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Harrison Ford's first feature film was an uncredited role as a bellhop in the 1966 James Coburn crime thriller "Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round." He was 24. It's wild to think that Ford, when he was 80, also starred in the 2023 blockbuster "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," which was set in 1969. The elderly Indiana Jones, if he was a movie fan, could have seen the film debut of Harrison Ford.

Sylvester Stallone's first feature film came in 1969, when he was 23. He played an uncredited extra in a film called "The Square Root." Indeed, for the first three years of his career, Stallone mostly played uncredited roles, turning up in films like "What's Up, Doc?," "Bananas," and "Klute." Stallone doesn't have a career wraparound like Ford's above, but he was recently the subject of "Sly," a documentary about his career.  

Both Stallone and Ford appeared in one film together: 2014's "The Expendables 3,...

It's no secret that video game movies have been risky propositions for most of their history, though that's changed in more recent years with successful adaptations of big properties like Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. But back in the mid-2010s, the genre was still mostly wildcards bending toward box office bombs. Unperturbed by this, Sony decided to get in on the business with a handful of movies adapting major PlayStation properties. Specifically, two hit action-platformer franchises from the PS2 era -- "Ratchet & Clank" and "Sly Cooper" -- were put in development as animated films.

The "Ratchet" adaptation was announced in 2013, and the "Sly" movie got a full teaser trailer a year later. Blockade Entertainment, animation studio Rainmaker Entertainment, and director Kevin Munroe and animation studio were attached to both. The projects even had some video game pedigree in the form of Blockade producer Brad Foxhoven, who previously worked...

The new documentary “Sly Lives, aka the Burden of Black Genius,” which focuses on the life and career of the brilliant but troubled musician Sly Stone and his group Sly and the Family Stone, is both a conventional documentary and an extremely unconventional one.

Like its predecessor, the Oscar and Grammy-winning “Summer of Soul” — which was also directed by the Roots’ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and produced by Joseph Patel — “Sly Lives” works to incorporate the main story with a larger theme, in this case, as the subtitle indicates, the pressures that come with being both Black and a genius — pressures that have brought down more than one such genius and have led many of them toward self-destruction. That subtitle isn’t saying that geniuses aren’t created equally — but what happens after that genius manifests itself can be very different for minorities, particularly Black people.

In the film, artists who...

Exclusive: Braden Aftergood has departed as partner at Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, sources tell Deadline. A replacement is expected to be named soon, I hear.

Stallone partnered with Aftergood in 2018 to launch Balboa Productions. The film and TV company, which initially had a multi-year pact with Starlight Culture Entertainment for feature development, has been under a first-look film and TV deal at Amazon MGM Studios since 2023.

Aftergood’s exit has come as a surprise to many as he has been actively working with Amazon on projects in development. Accounts as to why he has been let go vary. Some point to Aftergood’s work on a side movie project as a reason though I hear that film may have been carved out of his Balboa deal. Others claim that the partnership has run its course.

I hear Aftergood has retained an attorney, and his exit is being negotiated, including...

Exclusive: U.S. unscripted producers are set to get a direct line to formats from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Npact has teamed with Jenny Daly’s internationally-minded Critical Content to create a pipeline for the nonfiction producers trade association’s members. The agreement will see Critical connecting its network of global first-look partners with Npact members.

As we reported first throughout last year, Catfish and Instant Dream Home maker Critical struck a range of development deals with Dubai’s Blue Engine Studios, Germany’s Leonine Studios, Australia’s Warner Bros. International Television Production, Korea’s Something Special, Singapore’s Refinery Media, Belgium’s Be-Entertainment and France’s ITV Studios France.

Daly built up the group as part of a plan to internationalize her business and co-develop formats that can eventually run in the U.S. and other countries. Last year, she told Deadline the deals were in...

About an hour into Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s debut feature “Summer of Soul,” Sylvester Stewart (aka Sly Stone) and his interracial, mixed-gender band takes the stage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and proceed to blow the crowd away. Questlove’s Oscar-winning documentary about the festival illustrated how the sonic diversity of the lineup was partly a microcosm for the big-tent nature of late-1960s Black consciousness. Gospel, blues, pop, R&b, and rock ‘n’ roll were all represented at the festival because Black culture was not, and never will be, a monolith. It’s a testament to Sly and the Family Stone’s musical power that they managed to stand out as a highlight from a foster filled with heavy hitters like Nina Simone and a young Stevie Wonder. There’s a reason that the film ends with their stirring performance of “I Want to Take You Higher.”

With his new film “Sly Lives!

