Philadelphia Eagles fans are passionate about their football team, but Saquon Barkley didn’t like them booing Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl. The running back champion defended the “Fortnight” singer during a recent interview after he learned Swift was greeted with boos on Sunday night. “They showed her on the Jumbotron, and she got booed,”
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Bad Company, Mariah Carey, Billy Idol and, after decades of effort, Chubby Checker are among the performers nominated for induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Hall Foundation announced today. In all, 14 nominees made the cut: Bad Company, The Black Crowes, Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New
Fox‘s popular game show The Floor received quite a nice boost from Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. The network said Tuesday that the Season 3 premiere, which aired directly after the Philadelphia Eagles finished off the Kansas City Chiefs, drew 14 million viewers, easily a series-high audience. While The Floor has had some promising same-day
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild will bestow Allison Janney with the union’s top honor, the Distinguished Artisan Award, on Saturday during the 12th annual MUAHS Awards. The guild presents the honor to an artist whose consistent collaboration with Local 706 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists has richly enhanced and created memorable characters throughout
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine are getting closer to finding the next Elle Woods to lead its upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series. Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders) and Madison Wolfe (True Detective, Mayfair Witches) have tested for the role, Deadline has learned. According to inside sources, no decision has been made
At a meeting with his agents way back in January 2022, Malachi Kirby recalls for the first time describing his dream project when pondering the direction his career may take next. Kirby, whose star was soaring following a BAFTA-winning performance in Steve McQueen’s Small Axe, said he wanted to fulfil a life-long dream of playing
Fox Sports took a minimal approach with their on-air graphics for the Super Bowl LIX and has divided its viewers. The network debuted a new score bug for the championship game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and people have a lot to say. Long gone are the flashy graphics that showcase
We have an official front-runner for the Animated Feature Oscar. The Wild Robot flat-out dominated the 52nd annual Annie Awards on Saturday night, won eight trophies: Best Direction for Chris Sanders — his fifth career Annie — FX, Character Animation, Character Design, Production Design, Editorial, Music and Voice Acting for Lupita Nyong’o as lead character
SPOILER ALERT: The story includes a detail from Season 4 of Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias. With Sweet Magnolias being a romantic drama, all of its characters older than Maddie’s little daughter Katie have always been either in a relationship or in a pursuit of one. With one exception, Isaac (Chris Medlin), the young inspiring chef who
Veteran Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike has been at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) for the international premiere of his new sports film Blazing Fists. He also featured in the festival’s ‘big talk’ this week alongside producer and frequent collaborator Misako Saka. Speaking to Deadline, Miike pointed out that this edition marked his fifth visit
The 30th annual Critics Choice Awards are underway Friday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, launching a ceremony that had twice been postponed due to the L.A. wildfires that wreaked havoc on the city the past month. Chelsea Handler returns to host. Already, Zoe Saldaña won for Best Supporting Actress for Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, cementing
Good afternoon Insiders, Max Goldbart here penning the newsletter after another busy week. Read on. And sign up here. ‘Emilia’s Awards Chances… A week is a long time: Last time I penned this very newsletter we led with the headline ‘Emilia’s Oscar March’. Not the same story this week. An unprecedented situation has played out
UPDATED with latest: Sorry, ESPN. After the network rejiggered its schedule to accommodate the debut of the Los Angeles Lakers new superstar Luka Dončić, the news broke today that Dončić’s return from a calf strain would be pushed back to at least Monday. That means the Los Angeles Lakers-Indiana Pacers game that ESPN moved onto
Spend on UK film and high-end TV beat pre-Covid levels for the first time last year, the BFI‘s annual figures have revealed. Investment in these projects shot up from 2023 by a hefty 31% to hit £5.6B ($7B), which for the first time since the pandemic ravaged the industry was ahead of the boom era
UTA Vice Chairman Jay Sures, who is also a UC Regent and outspoken supporter of Israel, saw his Brentwood home vandalized by protesters who massed in front of his house early this morning. Among other indignities, the protesters left bloody handprints on the door of his garage, and had to be dispersed by police. Per
EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the 80th anniversary World War II‘s end in Europe, a two-part doc with UK and U.S. partners is being readied. WWII – The End is a co-production between Channel 5 and its digital network 5 Select, the UK’s 3DD Productions and Greg Rubidge’s producer-distributor Syndicado, which has North American digital distribution rights.
