‘Abbott Elementary’ Creator Quinta Brunson Talks WGA Strike’s Impact On Season 3’s Creative, Reuniting With Studio Execs & Fears For Next Generation Of Filmmakers

How do we justify losing half a season, half a year? Our season will still be on the school calendar. [But] last year, we started airing in September, when school started. Quinta Brunson attends the 2023 Ghetto Film School Fall Benefit on October 12, 2023 in Santa Monica, California.Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Ghetto Film School Its really like, whats going on in the school? But shes not complaining, she admitted....

October 13, 2023 · 2 min · 312 words · Hunter Curtis

‘Bachelor In Paradise’ Recap: Brayden Gets Blindsided By Hurricane Kat As 2 New Men Shake Up The Beach

This post contains details from Thursdays episode ofABCsBachelor in Paradise. But overall, everyone is feeling content. Tanner Courtad from Charity Lawsons Season 20 ofThe Bacheloretteis hitting the sand! ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ABC After conversations with both women, he asks Kat on a date much to Braydens dismay. It feels like sort of a strange thing to divulge, but to each their own. While the pair make out in the ocean, Brayden is really going through it back at the shore....

October 13, 2023 · 2 min · 404 words · Tonya Stanley

‘Fauda’ & ‘Tehran’ Co-Creators Detail How They Are Helping Israeli Relief Efforts As Ted Sarandos Pays Tribute To Sound Tech Who Was Victim Of Attack

Many of us have probably lost friends and family. A short while later he texted his wife to say there had been a shooting. Waitzman had a stellar CV, working on Apple TV+s spy seriesTehranamong other shows. Lior WaitzmanCourtesy Lior was just 32 years old, and a really sweet guy,Tehranco-creator Daniel Syrkin told Deadline. Our colleague has died and we are devastated. It was a normal day and he went out on his bike smiling....

October 13, 2023 · 2 min · 255 words · Peter Alvarez

‘Lost’: Beach House Pictures Sets Doc On Disappearance Of Instagram Adventurer Justin Alexander As It Shines Light On Asian True Crime

EXCLUSIVE:Beach House Picturesis riding the crest of an Asian true crime wave. He was living the life most kids dream of and living it all out on Instagram, said Chan. Then one day, he sent a foreboding text home from India. Clockwise from l-r: Donovan Chan & Rob Sixsmith; ‘Raincoat Killer’; ‘Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee, & Jessica Wongso’; ‘Lost’ (center)Beach House Pictures He then simply disappeared, and his family never got closure....

October 13, 2023 · 2 min · 339 words · Todd Roy

‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ Movie: Tickets, Release Dates, Premiere & Where To Watch

How was the world premiere? The movie will had itsworld premierescreening Wednesday, October 11 at The Grove in Los Angeles. The movie received aSAG-AFTRA interim agreement, allowing all parties to promote the film which includes attending red carpets. ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tout’ Watch on Deadline Swiftwatched the featurewith friends and fans in the AMC Groves Dolby auditorium alongside Garner. Thats crazy to me. Ive always loved it. Taylor Swift: The Eras TourhitAMC theatersvia Variance Films in the United States beginning late Thursday....

October 13, 2023 · 2 min · 241 words · Michael Smith

‘The Continental’ Makes Splashy Debut As Peacock’s Top Original Launch Of The Year

EXCLUSIVE:Peacockis touting the success ofThe Continental: From the World of John Wick. I think that because it takes place in the 70s, its quite easy to [balance]. It was a different flavor back then, so I feel more comfortable. ‘The Continental’Katalin Vermes/Starz Entertainment I would not if it was modern day, director Albert Hughes told Deadline. He continued: Its more mysterious and enigmatic. Youll never see a long, drawn out dialogue scene in most of theJohn Wickfilms....

October 13, 2023 · 1 min · 172 words · Amanda King

‘The Hunger Games’ Director Francis Lawrence Says New Prequel Won’t Be Split, Voices Regrets On ‘Mockingjay’ Divide

Never split your tens is a bedrock rule of blackjack. For filmmakers, the rule may be never split your source material. I totally regret it, filmmaker Francis Lawrencesaid to People. Francis LawrenceFrazer Harrison/Getty Images Im not sure everybody does, but I definitely do. The change of attitude by Lawrence is in contrast to his prior defenses of the split. Back in 2014 forMockingjay Part 1and 2015sMockingjay Part 2,he called the films two distinct stories....

