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Mike Figgishas been shooting a behind-the-scenes documentary for the past 18 months about the making ofFrancis Ford CoppolasMegalopolis. He recorded an interview with the cinema titan the other day. He will go back toMegadocto include the sad fact thatEleanor died last monthat age 87. Mike Figgis (inset) Paul Schrader with Cate BlanchettBaz Bamigboye/Deadline Fred was 89 and was like a teenager. I emailed him on Saturday night. I met him obviously on the set ofMegalopolisand I interviewed him for the documentary....

Bulgarian-born Bakalova plays Czechoslovakian-American Ivana Trump opposite Romanian-born Sebstian Stans astute portrayal of Donald Trump. They married in 1977 when, perhaps, excess and bad taste werent as frowned upon it is today. Draped over her shoulders would be a sable, a mink or a chinchilla coat. Maria BakalovaBaz Bamigboye/Deadline Once in a while, on cold nights, shed manage to combine all three types of fur. On reflection, the opulence was obscene, but back then the idea that greed is good was omnipresent....

The CWhad picked up the first season of the series in 2023, which finished airing in December. The Spencer Sistersfollowed a mother and daughter duo who team up to start a private detective agency. Thompson gave fans a heads up that the series would not be returning in an Instagram post in March. The Spencer SisterseOne I think the @ctv is not picking us up, Thompson wrote. Thank you friends who enjoyed our little show!...

The comedy taps into the actress real-life complex reality of being the daughter of cinema iconsCatherine Deneuveand Marcello Mastroianni. Watch on Deadline Deadline talked to Honore ahead of the world premiere. DEADLINE:What was the starting point for this film? Chiara Mastroianni in Marcello Mio, Christophe HonoréGetty Images When people see Chiara, they have this sense that theyre somehow touching this myth. She was ultimately a sort of messenger between todays world and a world that has disappeared....

There are a lot of streamers out there, but none quite likeDropout. Im a determined hipster, jokes Dropout owner and CEOSam Reich. I cant do anything that the rest of the industry is doing Im just too determined to be unique. Dimension 20: Dungeons & Drag QueensKate Elliott/Dropout It all began withDimension 20on TikTok in late 2020, says Reich. For a $6-a-month subscription, that is saying something. This growth has led to new series, likeSmartypantsand the recently announcedThousandaireswhich Reich is particularly excited about....

Throwing more money wont solve this, it will exacerbate the problem. We need to reorganize the way we are operating to effectively deploy capital in the right areas. Industry bodies simply hadnt realized the need to properly resolve this until very recently, she posited. ‘Clarkson’s Farm’Alice Goodger Raja is currently working on a film in Urdu set in pre-colonial India. She previously directed a number of episodes of double-BAFTA-winningTop BoySeason 3....

Coppola is in town with his $120 million passion projectMegalopolis,whichhad its world premierelast week. Roos is billed as producer onMegalopolis. Both were nominated again in 1980 forApocalypse Now. Fred Roos in 2019Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM He thrived in his position and was promoted to assistant to one of the top agents. While there, Roos developed a love for actors and honed his intuition for discovering talent. But there was one standout discovery on that pic: Harrison Ford as drag racer Bob Falfa....

Emilia In First Look At CinemaCon Horror speaks to me in ways other genres dont, Cooper says. So, he took that story and set it as a Western with a Mexican kid at the center. Its not typical for B-movies to elicit emotion. Akela Cooper at the LA premiere of ‘M3GAN.‘Leon Bennett The low-budget films were initially conceptualized for quick, consumable entertainment and scares, not longevity. However, Cooper managed to infuse and maintain the essence while also pushing the boundaries of the genre....

Established in 1932, JapansToho Grouphas grown into a film-industry powerhouse, not only at home but globally. Deadline spoke with Matsuoka about the companys outlook and strategy for the years ahead. DEADLINE: Toho has increased its international activity has this been part of an overall strategy? ‘Godzilla Minus One’Toho International/Everett Collection DEADLINE: How have you worked to innovate? DEADLINE: What is the goal of the U.S. subsidiary? DEADLINE: Where do you see Toho in the next 10 years?...

Theres one initial, primordial question I ask myself when the time to write comes. The real time to write. Beyond the toys and the tools and the genres. Issa López, ‘True Detective: Night Country’Michael Buckner for Deadline//Max What is it, behind all of that?Often, you dont know. And you wont know until way, way later. When almost done, or sometimes completely done with the first pass. Getty Often you are just listening to your own words....

Merchan said it was disingenuous of Bove to bring the matter up again. Watch on Deadline Reporters covering the trial couldnt see the drafts submitted by defense lawyers and prosecutors. Merchan could, and appeared unhappy with an item on page 12 of the defenses document. Donald TrumpMark Peterson - Pool/Getty Images Cohen is Trumps former lawyer and Pecker is the former CEO of tabloid publisher American Media, respectively. Cohen testified that he relayed Peckers bulletproof assurances to Trump, and that his boss was very pleased....

Neon is planning a 2025 theatrical release for the title. Watch on Deadline The film is set to begin shooting in Norway and France in August. MK2 is representing the international sales rights and introduced the film to buyers in Cannes. Joachim TrierVinnie Levine/MEGA The film completed their Oslo Trilogy followingReprise(2006) andOslo, August 31st(2011). Reinsve is also starring in Halfdan Ullmann TndelsArmand, which premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard on Saturday....

The number of those let go is around 175, or 14% of the staff. The pullback is largely due toDisney+ scaling back on direct-to-consumer series. No specifics or timeline for the reduction have yet been determined. Pete Docter, Chief Creative Officer of Pixar Animation Studios, speaks at Disney’s D23 Expo in 2022.Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney Pixars first original series,Win or Lose, is slated to premiere on Disney+ later this year....