Teletubbies reboot with new sun babies seen in first look but fans are divided

It’s that time again, when Deadline decamps to New York City to bring you the latest installment of our Contenders Film series, with the lowdown on some of our favorite Oscar-season possibilities.

Last decade, Christian Bale and director Scott Cooper teamed up for two films, 2013’s “Out Of The Furnace” and 2017’s criminally underseen “Hostiles.” Now, they join forces again on “The Pale Blue Eye,” Cooper’s take on Louis Bayard‘s 2006 novel about a double murder at the West Point military academy in 1830. Vanity Fair’s first look at the film offers a glimpse at the period mystery thriller, which sees Bale’s detective come out of retirement to solve the murders thanks to a new protegé, Henry Melling‘s young Edgar Allan Poe.

EXCLUSIVE: Christine Holder and Mark Holder are no longer executive producers of the new CBS drama series East New York, from Warner Bros Television.

EXCLUSIVE: The Cinema Eye Honors announced its first round of nominations today for artistic achievement in documentary film and series, with HBO’s Four Hours at the Capitol earning the most of any contender [full list below].

is an unbelievably spooky story with a Ryan Murphy spin. But for all the twists and turns and haunted house vibes added by the co-creator of the limited series starring Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale, there’s a real-life family, home and community affected by a mysterious person who upended the lives connected to the Westfield property. With the series captivating audiences on Netflix, here’s a look at where the original family is now and how residents of the New Jersey town have responded to Murphy’s adaptation of the still-unsolved events that started nearly a decade ago.

“The Crown” has, once again, changed heads.Netflix released photos of its new Season 5 cast of the British royal family TV series on Friday. This ensemble of actresses will continue through Season 6, the show’s last.Imelda Staunton becomes the third and final actress to play Queen Elizabeth II on the series — this time during the tumultuous 1990s, in which a fire ravaged Windsor Castle, Princess Diana and Prince Charles had a messy divorce and Diana died in a Paris car crash in 1997.One still shows Staunton, 66, as the queen, looking smaller and grayer than her predecessor Olivia Colman, who won an Emmy for playing the part, next to Jonathan Pryce, 75, as Prince Philip.Another sees a sunglasses-and-swimsuit-clad Diana — Australian actress Elizabeth Debicki, 32, takes over from Emma Corrin — on a boat with Charles (Dominic West, 52), and young princes William (Timothee Sambor) and Harry (Teddy Hawley). But her happiness will be revealed as a facade.

The long-awaited fifth season of “The Crown” is on the horizon, tackling what was arguably the most turbulent period in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

K.J. Yossman Netflix has unveiled a set of new images from the upcoming fifth season of its hit series “The Crown” featuring a brand new cast. The stills show a lonely-looking Princess Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki, taking over from Emma Corrin in the previous season) clad in a sparkly gown as she heads into a glamorous evening engagement, her shoulders hunched and head bowed. In a separate image, Prince Charles (played by Dominic West, who replaces Josh O’Connor from seasons 3 and 4) and his mistress Camilla Parker Bowles (played by Olivia Williams, who steps into Emerald Fennell’s shoes) are beaming while huddling together outdoors as they appear to watch a fireworks display.

Netflix’s forthcoming series The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, set to premiere on October 28.The fantasy drama series, based on Sally Green’s acclaimed 2014 young adult novel Half Bad, is set in a world in which factions of witches are in conflict and follows the story of Nathan Byrn, the son of a dangerous Blood Witch called Marcus Edge.“It’s about this young feller who wants to find himself,” Murphy explained to NME. “Doesn’t know his father. His father turns out to be a bit of a bad mandem.

Netflix’ offer for a parcel of land at Fort Monmouth in NJ, where it wants to build a state-of-the-art production studio, was chosen as the top bid – a key step although not yet a final one.

Gerard Butler is ready for the weekend!