The strikes are behind us, Emmy season is upon us, and it’s time to hear from the creatives and talent behind some of the TV season’s most talked-about nonfiction programs. Deadline's daylong Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted virtual event will offer just that this weekend, giving…

Making a film in under 25 days is a monumental feat for a filmmaker. However, with clever budgeting, creativity, and resourcefulness from a talented cast and crew, films can be made in a few days and even in a few hours. Victoria (2015) and Russian Ark (2002)  were filmed in a single continuous shot, pushing the…

Before asking Jesse Eisenberg to rock a bald head, Zack Snyder considered Leonardo DiCaprio for the role of Lex Luthor. While chatting recently with Josh Horowitz on his Happy Sad Confused podcast, Snyder admitted that he discussed the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with the…

EXCLUSIVE: Wonder Street Entertainment's Christine and Mark Holder have announced the creation of the Boise Film Festival, which will make its debut October 10-13. The film festival's epicenter and all screenings will be held at Boise's Egyptian Theater Screenings (700 West Main Street) and The Flicks…

A day after wrapping its two-day, 35-panel Contenders Television extravaganza to kick off the small-screen awards season, Deadline has launched the event’s streaming site featuring the full panel videos. Click here to launch the streaming site. This year’s Contenders, live from the DGA…

They’re baaack. We retired Strike Talk, the Deadline podcast by Billy Ray and Todd Garner Deadline hatched to lend perspective and serve as a beacon of hope to the industry during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. We’ve put the band back together because a potential standoff between the signatories and the…

O.J. Simpson, the former NFL icon, broadcaster and actor, died of cancer today at the age of 76. While celebrated for his athletic achievements, his legacy remains shrouded by the 1995 acquittal in the tragic murder case of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. The trial became a news sensation…

UPDATED, April 10: Additional top talent has been confirmed for Deadline's Contenders Television, which will take place this weekend, April 13-14, at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles. Full details for the event, which can also be livestreamed, and an RSVP link can be found here here. The…

The grapplers hit it big on Peacock. WrestleMania XL, which took place April 6-7 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, is now Peacock's most-streamed entertainment event ever with 1.3 billion live minutes across both nights. Based on average minute audience, WrestleMania XL on April 6 saw a 26%…

Aevitas Creative Management literary agency is linking with Rubin Pfeffer Content, a literary agency for authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults. The latter agency’s Rubin Pfeffer and Amy Flynn will join ACM as Executive Agent at Large and Senior Agent, respectively. RPC’s…

Sir Paul McCartney is a fan of the Cowboy Carter rendition of his song, Blackbird, which he originally wrote in 1968. “I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird,'” McCartney wrote Thursday on Instagram. “I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil…

This Is Spinal Tap is one of the most quotable films in cinema history and defined the genre of film known today as the mockumentary. Rob Reiner's 1984 directorial debut about an aging English metal band chronicled fame, groupies and their fateful tour and would set the bar for the style of film to satirize a subject…