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Summer of Soul will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festiva’s Premieres section. The film combines archival footage with new interviews to examine the legacy and music of Sly and the Family Stone. Laura Goncalves, who served as director of photography, explains her personal connection to the project and how she used the Interrotron to help create private, intimate spaces for interviewees. See all responses to our annual Sundance cinematographer interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? Goncalves: I believe I was born to shoot this […]

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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s follow-up to the Oscar-winning Summer of Soul will premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festiva’s Premieres section. The film combines archival footage with new interviews to examine the legacy and music of Sly and the Family Stone. Laura Goncalves, who served as director of photography, explains her personal connection to the project and how she used the Interrotron to help create private, intimate spaces for interviewees. See all responses to our annual Sundance cinematographer interviews here. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? Goncalves: I believe I was born to shoot this […]

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As a kid, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson would go to bed on Saturday nights at 8:30 p.m., but his parents were “cool enough” to wake him up to watch the musical performances on Saturday Night Live as well as Soul Train. So when he got the call from Lorne Michaels to direct a documentary of the musical side of the series celebrating 50 years, he was ready.

But he did more research. “I knew those episodes by heart,” says Questlove, who got the call in 2020 to work on Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music and was 4 years old when SNL launched in 1975. “I was trying to do the math in my head. I’m like, ‘Well, it’s 2020 and the anniversary is in 2025. If I can do about five to seven episodes daily, then maybe I can catch up to it.”

Questlove, who won the best documentary feature Oscar in 2022 for Summer of Soul,...

Warning: Major spoilers for Alarum below!Sylvester Stallone's latest action thriller Alarum came dangerously close to breaking his worst screen habits - then chickens out at the moment of truth. The latest Sylvester Stallone action movie features the screen legend in a supporting role as Chester, an arbiter (Aka assassin) sent to take out an Awol spy named Joe (Scott Eastwood). Sadly, Alarum doesn't quite break Stallone's recent disappointing action streak - though it is more fun than 2024's dour Armor.

Stallone's appearance in Alarum is very much an extended cameo, though he's such a pro he steals every scene regardless. It's also something of a villain role, with Chester preferring to kill using a slow-acting poison. He injects Joe with this poison around the midway mark, which gives Eastwood's character 60 minutes to finish the mission before his death. This adds a nice ticking clock element -...

Nostalgia baiting has become so common, it’s erupted into nano-genres all its own. Take documentary filmmaking. Where once there were arguments over what was left out, what was put in, and what constituted unbiased storytelling, now the landscape is dominated by celebrity self-profiles where viewers can consider themselves lucky if the subject of the (puff) piece isn’t also a producer with final cut. What do “Beckham,” “The Greatest Love Story Never Told,” and “Sly” have to do with nostalgia? Typically, to get famous enough to merit your own “documentary,” you need a body of work that people already love — hence, even series like “The Last Dance” or films like “Steve! (Martin): A Documentary in 2 Pieces” traffic in nostalgia, tempting viewers to revisit the glory days of such-and-such or so-and-so via interviews with the talking heads of today.

Enter: “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,” a four-part documentary series produced by Peacock,...

Brad Pitt didn’t hold back, and surprisingly, it wasn’t Sylvester Stallone he blamed for Hollywood’s obsession with ripped bodies. While most people credited (or blamed) Sly for turning actors into gym rats, Pitt pointed fingers in a totally unexpected direction.

Brad Pitt in a still from F1 | Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Ever since this unnamed trendsetter set things in motion, it had been six-packs and bicep curls for anyone wanting to land a major role. And Pitt knew how wild it had gotten.

Brad Pitt called out Hollywood’s ripped obsession while slaying as Achilles in Troy Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

Brad Pitt dished on Hollywood’s fitness craze during the 2004 Troy press tour. Playing the Og warrior Achilles meant hitting the gym like never before. But Pitt has one man to thank, or blame, for the ripped standards: Robert De Niro.

You know how sometimes the perfect role just slips through an actor’s fingers? Well, Superman might just be the king of “what-if” castings in Hollywood. While we’ve all grown up watching Christopher Reeve, Brandon Routh, and Henry Cavill sport those iconic red boots, there’s a fascinating parallel universe of potential Supermen that never made it to the screen.

A still from Superman: The Animated Series | Credits: Warner Bros.

From A-list movie stars to up-and-coming talents, the list of actors who almost played the Last Son of Krypton reads like a who’s who of Hollywood. Let’s dive into 20 actors who came super close to wearing that famous ‘S’ shield!

20. Nicolas Cage Nicolas Cage in a still from Ghost Rider (2007) | Credits: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Releasing

Here’s a wild ride for you: imagine Nicolas Cage as Superman. No, seriously! Back in the late ’90s, this...

