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Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: London 2026, featuring all the panel conversations from our showcase of movies that are firing up the movie-awards season. The cast and creatives from 12 leading awards contenders appeared over the weekend at the in-person-only event, which unspooled at London’s Ham Yard Hotel. Discussions delved

Set within the beloved Stargate franchise, Stargate SG-1 took the world by storm when it aired back in 1997, with its final episode airing on Sky1 back in 2007. Based on the 1994 science-fiction movie Stargate, Stargate SG-1 became a ratings’ success, meeting critical acclaim in both Europe and Australia. As such, it went on

As KJ Apa brings the life of James Stewart to the big screen in Jimmy, he’s earned the approval of the late actor and military aviator’s daughter. Kelly Stewart-Harcourt praised Apa’s portrayal and recalled “it was eerie” seeing him in character while filming the movie in Ireland, where she made a cameo in the Aaron

The X-Men’s huge cast is often treated as a strength, yet it also gives Marvel plenty of characters it can afford to leave behind. Not every mutant can sell a series, carry a major storyline, or connect with readers over decades. In such cases, these heroes may inevitably receive less attention in favor of their

Welcome to Saturday morning — it’s time for your long-form Deadline digest! Among the long-read features we’ve posted in the past week, curated here for your convenience: How the new Oasis film might give us some clues about Bond 26, inside the doc that reveals who wrote all The Who’s songs, and Baz Bamigboye looks

Final Fantasy 9 is, for many, a point of contention. It isn’t that the game is bad, but, indeed, the opposite: its status as one of the greatest RPGs of all time has seen it muster a flock of dogmatic devotees desperate to see it receive the remake they believe it deserves. As a result,

EXCLUSIVE: Emma Cline’s bestselling novel The Guest, looks to be headed to the big screen as Deadline is hearing A24 and Square Peg are in negotiations for rights to the book, with Sadie Sink in talks to star in and Lorene Scafaria in talks to write and direct a feature film. Sink will also produce

House of the Dragon proved to be a really solid return to the Game of Thrones universe in its first season, as we finally find out the nitty gritty of what happened a couple of centuries before the Night King’s arrival. The characters are memorable, and the story is solid, though it does feel like

Kevin MacLellan, President of International and Global Content Distribution at the pre-merger Paramount, is leaving Skydance. The news comes soon after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec David Decker was named President, Content Sales at Skydance, with Jay Askinasi becoming Chief Revenue Officer, Advertising and Ray Hopkins appointed President, Distribution. MacLellan had been with Paramount since

Stardew Valley‘s solo developer Eric Barone, better known as ConcernedApe, is a busy man. In addition to continued development on the Stardew Valley, which has spent a full decade receiving a long succession of major updates, he’s also hard at work on his next game, Haunted Chocolatier. Stardew Valley‘s successor bears some obvious resemblances to

EXCLUSIVE: Fifth Season is set to produce The Family Disappears, a new comedy from Bad Apples helmer Jonatan Etzler starring two-time Emmy winner David Harbour and Emmy nominee John Cena. Based on an original script by Brendan O’Hare with thriller undertones, The Family Disappears follows an overworked dad who returns from a work trip to

James S.A. Corey (aka Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck) created a truly original sci-fi adventure with The Expanse that was built around a not-so-unrealistic future vision of our own society. It’s one that was adapted into a cult favorite television series with such an enthusiastic following that they managed to save it from certain doom.

Marjoe Gortner, who achieved fame as a child evangelist before pivoting to an acting career that included roles in the 1974 film Earthquake and the 1980s primetime soap Falcon Crest, died from heart failure complications in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday, October 2. He was 82. His death was announced by his family. Before

It is absolutely baffling that the Game of Thrones series ended back in 2019, if only because, after nearly a decade, its prevalence in the cultural zeitgeist has seemingly resisted the temptation to evaporate, much like its contemporaries that have long since been forgotten. Game of Thrones, either through the success of its numerous spin-offs

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is developing A Murder to Remember, a feature adaptation of Brynn Kelly‘s Audible Original from Grey Gardens helmer Michael Sucsy. A Murder is described as a razor-sharp romantic thriller that follows a Jane Austen-obsessed American art expert and a broke but charming British lord who awaken after a blackout-drunk night at

