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UPDATED with latest:The two-year-old lawsuit betweenBohemian RhapsodywriterAnthony McCartenand the producers of the Oscar-winning film is over. On Halloween, lawyers for the two-time Oscar-nominated scribe filed request for dismissal paperwork in Los Angeles Superior Court. No information on any settlement or other details were made public in the October 31 filing. 20th Century Fox Eventually, King turned over all of those deals to Fox and now Disney. More recently,The Two Popesgarnered nominations for its stars Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce....

You dont treat it like a joke. You treat it like you the underpinnings of real drama. So, whats the plan? Prime Video’s ‘Gen V’Amazon Prime Now, theres this potential disease out there that can potentially kill superheroes. As they were still shooting, I made my pitch to their room: can we bring Butcher? MICHELE FAZEKAS:Yes! Michele Fazekas and Eric KripkeGetty Images Michele, were you surprised by the reaction to the show?...

The Traitorshas been renewed for a third season by theBBCin the UK before the second has even aired. Season 2 will air soon, with scheduling coming in due course. The BAFTA-winning guessing game format sees 22 strangers aim to win up to 120,000 ($146,000). The TraitorsBBC/Studio Lambert Associates/Llara Plaza A second U.S. series, which airs onPeacockwith celebrities, will also air shortly. DistributorAll3MediaInternational has struck a wealth of deals forThe Traitorsover the past year....

Bradley Cooperhas done many heroics in his films. But apparently that carries over to real life as well. I was waiting for an Uber. Brooke ShieldsJamie McCarthy/Getty Images Im like, Why am I out here? Everything starts to go black, she continued. Then my hands drop to my side and I go headfirst into the wall. Shields was obviously seriously ill, frothing at the mouth, totally blue, trying to swallow my tongue....

The project was recently granted aSAG-AFTRA interim agreementallowing it to move forward. Lisa Alfelt, Carl Radke and Sarah Santos are serving as executive producers. Jack DeCerchio is serving as associate producer. Emmanuelle Chriqui and Hayes MacArthurRandall Slavin; UPI Chriqui and MacArthur are also producers on the film. I also knew John Asher was the director who could bring the vision to life. I sent it to him on a Saturday and by Sunday morning he said yes....

EXCLUSIVE:The Berlin-basedErich Pommer Institute(EPI) has unveiled the 15 European producers selected for the third edition of its female leadership programme Series Women. The only program of its bang out in Europe, the initiative aims to increase the visibility and industry exposure of female producers and female-driven projects, and in the process encourage more diversity in the audiovisual industry. The selected producers include Rebecca Roughan, head of development at London-basedBroadchurchcreator Imaginary Friends; Carla Fotea, a producer at leading Romanian production company microFILM, and buzzy, rising Irish producer Claire McCabe at Dublin-based Pipedream Productions, whose credits include TV movieWrappedand the award-winning shortAn Encounter....

It has been 15 years sinceGlen Basnerstarted the venture. Mandate was sold to Lionsgate and became a U.S. distributor, and Summit started their own U.S. distribution company. Since then, weve survived the biggest healthcare crisis in 100 years and now through two different guild strikes. Glen BasnerCourtesy of FilmNation Entertainment I think its that balance, that anxiety, that always drives us to look at things differently. I have never lost my faith in the fact that people all around the world love feature films....

The idea of selling a show outside of your ecosystem wasnt an unusual idea. At HBO we did it a lot. … We basically sold everything. Casey Bloys, Chairman & CEO, HBO and HBO Max ContentJerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media Streamingstarted off as an exclusive-centric race, with companies clawing back rights to major properties, but Warner Bros. And in terms of Max circulation, there can be additional benefits, Bloys added....

Discovery headquarters in New York City. I want the shows to be great. I want people to love them. Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBOGetty Images I want you all to love them. Its very, very important to me what you think of all the shows. Obviously, six tweets over a year and a half is not very effective. But I do apologize to the people who were mentioned in the leaked emails and texts....

This week, were talking to Turkish TV powerhouse Tims & B Productions. Its a Turkish drama at its core but without losing the love element. Its looking at more Western-style dramas in that sense. Tims & B Execs. From left, Selin Arat, Timur Savcı & Burak SağyaşarTims & B There are more criminal thriller elements to this that we wanted to try and work with. (Read Love, which was selected for Deadlines Global Breakout this week,here)....

Tony-winner Kenny Leon (Fences) is newly aboard to direct. Boone will play young Walter. The Solutions Lisa Wilson is handling international sales. (L-R) Kelly Reilly, David Strathairn, Joshua Boone, Theo Rossi and Kenny LeonGetty Images; Michael Buckner CAA Media Finance and Sentient are repping domestic rights. Flightstar Reilly can currently be seen in Kenneth BranaghsA Haunting in Venice. He also recently directed the stage-to-screen adaptation ofAmerican Son, starring Kerry Washington, for Netflix....

The 20th edition of theMarrakechInternational Film Festival has announced its selection, opening with Richard Linklaters comedyHit Man. FULL LIST OF SELECTED FILMS OFFICIAL COMPETITION Banel & AdamaDir. Ramata-Toulaye Sy Bye Bye TiberiasDir. Glen Powell in Richard Linklater’s ‘Hit Man’AGC Studios Lina Soualem City Of WindDir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Disco Afrika: a malagasy storyDir. Kamal Lazraq The Mother Of All liesDir. Asmae El Moudir The Other SonDir. Juan Sebastian Quebrada Phantom YouthDir....

Nicolas Cageis opening up about his cameo inThe Flashwhere he was featured donning the costume ofSuperman. When I went to the picture, it was me fighting a giant spider. I did not do that. Nicolas CageSonia Recchia/Getty Images That was not what I did, he toldYahoo! I dont think it was [created by] AI. I know Tim is upset about AI, as I am. It was CGI, OK, so that they could de-age me, and Im fighting a spider....