In a deal worth $500,000 against $1.5 million, Legendary Entertainment has optioned Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen‘s nonfiction book Nuclear War: A Scenario as a potential reteam with its Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve. The expectation is that Villeneuve would take this one as another giant project after he completes Dune: Messiah, which he and Legendary are developing as the conclusion of the trilogy.
The book explores a ticking-clock scenario about what would happen in the event of a nuclear war, based on dozens of exclusive new interviews with military and civilian experts who built the weapons and have been privy to the response plans and have been responsible for those decisions should they need to be made. >>>Cautionary Tale |
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'Blonde' Ambition - Reese Witherspoon is revisiting one of the signature titles in her acting resume, taking it to a new medium. Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine company are behind Legally Blonde spinoff TV series inspired by the popular film franchise that are in development at Amazon MGM Studios. >>>Multiple Spinoffs Possible
Guidin' Biden - White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre concedes the challenges of communicating President Biden's messages and policies to Americans in a fractured and siloed media environment. Even so, “it is important that we reach and meet people where they are,” she said in an interview on Deadline's ElectionLine podcast. Jean-Pierre, the first Black person and first openly LGBTQ person to have the high-profile job, also talked about Easter Sunday and Transgender Day of Visibility both falling on March 31 and why the administration didn't flinch from the resulting controversy. >>>Celebrity Guests
'Scoop' Movie Review - The new Netflix film Scoop, much like She Said, The Post, Spotlight and All the President’s Men, places the emphasis on the reporters, four key woman journalists who incredibly negotiated a sit-down interview with Prince Andrew when such a thing would be unthinkable. >>>Pete Hammond's Take
In Other 'Scoop' News - In an exclusive interview with Deadline, Emily Maitlis (the woman asking the questions of Prince Andrew on that fateful day) has ad her say on the Netflix film and her rival Amazon series. >>>An Unreal Experience |
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Jessica Capshaw made her return to Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital on Thursday night’s episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Naturally, the case involved fetal medicine, which she’s still been pursuing and advancing since she moved to New York with her daughter Sofia to be closer to her ex Callie.
Capshaw referred to the story as a “call back” to her introduction to Grey’s during Season 5 and, while it’s just a one-episode arc for now, she tells Deadline she’s still open for more — which is good news since the series was just renewed for Season 21. >>>Read The Interview |
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“They ambushed me” - Marc Summers, former host of Nickelodeon’s 'Double Dare,' on an experience he had during an interview for ID’s 'Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Children’s TV' docuseries |
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Oscar winner Octavia Spencer is joining Rose Byrne, Ariana DeBose, Dominic Sessa and Demi Lovato in Stephanie Laing’s feature Tow, which is now in production.
Halle Bailey has been tapped to star alongside Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Oscar-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in Universal Pictures' untitled coming-of-age pic from director Michel Gondry and producer Pharrell Williams.
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Access Hollywood's Mario Lopez, together with his wife/Broadway star Courtney Lopez (A Chorus Line) are the latest actors to join Great American Family‘s lineup of holiday movies. The duo will headline My Grown-Up Christmas Wish. |
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$40 million - The amount the LAPD and District Attorney George Gascón are being sued for by 'Game Of Thrones' actor Joseph Gatt, who says he was falsely labeled as serial pedophile |
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♒ An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 shook New York City this morning, with the tremor, lasting more than a few seconds and rattling windows, furniture and apartment floors. It reportedly was centered near Lebanon, NJ, 40 miles west of New York City. Authorities said there were no immediate reports of damage, but the effects were felt as far away as Philadelphia and Boston.
🚧 One day after Bob Iger faced questions about Disney‘s competitive position vs. Universal in the Orlando theme park game, Michael Hundgen, Walt Disney World site portfolio executive, said the company’s Orlando resort is undergoing “probably the largest expansion ever at Magic Kingdom."
👀 There is film rights auction in the works for Avengelyne — an angel who fights the forces of evil — with Olivia Wilde directing, based on the signature comic book creation by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld. Aboard to produce is LuckyChap, the shingle Margot Robbie runs with Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara, and Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon.
🤝 Greg Gutfeld and Fox News Media have agreed to a multi-year contract extension, in which he will continue as host of the opinion/comedy show Gutfeld! and co-host on The Five. |
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On the Radar
Fri - Tribeca event with Larry David; Caitlyn Clark and Paige Bueckers face off in the NCAA Women's Final Four
Sat - Kristin Wiig hosts SNL
Sun - CMT Awards
Mon - CinemaCon kicks off; Jonathan Majors sentencing
Tue - Conan O'Brien returns to The Tonight Show |
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Punk Rock Horror Show - Here’s your first look at Christian Bale’s suited-up as Frankenstein's monster in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s take on the classic tale with The Bride, her forthcoming feature at Warner Bros. |
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