Breaking Baz: Thriller-Loving ‘Night Manager’ Producer Stephen Garrett Is The Real Muscle Behind J Blakeson’s Hot Disney+ Series ‘Culprits’

Blakeson has seen every crime movie and thriller. You cant catch him out really, Garrett pronounced sagely. Garrett is executive producer, as are showrunner, writer and director Blakeson, and Johanna Devereaux. Stephen Garrett, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & Gemma Arterton in ‘Culprits’Baz Bamigboye/Disney+ Its produced by Morenike Williams. Arterton was its star. He said hed cheerfully have him take on both tasks in a shot. Culprits creatives Morenike Williams, J Blakeson and Stephen Garrett....

November 3, 2023 · 4 min · 689 words · Melissa Hansen

Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast Week 27: Billy Ray Talks Power Of Collaboration With Three Cohorts In His Directing Debut ‘Shattered Glass’

In his 27th installment of DeadlineStrike Talk,Billy Rayleans into the need forlaborand studios to realize they must be partners willing to compromise, for this business to get past the strikes and rebound in the coming years. To illustrate the need to be changeable, Ray harkens back to his own 2003 directorial debut, Shattered Glass. He catches up with three vital collaborators who made invaluable contributions to the celebrated film Mandy Walker,Jeff Ford, andAdam Merims to discuss what has happened to our business since....

November 3, 2023 · 1 min · 139 words · Michelle Bryan

Dominic Sangma On Fear Of Outsiders In Rare India-China Collaboration ‘Rapture’ – APSAs & Mumbai Film Festival

In the midst of this paranoia, the boy witnesses an act that plunges him into a mystical world. Deadline sat down with Sangma and Marak just before the films first screening in Mumbai. DEADLINE: How does Rapture expand on the trilogy you started with Ma.Ama? ‘Rapture’Anna Films I wanted to explore where the fear comes from who is creating this fear? Or who is using it for their own ends?...

November 3, 2023 · 2 min · 229 words · Michael Stewart

FTX Crypto King Sam Bankman-Fried Guilty Of Seven Counts Of Fraud, Faces Potential Long Prison Sentence

His crypto exchange, FTX, collapsed into bankruptcy last year. He now faces a March 28 sentencing date that could result in decades of prison time. The 2009 prosecution of Bernard Madoff, whose Ponzi scheme bilked about $20 billion. Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-FriedED JONES/AFP via Getty Images resulted in a sentence of 150 years in prison. But heres the thing: The cryptocurrency industry might be new. The players like Sam Bankman-Fried might be new....

November 3, 2023 · 2 min · 237 words · Ryan Morales

Good Deed Entertainment Acquires Alex Grossman Comedy ‘That’s Funny’; Christian Vunipola & Simon Kim Board ‘Double Exposure’ – Film Briefs

The pic is Grossmans second on the heels ofHickey, a coming-of-age comedy released in 2017. The deal for his latest project was negotiated with Good Deeds EVP of Acquisitions, Erik Donley. Goldberg will also produce alongside Laura Nickowitz and Julia Verdin. ‘That’s Funny’Good Deed Entertainment Previously seen in films likeMiguel Wants to Fight,WildflowerandQueenpins, Vunipola has also appeared onCSI: Vegas. Kim has been seen on shows likeStation 19andCitadel, and in films like festival favoriteThe Adultswith Michael Cera....

November 3, 2023 · 1 min · 97 words · Victoria Sanchez

International Insider: Spotlighting Turkey & Greece; AFM Week; World Tackles AI; Israel-Gaza

Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here. Read on andsign up here. The festival runs until November 12. Maiden’s Tower illuminated with Turkish flag colors for celebration of 100th anniversary of the Turkish RepublicBerk Ozkan/Anadolu via Getty Images Plenty more to come from Turkey and Greece. An inauspicious start to say the least. Among big-ticket projects we revealed to be on sale areLionsgates 100M+HighlanderrebootandKevin CostnersHorizonwesterns. New Line And multiple parties told us that Berlin is shaping up to be a good one....

