Behind The 'S.W.A.T.' Spinoff; Half-Billion Memorial Day B.O.; Latest Cannes News

🏃‍♀️ Exclusives, Breaking News & Deadline Originals

View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. BEHIND THE SWIFT 'S.W.A.T.' SPINOFF  INSIDE THE MAD DASH TO GET SHEMAR MOORE'S 'EXILES' GOING S.W.A.T. fans have been on an emotional rollercoaster over the past two years, mourning the series’ cancellation and rejoicing in its subsequent resurrection — three times each. The news about the latest offshoot, S.W.A.T. Exiles, came as a surprise to most of the cast and writers. That oversight, which alienated some series veterans, may have stemmed from the lightning speed with which Exiles came together, with ink on the deals not yet dry when the announcement was made. >>>Development On Steroids Cannes Coverage ‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier’s Bergmanesque Family Drama Is A Sister Act With Wonderful Renate Reinsve (But Stellan Skarsgård Steals It) ‘Sentimental Value’ Wows Cannes In Premiere, Gets Extraordinary 19-Minute Ovation How Wes Anderson Devised ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ UK Genre Sales Company Bloody Good Time Films Unveils Inaugural Slate Deadline Studio At Cannes Photo Gallery Red Carpet Photos All Deadline's Movie Reviews Deadline Exclusives & Originals A Half Billion Dollar Holiday - The total Memorial Day weekend, with Disney's Lilo & Stitch and Paramount's Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, looks to rival 2013’s high-water mark (when Fast & Furious 6 and Hangover III ruled), which minted $314 million stateside over four days. >>>$485M WW Projected A24 Set To Rock On - After working with A24 on The Smashing Machine, the anticipated MMA drama out later this year, Dwayne Johnson is looking to get back in business with the studio. He’s come aboard to co-star in Breakthrough, a psychological thriller penned by up-and-comer Zeke Goodman. >>>Plays Motivational Guru 'Mr. Scorsese' - Martin Scorsese is now set to have the cameras turned on him in a new five-part series for Apple TV+. Rebecca Miller, the filmmaker behind Personal Velocity: Three Portraits and She Came To Me, is to direct Mr. Scorsese for the streamer. >>>Daniel Day-Lewis Connection ‘Daredevil’ Director-EPs Interview - Daredevil: Born Again director-EPs Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead discuss bringing to life one of the year’s most memorable oners in which Matt Murdock’s best friend is gunned down outside a bar, leading Daredevil to pursue him through the bar, up a staircase, and onto the roof, where Bullseye meets a brutal end. >>>Watch It Starts On The Page: 'Dope Thief' - Deadline’s It Starts on the Page (Limited) features 10 standout limited or anthology series scripts in 2025 Emmy contention. In this edition: Dope Thief. It's is the story that brought Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry back to television. Centered on Ray, played by Tyree Henry, and Manny, played by Wagner Moura, it involves two friends who pose as DEA agents to steal drugs from prominent dealers. >>> Read The Script      The Deadline Interview Kathryn Hahn On Baring It All In ‘Agatha All Along,’ Her Role In ‘The Studio’ & Representing “Sexed-Up Middle-Aged Women” Kathryn Hahn is having quite an Emmy season. There is lots of buzz for her WandaVision spinoff Agatha All Along, and everyone is trying to guess just which prominent marketing executive she based her role on in The Studio. Hahn joins us for this week’s episode of Deadline's video series The Actor’s Side to talk about both projects, and her hopes to continue with dueling series. >>>Watch Renewals, Cancellations & Pickups Todd & Julie Chrisley Are In Jail, But The Rest Of The Family Just Landed A Lifetime Reality Series Canadian Drama Series ‘Family Law’ Picked Up By The CW Masterpiece Nabs ‘The Great Escaper’ With Michael Caine & Glenda Jackson, Plus ‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’ Starring Sam Claflin, Jeremy Irons Casting About exclusive Jason Momoa, Andrew Koji (Bullet Train), Noah Centineo (Warfare) and WWE star Roman Reigns (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw ) are in talks to star in Legendary’s live-action Street Fighter movie, based on the Capcom video games Kieran Culkin is now set to play Caesar Flickerman, host of the Hunger Games — the role inhabited in earlier films by Stanley Tucci — in Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Five and a half months after the reboot of the beloved medical comedy Scrubs secured series creator Bill Lawrence, the project has locked in star Zach Braff, sources tell Deadline. He will reprise his role as John “J.D.” Dorian exclusive Cobie Smulders has come aboard to star opposite Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom) in Jill Takes a Break, a new comedic drama directed by Independent Spirit Award winner Liz Cardenas. Quotable   "A little bit more psychotic"  - Zoë Kravitz describing the semi-fictionalized version of herself she plays on 'The Studio' Hirings, Promotions & Exits exclusive Miramax Names Alexandra Loewy President Of Film exclusive Vice Media Taps Amazon And Paramount Veteran Amy Powell To Lead Its Studio Operation Former Amazon Europe Content Chief Georgia Brown Joins Podcast Company Podimo More News ✍️ Per a new report from the Writers Guild of America, non-white people were increasingly represented among employed television writers from 2020 to 2024, while the screenwriting landscape remained largely the same. ⚖️ It’s not exactly the rap battle anyone ever likely envisioned, but May 22 will see Sean “Diddy” Combs and Kid Cudi going head-to-head as the Happy Gilmore 2 star gives testimony in the Bad Boy Records founder’s sex-trafficking trial. 🤡 Cunk star Diane Morgan, Monty Python's Michael Palin and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Mackenzie Crook all feature in a 10-strong comedy slate at the BBC. 🏈 HBO and NFL Films have set the teams they will follow in their Hard Knocks series for the 2025 NFL season. Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Buffalo Bills will premiere on Tuesday, August 5. On the Radar Thu - Epic Universe opens Sat - Palme d’Or awarded Sun - The Last of Us finale Mon - Memorial Day; AMAs Wed - Television Academy Honors Photo of the Day Valuable Goods - Anders Danielsen Lie, Elle Fanning, Stellan Skarsgård and Joachim Trier 0n the Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value) red carpet in Cannes. 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. All Rights Reserved. 11355 W Olympic Blvd Los Angeles, CA, 90064 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe