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Film Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis & Philippa Boyens Explain Return To Middle-Earth For ‘LOTR: The Hunt For Gollum’

Since Warner Bros acquired rights to make more Middle-earth films based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s works and the canon established by New Line’s original trilogy, Peter Jackson and cohorts hovered over the proceedings for a long time as they mulled how to return and take another deep dive into mythology. Then they found their answer.

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Banff Sets “Provocative” Diversity Panels Featuring ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Star Emily Hampshire & Disney Development Director

EXCLUSIVE: The Banff World Media Festival has set panels on the “mass exodus of Black women executives in Hollywood” and LGBTQ+ representation, featuring the likes of Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire and a Disney Development Director. With the fest just around the corner, Banff has added two panel…

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Paramount+ To Unveil Doc ‘We Will Dance Again’ On October 7 Terror Attack In Israel This Fall

Paramount+ announced on Thursday that We Will Dance Again, a documentary on the shocking Hamas terror attack on the Nova Music Festival that left more than 400 dead and dozens kidnapped, will premiere exclusively on the platform in the U.S. this fall. As the doc from See It Now Studios recounts…

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Breaking Baz @ Cannes: ‘Barbie’s Michael Cera Brings Holiday Cheer To Cannes & Has Two Feature Movies In Development To Direct

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Cera caught Tyler Taormina's feature directing debut Ham on Rye after a friend suggested he check it out. He was so impressed that he signed himself up as a sort of producing "cheerleader" on the filmmaker's latest picture Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, which plays in Directors'…

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‘Diablo:’ Action Pic Starring ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Actor Scott Adkins Lands NA Rights Deal And Adds To Cast

EXCLUSIVE: Colombian actress Diana Hoyos (Sniper: Ultimate Kill, Oye Bonita, Nurses) has joined the cast of the action pic Diablo, which Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired for North America. Hoyos joins Scott Adkins (John Wick: Chapter 4, American Assassin, Dr. Strange, Ip Man 4) and Marko…

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‘On Becoming A Guinea Fowl’ Review: Family Secrets Unravel In Rungano Nyoni’s Zambian Funeral Drama – Cannes Film Festival

Rungano Nyoni made her name in 2017 with her Directors' Fortnight entry I am Not a Witch, a surreal comedy of sorts in which a young Zambian girl named Shula is forced to choose between being turned into a goat or confessing that she is a witch. Opting for…

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‘Megalopolis’ Imax Global Release Will Be Limited; Release Date Contingent On U.S. Distribution; Coppola Live Event Planned – Cannes

As Deadline first told you, Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis was always destined for an Imax release. Heck, the first screening was shown at Universal CityWalk Imax theater. So, there’s no news in the fact that the $120 million dystopian future epic is getting a global Imax release. On Thursday at…

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MPA Hires Jesse Martin As Senior VP And Associate General Counsel To Expand Anti-Piracy Efforts

Jesse Martin is joining the Motion Picture Association as senior vice president and associate general counsel, content protection and legal affairs, focused on outreach to third party intermediaries in anti-piracy efforts. Martin was senior attorney at BSA, The Software Alliance. The MPA said…

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Toronto Film Festival Launching Official Market In 2026, Boosted By $17M Of Government Funding; Organizers Aim To Double Industry Attendance

The Toronto International Film Fest will launch an official market, kicking off in 2026 and boosted by a generous C$23 million (US$16.9 million) of funding from Canada's Federal Government. TIFF organizers said the new market will be a “game-changer” for the Canadian and wider international business…

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Deepika Padukone On Bringing Indian Cinema To Hollywood, Tackling Mental Health Taboos And Helping Underrepresented Communities

For two years in a row, Deepika Padukone has kickstarted India's box office with a bang: In 2023, the acclaimed actor and producer reunited with her Om Shanti Om co-star Shah Rukh Khan for espionage actioner Pathaan, which went on to take $76 million in India and crossed the $100 million global box office…

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IFC Films Acquires Academy Award Winner Adam Elliot’s ‘Memoir Of A Snail’ Starring Sarah Snook

EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Memoir of a Snail, a stop-motion drama from Adam Elliot — the writer-director behind the Academy Award-winning 2004 short Harvie Krumpet. Marking the first lead voice role for star Sarah Snook (Succession), and Elliot’s second stop-motion…

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Briarcliff Entertainment & GFM Animation Take North America On Animated Family Comedy ’10 Lives’; Zayn Malik, Bill Nighy & More Among Voice Cast

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Chris Jenkins’ animated family comedy 10 Lives, in partnership with GFM Animation. World premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film featuring the voices of singer-songwriter Zayn Malik, Bill Nighy (Living) and more…

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The CW Fall 2024-25 Schedule: Top Scripted Series MIA, ‘Superman & Lois’ Bows Out On New Night

The CW’s transformation under new owners Nexstar is almost complete, with only two pre-merger series, the final season of Superman & Lois and veteran improv comedy Whose Line It Is Anyway?, on the network’s fall schedule. What’s more, there is an unprecedented scheduling turnover, with only three shows…