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ESPN, Disney Get Early Jump On 2027 Super Bowl Hype, Teasing Game Coverage In 24-Hour ‘Handoff’ Event
January 28, 2026
ESPN and Disney will start hyping their coverage of the 2027 Super Bowl more than a year in an advance with a 24-hour event dubbed The Handoff. Starting on...
‘Sentimental Value’ Star & Oscar Nominee Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas Signs With CAA
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Norwegian actress Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas has signed with CAA. Lilleaas has broken out globally thanks to her turn in Joachim Trier’s acclaimed drama Sentimental Value, recently earning her first Academy...
Alexander Payne Sets Cast For Danish Comedy-Drama ‘Somewhere Out There’; Director’s Third Reteam With Searchlight
January 28, 2026
Two-time Oscar winner Alexander Payne‘s third picture with Searchlight, the Danish comedy-drama Somewhere Out There, has set its cast with Jacob Haugaard (The jut-nuts), Jacob Lohmann (Dynastiet Mærsk), Ole Sørensen (The Sunfish) and Lane Lind (Matador) joining previously announced Oscar nominee Renate...
When AI Plunders IP, Who Is To Blame: Man Or Machine?
January 28, 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding...
MUBI Acquires Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary ‘My Undesirable Friends’ And Upcoming Sequel
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: MUBI is going all in on Julia Loktev’s acclaimed nonfiction epic My Undesirable Friends. The global distributor, streaming service and production company announced it is acquiring both part...
Apple CEO Tim Cook Says “Deescalation” Needed In Minneapolis, Says He Shared His Views With Trump
January 28, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in on Donald Trump‘s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, which has led to further national outrage following federal agents killing of Alex Pretti. In a...
Maven Screen Media Options Film Rights To Hit Historical-Mystery Novel ‘The Frozen River’
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray’s Maven Screen Media (Eleanor The Great) have optioned film rights to Ariel Lawhon’s historical-mystery novel The Frozen River (2023). Inspired by the real-life...
‘Zejtune’ Teaser: Rare Local Maltese Production Debuts in Göteborg Film Festival
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Maltese American director Alex Camilleri’s second feature Zejtune premieres in competition in the Goteborg Film Festival this week and Deadline can reveal a first teaser. Michela Farrugia stars...
‘Raindance:’ Carina Birrell, James Cosmo & Tony Curran Set For Scottish Feature By Natalie Sutherland
January 28, 2026
Carina Birrell (BBC Three: Lip Service), James Cosmo (Game of Thrones), and Tony Curran (BBC: Mayflies) have signed on to the indie Scottish feature Raindance, directed by Edinburgh-born filmmaker...
‘Argentina, 1985’ Filmmaker Santiago Mitre Making Political Thriller For Netflix Starring Peter Lanzani & Verónica Llinás
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated Santiago Mitre is making an Argentina-set political thriller for Netflix starring Peter Lanzani and Verónica Llinás. Mitre received an Academy Award nom for Argentina, 1985 and writes...
Toilet Bowl Horror ‘Bowels Of Hell’ From Brazil’s RT Features Gets First Teaser Trailer & Sales Deal
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Holy crap. Here’s your first teaser trailer for Rotterdam-bound horror Bowels Of Hell, the Brazilian genre movie about a curse that turns toilets into deadly monsters. UK outfit...
‘Twice Over’: First Look Image Of Mia Wasikowska & Charlie Heaton In Australian Rom-Com
January 28, 2026
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s your first-look at Twice Over, an upcoming romantic comedy starring Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Heaton.  The Australian production, which is directed by Alena Lodkina, follows two people whose...