The 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were revealed this morning. HBO dominated the drama list, with nods going to Succession, House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and The White Lotus, as had been expected. Succession, the HBO drama headlined by Brian Cox, earned an expected Best Drama nomination, plus multiple nods in the actor/actress categories. It will go up against fellow HBO hits including House of the Dragon, The Last of Us and The White Lotus, in addition to Andor, The Crown and Yellowjackets. On the comedy side, the lineup puts last year's winner in the top category, Ted Lasso, back in the running along with prior nominees Barry, Only Murders in the Building, Abbott Elementary and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Academy voters left room for three new players in Wednesday, The Bear and Jury Duty.
This year’s Emmy Awards ceremony is scheduled to be held September 18 live on Fox, but the ongoing writers strike and a potential SAG-AFTRA strike could change that. >>>Complete Nominations List MORE:
Snubs & Surprises: Helen Mirren, ‘Harry & Meghan,’ Harrison Ford & ‘Yellowstone’ Cold-Shouldered; ‘Jury Duty’ Verdict Is A Thumbs Up
HBO's 4 Outstanding Drama Nominations Are Its Most In One Year Since 1992
'The Problem With Jon Stewart' Officially Enters Late-Night Emmy Race
Paris Barclay Makes History With 'Dahmer' Directing Nomination
📺 Deadline's Full Emmy Nominations Coverage |
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Bring In The Feds - SAG-AFTRA has agreed to federal mediation in order to break a bargaining deadlock with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, but said that “we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement” on a new film and TV contract. Early on Monday, sources told Deadline, the AMPTP suggested bringing in federal mediators to help with the situation, with the plan taken to studio chiefs including Disney’s Bob Iger, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and Warner Bros Discovery’s David Zaslav for their blessing, which was given. The deadline for reaching an agreement remains tonight at midnight PT. >>> Final Day
Studio Endgame With Writers - Regardless of whether SAG-AFTRA goes on strike, the studios have no intention of sitting down with the Writers Guild for several more months, according to several insiders. The belief, they say, is that by October most writers will be running out of money after five months on the picket lines and no work. “The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” one studio executive told Deadline, with several other sources reiterating the statement. An insider called the strategy “a cruel but necessary evil.” >>> "Make Or Break"
Muhammad Ali Pic Punched To '24 - Rhode Island-based production company Verdi Productions has halted pre-production on the next feature film on the company’s slate, a biopic of Muhammad Ali Jr., due to the potential SAG strike. According to producer Chad A. Verdi (Bleed For This), the indie movie was due to enter principal photography on September 1 in Rhode Island with cast attached, but will now be pushed to late 2024. Tom DeNucci directs. >>> "The Right Thing To Do"
BBC Behind The Scenes - To say the mood is grim at the BBC would be an understatement amid a messy, murky, seemingly sordid scandal involving a top presenter that could prove to be the pubcaster's gravest in a decade. There is also a foreboding sense that the full scale of the latest crisis is yet to emerge. It remains a confusing picture, with claims and counterclaims about whether the unnamed presenter (whose identity is an open secret at the BBC) paid a teenager for explicit images, potentially breaking the law in the process. >>> Scandal Timeline
Cage's 'Retirement Plan' Revealed - Deadline was the first to report the first trailer and release date for Nicolas Cage action-comedy The Retirement Plan. The Face/Off and National Treasure actor stars with Ashley Greene and Ron Perlman in the movie, which is due to hit theaters in the U.S. from August 25 via Falling Forward Films and Productivity Media. >>> Plot Details |
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Nima Javidi's 'The Actor' Is Iran's Contemporary Take On Shakespeare |
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The latest edition of Deadline's Global Breakouts travels to Iran, where filmmaker Nima Javidi’s debut TV series has been winning awards and generating plenty of attention. Taking inspiration from the Bard himself, the show follows two friends who use their acting skills to help solve cold cases. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, it turns out. Having won the Series Mania Grand Prize and attracting the attention of thousands of important attendees there, The Actor’s creator and seller now have their sights set globally. >>> All The World's A Stage |
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“I think we're in for a long strike, and they're going to let it bleed out.” - an industry veteran intimate with studio CEOs' thinking in the WGA strike |
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The cast of James Gunn's Superman: Legacy continues to take shape, with Gunn regular Nathan Fillion, Isabela Merced and Edi Gathegi joining the cast. Fillion will portray Guy Gardner — one iteration of the superhero Green Lantern — with Merced as Hawkgirl and Gathegi as Mister Terrific. David Corenswet has already been set to play Clark Kent aka Superman, as previously announced, with Rachel Brosnahan as his love interest Lois Lane. Bravo has found its new host for Top Chef, with Season 10 winner Kristen Kish taking over for the hit culinary competition show’s 21st season following the exit of longtime host Padma Lakshmi. Kish will join head judge Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons for the upcoming season of the Emmy, James Beard and Critics’ Choice Award-winning series, which will be set in Wisconsin for the new season. Exclusive
Ted Lasso star James Lance and Hermione Norris have joined Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs in the feature adaptation of Raynor Winn’s inspirational bestselling memoir The Salt Path. The film marks the screen directing debut of Marianne Elliott, the Olivier- and Tony Award-winning director of stage hits War Horse, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Company and Death of a Salesman. Lifetime has renewed true-crime series #TextMeWhenYouGetHome for a second season with Ashley Judd joining as narrator. |
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BY THE NUMBERS
$7 million - The Tuesday preview box office tally for Paramount/Skydance's Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, which opens wide today and is eyeing a $90 million five-day opening in the U.S. |
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🎙️ Former President Donald Trump is doing another cable news town hall, this time for Fox News. The hourlong event in Cedar Rapids, IA, slated for Tuesday July 18, will be pre-taped, with Sean Hannity asking the questions. Trump still hasn't committed to taking part in the first Republican presidential debate, which Fox News will air on August 23.
