Studiocanal, The Picture Company, Entertainment 360 & Zaftig Films are out to buyers on a TV series starring Julianne Moore based on the acclaimed 2021 documentary The Lost Leonardo, about how a crumbling painting depicting Christ in the Renaissance called Salvador Mundi was restored and found to possibly be the final work of Leonardo Da Vinci around the time the master painter did the Mona Lisa.
Moore will star as Dianne Modestini, an art restorer who saw something special in the painting and painstakingly restored it. She and everyone else were surprised to watch it go from a $1,000 estate sale item to the priciest painting ever bought, fetching $450 million by the time the auctioneer banged the gavel at Christie’s in 2017. >>>Saudi Crown Prince The Rumored Buyer |
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More Moore For SPT - Ronald D. Moore is back at Sony Pictures Television, signing a multi-year overall deal with the independent studio to develop and produce scripted series for cable and streaming platforms. Moore left Sony in 2020 after a successful 10-year run that yielded hit series Outlander for Starz and For All Mankind for Apple TV+. Four years later, both have become franchises. >>>" Homecoming" 'Bold' Moves - The Bold and the Beautiful is having some summer fun with the offspring of two veteran TV actors. Crew Morrow, the son of Joshua Morrow of CBS’ The Young and the Restless, is taking over the contract role of Will Spencer. Jamison Belushi, the daughter of Jim Belushi, will portray a lab technician named April. >>>Summer Story Arcs
Hip-Hop Haberdashery - Ted Field’s Radar Pictures has teamed with For Us By Us Studios to develop a scripted series about the iconic Fubu (For Us By Us) hip hop clothing brand. The series will chronicle the story of the brand where money, power, and hip hop fashion collided. >>>$6 Billion Empire |
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Shawn Levy joined Deadline's video series Behind The Lens, just as he was in the final stages of post-production for highly anticipated summer film Deadpool & Wolverine, starring two of his past stars Ryan Reynolds (Free Guy) and Hugh Jackman (Real Steel). He spills the beans on that one, talks working with Marvel and how his film wound up the only Marvel movie in 2024. He also reveals his pride in directing the Emmy-buzzed Netflix limited series All The Light We Cannot See, and how the extraordinary story changed the way he looks at directing. He also touches on his “dream” project, a Star Wars movie which he is now developing. >>> Watch |
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Milana Vayntrub has boarded the Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming movie Project Hail Mary, joining previously announced cast members Ryan Gosling and Sandra Hüller. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are directing the film.
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Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) has been cast in the Paramount+ series 1923 in a recurring role for Season 2. Production is set to begin later this year. She will portray Mamie Fossett, a highly capable U.S. Deputy Marshall.
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Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms) is the newest addition to the cast of Power Ballad, John Carney’s musical comedy for 30West and Likely Story, which stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.
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Gabriel Basso (The Night Agent) and Jared Harris (Chernobyl) are in final negotiations to join Netflix‘s new film from Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow, according to multiple sources. |
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$10 - The price point below which Paramount Global stock fell on Monday, its lowest point since Viacom and CBS closed their merger in December 2019 |
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More News 🚨 Pop star Justin Timberlake has been arrested for driving while intoxicated in the Hamptons, Long Island, according to multiple media reports. After the arrest Monday night in Sag Harbor, NY. Timberlake is expected to appear in court today. 🕯️ Anouk Aimée, the French star of classic titles like Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Jacques Demy’s Lola, has died. She was 92. Aimée’s daughter, Manuela Papatakis, shared the news with a post on social media this morning. A cause of death has yet to be announced. 🏎️ An Apple Original Films has set June 27, 2025 as the theatrical release date for Joseph Kosinski‘s Formula 1 movie starring Brad Pitt. Warner Bros. has won the rights to handle the film both domestically and overseas. ⚕️ London’s Noel Coward Theatre issued a statement on Ian McKellan following his fall off stage from Monday evening’s performance of Player Kings. “Following a scan, the brilliant NHS team have assured us that he will make a speedy and full recovery and Ian is in good spirits,” the statement reads.
🎥 FilmLA is raising its fees next month, citing rising costs and the continuing downturn in Los Angeles on-location film and TV production. The city and county film-permitting office said today that it is imposing a roughly 4% increase effective July 1.
🦚 NBCUniversal has renewed Access Hollywood and its companion daily talk show Access Daily with Mario & Kit through 2026 in syndication.
🎭 Actors’ Equity Association, the labor union representing more than 51,000 professional actors and stage managers in live theatre, will cease issuing contracts for work on productions in development as negotiations with the Broadway League have stalled. 🐔 Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, the ailing parent of video kiosk operator Redbox and streaming services like Crackle and Popcornflix, has gotten rid of its entire board of directors except for Chairman and CEO Bill Rouhana. The dramatic June 11 action was disclosed Monday in an SEC filing.
📉 Shares of AMC Networks plunged more than 35% Monday as the company said it plans put up for sale $125 million in convertible senior notes due in 2029 in a private offering, plus additional notes for up to $18.75 million. Debt is generally regarded with suspicion by investors given the current high-interest-rate environment. |
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On the Radar
Tue - Kevin Costner on Fallon
Wed - Juneteenth
Sun - Orphan Black: Echoes S1 premiere
Mon - IATSE returns to bargaining |
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Sweet 18 - The Boston Celtics clinched the 2024 NBA Championship on Monday night, stomping the Dallas Mavericks, 106-88. The 4-games-to-1 series victory gives the Celtics 18 titles, more than any other franchise. |
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