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M88 Signs Digital Creator, Actress Yuri Lamasbella
EXCLUSIVE: Yuri Lamasbella has signed with M88 for representation, Deadline has learned. Bill Maher Moves To WME A content creator and actress, Lamasbella is known for her viral comedic parodies of reality television moments, particularly her sketches centered on the Kardashian family. She currently boasts eight million followers across social platforms and over 157 million likes on TikTok. Lamasbella transitioned into writing and performing original comedic sketches after making a name for herself as a beauty creator on YouTube, earning accolades from high-profile media outlets including Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight. Her influence extends beyond entertainment, having collaborated with top-tier brands, including...
Sherri Saum Signs With Paradigm
EXCLUSIVE: Sherri Saum has signed with Paradigm for representation in all areas, Deadline has learned.'The Sandman' Season 2': Everything We Know So Far Saum is best known for her role as Lena Adams Foster in Freeform’s The Fosters and spinoff, Good Trouble. Her other credits include the role of Bess in Season 2 of HBO’s In Treatment, as well as recurring roles in FX’s Rescue Me, the original Gossip Girl, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the CW’s Roswell, New Mexico, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, and opposite Jessica Biel in Peacock limited series Limetown. Saum recently starred as Ellie Whedon in Netflix’s Locke & Key. She recurred opposite Clifford ‘Method Man’ Smith, Jr. in Starz’s Power spinoff, Power Book II: Ghost as well as in Peacock’s sci-fi drama, Mrs Davis, and most recently in Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives, which premiered on April 25. Saum also has a passion for directing. She made her television episodic helming debut with the January 9 episode of Good Trouble, titled “With a Little Help From My Friends”. Saum continues to be repped by Generational Entertainment.
Dattaguru Mahabal Joins MPCA As Chief Financial Officer
EXCLUSIVE: Dattaguru Mahabal has joined Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corporation of America as Chief Financial Officer.UTA Hires Wasserman And Caruso Vet Shelley Lewis As VP Of Communications In his new role, Mahabal will focus on providing financial and strategic leadership to MPCA, as part of the company’s goal of bringing world-class films and television series to market. With over 20 years of financial leadership across the media, technology and energy industries, he brings expertise in Corporate Finance, M&A, and strategic financial planning. Prior to joining MPCA, Mahabal held senior leadership positions at Boat Rocker Media, Guru Studio, and Blue Ant Media. He...
Irish Horror ‘Oddity’ & Period Champagne Drama ‘Widow Clicquot’ Test The Indie Box Office – Specialty Preview
It’s busy and Twister-y at the box office this weekend, but a few indies are hoping to catch a breeze with very well-reviewed Oddity looking to expand the market for high-end horror and Widow Clicquot to attract fans of good period films and bubbly.'Sing Sing', 'Dandelion', 'Touch' New In Theaters; Martin Scorsese Narrates Powell & Pressburger Doc, 'Sorry/Not Sorry' Takes On Louis C.K. - Specialty Preview Oddity from IFC Films, is a supernatural home-invasion horror from writer-director Damian McCarthy (Caveat). It opens on 790 screens, the widest new indie release this week. Carolyn Bracken stars as Dani, who is restoring an...
‘Tell Me Lies’ Sets Season 2 Premiere Date; First Look At Tom Ellis & More New Cast Members
Tell Me Lies Season 2 will return Wednesday, September 4.‘Tell Me Lies’ Casts ‘Gossip Girl’s Thomas Doherty In Recurring Role The second season of the Hulu Original series will debut two episodes that day, with the remaining six episodes following one per week. The eight-episode installment will start with Lucy Albright’s (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco’s (Jackson White) return to college after they broke up at the start of the summer. They aren’t speaking to each other after the dramatic events. The logline reads, “Yet while very much at odds, they find themselves in a new version of their addictive dynamic –...
‘Live With Kelly & Mark’ Lit Up July 4 With Third Consecutive Week Of Audience Growth
EXCLUSIVE: Live with Kelly and Mark had a festive Fourth of July, coming in as the top daytime talk show of the week.'House Of The Dragon' & 'The Boys' Help Lead Another Big Week On Nielsen Streaming Charts The show averaged 2.1M viewers that week, anchored by women 25-54, receiving a 0.54 rating with that demographic, according to live+same-day Nielsen data. It didn’t do too shabby with women 18-49 either, managing a 0.24 rating. It was also the third consecutive week that Live with Kelly and Mark posted growth, up 2% from the week prior. The holiday episode performed particularly strong, with...
