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Eurovision 2024: First Semi-Final Sees Ukraine Go Through, Alongside Contest Favourite Croatia
10 countries have triumphed in the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden, when 16 countries competed to get through to Saturday’s Grand Final. Eurovision Boycott Over Israel's Inclusion Not An Option For Ukraine, Says Former Winner Ukraine, whose entry Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil spoke to Deadline last week when they pledged to give any prize money to their country’s war effort, were one of the successful countries to get through. They joined Serbia, Portugal, Slovenia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Finland, Croatia, Ireland and Luxembourg. This year sees 37 countries taking part. The host country Sweden, plus “the big...
Ricky Strauss Exits As Head Of Marketing For Apple TV+
Ricky Strauss is leaving Apple TV+ after a 16-month stint as Head of Marketing. 2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming In his role, he was involved in consumer marketing campaigns, creative advertising, media and promotions across original series and films for Apple TV+ as part of Apple’s Marketing Communications team under VP Tor Myhren. It is unclear whether his position will be replaced. A 30-year veteran, Strauss joined Apple after spending more than nine years at Disney, most recently as president of content and marketing for Disney+ at launch and president of programming for Hulu and Disney+.'Sugar' EP Says Other Networks Were "Scared" Of Big Episode 6 Twist Before Apple Bought Colin Farrell Series Prior to that, Strauss was president of marketing for the Walt Disney Studios, leading the marketing strategy and campaigns for Disney films. Strauss joined Disney after seven years as president of Participant Media, where he oversaw such films as Oscar winners The Help, An Inconvenient Truth, The Cove and Waiting for Superman.Yul Vazquez Latest To Join Paul Greengrass Pic 'The Lost Bus'
Phil LaMarr, Tara Strong And Vico Ortiz Join Voice Cast Of Coty Galloway’s Animated Series ‘Atlantis Rocks’
EXCLUSIVE: Phil LaMarr (Kung Fu Panda 4, Futurama), Tara Strong (Loki, Guardians of the Galaxy), and Vico Ortiz (Transparent, Our Flag Means Death) have joined the new animation series Atlantis Rocks, created by actor, producer, and star Coty Galloway, who voiced Avocato, on Warner Bros. animation series, Final Space. The cast is rounded out by Olan Rogers (Creator of Final Space), Dan Brumm (Bluey), Sophia Thomas, Valory Pierce, Bailey Galloway, and Da’Jonte Phillips.'Among Us' Adds Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr & Wayne Knight To Cast Of Animated Series Based On Game Atlantis Rocks is a comedy-satire set in the fictional...
Phil LaMarr, Tara Strong And Vico Ortiz Join Voice Cast Of Coty Galloway’s Animated Series ‘Atlantis Rocks’
EXCLUSIVE: Phil LaMarr (Kung Fu Panda 4, Futurama), Tara Strong (Loki, Guardians of the Galaxy), and Vico Ortiz (Transparent, Our Flag Means Death) have joined the new animation series Atlantis Rocks, created by actor, producer, and star Coty Galloway, who voiced Avocato, on Warner Bros. animation series, Final Space. The cast is rounded out by Olan Rogers (Creator of Final Space), Dan Brumm (Bluey), Sophia Thomas, Valory Pierce, Bailey Galloway, and Da’Jonte Phillips.'Among Us' Adds Patton Oswalt, Debra Wilson, Phil LaMarr & Wayne Knight To Cast Of Animated Series Based On Game Atlantis Rocks is a comedy-satire set in the fictional...
Jim Gaffigan, Jenny Slate & Tig Notaro Talk Parenthood & The Best And Worst Things About Being A Comedian Today
For Jenny Slate, there’s much to love about working as a stand-up comic today.Iliza Shlesinger Sets Stand-Up Special With Prime Video “We have the opportunity to be really thoughtful about saying something deeply important about our own personal development, about the world at large, about current events, about censorship in art, about what is the current vernacular in art,” the comedian says. Certainly, she acknowledges, “cancel culture is frightening,” and it’s always “scary to be a person with a microphone, [but] it’s also a great privilege. If you’re a performer and you feel that you’re talented, if you pair that talent with...
Plastic Surgery, Deflategate, Infidelity: Nikki Glaser Reveals The Jokes She Didn’t Tell At Tom Brady’s Roast
Today on Howard Stern, comedian Nikki Glaser revealed the jokes she held back on during Netflix’s The Greatest Roast of All Time last weekend. Tom Brady Gets Triggered By Jeff Ross Joke During Roast: “Don’t Say That Sh** Again” “Tom, I love your work — that you’ve done on your face,” said Glaser reading one of her cut jokes to Stern. “Seriously, slow down,” she said gossip that Brady has had work done. “What is happening with your cheeks? You look like a Ken doll that was microwaved. You love deflating things, so stop.” The comedian also had a joke about the...
