Skydance CEO David Ellison has championed the location as a symbol of his commitment to the Pacific Palisades and theatrical exhibition.
The action filmmaker moved fast — and got creative — to shoot the movie in half the days of his previous movie, 'The Fall Guy,' all with an injured leading man.
ITN and the Guardian allege the comedian preyed on teenage girls and young women. He has denied all allegations.
Upcoming fantasy feature “Fing!” has been dropped by its distributor in the U.K. following the sexual harassment allegations against David Walliams, who wrote the children’s book on which its based, co-wrote the screenplay and co-starred in the film alongside Taika Waititi and Mia Wasikowska. The film — which premiered in Sundance — was co-produced as a […]
EXCLUSIVE: After wrapping up Stranger Things and capping off an Enola Holmes trilogy, and with a David Harbour co-starring spy comedy upcoming, Millie Bobby Brown has found her next project with Netflix: a comedy titled Non-Refundable that she’ll produce and headline opposite Jack Innanen, the breakout star of FX’s Adults. With Emmy-nominated SNL alum Paul […]
Former “Britain’s Got Talent” star David Walliams has been dropped by Independent Talent Group following allegations of “grooming” and “harassment.” “ITG is deeply disturbed by the allegations concerning David Walliams,” said a spokesperson for the agency. “Our thoughts are with anyone who has been affected. We are no longer representing him in any capacity.” Walliams […]
The BBC has said it will remove from its streaming platform those shows, including “Little Britain,” that star or were written by British comedian, author and former “Britain’s Got Talent” judge David Walliams, after allegations that he was a sexual predator were published on Tuesday by the Guardian. The newspaper alleged that Walliams “groomed fans […]
The comedian and best-selling author allegedly used his celebrity and star power to prey on women, according to a new report
The producer of Britain’s Got Talent has urged anyone who “feels they have been the subject of wrongdoing” to come forward following the just-published David Walliams allegations. In The Guardian and ITV News’ deep dive into Walliams’ behavior, it was alleged that Walliams invited teenagers back to his dressing room during his time as a […]
British children's author and comedian David Walliams is facing allegations of using his fame to groom girls and young women for sex
Comedian, author and former “Britain’s Got Talent” judge David Walliams has denied that he is a sexual predator, following publication of allegations in the Guardian. According to a statement published by the BBC, Walliams said, “Looking back, I realize that at times I behaved thoughtlessly towards other people I had casual sexual relationships with. “I […]
The entertainer shot to fame on Little Britain and also has best-selling series of children's books.
The BBC is removing Little Britain from iPlayer as it reviews all content featuring David Walliams following today’s allegations. A BBC spokeswoman told Deadline that the show that gave Walliams his big break will be taken down in its entirety. “These are serious allegations,” said the spokeswoman. “As such, the BBC is looking carefully at […]
Analysts react to the first post-Warner Bros. acquisition quarterly results of David Ellison’s Hollywood giant, with one wondering how this merger can succeed when "so many other major media deals have failed."
EXCLUSIVE: David Walliams is no longer represented by Independent Talent Group, his long-time literary agent, following the publication of sexual misconduct allegations. Walliams has been represented by Independent Talent’s Paul Stevens for the best part of two decades, but his profile was scrubbed from the agency’s website after being live as recently as Monday, November […]
David Walliams has been accused of “grooming fans” and “harassing” women by The Guardian newspaper after he failed to get an injunction to prevent them from publishing the story. “Comedian and former ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ judge alleged to have groomed fans he met when they were as young as 15 and harassed women in the […]
David Walliams, star of Little Britain and Britain’s Got Talent, has been named as the UK celebrity at the heart of allegations involving exploitative sexual activity with girls and young women. Walliams fought to prevent ITV News and The Guardian from publishing a joint investigation into his behavior on the basis that it could lead […]
Accused of sexual assault and grooming, the comedian had sought an injunction that would have prevented ITN and The Guardian from publishing his name — a legal bid he lost.
Günther Kieser is behind some of the most singular music poster designs of the 20th century. Inspired by sculpture, the free-form nature of jazz and psychedelic art, the German artist created works for David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Diana Ross and the Supremes, as well as mind-expanding designs for leading brands and art institutions. The exhibition Sculpting Sound: Günther Kieser’s Music Posters at New York’s Poster House gallery showcases his decades-spanning work and runs from 12 November to 11 April 2027. The show is accompanied by the first-ever English-language book on Kieser Continue reading...
