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‘The Pearl Comb’ Filmmaker Ali Cook On The Desire To Create A “Terrifying” Mermaid Tale
Contrary to popular belief, the seaweed isn’t always greener in somebody else’s lake. In the case of Ali Cook’s Oscar-shortlisted short film The Pearl Comb, the county of Cornwall...
Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Paramount’s Latest Offer As “Inferior” To Netflix Deal
The Warner Bros. Discovery board, as expected, advised shareholders to reject an amended takeover offer from Paramount, calling the bid “inferior” to a signed deal with Netflix given the...
Netflix’s ‘Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web’ Trailer Spotlights Battle Between Mumbai Customs Agents And Dangerous International Synidcate
A trailer has landed for Netflix‘s Taskaree: The Smuggler’s Web, the latest crime thriller series for the platform from Baby director Neeraj Pandey. Emraan Hashmi, Amruta Khanvilkar, Nandish Singh...
Göteborg Film Festival: Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ & Sophy Romvari’s ‘Blue Heron’ Among Films Set For International Competition
The Chronology of Water, Kristen Stewart’s debut feature as a director, and Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari’s buzzy festival favorite Blue Heron, are among the headline titles Göteborg has set...
David Dastmalchian & Dylan Baker Join Irish Audio Horror ‘Petrified’
EXCLUSIVE: David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) and Dylan Baker (The Good Wife) have joined Irish audio drama podcast Petrified. Season four of the horror anthology podcast launches...
Black Bear Hires Distribution Vet Frank Patterson As General Sales Manager
EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear‘s new U.S. distribution arm has added Disney and Sony vet Frank Patterson as General Sales Manager to their ranks. Patterson will report to David Spitz, Head...
Doc Talk Podcast Sheds Light On Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Come See Me In The Good Light,’ ‘Coexistence, My Ass!’ & ‘We Were The Scenery’
For documentary filmmakers who made the Oscar shortlists, the brief window to celebrate their achievement has ceded to a fresh round of tension – the agonizing wait to see if...
Béla Fleck Cancels Kennedy Center Show After Trump Name Change: “Performing There Has Become Charged & Political”
Béla Fleck has canceled his appearance at the Kennedy Center after Donald Trump‘s name was attached to the institution following a board vote, which the former Apprentice show host...
‘The Rookie: North’ Creator Alexi Hawley Provides ABC Spinoff Pilot Update, Reveals More Details About Premise & Lead Character Played By Jay Ellis
On the day of The Rookie‘s Season 8 premiere on ABC Tuesday, its creator, executive producer and showrunner Alexi Hawley is traveling from Los Angeles, where the hit series...
Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20B Amid Backlash Over Grok AI Deepfakes
Elon Musk‘s xAI has raised $20B in its latest funding around, amid backlash over chatbot Grok creating sexualized imagery of women and children. The company said the Series F...
‘Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams & Connor Storrie To Present At The 2026 Golden Globes
Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie, stars of Heated Rivalry, are set to present at the 2026 Golden Globes, a source at the Golden Globes confirmed to Deadline. The duo...
‘The Rookie’ Creator Talks Premiere’s Chenford Milestone & Monica Return, Teases “Relationship-Forward” S8 That May Be Series’ “Biggest Ever”
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Season 8 premiere of The Rookie. ABC’s The Rookie kicked off its eighth season with Nolan (Nathan Fillion) and Bailey (Jenna...