A recent interview with a PlayStation co-ceo has suggested that the company is open to exploring the revival of its classic gaming franchises. Hermen Hulst, an executive at Sony Interactive Entertainment, discussed topics regarding the future of PlayStation, and how they may draw from the past as part of their new direction.

Hulst's interview with the Japanese video game magazine Famitsu has sparked discussion among fans online, leading to considerations on which beloved PlayStation IPs could see a comeback in 2025 and beyond. The interview also reflected on the success of Team Asobi's Astro Bot, the importance of games like Uncharted 2 and God of War in Hulst's vision for PlayStation's future, and the challenges of the live-service model as seen in the infamous launch and quick shutdown of Concord this year.

PlayStation Exec Reflects On The Legacy Of Their Classic IPs Iconic Ps Franchises Could Return Soon

Herman Hulst's...

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson is really having a moment and cooking with a lot of cinema at the moment. Thompson, one of the leaders of the hip hop band The Roots and a Best Documentary Academy Award-winner for the music doc, “Summer Of Soul,” has much in the works. Yesterday, it was announced that Thompson would direct a “Saturday Night Live” music documentary for NBC—titled, “Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music,” about all the iconic musical guests and performances that have occurred on the show over the years And today production company Onyx Collective announced a first look and release date of his upcoming documentary, “Sly Lives!

Continue reading ‘Sly Lives!’ Teaser Trailer: Questlove’s ‘Burden Of Black Genius’ Doc About Sly & The Family Stone Hits Hulu In Feb at The Playlist.

Live from New York, it’s the music of Saturday Night Live!

The documentary Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music, directed by Academy Award winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez, will premiere Monday, Jan. 27 at 8/7c on NBC (and stream next day on Peacock).

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The program will feature “untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years,...

New documentaries about Selena, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Jeff Buckley, and Sly Stone are among the films competing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival next month.

Amir “Questlove” Thompson’s long-in-the-works Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) — the follow-up to the Roots drummer’s Oscar-winning directorial debut Summer of Soul — will premiere at the fest, which begins in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah on Jan. 23.

“It’s official! Sly Lives! (Aka The Burden of Black Genius) will premiere at the 2025 #Sundance Film Festival,” Questlove wrote on social media Wednesday.

The 2025 line-up for the Sundance Film Festival has been announced.

This year’s fest features the latest projects from Oscar winners, studio filmmakers, and indie stalwarts like Justin Lin, Ira Sachs, Barry Levinson, and Questlove while the U.S. Dramatic Competition section is made of selections from directors new to the Park City fest.

“The combination of these new voices and some of these filmmakers who might be more household names, speaks to the the power of independent cinema and how, no matter where you are in your career, you are drawn to this community that Sundance has helped build over the years,” Sundance director of programming Kim Yutani told The Hollywood Reporter. Of the 87 feature films announced thus far, 36 titles (41 percent) are directed by first-time feature film directors.

Across the line-up, talents like Jennifer Lopez, Dev Patel, Bowen Yang, Chloë Sevigny, Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Ayo Edebiri star in fest films,...

Warning: Major spoilers for Armor below!Sylvester Stallone's action thriller Armor sits at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and again shows his failure to break one of his strangest rules. Another element that makes this Sylvester Stallone action movie unique is that it's one of the rare times he's played a villain, as the thriller makes it clear Sly's "Rook" is willing to kill the guards trapped inside the armored truck he's trying to break into. Despite a fun hook, Armor has a dismal 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which with complaints about everything from the stock characters to the terrible CGI.

Even the film's slim runtime feels "padded" to some reviewers. It also doesn't offer Stallone any interesting material to work with, and the star refrains from making Rook too nasty or mean. Stallone only worked on Armor for one day (according to The Los Angeles Times), which is an impressive...

Its bad news for Sylvester Stallone fans who were hoping to see him pop up in Cliffhanger 2, as Variety reports that Sly is now out, and Pierce Brosnan and Lily James are in. Set to follow in the footsteps of the 1993 action-thriller, filming is underway in Austria on the production, which has undergone a complete overhaul since it was announced a little while ago, so much so that were wondering if it can even be called a sequel.

Originally featuring Stallone reprising his role of Gabe Walker only for him to be kidnapped and rescued by his mountain-climbing daughter, based on the official synopsis, the movie doesnt look to have gone through too many plot changes now that Brosnan is taking over for Stallone. It was previously reported that Ric Roman Waugh (Greenland) would helm the sequel, but hes out as well, with Jaume Collet-Serra taking on directorial duties. The...

After Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King has been the next big hit for Paramount, which isn’t surprising given the star power of Sylvester Stallone. But while the Stallone-led series has succeeded in rivaling the Western drama’s numbers, tonally, the two couldn’t be more different, as the mob drama doesn’t shy away from touching more absurd territories with its comedy.

However, compared to the first season, there is a noticeable step down in the writing department in the new addition, as certain storylines in the show further add to the idiocracy of its supporting cast.

Tulsa King Season 2 Takes a Nosedive in the Writing Front Tulsa King | Credit: Paramount Plus

While the second season puts a lot more emphasis on the supporting cast, the writing doesn’t do all of the show’s vibrant cast justice.

Related Was Taylor Sheridan Okay With it? Tulsa King...

Sylvester Stallone's upcoming thriller Armor could finally break a bad cinematic habit the actor has stuck to for 46 years. Following the shock success of Rocky in 1976, Stallone was touted as the successor to actors like Marlon Brando. Unfortunately, many of his non-Rocky follow-ups were duds, and the success of First Blood saw the star become typecast in the action genre. Decades later, Sylvester Stallone's action movies are a subgenre onto themselves, with recent examples including 2023's The Expendables 4.

It doesn't appear that the screen legend will be abandoning the genre in the near future. Some upcoming projects include the thriller Alarum alongside Reacher star Willa Fitzgerald and Armor. The trailer for Armor sees Stallone lead a band of thieves robbing an armored truck, only to find themselves in a tense standoff with the guards trapped inside. The movie looks like a tight little thriller - even if the premise...

Sylvester Stallone’s dive into TV with Tulsa King turned out to be a move that had fans buzzing, and behind the scenes, it was nothing short of epic. Season 2 saw a switch in gears, and the new showrunner couldn’t help but spill the beans on Stallone’s game-changing decision.

Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi in Tulsa King | Credits: Paramount Pictures

While Tulsa King had already packed a punch with its gritty storylines and mob drama, Stallone’s instincts pushed it even further, setting the stage for what’s looking to be one of the most talked-about seasons yet.

Terence Winter’s Return and Sylvester Stallone’s Game-Changer: Frank Grillo Joins Tulsa King Season 2 Frank Grillo on the sets of Captain America: Civil War | Credits: Marvel Studios (2016).

Tulsa King fans were in for a twist when Terence Winter, the original showrunner, returned to the show after stepping down in 2023. Exactly one year later,...

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The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary Cosby's connection to the church has long been a controversial topic for Bravo fans. Mary was an Og star of the reality TV show before taking a break in Season 3 due to conflict with her fellow Housewives. She returned in Season 4 as a friend before being upgraded again to a Housewife for Season 5.

Heir to a several million dollar fortune and the former spiritual leader of the Faith Temple Pentecostal Church, Mary is the type of housewife fans love to hate. The eccentric fashionista raised eyebrows about her marriage to her step-grandfather, Bishop Robert Cosby, after her grandmother passed away in 1997. After the death of her grandmother Rosemary Mama Redmon Cosby, Mary inherited her multimillion-dollar estate, businesses, and position in the church.

In Season 2, rumors claimed that Cosbys Faith Temple Pentecostal is less church and more cult.

50 years after missing out on a part in Francis Ford Coppola's gangster epic The Godfather, Sylvester Stallone's mobster dreams finally came true with Paramount+ series Tulsa King, co-created by Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan. As Dwight Manfredi, a fresh outta prison capo tasked with rebuilding his life and criminal empire out in Oklahoma, Stallone deftly balanced the show's ambitiously varied genre leanings — between comedy and drama, Western and crime thriller — in a way audiences, well, couldn't refuse. Now, after *that* cliffhanger S1 finale, the man they call The General is back to fight for his Tulsa King throne in the show's hotly anticipated second season. And if the first trailer's anything to go by, it's looking set to be another knockout from the guy who gave us Rocky. Check it out below:

Weed farms, windmills, sharp suits, and even sharper looking shooters abound in this first proper look at...

Exclusive: Critical Content’s plan to bolster its international presence has continued with a pair of co-production deals with Asian counterparts.

The Catfish and Celebrity Game Face producer has struck deals with Korean content house Something Special and Singapore’s Refinery Media. Both cover co-creation and co-production, and will look to expand the global reach of Critical’s formats library.

Something Special is considered one of the main players in the growing international interest in the Korean Wave of unscripted hits.

The company — launched in 2019 by former Cj Enm Head of Formats Jinwoo Hwang and ex-Managing Director of Sbs’s FormatEast, InSoon Kim — has previously struck pacts with the likes of Fremantle and Viacom International Studios. The Korea Creative Content Agency (Kocca) is funding the pact with Critical.

