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Deadline Exclusives & Originals
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Meet The New Emma Frost - While there was no mention of X-Men in Comic-Con’s Hall H this year, Marvel Studios seems to be getting closer to forming its team of Mutants. Sources tell Deadline that Samara Weaving is the choice to play Emma Frost in the upcoming X-Men movie. After meeting with a number of candidates, director Jake Schreier and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige landed on Weaving earlier this week to tackle the role. >>>Very Active Casting Process
Historic NYC Studio Shuffle - Shadowbox Studios has taken on management of New York's Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York, the 500,000 square-foot campus in Astoria, Queens, where Goodfellas, Sesame Street and countless other series and films have been produced. Shadowbox is stepping in to run the site's 11 soundstages and 325,000 square-feet of office and production support space after a tumultuous period. In April, Deutsche Bank filed a foreclosure complaint against Kaufman Astoria and its then-owner Hackman Capital Partners, alleging a default on a $340 million loan that was due to be paid last fall. >>>Joins Global Portfolio
Chief Pascal Signs Off - Dermot Mulroney will say goodbye to NBC's Chicago Fire and will wrap up his storyline early in Season 15. Mulroney joined the hit firefighter drama from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television in the show’s 13th season as a series regular, portraying Chief Dom Pascal. >>>Netflix Show
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If they ever create a Mount Rushmore-style tribute to the greatest comedians in American history, Mel Brooks’ face would surely be carved in rock. Hand a chisel to Judd Apatow and he’d start the work.
“[Mel’s] the reason why so many of us went into comedy because he was a master at directing, writing, producing, as a performer, as a standup,” Apatow tells Deadline. “He gave us all hope that you could do this kind of bold work.”
Apatow explores the legend’s incredible career in the two-part documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards – tied for the most of any nonfiction project this year. >>>Read The Interview
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Exclusive
Beatrice Kitsos (Percy Jackson and the Olympians) and David Iacono (Jurassic World Rebirth) have landed the lead roles in the Netflix adaptation of Lynn Painter's BookTok phenomenon Better Than the Movies.
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Comedian Chris Fleming (HBO’s Live at the Palace) and Irina Shayk (Hercules) have inked deals to join The Catch, Universal Pictures' new baseball-themed romantic comedy starring Emma Stone and Chris Pine.
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MORE NEWS
🎭 Ariana Grande's withdrawal from the upcoming London production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Sunday in the Park With George will not keep the show from continuing, according to producers. The Wicked star said over the weekend that she would “step back from visibility” after her current tour on September 1, citing “endless, ongoing public scrutiny.”
✍️ John Oliver is sticking with HBO’s Last Week Tonight for at least another year. He has signed a 12-month deal with the cable network, keeping the show on air until the end of 2027.
⛰️ Paramount Primal has preemptively acquired the high-concept thriller spec Sweet Spot from Nic Curcio & Kirby Gladstein, the writing duo behind the upcoming indie horror film Play House.
🎤 The BBC and NPR are teaming on a podcast about kidnapped American journalist Austin Tice. Josh Baker’s Where is Austin Tice? sets out to answer questions in real time about the man who many consider to be the longest captive American journalist in history.
🧑⚖️ Donald Trump‘s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC is having a chilling effect on output relating to the U.S. president, according to the producer of Have I Got News For You. Jimmy Mulville, the Hat Trick Productions founder, has claimed that the BBC is “nervous” that Trump will accuse the UK broadcaster of malice if he is upset by jokes on its iconic topical comedy show.
⚖️ Paramount wants a trial to start in November in the antitrust lawsuit brought by a dozen state attorneys general and the Writers Guild America. Not surprisingly, the state AGs and the guild want an April start to the proceedings.
⚽ FIFA said it would not move forward with a $20 billion commercial arm of soccer’s world governing body by selling stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investors.
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OBITUARIES
🕯️ Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s The Sopranos, has died. He was 80. The veteran actor was found dead in his Bronx residence today, Aug. 1, by a neighbor. The death is believed to be from natural causes and is not being investigated by the medical examiner. 🕯️ Scott Hylands, the actor known for playing Detective Kevin “OB” O’Brien in Night Heat, has died. He was 83. 🕯️ Nirmal Purja, the British-Nepali mountaineer whose renowned career was featured in the 2021 Netflix documentary 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible, died in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan on Thursday, July 30, his company has confirmed. He was 43. 🕯️ Richard L. O’Connor, an Emmy-winning TV producer and a studio executive in charge of production on such films as On Golden Pond, The Muppet Movie and Raise The Titanic, died July 22 in Palm Desert. He was 96. 🕯️ Natalia Dontcheva, the Bulgarian actress who starred in the French version of Doc Martin on TF1, has died. She was 56.
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ON THE RADAR
Mon - TKO earnings
Tue - Paramount earnings
Wed - Disney, News Corp. earnings
Thu - WBD, Versant, Fox & Nexstar earnings
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Paying Tribute - Romy Reiner and Jake Reiner, children of the late Rob and Michelle Reiner, hug after throwing the ceremonial first pitch before a game at Dodger Stadium.
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