Of the two major ongoing projects in George RR Martin’s wider universe, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is the one that feels like it has sucked up all the momentum right now. The first season of the HBO adaptation went down very well with both fans and critics, with the show currently sitting on

Following protest from locals, the city of Livingston, Montana has temporarily suspended production on Daily Wire‘s latest film, Pawn Shop. During a special meeting on Saturday, the Livingston City Commission unanimously passed a motion raised by Commissioner Cindy Daniels in response to concerns raised by citizens over the disruption to businesses and the city’s only

Revealed for the first time back in August, Red Dead Redemption 2 is now welcoming players back to Mexico courtesy of the Nuevo Paraíso – The Forgotten Frontier mod. With Mexico being one of the most iconic locations in Red Dead Redemption, it is no wonder that fans missed out on the opportunity to travel

Although Digger has premiered this weekend to mixed reviews, Guillermo Del Toro is a confirmed fan of the Alejandro G. Iñárritu satire. The 3x Oscar winner has taken to social media to heap praise on Tom Cruise‘s latest after responding to a critic that called the film “far from a must-watch” and recommended viewers wait

Written by Brandon Sanderson and eventually set to welcome ten dedicated novels, The Stormlight Archive is a high fantasy series set within the author’s broader Cosmere universe. Put simply, Sanderson has the writing speed that we all wish George R.R. Martin had, but with multiple sagas under his belt, with The Stormlight Archive being one

EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear‘s President of U.S. Distribution Benjamin Kramer is exiting the firm, we can reveal. Kramer joined Black Bear 15 months ago after co-running CAA’s Media Finance division for eight years. This is a quicker than expected departure after the exec was hired to spearhead Black Bear’s new theatrical distribution operation. At the company,

It’s now been over a decade since The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess returned on the Wii U, matching the time elapsed between the game’s original release and the HD remaster. For most of the decade since, fans have been clamoring for the game to be ported forward to the Switch and now the Switch

EXCLUSIVE: Ed Helms has wrapped a lead role in The Streak, a sports comedy marking Academy Award-winning outfit Lion Forge Entertainment‘s entrée into the live-action space. Following Coach Oliver Eslinger and the 2011 Caltech men’s basketball team as they seek to break the longest losing streak in NCAA history, the film hails from writer-director Steve

Filmmakers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley reveal more info about the timeline, tone, and characters of the new Star Trek movie they’re developing. Paramount Global announced a new Star Trek movie is in the works, with Goldstein and Daley writing to direct. At San Diego Comic-Con in July, the duo behind Dungeons & Dragons:

EXCLUSIVE: Danny Boyle, whose latest film Ink opened last month’s Venice Film Festival, has been tapped to receive the Gotham Director Tribute at the 36th annual Gotham Film Awards in November. The honor recognizes recognizes filmmakers whose bodies of work have made significant contributions to contemporary cinema. It will celebrate Boyle’s four-decade career that includes

Maliketh the Black Blade is one of Elden Ring‘s most intimidating and lore-important characters, serving as both a pivotal boss encounter and a key figure in the history of the Lands Between. As Queen Marika’s shadowbound beast, Maliketh was entrusted with guarding Destined Death, sealing away the Rune of Death within his blade and becoming

EXCLUSIVE: Lucien Laviscount (Emily in Paris) and Taylour Paige (I Love Boosters) are set to topline Tyler Perry‘s Confabulation, a new Netflix thriller written and directed by Perry that will also feature Shamier Anderson (John Wick: Chapter 4) in a key role. The film follows a firefighter haunted by his past and struggling with reality

Stargate has been one of science fiction’s most beloved franchises for more than three decades, growing far beyond Roland Emmerich’s original 1994 film into a sprawling universe reaching into every corner of media. Much of that legacy belongs to Stargate SG-1, which ran for 10 seasons and transformed the concept into a beloved television universe,

We have the first official trailer for Elsinore, starring Andrew Scott. Simon Stone (The Dig) directs Elsinore, based on the life of Ian Charleson, written by Stephen Beresford (Pride). The official synopsis calls Elsinore a powerful, deeply moving, and inspiring true story of the actor Ian Charleson, who faced incredible odds while preparing to give