Final ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ Trailer Reveals A Fan Favorite Character From The Past Returning And Shows Full Shot of Lady Deadpool — In A Mask
The third and final Deadpool and Wolverine trailer has arrived, hinting at Dafne Keen’s return.‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ New Teaser Has Fans Guessing On Who Is Attached To Legs A full shot of a masked Lady Deadpool also appears in the clip’s final montage. The blonde hair shown in the recent teaser is pulled up into a high ponytail. “I’ve waited a long time for this team-up,” Ryan Reynolds’ Wade tells Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine at the beginning of the video. The background chorus of Madonna’s “Like A Prayer” can be heard as Deadpool consoles Wolverine, saying he knows how to save the nine people...
Glen Powell Pays Tribute To Bill Paxton As ‘Twisters’ Gets Released In Theaters: “His Boots Are Impossible To Fill”
Glen Powell is paying tribute to Bill Paxton as Twisters get released in theaters.'Twisters' Explodes To $10M+ In Previews - Box Office Friday AM Update In a post on social media, Powell remembered the late Twister actor and tipped his hat to his Red Wing co-star. “As we release Twisters into the world today, I just wanted to look up and tip my hat to the legend that is Bill Paxton,” Powell shared on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “A great friend of mine who saw poetry in the natural world. His boots are impossible to fill, but...
Bill Camp Joins Netflix Limited Series ‘Sirens’
EXCLUSIVE: Bill Camp, who is currently starring in Apple TV+’s hot new legal thriller Presumed Innocent, is the latest cast member to join Netflix’s female-driven, dark comedy limited series Sirens. Netflix Finds Its President Garfield's Daughter For 'Death By Lightning' Series Starring Michael Shannon As 20th POTUS Created by Molly Smith Metzler based on her play Elemeno Pea and executive produced by LuckyChap, Sirens follows Devon (Meghann Fahy), who thinks her sister Simone (Milly Alcock) has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore). Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone...
Sundance Reveals Six Final Contenders For Fest Relocation; Park City Bid Among Frontrunners
After months of taking bids, the Sundance Film Festival has narrowed its search for a possible new home beginning in 2027 to to six contenders. One of five far-flung cities across the nation could be the new setting for the Robert Redford-founded indie festival, or Sundance could stay in its long-time home in Utah under a new deal, it was revealed Friday. Along with the united Utah bid of Park City and Salt Lake City, the final contenders for a revitalized Sundance are Atlanta, GA, Boulder, CO, Cincinnati, OH, Louisville, KY, and Santa Fe, NM.Sundance South: Sen. Raphael Warnock On...
Bill Maher Moves To WME
Bill Maher has a new agency; the HBO host is moving to WME. Bill Maher Fires CAA After Not Being Invited To Bryan Lourd’s Oscar Party This deal has been brewing for some time, since Maher left CAA. He was spotting dining with Endeavor boss Ari Emanuel back in March. At that time, news emerged that Maher supposedly fired CAA after not being invited to an Oscar party at Bryan Lourd’s house. The so-called snub happened days after HBO renewed Real Time with Bill Maher for two more seasons, running through 2026.Bill Maher Urges Audience To Lighten Up, Even As His CAA Partygate Snub Erupts WME will represent Maher in all areas of entertainment. Maher is on his 22nd season of Real Time. When his show was renewed in March, Maher said “two more years in the dream job of a lifetime, on the network so many dream of being on – I think that’s what we call a no-brainer.”Ventana Sur Heads To Uruguay; CAA Signs Gary Neville; German Traffic Series - Global Briefs
Brad Furman’s ‘People Not Places’ Adds Seven To Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Director Brad Furman has rounded out the cast for his indie drama People Not Places, scripted by his mother Ellen Brown Furman, with seven additions. They are Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King), Yul Vazquez (The Lost Bus), Laurence Mason (Tin Soldier), Obba Babatundé (S.W.A.T.), Joey Bicicchi (Tin Soldier), Colleen Camp (Amsterdam) and Olivia Jude.Kate Siegel To Topline Dark Comedy ‘Damned If You Do’ From Directors Jake Rubin & Evan Metzold As previously announced, Shirley MacLaine, Stephen Dorff, Julia Mayorga and Allegra Leguizamo also star. People Not Places watches as Clare (MacLaine), an elderly widow living in Atlantic City, meets an...
‘House Of The Dragon’ & ‘The Boys’ Help Lead Another Big Week On Nielsen Streaming Charts
June was a big month for streaming, led in equal part by original and acquired programming.‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Ending Explained: From Season 4 Setup To The Post Credit Scene Bridgerton led another week on the Nielsen streaming charts from June 17-23, although the series was down about a billion minutes viewed versus the week prior, racking up 2.5 billion. As expected, a majority of that viewing came from the last four episodes of Season 3, which debuted June 13. It was one of five titles to surpass 1 billion minutes viewed during this interval, three of which were originals — all from...
