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Film Utah Film Chief Says Efforts To Keep Sundance Is “Like Trying To Woo Back A Long-Term Lover”

As the festival’s relocation process enters its final stage with six finalists, Utah Film Commission director Virginia Pearce discusses the possibility that it could find a new home in 2027. Atlanta, Cincinnati, Louisville, Boulder and Santa Fe remain in play along with the Beehive State, whose ambitious plan would see its capital Salt Lake City become the festival hub and Park City highlighted as more of a special-events and weekend satellite. Of course, a lot can happen in a few months.

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‘The Office’: Melvin Gregg, Chelsea Frei & Ramona Young Join Greg Daniels & Michael Koman’s Followup Series For Peacock

Peacock continues to staff up its new Office. Melvin Gregg (American Vandal, Snowfall), Chelsea Frei (Poker Face, The Cleaning Lady) and Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever, Santa Clarita Diet) have been cast in Peacock's upcoming Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman mokumentary which is set in the same…

Robert Downey Jr.’s Broadway Debut ‘McNeal’ Sells Out First Previews, Joining SROs ‘Oh, Mary!’, ‘The Outsiders’ & ‘The Roommate’- Broadway Box Office

The Broadway debut of Robert Downey Jr. got off to an excellent start last week, with McNeal selling out all four previews at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater and grossing a whopping $746,230. Ayad Akhtar’s play, directed by Bartlett Sher, staged its first preview last Thursday, September 5…

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No POTUS Debate Blackout: Tonight’s Harris-Trump Face-Off Will Be On DirecTV As Disney Offers Tp Restore ABC News

The first debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be available for DirecTV customers tonight despite the carriage battle between the company and Disney – if the satellite cable company accept the offer “As we announced in May, the ABC News presidential debate will be widely available…

Padma Lakshmi & Susan Rovner Cook Up Competition Series For CBS As Former NBCU Chief Dishes Up First Project Under New Production Banner

EXCLUSIVE: CBS may have found the cooking competition series that it's been looking for – from Padma Lakshmi and former NBCU content chief Susan Rovner. The network has struck a development deal with the pair for a new food format that marks the first project to be baked up by Rovner's new production…

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Debra Birnbaum Joins Gold Derby As Editor-In-Chief; Founder Tom O’Neil To Become President Emeritus

Veteran media strategist and journalist Debra Birnbaum has been named Editor-In-Chief for awards prediction platform Gold Derby. She succeeds in the role Tom O'Neil, Gold Derby's Founder and President, who will step into the role of President Emeritus. Birnbaum, who starts Sept. 16, joins Gold…

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Jon Bernthal And Pablo Schreiber Join Tessa Thompson In ‘His & Hers’

Jon Bernthal (The Bear) and Pablo Schreiber (Halo, Orange is the New Black) are joining star/executive producer Tessa Thompson in Netflix’s upcoming series, His & Hers, in series regular roles. Production is set to begin this fall. The six-episode limited series from William Oldroyd and adapted from…

‘Spider-Noir’: Jack Huston Joins Amazon’s Marvel Series

Jack Huston (Expats, Boardwalk Empire) will star as a series regular opposite Nicolas Cage in Spider-Noir, the upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir. From executive producers/co-showrunners Oren Uziel and Steve Lightfoot and Sony Pictures TV, Spider…

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Bad Bunny Joins ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Global music superstar Bad Bunny has continued to fill out his acting slate with a role in Netflix’s Happy Gilmore 2, Deadline has confirmed. Details as to his role is under wraps, as is the sequel’s plot. Others on board include Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald, who reprise their respective…

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‘It’s What’s Inside’ Trailer: A Supernatural Party Game Goes Terribly Awry In Greg Jardin’s Netflix Horror Thriller

Netflix on Tuesday debuted the first trailer for It’s What’s Inside, the buzzy horror thriller which the streamer swooped on at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Marking an accomplished first feature for writer-director Greg Jardin, the film streaming globally on October 4 is an enticingly twisty…

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Jessica Simpson Documentary In Works At Gunpowder & Sky

EXCLUSIVE: Gunpowder & Sky, the production company behind Sabrina Carpenter: A VR Concert and Showtime's Sheryl is teaming with pop and reality TV star Jessica Simpson on a multi-part documentary about the musician, entrepreneur, philanthropist and best-selling author. Production is currently…

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Emily Mitchell Lands Title Role In Paramount+’s ‘JonBenét Ramsey’ Series; Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill & Owen Teague Also Set

Paramount+’s limited series JonBenét Ramsey (w/t), from MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, has tapped Emily Mitchell (The Apprentice) for its title role, also bringing aboard Garrett Hedlund (Tulsa King), Alison Pill (Trap) and Owen Teague (The Friend) for parts. Mitchell’s JonBenét is a girl…

Comedy Dynamics Launching New Stand-Up FAST Channel On Amazon Freevee

EXCLUSIVE: Comedy Dynamics, the world’s largest independent stand-up comedy production and distribution company, has launched a 24/7 free ad-supported TV channel dedicated to stand-up on Amazon Freevee. The Stand Up Channel will be carefully curated by the Comedy Dynamics team, and feature new and…