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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerKISS is kissing off a dismal 2020 for the concert industry with a live New Year’s Eve show at the Atlantis resort in Dubai.Like most acts, the band has been idle for most of the year, as the pandemic shut down all but a handful of shows in the live music industry.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA colossal Batman statue based on the Batman: Hush character design by DC artist, publisher, and chief creative officer Jim Lee has been placed in Burbank’s AMC Walkway pedestrian area.The “Visit Burbank” organization in partnership with DC brought the bronze statue to the area. Lee’s design from his 2002 Batman comics run was reimagined in 3D form by digital sculptor Alejandro Pereira Ezcurra at Burbank’s American Fine Arts Foundry and Fabrication.

David Robb Labor EditorThe WGA West has placed producers Randall Emmett and George Furla and two of the companies they founded on the guild’s Strike/Unfair List “for their failure to comply with an arbitration award” of more than $477,000. The guild says the move comes after their failure to adequately compensate four writers for the work they did on the TV series Pump.

David Robb Labor EditorA federal judge has denied the WGA’s request for an eight-week continuance of a hearing date on CAA’s and WME’s motions for a preliminary injunction that would force the guild to drop its group boycott against the agencies.“We are gratified that the court denied the WGA’s request to delay the preliminary injunction hearing, and adopted the briefing schedule we and WME had proposed,” said Richard Kendall, CAA’s lead counsel on the case.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorOne day after Los Angeles saw its highest number of daily COVID-19 cases ever, county health officials warned of another related rising number: deaths.“Our daily counts for the past few days have been higher than a usual week,” said L.A. County Director of Public Health Barbara Ferrer.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVHow is this for symbolism — the Season 17 premiere of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, which featured the surprise return of Patrick Demsey as Derek Shepherd, added +3.09 million viewers after three days of playback.

David Robb Labor EditorEXCLUSIVE: A few hours after WGA West executive director David Young allegedly threatened to “kill” WME partner Rick Rosen during a heated phone conversation on August 11, Rosen fired off an email to WME attorney Courtney Braun that memorialized the phone call.Deadline has reviewed the email, which supports Rosen’s claim. “He screamed ‘I AM GOING TO KILL YOU,’” Rosen told the attorney.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJanet Tamaro, who has sold nine pilots that include originals, adaptations of novels, and foreign formats, has signed with APA.Tamaro is a television writer, series creator, executive producer and showrunner.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, tested positive for COVID-19.“Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” a spokesperson for Trump Jr. told ABC News.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Gillian Anderson, who can be seen on Netflix’s The Crown as Margaret Thatcher, has signed with UTA.The Hollywood talent agency has signed the actress, who broke through in Fox’s The X-Files, in all areas. Deadline understands that Anderson had been without a U.S.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorCalifornia on Friday descended further than ever into the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. The state reported a whopping 13,005 new daily cases.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has plenty of TV time during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when he made daily briefings on his state’s handling of the disease when New York City was the global hotspot.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEdward Norton has laid his cards on the table – he hates what President Donald Trump is doing in refusing to concede the election.In a tweetstorm rant on Friday, the 51-year-old actor and filmmaker used gambling metaphors to describe his outrage. Norton was part of the cast with Matt Damon in the1998 cult classic Rounders, which explored the underground of high-stakes poker.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Following the success of their hit 21 Jump Street movies, Channing Tatum, Phil Lord and Chris Miller have found their next movie to team up on, this time focusing on a classic movie character. Sources tell Deadline, Universal Pictures, Lord Miller and Free Association are developing an Untitled Monster Project, described as a modern-day, tongue-in-cheek thriller inspired by Universal’s classic monster legacy with Tatum set to star.

Peter White Television EditorAmelia Eve, one of the stars of Netflix’s The Haunting Of Bly Manor, has signed with Anonymous Content for representation.Brit Eve landed the role after a wide casting search across the U.S, Canada and UK.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe story is part of Deadline’s Reopening Hollywood series. After months of brainstorming and negotiations, the Hollywood studios and unions adopted rigorous safety protocols to get TV production going again. And, with fits and starts, it has been going, churning out fresh content with original episodes hitting the air first with the soaps in daytime followed by unscripted and then scripted series in primetime.Bit has not been easy.

