| IN RETURN, THE AMPTP IS SEEKING LONGER, MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS |
SAG-AFTRA is already lined up to be the first Hollywood guild to kick off 2026 contract negotiations with the studios and streamers, and both sides have some big asks of the other.
Among them, Deadline has learned, the now Greg Hessinger-led Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers is preparing to offer the actors' union, the Christoper Nolan-run DGA and the WGA a massive injection of cash to get their respective Health Plan in tip-top shape.
In response, the studios and streamers want the guilds to agree to shift their contract lengths from the current three-year span to more like five years. >>>Seeking Stability |
Deadline Exclusives & Originals |
Diddy & Baylen Dupree To The Rescue - Warner Bros. Discovery is in the middle of a loud process to sell its studios and streaming business, a move that will see the creation of Discovery Global, which will house its cable networks. The mood in the camp should be buoyed by the fact that its collection of cable networks was able to launch 18 of the top 25 new cable originals in 2025, outside of news and sports. >>> Year's Biggest New Show
James Cameron Interview - “I am always on pins and needles before a film opens. It is less about the reviews for me than whether people show up or not,” James Cameron, whose films have grossed more than $8 billion, told Deadline about the release of Avatar: Fire and Ash. >>>Watch
‘Zootopia 2’: Read The Screenplay - Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Zootopia 2, Disney's blockbuster sequel that brings back dynamic duo Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) for a new case, at the heart of which lies Key Huy Quan’s Gary De’Snake. >>> The Script |
Marty Supreme is a confluence of several ideas, i.e., an autobiography of table tennis champ Marty Reisman and post-World War II colleagues who Josh Safdie's great grandfather use to hang with. "All these misfits, guys with high IQs who did terribly at school or were dropouts; super serious dreamers who would bet on who could throw a peach pit higher on Broadway and 52nd Street," says director Safdie. That, in addition to "deep rooted psychological places" in the minds of Safdie and script collaborator Ronald Bronstein. >>>Listen |
QUOTABLE "I hope CBS provides its viewers with a clear accounting" - FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez, the lone democrat on the panel, on CBS News' decision to pull a '60 Minutes' segment |
exclusive Percy Jackson and the Olympians has found its larger-than-life Titan Atlas, as well as two other notable characters set to be introduced in Season 3 of the Disney+ series. Holt McCallany has been cast in a recurring guest role as the legendary Titan, also known as the Bearer of Heaven. David Costabile will also be a recurring guest star in Season 3 playing Dr. Thorn, a stern military academy headmaster. Jesse L. Martin is joining the series as a guest star. He will play Annabeth’s mortal father Frederick Chase. |
BY THE NUMBERS 8.46B - Viewing minutes for 'Stranger Things' Season 5 in its debut week, the biggest weekly viewing total ever for a streaming title |
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💰 Netflix has secured new bank financing totaling $25 billion to replace a portion of the cash commitment under its previously disclosed $59 billion bridge loan to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studios and streaming business.
⚖️ Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH), who is an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, sued other trustees on Monday, seeking a court ruling to force them to remove Donald Trump from the name of the arts institution. |
OBITUARIES
🕯️ Vince Zampella, a video game creator whose credits include the immensely popular Call of Duty franchise, reportedly died Sunday in a single-car crash on a highway near Los Angeles. He was 55. 🕯️ Veteran character actor Helen Siff, known for her roles in films such as You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, Hail, Caesar! and The Karate Kid , died Thursday in Los Angeles of complications from surgery for “a long, painful, illness,” her family told our sister site The Hollywood Reporter. She was 88. 🕯️ Lizzie Avery, the long-serving NBCUniversal international TV sales exec, has died aged 54. 🕯️ 2025 Media Deaths Photo Gallery |
ON THE RADAR
Wed - Christmas Eve; It's a Wonderful Life on NBC
Thu - Christmas Day; NFL tripleheader; Stranger Things - Season 5, Part 2 |
The Hero's Journey - The first trailer for The Odyssey offered an extended look at Christopher Nolan's feature take on Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon. |
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