Celia Imrie, Isla Fisher, Andie MacDowell & Isabella Rossellini Among Cast For ‘The Temptation Of Gracie’, WestEnd Launches For Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: The starry packages keep on coming at theCannesmarket. More cast are set to join the ensemble. Unbeknownst to everyone, she is hiding an extraordinary secret. Clockwise Top L-R: Celia Imrie, Isla Fisher, Andie MacDowell, Rupert Everett, Franco Nero, Viola Prettejohn and Isabella Rossellini.jpgRachell Smith/Getty/Greg Williams/Getty/Courtesy/Gilbert Flores/Getty Images And Gracie starts to peel back the secret past she has not faced in over 40 years. Filming in Italy and UK is due to start before the end of the year....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Brian Elliott

Character Actor Extraordinaire: Comedian Adam Ray On The Origins Of His Viral Digital Series ‘Dr. Phil LIVE!’

This is what hes accomplished withDr. I wasnt the kid that was entertaining the family at dinners and stuff like that, he clarifies. My family didnt even know I was funny until, I dont know, a couple hours ago. Dave Chappelle with Adam Ray, in character as Dr. PhilMathieu Bitton Watch on Deadline Rays journey withDr. It was really aCurb-style shoot, Ray recalls. They just dont know any better. Adam Ray and Bill Burr on stage forDr....

May 15, 2024 · 2 min · 319 words · Preston Morgan

David Oyelowo Is Working To “Normalize The Marginalized” With Production Company Yoruba Saxon And Streamer Mansa

Each time, you saw the narrative slightly shift on the basis of their own bias and perspective. How do we have it soBass Reevesisnt anomalous? ThatQueen of Katweisnt anomalous, thatSelmaisnt anomalous? David OyelowoMichael Buckner for Deadline Because in our business, we constantly talk about comparisons. That lack of comps was just one of the reasonsLawmen: Bass Reevestook nearly a decade to get made. We were coming up against all of these false notions....

May 15, 2024 · 2 min · 217 words · Jared Montes

Director Magnus Von Horn Steps Up To The Cannes Competition With ‘The Girl With The Needle’: “It Was A Story That Provoked Me Very Deeply” — Ones To Watch

This is huge to me, he beams. Ive made films since as long as I can remember. I tried many different things in art painting, poetry, and photography but filmmaking somehow clicked with me. Vic Carmen Sonne in Magnus von Horn’s ‘The Girl With The Needle’The Match Factory Watch on Deadline Here he discussesThe Girl With the Needle… DEADLINE: How did this film come about? I moved to Poland for film school, and I stayed....

May 15, 2024 · 3 min · 551 words · Alicia Salazar

Jessica Biel To Exec Produce True-Crime Series ‘Fatal Destination’ For Investigation Discovery

Fatal Destinationis narrated and exec produced byJessica Biel. Stories unfold through first-person accounts of friends, family, locals, journalists, and law enforcement. Watch on Deadline It was one of a number of announcements from Warner Bros. Courtesy of Olga Miljko Discovery U.S. networks chief Kathleen Finch at its upfronts. Deadline revealed earlier that Food data pipe was cooking upHarry Potter: Wizards of Baking. Elsewhere, Shark Week is set to be hosted by John Cena....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 121 words · Gregory Wilson

Judith Godrèche Launched A New Wave Of #MeToo In France, And Now Brings Her Survivors Film ‘Moi Aussi’ To Cannes

The popular French actress-turned-director touches down this edition with a work of her own: the short filmMoi Aussi. I was the perfect target. I was a very, very lonely kid… Moi AussiCyril Bruneau Regardless of what happens in the courts, Godreches actions have already snowballed into something bigger. The fact that these truths are coming from a well-known actress is changing the situation, she says. Now we see value of speaking up within our industry and beyond....