October 13, 2023 · 1 min · 150 words · Michael King

AMC Entertainment CEO Adam Aron Reveals He Was Targeted In Blackmail Plot In 2022

The exec described it as entirely a personal matter and one that is now closed. He said he had reported the extortion attempt to AMCs board as well as law enforcement. The perpetrator, whom he did not know, who was arrested and then sentenced in July. AMC Entertainment CEO Adam AronPatrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images AMCs board thoroughly reviewed these events with outside counsel at the WilmerHale law firm, Aron wrote....

October 12, 2023 · 1 min · 135 words · Ashley Brown

Ari Emanuel Takes Aim At CAA Over Harvey Weinstein Handling, Teases Netflix Deals, Urges Actors, Studios To Strike Deal & Condemns Benjamin Netanyahu

Ari Emanueltook some shots during his latest public appearance. He also took aim at Benjamin Netanyahu over the terror attacks in Israel. They should take a leave of absence, he said, referring to Lourd and Huvane. Ariel EmanuelPhoto by Amy Sussman/Getty Images I dont know where Margot Robbie is, where Meryl Streep is on this issue, he said. We have more morals, he added. On the strike front, Emanuel said that there are big issues to be addressed....

October 12, 2023 · 1 min · 160 words · Timothy Howell

Comedy Special ‘Improv: 60 And Still Standing,’ Commemorating 60th Anniversary Of The Improv Comedy Clubs, Unveiled By Netflix; Jo Koy & Bert Kreischer Among 10 Top Comics Performing

EXCLUSIVE:Netflixon Thursday morning unveiledImprov: 60 and Still Standing, acomedyspecial celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Improv comedy clubs, which will premiere globally on the streamer November 7th. For six decades, The Improv has stood as a trailblazer in the realm of live comedy, serving as one of the primary platforms for both up-and-coming and veteran comedians. In honor of its anniversary, 10 globally acclaimed comedians will light up the stage in Hollywood for a special evening at The Improv, alongside never-before-seen archival footage from todays household names....

October 12, 2023 · 3 min · 428 words · Michael Roth

Correspondents Grapple With Covering The Carnage Of Terrorist Attack On Israel & Siege On Gaza

But the tension itself was palpable, he said. Correspondents for ABC News and NBC News were not available. (Yingst answered questions via email). Israeli soldiers guard outside Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the border with GazaAlexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images Bear in mind this really was the very early hours of what was happening. And almost immediately I called my desk and said, We need to go. We booked our flight, and I got to the airport and it was canceled....

October 12, 2023 · 6 min · 1218 words · James Valdez

DGA Touts “Extraordinary” AMPTP Contract In Email But Not All Members Agree, Calling It “Damage Control”

But not everyones picking up what theDGAis putting down. Watch on Deadline Read the full DGA email below. Sounds like damage control if you ask me, one filmmaker said after receiving the correspondence around noon Wednesday. Directors Guild of America, WGA SAG-AFTRAGetty This is why the DGA leadership are so distrusted, they always seem to spin for the studios. Sending this out now is tantamount to interfering in the SAG talks, another top-tier hyphenate told Deadline....

October 12, 2023 · 1 min · 175 words · Tyler Blankenship

Dispatches From The Picket Lines: Strikers Rip Studios At First NYC Rally Since SAG-AFTRA Talks Broke Down; “It’s Tactics”, Says David Simon

This is Day 92 of theSAG-AFTRA strike. Striking actors who gathered Thursday outside Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery offices also cheered the announcement ofbipartisan legislation in the U.S. Senateto protect them fromartificial intelligence. Scenes from the SAG-AFTRA picket lines Thursday in New York CitySean Piccoli/Deadline They say this shit, and then a month later if you hold fast suddenly its on the table. Simon added a parting shot at theAMPTP: Their playbook is always the same....

October 12, 2023 · 2 min · 217 words · Jason Smith