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Anthony D'Alessandro
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Anthony covers box office, breaking film news, awards-season features and festival news. His first job in the film industry was at Savoy Pictures' headquarters in New York where he worked in film distribution. In the summer of 1999, he was hired by Variety and moved to Los Angeles, and remained in the newsroom covering numerous parts of the industry, including box office, for about a decade. Prior to arriving at Deadline in the fall of 2011, where he co-edited the site's sister publication Awardsline, Anthony covered the box office beat for Indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood. He also co-produced Matt Walsh's film "A Better You."
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‘Zootopia 2’ Looks To Cage Up No. 1 Again Before ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Lights Up The Box Office
Two films could gross over $20M apiece this weekend which is pretty good in the pre-Christmas frame: Disney’s third weekend of Zootopia 2 and Universal/Blumhouse’s Five Nights at Freddy’s 2. The family animated movie is expected to pop back up to No. 1 with around $26M, a -40% dip from its…
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Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson Coming Back For ‘Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping’
We’ve confirmed that Hunger Games canon stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are returning for Lionsgate’s next prequel The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. While the prequel is set in the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, there’s a scene in the new…
‘28 Years Later III’ Moving Forward At Sony With Cillian Murphy In Talks; Alex Garland Penning
EXCLUSIVE: Sony is proceeding with a third 28 Years Later movie following the electric fan reaction from recent screenings of the second film, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta. That pic comes out over MLK weekend, on January 16, 2026. The third movie in the latest trilogy…
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Walter Hamada’s 18Hz Ups Nick Romano To VP; Ana Tenewitz Joins As Creative Executive
EXCLUSIVE: Walter Hamada’s 18Hz production company has promoted Nick Romano to VP, while Ana Tenewitz has joined as a Creative Executive. Romano joined 18Hz as a Creative Executive at the company's inception in 2023. He is an executive producer on upcoming projects including Rodrigue Huart's Suff…
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Vivica A. Fox Signs With Innovative Artists Entertainment
EXCLUSIVE: Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Independence Day star Vivica A. Fox has inked with Innovative Artists in all areas, we have learned. An actress, writer, and producer, Fox recently appeared in the movie The Christmas Campaign as well as A Christmas Murder Mystery. She is known for her roles…
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Sundance 2026 Lineup Includes Films With Jenna Ortega, Charli XCX, Seth Rogen, Russell Crowe, Ethan Hawke & More In Park City Finale
With the Sundance Film Festival heading to Boulder, CO, in 2027, it’s leaving its Park City, Utah home of 44 years with nothing less than a bang and a lot of heart. But there will be a lot of laugh for next year’s edition, the lineup for which was revealed Wednesday morning. The selection…
Slamdance Sets Alexandre Rockwell’s ‘The Projectionist’ As Opening-Night Film; Fest Teams With Utopia
EXCLUSIVE: The 32nd Slamdance Film Festival’s opening night film will be the world premiere of Alexandre Rockwell’s The Projectionist. Produced by two-time Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino and Jack Auen, The Projectionist follows a reclusive projectionist who is haunted by a wrongful conviction…
‘Wobbly Life’: Feature & TV Take Of Video Game In Works From RubberBandGames, Adrian Askarieh & Prime Universe Films
EXCLUSIVE:  Videogame company RubberBandGames is teaming with producer Adrian Askarieh and Prime Universe Films to develop Wobbly Life for film and television. Prime Universe is known to gamers for producing two action-packed Hitman films, starring Timothy Olyphant & Rupert Friend, based on IO…
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‘Orphan’ Prequel From Dark Castle Acquired By Republic Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has taken U.S. rights to the Orphan franchise prequel, Orphans, from Dark Castle Entertainment. The movie, which is wrapping production soon, has Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role as Esther. Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Susanne Wuest (Goodnight Mommy), and Simon…
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Shohei Ohtani Translator Gambling Scandal Series Officially In Works At Starz From Alex Convery, Justin Lin & Lionsgate
Starz is in development on an untitled project from Lionsgate about the inside story of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani's translator, Ippei Mizuhara, who stole $17 million from the MVP slugger’s bank account to pay off gambling debits. Alex Convery (Air, Tiger Slam) is now writing…
‘SNL’ Alum Ego Nwodim To Host 41st Independent Spirit Awards
Saturday Night Live alum Ego Nwodim is hosting the 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Feb. 15. Ego Nwodim joins a long list of Spirit Awards hosts including Aidy Bryant; Hasan Minhaj; Megan Mullaly and Nick Offerman; Melissa Villaseñor; Aubrey Plaza; Nick Kroll and John Mulaney; Kate…
Michael B. Jordan Lands First Golden Globe Nom; Talks “Childhood Trauma” In ‘Sinners’ Twins; How His ‘Thomas Crown Affair’ Stands Apart
It’s always a fine line for any actor to play twins on screen, and Michael B. Jordan pulled it off landing his first Golden Globe nomination of his career in the Motion Picture Lead Actor Drama category for his turn as both Smoke and Stack in Warner Bros’ surprise $367M-plus grossing blockbuster Sinne…
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