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EXCLUSIVE : Maria Bakalova ( Bodies Bodies Bodies ) has joined the casts of Andrew Durham’s feature directorial debut Fairyland for American Zoetrope , and Jerry Seinfeld ’s first film Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story for Netflix . Details as to the roles she’ll be playing in the features have not been disclosed, though we hear she’ll only be making a cameo in the latter. Fairyland is a father-daughter coming-of-age story that Durham adapted from Alysia Abbott’s Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father . The book originally published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2012 is set against San Francisco’s vibrant cultural scene of the 1970s and ’80s, both before and after the AIDS epidemic — a crisis that would ultimately claim the life of Abbott’s father, the widowed poet and gay activist, Steve Abbott. Bakalova joins an ensemble led by Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy, which also includes Geena Davis, Cody Fern, Adam Lambert, Bella Murphy and newcomer Nessa Dougherty, as … [Read more...] about ‘Borat’ Breakout Maria Bakalova Joins Sofia Coppola-Produced ‘Fairyland’ And Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop-Tart Pic ‘Unfrosted’ For Netflix

EXCLUSIVE : Rebecca Ferguson, series producer on BBC hits including The Responder and The Trial of Christine Keeler , has been snapped up by the new-look BBC drama commissioning team, Deadline can reveal. Ferguson effectively replaces This is Going to Hurt commissioner Mona Qureshi, who moved to Netflix several months ago. She has been freelancing with the team since May and became a permanent Drama Commissioning Editor last month. The former Film4 and Broadchurch indie Kudos exec has a lot on her plate already, working across huge BBC shows including The Capture, Happy Valley and Doctor Who. Deadline revealed on Tuesday that Heyday Television deepfake thriller The Capture’s second season has been promoted to the coveted August Bank Holiday slot. Ferguson, who series-produced the Martin Freeman-starring police drama The Responder and The Trial of Christine Keeler, will also develop her own slate. The Responder, which aired on BritBox in … [Read more...] about ‘The Responder’ Series Producer Rebecca Ferguson Joins New-Look BBC Drama Commissioning Team

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix ’s Rapman -created Supacell series, about a group of regular people who gain superpowers, is up, up and away with Tosin Cole ( 61st Street ) signed on to play lead character Michael Lasaki. Filming begins in South London on Monday. Speaking exclusively to Deadline, Blue Story creator Rapman AKA Andrew Onwabolu said Cole’s Michael is a “van driver, an everyday working man, who’s deep in love” with Dionne, played by Adelayo Adedayo ( The Responder ). The cast also includes Nadine Mills ( The Weekend ), Eric Kofi Abrefa ( Blue Story, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom), Calvin Demba ( The Rig), Josh Tedeku ( Moonhaven ), Rayxia Ojo ( Call The Midwife) and Giacomo Mancini ( Top Boy). Commissioned in 2021, the six-part superhero show sees a certain number of Black people in South London develop superpowers. Rapman is showrunner and lead director and Sebastian Thiel (Dreaming Whilst Black) will direct three of the … [Read more...] about Netflix’s ‘Supacell’: ‘61st Street’ Star Tosin Cole To Lead ‘Blue Story’ Creator Rapman’s Superhero Drama

Over a year after David Ellefson was dismissed from Megadeth following an online scandal involving sexually explicit text messages, the bassist spoke about his sudden departure in a new interview. “You find out who your friends are and you find out who your friends aren’t pretty fucking quick when the shit hits the fan,” Ellefson told Real Music With Gary Stuckey ( via Blabbermouth ). “‘Cause everybody wants to be around you when you’re picking up your Grammy.” He added, “Look, life is… You’re never on top all the time. Your life ebbs and flows, your career ebbs and flows — all of that. I’ve been fortunate enough to be a career musician and I’ve had to go with the ebbs and flows of the good, the bad and the otherwise, sometimes from within, sometimes from without.” Megadeth announced they were “ officially parting ways ” with their founding bassist Ellefson in May 2021 after sexually explicit messages involving the bassist and an allegedly underage fan leaked on the … [Read more...] about David Ellefson on Megadeth Firing: ‘You Find Out Who Your Friends Are… When the Shit Hits the Fan’

EXCLUSIVE : American Zoetrope has acquired screen rights to Alysia Abbott’s Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father , with Sofia Coppola set to adapt it with Andrew Durham. She will produce with Roman Coppola. The memoir was published by W. W. Norton & Co  last June. The book is a coming of age story set against San Francisco’s vibrant cultural scene in the 1970s and ’80s, both before and after the AIDS epidemic, a crisis that would later claim the life of Abbott’s father, Steve Abbott, a widowed poet and gay activist. “I love the book Fairyland ; it’s a sweet and unique love story of a girl and her dad, both growing up together in 1970’s San Francisco,” Coppola said. “I think it will make an engaging and touching movie on a subject I’ve never seen before.” Said the author: “I’m delighted that Sofia Coppola and Zoetrope are going to create the film version of Fairyland. Sofia’s understanding of the feminine perspective and the artistic vision that she shares with … [Read more...] about Sofia Coppola To Co-Write ‘Fairyland’ For American Zoetrope

PBS Masterpiece and ITV drama Grantchester has been recommissioned for an eighth season. Set in a small English village, the show from Broadchurch producer Kudos stars Robson Green as DI Geordie Keating and Tom Brittney as Reverend Will Davenport. In season eight of the popular long-running series, Will starts off the happiest he’s ever been but his world is rocked by a terrible accident while Geordie’s happiness will be threatened by shocking accidents at work. Lead actor Green said: “A series that just gets better with age. Everyone involved is at the top of their game and this incredibly charming, likeable, dark and edgy show is an absolute privilege to be part of.” Charlotte Ritchie ( Ghosts ) returns as Bonnie for season eight, alongside Tessa Peake-Jones as Mrs C, Al Weaver as Leonard Finch, Kacey Ainsworth as Cathy Keating, Oliver Dimsdale as Daniel Marlowe and Nick Brimble as Jack Chapman. Special guest actors for this series include Shaun Dingwall … [Read more...] about ‘Grantchester’ Renewed For Season 8 At PBS Masterpiece & ITV

EXCLUSIVE: Zooey Deschanel has inked with Entertainment 360 . She recently finished production on Carlos Saldanha’s Harold and the Purple Crayon as well as Bill Pohlad’s Dreamin’ Wild . Deschanel is best known for her sitcom New Girl , which ran eight seasons and continues to be a big hit in syndication and streamer circuits. On the film side, her other popular credits include 500 Days of Summer, Yes Man and Elf .  She is also an accomplished musician and songwriter, releasing music and touring with musical partner M. Ward as duo She and Him. She also is repped by CAA and attorney Steve Warren. … [Read more...] about Zooey Deschanel Signs With Entertainment 360