Breaking Baz @ Cannes: Mike Figgis Mourns Fred Roos, Details Fly-On-The-Wall Coppola Documentary ‘Megadoc’; Festival Party Talk Through The Night With Blanchett, Schrader & Oldman

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....

May 21, 2024 · 3 min · 451 words · Gregory Newman

Breaking Baz @ Cannes: ‘The Apprentice’ Star Maria Bakalova On Admiring Ivana Trump’s “Don’t Get Mad, Get Everything” Attitude

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....

May 21, 2024 · 4 min · 843 words · Jacob Sellers

Canadian Drama ‘The Spencer Sisters’ Canceled After 1 Season By CTV

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!...

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 193 words · Linda Peters

Christophe Honoré On Enlisting Chiara Mastroianni & Catherine Deneuve For ‘Marcello Mio’ Hybrid Roles & Shelved Henry James ‘The Ambassadors’ Project

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....

May 21, 2024 · 3 min · 546 words · Peter Floyd

Comedy-Focused Dropout “Determined To Be Unique” In Streaming With Shows Like ‘Game Changer’ & ‘Dungeons & Drag Queens’

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....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 140 words · Anthony Allen

Former Amazon Europe Boss Georgia Brown Says “Throwing Money” At “Workforce Crisis” In UK Film & TV Will “Exacerbate The Problem”

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....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 142 words · Christina Ellis

Fred Roos Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Godfather Part II’ Producer & Longtime Coppola Collaborator Was 89

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....

May 21, 2024 · 2 min · 361 words · Tara Nguyen

Genre-Busting Writer Akela Cooper Is Twisting The Rules On Horror: “I Am Trailblazing For Those Who Want To Do This As A Career”

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....

May 21, 2024 · 2 min · 376 words · Christina Sanchez

How A VFX Oscar For ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Has Made Japanese Stalwart Toho Group A Monster In The North American Market

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?...

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 127 words · Yvonne Miller

It Starts On The Page: Read ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Finale Script “Part 6” By Issa López

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....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 171 words · Dakota Campbell

Judge Bickers With Trump’s Lawyers Over Efforts To Instruct Jury On An “Advice Of Counsel” Defense In Hush Money Trial — Update

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....

May 21, 2024 · 3 min · 600 words · Ryan Rivera

Neon Takes North American Rights To Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Starring Renate Reinsve — Cannes

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....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 129 words · Jeffrey Gardner

Pixar Reduces 14% Of Staff Due To Disney Content Spending Cuts – Update

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....

May 21, 2024 · 1 min · 114 words · Samuel Watkins