Author: Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Production has wrapped on under-the-radar indie pic How The Cookie Crumbles, a coming-of-age R-rated comedy starring Giorgia Whigham (Ted), comedian and influencer Trevor Wallace (Busboys), Alyssa Milano (Charmed) and Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire). Shot in Vancouver, the project marks the feature debut of filmmakers Edward McDonald and Lucas Fraser. It is also the first feature produced by Range Media Partners co-founder Jack Whigham. The ensemble cast also includes Rohan Campbell, Bentley Green, Kaitlyn Kemp, Sara Demetree, Phoebe Petry and Jason Coulter.  The synopsis reads: “When Tatum (Giorgia Whigham) is sentenced to court-mandated community service, a high-strung family friend (Milano)…

Warner Bros. Clockwork is rolling cameras this fall on Nasty starring Jenna Ortega and Oscar nominee Rose Bryne. The project from filmmaker Mary Bronstein reteams her with Byrne, who received her first Best Actress Oscar nomination for the director’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Nasty was a 2024 Black List screenplay by Isabella Jarosz, and it reps the scribe’s first script sale. Nasty centers around a prodigious athlete who is battling for a spot on the Olympics gymnastics team. However, she must overcome her biggest opponent: Her coach. Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap and Ortega are producing the project. If…

Daniel Radcliffe, Young Mazino, and Peter Dinklage have joined the cast of Netflix’s animated feature Steps.  The film is a reimagining of the Cinderella story and is directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa. Radcliffe will voice The Prince, Dinklage is Roderick, and Young Mazino is Gef.  Previously announced voice cast members include Ali Wong (BEEF) as Lilith, Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once) as Margot, Amanda Seyfried (Mank) as Cinderella, Bette Midler (The Politician) as the Fairy Godmother, and Nikki Glaser (Nikki Glaser: Bangin’) as Priscilla.  The film’s official synopsis reads: Think you know Cinderella’s “evil” stepsisters? Think…

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy and BAFTA-nominated film and television director Bharat Nalluri has signed with Rain for management. A highly sought-after director for television, Nalluri has directed 14 pilots and first episodes for major international productions. He first gained international recognition directing the pilot episode of the critically acclaimed Spooks (MI-5), one of the BBC’s most successful modern dramas, which also helped launch the television career of then-not-well-known Matthew Macfadyen. Since then, Nalluri has launched numerous acclaimed series, including Shantaram for Apple TV, as well as Life on Mars, Hustle, Torchwood, The 100, and the critically acclaimed anthology series Little America. He…

Before Paramount has even swallowed up Warner Bros., the Melrose lot along with the former Boulderlight duo, J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules under their new genre label, Paramount Primal, have taken the U.S. rights to the original screenplay of A Nightmare on Elm Street. The idea is to reboot the franchise at Paramount. New Line still has international rights. No writer has been assigned yet. The Wes Craven estate, which includes Iya Labunka and Jonathan Craven, licensed the U.S. rights to Paramount. How did this come to be when this has been a lynchpin franchise for New Line? Why are…

Wai Ching Ho, the actress known for playing Madame Gao in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died. She was 82. The actress’ Daredevil co-star Peter Shinkoda was one of several to react to Wai’s passing on social media, after playing Gao’s The Hand supervillain organization co-founder Kagenobu Yoshioka on the Netflix series from 2015-’16. “Just lost someone very special to me. She was one of the coolest. Thinking aloud,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I won’t ever forget you. I learned every minute from you when we were together on and off set,” Shinkoda added in another post. “I…

As Christopher Nolan prepares to take viewers on an Imax odyssey, he’s hopeful for the future of filmmaking without the use of AI. The 2x Oscar winner admitted that not all applications of artificial intelligence are “useless of meaningless,” he explained that generative AI is “hitting at exactly the wrong time” for Hollywood. “I’ve never seen a more rapid wholesale dismissal of a supposedly foundational jump in technology in my lifetime,” Nolan told The Telegraph. “So much energy has been expended on bringing in AI, but if you look at that generation’s reaction, they’re utterly rejecting it.” Citing his own…

Curry Barker‘s surprise $400M global grossing romance horror Obsession has set a streaming date on Peacock of July 17. That’s a 63-day theatrical window to streaming. Focus Features, as we told you, acquired North American and certain foreign on the movie out of TIFF Midnight for $15M+. Obsession tells the tale about a guy, Bear (Michael Johnston), who wishes that the love of his life, Nikki (Inde Navarette) loves him back. However, chaos ensues. Obsession opened to $17.1M stateside in mid-May and legged out to an unprecedented 14.6x multiple to a current $249.5M domestic off a rare A- for a…

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey will storm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon next week, with nightly guest appearances by Tom Holland, Matt Damon, Zendaya and Lupita Nyong’o scheduled throughout the July 13-16. The special Odyssey week schedule on Tonight is: Monday, July 13 – Tom Holland (who plays Telemachus) Tuesday, July 14 – Matt Damon (Odysseus) Wednesday, July 15 – Zendaya (Athena) Thursday, July 16 – Lupita Nyong’o (Helen of Troy and Clytemnestra) Related Stories And Fallon won’t be done with the Nolan epic even then. The following week, rapper and producer Travis Scott, who plays bard Demodocus in The…

Specialty distributor Fathom Entertainment has named former Disney and Imax executive Jason Brenek as CEO. He will take over the top job after the previously announced retirement of Ray Nutt. Fathom’s founders and co-owners are top movie theater circuits AMC, Regal and Cinemark, which collectively control 19,000 movie screens in the U.S. The company is evolving from its roots as Fathom Events into a more comprehensive distributor. a full-service specialty theatrical distributor with major motion picture distribution capabilities. On October 23, it will handle the wide theatrical release of Laika’s new stop-motion animated feature Wildwood. “Jason is the right leader to…