seasons Of TV Series; Experts Weigh In On Whether Trend Will Continue

Discovery, AMC, Netflix andPeacockover the last few months, is becoming the new normal. (Starz ended up rescuingMinxwhileThe Big Dlanded at USA NetworkandChadwent to Roku). Despite that, continues the high-ranking TV agent, his clients arent necessarily in a state of panic. ‘Moonhaven,’ ‘Chad,’ ‘Snowpiercer’ and ‘Minx’HBO/Showtime/AMC/TBS Its more about him in particular since hes taken over and what the hells going on over there. Theyre very tough to make deals with across the board....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 142 words · Jennifer Harvey

CNN To Show Bill Maher’s ‘Overtime’ Segments As Part Of Friday Night Programming

CNNwill start showing the post-showOvertimesegments from HBOsReal Time withBill Maheras part of its Friday edition ofCNN Tonight. The segments will start this Friday at 11:30 PM ET. The Overtime segments have up to now been posted online and promoted to viewers ofReal Time. Bill MaherHBO They feature Maher and his guests continuing their discussion on a range of topics and answering viewer questions. But a range of options have been considered....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 121 words · Renee Chavez

Donald Trump Sues Bob Woodward, Simon & Schuster Over Release Of Interview Audio Recordings

Donald Trumphas found a new avenue to sue the media: Copyright. The audiobook is a collection of 20 interviews that Woodward conducted with Trump. Among other things, Woodward interviewed Trump for his bookRage, released in 2020. Donald TrumpGetty Images Trump is seeking at least $49.98 million in damages. All these interviews were on the record and recorded with President Trumps knowledge and agreement, they said. Moreover, it is in the public interest to have this historical record in Trumps own words....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 118 words · William Gross