Apple to Co-Produce International Thriller Series ‘Tehran’

Thanks to films like “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Atomic Blonde,” Charlize Theron has positioned herself as one of the most badass actresses in action films today. And she hopes to keep that trend going with the upcoming Netflix action film, “The Old Guard.” As seen in the new trailer for the film, “The Old Guard” follows Theron as the leader of a mysterious group of immortal mercenaries that has stayed under the radar for hundreds of years.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe New York Times ended its relationship with Apple News, saying the distribution deal doesn’t fit with the newspaper’s direct-to-consumer business model.As of Monday (June 29), articles from the Times no longer appeared in the Apple News app.“Core to a healthy model between The Times and the platforms is a direct path for sending those readers back into our environments, where we control the presentation of our report, the relationships with our readers and the

Colin Kaepernick's life is getting the Netflix treatment. The streaming service has announced that Ava DuVernay has signed on to executive produce Colin in Black & White, a limited drama about the Kaepernick's high school years.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple is adding another international co-production to its streaming repertoire.The streamer has boarded the Israeli psychological thriller series “Losing Alice.” The show is produced by Israel’s Dori Media Productions in association with HOT. The eight-episode series is currently airing on HOT and will stream worldwide later this year on Apple TV Plus.The series hails from creator Sigal Avin, who served as director in addition to writing.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorApple TV+ has picked up its second Israeli drama series this month after taking the global rights to neo-noir thriller Losing Alice.Apple has partnered with Dori Media on the eight-part show, which is currently airing on HOT in Israel.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorUK prime minister Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and his own crippling battle with the disease are to be the subject of a new TV series helmed by BAFTA-winning director Michael Winterbottom.Deadline understands that deals were done to develop the drama this week, with the project being housed at Fremantle in partnership with True Detective executive producer Richard Brown’s Passenger and Winterbottom’s Revolution Films.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentKey members of the team that shepherded hit biopic “Born a King,” about Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia, talked about the experience of “witnessing the birth of a film industry” in Saudi, as Spanish director Agustí Villaronga put it, during a Cannes Virtual Market panel. They also announced that they will be making a sequel. “Born a King” is a Spain-U.K.

Demi Moore has signed on to star in Songbird, the recently announced pandemic thriller that will be produced by Michael Bay.

Also Read: 'Kung Fu' Movie Remake in the Works at Universal From David LeitchExecutive Brittany Morrissey is overseeing the project for Sony Pictures.Leitch is best known for his stunt work, but turned in an impressive directorial debut with “John Wick,” the 2014 Keanu Reeves action film, which he co-directed with Chad Stahelski. Leitch’s most recently directed “Fast & Furious” spinoff “Hobbs and Shaw” which starred Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBritish actor Claire Foy is set to front psychological horror “Dust” — a hot project being launched at this week’s virtual Cannes market.Foy, whose turn as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix’s “The Crown” earned her a Golden Globe and Emmy Award, will play a young mother in 1930s Oklahoma.

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adaptation of Sydney Pollack’s film Three Days of the Condor and follows ‘a young CIA analyst has his idealism is tested when he stumbles onto a plan that could cost the lives of millions.’Joe Turner is feeling uneasy about his time in the CIA and the work he’s been doing which leads him to discover something that then gets his entire office killed.Joe is the only survivor and has to go on the run, all while trying to save millions of lives.Season one aired in the US a while ago to rave reviews

Jake Kanter International TV EditorApple TV+ has come aboard Israel-Iran espionage thriller Tehran, taking the international rights to the series outside of Israel, where it is being broadcast by Kan 11.Distributed by Cineflix Rights, the eight-part series features young Israeli actress Niv Sultan as Tamar Rabinyan, a Mossad computer hacker-agent undertaking her very first mission in Iran’s capital, which is also her place of birth.Tasked with disabling an Iranian nuclear reactor, her mission

Singer Fiona Apple has pledged to donate two years' worth of song royalties to charity.Following the release of her critically acclaimed studio album Fetch the Bold Cutters in April, Apple promised to donate all money made from two of the record's tracks when they are featured on TV and film.Royalties from the track “Shameika” will be given to the Harlem Children’s Zone, which aims to help end intergenerational poverty in the New York neighbourhood of Harlem.Meanwhile, money made by “Heavy

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