CBS Entertainment’s reboot of the classic series Nancy Drew will feature a “diverse” actress in the lead role, an executive for the network said Thursday. CBS is reportedly not considering white actresses for the part.
In a partnership with STX Entertainment, The Jim Henson Company is currently developing an adult-themed black comedy puppet film, of which the plot will center on a bizarre murder mystery.
Deadline co-editor-in-chief Mike Fleming Jr. apologized Sunday for his outlet’s publishing of a much-maligned piece that suggested television pilots’ increased casting of minority actors in the 2015 season represented “too much of a good thing.”
Americans who don’t know that they will be penalized for ignoring the requirements to obtain health coverage may finally figure that out when they see the penalty on their tax returns.
At midnight on Sunday, open enrollment for Covered California, the state’s version of Obamacare, will end.
Not to be outdone by the congressional 1,603 page Cromnibus spending bill, government agencies in Washington added almost as many pages to the Federal Register with new regulations and rules last week alone. The D.C. watchdog organization the Competitive Enterprise
No journalism outlet can be correct all the time. Writers will make mistakes, editors will miss them, and the endless deadline pressure means errors will slip through from time to time. That said, the nation’s supposed “newspaper of record” recently
John Sullivan, co-writer and co-director of the popular documentary films 2016: Obama’s America and America: Imagine the World Without Her, has signed on as executive producer for the upcoming feature film Gosnell, a crime drama about convicted murderer and abortionist
Quiet allegations of Iranian cheating on its interim nuclear agreement are fueling speculation in the Israeli press that Israel may be preparing to launch a pre-emptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, reports the Algemeiner. The official position from Washington has
Two leading forecasting firms reported Monday at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference that they expect U.S. television advertising to suffer in 2015 but predict modest increases for ad revenue in digital media. ZenithOptimedia expects global sales to increase
Last month, author and outdoorsman Paul Rosolie promised he would attempt to be eaten alive by an anaconda for a Discovery Channel special appropriately titled “Eaten Alive.” Now, after Discovery aired the special Sunday night and Rosolie did not manage
It’s been more than a week since news broke that Sony Pictures Entertainment had fallen victim to a vicious cyber attack; now, the scandal has taken another turn. The group allegedly behind the hack, the Guardians of Peace, sent emails to a
A biopic about the life of President Obama prior to his rise to power is currently in its preliminary stages, reports Deadline. The quest to find an actor capable of depicting a young Barack Obama, deep in love with Michelle,
London, UNITED KINGDOM – The US State Department has launched a competition for British and American students to submit a statement that best describes relations between the two countries. The winning entry will be carved into the stone wall surrounding
Nevadans for State Gun Rights (NSGR) is asking secretary of state Ross Miller to throw out signatures collected by gun control proponents–including a Bloomberg-sponsored group–because the signatures were allegedly turned in after the deadline for submission and were missing a
With Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and other Democrats wanting to up the minimum wage from $8.25 to at least $10 statewide in Illinois, it seems Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to be first in Chicago and in a big way.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to miss multiple significant deadlines for isolating Ebola patients in West Africa, which, experts note, means that “there are still going to be many people who catch the disease and many people who die
A Japanese-built facility in China on Monday began destroying the largest cache of World War II chemical weapons abandoned in the country, Tokyo officials said, in a rare case of co-operation between the two countries. The facility has been built
Watchdog group Cause of Action has been trying to use a Freedom of Information Act request to get some information about a Treasury Department probe into the IRS improperly giving taxpayer information to the White House, as part of the
The University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the alma mater of comedian Bill Cosby, announced Wednesday they were looking to sever all ties to the embattled actor, as sexual assault allegations continue to mount against him. The announcement by UMass spokesman Edward Blaguszewski
The owner of the Boston Red Sox, John Henry, determined to recapture the glory of 2013 and forget the dismal season of 2014, wants to pay the luxury tax if he has to in order to sign Jon Lester. Speaking
It is “virtually impossible” that the U.S and negotiating world powers will reach a comprehensive nuclear deal with Iran by the Monday deadline, the the Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday. A senior official told WSJ: Our focus remains on
LONDON (Reuters) – A nuclear agreement between Iran and six major powers can be reached by a Nov. 24 deadline, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Tuesday, but Tehran needs to show more flexibility in negotiations. “I believe a
With one week to go until the Nov. 24 deadline for a nuclear deal with Iran, there are three possible scenarios: one, a deal that allows Iran to pursue nuclear enrichment up to the point of nuclear “breakout,” with sanctions
In response to Obama gets rolled everywhere from Beijing to Tehran: Did you know that if you don’t support Obama’s nuke deal with Iran you just may be shamefully rooting for the other team? Apparently, “a crack team” of propagandists