⚖ Kevin Spacey told police he was “baffled” and “deeply hurt” by accusations of sex assault but admitted he could have made a “clumsy pass” at one of his accusers, a British court heard today. The House of Cards star, who denies multiple sex crime charges, also told police he did not grope his accusers.
📀 TikTok struck a deal with Redbox for 3,000 of its movie rental kiosks to have short-form videos stream alongside advertising.
📺 Fox has finally unveiled its 2023 fall schedule and, as expected, it’s full of unscripted series and animated shows amid the writers strike and a possible actors strike. The network for now has parked its lineup of scripted series including 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Cleaning Lady, Accused, Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Animal Control and new series such as Doc and Rescue: HI-Surf. 💰 Skydance Media has closed a new five-year, $1 billion credit facility led by J.P. Morgan, doubling the amount of a prior credit arrangement led by the financial institution. David Ellison’s co-finance and production house is poised for a high point Wednesday with the global release of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, which is on track for franchise-record global opening. In announcing the new facility, Skydance also noted a recent $400 million investment round valuing the company at more than $4 billion.
📽️ Todd Haynes’ May December will open the New York Film Festival on September 29, organizers said. The film is coming off its world premiere in Cannes where its North American rights were acquired by Netflix for $11 million after an all-night bidding war. New York will host the film’s North American premiere as the kickoff to its 61st edition, which runs Sept 29-October 15. 🎬 Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures have set a new, multi-year film partnership. Sources tell Deadline that on the Amblin side, the deal signals a change from financing its own films to having a traditional producing deal with the studio that Amblin boss Steven Spielberg called his "ancestral home studio" -- though Spielberg will continue to have autonomy over the films he wants to make. Sources add that there will likely be job cuts in the future for Amblin that could impact 20% of staff.
💵 Executive pay at Channel 4 soared to record highs last year for senior leaders at the UK commercial network. Channel 4's annual report lays bear how much the top teamed earned in 2022 as they fought off privatization and delivered a stable commercial performance. Fortunes have soured in recent months as an ad market downturn forced it cancel and delay shows and significantly slow down new commissioning. As Channel 4 orders all of its content from indie producers, suppliers have been asked to suck up some of the pain, which has fuelled anger over executive pay. In Brief - Joy Sunday has signed with Gersh for representation. Sunday made a splash in the hit Netflix series Wednesday in the role of Bianca Barclay, a siren and queen bee of Nevermore Academy and arch nemesis of Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega). ... A federal judge has rejected the Federal Trade Commission’s effort to stop Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision , ruling that the government had not shown the transaction would substantially lessen competition. It moves the $69 billion deal one step closer to completion. ... BAFTA made changes to its campaigning rules fir the 2024 Film Awards. Voters will be provided with "detailed guidance and regulations" on campaigning, hosting screenings and communicating. ... A survey shows 65% of the Writers Guild of Great Britain members believe A.I. will will reduce their writing incomes. |
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Trending  Angel Studios’ indie thriller Sound of Freedom starring Jim Caviezel was No. 1 overall at the domestic box office Monday with an estimated $4 million, topping both Insidious: The Red Door and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. The pic, which opened July 4, now has a running cume of $45.6M.
🔻 The Writers Guild of Canada reported that aggregate earnings of its Canadian citizen members over the past five years have declined by nearly 22% when adjusted for inflation, with WGC president Alex Levine calling the drop "devastating." "Out of work writers are switching careers. Others are leaving the country," he said. "Our domestic industry is dying.” |
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OBITUARIES
🕯 Jimmy Weldon, a 1940s-era disc jockey and later kids TV host and voice actor whose ability to mimic a Donald Duck-like quacking voice led to his signature portrayal of a classic Hanna-Barbera cartoon duckling named Yakky Doodle, died July 6 in Paso Robles, CA. He was 99. 🕯 Czech-born French writer Milan Kundera, author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being , has died aged 94. A 1988 movie adaptation of the book starred Daniel Day Lewis, Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. 🕯 Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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On the Radar
Today - Amazon Prime Day (Day 2); Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One opens; ESPY Awards; SAG-AFTRA contract deadline
Thu - The Blacklist S10 finale; Outfest Los Angeles Film Festival opening night |
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'Oppenheimer' In Paris - The first public screening of Christopher Nolan's historical epic took place Tuesday in Paris, where the cast including Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr, Matt Damon and Jason Clarke as well as Nolan and producer Emma Thomas were on hand at the Cinema Le Grand Rex. The pic will have London and New York screenings before Universal launches it in theaters globally July 21. |
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