Departing Netflix Film Chief Scott Stuber Deserves “A Lot Of Credit” For “What He Built”, CFO Spencer Neumann Says

Larian Studios CEO says fans should be “very excited” about the future of the company, despite no sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3.Last night, Larian confirmed the studio would not be working on an expansion for Baldur’s Gate 3, nor would they be creating a Baldur’s Gate 4 despite the huge success of the trilogy.The news was announced by Larian CEO Swen Vinke at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. “We’ll forever be proud of it but we’re going to move on,” he said.Following up the announcement on social media, Vinke wrote: “Counter expectations but I’ve never been more sure about a strategy shift.

Brian Cox has been announced to voice Santa Claus in an upcoming Netflix film.The Succession actor has been announced as part of the cast for That Christmas, an animated film courtesy of Simon Otto (How To Train Your Dragons). That Christmas is reported to be an adaptation of the children’s book series written by award-winning director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones).Starring alongside Cox will be Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy.

The mornings were the only time Trish Hinde ever felt peace as a child, those dazed few moments after first opening her eyes.

Shakira is looking back at her relationship with Gerard Pique.

Alison Herman TV Critic The sitcom “Girls5eva” follows the attempted comeback of a fictional girl group that peaked in the early 2000s, now reunited as middle-aged women. But headed into its third season, it’s “Girls5eva,” not just Girls5eva, that’s trying to start anew. After two critically acclaimed, if evidently little-watched, seasons on Peacock, the show has been resurrected by Netflix, which has bankrolled a fresh batch of episodes and made the entire back catalog available to its massive audience of over 260 million global subscribers — many of whom will encounter “Girls5eva” for the first time as a Netflix original.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sydney Sweeney just premiered her latest movie, “Immaculate,” at SXSW, and it marks her third high profile release in four months. She conquered the box office opposite Glen Powell in the hit romantic comedy “Anyone But You” (which has earned more than $200 million worldwide), and then she experienced her first studio flop with the Sony comic book tentpole “Madame Web.” Not that Sweeney is too concerned. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the actor was unfazed when asked about “Madame Web” being widely mocked.

Alex Ritman Netflix U.K., the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) and the Personal Managers’ Association (PMA) — which represents U.K. agents — have signed a first-of-its-kind deal on remuneration. Unveiled Tuesday, the deal will apply to U.K.

Ghost frontman and founder Tobias Forge for a whopping amount of money.According to a Discogs report, detailing the most expensive records sold in January this year, someone purchased an unreleased solo album from Forge for US$5,434 (£4237.95). The album is titled ‘Passiflora’ and per the listing, was “released” in 2008.

Imagine being just 22 years old and having two Academy Awards trophies somewhere in your apartment (or mansion). Welcome to Billie Eilish‘s life.

Billie Eilish and Finneas are bringing their Barbie theme to life on the 2024 Oscars stage.

A man who claims hisAirTaggedcoat was swiped from a Manchester bar tracked down the suspected thief and recorded it all on TikTok.

Mean Girls remains one of the most iconic teen movies, and that’s partly down to the all-around perfect casting choices that were made behind the scenes. Can you even imagine what it would have been like if the lineup of talent had been different!?

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.

Millie Bobby Brown finds herself in the grips of a fiery dragon in Netflix's upcoming action release Damsel. A twisted fairy tale, the film will introduce us to a heroine who must become her own knight in shining armour - rather than a damsel in distress.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Evans made a recent appearance at Emerald City Con 2024 (via Total Film) and threw his support behind comic book movies, a genre he’ll be forever associated with after playing Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for nearly 10 years. “Comic book movies in general, for whatever reason, don’t always get the credit I think they deserve,” Evans told the audience. “They are these big, giant movies.

Christopher Vourlias The anticipated goldrush for African creators sparked by Netflix’s 2016 entry into the market hasn’t entirely come to fruition, though the influx of investment from local and global streaming platforms has nevertheless been transformative for Africa’s screen industries. Budgets, production values and outputs are rising, and breakout hits — such as Netflix’s Nigerian thriller “The Black Book” and South African teen drama “Blood & Water” — highlight the power of global streaming services to deliver African stories to audiences around the world.

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.

Gorka Marquez has told fans he has 'lots of plans' as he was asked about life without Strictly Come Dancing. But before fans worry he's leaving, he did continue his response with good news.

Dan Lin has been appointed as Netflix’s new head of film. He’ll replace Scott Stuber, who previously announced he’d be stepping down from the streaming behemoth in March. Lin’s name had been in the mix — along with recently departed Disney executive Sean Bailey, former Universal chief Stacey Snider and others — since the top film job opened in January.

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