Drawing from a plan initiated mere days after its 400-acre Los Angeles facility shut down amid the pandemic as well as the latest government guidelines, the company has begun an incremental reopening for employees, according to internal documents obtained by Deadline. The way back included mock production shoots, mandatory face masks, app-based lunch orders and Welcome Back Packs.
John Bolton, described as a full-time “Got Milk” ad by Trevor Noah, has a new book expected to be out soon, The Room Where It Happened. No, it’s not an homage to the musical Hamilton, which has a song of roughly the same name. But the bits that have leaked from it do provide a bit of entertainment in its deliciously…
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has reportedly withdrawn from consideration as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Joe Biden, saying he should use the "moment to put a woman of color" on his team.
"America must seize on the moment and I truly believe — as I actually told the VP last night when I called him…
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran WME agent George Freeman has been let go by the agency today because of an e-mail he meant to send to an individual but mistakenly dispersed to a large number of colleagues. The e-mail contained strong language and insensitive comments at the expense of a fellow WME agent we won’t name here. The…
As of 9 p.m. ET NFL Network and NFL RedZone are no longer available to Dish and Sling TV subscribers. In a press release, the league said, “NFL Media remains committed to negotiating an agreement and has offered terms consistent with those in place with other distributors.”
The NFL dispute is an additional blow to…
This Is Us actor Lonnie Chavis, who plays the younger version of Randall on the drama, has written an essay detailing the racism, intimidation and stress he’s witnessed in his 12 years of life. The essay appeared in People magazine Wednesday and has since been widely circulated.
“My life matters, but does it?” he…
So You Think You Can Dance will not be waltzing on to screens this summer due to the COVID-19 production shutdown.
Production on the dance reality competition was shut down earlier this year as the global pandemic started and Fox has now revealed that the 17th season of the show will not be moving forward due to…
Editors' Note: Deadline's Reopening Hollywood series focuses on the complicated effort to get the industry back on its feet while ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Our goal is to examine numerous sides of the business and provide a forum for leaders in Hollywood who have a vision for how production could…
EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Nickelodeon has won the rights in a competitive situation to Dana Simpson’s comic strip Phoebe and Her Unicorn, a property that the Viacom studio is eyeing as a multi-platform franchise across an TV animated series, movies and more. The final deal points are being hammered out at this moment…
Jimmy Kimmel is taking a break from his late-night ABC talk show. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! will hand over the presenting duties to a "cavalcade" of guest hosts.
"I'm taking the summer off to spend even more time with my family. I've been doing this job for almost 18 years, I've done 3130 shows. There's nothing…
Bron Studios’ non-scripted division Bron Life is partnering with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and his Brooklyn Media to develop and produce Homicide or Justified. The docuseries, hosted by Crump, takes viewers step by step through questionable murder cases like the ones involving George Floyd, Breonna Taylor…
Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg says the slow start of the mobile streaming service since its April 6 launch has provided “almost a beta” period that gives the well-funded start-up a chance to regroup.
In an online video conversation with Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries hosted Thursday by SeriesFest, Katzenberg…
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed on Thursday that the region has surpassed the grim milestone of 3,000 confirmed deaths from coronavirus. Just days before, California as a whole surpassed 5,000 deaths.
The revelation came on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsom announced that masks would…
