Warner Bros. brought the star power as it took the CinemaCon stage on Day 2.
The day began with an extended look at the Man of Steel and his dog Krypto, courtesy of Co-Chairman & CEO, DC Studios James Gunn. He was joined onstage by Nicholas Hoult (Lex Luthor), David Corenswet (Superman) and Rachel Brosnahan (Lois Lane). The studio also showed the first 10 minutes of director Joseph Kosinski's F1 starring Brad Pitt. From what we hear, it's akin to Kosinski's work on Top Gun: Maverick with lots of riveting, cut-the-corner race scenes...Warners kicked off its presentation with Paul Thomas Anderson's $140M feature One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio — who was present. It followed with a look at Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride!
Lionsgate, meanwhile, brought Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar and Paul Feig to offer the first look at The Housemaid, opening on Christmas Day...Jenna Ortega and The Weeknd tubthumped their May 16 movie Hurry Up Tomorrow , with The Weeknd lighting up Caesars' Colosseum with a performance of two songs from the movie...and John Wick isn’t dead. In fact, he's going full tilt with an animated version, a Donnie Yen-directed Caine character spinoff and yes, of course, a John Wick: Chapter 5 with Keanu Reeves returning to star, franchise filmmaker Chad Stahelski back to direct. >>> Full Coverage |
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‘Law & Order: SVU’ Makes History - NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has a new showrunner, Michele Fazekas, who is returning to the venerable crime drama after almost two decades. Coming off a stint as showrunner/co-showrunner on Prime Video’s Gen V, Fazekas is replacing David Graziano who served as SVU showrunner for the past three seasons. Fazekas’ appointment marks the first time in SVU's 26-year history that a female showrunner will spearhead the series, which has a female lead. >>> Longest-Running Live-Action Primetime Series
Twice Upon A Time In Hollywood - Brad Pitt got Quentin Tarantino’s blessing to show David Fincher a script that focuses on subsequent adventures of Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood’s Cliff Booth character. And because Fincher is exclusive to Netflix, the movie – if it gets made – will be financed and released by Netflix, straight to streaming. >>>Tarantino Passed 'Killing Eve' Lives On - Billed as a “flirty” Cold War spy drama, the BBC and ZDF’s Honey sounded a surefire bet when it was unveiled at Series Mania last week. Deadline now hears Honey is in fact the previously-teased prequel to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Killing Eve, which follows Fiona Shaw's character Carolyn Martens. >>>There Were Clues Kate Hollowell Amblin To New Project - Kate Hollowell, the Sundance-winning multihyphenate creator, is coming on board to direct Something Murdered for Amblin Entertainment. The project is an original idea written by Liz Benham that Amblin picked up last year. Hollowell will rewrite to direct as a feature. >>>Sundance Short Film Award Winner
Doc Talk: Oscar Winner Mstyslav Chernov - When Donald Trump verbally attacked Volodymyr Zelensky and accused him of fomenting World War III, it turns out Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov was with the Ukrainian leader in the Oval Office on that stunning day. He joins Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast to share his reaction to the shocking exchange that saw Zelensky ejected from the White House. >>>Listen
International Disruptors - One of Japan’s oldest studios, Toei Company, has been producing film and TV content for more than 70 years. Like many Japanese studios, Toei has long been focused on its huge domestic market, but is now looking overseas with a slate of development projects aimed at international markets, CEO Fumio Yoshimura tells us. >>>Unpacking Strategy
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Anthony Edwards (ER) and J. Smith-Cameron (Succession) join Elizabeth Olsen and Cristin Milioti in the FX drama pilot Seven Sisters.
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Tia Carrere has been tapped for a role alongside Daisy Ridley and Alden Ehrenreich in The Last Resort, the new Philippines-set romantic comedy from Miss Congeniality helmer Donald Petrie.
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Former grown-ish star Trevor Jackson is returning to the Disney fold, landing a sought-after new role on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. He will make his debut in Episode 2117, the penultimate of the season airing May 8. |
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🤝 Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge struck a new deal with the streamer – her third since breaking through with her Emmy-winning BBC comedy co-production. However, the deal has moved from an exclusive overall pact to a first-look arrangement.
🖥️ In just three weeks, Adolescence has become one of Netflix's most popular series of all time. The limited series amassed another 30.4M views from March 24 to 30, putting it at 96.7M views since its debut. That was good enough to land at No. 9 on the all-time Most Popular English TV list, bumping Bridgerton Season 2.
🎭 Stranger Things: The First Shadow began stalking Broadway last week, selling out the first two previews of its engagement at the Marquis, grossing $433,725 for the pair of performances. Opening night is April 22.
💰 Michael Sheen and the UK's Channel 4 are embroiled in a row after they were accused of ripping off elements of a different show for their new series Secret Million Pound Giveaway. They deny all claims and the Good Omens star says he got the idea from John Oliver. |
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Obituaries
Val Kilmer, the Juilliard-trained actor with leading man looks known for taking on roles that transcended his appearance, has died. His daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, confirmed to the New York Times that the actor had passed away after battling pneumonia. He was 65. Read the tributes here and check out our gallery here. 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries |
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Up, Up And Away - Peter Safran, Co-Chairman & CEO, DC Studios, James Gunn, Co-Chairman & CEO, DC Studios, Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult and David Corenswet appeared at CinemaCon to promote Superman. |
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