‘Till’ Star Tosin Cole: From Larking About In The ‘House Party’ Reboot To Portraying A Civil Rights Legend

Let me think about it. His agent brought him up short telling him, No, you got to do it. At least send a tape. Tosin Cole, star of ‘Till’ and the ‘House Party’ reboot.Photo by William Henry Thompson. I was like, Im doing night shifts in LA. I dont know when Ill have time, he worried. Watch on Deadline That missive sharpened Coles mind. Jacob Latimer (l), and Tosin Cole in House Party....

January 14, 2023 · 6 min · 1236 words · Ann Thomas

‘Unprisoned’ Showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser Says TV “Absolutely Making Progress” With Black Stories

Ive been in the business 35 years. Its beginning to change. The eight-episode series fromABC Signaturepremieres March 10 on Hulu. Delroy Lindo and Kerry Washington in ‘Unprisoned’ for HuluHulu Her formerly incarcerated father Edwin whom Bowser describes as a Black Ted Lasso is played by Delroy Lindo. Thingsaredifferent, Lindo told reporters Saturday at the Television Critics Tour. This is, in its own way, is a present-day corrective. Its looking at a family story through a different lens....

January 14, 2023 · 1 min · 113 words · Carly Rivera

BBC Gives Unchallenged Platform To Anti-Vaxxer; Wins Praise From Disgraced Lawmaker Who Compared Covid Shots To Holocaust

The exchange is going viral in anti-vax circles on social media. He said they had contributed to 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease in the UK since the pandemic began. Watch on Deadline Thats been proven medically, has it? BBC News interview with Dr Aseem MalhotraBBC News Malhotra replied that there is lots of data to support his claim. This is really time to pause the vaccine rollout, he added....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 203 words · Randall Vaughn

Cinema Eye Honors Hand Top Awards To ‘All That Breathes,’ ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’

Filmmaker Laura Poitras won Outstanding Direction for her work onAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed. And he just nonchalantly said, 26,000. So, its the greatest honor. ‘All That Breathes,’ ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’HBO/Sideshow/Submarine Deluxe/Participant/Neon Artist Nan Goldin, the focus ofAll the Beauty and the Bloodshed, also was named an Unforgettable. This film is not possible without Nan Goldin. Nan gives everything to her art and she gave everything to this film....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 172 words · Steven Ferguson

Fresh Face: ‘All Quiet On The Western Front’ Star Felix Kammerer On His Breakout Role: “I Really Liked That I Couldn’t See Myself On The Screen”

I really liked that I couldnt see myself on the screen, Kammerer says. I had nothing to do with that person. It felt like it was Paul on the screen and me watching this person. Reiner Bajo/Netflix For me, thats a great sign that I have detached from that role so clearly. Thats how I know Ive done a good job. First, I wanted to be a director, cinematographer, or even a physicistthough Im bad at math....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 233 words · Courtney Mcneil

Geena Davis Tells Of Turn-Offs While Working With Bill Murray

Geena Davishas some horror stories to share from working withBill Murray. Murray said to her he wanted to try the tool on her. Im like, No, no, no, thank you. Geena DavisTrae Patton/NBC/Getty Images And he keeps at it, Davis alleged. I am not doing it. Which I was far too timid to do. But they didnt, Davis said. The next day, Murray was still playing games with her, she alleged....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Mary Ball

Imagine Entertainment Ups Beth Bednarski To CFO

EXCLUSIVE: Beth Bednarski has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer ofImagine Entertainment, the award-winning global entertainment company of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. The news comes following theamicable departureof Imagine Entertainments Presidents Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns (from Jax Media), which we were first to report on. Bednarski has been at Imagine for more than six years, most recently serving as Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations. Beth BednarskiCourtesy of Imagine Entertainment...

January 13, 2023 · 3 min · 493 words · Faith Collier

International Insider: French Focus; Big 12 Months For Spacey; China’s New Year; United Agents Buzz

Im very happy we did this deal with Brad Pitt. Today, were getting access a lot more easily. and the following two decades have been a blur for the successful sales agents. Deadline Melshandy primerhas all the details. Lots to take in. Plenty to get your teeth intohere. Eric Fougere/Corbis via Getty Image Our 2022 analysis of the Curtis Brown deal can be foundhere. Discovery that had eyebrows raising a fraction....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 174 words · Barbara Thomas

Michael Jackson Estate & Nicolas Cage Remember Lisa Marie Presley: “She Lit Up Every Room” – Update

Presley was briefly married to Jackson in the mid-1990s, and to Cage in the early 2000s. This is devastating news, Cage said in a statement. Lisa had the greatest laugh of anyone I ever met. Lisa Marie Presley, Nicolas Cage and Michael JacksonL. Busacca/WireImage/Mark Mainz/Getty Images She lit up every room, and I am heartbroken. I find some solace believing she is reunited with her son Benjamin. (Presleys son Benjamin Keough died by suicide in 2020 at the age of 27....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Jennifer Smith

Microbudget Horror ‘Skinamarink’ Creeps Onto 600+ Screens – Specialty Preview

I was over the moon. He shot the $15k feature at his parents home in Edmonton, Canada. Id had a nightmare when I was little. ‘Skinamarink,‘‘Saint Omer’ and ‘Jethica’Everett Collection I was in my parents house, my parents were missing, and there was a monster. And lots of people have shared this exact same dream, Ball tells Deadline. The idea ofSkinamarinkfit like a glove, he said. I just started writing....

January 13, 2023 · 2 min · 328 words · Alexander Reed

NBC News Guild, WGAE Object To News Division And MSNBC Layoffs

The guild, certified in 2019 and withabout 150 employeesat the time, does not yet have a contract. They have learned of about a half dozen News Guild members impacted, he said. The company plans to schedule follow ups with the guild to discuss in more details. The source also said that reporting structures have shifted, something that is not uncommon at companies. The staff cuts also were scattered across the divisions at NBC News and MSNBC, according to the source....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 190 words · Tamara Sawyer

Nicholas Galitzine Joins Julianne Moore In Sky & AMC Series ‘Mary & George’ About Royal Court Intrigue In King James I’s England; Filming Underway

Filming on the drama series is now underway in the UK. Galitzine is best known for roles in Netflixs romancePurple Hearts which knockedThe Gray Manfrom the streamers No. 1 spot last July and as Prince Robert in Prime VideosCinderella, opposite Camila Cabello. Nicholas Galitzine, Julianne MooreCourtesy of Bartek Szmigulski/Craig McDean AMC Networks will release the series in U.S, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India. NBCUniversal Global Distribution is handling international sales on behalf of Sky Studios....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 104 words · Justin Taylor

Noah Centineo Launches Production Company Arkhum Productions And Sets First Film Under Banner; Enzo Marc Tapped As Head Of Production

He has also named producer Enzo Marc as Head of Production. Marc will oversee currentdevelopmentwhile also expanding the companys slate. Arkhum will develop and produce material internally and with outside filmmakers and talent. (L-R) Noah Centineo and Enzo MarcGetty Images; Narrative The companys focus will be on comedy and drama projects with an emphasis on social commentary. Chris Hazzard and Mike Fontana are penning the script, with production set to start this fall....

January 13, 2023 · 1 min · 136 words · Jordan Burch