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STUDIOS ARE USING THE TECH TO TWEAK THEIR MOVIES, BUT KEEPING HUSH ABOUT HOW |
Hollywood has long held to an unwritten rule about plastic surgery: Everybody knows it happens, very few admit to having it done. Now there’s a new form of cosmetic enhancement in the entertainment business, but keeping it quiet has consequences for all.
Like the celebrities undergoing unspoken procedures, studios are quietly using AI to smooth rough edges, alter dialogue, and polish visual effects. In other words, movies are being tweaked and plumped, but studios are keeping hush about how.
That’s the view of an influential AI technologist, who spoke recently with Deadline’s Rendering column. His technology is widely adopted in Hollywood, but his company is only being credited on a fifth of the projects it completes. That means 80% of its work goes completely under the radar, including its contribution to a 2026 box office smash, whose director took a personal interest in the post-production AI tools. >>>Good Reason For The Silence
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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Keanu's Lego Movie - After successfully launching the Duke Ka-Boom character in the Toy Story franchise, Keanu Reeves and Josh Cooley are looking to reteam on another popular toy franchise. Sources tell Deadline that Keanu Reeves is in negotiations to star in a live-action hybrid Lego pic with Cooley directing. >>>Rights Could Lapse
Soderbergh's 'Jaws' App Launches - With Production 02074, Soderbergh has created a formula to dissect great films that shows us instead of tells us. Readers scroll through the images in scenes as Spielberg shot them on each of the staggering number of production days (143). >>>Q&A
Warners Buys "Exposure" - In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has acquired “Exposure,” a short story by Erika Vázquez & Siena Butterfield, who will pen a feature adaptation. The story is billed as a psychosexual thriller with themes of voyeurism. >>>Muschiettis Producing
Women Directors Up To 'Task' - HBO has set its directing team for Season 2 of Task, and all are women. Georgi Banks-Davies (I Hate Suzie), Clare Kilner (House of the Dragon) and Kitty Green (The Assistant) will join returning director and executive producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Task) to helm Season 2 of the critically acclaimed crime drama series. >>>In Pre-Production
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Mindy Kaling‘s latest series, Not Suitable For Work, is wrapping its first season on Hulu today, with two back-to-back episodes. They are episodes 108 and 109 of the ensemble comedy about 20-somethings in New York navigating first jobs and love.
Not Suitable For Work is Kaling’s first series as sole creator since the 2012 The Mindy Project, which was developed at NBC and picked up to series at Fox, moving to Hulu after Season 3. When the Warner Bros.-produced ensemble comedy was first sold to Hulu, it was named Murray Hill, after the Manhattan neighborhood where the quintet of young central characters live.
The title was subsequently changed to Not Suitable For Work. It does not quite fit the show as it is not racy and there is virtually no sex in it. There is some office stuff but it is not a workplace show either. Still, audiences seem to be responding to the name as NSFW has been consistently ranking high on Disney+/Hulu’s Daily Top 10 in the U.S., bolstering the show’s chances for a Season 2 renewal.
Deadline asked Kaling how she feels about the title change and which one she likes better, Murray Hill or NSFW. >>>Q&A
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Universal Pictures has revealed the Illumination animated movie Not Alone, which will star Timothée Chalamet and Selena Gomez. The studio has set an April 16, 2027 wide release for the project.
Lily James is set to star in Seasons (fka My Wife and I Bought a Ranch), Drew Hancock’s new horror film for Amazon MGM marking his follow-up to New Line’s Companion.
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🤝 Two agencies representing below-the-line creative talent, Dattner Dispoto and Associates (DDA Talent) and Worldwide Production Agency (WPA), are merging operations. The resulting, heftier company will bring decades of experience and have global reach.
⚖️ Carlos Mencia entered a not guilty plea today to tax evasion charges that could land the comic behind bars for over 11 years if a jury finds the Mind of Mencia frontman guilty of the felonies.
🤖 Google DeepMind and A24 have unveiled an innovative research partnership allowing the studio and its filmmakers to “help shape new technology in service of their vision and expand their storytelling possibilities.” Google made an investment in A24 as part of the collaboration reportedly in the range of $75M.
📺 Instagram for TV is now available on Samsung Smart TVs. Meta, owner of the Instagram social platform, announced today that Instagram for TV will now join Amazon Fire and Google TVs on Samsung TVs nationwide.
🎸 Olivia Rodrigo has announced her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields, an all-women music festival set for Irvine’s Great Park on August 29. In addition to Rodrigo, the fest includes performances by Chappell Roan, Doechii, Katseye, Mitski, the Breeders, Die Spitz, Bikini Kill, Eli, Garbage and special guests Karen O, Stevie Nicks and Sarah McLachlan.
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Clive Davis, the Grammy-winning music mogul who founded Arista Records, discovered and mentored Whitney Houston, had an ear for a hit and specialized in resurrecting the careers of artists many considered past their peak, died Monday at his New York City home, his family announced. He was 94. No cause of death was provided, but he had been hospitalized recently with respiratory problems. 🕯️ Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve under four presidents, steering the economy through unprecedented growth but also unnerving crisis, has died. He was 100. Greenspan’s wife, NBC News chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent, said in a statement that he died at their home on Monday morning from complications of Parkinson’s disease. 🕯️ 2026 Deaths Photo Gallery
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ON THE RADAR
Tue - NBA Draft
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 starts
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Super Squad - David Corenswet, Milly Alcock, Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult at the Supergirl World Premiere in New York City.
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