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View on web New reader? Subscribe SUBSCRIBE. IT'S FREE. NETFLIX EYES LEGENDARY'S 'GUNDAM'  SYDNEY SWEENEY & NOAH CENTINO ARE SET TO STAR IN MOVIE Legendary’s live-action feature adaptation of Gundam looks to have found a home as sources tell Deadline that Netflix is on board to distribute the pic. Sydney Sweeney and Noah Centineo will star with Sweet Tooth director Jim Mickle helming. The project has been co-developed between Legendary and franchise owner Bandai Namco Filmworks, from Mickle’s own script. Mickle will produce with his partner Linda Moran through their production company Nightshade. Centineo is also producing with his partner Enzo Marc. The plot is under wraps, but this will mark the first live-action feature in the Gundam world. A live-action Canadian telefilm called G-Saviour aired on TV Asahi in 1999. >>>Revered Anime SUNDANCE NBA Great Steph Curry Wins Top Prize At Sundance For Short Film Co-Directed With Two-Time Oscar Winner Ben Proudfoot Billie Jean King On What It Took To Become Great, And Who She Predicts Will Win This Year’s Australian Open ‘Rock Springs’ Stars & Filmmaker Vera Miao On Their Ghost Story Examining Consequences Of Diaspora She Opened America’s Eyes To Its Racism: Director Judd Ehrlich On ‘Jane Elliott Against The World’ All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews From The 2026 Festival Deadline Studio at Sundance Film Festival 2026 Photo Gallery Deadline Exclusives & Originals 'Melania' Presales - An intriguing final weekend at the January box office is in store. Amazon MGM Studios’ $40M licensed documentary Melania, about First Lady Melania Trump, is gaining steam in presales, sources say, with around $1M indicating a $5M-plus debut at 1,500 sites. That would be the best for any doc in a decade, besting Angel Studios’ After Death ($5M), but the math is a bit fuzzy given the political motives of many ticket buyers. >>> Full B.O. Analysis Campfire Lights On Dating Format - Campfire Studios has been a key part of the true-crime boom of recent years with documentaries including Netflix’s The Menendez Brothers. Founder Ross Dinerstein told Deadline that the firm is now developing its first dating competition format. >>>" Elevated Twist" Changes At 'NCIS' Spinoff - NCIS: Origins is set to return for a third season after scoring an early renewal last week. It will do so without one of its co-showrunners, Gina Lucita Monreal, who will be departing at the end of the current season to focus on new projects. This is the second time Monreal will be leaving the NCIS universe. >>> David J. North Staying On Deadline's AI Column 'Rendering' — With battle lines being drawn by studios on artificial intelligence copyright theft, “AI-native” producer Jason Zada argues that the power to keep outputs clean lies mostly in the hands of the prompter. It's not a fashionable view in Hollywood. >>> Produced Coca-Cola Holiday Ad THE DEADLINE INTERVIEW Tracy Spiridakos Reveals Why ‘Anna Pigeon’ Role Was The Perfect Follow-Up To ‘Chicago P.D.' Tracy Spiridakos is a long way away from Chicago, the city she called home for years while starring as Detective Hailey Upton on NBC’s hit police procedural Chicago P.D. Similar to her character, Anna Pigeon, in the upcoming eponymous USA Network series, Spiridakos traded the big city for a small town. Spiridakos spoke to Deadline about what it was like being surrounded by nature while shooting in Alberta, Canada, riding horses, and she shared teasers as to what fans can expect when the show premieres later this year. >>>Q&A & Photos RENEWALS, CANCELLATIONS & PICKUPS   Exclusive Antony Starr To Lead ‘Breakers’ Series Ordered By Netflix From ‘Somewhere Boy’ Creator & ‘Baby Reindeer’ Producer ​​​​​​​‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Books Early Season 5 Renewal ‘Schumacher ’94’: Netflix Revs Up Doc Feature On Formula 1 Legend CASTING ABOUT exclusive Julia Garner is set to co-star opposite Charlize Theron in the Amazon MGM Studios pic Tyrant from David Weil, who is directing from a script he wrote. The pic is set to shoot later this year, now that its two lead stars are on board.   Exclusive Kate Beckinsale has signed on to star in The Savior, an action-thriller from director Russell Mulcahy (Resident Evil: Extinction).    exclusive Will Poulter and Odessa Young are set to join Adam Driver and Regina Hall in Netflix‘s upcoming hostage thriller series Rabbit, Rabbit, from creator-showrunner Peter Craig, director Philip Barantini and MRC.   exclusive Game of Thrones star Aidan Gillen is among the cast for Saviour, a legal thriller series for UK network ITV.  Luke Evans won’t be doing the Time Warp alone this spring: Broadway's Roundabout Theatre Company has announced additional cast for The Rocky Horror Show. Joining the previously announced Evans will be Rachel Dratch, Andrew Durand, Amber Gray, Harvey Guillén, Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Josh Rivera and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez. Two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne's third picture with Searchlight, the Danish comedy-drama Somewhere Out There, has set its cast with Jacob Haugaard (The jut-nuts), Jacob Lohmann (Dynastiet Mærsk), Ole Sørensen (The Sunfish) and Lane Lind (Matador) joining previously announced Oscar nominee Renate Reinsve. BY THE NUMBERS   6.2M - Number of streaming views on Netflix for  Alex Honnold's live free climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper MORE NEWS 🦚 Comcast reported Q4 results that reflected tough Wicked-on-Wicked studio comparisons. NBCUniversal streamer Peacock added 3 million subscribers to hit 44 million, but its losses widened due to NBA rights costs. ❌ Odessa A’zion has dropped out of Sean Durkin’s A24 film Deep Cuts following online backlash surrounding her casting. After A’zion’s casting was announced earlier this week, fans of the book noted that the character of Zoe Gutierrez, which A’zion was set to portray, was of Mexican heritage and Jewish. A’zion is not Mexican, which fans online argued was an irreconcilable difference.     🏛️ The Library of Congress on Wednesday revealed 25 films it is adding to its National Film Registry, movies that span the silent film era as far back as 1896 to Wes Anderson’s 2014 nine-time Oscar-nominated The Grand Budapest Hotel. 🍿 Netflix has ordered seven Chinese-language series that will roll out across this year, starring the likes of Ethan Ruan, Kent Tsai and Wallace Huo. ⛷️ Warner Bros. Discovery is partnering with Elon Musk’s X at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Italy. WBD will share exclusive behind-the-scenes video content and certain highlights footage on X channels throughout the games, which are being streamed on HBO Max across Europe and Discovery+ in the UK. ON THE RADAR Thu - Apple earnings; Bridgerton Season 4 premieres Fri - Melania doc debuts in theaters Sat - Australian Open Women's Final; Alexander Skarsgård hosts SNL Sun - The Grammys; Australian Open Men's Final Mon - Disney earnings Tue - Senate hearing on Netflix-WBD deal Wed - Winter Olympics begin; SB FF kicks off PHOTO OF THE DAY Great 'Heights' - Margot Robbie poses during the Wuthering Heights world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre. 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. © 2026 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