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Destiny Jackson
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Destiny joined Deadline in September 2022 from Netflix’s pop-culture news site Tudum and a freelance writing career that includes bylines at Oscars.org, Marvel, IGN, TV Guide, Script Magazine, Backstage, Filmmaker Magazine and MovieMaker Magazine to name a few. When not stuck behind her laptop, she can be found haunting her local cinema, listening to Coldplay (unironically) or looking for pictures of Spider-Man. She is based in Los Angeles.
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Director Michael John Warren On Capturing The Rise, Fall And Rebirth Of The Cultural Revolution In ‘Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza’
Some ideas are outlandish enough to change everything. This is especially the case for one of the world's most famous and culturally impactful musical festivals, Lollapalooza, birthed in 1991 as a farewell for Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell. The festival quickly became a traveling showcase of…
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‘Launchpad’ Producer Phillip Domfeh On The Importance Of Showcasing Films From Underrepresented Creatives: “You Don’t Have To Be Othered. This Can Be A Home For You.”
Disney's curated short film program, Launchpad, features six unique features created by diverse filmmakers from different backgrounds. In the series second season, The Roof, directed by Alexander Bocchieri and written by W.A.W. Parker, which is up for Emmy consideration, tells a touching story about a…
‘X-Men ’97’ Directing Duo Chase Conley and Emi/Emmett Yonemura Discuss ‘Milky Way Ghetto’ And The Gut-Wrenching Episode 5; “The Thing About Tragedy Is Not Everybody Gets To Say Goodbye”
Even though it's been nearly two months since Disney+'s X-Men '97 ended, fans are still debating what occurred in the jam-packed first season. This new iteration of X-Men continues the iconic and beloved animated series X-Men: The Animated Series that aired from 1992 to 1997. More than just a nostalgia…
Maya Erskine Leaves Kid’s Stuff Behind To Play A Spy And A Samurai In ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ And ‘Blue Eye Samurai’
Though she struggled with a sense of identity in her youth, Maya Erskine is now right where she belongs, starring in two hit shows. From playing a fierce undercover spy in Prime Video's Mr. & Mrs. Smith, to a roving warrior on a quest for vengeance in Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai, Erskine’s career goes from…
‘Shōgun’ Composers Atticus Ross And Nick Chuba On Using Music From Feudal Japan In New Way – Sound & Screen TV
Shōgun music duo Atticus Ross and Nick Chuba joined Deadline's Sound & Screen Television live-music event to discuss reutilizing archaic styles of music for the FX series.
Based on James Clavell's novel, Shōgun is set in Japan in the year 1600 at the dawn of a century-defining civil war. Lord Yoshii…
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‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s David Fleming Says Just One Word Became Foundation For Series’ Musical Theme – Sound & Screen TV
Mr. & Mrs. Smith composer David Fleming joined Deadline's Sound & Screen Television live-music event to discuss the nuances of creating the perfect spy score built on the foundation of trust.
Prime Video's Mr. & Mrs. Smith centers on two lonely strangers who land jobs working for a mysterious spy…
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‘Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters’ Composer Leopold Ross On Creating Monster Hits For Godzilla Series – Sound & Screen TV
How do you score an ecological, apocalyptic threat like Godzilla? This was one of many questions on the mind of Apple TV+'s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters composer Leopold Ross.
While sitting down to for a conversation at Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television live-music event, Ross opened up about his…
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Blumhouse Games Conjures Upcoming Indie Horror Games Slate At Summer Game Fest
Famous horror film and TV studio Blumhouse, which has released a slew of cult hits such as Paranormal Activity, The Black Phone, M3GAN and Five Nights at Freddy's, is finally ready to stake its claim in the video game space after the studio's announcement of its new games division last year.
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‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Voice Actor Cody Christian On Bringing Vulnerability To The Combat-Ready Cloud Strife; “I’ve Experienced Things Very Much Similar To What Cloud Is Going Through In My Real Life”
Let the record show that despite embodying one of the most well-known (and well-armed) protagonists in video game history, Final Fantasy VII's stoic ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife, Cody Christian, does not carry around his own six-foot-long, one-foot-wide Buster Sword to solve his problems. No. Instead, the…
‘Final Fantasy VII Rebirth’ Voice Actor Briana White On Life, Death And The Beauty Of Playing Aerith; “She’s Fun And Playful Even In The Face Of Intense Fear”
Briana White would be lying if she said that sometimes carrying the weight of playing the iconic flower girl, Aerith Gainsborough, didn't affect her at all. But miraculously, after metaphorically stepping into the character's well-traveled leather boots these last four years from Final Fantasy VII Remake…
‘Backspot’ Director D.W. Waterson On Grueling Determination And Inspirations Behind Queer Cheerleading Film
D.W. Waterson's cheer drama Backspot, also produced by Elliot Page under Page Boy Productions, aims to tell a more well-rounded and ambitious story about the seemingly glamorous but occupationally hazardous world of competitive cheerleading. The film follows Riley (Devery Jacobs), an ambitious cheerleader…
‘Abbott Elementary’ Actor Lisa Ann Walter On Playing A “Tough Cookie” And “Telling The Truth” Her Entire Career
For the last three decades, the multi-hyphenate Lisa Ann Walter, who began her career in stand-up comedy, made her mark as a character actor in films such as Bruce Almighty, Eddie and Shall We Dance? However, for most millennials, Walter is best known for playing Chessy, the beloved nanny in Nancy Meyer's…
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