EXCLUSIVE: One of the biggest pic packages is about to land at Disney, Deadline hears. This is the pitch for a Martin Scorsese-directed drama that would star Dwayne Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Emily Blunt. The thumbnail description: Imagine Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent character from Goodf…

EXCLUSIVE: Studios and filmmakers are knocking on Verve’s door as the agency is sitting on bloody good IP that they’re looking to take on the town: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Verve has repped the rights for the slasher series created by Tobe Hooper and Kim Henkel since 2017. At a time when…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros’ shelved movie Coyote vs. Acme finally might have found a new home with the studio deep in sale negotiations, we can reveal. Gareth West’s distributor-financier Ketchup Entertainment is negotiating an all-rights acquisition in the $50 million range for the…

EXCLUSIVE: While it is super early in the dealmaking process, sources tell Deadline that Netflix and director Greta Gerwig are aiming high for their next piece of casting on their Chronicles of Narnia movie, as Daniel Craig has an offer to join the cast. Sources stress that it is unknown whether…

EXCLUSIVE: Sacha Baron Cohen’s next film, an untitled scripted comedy, is being quietly shopped to distributors. The comedy was originally set at Universal, and none of the principals would comment. But is sounds like case of déjà vu. I’m referencing Baron Cohen’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. Fox…

After taking home his second Best Actor Oscar on Sunday night, Adrien Brody quickly is becoming the town’s most popular, and what he might do next is slowly starting to take shape. While noting that discussions are extremely early, sources tell Deadline that Damien Chazelle and Brody have had…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a fun casting update. On the day she was announced for Glastonbury, we can reveal that Charli XCX is being eyed to join Greta Gerwig and Netflix’s anticipated Narnia film. The multiple Grammy winner is understood to be among top choices for a key role and there have been talks…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is working on a $6M to $7M deal to acquire Selena Y Los Dinos, the Isabel Castro-directed documentary about the slain queen of Tejano Music. Other bidders are in the mix as Cinetic auctions a film that became so popular that when Sundance put it on its portal for industry to watch…

EXCLUSIVE: With one of Europe's three flagship film festivals approaching half way stage, minds are already beginning to focus on the shape of the next two: Cannes and Venice. The former will be upon us before we know it. Related Stories …

EXCLUSIVE: One of the prime opening directing assignments in town right now is DC’s Clayface, which is ready and raring to go with a screenplay by Mike Flanagan and a target theatrical release date of September 11, 2026. We hear that DC brass will be hearing pitches from potential filmmakers next…

EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing that Amazon and Warner Bros among others have put bids in for a pitch that’s been making rounds from the Radio Silence team with Paul Giamatti attached to star. The pitch is a biopic about the late paranormal DJ Art Bell, who would broadcast his radio show from his home…

EXCLUSIVE: We are hearing from myriad sources that Amazon MGM Studios will be launching an international theatrical distribution arm for its feature slate moving forward. The studio’s current foreign theatrical output deal with Warner Bros. ends at the end of this year. This is a big step…