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Josh Gad is attached to produce and star in a Spaceballs sequel in early development at Amazon MGM Studios, which Mel Brooks will also produce, Deadline can confirm. Amazon declined to comment. Josh Greenbaum (Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar) will direct from Gad’s script written with Benji…

Rovio Entertainment Corporation, Sega and Namit Malhotra's production company Prime Focus Studios are in the works on The Angry Birds Movie 3, with DNEG Animation attached as animation partner. Prime Focus Studios, Rovio and Sega will produce the movie in association with One Cool Group, Flywheel…

After Deadline broke the news last week that New Line was in pole position to land the package A Chris Farley Story, the studio made it official today, having acquired the biopic starring Paul Walter Hauser as the legendary comedian. Josh Gad directs, with Lorne Michaels and Erin David producing via…

Now here is a package coming together that is sure to set the town and market on fire. Deadline is hearing that a script based on The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts is being shopped with Paul Walter Hauser attached to play the iconic late comic and actor. Josh Gad will direct with…

Gutenberg! The Musical! ended its Broadway run last night, but not before recouping its initial $6.75 million investment, producers have announced. The musical starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, written by Scott Brown and Anthony King, and directed by Alex Timbers, Gutenberg! recouped its…

The animated musical comedy series Central Park has been canceled after three seasons at Apple TV+. Josh Gad, co-creator and the voice of Birdie, confirmed the show would not be moving forward after a fan asked if the series would be returning. “Sadly, it’s done,” Gad shared on Threads. Cent…

When Gutenberg! The Musical! debuted Off Broadway 17 years ago, critics wondered whether it was ready for Broadway. Perhaps they should have asked whether Broadway was ready for Gutenberg! All these years later, the answer to both is yes. Not only has the musical been fine-tuned and shined-up, but a S…

EXCLUSIVE: Amplify Pictures, the the independent content studio behind HBO's surfing series 100 Foot Wave, is diving deeper into live stage productions, signing on as a co-producer of Broadway’s Gutenberg! The Musical! and, in a separate deal, forming a production and financing partnership with Folk…

Josh Gad is giving fans an update on Shrunk, the sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids franchise. After the film was announced back in 2020 with Rick Moranis set to reprise his role of scientist Wayne Szalinski, there hasn’t been much development on the sequel. However, Gad took to Twitter to answer…

Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, who first shared a stage in The Book of Mormon, will return to Broadway together this fall in Gutenberg! The Musical!, the Scott Brown-Anthony King musical to be directed by Alex Timbers. The production, announced today, will begin previews Friday, September 15 at…

Please note, the House of the Dragon screening and panel took place on March 7, 2023. It’s no secret by now that Ryan Condal knew the pressure he faced when launching House of the Dragon. While speaking to fans recently for the recent Deadline FYC House + HBO Max Series, the creator of the…

UPDATED, with Josh Gad response: Something Rotten!, the hit 2015 Broadway comedy set during the time of Shakespeare, includes an early scene in which a rival of the Bard is encouraged to add tunes to his plays and invent something called “the musical.” The rival playwright quickly dismisses the idea…