‘Deal Or No Deal Island’ Renewed For Season 2 At NBC
Ahead of its season one finale, NBC is banking on another season of Deal or No Deal Island.Eamonn Walker Exits 'Chicago Fire' As Series Regular After 12 Seasons The spinoff of the long-running game show has picked renewed for season two. The series, which is hosted by Joe Manganiello, launched at the end of February with its first season wrapping up on May 13. Now, a new crop of players will compete in the competition with production on season two set to start this summer. It sees 13 players transported to the elusive Banker’s private island to compete for cash. NBC said that the...
Rikers Would Be Ready For Trump, NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says
In a surprising moment during a regularly scheduled press briefing about public safety statistics, the Columbia University protests, migrant centers, the proliferation of illegal weed shops and Mayor Eric Adams’ upcoming trip to meet the Pope in Rome, a curveball question pressed Adams on the possible, if unlikely, jailing of former President Donald Trump.New York Mayor Eric Adams Visits Scene Outside Donald Trump’s Trial, Says “Our City Is A Fair City” Asked whether New York City’s Rikers Island complex would be prepared to handle the jailing of Trump, or if the city had any plans in place for such a situation,...
Eamonn Walker Exits ‘Chicago Fire’ As Series Regular After 12 Seasons
EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Fire original cast member Eamonn Walker is stepping away from his series regular duties on the hit NBC series after 12 seasons portraying boss Wallace Boden, Deadline has learned.2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming While there have been multiple cast changes of late on OneChicago, we understand that the decision to step back was his own. The Boden character is still very much alive and well, sources said, and Walker is expected to return to the show in a recurring capacity in the future. Fans will find more clarity regarding what’s been happening...
‘Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game’ Docuseries Set At CNN – Watch The Trailer
EXCUSIVE: Passing along this confidential information: CNN and BBC Studios have reteamed on a new docuseries that details the inner workings of Cold War operatives in the 1980s. The news network will air Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game at 10 p.m. Sunday, June 2. Watch the trailer above.2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming Produced by BBC Studios, the four-part CNN Original Series tracks the spies operating behind the scenes in the Reagan Era as two superpowers move to the brink of nuclear war. It follows the shakiness of global geopolitics during the Cold...
Greta Lee & Kingsley Ben-Adir In Negotiations To Star In Louis Leterrier’s Sci-Fi Horror ‘11817’ — Cannes Market Hot Project
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s some buzzy casting. Greta Lee (Past Lives) and Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love) are in negotiations to star in director and producer Louis Leterrier’s (Now You See Me) upcoming sci-fi horror film 11817.Goodfellas, Why Not Productions Board Kantemir Balagov's English-Language Debut 'Butterfly Jam' With AR Content -- Cannes Market Both actors are on a roll. The former is coming off a string of hits including Oscar nominee Past Lives, Apple TV drama The Morning Show and Sony’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, while Ben-Adir’s last two movies couldn’t have gone much better in the shape of box office hits Bob...
Broadway Begins Spring Crunch Shakeout, With One Announced Closing And Lower Attendance For Some Newcomers – Box Office
The great Broadway Crunch of Spring 2024, when 18 new productions opened between mid-March and late April – 19 if you count the commercial transfer of Appropriate – seems to be showing early signs of the inevitable shake-out, with one show (Lempicka) closing soon and a few others already playing to houses with attendance at 80% of capacity or less.Broadway Spring 2024: Sufjan Stevens ‘Illinoise’ & All Of Deadline’s Reviews For the week ending May 5 – the first full week after the April 30 Tony nominations announcement – while overall box office was down about 7% for all shows and...
Goodfellas, Why Not Productions Board Kantemir Balagov’s English-Language Debut ‘Butterfly Jam’ With AR Content — Cannes Market
EXCLUSIVE: Pascal Caucheteux’s Why Not Productions is joining Alexander Rodnyansky’s AR Content to produce Beanpole helmer Kantemir Balagov’s first English-language film Butterfly Jam. Goodfellas is set to launch sales on the project in Cannes next week. 'I Play Rocky': Peter Farrelly To Direct, Toby Emmerich To Produce Sylvester Stallone 'Rocky' Origins Pic - Cannes The project, which is financed by AR Content, is set to go into production later this year with casting still underway. Based on Balagov’s script and set in a tight-knit U.S. community of Circassian immigrants, Butterfly Jam portrays a complicated relationship between a father and son, in which the son imbues his father with...