November 3, 2023 · 2 min · 266 words · Levi Jones

Josh Andrés Rivera & Patrick Schwarzenegger To Star In ‘American Sports Story’ Season 1 About Aaron Hernandez

The season is based on the podcastGladiator: Aaron Hernandez and Football Incfrom theBoston Globeand Wondery. The project reunites Schwarzenegger with Murphy; the actors first TV role was on MurphysScream Queens. Tebow and Hernandez were longtime friends going back before their time in the NFL. Aaron Hernandez and Tim Tebow; (Inset Bottom Left: Josh Andrés Rivera, (Inset Bottom Right) Patrick SchwarzeneggerGetty Images The two first met when Tebow hosted Hernandez on a recruiting trip to UF before he graduated high school....

November 3, 2023 · 1 min · 124 words · Julie Ross

SAG-AFTRA Awaits Studios’ Response To Latest AI Proposals On Day Of No Formal Talks; More “Bargaining With The Companies” Friday – Update

Our team looks forward to continuing bargaining with the companies tomorrow, ended the statement. Watch on Deadline Tomorrow, Friday, will mark the 113th day of the actors strike. Sources on both sides would not be shocked if talks extend into the weekend. Getty We are told that studio CEOs are on standby for either zoom or in-person should their attendance be requested. PREVIOUS EXCLUSIVE:It was all quiet on the SAG-AFTRA negotiations front Thursday....

November 3, 2023 · 1 min · 205 words · Stacey Roberts

Steven Soderbergh & Eddie Alcazar On Their “Wild And Weird” Collaboration ‘Divinity’, Mentorship And The Future Of Indie Film

Jaxxon Pierce (Stephen Dorff), his son, now controls and manufactures his fathers once-benevolent dream. Society has been entirely perverted by the supremacy of the drug, whose true origins are shrouded in mystery. Two mysterious brothers (Moises Arias and Jason Genao) arrive with a plan to abduct the mogul. Stephen Dorff in ‘Divinity’ The interview has been edited for length and clarity. What is the motivation behind that? I end up hearing about people from other people....

November 3, 2023 · 6 min · 1156 words · John Peterson

Thessaloniki Film Festival’s Industry Head Discusses Expansion And Why She Believes “Medium-Sized Festivals” Offer A Better Experience For Film Professionals

Paper Entertainment CEO andTehranexecutive producerJulien Lerouxwill serve as program consultant. The two-day schedule features a range of masterclass sessions from local and international series professionals. Each year, the strand will platform a guest country from the Baltic and Scandinavian regions. Thessaloniki Film Festival.SAKIS MITROLIDIS/AFP via Getty Images. This year, the guest country is Lithuania. DEADLINE:How are you feeling about this years AGORA series? ANGELIKI VERGOU:Im feeling good about it. This year, we have expanded to two days....

November 3, 2023 · 3 min · 556 words · Laura Green

White House Slams Fox News Over Mark Levin’s Comments About CNN’s Wolf Blitzer – Update

He also said that Blitzer wants Israel to die. Lying to insult the pain that families suffered in the Holocaust has absolutely no place in America. A CNN spokesperson also condemned Levins remarks, calling them wildly uninformed, inappropriate and shameful. Mark LevinMichael Kovac/Getty Images for Radio Hall of Fame Levins antisemitic rhetoric is dangerous, offensive and should be universally denounced. How can that even be logical? Why would I say somebodys parents were or were not victims of the Holocaust?...

November 3, 2023 · 2 min · 296 words · Sandy Short

‘Below Deck’: Bravo Reveals Premiere Date For 11th Season

Season 11 ofBelow Deckwill set sail on Feb. 5 with a 75-minute supersized episode onBravo. New episodes will stream the next day on Peacock. Capt.Kerry Titheradgewill cross over fromBelow Deck Adventureto helm M/Y St. David. Bravo Additionally, Chief StewFraser Olenderand lead deckhand Ben Willoughby return for the new season. The news was revealed atBravoConFriday in Las Vegas. A disciplined and fair leader, Capt. Kerry has 30 years of experience working on boats and has spent almost two decades in yachting....

November 3, 2023 · 1 min · 196 words · Kelly Myers

‘BlacKkKlansman’ Producer Impossible Dream Entertainment Adapting Charlie Donlea Bestseller ‘Twenty Years Later’ For Television

The Weber Brothers have penned the adaptation and will exec produce alongside McGowan. A secret she thought was dead and buried. The book has been translated thus far into 12 languages, selling hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. Yvette Yates Redick and Shaun RedickAmy Theilig The novel hooked us from the very first line. The possibilities are endless. His eighth thriller,Long Time Gone, is slated for release in June 2024....

November 3, 2023 · 1 min · 111 words · Kristen Tucker