Refinery has credits including Asia’s Next Top Model, Axn’s Amazing Race, Netflix’s The Apprentice One Championship Edition and its own series,...

The release of the Fallout series earlier this year not only prompted fans to ask for the fourth installment in the series, but it also led many to demand remakes of the classics!

Remakes of classic games have become a trend in the industry, and fans are hoping their childhood favorite gets a revamp for the new generation of consoles. Here are seven games we believe now deserve a remake!

7. Fallout 3 Retreading old paths in Fallout 3 could be nostalgic. | Credits: Bethesda

When thinking of a remake for the series, many would look to New Vegas, but Fallout 3 deserves just as much attention! It is the third mainline addition to the series and the first to be worked on by Bethesda.

With a captivating story, a unique world, and classic Bethesda dialogues, it is considered one of the best RPGs in history. It’s also the first time fans of the...

Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired the distribution rights to the true-events-inspired feature film, “Lost on a Mountain In Maine,” which will begin its theatrical run on Nov. 1.

From Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions, the film tells the true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who “becomes separated from his family by a fast-moving storm atop a treacherous mountain,” the film’s logline reads.

It continues: “For nine days, Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his own father, who fears he may never see his son again.”

Luke David Blumm (“The King of Staten Island”), Paul Sparks (Netflix’s “House of Cards”), Caitlin FitzGerald (Showtime’s “Masters of Sex”) and Ethan Slater...

The Toronto Film Festival has turned up the star power for its 49th edition, having added the latest movies from Alicia Vikander, Lupita Nyong’o, Steve Coogan, Ralph Fiennes, Jennifer Lopez, Salma Hayek, Lily James and Riz Ahmed.

For the Gala section at Roy Thomson Hall, there’s world bows for two music specials: the Andrea Bocelli biopic Andrea Bocelli: Because I Believe, a doc about the Italian tenor by director Cosima Spender; and Thom Zimny’s Bruce Springsteen doc for Disney+ and Hulu, Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Zimny was in Toronto last year with his Sylvester Stallone documentary Sly for Netflix.

TIFF will also give a first look to Uberto Pasolini’s historical epic The Return, with Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reteaming after The English Patient. And there’s gala world premieres for Peter Cattaneo’s The Penguin Lessons, toplined by Steve Coogan and...

Fans of Tulsa King now know when to expect new episodes of the hit Paramount+ series. The show is officially set to return on Sunday, Sept. 15, and a new teaser trailer has also been revealed.

Created by Taylor Sheridan, Tulsa King debuted its first season in November 2022. Season 1 introduced Sylvester Stallone as Dwight Manfredi, a Mafia capo who launches a new criminal empire in Tulsa, Oklahoma, following his release from prison. Season 2 will see Stallone return as Dwight with "The General" and his associates looking to defend their empire with a new threat introduced. As Dwight says in the new teaser trailer, which can be watched below, "Tulsa belongs to me now."

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Related Sylvester Stallone Shares How Rocky Was More 'Cruel' in Original Script

Rocky was written as a very different character before some early feedback led to rewrites on the screenplay.

Rocky creator Sylvester Stallone has penned a memoir called Steps, and it’ll be with us next year. More here:

According to Deadline, Sylvester Stallone has just made a seven figure deal for the rights to Steps, a memoir that is described as “deeply personal” with a narrative shaped by teachable stories from Stallone’s life and career similar to the hybrid memoir/self-help scope of Matthew McConaughey’s 2020 bestseller Greenlights. The book’s title alludes to the iconic running scene outside the Philadelphia Museum of Art from Rocky.

Stallone has been especially introspective lately, with fly on the wall documentary The Family Stallone being a big hit for Paramount+, the streaming service which also hosts crime thriller Tulsa King, in which Stallone plays protagonist Dwight ‘The General’ Manfredi. Thom Zimmey directed the 2023 documentary Sly, which is available to watch on on Netflix.

UTA Publishing sold the book to William Morrow,...

If you go back and watch the original Rocky trailer from 1976, the narrator (some of whom would give poetic-like voice-overs in older trailers) would say, “His name is Sylvester Stallone. But you will always know him as Rocky.” There couldn’t have been a more prophetic statement as although Stallone would go on to have an iconic career with many classics as many characters, he is forever referred to as Rocky. While the recent Netflix documentary Sly gave audiences an insight into the career and personal recollections of Sylvester Stallone, the action legend will be releasing his memoir, which is due for publication in 2025.

Deadline has revealed that the memoir, The Steps, was the subject of a heated auction and the bidding war crowned William Morrow – a Harper Collin imprint — as the winner. Sources say that while it wasn’t revealed what the final price came down to, negotiations concluded around a seven-figure sum.

