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Matt Grobar
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Matt joined the editors desk in March 2021 after five years as Awardsline's Assistant Editor. In that role, he contributed to the coverage and editing of the magazines throughout the year, focusing on artist interviews revolving around awards season and its big nights including the Oscars and Emmys. Matt also manages the Production Value video series, which spotlights the premier craft talent working in film and TV. He also is part of Deadline's festival studio team at the likes of Sundance, Tribeca and Toronto. Before Deadline he worked at UTA, 8thDay Pictures and Infinity Management International.
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Christopher Nolan’s Next Film Is An Adaptation Of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey,’ Universal Reveals
Tom Holland, take note: Christopher Nolan’s new film for Universal is The Odyssey, an adaptation of the epic poem composed by Homer around the 8th century BCE, the studio has revealed.
“Christopher Nolan’s next film The Odyssey is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand new IMAX film…
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Martin Short Takes Over As Director Of ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Pageant On ‘SNL’
In this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live, Martin Short tried his hand at directing a Charlie Brown Christmas pageant.
“You’re watching Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas,” the sketch begins. “We now return to the animated classic, A Charlie Brown Christmas.“
We cut to the Charlie Brown kids…
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‘SNL’: Bowen Yang & Ego Nwodim Host Christmas Week Airport Parade Featuring Tom Hanks, Melissa McCarthy, Paul Rudd & Kristen Wiig
Tonight on Saturday Night Live, Bowen Yang and Ego Nwodim hosted the CIBO Express Christmas Week Airport Parade, live from Terminal C at Newark Liberty International Airport.
“It’s chaos, it’s mayhem, and everyone’s afraid,” sing their TSA agent characters in the sketch. “It’s the Christmas Week…
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WGA Prohibits Work With Village Roadshow After Not Paying Writers On “Numerous Projects”
UPDATE: The WGA is officially on strike against Village Roadshow Entertainment Group after the production company stiffed multiple writers.
On Saturday, the union announced the stop work order, prohibiting members from business with The Matrix franchise and Mad Max Fury Road banner under Working Rule…
Jared Leto Confirmed As Skeletor In Amazon MGM’s ‘Masters Of The Universe’; Sam C. Wilson, Hafthor Bjornsson & Kojo Attah Also Aboard As Villains
Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel’s live-action Masters of the Universe film has four new villains, Deadline has learned.
Jared Leto (House of Gucci) is confirmed for the role of Skeletor, having initially been linked to the project back in September. Others now aboard include Sam C. Wilson (House of the…
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The Gotham Group Signs Usman Riaz, Director Of Pakistan’s Oscar Entry ‘The Glassworker’
EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Usman Riaz, the director, animator and co-composer of the animated feature The Glassworker, which has been selected as Pakistan’s official entry for Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars and is vying for an animated feature nomination, as well.
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How Jomo Fray’s Work With “Sentient Perspective” On Orion’s ‘Nickel Boys’ Changed His Point Of View On POV Filmmaking – The Process
Long drawn to filmmaking as an artistic medium cultivating “a radical form of empathy,” cinematographer Jomo Fray took that concept in an immersive new direction with Nickel Boys, the first narrative feature from Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker RaMell Ross.
The drama for Amazon MGM’s Orion…
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‘Mr. Show’ Reunion Planned As Part Of Alt Comedy All-Stars Benefit For Comedy Gives Back; Patton Oswalt, Zach Galifianakis & More Also Set  Â
EXCLUSIVE: Long Time No See has unveiled the lineup for the 2025 edition of Alt Comedy All-Stars, the fundraiser benefiting nonprofit Comedy Gives Back in its work as a safety net for the comedy community.
Set to take place at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles at 8:00 p.m. on January 31st, the show…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’s Lee Cronin To Direct ‘The Mummy’ For New Line
Buzzy genre filmmaker Lee Cronin (Evil Dead Rise) will write and direct The Mummy, a new film in the horror subgenre for New Line, Deadline has confirmed.
Plot details are under wraps. Atomic Monster and Blumhouse will co-finance and produce alongside Cronin’s Doppelgängers for release on April 17…
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Heather Graham, Kevin Nealon, Lil Rel Howery, Matt Walsh & More Board Drama ‘Maybe We Should’
EXCLUSIVE: Director A.J. Tesler (Hero Mode) has wrapped on Maybe We Should, an inspirational drama based on a true story. Pic’s cast includes Heather Graham (Chosen Family), Jeremy John Wells (Oppenheimer), Kevin Nealon (Saturday Night Live), Lil Rel Howery (Vacation Friends), Matt Walsh (Veep), and…
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Matthew Warchus Set To Direct Amazon’s ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ Reimagining; Enda Walsh Scripting
Matthew Warchus (Matilda: The Musical) is set to direct the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang reimagining in the works from Amazon MGM Studios and EON Productions, Amazon said Thursday.
Warchus will work from a script by Enda Walsh (Small Things Like These). The film, which Deadline told you about first, is in…
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Mubi Eyeing 2025 Release For Amalia Ulman’s Dark Comedy ‘Magic Farm’ Starring Chloë Sevigny, Alex Wolff, Simon Rex & More
EXCLUSIVE: After co-producing and co-financing Magic Farm, the latest film from writer-director Amalia Ulman (El Planeta), which is set to world premiere in the Premieres section of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Mubi has locked down distribution rights to the dark comedy in North America and the UK…
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