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SPOILER ALERT! This story contains plots points from the series finale of New Amsterdam . So long, good doctors of New Amsterdam: The drama about an old public hospital from creator/executive producer David Schulner , director/executive producer Peter Horton and Universal Television ended its five-season run Tuesday on NBC. Launched in 2018, the series was inspired by the book Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer. Here, Schulner and Horton reflect on what they did and didn’t do in the final episode, and why they think its way too early to wrap up the drama that stars Ryan Eggold , Janet Montgomery, Jocko Sims, Tyler Labine, Debra Monk, Matthew Jeffers, and Sandra Mae Frank. DEADLINE Did you have a checklist going into the finale with things that you wanted to include, like a chainsaw accident? PETER HORTON Yes, that was the whole basis for the episode. We thought chainsaws, what can we do with chainsaws? DAVID … [Read more...] about ‘New Amsterdam’ Series Finale: Exec Producer Peter Horton Says “It’s A Mystery As To Why It Was Canceled”

The longest-acting movie awards voting committee got it done in about 3½ hours this year, with the New York Film Critics Circle finally naming Focus Features’ Tár as Best film of 2022. The movie, which reps filmmaker Todd Fields return to the camera in 16 years also saw its star Cate Blanchett win Best Actress. The NYFCC is known for bestowing wins to indie movies and the org can take as long as five hours to deliberate on the day they announce wins. Whatever film the group names as Best Picture doesn’t always translate to an Oscar Best Picture win; the last title to do so was 2011’s The Artist. That’s not to say their winners aren’t in the Oscar mix. Last year , the NYFCC named Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car its Best Film, with the pic going on to win Best International Feature Film at the Oscars . Jane Campion last year received Best Director for The Power of the Dog , and went on to win Best Director at the Oscars . Among the NYCC’s previous Best Pics … [Read more...] about New York Film Critics Circle Names ‘Tár’ As Best Film; Cate Blanchett & Colin Farrell Take Lead Acting Prize: Winners List

EXCLUSIVE: Nick and Jon Hamm’s Free Turn Entertainment has hired Robbie Ashcroft as Managing Partner. Ashcroft will join London and Los Angeles-based Free Turn’s management team. He’s joining from The Story Lab and will work on its audio slate and new TV and film slate partnerships among other tasks. Ashcroft was most recently International Development Partner at The Story Lab, where he established a new development and production fund for “original audio projects with multiplatform potential” in partnership with Global Media and Entertainment. This led to the greenlight of podcasts such as John Sweeney’s Hunting Ghislaine . While at The Story Lab, which is the content arm of Japanese ad giant Dentsu, Ashcroft also managed a strategic partnership between the parent company and Yahoo to created mixed reality TV formats from an XR smartstage in Holborn, London. Interstellar used that partnership for its show All Star Dance Off on ITV2 in 2021. “Robbie is a rare … [Read more...] about Nick Hamm’s Free Turn Entertainment Hires The Story Lab Exec Robbie Ashcroft

Barbarian producer BoulderLight Pictures has secured a multi-year first-look feature agreement with New Line Cinema , Deadline has confirmed. BoulderLight is a production company founded by J.D. Lifshitz & Raphael Margules which specializes in high-concept, filmmaker-driven genre stories and last year hit on its breakout project with Barbarian — the hit 20th horror from writer-director Zach Cregger, which grossed over $45MM worldwide against a production budget of $4.5MM. News of the shingle’s New Line deal follows the announcement that Lifshitz and Margules will retest with Cregger for Weapons — a new film being fast-tracked at the Warner Bros subsidiary, which we were first to report on. “J.D. and Rafi share a passion for cinema that puts the audience first,” said New Line Cinema’s President and Chief Creative Officeer, Richard Brener. “They have a proven ability to identify and champion stories and filmmakers that transcend genre, and no one works … [Read more...] about New Line Cinema Sets First-Look Production Deal With ‘Barbarian’ Producer BoulderLight Pictures

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio received an Oscar nomination today, marking the first Oscar nom for animation studio ShadowMachine . Producers Corey Campodonico and Alex Bulkley spoke to Deadline with their reactions. “It’s an absolute surreal moment,” says Bulkley. “Something to celebrate, it’s exciting to say the least.” RELATED: Oscar Nominations 2023: Deadline’s Complete Coverage Bulkley and Campodonico have been involved with the production of Pinocchio for 10 years, and they say they’ve learned so much from directors Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson. “We’re so lucky to experience the leadership of both Guillermo and Mark,” says Campodonico. “To follow Guillermo del Toro into the fire of 1000 days of production, it just doesn’t get much better,” says Bulkley. RELATED: Oscar Best Picture Winners Through The Years – Photo Gallery Campodonico and Bulkley attribute the film’s wide appeal to del Toro’s unique style and heartwarming story. … [Read more...] about ShadowMachine’s Corey Campodonico And Alex Bulkley On ‘Pinocchio’ Oscar Nom & The “Authenticity” And “Emotional Foundation” Of The Story