Exclusive: After what was described to us as a “heated” auction, William Morrow has nabbed the rights to The Steps, a new memoir penned by veteran actor and three-time Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone.

William Morrow – a HarperCollins imprint – will publish the memoir in the U.S. next year. The book was sold by UTA to Mauro DePreta at William Morrow. All parties declined to discuss financial terms, but sources told us negotiations concluded around a seven-figure sum.

The Steps was one of the hottest titles at this year’s buzzy, Hollywood-powered London Book Fair. Nonfiction heads from all of the publishing industry’s biggest houses chased the project based on the strength of a passage from a sample proposal written by Stallone. We understand that Stallone took less money to team up with DePreta and William Morrow because of their enthusiasm for the project.

The book has been described as...

One was born with partial facial paralysis. The other grew up speaking Austrian-accented German, eventually transitioning to German-accented English.

If you were trying to concoct the archetypal Hollywood star in a lab, it wouldn’t be Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Yet for more than 20 years they dominated the box office, their wattage rivaled only by the klieg lights of a movie premiere.

The improbable origins and unlikely rise of these two action icons are told in a couple of documentaries in Emmy contention: the feature Sly, directed by Thom Zimny, and the docuseries Arnold, directed by Lesley Chilcott.

“[EP] Allen Hughes brought the Arnold project to me,” Chilcott explains. “At first I said, ‘What don’t we already know?’ And he said, ‘I said the same thing myself.’ But then I started thinking about how weird and unusual it is that Arnold’s been successful in so many completely different areas.

Sucker Punch is in the spotlight currently as everyone awaits the announcement of Ghost of Tsushima 2. Given that the first game is now available for PC, many have taken that as a hint for a sequel to be announced, and it could be as soon as the next PlayStation showcase.

While everyone awaits the next samurai epic from the studio, Sucker Punch made a name for itself in the gaming industry with a titular franchise that is beloved to this day: Sly Cooper. Fans of the sneaky rodent can now rejoice, as the game is making a comeback!

Sly Cooper Is Sneaking Into Sony’s Classics Catalog in June Everyone’s favorite raccoon is making a comeback.

While not as extensive as Game Pass, a PlayStation Plus Premium membership opens up a vast library of new and classic titles for subscribers to enjoy. Many of the classic titles, such as Jak and Daxter,...

The Beach Boys are back.

The seminal American band, responsible for such tunes classics as “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Surfin’ U.S.A.” and “Good Vibrations,” originally consisting of brother Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love and friend Al Jardine, are getting the feature-length rock doc treatment. And with good reason – the story of The Beach Boys, a band known for their sunny disposition, is fraught with tragedy, disloyalty and acrimony. But all of that pain went into their music, creating something simultaneously euphoric and melancholy. And it will all make for a very juicy documentary – just in time for summer!

When does “The Beach Boys” come out?

“The Beach Boys” premiered Friday, May 24. Just in time for the long Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kick-off to summer.

Is “The Beach Boys” streaming or in theaters?

“The Beach Boys” is streaming exclusively on Disney+.

What is “The Beach Boys” about?...

Tulsa King is Sylvester Stallone's first fresh scripted project as a leading man since 2018, breaking a grim Rotten Tomatoes streak. Stallone's recent box office success with The Suicide Squad and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 doesn't fully count as he had voice or cameo roles. Tulsa King has become Stallone's biggest franchise by default, with the upcoming second season expected in 2025.

Sylvester Stallone has had a bleak run on Rotten Tomatoes in recent years, which only Tulsa King has broken.Rocky was Stallone's big break as a leading man, and in the following two decades, he became one of the biggest movie stars in the world. However, following the praise he received for 1997's Copland, he went on to a run of bombs, including his Get Carter remake and Driven. It was only thanks to some dependable Sylvester Stallone movie franchises that he climbed out of this...

Famous for his larger-than-life roles in classic films like Rocky and Rambo and, of course, his good looks, Sylvester Stallone’s family has also shared some of his famous spotlights along the way. Did you know that his real life is just as fascinating as his character on screen?

The relationship between his father, Frank Stallone Sr., and his mother, Jackie Stallone, has been quite interesting. Eventually, Stallone’s mother had had enough. The unceasing squawking, the feathers all over the place, and most of all, the uncooked sparrows were becoming intolerable to the late astrologist.

Sylvester Stallone in Cobra (1986)

Indeed, his mother had gone extremely crazy over her ex-husband’s strange obsession with “raw sparrows” and “rabbit entrails”. The Guardian reported that Stallone’s late father used to consume “raw sparrows and rabbit entrails” and resembled a caveman. The actor’s mother, who was presumably sick of sparrows and entrails,...

