‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ VFX Veteran Hal Hickel on Rotta’s Redesign, Phil Tippett and Jon Favreau’s ‘Less James Bond, More Jackass’ Approach
Industrial Light & Magic animation supervisor Hal Hickel approached Jon Favreau’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” with a deceptively simple question: “What would Phil do?” The Phil in question was stop-motion pioneer Phil Tippett, whose work on the original “Star Wars” trilogy provided a template for everything from lumbering AT-AT walkers to a spectacular battle involving […]
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‘On the Line: The World Burger Games’: Full Day Productions Brings Five Guys Competition to Life in Prime Video Docuseries
Connor Schell’s Full Day Productions and Lost Tribe Creative just launched a new docuseries, “On The Line: The World Burger Games,” on Prime Video. The five-episode doc follows Five Guys’ global competition of crew members from local qualifying rounds to the ultimate championship. The competition began in 2013 as an idea from the Murrell family […]
BBC Studios’ Boss Says Streaming Is The Future But Linear Still Pays
Marcus Arthur tells Deadline about walking a tightrope in a streaming-first world where linear remains a big money-spinner. Arthur is running a huge and complicated business. Having been upped from CEO of channels group UKTV to chief exec of global channels and streaming at BBC Studios, he faces a sizable challenge. Positioning the commercial arm […]
The Year Zara Larsson Unlocked Pop Superstardom
She broke out at 10, but the Swedish pop star has unlocked a new level with the success of her “Midnight Sun” album, popular remixes and TikTok virality.
A Paris Museum That’s Wild and a ‘Little Weird’
Despite its provocative subject matter, the Museum of Hunting and Nature aims to be “a joyful cabinet of curiosities.”
Kashmir’s Beauty and Violence Captured in an Exquisite Debut at MoMA
With layered landscapes, patterns and poetry, Nilima Sheikh portrays the fractures and flash points of modern India.
Quinn Kelsey: A Verdi Baritone Reigning at the Met Opera
Quinn Kelsey has had success after success at the Metropolitan Opera. These three performances secure his reputation as a great Verdi baritone.
As Big Money Flees London’s Art Scene, Young Galleries Sharpen Their Edge
Tax reforms and Paris’s rise have taken a toll. But low-budget, risk-taking dealers are still creating buzz at the Frieze London fair and beyond.
Singapore Media Festival Launches Creator Summit as Asia TV Forum Adds AI Zone, Microdrama Focus
The Singapore Media Festival will add a dedicated creator economy event to its lineup this year, launching the Asia Creator Summit alongside the long-running Asia TV Forum & Market when its next edition takes place Dec. 1–5. The festival is hosted by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). The new summit (ACS) and ATF will […]
17 Autumnal Movies That Range From Cosy To Downright Creepy
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Layoffs Take Place At ‘The Repair Shop’ Producer Ricochet
EXCLUSIVE: A number of staffers including creative chief Damon Pattison have been laid off at Ricochet, the Skydance UK-owned indie that produces hit BBC show The Repair Shop. We understand around 10 staff left several weeks back including Pattison and Rob Butterfield, who was running the indie’s Scotland office. This represents just under a third […]
Nathan Fielder's You Can See Everything gazes into the abyss of Elizabeth Holmes
The genuinely unparalleled originality of Nathan Fielder's documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes who was jailed for defrauding investors, shows that the more you see — at least, when it comes to documenting frustratingly unknowable human beings — the less you know.