Pearce Joza, Tanzyn Crawford, Lake Bell & Randall Park To Star In Miles Levin Directorial Debut ‘Under The Lights’
EXCLUSIVE: Production studio Vanishing Angle has announced the production of the ensemble drama Under The Lights, directed by Miles Levin in his directorial debut. Based on an award-winning script by Levin, the film is produced by Vanishing Angle’s Natalie Metzger, and is executive produced by Levin, Matt Miller and Carlos Quesada. UTA is handling world sales. Kyanna Simone, Randall Park Join 20th Century Studios Thriller 'Eenie Meanie' The all-star cast includes Pearce Joza (Disney’s ZOMBIES franchise, Mech X-4), Tanzyn Crawford (Servant, Tiny Beautiful Things), Lake Bell (Bless This Mess, Harley Quinn, In A World…), Randall Park (Wandavision, Always Be My Maybe), Marin Hinkle...
Sportswriter Who Made Creepy Remark To Caitlin Clark At News Conference Is Reportedly Suspended, Barred From Covering Her WNBA Team
It was supposed to be a uniformly joyous occasion. The 22-year-old college hoops phenom and overall No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, Caitlin Clark, was being introduced to the media and fans of the Indiana Fever, which had drafted her. Then came a back and forth with longtime Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel. WNBA Fails To Show Promised Key Preseason Game, So Fan Steps In And Has Huge Livestream Results Doyel began the interaction by mirroring the heart-shaped gesture that Clark makes on court in recognition of her family. “You like that?” Clark asked him with a smile. “I like that you’re...
NHL Playoffs First-Round Ratings Surge, Led By Boston-Toronto Game 7
Round 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup Playoffs is in the books, and the ratings are anything but icy — especially for the record-setting Game 7 of the Boston Bruins-Toronto Maple Leafs series. NBA Rights Chase Will Reportedly Draw Hefty NBCUniversal Bid, With Amazon Looking To Lock League’s First National Streaming Deal The games averaged 934,000 viewers in the U.S. across multiple networks, making it the second-most-watched first round ever, the league said today. The numbers are better for North America, averaging 2.2 million viewers, a 6% surge over the 2023 playoffs. Leading the charge was Saturday’s Game 7 between Original Six rivals...
‘Baby Reindeer’ Races Toward Netflix Most Popular List With Another Week As Most-Watched Title; ‘A Man In Full’ Debuts At No. 2
Baby Reindeer has become a sleeper hit for Netflix.Jeff Ross Shares Take On Tom Brady Confrontation During Live Roast After Robert Kraft Massage Joke While viewership dipped slightly versus the week prior, Richard Gadd’s stalker series still amassed 18.6M views from April 29 to May 5, easily placing it atop the streamer’s TV charts. In fact, it was the most-watched title of the week again, as well. Baby Reindeer is now well on its way to hitting Netflix’s most popular list with nearly 60M views in its first month on the platform. With 65 days left in its 91-day premiere window, it...
‘Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Looks To Evolve Summer With $130M+ Global Opening – Box Office Preview
The first Planet of the Apes movie under the Disney regime after absorbing Fox hits theaters this weekend with Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes poised to do $50M+ domestic, and $130M WW. Disney Stock Dips As Theme Park Comments Rattle Market; CFO Cites "Global Moderation From Peak Post-Covid Travel" After the dull opening of Universal’s Fall Guy, Jesus, God, Saint Mary and Joseph, let’s hope those projections stay steady. Apes plans to pull in the under 35 guy demo in a way that Fall Guy did not. Presales stateside of around $3.1M, in line with what was the 3-day...
‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Lands Series Order At ABC
EXCLUSIVE: The Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin-hosted version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is officially coming to ABC after the Disney-owned network handed the show a series order.2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming It comes nearly a year after ABC revealed that the show was in development with new hosts after its brief dalliance with HGTV. Shearer and Teplin created the global lifestyle brand The Home Edit and previously fronted two seasons of Netflix’s Get Organized with the Home Edit. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition previously ran on ABC between 2004 and 2012 before being canceled. The Warner Bros. Discovery...
‘Rescue: Hi-Surf’ Adds ‘Animal Kingdom’s Shawn Hatosy & ‘The Resident’s Ian Anthony Dale In Heavily Recurring Roles
EXCLUSIVE: Shawn Hatosy (Animal Kingdom) and Ian Anthony Dale (Accused, The Resident) have joined the cast in heavily recurring roles on the network’s upcoming Rescue: HI-Surf, the long-in-the-works lifeguard drama from John Wells and Matt Kester.‘Rescue HI-Surf’ Gets 7-Episode Back Order At Fox For 2024-25 Season Hatosy will play Clayton Emerson, a natural politician and the father of rookie lifeguard Kainalu (Alex Aiono). Councilman Emerson is a shoe-in as the next Honolulu Mayor, a position that can work to his and Sonny’s (Robbie Magasiva) mutual advantage when it comes to getting things they want. The role reunites Hatosy with his Animal Kingdom team of Wells and...
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