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Daniela Melchior is set to join the ensemble of mystery thriller American Sweatshop, starring Lili Reinhart. Producers include Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana. Uta Briesewitz will direct. In a device driven world, American Sweatshop will take a look at the toll of social media through the eyes of…

Paul Rudd and Jack Black might be heading to the jungle. Deadline is hearing that while no deal is done, the two are in early talks to star in new take on Anaconda at Sony Pictures. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent writers Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten penned the script, with Gormican planning to…

EXCLUSIVE: Gina Gershon (Borderlands), Katherine Waddell (Dinner in America), Ethan Slater (Wicked) and Jesse James Keitel (Queer as Folk) have signed on to star in The Designer, a new body horror feature from writer-director Em Johnson. The film centers on Gerry (Waddell), whose need for an identity…

EXCLUSIVE: SNL alum Taran Killam has been tapped for a major recurring role opposite Kaitlin Olson in Drew Goddard’s ABC drama series High Potential. Killam will play Ludo Radovic, the salt-of-the-earth, kind-hearted, and disarmingly funny ex of Morgan (Olson) and the father of Elliott (Matthew Lamb)…

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of The Family Plan, Mark Wahlberg and Apple are looking to get back in business as sources tell Deadline that in a competitive situation, Apple Original Films has landed the hot package Weekend Warriors. The new feature will be written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, with…

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Ellis (Insecure, Top Gun: Maverick) and Thomas Cocquerel (The Gilded Age, Safe Home) have joined the Sarah Snook-led Peacock series All Her Fault in series regular roles. Production is currently underway in Melbourne. Adapted from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara…

EXCLUSIVE: Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time, The Lincoln Lawyer) has joined the cast of the USA Network series The Rainmaker, based on the bestselling John Grisham novel of the same name. From writer and executive producer Michael Seitzman, the Lionsgate and Blumhouse series follows Rudy Baylor (Milo…

Some Happy Gilmore news from Happy himself: Adam Sandler says Kansas City Chiefs tight end (and Taylor Swift beau) Travis Kelce will make a cameo in the upcoming sequel to the 1996 hit comedy. Sandler, appearing on last night’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, was talking about Happy Gilmore 2…

Netflix’s One Piece has locked in two more actors for key Season 2 roles. In one of the series’ highest profile castings to date, Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy) has been tapped to play Dr. Kureha. Mark Harelik (Presumed Innocent) is set to play Dr. Hiriluk in an almost perfect actor-character last name…

UPDATED with latest: The Oscars, strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise. Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead as we cruise into Emmy season and look ahead to Cannes, the fall film…

EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Plair (Apples Never Fall) and Wynn Everett (Ordinary Joe) are set as series regulars opposite Glen Powell in Chad Powers, Hulu's upcoming half-hour comedy series based on an Eli Manning sketch that aired on ESPN+. In addition to Powell, Plair and Everett join previously announced Perry…

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Guzman (9-1-1) has joined the new action thriller Midnight from Yale Productions and Night Fox Entertainment. Guzman’s “pivotal” role is being kept under wraps. He joins the previously announced cast of Rosario Dawson, Alexandra Shipp and Milla Jovovich. In addition to starring…