As SXSW Rolls On, Threat Of More Package Bombs Has Austin On Edge Next to the frenzied crowds of San Diego’s Comic-Con and the masses that jam into New Orleans for Mardi Gras, SXSW is a pretty laid back event in its celebration of film, music, tech and other arts in Austin, Texas. Related..

Donald Trump’s Los Angeles Visit Short On Details, Long On Traffic Snarls, Protests UPDATED with LAPD traffic advisory, 2:05 PM: Donald Trump’s first trip to California since being elected president has been shrouded in secrecy — at least the Los Angeles portion of it. But commuters this morning..

‘A Bluebird In My Heart’ Director Jérémie Guez Signs With WME & Management 360 EXCLUSIVE: Jérémie Guez, the France-born novelist who wrote, produced and made his feature directorial debut with the SXSW-premiering drama A Bluebird in My Heart, has signed with WME and Management 360. Relate..

‘Summer ’03’ Stars On Being “The Transformers Of Coming-Of-Age Movies” – SXSW “You’ll come of age when you see this. Everybody’s going to come of age!” Summer ’03 star Joey King said during her stop at Deadline’s Studio at SXSW along with writer-director Becca Gleason and co-star Paul Scheer, wh..

‘25’: Emily Osment & Matt Shively To Topline CBS Comedy Pilot; Denée Benton & Jessie Ennis Also Cast The Real O’Neals alum Matt Shively and former Young & Hungry star Emily Osment will lead the cast of CBS’ hybrid comedy pilot 25. Denée Benton (Lifetime’s UnReal) and Jessie Ennis (HBO’s Veep) wi..

‘The Code’: Dave Annable To Topline CBS Drama Pilot Dave Annable is set as the lead in CBS’ drama pilot The Code, from CBS Television Studios and studio-based Timberman/Beverly. Written by Limitless creator Craig Sweeny based on a story by him and Craig Turk and directed by Marc Webb, in The Co..

Madonna To Direct MGM’s True Tale ‘Taking Flight’ About Sierra Leone Orphan-Turned-Ballerina Michaela DePrince MGM has set Madonna to direct Taking Flight, a feature film based on the true story of Michaela DePrince, who grew up an orphan in war-torn Sierra Leone but rose to become a world-renow..

Casting Company Who Found ‘Ready Player One’s Phillip Zhao, Sees Uptick In Open Calls For Diverse Players EXCLUSIVE: Open calls for casting. It’s something that the entertainment industry has used for ages, sometimes to find new talent to fill major roles and other times to find just the right f..

First Teaser Drops For Paolo Sorrentino’s Silvio Berlusconi Movie (Which Will Be A Two-Parter In Italy); Cannes Is Calling No-one does electro-fuelled political biopics quite like Paolo Sorrentino. The Italian filmmaker’s regular producers Indigo Film have released some slick first footage of th..