Oprah Winfrey Introduces Wes Moore As He’s Inaugurated As Maryland’s New Governor: “A Man I Truly Respect And I Man I So Trust”

Wes Moore has been a public servant his entire adult life, Winfrey noted in her remarks. Hes just getting started. He was wise beyond his years, Winfrey said. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Oprah Winfrey at his inauguration ceremony Thursday(Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Watch on Deadline She also recalled her own time living in the state. Honestly, I didnt really know the answer to that myself, she said....

January 18, 2023 · 1 min · 116 words · Gloria Taylor

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Fund Backs New Films By Haifaa Al-Mansour, Abderrahmane Sissako, Annemarie Jacir & Cherien Dabis

The full list of funded films. Production Mehal SefariDirected by Abraham Gezahagne. Feature Fiction (Ethiopia, Canada, Denmark) The Wandering Souls Of KinshasaDirected by Dieudo Hamadi. Haifaa Al-Mansour, Abderrahmane Sissako, Annemarie JacirGetty Images Episodic (Democratic Republic of the Congo, France) Captain MbayeDirected by Joel Karekezi. Feature Fiction (Rwanda) Sidi Kaba And The Gateway HomeDirected by Rony Hotin. Feature Animation (France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany) AichaDirected by Mehdi M. Barsaoui. Feature Fiction (Palestine)...

January 18, 2023 · 2 min · 364 words · Kimberly Wright

Steph Curry Expected To Attend World Premiere Of Sundance Doc ‘Stephen Curry: Underrated,’ From Peter Nicks And Ryan Coogler

The plan is for him to be there… The timing just kind of worked out, Nicks tells Deadline. Hes got practice the next day. Stephen Curry in uniform for Davidson CollegeA24/Apple Originals Watch on Deadline Far below NBA standard in regard to explosiveness and athleticism. At 62, hes extremely small, said a frosty scouting report for Curry. Its read on camera at the beginning of the film by Reggie Miller, the previous 3-point record holder....

January 18, 2023 · 2 min · 405 words · Laurie Bennett

WGA Writers Look Back At 2007-08 Strike For Lessons To Apply To Looming Negotiations: “They Call It Fog Of War For A Reason”

We thought it might be useful to review our experiences. We have to start this discussion by underlining that our industry business model is broken. The Negotiating Committee already has an impossible task in front of them. The 2007-08 WGA strike lasted 100 daysPhoto by Jesse Grant/WireImage The issues are so complex, and the industry is in such a strange place. If fog is not our friend, reality is, said Sorensen....

January 18, 2023 · 2 min · 289 words · Joan Miranda

‘Avatar 2’ Making Way To $2B Global This Weekend; Now No. 6 Biggest Movie Ever With $1.93B Through Tuesday – International Box Office

WEDNESDAY UPDATE:James CameronsAvatar: The Way of Waterhas officially overtakenSpider-Man: No Way Hometo become the No. 6 biggest film ever worldwide, as was presaged over the past few days (see below). It now is expected to hit the $2B global benchmark this coming weekend. Watch on Deadline Overseas,WoWcurrently sits as the No. Theinternational box officecume to date is$1.354B. The 20th Century Studios/Disney sequel picked up a further $9.2M offshore on Tuesday....

January 18, 2023 · 2 min · 381 words · Heidi Duncan

‘Blood And Judgment’ Doc On America’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Tommy Zeigler In Works From Left/Right, ‘Monk’s Andy Breckman

Blood and Judgmentasks whether Zeigler is a criminal mastermind, or the victim of an ingenious frame-up. Police arrest store owner Tommy Zeigler, hospitalized with a .38 wound through his gut. And still, state authorities have steadfastly opposed the DNA testing Zeigler insists will exonerate him. Left/Right Last month, a judge ordered testing to proceed almost half a century after the murders. Results are expected by the summer. Worrells office worked with Zeiglers lawyers to release the evidence for testing, overcoming intense pushback from Gov....

