Former Marvel Comics Boss Joe Quesada Signs First-Look Film, TV Deal With Amazon

Lupita Nyong’o and Sandra Oh lend their star power to opening night of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Fat Ham at American Airlines Theatre on Wednesday (April 12) in New York City.

Quentin Tarantino is opening up about why he doesn’t include sex scenes in his movies.

Edgar Ramirez gives co-star Anthony LaPaglia a kiss on the cheek at the premiere of their new Netflix series, Florida Man.

Kylie Minogue is heading to Netflix.

The ban on TikTok is continuing on, with Montana being the first state to take action against the app.

Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet are continuing to spice up rumors that they are Hollywood’s newest, hottest couple.

We’re already three and a half months into 2023, but numbers are still coming in from 2022′s year of entertainment.

Nicholas Hoult has been in a few films you might have heard of. He’s been a young version of X-Men’s blue mutant The Beast, and was in George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road.

Anya Taylor-Joy opened up about how being in the public eye and seeing online users‘ comments on her appearance affected her mental health. The Hollywood star, who has quickly found success in the film industry, revealed that she had a hard time avoiding people’s comments on social media, as they would constantly comment on her looks.“I can definitely remember when Facebook was a thing and I was never aware that my eyes were far apart and then someone tagged me in a picture with a fish and they were like, ‘This is you ’cause your eyes are like here,” the Argentinian actress told W Magazine.“And I was really upset about it and I didn’t enjoy it and I kind of stopped looking in mirrors for a very long time,” she continued.

Aussies like to stick together, even when they’re all generally in America, doing American work. See, the new Hulu Original psychological thriller series “The Clearing,” starring Australian actors Teresa Palmer (“Discovery of Witches“), Miranda Otto (“The Unusual Suspects,” “Homeland“) and Guy Pearce (“Jack Irish,” “Mare of Easttown“). “The Clearing” will premiere with two episodes on Hulu on May 24, followed by new episodes every Wednesday.

Actor-turned-filmmaker Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) is certainly making waves in the cinematic space and will be taking a crack at the television with the help of A24. After directing two feature films, including the most recent, “Don’t Worry Darling,” a report from Deadline reveals that Wilde is now looking to direct series adaptations of the Jennifer Egan novels “A Visit From The Goon Squad” and “The Candy House.” READ MORE: ‘Perfect’: Thomasin McKenzie To Team With Director Olivia Wilde For A Sports Biopic About Kerri Strug “Goon Squad” takes place within the world of punk music world and should allow for an interesting take on the genre from Wilde.

Next month will see the Cannes Film Festival return and give us early glimpses of high-profile/awards-caliber films ahead of their official releases, and many will be premiered at the event. With that in mind, there are some interesting tidbits in a recent Screen Daily interview with Thierry Fremaux, the festival’s delegate general.

Coming off the box office success of “Creed III,” actress Tessa Thompson is already putting together new projects, such as the sci-fi film “Ash” from Flying Lotus and more “Creed-related film/television spinoffs that could involve her character, Bianca. But there’s more.

Her main girl. LaNisha Cole seemingly threw shade at Nick Cannon after he forgot their 7-month-old daughter Onyx while listing the names of his 12 children.

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet are fueling those dating rumors, but it doesn’t look like anything is official — yet!

Well, this is a bit different than what we were led to believe…

Ryan Seacrest is officially off-air on “Live with Kelly and Ryan”.

Vanessa Hudgens has long had a thing for witches. The actress is taking her interest in the occult and the spiritual to the next level, sharing a new documentary with the world called “Dead Hot.” In it, Hudgens is joined by her best friend GG Magree, with the two traveling to Salem to explore everything related to witchcraft.

English R&B singer Jorja Smith has taken her time with her follow-up to her 2018 debut Lost & Found, sharing the stopgap project Be Right Back in 2021 and the Joy Orbison collab "Rose Rouge" in 2022. The wait may be finally ending: on Thursday (April 13), Smith shared "Try Me," her first new song of the year and the debut track released on her new label FAMM.

Last month, Jim Legxacy shared “old place,” his first single of the year, which we deemed worthy of our near-unattainable Song You Need certification. Today (April 13), the South London (Lewisham, to be precise) singer-rapper-producer revealed that track as the lead single from a forthcoming mixtape.

Christine and the Queens was Thursday night’s musical guest (April 13) on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He performed “To be honest,” the lead single from his next album, PARANOÏA, ANGELS, TRUE LOVE.

This weekend the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. This year's lineup is a stacked one.

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist.

!In a seven-minute preview of next week's episode, Tom Schwartz is seen calling his BFF Tom Sandoval, who was in the middle of filming a confessional for the show, soon after his ex-wife, Katie Maloney, abruptly left after she picked up their two dogs in a tension-filled exchange.The tense visit comes amid fallout from Schwartz and Raquel Leviss were caught having a make-out session in Mexico during Scheana Shay's wedding celebrations to Brock Davies, which left Katie with a bitter taste in her mouth. Raquel and Sandoval were already in the midst of their secret months-long affair at the time of her controversial kiss with Schwartz.«Katie can do whatever she wants and I will support her,» Schwartz laments to Sandoval during their phone call.