Yvette Lee Bowser points to Unprisoned — Onyx’s first scripted comedy that stars Kerry Washington and Delroy Lindo — as a key example of how far TV has come when it comes to telling contemporary Black stories. “We are absolutely making progress,” said Bowser, whose numerous credits include A Different World, Living Single, black-ish and now serving as showrunner on Unprisoned . “I’ve been in the business 35 years. It’s beginning to change. It’s incredibly cathartic and incredibly rewarding to be here to shepherd such a beautiful, fresh story … we as Black writers have been fighting to tell a story. Now we find ourselves in a period of time that we can go deeper, much deeper, why we struggle to love.” Inspired by the life of author Tracy McMillan, Unprisoned is a half-hour about “a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.” … [Read more...] about ‘Unprisoned’ Showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser Says TV “Absolutely Making Progress” With Black Stories

EXCLUSIVE: Aria Studios , a new two-stage £1.6M ($2M) facility that boasts 20,000 sqft of filming space, has officially opened for business in Anglesey, North Wales . The facility, located near the popular Welsh region of Eryri, has been established by indie production company Rondo Media and Welsh broadcaster S4C’s commercial arm S4C Digital Media Limited, with the support of the Welsh Government through Creative Wales. The studio has two fully-soundproofed stages and is located amongst acres of unspoiled grounds in the Eryri region. Rondo Media is currently filming the drama series Rownd a Rownd for S4C for 27 weeks in stage 2 at Aria. The studio has said they expect further bookings from drama and film producers commissioned by S4C. However, the studio has said its principal target clients are high-end film and television productions from the UK and the US. Wales has long been the shooting location of productions like Doctor Who , and more recently, HBO’s … [Read more...] about Wales Hopes To Lure Next ‘Doctor Who’ And ‘Sex Education’ With New Film & TV Studio

TMZ.com Sequels to beloved hip hop classics are typically frowned upon, but not the new "House Party" ... so says one of the OG film's stars Christopher 'Kid' Reid , and he's giving LeBron James props for keeping the brand strong. We caught up with Chris out in Santa Monica, where he joked about his cameo in the reboot being a bit on the "Where's Waldo?" side. That aside, Chris notes how LeBron -- whose SpringHill Company acquired the rights for "House Party" -- has always shown love to his iconic group Kid 'n Play. Back in 2009, LeBron and Rich Paul starred in a State Farm commercial based around RP's car getting burglarized, with the crooks leaving only a Kid 'n Play CD ... setting the stage for LeBron and the State Farm agent to do the group's iconic dance from the original film. And then in 2013, LBJ gave his sons Bronny and Bryce the trademarked Kid 'n Play haircuts shortly before they were basketball phenoms in their own right. … [Read more...] about Christopher ‘Kid’ Reid Approves of ‘House Party’ Reboot, LeBron James’ Vision

Netflix has a new co-CEO. Netflix on Thursday announced that Greg Peters , who was previously COO and head of product, has been promoted to the role, sharing it with Ted Sarandos. It comes as company co-founder Reed Hastings steps down to become Executive Chairman. Separately, Bela Bajaria , formerly Head of Global TV, has become Chief Content Officer. Scott Stuber has become Chairman of Netflix Film. Hastings said the moves are the last in the company’s “succession planning.” His also said new role of Executive Chairman is one “founders often take,” referencing Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, after they “pass the CEO baton to others.” Hastings co-founded Netflix as a DVD-by-mail company in 1997 and made Sarandos, whom he hired in 2000, Co-CEO in 2020. The company’s quarterly shareholder letter, noting the close working relationship among Peters, Sarandos and Hastings for the past 15 years, said the move “makes formal externally how we have been operating internally.” … [Read more...] about Reed Hastings Shifts To Executive Chairman Role At Netflix; Greg Peters New Co-CEO, Bela Bajaria & Scott Stuber Get New Titles

EXCLUSIVE: Nielsen , the audience measurement, data and analytics organization unveiled today the findings of their case studies on Native content at a panel discussion in the Indigenous House at Sundance Film Festival, presented by IllumiNative , the Native woman-led social justice organization dedicated to building visibility and representation for Native peoples. The panel discussion explored the demand for Native content and how the need for Native-led storytelling has helped revitalize streaming and audience retention, as well as the nuance and complexity that Native-led shows bring to the screen. Featured speakers included Crystal Echo Hawk, Founder & Executive Director, IllumiNative, Tazbah Chavez, Writer/Director, Latasha Gillespie, Global Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility for Amazon Studios and Prime Video, and Patricia Ratulangi, VP, Global Communications, DE&I, Nielsen. “Visibility is power, and we as Native peoples know … [Read more...] about Illuminative And Nielsen Unveil New Data On The Growth And Impact Of Native Content At The 2023 Sundance Film Festival