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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. STARZ SERIOUS ABOUT IP POST-SPLIT PREMIUM CABLER HAS FOUR SERIES IN PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT On the heels of its May 7 separation from Lionsgate, Starz is starting to build its own library of IP with four series in priority development, all of them owned by the premium network. Starz has opened writers rooms for Kingmaker, set in world of the Washington, D.C. Black political elite, from Al Letson and Theo Travers; Masquerade, a female-driven thriller set in Venice, from Dave Holstein; and British boxing drama Fightland, from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television, which had been in development at the network since 2022. Plan B has come on board to produce All Fours, the series in development based on Miranda July’s buzzy novel about a woman’s journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening, which Starz acquired earlier this year. >>>New Chapter Related: Lionsgate Studios' Revenue Pops In First Quarterly Report As Standalone Company Cannes Coverage Exclusive Neon Buys Jafar Panahi’s Cannes Competition Film ‘It Was Just An Accident’ Richard Linklater’s ‘Breathless’ Homage ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Being Pursued By Multiple Buyers For Domestic Breaking Baz @ Cannes: Stellan Skarsgård Finds A Sweet Party Spot After The Triumph Of Joachim Trier’s Cannes Sensation ‘Sentimental Value’   Exclusive ‘Big Rock Burning,’ Documentary On Devasting L.A. Wildfires, Being Shopped In Cannes Isabelle Huppert Says ‘The Richest Woman In The World’ Based On The Bettencourt Affair Is A Case Of When “Reality Goes Beyond Fiction” Deadline Studio At Cannes Photo Gallery Red Carpet Photos All Deadline's Movie Reviews Deadline Exclusives & Originals Godmother Of Rock And Roll - Live Nation Productions has tapped Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys) to pen a feature centered on “Godmother of Rock and Roll” Sister Rosetta Tharpe, with rock legend Mick Jagger producing. >>>Companion Doc In Works The Mouse Roars - In a breach of contract suit filed in L.A. Superior Court, Disney wants a judge to stop its recently departed president of Disney Platform Distribution, Justin Connolly, from being able to start his newly created gig as YouTube’s global head of media and sports. >>>22-Year Veteran Hollywood Tool Box - The Hollywood Commission led by Anita Hill is expanding a key component of its workplace safety resource center and reporting system. MyConnext Ombuds Office — a confidential platform that allows workers to speak with someone to ask questions, learn more about their rights, and explore their options — will be open to all entertainment industry workers for the first time. >>> First-Of-Its-Kind Resource New At Netflix - Netflix has hired another unscripted executive from Amazon. The streamer has appointed Jenny Falkoff, fresh from the success of Beast Games, to its Jeff Gaspin-led unscripted team. >>>Seeking Splashy Formats It Starts On The Page: 'Paradise' - Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2025 Emmy contention. In this edition: Paradise. In his follow-up to his acclaimed NBC family drama This Is Us, Dan Fogelman switched genres — and mixed genres, too — with Hulu's Paradise, a political thriller. Here is the script for “Wildcat is Down” with an intro by Fogelman. >>> Read The Script      The Deadline Interview Scarlett Johansson On Honoring Jewish Identity And Her “Very Strong” Grandmother With ‘Eleanor The Great’ In Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut Eleanor the Great, scripted by Tory Kamen, June Squibb stars as a 94 year-old who suddenly finds herself living in New York and battling loneliness and grief after the death of her best friend Bessie. The film’s narrative includes remembrance of the Holocaust, with real Holocaust survivors in the cast. For Johansson, the story had a “sense of urgency” given the age of the survivors now. Johansson set out to honor her Jewish identity, and that of her own grandmother, with whom she was very close. >>>Watch Casting About exclusive The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd, the new prison break thriller written and directed Tim Blake Nelson, has added six to its cast, including Missi Pyle (Captain Fantastic), William Jackson Harper (The Good Place), Elizabeth Marvel (Presumed Innocent), Grant Harvey (The Accountant 2) Devyn Tyler (Snowfall) and Nelson himself. Exclusive After the first season of Dexter: Original Sin, the critically acclaimed serial killer prequel where he plays a young Dexter Morgan, Patrick Gibson has come aboard for a role in Play Dead, the new survival thriller from Carry-On's Jaume Collet-Serra. exclusive Ryan Pinkston (Young Rock), Anissa Borrego (Ths Is Us), Arianna Davis and Taylor Dunbar round out the series regular cast of Stumble , Jeff Astrof and Liz Astrof’s single-camera cheerleading comedy pilot for NBC. Quotable   "I'm waiting for my call"  - Sarah Michelle Gellar on the idea of reviving her 'Scream 2' character Cici Cooper in 'Scream 7' More News 💸 Markets fell this morning following President Donald Trump‘s new threat to impose tariffs, this time a 50% duty on goods from the European Union and 25% on Apple. 👀 “It looks like the top of my Porsche was cut open, and that’s where the Molotov cocktail was put in,” Kid Cudi told a federal courtroom in New York City of the alleged destruction of his car in early 2012 by a jealous Sean “Diddy” Combs. 🎬 Josh Hartnett has been tapped for the lead of Netflix's untitled Newfoundland limited series from creator Jesse McKeown. Hartnett will executive produce the six-episode series. Also boarding as executive producer is Jessica Rhoades (Black Mirror). 🦸 Marvel Studios is pushing back the release of its next two Avengers films, directed by the Russo Brothers. Avengers: Doomsday has moved from May 1 to December 18, 2026. Meanwhile, Avengers: Secret Wars is moving from May 7 to December 17, 2027. 🧙 A24 has confirmed what’s been rumored for weeks — that Alex Garland will write and direct a live-action Elden Ring film for A24 and video game company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. 🎶 Lionsgate film chief Adam Fogelson confirmed the company is exploring splitting its Michael Jackson biopic into two films. CEO Jon Feltheimer said the current cut runs about three and a half hours. by the numbers   1.7B  - Number of minutes viewed for 'You' Season 5 on Netflix between April 21 and 27 Hirings, Promotions & Exits exclusive WBD’s Jori Arancio Joins TikTok As Head Of Global Consumer & B2B Communications Innovative Artists Entertainment Ups Four To Agent Warner Bros President Of Physical Production Michele Imperato Stabile To Retire On the Radar Fri - Mission: Impossible - Final Reckoning opens Sat - Palme d’Or awarded Sun - The Last of Us season finale Mon - Memorial Day (No Deadline Morning Rush newsletter); AMAs Tue - The Handmaid's Tale finale Wed - Television Academy Honors Photo of the Day Dancing Partners - Keanu Reeves and Ana de Armas at the world premiere of Ballerina in London. 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. 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