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Lindsay Lohan wants the filming of Freakier Friday to go on and on and on. The star of the much-anticipated sequel to the Disney aughts classic celebrated the last Monday of shooting, writing in an Instagram post featuring a couple of selfies that her “heart is so full.” She joined co-star Jamie Lee…

Former GOP Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to multiple federal charges today and faces a minimum of two years in prison, with a sentencing hearing set for February. The counts included wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds and lying on House of Representatives disclosure forms. After…

(Updated with CAA statement) Julia Ormond's lawsuit against Disney, CAA and Miramax over an alleged 1995 sexual assault by the now-incarcerated Harvey Weinstein will be going forward. "Upon the foregoing documents, and oral argument having been held before the court on May 20, 2024, it is ordered…

EXCLUSIVE: The battle for improved streaming residuals in the U.S. has at least partly been won but in the UK it is only just beginning. Deadline can reveal that Directors UK (DUK), the body and collection society representing British directors, has written to Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Paramount…

Jamie Lee Curtis is cherishing every moment with her onscreen daughter during the final days of filming Freakier Friday. The Academy Award winner paid tribute to co-star Lindsay Lohan in a heartfelt post on Saturday as they prepare to wrap production on the long-awaited sequel to their 2003 Disney…

As a widower takes Disney to court over his wife’s death at Walt Disney World and Resorts, the company is using its Disney+ streaming terms to attempt blocking the lawsuit. In a recent filing, Disney’s attorneys requested Jeffrey Piccolo’s $50,000 case be dismissed and settled out of court after…

A federal judge in New York has granted Fubo’s request for Venu Sports, a planned sports bundle of Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery channels, be blocked on antitrust grounds. Fubo filed a lawsuit in February, blasting Venu as a product of a monopolistic “cartel” intent on crushing any…

EXCLUSIVE: The war of words between X-Men '97 creator Beau DeMayo and Marvel has escalated and gone beyond the comic-book-themed company to engulf its parent Disney. Bryan Freedman, who has handled some of Hollywood’s biggest wrongful termination cases of the past few years, now represents DeMayo. He…

Marvel Studios and Disney's Deadpool & Wolverine has added to its list of records, now becoming the highest-grossing U.S. R-rated movie ever on a global basis. Through Thursday, the Merc with a Mouth and the adamantium-clawed X-Man have grossed  $1,085.6 million (or $1.086 billion) worldwide. The…

EXCLUSIVE: After “record-breaking layoffs, closures and business turmoil” in the first half of 2024, the video game business is showing signs of recovery, according to a new report from DDM Games. DDM, short for Digital Development Management, is an agency providing representation, consulting and…

The Mouse is still mighty, but there’s a dragon rising in the east. That’s the top-line takeaway from the latest edition of the 2023 TEA/AECOM Theme Index, an authoritative yearly survey of trends in the theme park industry. The Index is compiled by the Themed Entertainment Association and…

Longtime YouTube and Google executive Adam Smith has been named Chief Product & Technology Officer, Disney Entertainment and ESPN. He takes the senior post after the exit in June of Aaron LaBerge, who is now Chief Technology Officer at PENN Entertainment, Disney’s partner on ESPNBet. The Smith hire…