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PRODUCERS REACH OUT TO TALENT FOR NEXT AUDITION ROUND |
Fans of the James Bond franchise are getting closer to finding out who will next play the iconic spy. Sources tell Deadline that producers and director Denis Villeneuve have begun informing talent about those that have made the next round of auditions, which will occur later this summer. Villeneuve has been calling talent directly and while Deadline has not been able to confirm any names, sources say the auditions are set to take place in August.
As for how many actors will test in August, while one source says they expect producers to cast a wide net, the exact number unknown, with some sources saying between 5-7. Others said in the teens. >>>Timetable
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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Netflix's Adult Animation Reversion - Netflix is realigning its comedy series operation, bringing adult animation under Tracey Pakosta, the streamer’s VP, Comedy Original Series. The move reverts to the original setup when Pakosta joined Netflix in 2020 as Head of Comedy, with adult animation part of her purview. >>>Predated Features Animation Move
Peppa's AI Mud Puddle - Peppa Pig is famed for her love of jumping in muddy puddles, but the company behind the hit children’s TV series has created a different kind of splash with its approach to AI. Hasbro, the U.S. toymaker that acquired the Peppa Pig brand in 2019, is asking child actors on the animated series to sign over their voices to artificial intelligence under new contract terms, Deadline has revealed. Industry sources said AI clauses are now frequently appearing in kids’ contracts on TV and film projects, but Hasbro’s embrace of the terms on Peppa Pig has become a lightning rod for concern. >>>"Take It Or Leave It" Ultimatum
Disney's New Vision - Infinity Vision, the large screening format standard which Disney is introducing for its upcoming re-release of the Marvel Studios’ Russo Brothers directed Avengers: Endgame and their December mega-tentpole Avengers: Doomsday, has received more than 7,500 applications from global exhibitor screens looking for certification. >>>Now Verifying Screens
"Singing Janitor" Mops Up Movie Deal - After winning America’s Got Talent and its $1 million prize, “singing janitor” Richard Goodall has won again. He’s at the center of a deal with Everard Entertainment and Mad Chance to turn his impossible story into a feature film. >>>"Unbelievable Journey"
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‘Ghostbusters’ Animated Series Team Say Their Show Sticks To Canon While Being “As Funny & Scary As Anything You’ve Ever Seen” From The Franchise
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The creative team behind Netflix's Ghostbusters animated series want their show to “feel like our characters could walk off the television, onto a movie screen and interact with the pre-existing characters.”
Launching next year and titled Ghostbusters: Night Shift, the latest in the franchise is one of Netflix’s splashiest upcoming animated series. EP Amie Karp told Deadline she was “struck by the question” posed to her by the team, which was: “Can we make an animated series that is in canon?”
Above all else, co-showrunner Elliott Kalan, who said Ghostbusters runs through his “internal DNA,” made this his aim. The team behind the Dan Aykroyd-produced show revealed more at Annecy. >>>Read The Interview
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Exclusive
Ayden Mayeri (Mr. Throwback) and Ashleigh Cummings (Citadel) have been added to the cast of Prime Video series Sex Criminals, an adaptation of Image Comics’ title, which hails from Emily V. Gordon, Kumail Nanjiani, Tze Chun, LuckyChap and Amazon MGM Studios.
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Daniels, the Oscar-winning filmmaking duo consisting of Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, has added four to the cast of its untitled Universal event film, sources tell Deadline: Silvia Dionicio (Task), Jackson Kelly (Imperfect Women), Kerrice Brooks (My Old Ass), and Thalia Dudek (Better Man).
Asa Butterfield will play The Beatles' manager Brian Epstein in a TV series chronicling the band’s early years. Butterfield is one of a handful of new additions to Hamburg Days, with Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) joining as Paul McCartney’s father, Jim McCartney. Christine Tremarco (Adolescence) will play Aunt Mimi, John Lennon’s guardian.
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BY THE NUMBERS
18M - Viewership for the the USMNT’s World Cup win over Paraguay, making it the most-watched World Cup telecast ever for English-language U.S. audiences
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MORE NEWS
🏰 The world of Harry Potter is coming to Paramount. The company has inked a multi-year licensing deal, making the Paramount networks the exclusive linear home of the Harry Potter film franchise.
🏆 Ninety-five Oscar nominees and 21 winners are among the 529 film industry notables who have just officially become Oscar voters as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended its annual invitations to the likes of Jenna Ortega and Jacob Elordi.
🦚 Summer just began this week, but NBC is looking ahead to autumn. The network on Wednesday unveiled fall premiere dates for its returning drama, comedy and reality shows along with a trio of new series.
⛰️ Paramount's $110B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery is inching closer to approval in Europe, according to a report in the Financial Times. The paper reported that the European Commission, the EU’s antitrust enforcer, will clear the takeover rather than subject it to deeper investigation.
💰 Sony Pictures Entertainment has made a $100 million strategic investment in Cosm, a start-up operator of venues presenting “shared reality” programming like movies and live sports.
🐈 Ricky Gervais got a heroes welcome at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival after a sneak peek presentation of his Netflix adult animation Alley Cats. As he entered the festival’s packed out 1,400-capacity main Bonlieu theater, he was serenaded with a raucous rendition of “Happy Birthday” marking his turning 65 today.
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OBITUARIES
🕯️David Clayton-Thomas, the Canadian singer whose gruff, soulful vocals for Blood, Sweat & Tears were an integral part of the band’s late-1960s success with such songs as "And When I Die, You’ve Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel," died yesterday at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. He was 84. 🕯️ Jeff Olson, a veteran visual effects producer and modelmaker who spent a quarter-century at Industrial Light and Magic and worked on projects including Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, Star Trek films and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died June 21. He was 77. 🕯️ Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
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ON THE RADAR
Thu - Great American State fair begins in D.C.; U.S. vs. Turkey in World Cup
Sun - BET Awards; Bill Maher receives Mark Twain Award
Mon - Wimbledon begins
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'Invite'-Only - Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton at The Invite Los Angeles premiere at the DGA Theater.
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