Jill joined Deadline in June 2019 after working as a New York-based contributor. She follows corporate finance, deals and publicly traded companies in media and entertainment, film financing, and New York film and TV production. She was previously contributing editor at Current covering public media, and has worked at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and Dow Jones. She’s reported from New York and Europe and her stories have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Broadcasting & Cable, Adweek, Slate, Reuters and The Art Newspaper.
Justine Triet and Arthur Harari recalled how very different their lives were a few years ago, stuck at home in the midst of Covid, when they first started to write.
“This is a crazy year, in contrast with what it started out as, before. Stuck in the house with two kids. It was lockdown, and we…
The Europe’s Margrethe Vestager, one of the world's most powerful and proactive regulators, has made Europe a first mover in checking big tech for the public good and in the interest of competition.
The head of the EU’s Competition Commission has developed key digital privacy laws, rules on hate…
Chinese comedy drama YOLO from Sony Pictures International had a yodeling good domestic debut, grossing $840k on 200 screens, making no. 9 on the weekend top 10. Directed and produced by and starring China's top grossing female helmer, Jia Ling, it’s earned close to $482 million in China since opening…
Chris Meledandri's Illumination and video game giant Nintendo have partnered on a new animated film based on the world of Super Mario Bros. with theatrical release set for April 3, 2026 in the U.S. and international markets.
Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic will direct from a screenplay by Matthew…
Rachel Zegler and the cast of A24's Y2K had a blast describing a favorite scene where a group of fleeing high school students slide, tumble and bump down a hill inside an overflowing porta potty
"So, like, the big sh*t — let’s just nip it in the bud — the big sh*t was hot chocolate mix with glycerin…
MoviePass CEO Stacey Spikes said the service may give users buying tickets on the app the option of watching a bucket of commercials in exchange for credits they can cash in for movie tickets.
Spikes – who relaunched the company out of bankruptcy in 2022 – wants to start a beta trial this coming…
Conan O'Brien's new international travel series Conan O'Brien Must Go will premiere on Max on Thursday, April 18, the comedian, podcaster and longtime late-night host unveiled today at SXSW. All four episodes will be available to stream.
Max and Conan announced the show last spring. "My fans around…
Stormy Daniels skipped the red carpet Friday but took the stage briefly after a screening of documentary Stormy, which had its SXSW premiere on the festival’s opening night. She was emotional, often wiping away tears, as she embraced director Sarah Gibson and talked about how important the film is to her…
Universal Television's top comedy development executives said business is thriving with EVP Jim Donnelly calling the moment "oddly busy."
"The world is crazy right now and people love the comfort of comedy. And post-strike, everybody really wants to work … We have five new series in development…
A24's psychological thriller Love Lies Bleeding by director Rose Glass starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone and Anna Baryshnikov, with Dave Franco and Ed Harris, opens in limited release on five screens in New York and L.A., expanding next week. A reclusive gym manager Lou (Stewart) falls…
Alejandro Monteverde, whose Sound Of Freedom was the top grossing independent film of 2023, is back in theaters this weekend with Cabrini, also from Angel Studios, in wide release. The true story of an indomitable Italian nun on a mission to aid immigrants living in misery and poverty in late 19th century…
Nelson Peltz and Jay Rasulo, who are fighting to get themselves elected to the Disney board against the company's wishes, said today they’re not out "to fire the CEO.” Peltz of Trian Partners has been publicly bashing the company and Iger for a year. Rasulo hasn't taken the stage publicly until today as…