May 15, 2024 · 2 min · 265 words · Rebecca Palmer

Léa Seydoux On #MeToo Movement In France: “It’s A Wonderful Thing That Women Are Speaking Out”

Its about high time they did. This change has been taking place. The film also plays with this idea. Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel at ‘The Second Act’ photocall Wednesday in CannesVictor Boyko/Getty Images I sense the change in very intimate scenes that are being shot. I can sense theres been a great change. Dupieuxs latest follows three actors played by Seydoux,Vincent LindonandLouis Garrel shooting a banal rom-com. Of course, its politically incorrect at times, Seydoux said....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Mr. Tyler Barrett

Meryl Streep Says She’s In Awe Of Actresses Who Move Into Producing: “I Have A Production Company Of Babies. That Was What I Produced”

Reese [Witherspoon] and Nicole [Kidman], Natalie Portman. Everybody has their own production company, she said. So, I never did that. Meryl Streep on Wednesday in CannesGetty Images Im in awe of people who do that. The biggest stars in the world are women right now … although … theres Tom Cruise. I not sure how it worked back then but we were undercut in those negotiations. More than one man came up to me and said, I know how you felt....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 162 words · Christopher Jensen

Netflix Lands NFL Christmas Day Games In Latest Step-Up In Sports

Financial terms were not disclosed, but Bloomberg reported the fee was less than $150 million per game. Its recent roast of former NFL great Tom Brady proved a blockbuster. The company took a run at Formula 1 before the auto racing circuit renewed with Disney-ESPN. Netflix offices, LAGetty Images As they did with advertising, executives have spent years insisting they were highly unlikely to commit to sports. Games carried on streaming skew younger, in line with a key strategic priority for the league....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 143 words · Diana Oconnor

Netflix Upfront: Here’s What Happened At Pier 59 With Shonda Rhimes, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, George Kittle, Mindy Kaling & Kate Hudson

When we say we want to entertain the world, we really mean it, she said. Bajaria then turned to new movies includingHappy Gilmore 2and action comedyBack In Actionstarring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz. There was a funny phone call played between the pair and Tom Brady. Shonda Rhimes at the Netflix Upfront 2024Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Netflix Im relatively successful at un-retiring, joked Brady, referring to Diazs return to acting....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 201 words · Nicholas Maldonado

NFL Boss Roger Goodell, Shannon Sharpe Talk Sunday Ticket, Katt Williams & YouTube’s “Different Perspective” On Dominant U.S. Sport

NFLCommissionerRoger Goodelland Hall of Fame player-turned-media-personalityShannon Sharpetalked about the leagues embrace ofYouTubeand Sharpes experience as a creator. The pair appeared onstage at YouTubesBrandcastevent for advertisers in New York. It was flawless … they brought our game to the fans in a fresh way. NFL Sunday TicketGetty The tech giant incorporated product innovations like Multiview and also integrated creators into behind-the-scenes programming by its media arm. The series has gotten between 70% and 80% of its viewership via connected-TV, he added....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 108 words · John Hughes

Nickelodeon Alum Victoria Justice Talks “Complex” Relationship With Dan Schneider: “I Felt Like I Was Treated Unfairly”

NickelodeonandVictoriousalumVictoria Justiceis breaking her silence onDan Schneiderfollowing the docu-seriesQuiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. In a new interview, Justice recalls her complex relationship with Schneider and feels shes owed an apology. Im not condoning any of his behavior, she said. Victoria Justice and Dan SchneiderPaul Archuleta / Lawrence K. Ho / Getty Images He completely changed my life. For that I will always be grateful. Justice follows a series of former Nickelodeon stars opening up about their time working with Schneider....

May 15, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Heather Meyer

Omnes Films: A New American Film Collective Lands In Cannes With A Directors’ Fortnight Double Whammy — Ones To Watch

Omnes Filmshas a goal. Our mission is to fill a void in modern cinema, says its website. Lund, says Taormina, was always like the crazily prodigious cinematographer. Tyler Taormina and Carson LundGetty/Alex Neher Everyone was very intimidated by this man. Lund signed on as DoP, and Omnes was born. In college I made a short film calledOmnes. Christmas Eve in Miller’s PointOmnes Filmes And so, we started to tag our films as Omnes Productions....

May 15, 2024 · 2 min · 323 words · Alicia Thompson