News from Deadline - April 30, 2025

Germany’s Seriencamp Sets 2025 Plans With ‘Ghosts’, Games, Co-Production & Focus On Innovation Amid Industry Disruption
EXCLUSIVE: Seriencamp will zero in on international co-production and innovation this year amid ongoing industry disruption, the German confab’s organizers told Deadline. There will also be a session given over to the international success of the ever-popular comedy series Ghosts....
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Jenna Ortega Says She Wants To Direct A Script She’s Been Working On For 10 Years: “I’m Just Putting The Puzzle Pieces Together In My Head”
Jenna Ortega has ambitious plans for herself and wants to take on a directing role, having worked on a script she has been developing for a decade. In a new interview, the Wednesday star said she has been working on...
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Wow! Emmy-Winning World Of Wonder Founders Fenton Bailey And Randy Barbato To Be Guests Of Honor At Sheffield DocFest
World of Wonder (WOW) founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato – two of the most successful creators in the documentary and unscripted spaces – have been named Guests of Honor at the upcoming Sheffield DocFest. The Emmy-winning executive producers of...
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Michael Fishman On ‘The Conners’ Series Finale Absence: “Thankful For The Gift Of Grief”
Michael Fishman is opening up about the reason he was not included in the series finale episode of The Conners. The Roseanne spinoff ended after seven seasons on ABC, and Fishman took to social media to share his thoughts after...
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“Frankly, I Never Heard Of You”: A Testy Donald Trump Tussles With Terry Moran During Contentious ABC News Interview Marking POTUS’ First 100 Days
Midway through Donald Trump’s 100-day interview with ABC’s Terry Moran, the president got flustered. “Terry, they’re giving you the big break of a lifetime. You know, you are doing the interview. I picked you because, frankly, I never heard of...
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Smaller Movies, Big Profit: Horror Is All The ROI Rage In 2024’s Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament
Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament has returned, and as you’ll see from the most profitable films of 2024 that we’re about to disclose, a movie’s game doesn’t end at the box office. Rather, its downstream revenues and subsequent home windows...
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CBS Pushes New Matthew Gray Gubler Series ‘Einstein’ To 2026-27 Season
Matthew Gray Gubler fans will have to wait longer for Criminal Minds star’s return to CBS. His new comedic drama procedural Einstein, originally picked up to series last week for the 2025-26 season, is now being held for 2026-27. The...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger To Receive Legacy Award From South East European Film Festival In Los Angeles
EXCLUSIVE: Actor, clean energy advocate and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger will receive the Legacy Award from the South East European Film Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening, the opening night of the 20th edition of the festival....
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Netflix Adding Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’, ‘Rear Window’, ‘Vertigo’ & More, Sets Screening Series In NYC
Alfred Hitchcock enjoyed making his audiences suffer, and now that uneasy feeling is coming to Netflix in large doses. The streamer said today that it will add several of the horror-suspense master’s best loved films, including The Birds, Vertigo, Rear...
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Writers Guild Of America West Staff Union Wins Voluntarily Recognition, Moves To Negotiate First Contract
The Writers Guild of America West staff has officially unionized with the Pacific Northwest Staff Union. Deadline understands the Writers Guild Staff Union has been voluntarily recognized by their employer (the WGAW) this week, after counting a “simple majority” of...
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