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Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem To Play Married Couple On Rocky Terrain In Florian Zeller’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bunker’; FilmNation Launches Cannes Market Hot Project
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winners and husband-and-wife cinema royalty Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men) and Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) are set to reunite on screen in psychological thriller Bunker from Oscar-winning writer-director Florian Zeller (The Father).
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Mario Kassar: How Ted Kotcheff Got ’80s Juggernaut Carolco Going & How Close Tom Cruise Came To Playing Jim Morrison Over Val Kilmer
EXCLUSIVE: I caught up with Carolco co-founder Mario Kassar, who had two recently deceased artists on his mind, and how they helped shape his highest-flying foreign sales company of the '80s. That would be director Ted Kotcheff, who essentially launched Carolco with First Blood, and Val Kilmer on The…
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Andrew Karpen Dies: Bleecker Street Media Founder And CEO Was 59
UPDATED with statement from Focus Features Chairman Peter Kujawski: Bleecker Street Media founder and CEO Andrew Karpen died Monday from glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer that upended his life when it was discovered in January 2024. He was 59.
Karpen has been a fixture in…
‘Miami Vice’ Redo Revs With ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Helmer Joseph Kosinski, Dan Gilroy Rewriting Eric Warren Singer Script
Universal Pictures has set Joseph Kosinski to direct Miami Vice, a drama based on the iconic ’80s NBC series about undercover cops taking down drug dealers. Dan Gilroy is rewriting a first draft script by Eric Warren Singer. No cast yet. Dylan Clark is producing along with Kosinski.
They’ve been…
Tom Hanks & Apple’s ‘Greyhound’ Sequel To Begin Filming Early 2026 & Will Take In D-Day & The Pacific Theater
EXCLUSIVE: The sequel to Tom Hanks and Apple’s World War II action pic Greyhound is lining up a January 2026 start in Sydney, Australia, we can reveal.
Oscar winner Hanks will reprise his role as Captain Krause and has penned the script. Director Aaron Schneider returns, as does producer Gary…
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Apple Wins Streamer Auction For ‘Foster The Snowman:’ $1.6M Against $3M For Holiday Family Pitch By Jono Matt & ‘The Studio’ EP Peter Huyck
EXCLUSIVE: In a heated bidding battle for a dish that would seem best served cold, Apple Studios prevailed in a 3-streamer auction and will pay $1.6 million against around $3 million for Foster the Snowman. It’s an exceptionally large deal for a holiday pitch by Jono Matt & Peter Huyck for a high…
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‘Sinners’ Michael B. Jordan On How Two Fully Fleshed Twin Turns & Tapping His Roots Drove Another Superb Ryan Coogler Turn: Deadline Q&A
EXCLUSIVE: Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler kept intact their impeccable track record together as the elevated genre film Sinners outkicked the tracking coverage with a domestic gross of $48 million. It is a well timed hit for Warner Bros, on the heels of Minecraft. Starting with Fruitvale Station…
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Ridley Scott Signs With CAA Along With His Scott Free Film/TV Production Banner
EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed director Ridley Scott and Scott Free Productions, the film and television production vehicle he formed with his late brother Tony Scott.
A team of reps signed Scott, the four-time Academy Award-nominated director and producer who next will begin production on The Dog Sta…
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John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn & Sienna Miller Join David O. Russell’s ‘Madden’: The Dish
EXCLUSIVE: To no one’s surprise, David O. Russell's film about legendary coach and broadcaster John Madden is lining up another all-star ensemble as Deadline is hearing John Mulaney, Kathryn Hahn and Sienna Miller are all in talks to join Madden for Amazon MGM Studios.
They join Nicolas Cage…
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Nicky Katt Tributes From Directors Linklater, McQuarrie, Robert Rodriguez, David Gordon Green, Adam Goldberg & More
UPDATED with cause of death: More on the death of Nicky Katt, who faded from view around the time of the pandemic. His family confirmed on Monday, April 14, that Katt died by suicide earlier this month. His bio information was furnished by his family, and Deadline can follow with some quotes by the…
An Actor’s Actor, Nicky Katt, Dies At 54
Still working to get official confirmation and cause of death, but I can report from sources that veteran actor Nicky Katt has passed away, at age 54. (UPDATE: His family confirmed on April 14 he died by suicide.)
Katt will quickly come to mind for his memorable turn as the high school Texan…
‘The Bodyguard’ Remake With ‘Taylor Swift: Eras Tour’ Director Sam Wrench And ‘Juror No. 2’ Scribe In Works At Warner Bros
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has just set plans to revamp The Bodyguard, the 1992 romantic drama thriller that teamed superstars Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. The studio, which released the original, has set Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour director Sam Wrench to helm and script by Juror No. 2 writer…
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