You Need To Read
Business How David Ellison Could Salvage His $111 Billion WBD Merger (Hint: Call Kamala Harris)
Accustomed to getting what he wants, Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison now looks to be running out of moves, time and maybe even money when it comes to his $111 billion Warner Bros Discovery acquisition. Here are some ideas that Deadline’s Dominic Patten is hearing whispered in Hollywood’s power corridors regarding what Ellison can do to get the deal back on track — including reaching out to a once and maybe future U.S. presidential candidate.
Latest News
Team Trump Trolls Taylor Swift With Song Use Before Copyright Claim Brings Silence
The White House Tik Tok account seemed to have drawn a short-lived retreat in its trolling of superstar Taylor Swift (who, if you need reminding, Donald Trump “hates”).
A TikTok video posted to the White House account earlier this week depicted the president and First Lady Melania Trump from behind as…
-
-
0 Comments Comment on Team Trump Trolls Taylor Swift With Song Use Before Copyright Claim Brings Silence
Bill Maher Makes Weight Jokes About Ariana Grande, ‘Real Time’ Audience Groans
Too soon, too tasteless or just too cruel, take your pick, but Bill Maher’s two Ariana Grande weight jokes during his opening monologue on Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher were met with mixed audience reactions.
Maher sidled up to the subject by recapping some of the bad news of the week, then saying…
CNN Anchor Sara Sidner Reveals Harrowing False Stage 4 Cancer Scare
CNN’s Sara Sidner, who first revealed a stage 3 breast cancer diagnoses two years ago and has occasionally provided updates with her audience since, is now sharing a harrowing experience that had the anchor struggling through “15 days of torture” under the mistaken notion that her cancer had advanced to an…
‘Blue Bloods’ Alum Will Estes Reprising Role On ‘Boston Blue’: “Welcome (Back) To The Family”
One of the original Blue Bloods is making a trip to Beantown after Donnie Wahlberg teased an upcoming guest star on Boston Blue.
Deadline can confirm that Will Estes will reprise his Blue Bloods role as Jamie Reagan on an upcoming episode of the CBS spin-off after Wahlberg shared a behind-the-scenes…
Trending on Deadline
Jason Clarke Joins Action-Thriller ‘Supermax’ From Amazon MGM & Miramax
EXCLUSIVE: Jason Clarke has closed a deal to join Supermax, the new action-thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax, Deadline has learned.
Character details are under wraps. The Australian actor is the second of the week to join following Jaafar Jackson, the breakout star of…
- Exclusive
- Film
Brandi Carlile Postpones UK, European Tour Dates Due To “Personal Circumstances”
Brandi Carlile is pushing her trip across the pond as she announces some postponed tour dates for the UK and Europe.
On Friday, the 11x Grammy winner shared her regrets as she had to reschedule some stops on The Human Tour, featuring KT Tunstall, from the fall to the spring due to “personal…
Bella Thorne Says ‘Spring Breakers 2’ Producers Tapped Her To Write, Direct & Star In Sequel After Seeing Directorial Debut
After wrapping on her directorial debut last year, Bella Thorne revealed that Spring Breakers 2 will be her sophomore feature in the director’s chair.
Following the announcement that she’ll star in the sequel to Harmony Korine’s 2012 cult crime drama, the actress said that producers asked her to write…
What We're Watching
View All What We're Watching
Amanda Knox Responds To Petition Protesting Her Edinburgh Fringe Show, Says It “Honors Meredith Kercher’s Memory”
Nearly 20 years after she was falsely accused of killing her roommate, Amanda Knox is still struggling to tell her own story.
The author and comedian, who was wrongfully convicted of the 2007 murder of Meredith Kercher, has responded after a petition to cancel her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show Cartwheel…
First Look At Vincent Pastore’s Final TV Role, Shaquille O’Neal Debut In ‘Gravesend’ Season 3 Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: We’re getting the first look at the late Vincent Pastore in his final television role in the Season 3 trailer for Gravesend ahead of its fall premiere. Pastore, who portrayed Donnie Glisto in the William DeMeo written and directed series, died August 1 from what is believed to be natural causes…
- Exclusive
- TV
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Eyes Third-Best U.S. 2nd Weekend With $135M-$140M+ – Box Office Update
FRIDAY AFTERNOON: 2026 will see its fifth $100M+ No. 1 weekend at the domestic B.O. as the sophomore session of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, armed with PLF and now Imax screens, is looking at $135M-$140M+ at 4,487 theaters.
That easily would deliver the third-best second frame ever at the domestic B.O…
Primetime Emmy Nominations 2026
View All Primetime Emmy Nominations 2026
Sadie Sink Gives ‘X-Men’ Filming Update, Says She’s Being Kept “Separate” From Cyclops Casting
SPOILERS: This post contains details about Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day character
While her newly revealed MCU character can read minds, Sadie Sink is being kept in the dark on the casting process of her future X-Men co-stars.
The Spider-Man: Brand New Day actress admitted that she’s being…
Flo Anthony Dies: Groundbreaking Columnist & TV Personality Was 74
Florence "Flo" Anthony, a trailblazing entertainment journalist, author and TV and radio personality who broke a number of barriers for women of color, died August 6 of cancer. She was 74.
Jack Hirsch, biographer of Anthony’s husband, Olympic and pro boxing champ Michael Spinks, confirmed the news to…
You Said ItSo….2 billion by end of weekend 3? Maybe end of weekend 4?
Commented By ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings To $42M Tuesday U.S. Box Office Record, Biggest Pic Global YTD With $1.1B
From The Magazine
Contenders Film: Los Angeles
Preview and lineup for Deadline's November 15 awards-season showcase
Read
Latest by Category
Film
Jason Clarke Joins Action-Thriller ‘Supermax’ From Amazon MGM & Miramax
Bella Thorne Says ‘Spring Breakers 2’ Producers Tapped Her To Write, Direct & Star In Sequel After Seeing Directorial Debut
Book-To-Movie Adaptations Coming Out In 2026
TV
Bill Maher Makes Weight Jokes About Ariana Grande, ‘Real Time’ Audience Groans
CNN Anchor Sara Sidner Reveals Harrowing False Stage 4 Cancer Scare
‘Blue Bloods’ Alum Will Estes Reprising Role On ‘Boston Blue’: “Welcome (Back) To The Family”
Box Office
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Eyes Third-Best U.S. 2nd Weekend With $135M-$140M+ – Box Office Update
Anthony Bourdain Origin Story ‘Tony’, ‘Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma’, ‘Late Fame’ In Dynamic Indie Weekend — Specialty Preview
Briarcliff Entertainment Sets Fall Theatrical & PVOD Release For Supernatural Drama ‘Nickels’
Business
