Paramount Global Unveils 12 Performers For 2023 CBS Showcase

There were many lessons to take from the 95th Academy Award nominations. And publicists, studio executives, and personal publicists will spend the next few weeks wondering what went wrong and, more importantly, what went right.

Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort, “Air,” will get a global theatrical release from Amazon Studios on April 5, ahead of its global streaming premiere on Prime Video.“Air,” from Amazon Studios, Skydance Sports, Mandalay Pictures, and the first project from Affleck and Matt Damon’s Artists Equity, features what is being described as a “first of its kind arrangement” with Amazon Studios distributing the film globally with Warner Bros. Pictures handling international as part of its distribution pact with Amazon’s MGM.The new movie tells the true story of the partnership between Michael Jordan, a then-rookie with grand ambitions, and Nike’s fledging basketball division.

One of CBS’ longest-running scripted shows, NCIS: Los Angeles, will be coming to an end after 322 episodes. Its current 14th season will be the show’s last, with the series finale set for May 14, airing on the network and streaming live and on demand on Paramount+.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s that time of year again. Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: Battle of the Decades, an annual interactive special where viewers vote for their favorite Super Bowl commercial of all time, will air Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 8 PM ET/PT on CBS and will stream live and on demand on Paramount+.

Prepare yourself for more crossovers, NCIS fans, because the latest one didn’t do half-bad for CBS.

Chad Stahelski (John Wick franchise) has been tapped to direct the Tom Clancy adaptation Rainbow Six for Paramount Pictures, Deadline can confirm.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Morgan Freeman has joined the cast of Paramount+’s original series Lioness, headlined and executive produced by Zoe Saldaña and also starring Nicole Kidman, who executive produces, and Laysla De Oliveira.

CBS’ hit comedy Ghosts will be back for a third go-round. The network has handed a Season 3 renewal to the remake of the BBC comedy, starring Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar, for premiere in the 2023-2024 broadcast season.

Shahid Launches ‘Period Market’ Landmark With Global Cast

, but tonight is Hilary Swank's first as a mom-to-be. Styled by Thomas Carter Phillips, the four-time Golden Globe nominee arrived at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles in an emerald green Prada gown with trailing black bows atop the shoulders and a dangling pair of emerald-and-diamond earrings from Tiffany. The , who and expecting twins, finished the look with a chignon and a handsome date: husband Philip Schneider. Over the holidays, Swank , posting a photo of herself in a festive, striped onesie.

A projected $22.5 billion deficit has Gov. Gavin Newsom proposing some belt tightening and program cuts for California, but the financial sun is still shining bright on the Golden State’s over $400 million film and television tax credits program.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney General Entertainment has selected 13 participants for its 2023 Writing Program.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released its list of 301 movies that are eligible for the 2023 Best Picture Oscar.

Nicole Kidman is set as a lead alongside Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira on Taylor Sheridan’s CIA drama series Lioness at Paramount+. Kidman already was attached as an executive producer on the series under her production company, Blossom Films.

Paramount Global’s CBS News and Stations has made changes to the morning lineups of its two Los Angeles TV stations. The independent KCAL-TV is going 0 to 7 — having been the only news station in the LA market not doing morning news, it today is launching KCAL News Morning, a seven-hour weekday morning news franchise from 4-11 AM PT.