Depp To Play Scrooge; The White House's Ballroom Blitz; 'Tony & Ziva' Showrunner Q&A

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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. JOHNNY DEPP TO STAR IN 'EBENEZER: A CHRISTMAS CAROL' HORROR SPECIALIST TI WEST IS DIRECTING THE PARAMOUNT PICTURE, WHICH WILL ALSO STAR ANDREA RISEBOROUGH In another big and bold move from the new Paramount regime following the Skydance merger, the studio is in final negotiations to board Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol, with Johnny Depp set to star and Ti West on board to direct. Andrea Riseborough has also signed on, with the studio dating the film for November 13, 2026. Nathaniel Halpern penned the script with Emma Watts producing. The classic Charles Dickens story has seen its fair share of retellings over the years. It tells a tale of an elderly miser visited by the ghost of his former business partner and the spirits of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come. This also marks the second Christmas Carol pic announced this year after Warner Bros. put in development an adaptation from Robert Eggers with Willem Dafoe in line to play Scrooge. >>>Shades Of Jack Sparrow Deadline Exclusives & Originals What's Been Lost At The White House- Donald Trump’s demolition of the People's House goes well beyond what he said over the summer — that the ballroom construction would “not interfere” with the existing building. Instead, not only is the entire East Wing gone, but so is the corridor that leads to it, known as the East Colonnade. >>>"Trust The Process" 'Blue' Buying Spree - Boston Blue, which world premiered in Cannes at the MIPCOM market last week, has been snapped up by buyers in more than 100 global markets, Deadline was the first to report. In the Blue Bloods spinoff, Donnie Wahlberg reprises his role as Det. Danny Reagan, who relocates from New York to Boston. Sonequa Martin-Green plays his new partner, Lena Silver. The show debuted on CBS in the U.S. on October 17. >>> Procedurals' Global Appeal 'Bold' Move For CBS Soap - For the first time in almost three decades, there will be a change in the executive ranks of CBS’ daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful. Casey Kasprzyk, a 22-year B&B veteran, has been promoted from Supervising Producer and will join Bradley Bell as an executive producer on the long-running soap. >>>Began With The Show In 2003 Behind The Lens: Bill Condon - With his latest movie musical adaptation Kiss of the Spider Woman about to open in theaters, Deadline sat down with one of the great champions of the film musical, Bill Condon, to talk about everything going on in the industry: how it’s changed, and how it can survive. >>>Watch In Brief -  Elsbeth has added Lindsey Normington (Anora), Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl), and Andrew Rannells (Girls) as Season 3 guest stars... A Sky documentary will investigate the twists and turns of the Salt Path saga. AFM Billy Magnussen & Lulu Wilson Set For Joe Lynch’s Horror Comedy ’Buzzkill’ As The Veterans & Anonymous Content Join Forces On AFM Sales Launch QUOTABLE   "A disaster" -  The WGA East and West in a joint statement about the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW ‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ Showrunner John McNamara Unpacks Rollercoaster Finale, Teases An Alternate Ending That Might’ve Left Fans With More Questions NCIS: Tony & Ziva wrapped its rollercoaster of an espionage tale Thursday with an intense finale, which picked up with the titular pair once again going in search of their daughter Tali after she’s kidnapped by Jonah Markham’s (Julian Ovendon) lackeys. In an interview with Deadline, showrunner John McNamara spoke about the finale, scripting a relatable antagonist and Tony and Ziva's love story. >>>Read The Interview Related: ‘NCIS: ‘Tony & Ziva’ Star Coté De Pablo On The Importance Of Healing Trauma & How Becoming A Mom IRL Influenced Her Performance      BY THE NUMBERS   4M -  Number of viewers for the finale of HBO's 'Task' in its first three days MORE NEWS 📺 Disney on Thursday warned YouTube TV viewers that its networks could vanish next week due to an expiring carriage deal. The companies’ existing distribution agreement expires at midnight ET next Thursday, October 30. 🤝 Producer Amanda Burrell and her Ginger production company are under a two-year overall deal at HBO. Under the pact, which was not publicized when it started in January, she has multiple projects in development at the premium network. 🎬 Production on the fifth and final season of Outer Banks is continuing following an on-set incident in which co-creator, executive producer, co-showrunner and director Jonas Pate allegedly grabbed and shook a production assistant 🏙️ Rebecca Glashow has been named chief executive of Tribeca Enterprises, the New York multi-platform media and entertainment company that owns and operates the Tribeca Festival, Tribeca Studios and distribution label Tribeca Films. Longtime CEO Jane Rosenthal will assume the role of co-chair of the board alongside chairman James Murdoch. OBITUARIES 🕯️ Filipino social media star Emmanuelle ‘Emman’ Atienza, who courted controversy with her lifestyle videos in her native Philippines, has died at her home in L.A. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed her cause of death as suicide by ligature hanging. She was 19. 🕯️  Isabelle Tate, who made an appearance on the pilot episode of 9-1-1: Nashville , has died. She was 23. Her agent told Deadline Tate had a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth, a progressive multisystem, multiorgan disease that causes lifelong, progressive symptoms, including muscle weakness and atrophy in the arms and legs, sensory loss, and other complications 🕯️ 2025 Deaths Photo Gallery ON THE RADAR Fri - World Series begins; NBA Prime Video debuts; New Yorker Festival opens Sun - It: Welcome to Derry series premiere Tue - Only Murders in the Building S5 finale Wed - Meta & Alphabet earnings Thu - Fox Corp., Comcast, Apple and Amazon earnings PHOTO OF THE DAY Malcolm On The Left - Frankie Muniz teased the upcoming Malcolm in the Middle revival with a set photo of himself with Christopher Masterson and Justin Berfield, who reprise their roles as Malcolm’s brothers, Francis and Reese, respectively. This email was sent to punjabsvera@gmail.com by Deadline. 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