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'LANDMAN' ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS SCORE BIG SALARY BUMPS |
NEW DEALS COME AHEAD OF PARAMOUNT+ HIT'S SEASON 3 |
It pays to be on a massive hit. That is the takeaway for original stars of Paramount+’s flagship series Landman who have successfully negotiated significant raises heading into Season 3, Deadline has learned.
The deal involves the entire original cast of the Taylor Sheridan drama with the exception of lead Billy Bob Thornton, who Deadline hears has a separate three-year deal with standard year-to-year increases and would be up for negotiating a new contract if Landman goes to a fourth season.
Demi Moore, whose original contract was shorter than the norm at two years, now has a new deal with a sizable raise, bringing her to parity with Thornton next season, sources say. >>>Per Episode Pay
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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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Hardy Is Mobbed Up Again - The leading trio of characters on MobLand will remain intact for the expected Season 3 of Paramount+‘s hit crime series. After some behind-the-scenes drama, Tom Hardy is staying on. >>>Friction With Showrunner
Party Of Two - Almost 32 years later, Neve Campbell is reuniting with Party of Five co-creator Chris Keyser for another family drama, The Shore, which has been set up for development at HBO Max. >>>Multigenerational Family Drama
How Mighty Will 'Minions' Be? - The babbling little slapstick Minions are now teenagers at 16 years old and they’re opening their seventh movie in the Illumination franchise with Minions & Monsters. Overseas, they’ll continue to translate, with a vibrant foreign weekend including previews around $90 million. >>>N. America In Question
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Hollywood and the video game industry have spent years borrowing from one another, recruiting top talent and adapting stories in pursuit of true cross-media convergence. Yet despite the rise of cinematic games and a steady stream of game-to-screen adaptations, the two mediums have largely remained distinct experiences. Netflix Games and Night School Studio’s latest title, Unhinged, is among the clearest recent attempts to blur that line. Voice talent for the project includes Zoë Kravitz, Sadie Sink and Troy Baker.
Deadline spoke with Netflix Games GM of Narrative Games Sean Krankel and Night School Studio Game Director Sam Warner about building Unhinged, recruiting its star-studded cast and why they believe the future of interactive storytelling may be in the palm of your hand.>>>Q&A
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Exclusive
Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro is joining Bradley Cooper’s crew for Warner Bros’ Ocean’s Eleven prequel. She’ll join Cooper, Margot Robbie and Oscar-nominated The Secret Agent actor Wagner Moura.
Mark Harmon is returning to NCIS: Origins for a season-long arc. Harmon, who previously starred as Leroy Jethro Gibbs for 18 seasons on NCIS, will appear in all episodes of Season 3 as part of a present-day mystery tied to his ‘90s Camp Pendleton days.
In his first series role since his TV debut in Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien has been tapped as the lead of Hulu comedy pilot Lex.
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Shang-Chi star Simu Liu is joining Allison Williams and Michelle Randolph in Xavier Gens’ sci-fi survival thriller, Homewrecker.
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Sonia Mena (Tell Me Lies) is set for a starring role opposite Mythic Quest's Chase Yi in the new Paranormal Activity movie from Undertone helmer Ian Tuason, Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount.
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Chase Yi has landed a lead role in the new Paranormal Activity movie from Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Paramount Pictures.
Paul Dano is set to star opposite Callum Turner and Margaret Qualley in the remake of 1981 supernatural thriller Possession coming together at Paramount.
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BY THE NUMBERS
$8,035,040.88 - The price tag for Blake Lively's legal bills, according to the actress, in her legal battle with Justin Baldoni
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MORE NEWS
🤜🤛 Paramount has offered concessions in a bid to smooth over European Commission concerns about its $111B deal for Warner Bros Discovery. The European Commission confirmed a filing in which Paramount made its pledges. It has been reported that one concession will be withdrawal from the UIP film distribution joint venture, but that element was not confirmed by the parties today.
🏨 Harvey Weinstein is currently in a hospital following what a representative has described to us as “severe breathing issues.” Deadline is told Weinstein is “resting and recovering at hospital where he will stay at least for the next few weeks” after his health deteriorated in the past week.
🤝 Neon has officially acquired global rights to Luca Guadagnino's Artificial from Amazon MGM Studios. The tech giant said last month it would not proceed with releasing the movie about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
🍿 Minions & Monsters director Pierre Coffin and Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri have questioned the focus on box office as the sign of a film's success. They were speaking to Deadline at Annecy, where the latest in the franchise opened the world's premiere animation festival.
🤠 Dutton Ranch has a new showrunner. The Paramount+ series, a spinoff of Yellowstone, has named Benjamin Cavell, creator of SEAL Team, as showrunner for Season 2.
👄 Broadway's production roster continued its usual summertime trimming last week, with its count of 35 shows down by three from the previous week. Among them, The Rocky Horror Show grossed $1,215,225, filling 97% of seats at Studio 54 and setting a new house record.
📉 Many of Comcast's long-impeccable credit ratings have been put under review for a potential downgrade by Moody’s due to the company’s planned split into two separate companies.
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Michael Byrne, the English actor familiar to fans of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Braveheart, and such British TV series as Coronation Street and Casualty, has died. He was 82. 🕯️ Victor Willis, the frontman of Village People, who co-wrote "YMCA," has died. He was 74.
Photo Gallery: Hollywood & Media Obituaries
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ON THE RADAR
Wed - U.S. vs. Bosnia-Herzegovina World Cup game
Sat - Independence Day; Tour de France begins
Sun - NBC’s Star-Spangled Sunday with 15 MLB games
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New 'Story' - From one Ryan Murphy show to another, Paul Anthony Kelly, who stars as JFK Jr. in Love Story, has undergone a transformation for American Horror Story. Murphy posted a photo of the actor, who died his hair blonde for his upcoming role in the long-running series.
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