SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. stars including sarah paulson, jon hamm & chelsea handler sign statement urging sag-aftra's leadership to stay the course |
After George Clooney-led group of A-listers made an offer in hopes of ending the strike, another group of high-profile actors signed a public letter declaring that they would rather stay on strike rather than accept a bad deal.
Thousands of stars including Sarah Paulson, Chelsea Handler, Christian Slater, Sandra Oh, Daveed Diggs and Kal Penn have signed the letter, which is addressed to the SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee.
“Back in June, before we went on strike, a large group of members signed an open letter telling our leaders that we would rather go on strike than take a bad deal. Now, more than 100 days into our strike, that is still true. As hard as this is, we would rather stay on strike than take a bad deal,” the letter opens. >>>"Still Standing In Solidarity"
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Hungry For More 'Games' - Francis Lawrence’s return to the Suzanne Collins franchise with a pic based on her prequel novel is looking like a $50M start on Nov. 17. While women 17-34 are indeed the hot demo for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it’s not excessively female as there is interest from males as well. >>>Room In The Marketplace
Not So Super, Man - The budget cuts that came with the renewals of Superman & Lois and All American: Homecoming at the CW are also impacting the series’ writers rooms, which are undergoing downsizing. >>>The Numbers
'Anansi Boys' Player Heads To Sidelines - Executive producer, director and co-showrunner Douglas Mackinnon will not be returning for the upcoming Neil Gaiman Amazon fantasy series Anansi Boys. According to sources, Mackinnon left Anansi Boys last November when the show was in early post-production, having wrapped filming on its six-episode order at the end of May. It follows news earlier this week that Mackinnon will not return as the showrunner of Good Omens. >>>No Premiere Date Set
Food For Thought - Gillian Hormel, the American heiress to the Hormel Foods brand, has launched Partners in Kind, with author Shelly Tygielski, the founder of Pandemic of Love. Mary Aloe has been named Head of Feature Films. The intention is to use a $50 million equity fund to develop and invest in film and television projects aimed at inspiring tangible acts of kindness and compassion. >>>Seeking Packaged Films |
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In the late 1960s, Gram Parsons, fresh off The Byrds and becoming close pals with the Rolling Stones, signed on to star in a sci-fi film, Saturation 70.
Directed by Anthony Foutz, who worked with the likes of Orson Welles and Richard Lyford, the film was shot across Joshua Tree and Los Angeles.
But Saturation 70, which also featured the work of Douglas Trumbull, the pioneering special effects wizard behind 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner, was never finished, and the footage subsequently vanished.
Here, Foutz talks with Deadline about the movie, how he fell in with Parsons and the Stones, why the movie fell apart and what happened with the footage. >>>Read The Interview |
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Exclusive Oscar nominee Keira Knightley is set to star in dystopian sci-fi thriller Conception, in which the British government has taken control over parenting. Exclusive William H. Macy, John Corbett, Joel Courtney ( The Kissing Booth), DeVon Franklin ( Jesus Revolution), and Stephanie Szostak ( A Million Little Things) are among those set to star in On Fire, a new film from Sean McNamara ( Reagan). The Daily Show introduced another new face this week: Grace Kuhlenschmidt. Kuhlenschmidt is a stand-up comedian, actress and writer, who recurred in the final season of Max’s Search Party. In the upcoming musical adaptation of 2004 film The Notebook, there will be three versions of the central couple, Allie and Noah, at different stages of life. Dorian Harewood will return to Broadway after a 45-year absence, pairing with Tony Award-winner Maryann Plunkett to play the couple in their later years. The youngest version will be portrayed by Jordan Tyson and John Cardoza, with Joy Woods and Ryan Vasquez taking on the middle period. |
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OBITUARIES
🕯 Pam Jackson, a longtime executive of the former 20th Century Fox International Distribution division of 21st Century Fox, has died. Jackson passed away September 27 in Los Angeles, surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer. She was 65. 🕯 Investigative reporter Arnold Diaz , whose popular “Shame On You” consumer series ran for more than 20 years, has died at 74 after battling multiple myeloma. Diaz retired in 2022 after a 50-year career in television journalism, during which he won 48 Emmy Awards. 🕯 Anthony Holden, whose chronicles of the Royal Family’s troubles caused him to be referred to at one point as “The Most Reviled Man in Britain,” died on Oct. 7 at his home in London. He was 76. 🕯 Hollywood & Media Deaths 2023, A Photo Gallery |
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Fri - Final Netflix DVDs due back; Billions S7 finale; Martin Scorsese on Kimmel
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Thu - Fox Corp., Apple, Paramount Global earnings; Star Trek: Lower Decks S4 finale |
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Hip-Hop Royalty - Kurtis Blow, co-founder of the Hip Hop Alliance, joined SAG-AFTRA outside Paramount to call an end to the strike that has lasted for over 100 days. He told Deadline his membership in the guild was instrumental in helping to save his life after he had a heart transplant last year that was covered under SAG-AFTRA’s health plan. Blow is widely considered the first commercially successful rapper and was the first to sign to a major record label, Mercury. |
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