For years, Rob Mariano operated as a veritable Survivor ambassador, having first appeared in Marquesas before going on to compete five more times on the CBS franchise. His celebrity became so valuable to the network that he would compete twice on The Amazing Race and even allowed CBS to film his 2005 nuptials to fellow Survivor contestant Amber Brkirch.
But when NBC's Deal or No Deal Island came calling with the chance to compete, Mariano didn't hesitate to put CBS reality shows in the rearview mirror to try something new on a different network.
"Of course, I love CBS, that's where I got my start, and I have been loyal to 'em for a lot of years," Mariano tells Deadline. "I kind of liken it a little bit to Tom Brady and how he spent his entire career in New England. He got to a point where he wanted to try something different. So just like Brady played for the Patriots forever and then going to Tampa Bay, you're starting to see different players play on different networks and different shows. The personalities don't have to be associated with one network." >>>'The Traitors' A Prime Example |
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More Cuts At CAA - There have been more layoffs at CAA. According to sources, fewer than 20 people were impacted. Those believed to be affected include three veteran ICM Partners talent agents who had transitioned to CAA following the June 2022 acquisition. >>>List Of Names
'Sopranos' Brain Trust Reunites - In a Sopranos re-team, David Chase and Terence Winter have set up an untitled horror feature at New Line Cinema. The deal falls under Chase’s first look deal at Warner Bros. Chase and Winter last worked together on The Sopranos. >>>First Feature Collaboration
Back To The Table - Back at the bargaining table with the studios this week after several days of caucusing, IATSE on Tuesday laid out its plans for the next phase of talks as a contract-expiration date inched closer for a tense Hollywood. >>>Timetable A New 'New Amsterdam' - New Amsterdam fans left wanting more when the NBC series concluded its five season run last year may have something new to look forward to. Series creator, executive producer and showrunner David Schulner is developing a spinoff series at NBC set 30 years after the events of the original series.>>>Follows Max Goodwin’s Daughter
'Ghost' Of B.O. Future- Sony’s $100 million Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is looking at a $45 million opening at the domestic box office this week. The previous installment, Ghostbusters: Afterlife — released during the pandemic in 2021 — opened to $44M and legged out to $129M domestic. >>>Full Analysis
In Brief - JoAnna Garcia Swisher & Kate Gordon launch THP Entertainment... Documentary Carol Doda Topless At The Condor sets live burlesque pre-shows |
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As David Newlyn Gale reached his mid-80s, he lived in his own home, but not in the most resplendent conditions. He cohabitated with an untold number of mice in a hoarder’s horror of detritus, a place stuffed with tins of food that probably fell off store shelves around World War II.
This unforgettable man stars in Much Ado About Dying, directed by Simon Chambers, David’s (one must say) long-suffering nephew. The director is our guest on the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, discussing his film that won the top prize for directing at IDFA and Best Documentary at the Merlinka Festival in Belgrade, Serbia, as well as other awards. >>>Read The Interview | |
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Kurt Sutter‘s upcoming Netflix Western drama The Abandons is rounding out its recurring cast with 10 new additions, including Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio), Sarah Grace White (The Bastard Executioner), Michael Ornstein ( Sons of Anarchy) and Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Three Pines).
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Hot on the heels of his first Academy Award nomination for his lead role in American Fiction, Jeffrey Wright is set to join Denzel Washington and Ilfenesh Hadera in Spike Lee’s High and Low.
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Tōko Miura, star of Oscar-winner Drive My Car, is leading Heart Attack, the live action anime series from Walking Dead maker Skybound‘s new Japanese hub.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is in talks to host his first game show – a reboot of Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? for Amazon.
Naomie Harris is the latest to join the Steven Soderbergh thriller Black Bag at Focus Features.
In Brief - Rhys Ifans, Olivia Cooke & more join The Scurry... Alex Moffat, Joel David Moore & Lizze Broadway get Kinda Pregnant... Bosch: Legacy adds Andrea Cortés, Tommy Martinez & Dale Dickey... James Cromwell & Stana Katic to guest on Murder in a Small Town |
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350 years - The amount of time required to watch all the content that is available today on streaming platforms, per an E.U. estimate |
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🕺 Broadway show Merrily We Roll Along has recouped its $12 million capitalization, providing a counterpoint to the ignominious fate of the Stephen Sondheim musical's original production in 1981. The revival, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, is slated to close in July.
🎬 Neon has formed a strategic financial partnership with Ken Kao’s Waypoint Entertainment to deliver a slate of “bold, genre-spanning films for savvy theatrical audiences." The focus will be on larger indies in the $10M+ range.
🏈 With the College Football Playoff expanding to 12 teams this fall, the postseason tournament has reached a $7.8 billion extension with ESPN through the 2031-32 season. ⚖️ Less than a month before Jonathan Majors is set to be sentenced in his domestic violence trial, the much-accused former Marvel actor was sued for defamation by his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. |
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Wed - Palm Royale S1 premiere; One24
Thu - 3 Body Problem S1 premiere
Sun - Kevin Hart receives the Mark Twain Prize
Mon - Deadline for Trump to post $454M bond |
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Trailblazers - Shirley producer Reina King, writer-director John Ridley and lead actress and producer Regina King at the premiere of the film based on the life of groundbreaking Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. |
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