Amazon is restructuring the studio’s business affairs team. The change, which is resulting in the departure of Dan Scharf as Head of Global Business Operations at Amazon MGM Studios, was revealed internally by Courtenay Valenti, Head of Film, Amazon MGM Studios, Peter Friedlander, Head of Global Television, Amazon MGM Studios, and Nicole Clemens, Head of…
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: Lionsgate’s Michael is the hit that keeps on giving with an expected No. 1 in weekend four of $25M+, -34%, after a $6.6M Friday at 3,560 theaters. Imax and PLF screens are giving the biopic some extra dance moves this weekend. This will ease Michael down the road to a running domestic take…
EXCLUSIVE: Severance fans won’t have a three-year wait for Season 3. That’s the message from Adam Scott, who told Deadline that the creative team behind Apple TV’s high-concept series is working to deliver the new season “much sooner.” Speaking on the red carpet at the BAFTA TV Awards, where Severance was nominated for best International…
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham has announced its selection of fellows for its 2026 Festival De Cannes Producers Network Program. They are Kamala Avila-Salmon (The Gate), Sophie Luo (The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire), J. Daniel Torres (Selena Y Los Dinos), Trevor Wall (Slanted), Rita Walsh (The Wolves Always Come at Night), and Patrick Wengler (Love, Brooklyn). The…
At the start of 2023, as the awards campaign for Marie Kreutzer’s “Corsage” was in full swing, a bombshell landed: Florian Teichtmeister, one of its lead actors, was charged with possession of child pornography. On Friday, Kreutzer debuts her latest film, “Gentle Monster,” in competition at Cannes. Its subject: a man is charged with possession…
Epsilon Film has closed a raft of international deals on “Momo,” the live-action family adventure film based on the novel by Michael Ende, best known for “The NeverEnding Story,” and starring Martin Freeman and Claes Bang. U.K. and Ireland rights have been acquired by Signature Entertainment, which plans a summer 2026 theatrical release. Additional sales…