Editors note: Michael Seitzman is a veteran film and TV writer and showrunner. He created the series Code Black and Intelligence and penned the Charlize Theron-starring movie North Country. In a guest column titled "Because Jews," he shares his impassioned take on the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and i…

Jaws actor Richard Dreyfuss recently caught a performance of Broadway’s The Shark Is Broken, the comedy-drama about the making of Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster. Despite the smile on his face in meet-the-cast photos, he wasn’t very happy. In an exclusive Vanity Fair interview, Dreyfuss…

Lots of release dates changes and additions as the theatrical release schedule take a turn due to the ongoing actors strike. Universal Pictures has staked out June 27, 2025 for The Black Phone 2. The first movie, released during the summer 2022 as moviegoers were coming back to cinemas from the pandemic…

EXCLUSIVE: Former Rock the Bells and Paramount exec Rich Morris has been tapped for the newly created role of Senior Vice President of Content & Brands at Composition Media, the animation studio led by Hair Love producer Carl Reed. Morris will be responsible for spearheading licensing and…

What is it with Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom? Is it Wednesday? Is it Friday? The DC sequel will now open on Friday Dec. 22 this year instead of Dec. 20. Know that Warners knows what they’re doing here: They turned Aquaman back in 2018 into the highest grossing DC movie of all-time at $1.15 billion. That…

In the 26th episode of Deadline Strike Talk — which for below the liners signifies half a year without a paycheck that hasn’t come from Uber fares or waiting tables — host Billy Ray hits on a zeitgeist theme that gets voiced a lot by people who just feel that the business isn’t as remotely as exciting or…

EXCLUSIVE: Public Relations and marketing vet Melissa Sun has joined Rosenfield Media Group (RMG PR) as SVP, Purpose. The addition of Purpose joins RMG PR's existing divisions that focus on Entertainment, Business, Sports and Live Events. Sun counts close to two decades of experience in agency…

South Park: Joining the Panderverse drops on Paramount+ today and in this clip, Cartman realizes his greatest nightmare where he’s replaced by a “diverse woman.” “It wasn’t just me, they were taking all my favorite people and replacing them with diverse women complaining about the patriarchy,” says…