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Paramount Primal has preemptively acquired the high-concept thriller spec Sweet Spot from Nic Curcio & Kirby Gladstein, the writing duo behind the upcoming indie horror film Play House, Deadline can confirm. Plot details are under wraps, and there are no other attachments to the project as of…

Sony Pictures Classics is taking a majority of global rights to the Andy Garcia crime drama Diamond, which the Oscar nominee directed, wrote, produced and stars in. The film world-premiered back in May at the Cannes Film Festival. The contemporary Los Angeles Noir follows Joe Diamond…

EXCLUSIVE: Australian drama series The Airport Chaplain is set to take flight globally on Netflix. We hear the streamer has struck a deal for worldwide rights (ex Australia) on the show, which is from Sydney-based production house Wooden Horse and stars Hugo Weaving (Slow Horses) as an…

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has snapped up the animated TV comedy pitch Detective Agent Derek from Nick Kreiss, plus Julian Bonosconi, Griffin Poole, and Spencer Rich, a trio of animators, writers, and directors who go by the name Big Grey Mass, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Hulu declined comment. We’re…

Focus Features has taken North America and Latin America on Studiocanal’s Elsinore, from director Simon Stone, and starring Andrew Scott for a limited launch on Nov. 20 before expanding over Thanksgiving and throughout December. StudioCanal, which handles global sales, will retain the feature in…

EXCLUSIVE: Jealous People Are Ugly People, a hot horror package from Greek/British filmmaker Theo James Krekis, has landed at New Line Cinema following a bidding war involving at least 10 parties, Deadline has learned. While Jealous People‘s logline is under wraps, the project will be adapted…

EXCLUSIVE: Obscured Releasing has taken North American to the psychological horror comedy, Ugly Cry, which made its world premiere at SXSW. The deal was negotiated by Justin Timms and Joe Yanick of Yellow Veil Pictures and Bill Guentzler and RJ Millard on behalf of Obscured…

EXCLUSIVE: Toronto-based distribution company New Mountain Films has acquired North American theatrical and streaming rights for Marjolein Busstra's award-winning documentary House of Hope about a pacifist Waldorf school in the occupied West Bank. The agreement was negotiated by Khaled Sabbour…

Universal Pictures Content Group and Bleecker Street's event cinema division Crosswalk have acquired International and North American rights to George Michael: The Faith Tour concert film. Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film internationally, and Bleecker Street's Crosswalk…

EXCLUSIVE: After setting sail with their hot Treasure Island package last month, Ridley Scott and Hugh Jackman look to have found the film a place to call home. Sources tell Deadline that Sony Pictures is in negotiations to land the project, with Scott directing and Jackman on board to play the…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical has acquired North American rights to Kevin Hamedani's comedic thriller The Saviors following its SXSW premiere for a theatrical release on March 26, 2027. Tapping into the zeitgeist, the film stars Adam Scott (Hokum) and Danielle Deadwyler (Till) as suburban couple Sean and…

Catherine Zeta-Jones thriller Kill Jackie is heading to AMC+. AMC’s streamer has landed exclusive rights to the show, which is an adaptation of Aidan Truhen’s “gonzo thriller” The Price You Pay and stars Zeta-Jones opposite the likes of The Gentlemen star Daniel Ings. Kill Jackie, which is also…