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Hes now set to come to the small-screen in a much different way. Deadline understands thatNetflixis preparing a reality competition series based on the Roald Dahl story. This comes after the streameracquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021. Timothée Chalamet in ‘Wonka’Warner Bros Pictures/Everett Collection The expansive project is the latest example of a burgeoning trend in the unscripted market in the U.S. Discovery, to battle it out. Bake offs are an epidemic and we hate them, one top unscripted producer told Deadline....

I find it quite obscene. I find it horrifying, misogynistic, she said. Some of the death threats have been really terrible online. ‘Baby Reindeer’s real-life Martha, Fiona Harvey on ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’Piers Morgan Uncensored/YouTube People phoning me up. You know, its been absolutely horrendous. She also denied assaulting Gadds former girlfriend and said she did not sexually assault Gadd on a canal path. She admitted sending him some jokey banter emails....

Russell T Daviesis the latest high-profile TV industry figure to criticizeNetflixfor allowing real-lifeBaby Reindeercharacters to be identified online. Others have been wrongly accused amid rampant online speculation. Its an interesting case of what happens when you suddenly have an enormous hit on your hands. Russell T Davies was critical of ‘Baby Reindeer’Getty/Netflix All of the money thats spent on compliance and aftercare and all of those things is just in case....

Gates, who was struck and killed by a New Jersey Transit train yesterday. With heavy hearts we mourn the passing of our Production Stage Manager, Thomas J. Gates, the production posted on social media today. Thomas J. GatesThomas J. Gates Facebook Thom was the center ofIllinoiseon Broadway, a beloved friend and collaborator. We are devasted for his husband Rick, another member of theIllinoisecommunity. We dedicate the run ofIllinoiseto Thom and his loving memory....

(The company is featured as one of Deadlines CannesDisruptors2024). Watch on Deadline Its a great result, Lowe tells Deadline. We couldnt be happier with the mix of titles we have heading to Cannes this year. From left: Andrew Lowe and Ed GuineyCourtesy Element Pictures It feels like a big achievement and reflective of the range of projects we like to work across. The film was shot whilePoor Thingswas in post-production, which explains the quick turnaround....

The production was announced at the ABCs upfront today in Sydney. The Assemblyis being adapted from French hitLes Rencontres du Papotin, which launched two years ago on France 2. Helium began production yesterday, and will continue for six weeks with a potential internet premiere date in Q3. Michael Sheen on ‘The Assembly’BBC The other stars are under wraps, but Fennessy told Deadline: you could call them national treasures. Each episode culminates as they collectively quiz the famous name....

Production is underway on the new season of both series. For me, the series is more than just a fascinating look into these rarely-seen black markets. Its the chance to actually connect on a human level with those who make their living there. ‘Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana Van Zeller’ and ‘Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory’National Geographic The eight-episode second season ofAnimals Up Close with Bertie Gregorywill stream exclusively on Disney+....

Kristin Stewart is bitterly calling out Hollywood phoniness. Its easy for them to be like, Look what were doing. Were making Maggie Gyllenhaals movie! Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Were making Margot Robbies movie! And youre like, Ok, cool. Stewart is focusing on her feature directorial debut,The Chronology of Water. Im going to make this movie before I ever work for someone else, she said. Yeah, I will quit the fucking business....

Innovation will have three verticals: production technology, immersive technology and creative. It will be led byJake Aust, who was recently promoted to AGBOs Chief Innovation Officer. Over a 20-year career, Aust has been a producer onThe Officeand Russo-affiliated titles like TVsCommunityand feature filmCherry. He was also an executive producer onThe Gray Manand most recently served as AGBOs President of Physical Production. Chief Creative Officer Angela Russo-Otstot will help oversee the efforts within Innovation along with her other responsibilities....

Prime Videohas confirmed thatAparna Purohit, Head of Originals for India and Southeast Asia, has left theAmazonstreamer. Weve reached out to her and Bollywood star Aamir Khans reps for confirmation. Local reports are heavily linking Nikhil Madhok, Head of Original Hindi Content, as her replacement. Aparna Purohit has left Amazon Prime Video.RYAN LIM/AFP via Getty Images A successor could still come from outside the business, however. Shes championed authentic, rooted and diverse narratives that made Prime Videos local Original content resonate with audiences....

Midler recently recalled her stint as a sitcom star and called that experience a mistake. She also regretted not suingLindsay Lohanafter she dropped out of the show following the pilot. I did a television show,Bette. Lindsay Lohan and Bette Midler in 2000CBS / Getty Images Does it get any more generic than that? A big, big, big mistake, Midler said on David DuchovnysFail Betterpodcast. I think for several reasons. Cast of the CBS television pilot episode, ‘Bette....

Todays 7-0 procedural vote came aftera unanimous voteapproving the project in April. The zoning and other changes laid out by the plan to take effect in 30 days. The proposal allows the redeployment of some 57 acres of parking and unused land. An artist’s conception of the Disneyland Forward expansion on the west side of Disneyland ResortDisney Both plots are currently dedicated mostly to parking. That would allow theme park attractions alongside hotels on the west side of Disneyland Drive....

The venture recently launched internal beta tests, he said. Its an incredibly exciting product and we cant wait to launch it this fall. In March,former Apple and Hulu exec Pete Distad was tapped to head the new JV. Lachlan MurdochGetty Murdoch called him a world class CEO … off to a flying start. .. and we will support our distributors in any way we can. Watch on Deadline Having said that … its important to put our brands where viewers are....