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News•Mar 1, 2026
‘SNL’ Sketch Has J.K. Rowling, Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, Ye & More Celebs Claiming They Have Tourette’s Following BAFTAs Racial...
NBC’s Saturday Night Live aired a cut‑for‑time sketch titled “Tourette’s,” lampooning the recent BAFTA controversy where campaigner John Davidson involuntarily shouted a racial slur. The sketch featured impersonations of high‑profile figures such as J.K. Rowling, Mel Gibson, Armie Hammer, Ye and others, each claiming the disorder explains their past missteps. By framing the incident as a PSA‑style parody, SNL blended current events with a provocative take on neurological disorders. The segment has sparked debate over comedic limits and disability sensitivity.
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News•Mar 1, 2026
Mara Brock Akil Talks Creating Room “For More Voices, For Fuller Humanity, For Stories That Once Waited Quietly At The...
Mara Brock Akil accepted the Producers Guild’s Norman Lear Achievement Award, reflecting on three decades of television production. She framed storytelling as cultural infrastructure that shapes perception and possibility. Akil highlighted her mentorship under Ralph Farquhar and the evolution from...
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News•Feb 28, 2026
Sony Pictures Classics Continues Sundance Buying Streak With Jon Hamm, John Slattery & Zoey Deutch Pic ‘Gail Daughtry And The...
Sony Pictures Classics secured global rights to David Wain's comedy "Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass," marking its fourth Sundance acquisition of 2026. The film, featuring Jon Hamm, John Slattery and Zoey Deutch, attracted roughly seven competing offers before...
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Deals•Feb 28, 2026
Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Global Rights to 'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass'
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the David Wain‑directed comedy 'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass' from WME Independent on behalf of the filmmakers. The acquisition marks SPC's fourth Sundance feature acquisition this year, adding...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
‘Heated Rivalry’ Season 2 Expected For April 2027, Creator Jacob Tierney Says
Creator Jacob Tierney announced that production on Season 2 of the LGBTQ‑focused series “Heated Rivalry” will commence in August 2026, with a planned premiere in April 2027. The show, based on Rachel Reid’s “Game Changers” novels, follows the secret romance between...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Sundance Road Trip Comedy ‘The Shitheads’, Starring Dave Franco & O’Shea Jackson Jr., Gets U.S. Deal With IFC
Sundance‑premiered road‑trip comedy *The Shitheads* has landed a U.S. distribution deal with IFC, slated for a theatrical summer release. The film stars Dave Franco, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Kiernan Shipka and Nicholas Braun, with a supporting turn by Peter Dinklage. Written, directed...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
‘Star City’: ‘For All Mankind’ Spinoff Sets Release Date; Unveils First-Look Photos
Apple TV announced the debut of *Star City*, an eight‑episode spinoff of the acclaimed *For All Mankind*. The series launches globally on May 29, 2026 with two episodes, then releases a new episode each Friday through July 10. Set in...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Fifth Season & Media Res Strike Sales Pact & Set Sweden’s ‘Summer Of 1985’ As First Project
Media Res has entered a first‑look distribution agreement with Fifth Season, designating the Swedish thriller *Summer of 1985* as the inaugural project. The series, based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel, follows a group of friends whose summer turns deadly after...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Meet The Producers Resurrecting Dead Hollywood Pitches Using AI
Deadline’s new column Rendering highlights a podcast, Films Not Made, launched by producers Amy Hobby and Avi Zev Weider that uses generative AI to resurrect abandoned Hollywood pitches. The show runs AI‑enhanced scripts, storyboards and even AI‑generated trailers for projects...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Sky & Starz Strike Co-Commission Deal As Sky Boards 50 Cent Boxing Drama ‘Fightland’
Sky has secured a first‑look agreement with Starz for the 50 Cent‑produced boxing drama Fightland, which will debut on Sky and Now TV in the UK. The series, shot in London, follows a disgraced champion seeking revenge and is executive‑produced by Curtis Jackson’s...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
Content Partners Hires Former WME Business Affairs Exec Benjamin Kram
Content Partners announced the appointment of former WME business‑affairs executive Benjamin Kram as Vice President. Kram will lead business development, expanding the firm’s content investments and strategic partnerships. He brings extensive negotiation experience across film, television and digital media from...
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News•Feb 26, 2026
‘This Is Buzz:’ Mark Pellington’s Experimental Slamdance Title Inspired By The Cult MTV Show Lands North American Distribution Deal
Starboard Entertainment has secured North American distribution rights to Mark Pellington’s experimental documentary *This Is Buzz*, which premiered at the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival. The film, a music‑driven exploration of the 1990s MTV cult series *Buzz*, will open theatrically in...
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News•Feb 25, 2026
Paramount Welcomes WBD Talks, Details New Elements Of Sweetened $31-A-Share Offer
Paramount has sweetened its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, raising the cash offer to $31 per share and adding several protective clauses. The revised terms include an accelerated quarterly ticking fee, a $7 billion regulatory termination fee, and a commitment to...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
Conan O’Brien Says He Reaches “More People Now” After Leaving Late-Night
Conan O'Brien says his podcast "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend" and HBO Max travel series now reach more people than his former TBS late‑night show, which ended in 2021. He argues the traditional late‑night talk‑show format is fading, replaced by...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
NAACP Image Awards: Michelle Obama, Will Packer, Kendrick Lamar Among Night 1 Winners
The NAACP Image Awards kicked off their 57th ceremony with Night 1 winners, highlighting achievements across literature, short‑form media and digital creation. Michelle Obama captured the Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography award for her fashion‑focused book *The Look*, while producer Will Packer...
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News•Feb 24, 2026
Maksim Chmerkovskiy To Lead Vertical Series ‘Wild Silence’ For Holywater Microdrama Platform My Drama
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, former *Dancing with the Stars* pro, headlines the vertical drama *Wild Silence* on Holywater Tech’s My Drama platform. The series marks the first U.S. vertical production to feature a reality‑TV star in a leading role and follows two...
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