January 18, 2023 · 2 min · 225 words · Robert Riley

‘City On Fire’ Bosses Explain Why The Apple TV+ Series Deviates From Novel’s 1970s Setting

The show jumps forward in time to another period of uncertainty in New York post-9/11. We were really interested in that post-9/11, Occupy Wall Street [era] in New York. Obviously, the book culminates in the blackout of 77. ‘City on Fire’Apple TV+ There was a massive blackout in 2003. So creatively, that storyline lined up. But also thematically, 1977 was a time when people werent sure that our city was going to survive....

January 18, 2023 · 1 min · 172 words · Jonathan Singh

‘Dear Edward’ Creator Jason Katims On Expanding The Story Beyond The Novel & Reuniting With Connie Britton

Grab the tissues.Jason Katims latest seriesDear Edwardis sure to be a tearjerker. To be fair, the series even made Katims shed a tear. The series, which debuts on February 3, reunites Katims withConnie Brittonfollowing their collaboration onFriday Night Lights. Dear EdwardAppleTV+ I just had this instinct that she would connect this woman, Katims said. I was working on the script and I wrote this character, Dee Dee, that I really love....

January 18, 2023 · 1 min · 163 words · Justin Adams

‘Momo’: Michael Ende’s Fantasy Novel Getting Big-Canvas English-Language Adaptation From ‘The Wave’ Producer Rat Pack & ‘How To Be Single’ Director Christian Ditter

Momois one of Michael Endes most successful books, adds Ditter who has scripted the adaptation and will direct. Everyone of our generation in Germany has read it. It was one of my favourite novels. (L-R) Christian Ditter and Christian BeckerGetty Images; Penguin Random House But the rights were always very hard to get hold of. We werent the only interested group the estate met with. So, it took some sensitive negotiation....

January 18, 2023 · 1 min · 137 words · Tim Ashley

‘New Amsterdam’ Series Finale: Exec Producer Peter Horton Says “It’s A Mystery As To Why It Was Canceled”

This story contains plots points from theseries finaleofNew Amsterdam. Watch on Deadline PETER HORTONYes, that was the whole basis for the episode. We thought chainsaws, what can we do with chainsaws? Ryan EggoldZach Dilgard/NBC DAVIDSCHULNERWe only thought about our core cast. How do we honor those characters that weve come to know and love over five years? DEADLINE Did you know how this was going to end from the very beginning?...

January 18, 2023 · 3 min · 558 words · Shannon Fletcher

‘Remarkable Places To Eat’ Moves From BBC To Channel 4; Stephen McQuillan Sets Up Shop; ‘The Bridge’ Outfit Buys Into Tall And Small; Viaplay Canada; Studio Glam Talpa Deal; Rose Bruford – Global Briefs

Remarkable Places To Eat Moves FromBBCToChannel 4 Fred Sirieix-hostedRemarkable Places to Eathas moved from the BBC to Channel 4. Past series have now been removed from BBC iPlayer and All3Media International is distributor. Atomic Television will be based in Bristol and make history, science, adventure and documentary shows. Michel Roux Junior (left) and Frede SirieixOutline Productions The move gives Zinc a presence in the natural history hub of Bristol for the first time....

January 18, 2023 · 1 min · 144 words · Brandon Carey

Kristin Chenoweth Regrets Not Taking Legal Action Against CBS For “Long-Standing Injuries” After ‘The Good Wife’ Accident

Kristin Chenowethis revealing that she regrets not suingCBSafter her injuries while filmingThe Good Wifein 2012 following an accident. I have long-standing injuries from that. I wished I had listened to my dad, who said, Youre gonna wanna do this. John Paul Filo/CBS While filming an episode on-location for the series, she wasstruck by a piece of lighting equipmentand was hospitalized. Watch on Deadline I heard, like, a flagpole sound. I literally heard, Were losing the light....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 197 words · Erin Norris

New House Democratic Leaders To Court Hollywood, L.A. Support At Event At Home Of Byron Allen

EXCLUSIVE:The new House Democratic leadership will appear this week at an event at the home ofByron Allenand Jennifer Lucas as the party sets its sights on the 2024 cycle. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus ChairPete Aguilarare scheduled for the Friday event, which is being billed as a DCCC Political Update. The event, organized by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, also will feature former House SpeakerNancy Pelosi, who has been a powerhouse on the fundraising circuit....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 281 words · Nicole Ball