The duo thought they were safe and were already plotting a third 'Superman' movie. Then, Skydance co-CEOs Ellison and Ynon Kreiz paid them a fateful visit on the Warner Bros. lot.
The campaign is for the clothing and lifestyle brand Quince.
The Skydance CEO says, "AI really has the potential to be the biggest creative unlock in modern history."
There’s a lot for Skydance co-CEOs David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz to be proud of in their purchase of Warner Bros. Read, as Ellison exclaimed on today’s Skydance Q3 earnings calls, “We have approximately $40 billion franchises which I think highly strengthen the overall portfolio” and that “a new movie will arrive on our service […]
An HBO Max-Paramount+ bundle will launch in early 2027, Skydance CEO David Ellison confirmed in a letter to shareholders on Monday. The bundle has been promoted but not its exact timing, which was revealed along with a range of results from the third quarter. The $110 billion merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery into […]
Alex Gibney goes into four hours of detail in his documentary Musk. Over the end credits, songwriter Daniel Pemberton and singer David Byrne summarize Elon Musk in one song, “Let Me Sell You a Dream.” In a virtual Q&A at Deadline’s Sound & Screen Film event, they shared how the song’s title and chorus encapsulate […]
Skydance CEO David Ellison is addressing his decision to shake up the executive ranks at DC Studios. In a surprise shuffle, James Gunn and Peter Safran are exiting as co-CEOs and chairmen. Jeremy Latcham, an executive who helped shape the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will serve as president and chief creative officer. “We’re thrilled to welcome […]
EXCLUSIVE: Snoop, the Snoop Dogg biopic from Universal Pictures, has added two more to its cast: Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar). Paul will play Jimmy Iovine, the billionaire music mogul who via his Interscope Records’ distribution deal with Death Row Records, helped bring Snoop’s early work into the mainstream. Ribisi plays David […]
In a surprise executive shuffle, James Gunn and Peter Safran are stepping down as co-presidents of DC Studios. They will be replaced by Jeremy Latcham, who will serve as president and chief creative officer. Gunn and Safran’s exit is unexpected because they were named as part of David Ellison’s business leadership team at the newly […]
David Israelite is the president & CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association, the trade association representing American music publishers and their songwriting partners. Variety welcomes responsible commentary, please send ideas to [email protected]. The political tidal wave that swept across America will have consequences far beyond Washington. For the music industry, and particularly for the […]
David Schwimmer is back on the hunt for a red sweater — 25 years after a nearly identical garment revealed one of the biggest plot twists on “Friends.” The actor stars in a new holiday campaign for Quince, titled “The Red Sweater,” which sees him chasing down the brand’s signature cashmere sweater across New York […]
The latest in our ongoing series of writers highlighting their go-to comfort films is a reminder of the dark joys that can be found in David Fincher’s devilish thriller “When I think of my wife, I always think of the back of her head,” narrates Ben Affleck in the opening scene of Gone Girl , David Fincher’s 2014 adaptation of the bestselling thriller novel. “I picture cracking her lovely skull, unspooling her brains, trying to get answers to the primal questions of any marriage: What are you thinking? How are you feeling? What have we done to each other?” From the outset, Gone Girl probably sounds like quite an odd choice for a feelgood movie. The film follows Nick (Affleck) and Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike), whose once-picture-perfect marriage has become a humiliatingly predictable tale of resentment and infidelity – and when Amy suddenly disappears in suspicious circumstances, it only gets more disturbing. But I find myself being drawn to this film every year when the days start to shorten. There is a strange catharsis (and comfort) in watching a scorned woman get her revenge, one meticulously planned move at a time. Continue reading...
Netflix didn’t end up owning the legendary Warner Bros lot after losing out earlier this year to David Ellison for the Burbank studio, but the streamer is still ploughing ahead to take control of Radford Studio Center in the next several months. Despite some recent shade thrown by Netflix’s current Sunset Blvd landlord, the long-rumored […]
He provided commentary for many home video releases and conducted what many consider to be the quintessential Vincent Price interview.
