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by Michael Cieply on 2021-07-26 at 15:00

Where did everybody go? They certainly weren’t watching the Friday night Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony. The audience dropped to about 17 million, down 37 percent from 26.5 million viewers for the Rio de Janeiro opening in 2016. (Though Saturday was better.) We know they weren’t at the movies. The box-office dropped 25 percent from […]

by peterdeadline on 2021-07-26 at 14:00

EXCLUSIVE: Kai Yu Wu, The Flash and Hannibal writer, has teamed up with author and screenwriter Cherie Dimaline to adapt the latter’s horror novel Empire of Wild. The pair are working with Fabel Entertainment, the company behind IMDb TV’s Bosch spin-off, on the series adaptation. Dimaline’s novel, which was published in 2019, is […]

by peterdeadline on 2021-07-26 at 13:00

EXCLUSIVE: Sports Illustrated and 101 Studios-backed joint venture Sports Illustrated Studios are to launch a slate of original podcasts after striking an audio deal with iHeartMedia. The deal will see the companies co-produce eight new audio series and will also see Sports Illustrated’s existing podcasts run through the iHeartPodcast […]

by peterdeadline on 2021-07-26 at 13:00

Blumhouse Television and WWE are grappling with a scripted series about wrestling chief Vince McMahon. The two companies have teamed up to develop The United States of America Vs. Vince McMahon – the first scripted portrayal of the Chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment. It is the latest project featuring the colorful character […]

by Dade Hayes on 2021-07-26 at 12:57

A strong return of its film and TV business, especially compared with a bleak 2020, helped Hasbro’s second quarter results easily beat Wall Street forecasts. Revenue surged 54% to $1.32 billion, while adjusted earnings per share reached $1.05, compared with two cents in the year-ago quarter. When factoring in the impact of selling off […]

by Tom Grater on 2021-07-26 at 10:43

Venice Film Festival will stick with last year’s coronavirus protocols, director Alberto Barbera confirmed during this morning’s lineup announcement. The 2020 edition of the fest became the first major event of its type to stage a significant physical edition during the pandemic, and was widely celebrated for successfully implementing […]

by Nancy Tartaglione on 2021-07-26 at 08:57

UPDATE, with more detail: The Venice Film Festival unveiled its lineup for the 78th edition this morning with a notably strong studio presence after last year’s near dearth of Hollywood titles and muted star attendance. Universal (with Blumhouse’s previously announced Halloween Kills and Focus’ Last Night In Soho and The Card […]

by Jake Kanter on 2021-07-26 at 08:18

Dieter Brummer, a former star of iconic Australian soap operas Home And Away and Neighbours, has died at the age of 45. Brummer’s death has been widely reported in Australia, including by Seven Network, which broadcasts Home And Away. He was found dead at home in Sydney, though police are not treating the matter as

by Jake Kanter on 2021-07-26 at 08:00

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has confirmed it has greenlit genre-busting marriage murder series Wedding Season. The eight-part original is being lined up for Star, Disney+’s international home for grownup drama. Deadline first revealed Disney+’s plans for Wedding Season last month, and the rom-com action-adventure series hails from The Salisbury […]

by Brandon Choe on 2021-07-26 at 05:39

John Oliver took racist housing policies to task during his segment on Last Week Tonight. The firebrand host dove into the history of housing discrimination in the United States by detailing the noxious history of racial covenants in the South that prevented home sales to Blacks and how some of those bylaws exist to this

by Rosy Cordero on 2021-07-26 at 02:30

Warning: Spoilers ahead from Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch series finale. After seven seasons, Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell) and the rest of the Good Witch gang said a bittersweet goodbye as the emotional series finale aired on Hallmark Channel on Sunday night. And while fans may be sad that the show is ending, there’s a lot

by Brandon Choe on 2021-07-26 at 01:54

With the first full day of games tucked away, NBCUniversal set some strong streaming numbers for the opening Saturday of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the first Olympic games since the launch of the company’s streamer Peacock. NBC reported today total audience delivery (a metric of total views from linear broadcast, cable channels, mobile, […]