Dan Lin to Replace Scott Stuber as Netflix Film Chief

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Will Keenan has returned to the entertainment industry, joining Coy Creator, a startup touting a full-service “business-in-a-box” platform for digital creators, as chief revenue officer. Keenan had joined Endemol Shine North America in 2013, where he launched the company’s Endemol Beyond division.

Hollywood, and Deadline’s live blog, are back for the 96th Academy Awards. The sunny skies, and the fact that the 10 Best Picture nominees include several that audiences have actually seen, bodes well for the festivities. Jimmy Kimmel is back as host, and because Donald Trump remains former president, there is every chance that the Red States won’t consider the event polarized and worth watching … all signs point to a ratings rebound.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Film’s biggest night is (almost) here. The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10 at a new time, 7 p.m.

Jennifer Holland is making DC fans happy after revealing when Peacemaker Season 2 will start filming.

Avatar: The Last Airbender, the anime-inspired live-action series, will be able to tell the story of the four nations: Water. Earth. Fire. Air after Netflix renewed it for a further two seasons.

Daniel Day-Lewis is one of the most celebrated actors of our time, scoring three Oscars over the course of his four-decade-long career.While the 66-year-old retired from the profession back in 2017, is there a possibility he could make a grand return?Not a chance. Director Jim Sheridan — who worked with the performer on films such as “My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father” and “The Boxer” — just confirmed that Day-Lewis is done with Hollywood for good.The filmmaker, 75, told Screen Daily that he desires to work with the “Lincoln” star again.“He says he’s done, I keep talking to him,” Sheridan said.

EXCLUSIVE: After landing the coveted package last year, Apple Original Films is putting together quite the cast for Jonah Hill‘s dark comedy Outcome. Cameron Diaz is now in final negotiations to co-star opposite Keanu Reeves (who is also in final negotiations to star) in the pic, which Hill will direct.

Daniel Day-Lewis’ retirement from acting has been shared.Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan, who directed three of Day-Lewis’ most well-known films: My Left Foot, In The Name Of The Father and The Boxer, has opened up about the actor’s retirement.Speaking with ScreenDaily, Sheridan said: “He says he’s done.”“I keep talking to him. I’d love to do something with him again. He’s like everybody else.

One of Daniel Day-Lewis‘ longtime directors is speaking out about the actor’s retirement.

Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann gave Scott Stuber a shoutout when discussing the state of the streaming giant’s film operation, saying the exec deserves “a lot of credit” for “what he built.”

Dan Lin, the producer of “The Lego Movie” and “It,” was in negotiations to become head of DC Studios. It was a singular opportunity to reimagine the company behind Superman, Batman and other costumed heroes. But talks broke down.

EXCLUSIVE: Roadside Attractions and Vertical have acquired U.S. to the Zoe Saldaña thriller The Absence of Eden from first-time feature filmmaker Marco Perego. An April 12 theatrical release has been set.

Deadline has learned that producer Dan Lin is taking over for Scott Stuber as Netflix’s Top Film Boss.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor All five of this year’s Academy Award-nominated original songs will be performed on the Dolby Theatre stage at the 96th Oscars. Jon Batiste, Becky G, Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, Scott George and the Osage Singers, and as Variety previously reported, Ryan Gosling and Mark Ronson will perform the memorable numbers.

What seems to be one of the strongest-held beliefs in online film speculation on Film Twitter and the likes is the long-standing rumor that writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson wrote, rewrote, or did a deep and uncredited pass on Martin Scorsese’s “Killers Of The Flower Moon” (which we named one of the Best Films Of 2023) Up until now, the rumors are just that, not confirmed, and no one of any authority has spoken about them; hence us never really covering the story.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Zendaya, Michelle Pfeiffer and Oscar winners Nicolas Cage and Al Pacino are among the first group of presenters for this year’s 96th Oscars ceremony. Also presenting are last year’s four acting winners — Brendan Fraser from “The Whale” and Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis from the best picture winner “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” Oscar winners Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight” and “Green Book”), Jessica Lange (“Tootsie” and “Blue Sky”), Matthew McConaughey (“Dallas Buyers Club”), Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”) and Sam Rockwell (“Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”) also are set to take the stage. Raj Kapoor serves as the Oscars’ executive producer and showrunner, alongside executive producers Molly McNearney and Katy Mullan.

Prince Harry 's latest documentary has made its debut, but surprisingly, it's not on Netflix as expected. Despite being under a lucrative five-year deal with the streaming giant, worth a staggering £80 million, the Duke of Sussex's latest offering, Prince Harry's Mission: Life, Family and the Invictus Games, has landed on Hulu instead.

In perhaps one of the best feel-good stories in Hollywood this year, a coalition of 35 filmmakers have invested in a coalition to save Los Angeles’ fabled Westwood Village Theater. Organized by Jason Reitman, the group will book first-run features and repertory programming from the theater’s directors/caretakers.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor UPDATED: Jason Reitman has gathered more than two dozen filmmakers to help acquire Westwood’s historic Village Theater, which will program first-run and repertory programming. The group includes JJ Abrams, Judd Apatow, Damien Chazelle, Chris Columbus, Ryan Coogler, Bradley Cooper, Alfonso Cuarón, Jonathan Dayton, Guillermo del Toro, Valerie Faris, Hannah Fidell, Alejandro González Iñárritu, James Gunn, Sian Heder, Rian Johnson, Gil Kenan, Karyn Kusama, Justin Lin, Phil Lord, David Lowery, Christopher McQuarrie, Chris Miller, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, Todd Phillips, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Jay Roach, Seth Rogen, Emma Seligman, Brad Silberling, Steven Spielberg, Emma Thomas, Denis Villeneuve, Lulu Wang, and Chloé Zhao.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The Oscar-nominated song “Wahzhazhe (A Song for My People)” by Scott George has a deep meaning. The lyrics, sung in Osage, invite listeners to stand up, be tall and be proud. “We’re still here after all of that,” George says.