Jim Ward, voice actor for animated shows like The Fairly OddParents, Ben 10, and Wolverine and the X-Men, has died. He was 66. Ward’s rep confirmed news of his death in a statement to Deadline. “He was one of the most loyal and talented clients since the early ‘80s,” Arlene Thornton said. “His ability to […]
CBS Studios is extending its relationship with prolific creators and producers Robert King and Michelle King, renewing their overall deal at the studio. The husband and wife team, who have been at CBS Studios since 2009, are behind a slew of hit series that have launched over the past 15 years, including The Good Wife […]
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Eddington, A24’s contemporary dark-comedy Western written and directed by Ari Aster. Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Pedro Pascal star in Eddington, set during the tumultuous summer of May 2020 during the Covid pandemic. The story serves as a microcosm for […]
MTV Documentary Films has become a major player in Oscar competition, scoring nominations for nonfiction features Black Box Diaries, The Eternal Memory, Ascension and the shorts I Am Ready, Warden; Hunger Ward, and St. Louis Superman. While the future of the MTV doc division must be considered uncertain given the Skydance Media purchase of Paramount […]
EXCLUSIVE: Kartoon Studios, a global producer and distributor of children’s and family entertainment, has partnered with the full-service entertainment studio AETH Entertainment to launch TaleSphere Studios, a joint venture that will produce live-action youth and family-focused entertainment. The companies aim to service the family and children film genre, as it’s currently among the best performing […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner behind titles like Brokeback Mountain and The Shipping News. Proulx’s best known work would have to be Brokeback Mountain, the short story published in 1997, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film from Ang Lee, starring Heath Ledger […]
After just a few hours of deliberation, a New York jury has found Carl Rinsch guilty of scamming Netflix out of over $11 million over a never finished sci-fi series. With the 47 Ronin director’s fraud and money laundering trial last just under two weeks, Rinsch was in the federal courtroom in Manhattan when the verdict was read […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed what her administration called the nation’s first AI bills designed to both protect consumers and increase transparency in the film industry. The New York bill requires anyone producing or creating an ad to identify if it includes AI generated synthetic performers. A separate piece of legislation requires consent from […]
Stephen Downing, a Los Angeles Police Department officer who turned to a TV writing and producing career that included work on such series as Adam-12, Kojak and MacGyver, died of sepsis November 20 in Long Beach, California, hospital. He was 87. His death was announced by his son Michael, a retired deputy chief of the […]
Motion Picture Association revenue rose to $83.17 million in 2024, up 5% from a year earlier, but the trade association posted a $853,756 loss amid higher expenses. MPA Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin’s compensation package rose to $4.56 million, from $4.33 million in the previous year, according to the organization’s annual IRS Form 990 filing. […]