Schwarzenegger turned down the Night Slasher role in Stallone's Cobra, fearing the 1986 movie wouldn't do him justice. Cobra would have been a bad move for Arnie at the time, as his leading man career was just taking off. It took 24 years for Stallone and Schwarzenegger to appear together onscreen, which came with 2010's The Expendables.

Action fans badly wanted to see Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger clash onscreen during the 1980s, and one Sly movie almost made it happen. The bitter rivalry between Arnie and Stallone stretched out through much of the 1980s and 1990s, with the screen icons constantly trying to one-up each other. This could be in terms of physique, salary demands, the size of their explosions or even how large their knives were. This contest was as petty as it was entertaining, but what audiences longed for was for the pair to star together.

Having Stallone...

Jackie Chan is recognized for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, innovative stunts which he is known to perform on his own, and comic timing. The actor is one of the most influential action stars who’s had a global presence in both Eastern and Western industries. Without a doubt, the influence the actor has had over the years on pop culture is very hard to match and he is known to be the most recognized star in the world.

The actor who has appeared in near about 150 movies in his career has a reputation for performing his stunts with a lot of preparation but injuries are inevitable. Jackie Chan has managed to not only survive but also thrive after taking tons of knocks, which could probably knock down an average person easily. Jackie Chan’s injuries have outdone Sylvester Stallone’s injuries; who is also regarded as one of the...

Andrew McCarthy is getting back together with his fellow Brat Pack alums Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Jon Cryer, Ally Sheedy, Emilio Estevez and more for the feature documentary Brats, a revealing look at the cultural phenomenon they became in the 1980s and how that has impacted their lives ever since.

Brats, from ABC News Studios, Neon, and Network Entertainment, is set to premiere on Hulu later this year. McCarthy, author of the 2021 memoir Brat: An ‘80s Story, writes and directs the documentary, which is now in post-production. He co-starred with fellow Brat Packers in some of the biggest hits of the mid- ‘80s including St. Elmo’s Fire (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), and Less Than Zero (1987).

From left: ‘St. Elmo’s Fire’s Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Mare Winningham, Judd Nelson,

Ally Sheedy and Andrew McCarthy

“McCarthy crisscrosses the country to meet up with some of the stars of those beloved films,...

Captain Lee Rosbach, the former star of Below Deck, has joined a new show called Deadly Waters, which focuses on murder mysteries in open waters. Despite facing major health issues during the filming of Below Deck season 10, Captain Lee has continued to stay active in the entertainment industry through social media and his podcast, Salty with Captain Lee. Captain Lee's new gig on Deadly Waters showcases his decades of maritime experience and allows him to showcase his skills in solving mysteries. He is breaking away from the typical Bravo reality TV format and venturing into a different genre.

Captain Lee Rosbach joins a new TV show after exiting the Below Deck franchise in 2023. The 74-year-old reality star became popular when he partnered with Bravo and starred in their yachting-based reality TV series in 2013. He was in his early 60s and seemed like just the right man to lead such a series.

Exclusive: Captain Lee Rosbach, who spent ten years as the sassy leader of Below Deck, has found a new ship.

Rosbach, who stepped down after Season 10 of the Bravo series, is hosting a new true-crime series for Bravo sibling Oxygen.

Deadline understands that he is leading Deadly Waters, which follows murders that take place in the open waters and oceans.

It comes from Critical Content, the Jenny Daly-led production company behind series such as Netflix’s Sly documentary, Get Organized with the Home Edit and scripted series Ginny & Georgia as well as E!’s Game Face with Kevin Hart and British production company Renowned Films, which is behind Amazon’s Elvis’ Women and Fox’s My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes.

Critical Content’s Daly and Renowned’s Max Welch, Tim Withers and Duane Jones are among the exec producers.

We hear the show is currently in production.

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Welcome to another look back at the biggest hits of 2023. Today, we’ll look through the documentaries and docu-series that picked up the most points in the Netflix top 10s throughout the year.

This list is compiled with data from FlixPatrol, which tracks the daily top 10s in over 90 countries globally. Their data provides a daily snapshot of what’s trending in the TV and movie list by providing points to each title that features. Although we love their data, it’s neither perfect nor an exact measurement of viewership. Netflix does provide its own data on this front, but it doesn’t allow us to paint a big picture of what was watched most in 2023 as it stands.

Because documentaries feature in the movie lists and docu-series feature in the TV list, we’ll split them separately. We’ll have a look at the documentaries and docu-series to do best globally first,...

The International Documentary Association (IDA), Cinema Eye Honors and Gotham Awards have delivered their verdicts on the top feature docs of the year. And, for the streamers, it’s a grim result.

