And then there is the future of the Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution executive ranks. Disney did not respond to a request for comment from Deadline. (Additionally, there are two other separate TV production arms, FXP and Searchlight Television.) Disney’s Q1 2023 earnings call is February 8AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Everything seems to be on the table, with 20th Television and ABC Signature as the main targets. A successful potential consolidation of 20th TV and ABC Signature will depend on melding their two very different cultures....

Watch on Deadline Pathe will launchAsterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdomon 1,200 screens on February 1. Local media is hailing the release as the biggest film event of early 2023. Were after a pandemic. Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom© Christophe Brachet The film industry is waiting on the film. If a film like this doesnt work, there wont be any financiers who will put money into films. Theres a lot of pressure....

Local 724, OPCMIA Local 755 and UA Local 78. For Zones B & C pre-employment testing is no longer required. There are no changes in the agreement regarding Zone A testing. Getty Images Other than these modifications, all other provisions remain in full force and effect. In all cases, the full set of stricter protocols will be reintroduced if there is a Covid-19 surge. The parties will continue closely monitoring COVID-19 developments....

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. Writer-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert originally created the role for Jackie Chan. It is quite an incredible story pertaining to a film that grossed less than $30,000. Deadline Our very own Joe Utichisat down withthe star to dissect further. Im astounded, she told him. Its such an unexpected ray of light. Everett Plenty more from the Oscarshereand you’re free to check out the full nomshere....

Joe Cornishs teen ghosthunter dramaLockwood and Co.launches onNetflixglobally today. Netflix ordered it as one of seven British originalsannouncedin December 2020. Several of these have been canned but anticipation aroundLockwoodhas grown and reviews this week have been sparkling. Joe Cornish talks ‘Lockwood and Co.’ (center) and ‘Attack the Block’Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Netflix; Studiocanal Were now in the middle of that process. Its a co-production and were going to take our time to get it exactly right....

The graphic footage shows police officers knocking on the front door of the Pelosi home. After an officer orders, Drop the hammer!, the suspect replied, Nope. Then, the video shows the suspect raising the hammer above his head and striking it at Pelosi. San Francisco Police Department Police then rushed into the home, with one officer saying, Oh, s! Nancy Pelosi was in Washington, D.C. at the time of the Oct....

TheSundanceFilm Festival has unveiled its Jury and Audience Award winners for 2023. Dramatic Competition, as well as A.V. RockwellsA Thousand and One for Focus Features, which took the Grand Jury Prize in the same section. Clockwise from top left: ‘A Thousand and One,’ ‘Going to Mars,’ ‘Beyond Utopia’ and ‘The Persian Version’Sundance Institute Documentary; Madeleine GavinsBeyond Utopia, which nabbed the U.S. Lena Waithe is among the producers. Dramatic Competition, Ramona Diaz and Carla Gutierrez for U....

The result of that cinematic quest is the filmThe Disappearance of Shere Hite, which just premiered in U.S. Documentary Competition at theSundance Film Festival. She first became acquainted with the authors taboo-shattering work,The Hite Report, as an adolescent. Sex researcher Shere Hite in ‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’Courtesy of Mike Wilson What made the book so revolutionary when it hit stores in 1976 was its findings and methodology. More important than intercourse, Hite discovered from the surveys, was clitoral stimulation....

UPDATE:Amy RobachandT.J. Holmesare exitingGMA3: What you gotta Knowand leaving the connection, a spokesperson for ABC News confirmed. We recognize their talent and commitment over the years and are thankful for their contributions, the spokesperson said. T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach on ‘GMA3’Getty Images The announcement came after negotiation and mediation sessions. She acknowledged that the stories about Robach and Holmes have been a distraction. An official announcement has not yet been made....

The group joinsKing RichardOscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis, who has the lead role. DuVernay is writing and directing, and producing alongside veteran collaborator Paul Garnes. She is repped by WME and Artists First. (Clockwise from top left): Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Connie Nielsen, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Nick OffermanGetty/Brian Bowen Smith Bernthal reunites with Ellis after roles in Warner BrosKing Richardlast year. He was most recently seen in FXsThe Bearand ShowtimesAmerican Gigolo....

The virus would force the event online in 2021 and 2022. This means that we are forecast to reach the same amount of market participants, EFM director Dennis Ruh. Around 307 titles will be available to screen via VOD after the market. Dennis RuhJens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Image Its still a work in progress and the numbers continue to tick up, said Ruh. Busan was really the first market for them since the beginning of the pandemic and I also went toTokyo....

Scott Wapner moves from Closing Bell: Overtime toClosing Bellat 3 PM ET. while continuing to hostHalftime Report. Morgan Brennan moves fromSquawk on the Streetto co-anchorClosing Bell: Overtimewith Jon Fortt. CNBCPhoto Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Michael Santoli, senior markets commentator, will appear on that show from the NYSE. The changes will take effect at the end of February. In the 25-54 demo, CNBC averaged 42,000 and Fox Business 22,000, according to figures from Nielsen....

EXCLUSIVE: Mark OBrien (Your Honor) will exec produce and star in the coming-of-age dramaTopperfrom 1A Motion Pictures and Bad Lad Productions, which has wrapped production in Detroit. Others set for major roles includePaul Johansson(God Is a Bullet), Amanda Clayton (City on a Hill), and actor-comedians Jimmy Shubert (Entourage),Bryan Callen(Warrior) and Erik Griffin (Workaholics). The first feature written and directed by actor Kevin McNamara (Why Women Kill) follows Topper (OBrien), a hard-drinking middling comedian with a seemingly endless capacity for self-sabotage....