UPDATED with new trailer: Netflix on Friday released a new trailer for The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, the David Fincher-directed follow-up to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spotlighting Brad Pitt’s stuntman Cliff Booth. Tarantino wrote the screenplay but decided against helming the pic, which is now gearing for its November 25 […]
Warner Bros. Pictures’ The End of Oak Street will make its global streaming debut exclusively on HBO Max on Friday, November 13. The movie will be released on HBO linear the following day, November 14, at 8 p.m. ET. The film, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (Under the Silver Lake, It Follows), stars […]
Stewart, who died Oct. 28, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company before becoming famous as Star Trek's Picard. Critic David Bianculli has a tribute, and we listen back to a 2020 interview.
Feingold, most recently VP and head of communications for the U.S. and Canada at Netflix, will report to Disney comms chief Paul Roeder.
Netflix’s loss is the Walt Disney Company’s great gain and that’s Emily Feingold, the streamer’s former VP of Comms who has been hired by the Mouse House as their new EVP of Communications. Feingold succeeds EVP of Comms David Jefferson, who has accepted the company’s voluntary early retirement offer (VERO) after 15 years with the […]
“The End of Oak Street” is coming to a neighborhood near you. The suburban dinosaur film is set for release on HBO Max on Nov. 13. From director David Robert Mitchell, “The End of Oak Street” premiered in theaters on Aug. 14 from Warner Bros. Pictures. The film stars Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as […]
Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Laura Kronborg Kjær and Emma Sehested Høeg feature in the Tallinn-premiering hybrid doc from a trio of directors.
Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Revolution Against Death,” Maria Martínez Bayona’s “The End of It” and William Greaves and David Greaves “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” will screen at a Gôteborg Film Festival 2027 Focus on the fascination of youth and the dream of immortality. News of the Focus comes as Sweden’s Göteborg Festival, the biggest […]
Salon, one of the internet’s earliest publications, is shutting down nearly 31 years after its launch. The site announced Thursday in a farewell post that it would go dark later today. Salon was founded in the wake of a strike at the San Francisco Examiner when one of the newspaper’s editors, David Talbot, started exploring […]
One of the final film projects of the late Hollywood icon David Lynch is heading to the American Film Market with a fresh cast and a production start date. The psychological thriller “Hyena,” which Lynch exec produced, will star Kiernan Shipka, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Edgar Ramírez, Rosemarie DeWitt. Scott Coffey, who starred in Lynch’s “Mullholland Drive,” […]
Psychological thriller Hyena, one of the final films late director David Lynch signed onto as an executive producer, has announced a Q1, 2027 start date, and new co-stars. Industry and Longlegs star Kiernan Shipka and Emmy nominee D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai are set to costar alongside further fresh cast additions, César Award winner and Golden Globe nominee […]
NBC has set the premiere date for “The Rockford Files” reboot starring David Boreanaz. The new take on the classic series will air its premiere episode on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT immediately following the night’s NFL telecast. It will then be available to stream the next day on Peacock. The […]
The Rockford Files, NBC’s upcoming reboot of the 1970s series, is getting a special preview on Jan. 2 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, immediately following the network’s NFL telecast. The drama starring David Boreanaz will have its time slot premiere on Thursday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Deadline revealed in May that The […]
When George Stephanopoulos was approached in 2009 about replacing Diane Sawyer as co-anchor of “Good Morning America” by then-ABC News president David Westin, the former politico was the host of Sunday news show “This Week.” “He had a great position there in Washington,” Westin tells me. “They had a beautiful house in Georgetown, and he […]
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Longlegs), Alexander Ludwig (Bad Boys franchise), Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent), and Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (The Apprentice) are aboard to star in true crime movie The Brand, based on the investigative New Yorker article by bestselling author and acclaimed journalist David Grann, whose stories have served as source material […]
Before I Fall (2017) director Ry Russo-Young is hitting the road for her next feature, the Gemma Holdway-penned horror Get Rid of It. Daisy Ridley (Ebenezer, Star Wars), Sosie Bacon (Smile, Scarpetta) and Simon Rex (Red Rocket, Blink Twice) have been cast in the film from Oscar-nominated producer David Lancaster (Whiplash, Nightcrawler, Drive), which is […]
Skydance has reshuffled its TV and streaming distribution team, which is responsible for content deals with pay-TV operators, streaming and device platforms, and other partners. As part of the changes, eight execs who were with Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are departing. The latest changes at Skydance — formed by the megamerger of David Ellison’s […]