Sophia Scorziello editor Derek Luke always knew he wanted to be a hero — or rather, play one. But when the opportunity for him to join the Marvel universe arose in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” he wasn’t so sure — even after his agent, the late Ed Limato, insisted. “If he sent me something, he would say, ‘Do you like it? Alright we’ll get him next time, kiddo, no pressure,’” Luke says. “This was the only script that he said, ‘You need to do this. And I’m like, ‘No. Absolutely not. First of all, Marvel, like, what is that?’” Limato was firm, so Luke took a meeting with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige. Upon entering his office, Luke’s eyes were drawn to a section of the wall full of Black characters, ones he didn’t even know existed. Luke leaned in and took the role. 

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Montana would become the first state in America to fully ban TikTok starting in 2024, after the state’s legislature on Friday passed a bill banning the short-form app. The bill now goes to the desk of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte before it becomes law. Under the Montana legislation, TikTok would face fines if it continued to operate in the state. In addition, the state could impose penalties on Apple and Google if they allowed users in Montana to download the app. TikTok blasted the passage of the bill as an attempt to “censor American voices.” “The bill’s champions have admitted that they have no feasible plan for operationalizing this attempt to censor American voices and that the bill’s constitutionality will be decided by the courts,” TikTok said in a statement. “We will continue to fight for TikTok users and creators in Montana whose livelihoods and First Amendment rights are threatened by this egregious government overreach.”

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After a video of him sitting during the concert went viral online, many KISS fans are asking: what happened to Gene Simmons? 

After a weekend to remember, many KarJenner fans, who are quick to keep up, are asking: where was Mason Disick at Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding? 

She’s Higher Than Heaven – Ellie Goulding scores the coveted Official Chart Double for the first time in her career today. 

King Charles III’s coronation concert will feature a few familiar faces to the royal family, including Katy Perry, Andrea Bocelli, and Lionel Richie.The news was announced Friday per the BBC, which will broadcast the musical celebration from the grounds of Windsor Castle on May 7.“I am excited to be performing at the Coronation Concert,” said Perry, 38 — who was appointed by Charles to the British Asian Trust in 2020 — “and helping to shine a further light on the British Asian Trust’s Children’s Protection Fund, whose work includes on-ground initiatives to fundraising, with the aim to find solutions to child trafficking.”Meanwhile, Richie, 73, who was named the first global ambassador for Charles’ The Prince’s Trust charity in February 2021 — then sparking rumors that he would one day perform at The Coronation Concert — added in his own statement that this “once-in-a-lifetime” show is “an honor and a celebration.”Global opera phenomenon Bocelli, 64, and Welsh baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, 57, are due to perform a duet together, while British classical-soul composer Alexis Ffrench will also appear at the celebration.Other musical Brits to be featured include the band Take That, sans Robbie Williams, and English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings, 28, as well as a choir group of 300 from across the four nations of the Kingdom.Viewers can also expect a resplendent display of lights, lasers, drones and projections that are sure to be one of the night’s “highlights,” per the BBC report.About 20,000 fans are expected to attend the public showcase, along with a few as-yet unreported royals in attendance.Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks.

EXCLUSIVE: Baywatch could be heading back to the small screen.

The DGA, which begins its contract negotiations on May 10, is stressing the importance of “ensuring reliable pension funding to safeguarding access to industry-leading health care.” In a video that features DGA members talking about the pension and health benefits they’ve received, the guild says that “We’re fighting for our future.”

Deadline’s Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament took a hiatus during the pandemic as movie theaters closed for the majority of 2020-2021 and theatrical day-and-date titles on both the big screen and studios’ respective streaming platforms became more prevalent. Coming back from that brink, the studios have largely returned to their theatrical release models and the downstream monies they can bring. Not to mention their power in launching IPs around the world with big global marketing campaigns. When it comes to evaluating the financial performance of top movies, it isn’t about what a film grosses at the box office. The true tale is told when production budgets, P&A, talent participations and other costs collide with box office grosses, and ancillary revenues from VOD to DVD and TV. To get close to that mysterious end of the equation, Deadline is repeating our Most Valuable Blockbuster tournament for 2022, using data culled by seasoned and trusted sources.

Amazon Studios has signed an exclusive first-look deal with former Marvel Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada. Under the deal, Quesada will be developing series and films for Prime Video, focusing on adapting existing and new comic book IP.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Joe Quesada, the former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, has signed a first-look film and TV deal with Amazon Studios. Under the deal, Quesada will develop film and TV projects with a particular focus on adapting comic book IP, including both new and existing titles. “I can’t begin to express just how thrilled I am to be joining the Amazon Studios family,” Quesada said. “From the moment Nick Pepper, Matt King, and the team approached me, it was clear we spoke the same language and shared the same creative goals. What was also clear is that they’re creating a collaborative environment and unique methodology that I’m surprised no one has yet thought to implement, but I’m certain will be quickly imitated.”