With a tentative deal struck between scribes and the studios and streamers, the question of "When do we get back to work?" looms for writers and the industry at large.
There is, of course, still the SAG-AFTRA strike, but with a ratification vote by WGA members on the way, the possibility of writers returning to work soon is very real. What that means for the film and TV businesses in the short term is now becoming clear.
On the broadcast side, the beginning of October widely was seen as the marker for when the writers strike would need to be over to give ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC a fighting chance to get any of their scripted shows on the air for a midseason premiere. There is optimism that the majority of network dramas and comedies will be able to launch in the new year.
Deadline spoke to a group of network execs, who said that by and large it will take drama series eight to 10 weeks to be back up and running and six to eight weeks for comedies. With the possibility of writers rooms returning, there could be situations where a TV series in the works will take precedence over a film project once actors return, and vice versa. It’s a situation on par with what occurred during Covid: Scheduling conflicts with actors are bound to ensue once the industry is fully back up in running.
There may be situations where a film project loses an actor to TV, as writer's rooms will be pumping out scripts much faster than scribes on the feature side.>>>Studios May Soon Meet With Writers |
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New 'Game' - Netflix is weighing a staggered release strategy for Squid Game: The Challenge as it attempts to build a buzz around the ambitious spin-off series. The reality re-creation of Korea’s blockbuster drama will premiere on November 22, but Netflix — which pioneered binge viewing — is giving serious consideration to holding back some episodes for a later release date. Netflix declined to comment. >>> $4.56M prize
'Persona' Of Interest - The Göteborg Film Festival has teamed with SF Studios, Gothenburg Film Studios and The Ingmar Bergman Foundation to produce an AI-generated version of the director's Persona, with Liv Ullmann replaced by Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves). Ullmann famously plays Elisabet Vogler in the pic, and with new AI technology, her face will be digitally replaced by Pöysti’s. Göteborg described the project as a “cinematic experiment,” giving the new film the title Another Persona. >>> Will Screen Only Once
Doubles - EverWonder Studio is teaming with John Skipper’s Meadowlark Media on its first project, a feature-length documentary examining the dynamic relationship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, which it will finance and co-produce. The teams have also secured rights for a future scripted adaptation of the story, Deadline can exclusively reveal. >>>"Decades In The Making "
Breaking Baz: Ilker Çatak - Filmmaker Ilker Çatak, whose terrific film The Teachers’ Lounge is Germany’s submission for Best International Feature at the 96th Academy Awards, wants to see and make films that provoke. According to Çatak, most filmmakers, including himself, can feel a bit ‘same,’ despite best intentions. “Sometimes I feel like I watch films, and they’re so safe. You know where the story’s going to, and I actually want to see films that sometimes provoke and are not aligned to my perception of the world.” >>>Baz Bamigboye's Take |
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After a 10-year hiatus, Gordon Ramsay is back to looking under the hood of some floundering restaurants. Kitchen Nightmares is returning to Fox Monday night, and it starts with a pretty gnarly scene right out of the gate. “I think Episode 1 is one of those that is just quintessential Kitchen Nightmares with a family at war and a restaurant in chaos,” executive producer David de Angelis told Deadline. In our interview, de Angelis breaks down the premiere episode of Kitchen Nightmares and shares more about revamping the series a decade later. He also explains the good — and the bad — learning lessons of the series, like how to know if you may have stumbled into one of those nightmarish kitchens yourself. >>> Read The Interview |
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Steve Coogan will play multiple roles in a London stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's classic war satire Dr. Strangelove. The project is being co-adapted by Veep creator and Coogan’s Alan Partridge collaborator Armando Iannucci, and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley. It is set to open at the Noel Coward Theatre on October 8, 2024. |
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💃 Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour will now get a global release on Oct. 13 in more than 100 countries. AMC is working with its sub-distribution partners to reach agreements with movie theatre operators representing more than 7,500 movie theaters globally to show the film.
👻 Apple TV+ has conjured up The Enfield Poltergeist, a four-part documentary that revisits the real-life haunting of a family in ’70s London. The doc relies on more than 250 hours of audio archive to help recreate the infamous events in Enfield that went on to inspire The Conjuring 2. It will drop Oct. 27 – just in time for your Halloween party.
🍿 Seven candidates qualified for the second Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, to be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and telecast on Fox Business and Univision. Making the cut were North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson did not make the list, even though he was at the first debate last month. |
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OBITUARIES
🕯 NCIS veteran David McCallum, also known for his Emmy-nominated role in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., died peacefully Monday morning of natural causes at New York Presbyterian Hospital, surrounded by family. He was 90, having celebrated his birthday less than a week ago. 🕯 Terry Kirkman , a founding member and a singer of the ’60s rock-pop band The Association, died Saturday. He was 83. Recognized for their lush and complex harmonies, the band achieved success quickly with its 1966 album And Then… Along Comes the Association. That album hit No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and featured songs that would become signature tunes for the group, including the gold single “Cherish,” which Kirkman wrote and which spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. 🕯 Jody Kelly, who at 71 in 2010 competed in the 16th season of CBS’ The Amazing Race along with her 22-year-old granddaughter Shannon, died Sept. 5 in Bemidji, Minnesota, where she was attending a Spanish language immersion camp. She was 85. 🕯 Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2023: Photo Gallery & Obituaries |
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On the Radar
Wed - GOP debate; 'Reservation Dogs' S3 finale
Fri - Trump to speak at CA GOP Convention; NY Film Fest opens; U2's Achtung Baby Live at Sphere Las Vegas kicks off
Sat - Deadline for Congress to fund U.S. government |
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All For One - Posting a photo of its strike captains, SAG-AFTRA sent out a call for members to show up today for what will be the first day of picketing without the WGA. |
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