UPDATED with latest: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it has officially begun its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal effort, beginning with two Pasadena Unified School District campuses that were destroyed in the Eaton Fire. The announcement marked a key milestone in the wildfire recovery effort, which began with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wireless data use at NFL stadiums has continued to surge, according to a new report from Verizon. During the 2024 season, average mobile consumption increased 37% over 2023, hitting about 960 terabytes. Video accounted for one-quarter of all data use, while call time inched up 8% to 4.3 million minutes. Monday night games averaged 4
Timothée Chalamet recently pulled double duties on Saturday Night Live as guest host and musical guest and Chloe Fineman is giving insight into what it was like working with the actor. Fineman recently revealed that many of her suggestions for sketches she had for Chalamet did not come to fruition, particularly one channeling a Babygirl
Bectu Launches Biggest Ever Survey British broadcasting union Bectu is launching what it is calling its largest ever survey of those working behind the scenes in TV and film. The union is asking workers across the UK’s creative industries about their experiences and views on key issues facing the sector, including pay, employment practices, mental
The Recording Academy is handing out its 67th Grammy Awards today in Los Angeles, having just wrapped up its annual Premiere Ceremony where the bulk of the 94 awards were bestowed. Read more about the preshow below. Winners in the final eight categories will be revealed during the primetime ceremony hosted by Trevor Noah, and
Although Patti LuPone is officially part of the MCU, and there’s nothing they can do to take that away from us, don’t expect a Thanos snap to bring her back anytime soon. The 3x Tony-winning actress explained why her Disney+ series Agatha All Along will not proceed with a second season, noting that she is
Though Issa Rae‘s seminal HBO dramedy Insecure has long since wrapped, with a final episode airing in late 2021, the multi-hyphenate is very aware that some fans are displeased with the ending — even to the point of asking for reshoots. In a new interview with People, the Barbie star admitted she knows that “people
The BBC didn’t need to sack Jeremy Clarkson from its hit car show Top Gear, says his former co-presenter James May. Clarkson and May, together with Richard Hammond, were the stars of the show in its most popular era when the series drew millions of viewers in the UK and overseas, audiences drawn as much
More than 15 years, one of Beyoncé‘s catchiest songs — and the Saturday Night Live sketch it inspired — still have a hold on the hive. Justin Timberlake recently revealed how he convinced the 32x Grammy winner to parody her 2008 music video for ‘Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)’ on the NBC sketch
Charter Communications, which offers TV, internet and wireless services under the Spectrum brand, reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations. Earnings per share of $10.10 soared above the Street’s consensus outlook for $9.22. Revenue of $13.9 billion was close to the estimate of $13.88 billion. The company shed 177,000 internet customers during the period
For anyone who’s tuned into The Pitt on Max, it doesn’t take long to realize that Noah Wyle‘s Dr. Michael Robinavitch is having a very bad day. In a press conference with reporters Thursday, Wyle joined fellow executive producers John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill, as well as most of the cast, to talk about
Pinewood Unveils Revised Studios Expansion Proposal Pinewood Group has revised its plans to expand its Buckinghamshire site and launched a new public consultation to discuss development options. While noting that British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently called the site “the spiritual home of the British film industry,” Pinewood said proposals include additional stages and production
EXCLUSIVE: Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay is hoping to make a television series about Los Angeles’ first Black mayor, Tom Bradley. DuVernay would like to adapt an upcoming book by The Tipping Point author Malcolm Gladwell on the city’s longest serving mayor, who was in charge of the city between 1973 and 1993. DuVernay revealed her
Irish Film & TV Academy Names Rising Star Nominees The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) and Screen Ireland (Fís Éireann) have unveiled the four Rising Star nominees ahead of the IFTA Awards Ceremony on February 14 in Dublin. They are Say Nothing and Masters of the Air actor Anthony Boyle, writer/director Aislinn Clarke (Fréwaka,
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