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TV Universal TV’s Erin Underhill On Studio Procedurals’ Strong Return, Renewal Status Of Key Dramas & More

The executive talks with Deadline’s Nellie Andreeva about the uncertainty — and anxiety — within the industry over how scripted series would perform after the strike-related delay and discusses the future of ‘The Equalizer,’ Dick Wolf’s shows and sophomore bubble series ‘Quantum Leap.’

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‘Rebel Moon’s Staz Nair Replaces Sacha Dhawan In BBC Crime Thriller ‘Virdee’

EXCLUSIVE: Rebel Moon star Staz Nair is replacing Sacha Dhawan as lead of upcoming Bradford-set BBC crime thriller Virdee. Doctor Who star Dhawan has dropped out due to scheduling issues, Deadline is told, and will be replaced in the Harry Virdee role by the actor who has also appeared in Game of Thro…

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Ghana To Introduce Tax Incentive For Film Productions

EXCLUSIVE: Ghana’s fast-developing film sector has received a significant vote of confidence from the country's government as President Nana Akufo-Addo sets plans to introduce a new tax rebate system for film productions. As part of the new law, the country will offer a 20% tax rebate for strategic…

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Tomas Alfredson & Sara Johnsen On Adapting Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Faithless’ & Why TV Is A Much “Freer Art Form” For Creatives – London TV Screenings

EXCLUSIVE: Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson, now best known as the director behind beautiful, taut features like Let the Right One In and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, wrote to Swedish screen legend Ingmar Bergman sometime in the early 2000s with an idea. Bergman's response was characteristically…

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Former HBO Europe Execs Johnathan Young & Ioanina Pavel Launch Romanian Production House May One; Indie Debuts With Netflix Series ‘Subteran’

Former HBO Europe execs Johnathan Young and Ioanina Pavel have resurfaced with their own indie. The pair have launched May One, which will be based in Bucharest, Romania — one of the former homes of HBO Europe. They are out of the gate with Subteran, a Netflix series announced last October that is…

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‘Maxima’ Sold By Beta Film To Networks Around The World – London TV Screenings

EXCLUSIVE: Beta Film’s Crown-esque high-end drama series Maxima has sold to networks in Lat Am, Israel and across Europe. The series, which is one of the German major’s biggest being shopped at the London TV Screenings, will air on Hot in Israel and on Warner Bros. Discovery networks across Latin…

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‘Dragon’s Den’ Reaches 50th Remake Worldwide For Sony & Nippon TV — London TV Screenings

It’s 50 and counting for Dragon’s Den. The Sony Pictures Television and Nippon TV entrepreneurial business format, known in the U.S. as Shark Tank, has scored a remake in Bangladesh, marking its fiftieth version around the world. The Bangladeshi version, Shark Tank Bangladesh, will launch on…

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Ed Lachman To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award At Camerimage

American Cinematographer Ed Lachman will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Camerimage Film Festival. Lachman was born on March 31, 1946. His grandfather owned several vaudeville theatres in the 1920s, which were later converted into movie houses, co-managed with…

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Marvel Cinematic Universe Work Called “Soul-Destroying” By Actor Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone appeared in Marvel’s Black Widow, which came out in 2021 and which starred Scarlett Johansson as the titular character. It was not fun, he said in this week’s issue of Radio Times, as he revealed his experience playing the film’s villain, Russian general Dreykov. “It was fine until…

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Justin Timberlake’s New Album Will Feature *NSYNC On Song

The *NSYNC reunion at the MTV Video Music Awards wasn’t the last hurrah. Justin Timberlake, 43 has teased a new song, Paradise, with JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone, which will appear on his upcoming album, Everything I Thought It Was. Timberlake teased the project…

Music

Alan Watts, Beat Generation Philosopher And Seminal Counterculture Figure, Gets His Recorded Works Recycled

The late Alan Watts, a philosopher, scholar, speaker, writer, and seminal figure in the counterculture of the Beat Generation, is getting a new publishing deal more than 50 years after his death. Independent music publisher Third Side Music (TSM) has signed a new global creative publishing deal…

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‘Dune: Part Two’ New York Premiere Photos: Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh & More

Film Independent Spirit Awards Photos: The Best Of The Red Carpet

The SAG Awards Photos: The Best Of The Red Carpet & Gala Ceremony

Berlin Film Festival 2024: Award Ceremony, Film Premieres & Red Carpet Gallery

AMC Theatres Enters “Phase 2” Of Nicole Kidman Preshow Campaign With Trio Of New Spots

AMC Entertainment's much talked about preshow commercial starring an earnest Nicole Kidman in a glittery pantsuit will have three new iterations, CEO Adam Aron said today, as the exhibitor plans to start rotating a trio of 30-second spots in theaters nationwide on March 1. That campaign "took on…

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Electronic Arts Plans Layoffs Of Five Percent Of Workforce, Cancels ‘Star Wars’ Game

Electronic Arts, which makes such games as Madden NFL and Apex Legends, said today that it plans to lay off five percent of its employees and will discontinue work on several games. The announcement continues the ongoing downsizing in the gaming and tech space, a development that has seen thousands…