Craig Ferguson Urges Studios To “Make A Deal” To Fix “Horribly Unfair” System

Craig Fergusonknows a thing or two about strikes. The comedian hosted CBSThe Late Late Showduring the 2007/2008 writers strike. You have one job as a producer and thats to make a f*cking deal. Courtesy Ferguson has now entered the podcast business, striking a deal with iHeartPodcasts to hostJoy, A Podcast. It launched in July and the first two episodes featuring Grabiel Iglesias and Kathie Lee Gifford have now aired. If I think back, it was not about a seismic change in the industry....

August 9, 2023 · 2 min · 254 words · Jessica Buck

Drama Schools Uncovered: Prestigious UK Institutions Are Breeding Grounds For Sexual Harassment & Racism

A minimum of 25 racism complaints were made, 12 of which were deemed to be credible. The drama schools recorded at least 27 bullying cases since 2020, seven of which were upheld. Eighteen gender and disability discrimination grievances also existed. Ciara Charteris We will be bringing you some of these stories over the coming days and weeks. Over the course of these conversations, female graduates alleged that they were sexually propositioned by lecturers....

August 9, 2023 · 4 min · 669 words · Christopher Webster

Edinburgh Film Festival Heads On Last Year’s “Heartbreaking” Closure, How They Saved The Event & Plans For Future Editions

Its going to be its own special thing, Taylor tells Deadline of her plans for this year. But its going to be quite different in form to how its been in recent years. Watch on Deadline Christian PetzoldsAfireand Celine SongsPast Livesare among the titles set to screen at the fest. Kate Taylor and Tamara Van Strijthem.Edinburgh Film Festival The full lineup includes 24 feature films, five retrospective titles, and a five pic short film program....

August 9, 2023 · 4 min · 691 words · Christopher Roberts

Fox Business And Univision To Telecast Second GOP Debate; Donald Trump Continues To Tease Whether He Will Show To First Event

Trump has previously said that if he did attend, he likely would be the target of rivals. The Reagan Library event in September also will be live streamed on Rumble. The moderators have yet to be announced. Donald Trump and other GOP candidates at the last presidential debate at the Reagan Presidential Library in 2015Photo credit should read FREDERIC J BROWN/AFP via Getty Images That event was telecast on CNN....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 127 words · Stacey Rosario

Halloween Horror Nights: Universal Studios Hollywood Reveals Full Frightening Lineup

The event will also include Terror Tram…The Exterminatorz. Details on each below. Previously, Universal Studios Hollywood revealed three other haunted houses this year. The Death Eaters roam Hogwarts CastleUniversal Studios Hollywood Related Stories L.A. Holidayz in Hell This ones pretty straightforward: Visitors take a trip through a series of psychotic seasonal celebrations. The girls are found three days later with no memory of what happened to them. Thus begins his quest to turn his haunted house into a living slaughterhouse by killing every person who enters....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 118 words · Michael Wong

How C2 Motion Picture Group Is Quietly Putting $100M+ Into Paramount Tentpoles & Jodie Comer’s New Thriller, While Trying To Avoid “Cautionary Tales”

The LA-based financier-producer is now in talks with the studio to potentially invest in double that number of movies. The company was set up by Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan. FORMATION & STRATEGY DEADLINE:How did C2 come about? ‘Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning - Part One,’ ‘The End We Start From,’ Jason Cloth & Dave Caplan.Everett/Courtesy DAVE CAPLAN:Jason and I became friends socially. We were having those conversations 18 month to two years ago....

August 9, 2023 · 7 min · 1367 words · Rachel Eaton

James Holzhauer Dings ‘Jeopardy!’ Producers After Announcing Season 40 Would Continue Amid Writers Strike

Related Stories Jeopardy! Tournament Of Champions Moved Due To Writers Strike Jeopardy! And just the respect that everybody holds for each other is something remarkable about this program. James Holzhauer calls out Jeopardy! bossesCandice Ward/Getty Images And I think it comes across on air. The entire staff is committed to producing the best episodes we possibly can, the EP said. The producer said that it would all culminate in a Tournament of Champions....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 130 words · Justin Olson

L.A. Picket Locations: The Best And Worst Places To Strike Over The Past 100 Days

Watch on Deadline Heres what we found, ranked. (The good news:The city stepped in and said the studiowas wrong to trim them. The bad news: NBCU only got dinged with a $250 fine). (Clockwise from top left) Netflix, Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros strike sitesFG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Gilbert Flores/Getty He brought along a suit-clad group that waved placards with messages like Yachts rock and Poor people are yucky. They finally had their chance beginning July 31....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 155 words · Deborah Nunez

Picket Line Regulars Bolster Solidarity Among Writers As WGA Strike Hits 100 Days

It was May 2 and many were wearing sweaters. Deadline spoke to multiple regulars, captains and coordinators from various lots as well as WGA leadership. I want to say thank you to every person who has come out to a picket line. WGA exteriorRosy Cordero We feel connected to each other and to our purpose, he added. Obviously, this is exhausting and not the easiest thing to do. We have to watch out for each other....

August 9, 2023 · 2 min · 243 words · Nathan Stone

Riley Keough On The Last Time She Saw Mom Lisa Marie Presley & Legal Drama With Grandmother Priscilla

We had dinner, theDaisy Jones & the Sixstar toldVanity Fair. That was the last time I saw her. I remember thinking about how beautiful she looked, and that was my strongest memory of the dinner. Riley KeoughJesse Grant / Deadline / Getty Images I have strengthened the qualities that have come about through adversity. Despite the legal challenges, Keough said things with her grandmother are good. Things with Grandma will be happy, she told the publication....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 161 words · Jason Camacho

Steven Soderbergh Pushed Warner Bros. To “Take The Meeting” With Christopher Nolan To Direct ‘Insomnia’

Steven Soderberghhad a hand inChristopher Nolanlanding the directors chair for the 2002 thrillerInsomnia. TheCommand Zdirector recently recalled that he reached out toWarner Bros. bosses to suggest they take a meeting with Nolan. Dan calls me up out of the blue and says, Could you watch this movie? Steven Soderbergh and Christopher NolanCharley Gallay / Nathan Congleton / NBC / Getty Images Maybe were all crazy.' I was really upset when I got out of there....

August 9, 2023 · 1 min · 194 words · Jessica Garcia

Striking Outside of Netflix Can Be Hazardous To One’s Health. Just Ask Joe Syracuse

Little did he know it would end up sending him to the hospital. Dont do it,' Syracuse tells Deadline. So thats probably what it was. Joe SyracuseLynette Rice/Deadline I have lived my life like that. So anytime someone says dont do it, Im fully gonna try it. By that night, Syracuse complained of an upset stomach. The pain was so extreme, recalls Syracuse. After Syracuse was rushed into surgery, doctors cut through his stomach muscles and pulled out his entire intestine....

August 9, 2023 · 2 min · 275 words · Andrew Garcia

The Unpublished Interview: Emmy Nominated Ray Liotta Recounts The Iconic Roles And Goodfellas That Defined His Career

When we last talked,Ray Liottawas thinking a lot about mortality. Im at the age now there are some things you just forget, he mused. 60 was amotherf*ckerfor me. Ray Liotta in Noah Baumbach’sMarriage Story.Netflix/Everett Collection Some people age better, and with some its like, Whoa, what happenedthere!? Youre like me, he told me. Youve got a babyface and youre not lined. I have really oily skin. Our view was directly obscured by a window that had a spider-webbing crack....

August 9, 2023 · 15 min · 3110 words · Stephen Weaver