Dissent At Disney Over Kimmel Suspension; Scorsese, DiCaprio & Lawrence Teaming; Lionsgate Layoffs

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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. DISSENT GROWS AT DISNEY OVER KIMMEL SUSPENSION DISNEY EXECS HOPE TO BALANCE FEAR OF POLITICAL REPRISALS WITH THE CONCERNS OF SHOCKED EMPLOYEES As protests took place outside the gates in Burbank Thursday, the fallout from Disney’s suspension of Jimmy Kimmel has seen discord erupt inside the House of Mouse, as well. Even so, top brass have been engaged in talks to get the late-night host back on the air. In a series of mainly virtual meetings, Disney executives and Kimmel’s team were at it most of Thursday. The aim of these digital sit-downs is to secure a pathway to end the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live. Any agreement would need to ease the company’s concerns about further MAGA backlash. “It’s an ongoing discussion, with a lot of distrust on one side,” an insider told Deadline. “There’s no light at the end of the tunnel – yet,” she added, in a weary tone. >>>Expected To Resume Today Related: Stephen Colbert Brings Back ‘The Colbert Report’s ‘The Word’ Segment As He Salutes Jimmy Kimmel Hundreds Of Union Writers & Actors March Outside Of Disney Brendan Carr Targets ‘The View’ As FCC Chairman Continues Regulatory Threats Government Threats Against Jimmy Kimmel Are "Truly Empty," Democratic FCC Commissioner Says Top Oversight Democrat Says He’s Launching Investigation Of Trump Administration, ABC And Sinclair Deadline Exclusives & Originals Scorsese, DiCaprio & Lawrence Set Pic - Martin Scorsese has committed to his next film, and he’s got Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as his leads. They’re eyeing a January start for an adaptation of the ghost story novel What Happens at Night. Deadline hears that Apple Original Films is negotiating to finance and produce with Studiocanal, which has developed the script. >>> Pieces Fell Into Place Lionsgate Layoff Details Emerge - Lionsgate Alternative Television, the company’s unscripted division, has been hit hard by the latest round of layoffs. Deadline broke the news earlier that Lionsgate would be reducing 5% of its companywide staff, with around 50 staff thought to be exiting. >>>Key Execs Gone NBC Reveals Comedy Blocks - NBC has set its two comedy blocks that will launch in November. Peacock original The Paper is getting a broadcast run behind St. Denis Medical on Mondays, starting Nov. 10. New NBC cheerleading comedy series Stumble will follow Happy’s Place on Fridays, with the block debuting Nov. 7. >>>Tracy Morgan Held For Midseason Golden Moment - The Golden Globes is getting a companion TV special. Titled Golden Eve, the first annual CBS primetime special, honoring recipients of the Cecil B. DeMille Award and Carol Burnett Award, will air at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, three days before the Golden Globes ceremony. >>>Week-Long Initiative THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW ' The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Creator Jenny Han On Season 3’s “Hopeful” Ending, Belly “Honoring Herself” & Finale’s Back-To-Back Taylor Swift Needledrops The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 has come to its conclusion after 11 episodes, with Belly choosing a Fisher brother to be with after her time in Paris away from Cousins. In a conversation with Deadline, Han unpacked the buildup to Belly and Conrad getting together, the final Taylor Swift needledrops for the show and more.  >>>Q&A Related: ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Stars Lola Tung And Chris Briney Reflect On Season 3’s Ending      Quotable   "Another fun, hilarious, administration-compliant show" -  Jon Stewart characterizing, in faux-fawning tones, Thursday's edition of 'The Daily Show' CASTING ABOUT Exclusive Léa Seydoux is set to star in Marie Kreutzer’s upcoming drama Gentle Monster alongside Jella Haase, Laurence Rupp and Catherine Deneuve, with the cast unveiled as the production gears up for principal photography. Exclusive Chace Crawford has been cast as a series regular in Hulu’s upcoming untitled Dan Fogelman football drama headlined by Christopher Meloni. Exclusive Sundance prize-winning animator-director Jeron Braxton has brought an A-list cast around Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi for Slime, the animated film marking his feature debut. Newcomers to the ensemble will include Willow Smith, Teyana Taylor, Anna Sawai, John Cho and John Boyega. Exclusive Gina Torres (9-1-1: Lone Star) has joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming drama series Memory of a Killer in a heavily recurring role working opposite Patrick Dempsey. Justin Theroux is set as a lead opposite Jude Law and Andrew Garfield in Apple TV+’s upcoming limited series Wild Things about entertainers Siegfried & Roy.              BY THE NUMBERS   $44M - Domestic opening weekend forecast for 'Tron: Ares' DEVELOPMENT   Exclusive Graham King Teams With Josh Miller & Pat Casey To Develop Horror Comedy ‘Dead Drunk’ EXCLUSIVE Kenan Thompson’s AFA Developing Reimagining Of ’80s Slasher ‘Sleepaway Camp’ exclusive Premeditated Developing TV Adaptation Of ‘Lux’ Book Series For Amazon MGM Studios MORE NEWS ⚖️ The Federal Trade Commission along with seven states has sued giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary for raising ticket prices by illegally working with scalpers and deceptive bait-and-switch pricing. 🎾 Amazon and Universal are teaming on the scripted series Rally, with Julie Plec on as showrunner and Andre Agassi set as an executive producer. Set at a hyper-competitive elite tennis academy, the series follows ambitious young players who discover the loneliest sport in the world demands sacrifice. HIRINGS, PROMOTIONS & EXITS   EXCLUSIVE ‘Making Manson’ Producer Renowned Films Promotes Robert Hunter Amid Limited Series Push Stewart Talent Promotes Rachel Grandizio To Agent OBITUARIES 🕯️ Joel Moss, a seven-time Grammy-winning producer, engineer and mixer who worked on dozens of films from Pretty in Pink and Little Shop of Horrors to City Slickers, A Few Good Men and Chicago, has died. He was 79. 🕯️ Grammy-winning Nashville singer-songwriter Brett James , who wrote the Carrie Underwood hit “Jesus, Take The Wheel,” died in a North Carolina plane crash Thursday. He was 57. 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery ON THE RADAR Fri - Superman debuts on HBO Max Sat - Farm Aid Sun - Tulsa King S3 premiere Mon - Kamala Harris on Maddow; Sean Penn on Fallon Tue - Leonardo DiCaprio on Fallon Wed - Slow Horses S5 premiere PHOTO OF THE DAY Remote Control - New Yorker editor David Remnick appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday to introduce the magazine's latest cover. Without referring directly to current dustup between the Trump Administration and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Remnick termed the illustration both "funny" and "very real." Said Remnick, "This is what's going on." This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. Please add email@email.deadline.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2025 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. 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