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Erik Pedersen
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Erik has been a full-time journalist in Los Angeles for more than 35 years, the past 27 covering Hollywood. Before joining Deadline in 2013, he spent nearly 17 years at The Hollywood Reporter, rising to managing editor. He also wrote about music for THR; did hundreds of concert and TV reviews; covered such events as the Cannes Film Festival, NATPE and MIFED; and worked closely with the web team. Before that he was a cities editor at The Orange County Register after serving as managing editor of the Los Angeles Daily Commerce.
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Grant Page Dies: Aussie Stuntman In ‘Mad Max’ Films & 100-Plus Others Was 85
Grant Page, the Australian stunt icon who performed in and coordinating stunts for the original Mad Max, sequel Beyond Thunderdome, the upcoming prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and more than 100 other films and TV series, died Thursday in a car crash. He was 85.
His son, Leroy Page, told Daily Mail Au…
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2024 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
Midseason is the new fall.
As Hollywood and the broader industry continue to recover from the debilitating dual actors and writers strikes, the 2024 television landscape is coming into focus. All of the broadcast networks have set return dates for most of their shows, but there’s no usual Premiere…
Sam Mercer Dies: Producer On M. Night Shyamalan Films, ILM Exec & Location Manager On ’80s Classics Was 69
Sam Mercer, who produced seven M. Night Shyamalan films including The Sixth Sense, headed Lucasfilm’s Industrial Light & Magic and was location manager on several classic 1980s pics, has died. He was 69.
His wife Tegan Jones told Deadline that Mercer died February 12 of younger-onset…
Renewed TV Series 2024: A Photo Gallery
Is your favorite TV show coming back for another season? To find out, click through Deadline’s 2024 list of series renewals, which covers broadcast, cable and streaming. We update this list often, so check back to see which comedy, drama, reality, docuseries, animation and other programs have been given new seasons so…
2024 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For Writers Guild, Tonys & More
UPDATED with latest: The Oscars and the 2023-24 awards season are history, and it’s time to look at what’s ahead trophy show-wise.
Here is a list of awards shows, events and the like ahead of the strike-delayed Writers Guild Awards on April 14.
Check back often for updates…
Christie Brinkley Shares Photo After Skin Cancer Procedure: “Stitched Me Up To Perfection Like An Haute Couture Dior”
The ever-glamorous Christie Brinkley posted a decidedly unglamorous photo on social media — an image that showed her recovering from a procedure to remove skin cancer near her left eye.
“The good news for me is we caught the basal cell Carcinoma early, she wrote on Instagram (see the post below)…
Robyn Bernard Dies: ‘General Hospital’ Alum Was 64
Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on General Hospital in more than 140 episodes from 1984-90, died March 12 in San Jacinto, CA, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. She was 64.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Bernard was found in an open field behind a business but did not…
Bobby Cannavale Takes Life-Changing Road Trip With His Autistic Son In ‘Ezra’ Trailer
“He’s not dangerous — he’s a challenge.”
That’s stand-up comic Max Bernal (Bobby Cannavale) talking about his autistic son (William A. Fitzgerald) in the new trailer for Ezra, director Tony Goldwyn’s family dramedy that also stars Robert De Niro and Rose Byrne. Have a look above.
The film, which…
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“Reeks Of Homophobia & …Blatant Censorship”: Director Paris Barclay Slams Billy Preston Documentary Fraud Lawsuit – Update
UPDATE, 10:55 AM: A fraud lawsuit against a documentary about Billy Preston did not stop the film’s debut at SXSW last week.
Today, the multi-Emmy winning director of Billy Preston: That's The Way God Planned It responded to the action by Sam Moore and others, and their claims of misrepresentation by…
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Al Pacino Says Oscar Producers Told Him Not To Name Best Picture Nominees: “The Way They Wished For This Award To Be Presented”
It wasn’t quite a La La Land-level Oscar snafu, but Al Pacino likely wishes he had a do-over after semi-botching the announcement of Oppenheimer’s Best Picture win and failing to name the nominees on Sunday. Watch the clip below.
Addressing the situation in a statement today, the Scent of a Woman…
Oscar Scorecards: Wins By Film & Distributor
Oppenheimer blew up the 96th Academy Awards, taking a dominating seven trophies including Best Picture on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood. Poor Things was next with four, and The Zone of Interest was the only other film to score multiple statuettes.
Oppenheimer’s Universal Pictures snagged…
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