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- Vulture· 9 OctWhat Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins Watch (and Listen to) With Their Daughter
“Slime is an enemy of the state.”
- Deadline· 9 Oct‘Paranormal Activity’ To Haunt Broadway For Eight Additional Weeks
Paranormal Activity, Levi Holloway’s hit, critically acclaimed stage chiller inspired by the famous Paramount film franchise, has been extended for eight additional weeks at Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre.
- IndieWire· 9 Oct‘Bird in Hand’ Trailer: A Wedding on ‘Rebranded’ Plantation Is Just the Start in Farcical Film Unafraid of Real Drama
Exclusive: Melody C. Roscher's feature filmmaking debut draws on her own life, combining the outrageous and the very real indeed.
Bird in Hand - Deadline· 9 OctVenice Winner ‘A Day In The Life Of Jo: Chapter Phaedra’ Gets North American Deal
EXCLUSIVE: 1-2 Special has acquired all North American rights to Jacqueline Lentzou’s A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra, which had its world premiere at the 2026 Venice Film Festival in Orizzonti, where it was awarded the Best Director Prize.
Also atIndieWire - Variety· 9 OctAI-Assisted Animated K-Drama ‘The Painted Soul’ From ‘Mouse’ Director Sets Rakuten Viki Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Painted Soul,” an original animated K-drama from “Mouse” director Choi Junbae, will launch exclusively on Rakuten Viki on Oct. 21 across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Oceania, India and Southeast Asia.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 9 OctReview‘The French Connection’: THR’s 1971 Review
On Oct. 9, 1971, the William Friedkin thriller starring Gene Hackman hit theaters enroute to winning the best picture Oscar.
The French Connection - Variety· 9 OctSkydance-Owned Channel 5 Profits Dropped by $32 Million Last Year Due to Ad Market and Inward Streaming Investment
Skydance-owned U.K. network Channel 5 has reported a £24.5 million ($32 million) drop in profits for 2025, citing inward investment in streaming and a tough ad market. The network recorded a profit of £8.3 million for the year ending Dec.
- TVLine· 9 OctWhy Chris Hargensen From Carrie Looks So Familiar
Mike Flanagan's small screen adaptation of Stephen King's "Carrie" adds new layers to mean girl Chris Hargensen. Here's why she looks so familiar.
- Deadline· 9 OctJohn Leguizamo Boards Colombian Cycling Documentary ‘Cyclovia’ As EP
EXCLUSIVE: While riding awards-season surf in the wake of his performance as swineherd Eumaeus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, John Leguizamo has signed on as executive producer for Cyclovia, a new feature doc from BAFTA-winning director Finlay Pretsell shot across five…
- Deadline· 9 Oct2026 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Streaming & Cable
Here is Deadline’s annual list of premiere dates for new and returning TV series. Updated daily, the roster covers hundreds of broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting throughout 2026, many still listed as TBA (to be announced).
- Deadline· 9 OctGerhard Zeiler Officially Exits Skydance To Follow Political Ambitions, Telling Staff In Emotional Missive: “Sometimes We Simply Asked Too Much”
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) international chief Gerhard Zeiler has made his exit official. Following the $110B Skydance deal closing Tuesday, it quickly emerged that Zeiler would likely be leaving in order to realize political ambitions in his native Austria.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 9 OctU.K. Box Office Back to Full Health — But What Lessons Do We Learn?
Will the IMAX hype hold? Why does A24 deserve credit? Cinema programmers at three major theatrical players put their heads together and agree on the audience appetite for filmmakers with original stories.
- Variety· 9 OctBrad Bird’s ‘Ray Gunn,’ ‘Toy Story 5’ and Roger Deakins Lead View Conference Lineup as AI Debate Takes Center Stage
Brad Bird, Roger Deakins and the teams behind “Toy Story 5,” “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and “Project Hail Mary” head to Turin next week for the 27th View Conference, where AI and the economics of animation and VFX are set to dominate the agenda.
Also atIndieWire - Deadline· 9 OctSymbioz Films Boards Cutthroat Istanbul Real Estate World-Set Drama ‘Sevda’ & Unveils Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: Symbioz Films has boarded sales on Swiss Turkish director Ufuk Emiroglu’s debut fiction feature Sevda, set against the backdrop of Istanbul’s cutthroat real estate world, and released a trailer.
- Variety· 9 OctGromit Speaks: Martin Freeman to Voice Beloved but Mute Dog in Audiobook Edition of Autobiography
He’s been one half of one of the most cherished on-screen duos in history, yet has famously never spoken a word. That is, up until now.
- TVLine· 9 OctWhat To Watch Friday: CBS Dramas Return, Anna Pigeon Wraps, And More
On TV this Friday: Sheriff Country, Fire Country, and Boston Blue clock back in, and Anna Pigeon goes off duty.
- Deadline· 9 Oct‘Digger’ Delights ‘Homeland’ Star Mandy Patinkin: “One Of The Greatest Films I Have Ever Seen”
Mandy Patinkin really digs Digger. In an effusive video message, posted soon after watching Digger in a theater, the Homeland star implored his followers to ignore the haters and watch Tom Cruise’s ecological disaster movie. Patinkin described Alejandro G.
- Deadline· 9 OctTIFF Lightbox Sets Animation Season Guest Curated By Masaaki Yuasa
Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s Akira and Lee Unkrich’s Toy Story 3 are among the animated titles that will screen at the TIFF Lightbox as part of Drawn Universes: Visions in Animation, the animation season guest-curated by veteran Japanese filmmaker Masaaki Yuasa.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 9 OctSkydance’s Gerhard Zeiler, Warner Bros. Int’l President, to Depart With Eyes on Politics
"It is surprisingly difficult to find the right words to say goodbye," the Austrian writes in an internal memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. "At the end of next week, I will leave the company."
- Variety· 9 OctMargherita Ferrari on Working With Paolo Sorrentino on Directorial Debut ‘Föa — Once Upon a Future’: ‘He Helped Me Pursue and Protect My Vision’
Debuting Italian director Margherita Ferrari is at the Busan International Film Festival with “Föa – Once Upon a Future,” an innovative coming-of-age drama that also marks Paolo Sorrentino’s debut as a producer.
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