Matt joined the editors desk in March 2021 after five years as Awardsline's Assistant Editor. In that role, he contributed to the coverage and editing of the magazines throughout the year, focusing on artist interviews revolving around awards season and its big nights including the Oscars and Emmys. Matt also manages the Production Value video series, which spotlights the premier craft talent working in film and TV. He also is part of Deadline's festival studio team at the likes of Sundance, Tribeca and Toronto. Before Deadline he worked at UTA, 8thDay Pictures and Infinity Management International.
EXCLUSIVE: Laugh Cry Wow, the nonfiction studio launched earlier this year by Jami Gertz and Bayan Joonam, has made its first executive hire with Eddy Moretti joining the team as Executive Producer.
A prolific producer of film and television, Moretti is best known for his two decades as Chief…
EXCLUSIVE: Amid a continued effort to expand its international footprint, Christian Rodriguez’s AAO Entertainment has signed Ernest Gold, co-creator and showrunner of Austria’s first original Prime Video series, Beasts Like Us.
The winner of a 2025 Grimme Award, Beasts Like Us is an…
EXCLUSIVE: Native Hawaiian screenwriter Bryson Chun (Moana 2) has been tapped to pen the script for The First & Last, a forthcoming live-action musical feature from Tony nominee and GLAAD Award winner Tara Sickmeier’s independent production company, Meráki.
Inspired by true events, the story is…
Danny Frenkel has a dream for Punchup Live, his ticketing platform co-founded with Alex Dajani in 2023: to build the company into “the Amazon of live entertainment.”
“I am not passing moral judgment one way or the other on Amazon, to be clear. But [their efficiency is] awesome. It is crazy…
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Charlie Berens is set to release his sophomore special, Neighborly, on his YouTube channel on December 1.
Berens brings his particular brand of Midwest nice to his latest hour (watch the trailer above), full of stories about growing up one of 12 children, sneaking a beer…
EXCLUSIVE: In what sources described as a multi-studio bidding war, Colleen McGuinness has sold the pitch for a series adaptation of The Book of Cold Cases, the novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Simone St. James, to MGM Television, with Steve Stark’s Toluca Pictures…
UTA has signed British singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur Rita Ora for global representation in all areas, the agency announced today.
As a recording artist, Ora has amassed more than 10 billion streams across all platforms and holds the record for the most Top 10 singles for a British…
EXCLUSIVE: Comedian Mary Beth Barone is set to bring her first hour-long comedy special, Galaxy Brain, to Netflix.
Coming on the heels of Thought Provoking, a 40-minute special that Barone self-released in April 2024, the hour will be directed by Ky Newman, taping at the Skirball in New York…
EXCLUSIVE: Carly Hoogendyk, the manager and producer from Omnipop Talent Group West, has set the lineup for the latest edition of her Newcomers comedy showcase, taking place at the Bell House in Brooklyn, as part of the New York Comedy Festival, on November 8.
A rapid-fire comedy showcase for…
EXCLUSIVE: Sol Rodriguez (Peacemaker), Patrick Warburton (Seinfeld), David Koechner (Anchorman) and Kiara Liz (Panama) have begun production on New York Rom Com, an indie marking the feature writing and directing debut of Brent Webber.
Based on Webber’s time working on Wall Street, the film…
EXCLUSIVE:Riverdale alum Casey Cott has signed on to star in Games We Play, an indie thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Rachael Dahl.
Cott will star opposite co-writer and actor Margot Pitts, who also is making her feature debut. Production is underway in Long Island and is…
EXCLUSIVE: ABC is developing Roman Law, a legal drama from writer and executive producer Jeremy Svenson, sources tell Deadline.
Reps for ABC declined to comment, as did reps for 20th Television, which we understand will serve as the studio.
The logline for Roman Law is as follows: When her…