The Deadline Team

This Is Spinal Tap is one of the most quotable films in cinema history and defined the genre of film known today as the mockumentary. Rob Reiner's 1984 directorial debut about an aging English metal band chronicled fame, groupies, and their fateful tour and would set the bar for the style of film to satirize a…

The Golden Globes have formed a partnership with Polymarket, calling the exclusive prediction market partnership the first of its kind for an awards show. Founded in 2021, Polymarket has grown to a valuation of more than $9 billion by allowing users to wager on a vast array of things, from…

Deadline announced Wednesday that Mike Fleming Jr., the entertainment news site’s longtime Co-Editor-In-Chief and head of the film department, will be transitioning to a new role as the brand’s Editor-at-Large, marking the next chapter in his extraordinary career. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline’s…

The Palm Springs Film Festival is bringing back its Book to Screen program for its 2026 edition, in partnership with Deadline, and on Tuesday unveiled the lineup. Celebrating the intersection of literature and film while fostering meaningful conversations between creators and audiences, the…

AMC Networks has promoted two members of its communications team. The company has upped Kathryn Brenner and Stephen Cox to SVPs, Publicity. The pair will help lead publicity and talent relations strategies across the company's brands, which include cable networks AMC, BBC America, IFC and…

The famous HBO mnemonic – that static fuzz sound blending into an “ahhhhh” chorale – has barely finished playing when one of the most crucial scenes in Task unfolds. It is the start of Episode 3, which picks up after a massive cliffhanger in the prior episode, a moment revealing the extent of…

Deadline on Tuesday launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: Documentary, the latest edition of the showcase that shines a spotlight on the year’s buzziest nonfiction features. The virtual event took place Sunday. Click here to launch the streaming site. A total of 12 movies made…

Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: International, its annual awards showcase that this year spotlighted 14 buzzy films submitted to the Oscar International Feature Film race. Click here to launch the streaming site. Among the writer-directors and…

Deadline Studio at the Red Sea International Film Festival 2025 will host talent from December 4 – December 8 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Attendees who had their portraits taken at the studio were Sean Baker, Queen Latifah, Naomie Harris, Dakota Johnson, Natasha Lyonne, Daniel Kaluuya, Amir El-Masry, Giancarlo…

Ali Cook's The Pearl Comb arrives at a moment when genre filmmaking feels increasingly bloated, reminding audiences that horror, intelligent horror, still has the capacity to be intimate, layered, and unexpectedly humane. As the British short film continues its remarkable festival run with 60 awards…

With streaming starting its annual holiday season warm-up, several major providers have rolled out Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals in an effort to entice subscribers. Disney is offering a bundle of Disney+ and Hulu for $4.99 a month for one year, more than half-off the regular price of…

Filmmaker Liz Sargent says she cannot remember a time when her personal narrative of being adopted didn’t influence her work. “Somewhere in the back of your head, immediately you start thinking about the systems of care, who’s able and allowed to care for people,” she said of her upbringing as…