Absent from the Gothams’ doc feature selections, the Cinema Eye’s top feature and director noms and the IDA’s 17-title shortlist are titles from Netflix, Prime Video and Apple TV+.

The lists read, in the words of one leading awards publicist, “like a giant fuck-you to Netflix.” And with Oscar campaigning in high gear, they pose the question: Is a streamer backlash brewing?

The Gotham noms are mostly non-u.S. productions, including Kino Lorber’s Four Daughters, PBS’ 20 Days in Mariupol and Cinema Guild’s Our Body. Likewise, the IDA’s shortlisted titles included Morocco’s The Mother of All Lies, Colombia’s Anhell69, South African artist portrait Milisuthando, the CBC-backed Twice Colonized and the BBC-backed,...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday unveiled the films eligible for consideration for the 2024 Oscars in the categories of Documentary Feature Film and International Feature Film and Animated Feature Film.

A total of 167 documentaries have made the cut for the 96th Academy Awards, while 88 countries are eligible for the International Feature. Shortlists of 15 films in both categories will be revealed December 21.

In the Animated Feature race, 33 films are eligible for the 2024 race.

Final Oscar nominations will be revealed January 23, 2024, with the 96th Oscars to air Sunday, March 10 on ABC hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.

Here are the film lists revealed today, with AMPAS noting that not all have had their qualifying release yet, a requirement to advance in the voting process.

Animated Feature

The Amazing Maurice

Blue Giant

The Boy and the Heron

Chang’an

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Deep Sea

Elemental

Ernest & Celestine: A...

Exclusive: Iconic actor, screenwriter, director and producer Sylvester Stallone has signed with UTA to be repped in all areas. Stallone moves from CAA.

This comes after the premiere of Sly, the Netflix documentary on Stallone’s life. The film premiered at Toronto before being released on Netflix this month. It has been in Netflix’s worldwide top 10 since debuting on the streamer, marking the beginning of a new career chapter.

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That arc will involve Stallone continuing to build Balboa Productions, using the platform to help launch the next generation of writers, filmmakers and stars. Balboa Productions will work across all media and genres, with a focus on stories that are positive and aspirational. Stallone launched the company in 2018, its first credit coming on the Taylor Sheridan-created Tulsa King. That series from 101 Studios...

It’s been nearly 50 years since Sylvester Stallone broke through in Hollywood, first with a starring role in The Lords of Flatbush and then with the film that made him famous, Rocky. Now, Stallone’s life and career has been chronicled in the new documentary, Sly. As an actor, writer, and director, Stallone has often gone above and beyond in his involvement with films. Perhaps no film exemplifies this more than the first Rambo movie he made, First Blood. Speaking at the Toronto International Film Festival’s Conversation With… event, Stallone told the story about how he turned First Blood from a movie nobody wanted to make into one that everybody wanted to watch. (Click on the media bar below to hear Sylvester Stallone) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Slyvester_Stallone_Anti-Hero_.mp3 Sly is currently streaming on Netflix.

The post How Sylvester Stallone Saved The ‘Hated’ Rambo Movie,...

Stallone's movie career was initially struggling until the success of Rocky, but it took a few years for him to prove he could open a hit movie without his most iconic character. Stallone's dislike of sad endings can be traced back to his starring role in F.I.S.T., where he strongly disagreed with his character's death. Stallone's refusal to let his characters die has become a bad habit, as it has undermined the emotional weight of certain films like Last Blood.

There's a 45-year-old thriller that can be blamed for creating Sylvester Stallone's worst habit as a movie star. Before the success of 1976's Rocky, Stallone was a struggling actor/screenwriter who only appeared in supporting roles in movies like Death Race 2000. Rocky transformed his fortunes overnight, but what's easy to forget is it took him a few years to find his groove as a star.

Stallone shares an odd behind-the-scenes story: his iconic Rocky robe was stolen and later put up for auction. Now he's reunited with the garment. Rocky was a turning point for Stallone's career, establishing him as a leading man. His legacy extends beyond the Rocky franchise. The recently-released documentary Sly highlights Stallone's prolific career in major Hollywood franchises, including The Expendables.

Sylvester Stallone recounts the story of recovering a stolen costume from Rocky. Released in 1976, Rocky was Stallone’s breakout acting role. The movie went on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, and earn Stallone nominations for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay.

Nearly 50 years after the first Rocky movie’s release, Stallone has shared an odd behind the scenes story on his Instagram. In the video, Stallone poses with Rocky Balboa’s iconic red robe from the first film. He goes on to explain that “much to [his] chagrin,” the...