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‘Widow’s Bay’ Breakout Kate O’Flynn Joins Olivia Wilde Comedy ‘Naughty’ At Universal; Jamie Demetriou & Dexter Sol Ansell Also Set
EXCLUSIVE: Kate O’Flynn, the Emmy-winning Widow’s Bay breakout, is among three new additions to Universal’s new holiday comedy, Naughty, starring Jennifer Aniston and Peter Dinklage. BAFTA winner Jamie Demetriou (The Moment) and…
A.I. Avatars Are Coming for Comedy
Scantily-clad A.I.-generated avatars are stealing jokes from female comedians and retelling them to massive online audiences. The critic Jason Zinoman examines this new social media phenomenon, why female comics are particularly…
Jay Roach Producing Female-Driven Ensemble Comedy For New Line From ‘Fockers’ Collaborator Larry Stuckey & Joanna Leeds
EXCLUSIVE: Jay Roach and longtime producing partner Michelle Graham are on board to produce a new female-driven ensemble comedy for New Line, Deadline has learned. The film’s title and plot are being kept under wraps for now.…
Jim O’Heir & Zachary Levi Among Cast For Faith-Based Comedy Series ‘Shelf Life’ From Angel & ‘The Promised Land’ Producers
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. distributor-producer Angel is behind original comedy series Shelf Life from the producers of Biblical drama The Promised Land. Created, written and directed by Brian Cates and produced by Milk & Honey Studios, the…
Joey King, LaKeith Stanfield to Star in Provocative Alien Romance Comedy ‘Safe Space,’ Lucky Number, CAA Media Finance and WME Independent Launching Sales at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Joey King (“Bullet Train,” “The Act”) and Oscar-nominated LaKeith Stanfield (“Judas and the Black Messiah”) are set to star in “Safe Space,” a provocative sci-fi comedy about toxic relationships from Independent Spirit…
Renée Zellweger, Dominic Sessa & Peter Dinklage Set For Sacha Gervasi’s High Concept Comedy Drama ‘Darlington’ – AFM
EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar winner Renée Zellweger will play a faded TV actress who gets a shot at redemption in the real world in Sacha Gervasi directed high concept comedy drama, Darlington, which be kicking off foreign sales at…
Four ‘Star Trek’ Vets Reunite For Sci-Fi ‘Life 2.0’, OneTwoThree Media Launches AFM Sales; Brit Comedy With Stephen Fry, Jane Horrocks Also On Slate
EXCLUSIVE: OneTwoThree Media is launching worldwide sales ahead of the AFM on the sci-fi feature Life 2.0, written and directed by Star Trek alum Michael Dorn (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), who also…
Comedy Legend George Schlatter Sets Doc Release With Freestyle Digital Media (Exclusive)
The ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ creator, who launched the careers of Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin, is getting a documentary feature about his seven-decade career to bow across digital platforms on Dec. 8.
Netflix Lifts Lid On German Romantic Comedy ‘Oktoberfest’
Netflix has unveiled the cast and a first image for Simon Verhoeven’s German-language romantic comedy Oktoberfest, set against the backdrop of the country’s world-famous beer festival in Munich. Jeanne Goursaud (Exterritorial)…
‘Minimum Wage’ Review: Netflix Adapts Another YouTube Comedy
The “new” series, featuring the sitcom veteran Randall Park and “S.N.L.” newcomer Grace Reiter, exists in a more liminal TV space.