‘Days Of Our Lives’ Head Writer Ron Carlivati Departing Peacock Soap After Seven Years
EXCLUSIVE: Days of our Lives is saying goodbye to Ron Carlivati.‘Days Of Our Lives’ Features Final Episode With Late Bill Hayes The head writer for the last seven years has left the Peacock sudser and is being replaced by Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford. The changes are effective immediately. Episodes written by Carlivati will air through April of 2025 due to the show’s unique tape-to-air schedule. Cwikly has a long tenure in daytime television, having written for The Young and The Restless, As The World Turns and Sunset Beach. She was with Days of our Lives as both an associate and head writer in the early 2000s....
‘Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’ Casts Jessie Prez & Dougie Baldwin
CBS’ Young Sheldon spinoff Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage has cast Jessie Prez and Dougie Baldwin in series regular roles.CBS Teases New Series 'Matlock,' 'NCIS: Origins' & 'Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage' The series follows Georgie (Montana Jordan) and Mandy (Emily Osment) as they raise their young family in Texas while navigating the challenges of adulthood, parenting and marriage. Prez is Ruben, a long-time employee at McAllister’s tire store who’s less than enthusiastic about the shop’s newest hire, Jim’s son-in-law, Georgie. Baldwin is Connor McAllister, Mandy’s younger brother, a talented oddball with musical prowess who still lives with his parents. Coddled by...
‘Dancing With The Stars’: Conversations Taking Place Over Tightening Of Protocols In Wake Of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Scandal
EXCLUSIVE: Conversations over the tightening of protocols on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars are taking place in the wake of this week’s Strictly Come Dancing scandal, Deadline has been told. Fired ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ Dancer Admits Kicking Partner Zara McDermott A spokesman for BBC Studios said “new measures being introduced in the UK” will contribute to an “ongoing dialogue” around international versions of the show, of which there are dozens including in the States. While there are strong safeguarding processes already in place on Dancing with the Stars U.S., we understand additional measures could be implemented. The new Strictly protocols were unveiled three...
‘Eyes In The Trees’ Footage Of Anthony Hopkins Hacked; Producers Refuse To Pay Ransom
EXCLUSIVE: Days after Disney revealed that it was investigating a reported hack of its internal Slack workplace, the producers behind the upcoming indie Eyes in the Trees starring Anthony Hopkins say they has been targeted in a ransom-seeking data breach.Disney Investigating Possibly Major Hack Of Internal Slack Channels Producer Daemon Hillin (Which Brings Me to You) tells Deadline that he has received disturbing and very detailed emails from a Korean Zombie address that said 18 minutes of video footage from his film had been hacked. The breach constitutes all of Hopkins’ scenes that were shot in Los Angeles during last year’s strikes. (The film...
Marty Adelstein & Becky Clements On More ‘Snowpiercer’, ‘One Piece’ S2 As Tomorrow Studios Turns 10 & Adelstein Inks New ITV Studios Deal
In January 2023, Deadline reported that Snowpiercer‘s completed fourth and final season would not run on TNT as part of content tax write-offs by the network’s parent Warner Bros. Discovery and that producer Tomorrow Studios was shopping the new season, along with potential prequel and sequel. Almost a year and a half later, Season 4 of Snowpiercer landed at AMC and will debut this Sunday, July 21, with a Comic-Com panel to follow five days later. ‘Snowpiercer’: AMC Picks Up Season 4 After TNT Scrapped Sci-Fi Drama In an interview with Deadline last week, Marty Adelstein, CEO of Tomorrow Studios, which...
Harry Hadden-Paton & Rebecca Night Launch London-Based Production Company Symphony Films
EXCLUSIVE: Married actors Harry Hadden-Paton and Rebecca Night on Friday morning announced the launch of Symphony Films, a new production company that they’ve co-founded.Camila Mendes & Rachel Matthews Launch Production Company Honor Role Based out of London, the company will be active across a variety of genres, in both film television, pursuing projects that embody the values of diversity, inclusion, sustainability and equality. Symphony Films’ first project is Legacy, a dramatic comedy short starring James Purefoy, Luke Norris and Amelia Gething, which marks Hadden-Paton’s first as writer-director, and Night’s first as a producer. In it, a girl brings her fiancé home to...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Addresses Massive Tech Outage; CrowdStrike CEO On Apology Tour After Cybersecurity Firm Triggered Meltdown
Mayor Adams and top New York City officials said emergency services, hospitals, traffic lights, water systems, public transportation and other key functions are running after a massive overnight cyber disaster triggered inadvertently by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike.Sky News Falls Off Air, U.S. Flights Grounded Amid Global Tech Meltdown Linked To Microsoft An update the firm sent to clients around the world was corrupted, freezing many systems and computers running Microsoft Windows. And it’s truly nuts, but chief executive George Kurtz acknowledged that many computer systems and work stations impacted will need to be rebooted manually. “Let me let me start with I want...
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