Movies

Alec Baldwin wept in court as a Santa Fe judge dismissed his involuntary manslaughter case with prejudice on Friday after a day-long, dramatic and often bizarre hearing over how police and prosecutors treated a handful of bullets. “The late discovery of this evidence has impacted the fundamental fairness of the proceedings,” Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer stated […]

David Ellison‘s Skydance Media has gained a key approval vote for the company’s proposed acquisition of Paramount Global controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc. after seven months of talks. The deal was blessed Sunday by a special committee of Paramount’s board of directors, a person familiar with the matter told Deadline. A formal announcement is expected as soon as Monday […]

Kinky Friedman — the Texas-raised musician, writer, satirist, dog lover, gubernatorial candidate and overall provocateur — died after a battle with Parkinson’s on Thursday at his Echo Hill Ranch in TX, according to a post on his X account. He was 79. To say Friedman was larger-than-life was an understatement. His quick wit was as ubiquitous […]

Netflix is getting into the popcorn business. The streaming giant is expanding its consumer business with a push into snacks, partnering with Popcorn Indiana to launch a line of popcorn under the brand name Netflix: Now Popping. Now Popping will be available beginning today at Walmart’s across the country (you can find locations here). Among the flavors […]

Donald Sutherland, whose performances in such films as M*A*S*H, Ordinary People and The Hunger Games proved he could portray sinister, sympathetic, comedic or tragic with equal aplomb, has died. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, CAA’s Missy Davy told The Hollywood Reporter. Remarkably, Sutherland was never even nominated for a competitive Oscar, though the Academy […]

Dabney Coleman, the Emmy-winning character actor who starred in the 1980 comedy classic “9 to 5” and whose career in film and television spanned six decades, died Thursday at his home in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 92. Coleman’s death was confirmed to Variety by his daughter, Quincy Coleman. “My father crafted his time here on earth […]

Barbra Streisand is addressing her Instagram reply to Melissa McCarthy after she went viral for asking if she had used Ozempic. “OMG,” Streisand shared in a statement on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “I went on Instagram to see the photos we’d posted of the beautiful flowers I’d received for my birthday! Below them […]

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish is officially out at the company. The entertainment conglomerate — in the middle of a sales process — is turning to a handful of top executives to run the company. Chris McCarthy, George Cheeks and Brian Robbins will make up an “Office of the CEO,” running Paramount on a day-to-day basis […]

Steve Lawrence, a king among easy-listening crooners who rocketed to fame in the ’50s and ’60s as half of the duo Steve and Eydie, died Thursday at age 88. Lawrence died at home in Los Angeles, and the cause of death was complications from Alzheimer’s disease, according to a spokesperson for the family, Susan DuBow. […]

Back To The Future star Michael J Fox, who is living with Parkinson’s disease, made a surprise appearance at the BAFTAs to present the best film award. The 62-year-old actor came onstage in a wheelchair but insisted on standing up at the podium to hand out the prize to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Fox received a […]

Carl Weathers, who starred as Apollo Creed in the first four Rocky films and appeared in Predator, The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, Action Jackson, Arrested Development and dozens of other films and TV shows, died Thursday, his family announced. He was 76. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” his family said in a statement. “He […]

“Oppenheimer,” a sprawling examination of the dawn of the Atomic Age, kicked off the race for the 96th Academy Awards on Tuesday, earning 13 nominations. It was followed closely behind by “Poor Things,” a feminist fantasy set in a steampunk world of mutants and male chauvinist pigs, which earned 11 nominations. “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a […]

The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards took place in Santa Monica on Sunday night, and the big winners of the night were Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Barbie, Succession, Beef and The Bear. Chelsea Handler, who hosted for the second year in a row, began her opening monologue by calling herself “microdose Barbie,” and made a dig at studio executives who were “forced to vacation” for […]

The 2024 awards season is officially underway as Universal Pictures’ Oppenheimer won Best Motion Picture Drama the 81st annual Golden Globes tonight, leading all films and TV shows with five trophies. Check out the winners in all 27 categories below, see the wins by distributor and TV network/platform here. Cillian Murphy took Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for Universal’s global […]

The next entertainment mega deal may be on the horizon. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav and Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish held a meeting this week, a source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. The moguls discussed the possibility of a merger between the companies, though the source added that it was “very, very early” in talks. Spokespersons for […]

Hollywood writers, actors and producers were quick to pay tribute to Norman Lear today as news of his death spread through the artistic community. “He was the kindest and gentlest man,” Jennifer Aniston wrote in a lengthy Instagram post. “When you were in his presence, you were the only one in the room. He made everyone feel […]

The Golden Globes organization has announced that the 2024 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will air live on CBS, stream on Paramount+ and be available on the CBS app as part of a new deal between the network and the Golden Globes. The telecast, which will run for three hours beginning at 5 p.m. PST, will air Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024, […]

To celebrate the life of Matthew Perry, who died on Saturday at the age of 54, TBS will host a weeklong “Friends” marathon dedicated to Perry’s beloved Chandler Bing. The marathon will include special tributes showcasing what Perry and Chandler — who was ranked as the best “Friends” character and second funniest character of all time — meant to the […]

Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on Friends, has died. He was 54. The actor was found unconscious at his L.A. home by first responders who were unable to revive him, law enforcement sources told Deadline. Perry made his television debut in 1979 on an episode of 240-Robert. He would go on to book […]

Aaron Sorkin has dropped CAA over controversial social media posts regarding Israel from agent Maha Dakhil, Variety has confirmed. The “Social Network” and “West Wing” writer is returning to WME, which he had been previously repped by until his move to CAA in 2017. “Maha isn’t an antisemite, she’s just wrong. She’s a great agent and I’m very proud of […]

Richard Roundtree, an icon of Blaxploitation film who starred as detective John Shaft in Gordon Parks’ 1971 action thriller, died Tuesday afternoon after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 81 years old. His death was confirmed by Patrick McMinn, his manager since 1987. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American […]

It’s been a few years since Bill Adams has worked as an extra. At 85, he doesn’t get called as much as he used to. But for the last three months, he has commuted to the picket lines from his home in Long Beach about once a week. “I’m just tired of the multinational greed,” […]