EXCLUSIVE: After bringing Michael Crichton’s theme park vision to the screen scripting 1993’s Jurassic Park and two sequels, screenwriter David Koepp is looking to tackle another one. Deadline hears Koepp will revisit Westworld, the 1973 film written and directed by Crichton about an adult fantasy park that allows monied guests with a hankering for the…
UDPATE: The Book of Mormon producers now expect performances at Broadway’s Eugene O’Neill Theatre to resume on Thursday, May 21, assuming progress on the fire-damaged venue continues apace. In a statement today, the producers, along with venue owner ATG Entertainment, said the venue’s recently closed box office will reopen to the public tomorrow, May 15,…
MK2 Films has acquired films by Michael Haneke, Ang Lee and Xavier Dolan as part of its strategy to reposition auteur classics as global theatrical events. Among the headline deals, MK2 has secured worldwide rights, except for Germany, Italy, France, the U.S., the U.K., Spain and Australia, to Haneke’s 2007 English-language remake of “Funny Games,”…
Palestinian-American stand-up comedian Mohammed “Mo” Amer, who was behind Netflix’s critically acclaimed comedy series “Mo,” will host the 86th annual Peabody Awards ceremony on May 31 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. “Heated Rivalry,” “The Pitt,” “Adolescence” and more are among the 34 winners chosen by the Peabody Awards jury to win this year’s prizes….
Celebrity Autobiography, the international hit comedy created by Eugene Pack in which celebrities act out the “unintentionally hilarious autobiographies” of other celebrities, will make its Broadway debut later this month, officially launching the 2026-2027 Broadway season. Previews begin May 16 at the Shubert Theatre ahead of a May 18 opening night. The opening cast will…
At the world’s largest gathering of movie theater owners in Las Vegas last month, Paramount CEO David Ellison committed to a 45-day theatrical window and to releasing 30 movies a year if and when combined with Warner Bros. AMC Entertainment’s chief executive Adam Aron, asked about that on a call after the giant chain’s quarterly…