Iconoclast, StickUp Films Launch German Film and TV Joint Venture

Pete Davidson was back on Saturday Night Live tonight after taking a break to shoot his latest movie. His first bit upon return was a music video, in which he rapped about movies getting too long.

Mark Wahlberg gets in the middle of a group photo at the photo call for Father Stu held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on Friday (April 1) in West Hollywood, Calif.

EXCLUSIVE:  Endeavor Content and Anonymous Content are teaming on a new joint venture focused on developing and producing premium scripted television series, Deadline can tell you first.

Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long and Harold Perrineau  — have returned to reprise their iconic roles. Based on the Universal movies by writer-director Malcolm D. Lee, will catch up with Harper (Diggs), Robyn (Lathan), Jordan (Long), Lance (Chestnut), Quentin (Howard), Shelby (De Sousa), Candace (Hall) and Murch (Perrineau) as relationships evolve and past grievances resurface in the unpredictable stages of midlife crisis meets midlife renaissance.On March 14, Morris Chestnut gave fans the first peek behind the scenes of production, posting a photo of himself smiling alongside Lee.

EXCLUSIVE: Indie distribution outfits Deaf Crocodile Films and Gratitude Films are combining forces to give limited theatrical releases this year to a pair of foreign-language titles.

EXCLUSIVE: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon is making some executive changes.

EXCLUSIVE: Brandon Perea (Nope) is attached to star alongside Common (Alice) in The Faith of Long Beach, an upcoming drama written and to be directed by Snowfall co-creator Eric Amadio.

 is heading to Netflix! A rep for the streamer confirmed to ET that Brandy has signed on to star in the upcoming holiday film from director Mary Lambert. The singer-actress will star alongside 's Matt Cedeño, Heather Graham and Jason Biggs. Written by director and writer Charles Shyer and Todd Calgi Gallicano, author of the  book series, the film follows Brandy's Jackie, who every Christmas, without fail, sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend, Charlotte (Graham), feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte, her husband, Rob (Biggs), and their family on Jackie's and her husband, Valentino's (Cedeño), snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, Charlotte seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend's «perfect» life can’t possibly be that perfect. But in her overzealous attempt to expose Jackie, Charlotte nearly ruins Christmas for both families and must team up with her old friend to put the pieces back together.A post shared by Strong Black Lead (@strongblacklead)Brandy recently wrapped the first season of her musical-drama series on ABC, which follows four women looking to recapture the fame they achieved as the '90s hip-hop group, Nasty B*tches.

EXCLUSIVE: Heather Graham (Half Magic), Brandy Norwood (Queens), Jason Biggs (Outmatched) and Matt Cedeño (Power) have signed on to star in the Netflix holiday film Best. Christmas. Ever. from director Mary Lambert (A Castle for Christmas, Pet Sematary).

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorReality TV pioneer Bunim-Murray Productions is throwing its hat into the NFT ring.The production company teamed with tech startup Virtual Arts to form Wonderfuel, an entertainment company that intends to develop a slate of unscripted TV shows funded by sales of nonfungible tokens (NFTs).Wonderfuel (wonderfuel.co) plans to shop its shows to traditional TV networks and streaming platforms, and the shows are also expected to be available on Web3 platforms to NFT owners. The companies said that new NFTs — which verify the ownership of unique pieces of digital content using distributed blockchain technology — will be minted and released alongside the shows, giving fans the opportunity to access “unique rewards, from involvement in creative decisions to sharing in prizes and unique fan experiences.” Wonderfuel’s sale of NFTs will enable both partial and full funding of future shows, the companies said.

P-MRC Data, a joint venture of Deadline parent Penske Media and MRC, is being rebranded as Luminate.

P-MRC Data, a joint venture of Deadline parent Penske Media and MRC, is being rebranded as Luminate.

A Scots man who has been told he has just 'months' to live is to share his touching story in a new BBC film about his terminal brain tumour.

Naomi Watts is a woman of many talents.

Next steps! Two weeks after her wedding to Chris Long, Chloe Trautman has babies on the brain.