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International Mohammad Rasoulof On His 28-Day Journey To Escape Iran After Covertly Shooting Cannes Film ‘Seed Of The Sacred Fig’

The filmmaker who fled his home country will debut his latest feature Friday in Competition after making a “complicated” and “anguishing” trek across Europe to a German safehouse. He’s wanted in Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison along with physical punishments including flogging for “signing statements and making films and documentaries.” Speaking with Deadline’s Zac Ntim in Cannes, the Croisette veteran says of the people who helped him, “All I feel is gratitude.”

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Kevin Costner Recalls Meeting Two Future Stars Working As Extras On ‘Field Of Dreams’

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are unforgettable actors. And even early in their careers, they stood out in a sea of extras, according to Kevin Costner. In an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Costner recalled his memories of the young stars working on Field of Dreams. "They were sitting in the…

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Kelly Rowland Gives Her Side Of Cannes ‘L’Affaire de Red Carpet’ Dust-Up

Kelly Rowland feels the French security rushed her time on the red carpet at Cannes, leading to a widely circulated confrontation. The incident happened Tuesday as Rowland walked into the premiere of the French film Marcello Mio. There were words exchanged and Rowland raised her finger to emphasize…

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CBS Claims First Amendment Allows It To Select Writers “Best Suited” For Its Programs In Discrimination Lawsuit Response

CBS and Paramount Global have filed a response to a discrimination lawsuit by a writer who claimed he wasn’t hired because he was a straight, white man. Brian Beneker filed his suit in March, complaining that he was not hired as a staff writer for the series SEAL Team solely for reason of his race…

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Breaking Baz: Zendaya Keeps The Spotlight On Tom Holland As He Makes His Shakespeare Debut In Modern-Dress ‘Romeo & Juliet’ In London’s West End

Not sure that I would equate Tom Holland and Zendaya with the same level of triple-A star firepower as Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, but the last time I witnessed sheer frenzied pandemonium outside the Duke of York's Theatre was when Taylor went to see Burton read excerpts from Dylan Thomas' Under M…

Theater

Chris Hemsworth Gets Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star – And A Ribbing From His Fellow Avengers

Chris Hemsworth received his Hollywood Walk of Fame star today. Instead of carrying a hammer like his multi-film character, Thor, he received a good-natured hammering from his Avengers film colleagues. Robert Downey Jr., who played Iron Man in the films, was in-person at the unveiling. But before…

Film

Team Downey On What’s Ripe For Theatrical, ‘Sympathizer’ Origins, ‘Sherlock Holmes 3’ & More: “Our Job Is To Get People To Say ‘Yes'” – Crew Call Podcast

What works theatrically? And how do you turn a ‘no’ into a ‘yes’ for a passion project in an everchanging entertainment landscape where there’s a push and pull between the big screen and streaming? Deadline On today’s…

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NCAA To Settle Class Action Lawsuit, Bringing $2.77B Windfall To College Athletes Past And Present

It’s a new era in college sports, as the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the five biggest athletic conferences have agreed to a $2.77 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit, the Wall Street Journal reported. Details are still being worked out, but what it means is schools can pay…

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‘Atlas’ Review: Brad Peyton’s AI Futurism Film Falls Short Despite Jennifer Lopez’s Star Power

Netflix's latest sci-fi thriller, Atlas, promises a gripping tale of artificial intelligence gone rogue but ultimately struggles under the weight of its ambitions. Directed by Brad Peyton and written by Leo Sardarian and Aron Eli Coleite, the film stars…

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‘To A Land Unknown’ Review: Sympathetic Story Of Stranded Palestinian Refugees Avoids Turning Them Into Heroes – Cannes Film Festival

By the time we meet them, Chatila and Reda already are down in the lower depths. Cousins from Palestine, they have spent much of their lives living as refugees on the run. Having made it as far as Athens, a kind of holding zone for people from the Middle East trying to slip into Europe, they are trying to…

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Cannes Film Festival 2024: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival is underway with Quentin Dupieux’s The Second Act starring Léa Seydoux and Louis Garrel serving as the opening-night film. This year’s lineup includes major Hollywood premieres like Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Costner’s…

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‘Obliterated’ Was Netflix’s Most Watched Canceled Series, ‘Sex Education’ Led Farewells In Second Half Of 2023

Freshman drama Obliterated held the dubious distinction of being the most watched Netflix series in the second half of 2023 to be canceled, according to the streamer’s viewership data made publi c today. Released Nov. 30, the action comedy was #20 in the rankings for the six-month period, generating 27M…

‘Sling Blade’ To Stream On Red Coral Universe

Sling Blade has been remastered in 4K and will be available digitally on May 28 exclusively on Red Coral Universe, an AVOD, OTT streaming platform. Red Coral Universe is a free-to-use global platform available on all phones, tablets, smart TVs, connected devices, and the web, or via the Red Coral…