[ EXCLUSIVE: After a feverish courtship of Francis Coppola between the organizers of the Cannes, Venice and Toronto film festivals, Megalopolis has been locked into a gala premiere slot on the Palais on Friday evening May 17, I’m told. The film will premiere in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: Following his stunning ouster from Verve, the agency he co-founded in 2010, where he’d most recently served as CEO, veteran agent Bill Weinstein looks to have found his next destination, as multiple sources tell Deadline that he’s in talks to join Paradigm. Paradigm declined comment, and Weinstein couldn’t be reached, but we’ll update … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that Apollo Global Management, which was mulling an offer for National Amusements, the Redstone family company that controls Paramount Global, is no longer considering the move. Reps for Apollo Global Management, Paramount Global and National Amusements declined comment Monday. While the situation remains fluid and it may be too early … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: In a deal that when closed will be worth $15 million, Warner Bros Discovery has emerged as frontrunner to land the Sundance buzz title documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, sources said. The inspirational film is about the late actor best known for playing the Man of Steel. Docu’s focus is on how … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: There’s a hot pitch deal in the works that has Ryan Reynolds attached to star and produce with Simon Kinberg. There are seven big bids on the table right now, after a day’s worth of pitching to studios and streamers. The script will be written by Dana Fox, whose work includes The Lost … Read more
[ EXCLUSIVE: There’s a lot of noise in town about Skydance Boss David Ellison and RedBird Capital making a go at Paramount Global, but via National Amusements. The Michael Redstone-founded, Norwood, Mass.-based exhibitor owns 77% of Paramount’s Class A (voting) shares. For anyone wanting to take control of Paramount Global, the trojan horse is by … Read more