Peter White Television EditorA contestant on the upcoming reboot of Wipeout has died after completing the show’s obstacle course.Deadline has confirmed with sources close to production that the contestant on the TBS show needed medical attention after completing the course and was seen to by medical professionals before paramedics were called and the contestant was taken to hospital, where he later died.This took place on Wednesday, November at the show’s location in the Santa Clarita area.The

Peter White Television EditorConan O’Brien’s departure from late-night linear television after 28 years is shining a spotlight on the sustainability of the nightly format outside of the broadcast networks.O’Brien, who will end his TBS show in June 2021, is heading to HBO Max for a weekly variety show.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSteven Lightfoot, known for his work on NBC’s Hannibal and Netflix’s The Punisher, has signed on to Apple’s anticipated international saga Shantaram as showrunnner.Lightfoot replaces Eric Warren Singer, who earlier exited the ambitious international production shot across two continents.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Paul James (Soundtrack) is set as a series regular opposite Vanessa Bayer, Molly Shannon and Cybill Shepherd in Bayer’s half-hour Showtime comedy pilot I Love This for You (fka Big Deal).Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersCo-created and executive produced by Bayer and Jeremy Beiler (Saturday Night Live), I Love This for You is a grounded comedy in which Bayer plays a character, inspired by her own past, who overcame childhood

David Robb Labor EditorCAA and WME have asked a federal judge to deny the WGA East and West’s request for an eight-week continuance of the hearing date on the agencies’ motion for a preliminary injunction that would force the guilds to drop their group boycott against the agencies. A hearing is currently scheduled for December 18, but the guilds wants it put off until February 12.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorTrammell Crow Company (TCC) and Clarion Partners, LLC announced today that LA North Studios, one of Santa Clarita’s newest and largest sound stage facility and studio operators, has signed a five-year lease to take over 113,640 square feet at Building 5 at The Center at Needham Ranch.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE; 20th Century Studios has engaged 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg to direct the fifth installment in the Predator series. The script is being written by Patrick Aison, whose producer-writer credits include the series Kingdom, Jack Ryan and Treadstone.They are keeping the plot line under wraps for the moment, but I’m told it won’t swing back to the developments in the most recent film.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Jacob Laval has landed the title role in The Unbreakable Boy, joining previously announced star Zachary Levi in the inspiration drama from Kingdom Story Company and Lionsgate.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorJust weeks after expanding its representation team, Armada Partners’ roster continues to grow.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Monarch Media has teamed with award-winning, record-setting country music duo Florida Georgia Line, made up of Tyler Hubbard and Brian “BK” Kelley, and award-winning director TK McKamy to produce an Untitled Country Musical feature film.Monarch principals Steve Barnett and Alan Powell will produce.  Hubbard and Kelley will executive produce along with Monarch principal Vicky Patel.  McKamy will produce in some capacity and has

Ted Johnson White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany faced questions about President Donald Trump’s efforts to challenge the election results and concerns that he is trying to negate the will of voters in key swing states, but she finished the briefing by snapping at CNN’s Kaitlan Collins.As McEnany began to leave, Collins tried to ask another question.“I don’t call on activists,” McEnany said.Collins responded, “I am not an activist, and you didn’t take questions since October 1st and just

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: As Disney continues to figure out what to do with what to do with Fox properties they acquired in the merger, one of the biggest IPs, Deadpool, looks to be gaining momentum.

Peter White Television EditorHBO has given a series order to The Last of Us, the adaptation of the Playstation video game, from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin, video game creator Neil Druckmann and Game of Thrones exec producer Carolyn Strauss.The series is a co-production with Sony Pictures Television in association with PlayStation Productions, Word Games, and Naughty Dog.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Sydney Sweeney has been added to the cast of American Sole, joining Pete Davidson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Camila Mendes, Bad Bunny and Offset in the film, which is set up at STXfilms.Written and directed by Ian Edelman, the pic follows two twentysomethings (Davidson and Jackson) with mountains of college debt who use the fast cash of after-market sneaker reselling to achieve their American dream.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorDistributing the COVID-19 vaccines now being developed is shaping up to be the largest and most complex public health effort in L.A. County’s history, and concerns are growing that officials are already falling behind, it was reported today.There are two vaccines expected to apply for emergency approval from U.S.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Human rights activist and author Kimberly Latrice Jones is moving into television after striking an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group.Jones is the co-author of I’m Not Dying With You Tonight, alongside attorney Gilly Segal, a YA novel that focuses on prejudice and the racial tension in America.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe end for Black Lightning is in sight. The CW confirmed today that the superhero drama will end with the upcoming fourth season, which is set to premiere early next year.The move follows the network’s announcement last week that it is planning a planted spinoff of the series titled Painkiller, starring Jordan Calloway who will reprise his role as the titular character.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell and David Oyelowo have signed on to star in a new untitled murder mystery thriller from Searchlight Pictures. This Country director Tom George is on board to helm from a script by Mark Chappell.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOverbrook Entertainment executive Clarence Hammond is joining Paramount Players as SVP of Production reporting to Paramount Players President Jeremy Kramer. Hammond starts on Nov.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorFox’s Thursday Night Football matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals was the night’s top-rated and most-watched show in broadcast primetime, which also saw the series finale of the CW’s Supernatural wrapping a 15-season run and the Season 3 premiere of ABC’s A Million Little Things.TNF drew a 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 9.64 million viewers to the Seahawks’ 28-21 victory in the key NFC West matchup, pushing it up a