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Director Tasha Van Zandt went to great lengths to make her documentary A Life Illuminated – and to enormous depths. More than 3,000 feet, in fact. Van Zandt descended over half a mile to the ocean floor in a submersible to film the work of pioneering marine biologist Dr. Edie Widder, who has…

If they ever create a Mount Rushmore-style tribute to the greatest comedians in American history, Mel Brooks's face would surely be carved in rock. Hand a chisel to Judd Apatow and he'd start the work. "[Mel’s] the reason why so many of us went into comedy because he was a master at directing…

EXCLUSIVE: Wild State, the production company founded by Chris Hemsworth and Ben Grayson, is in for the long haul on the ultra marathon-themed documentary Learning to Fly. The company announced it's boarding the feature directed by Max Lowe ahead of the film's theatrical release, set to begin…

Jared Leto, the Oscar-winning star of Dallas Buyers Club and Thirty Seconds to Mars frontman, has been accused of unlawful sexual conduct by four women. The BBC has released a new documentary, titled Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret, in which 10 women detailed their encounters with Leto…

What is Iceland without ice? That question, once unimaginable, has become urgent as climate change shrinks the country's glaciers to the vanishing point. The Nordic nation has already bid farewell to dozens of its smaller glaciers – the first to go being Okjökull (also known as Ok glacier), in…

EXCLUSIVE: National Geographic is greenlighting a documentary from Oscar winner James Marsh that will explore the story of the mountain climber whose ordeal in a Utah canyon was captured in fictionalized form in 127 Hours. The untitled project from Magna Studios will draw upon never-before-seen…

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline's strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films making a splash internationally. The industry is more global than ever and breakout projects are appearing in pockets of the world all the time, making it hard to keep track, so we'r…

Kalshi threatened Netflix with a defamation suit over a recent trailer for the upcoming documentary The Prediction Games, premiering Sunday on the streamer. Following a court order requiring the prediction market app block sports-related markets in Nevada, Kalshi’s lawyers sent Netflix a…

EXCLUSIVE: A documentary about one of the greatest American photographers of the 20th century is about to make its world premiere. John Shearer: American Moments, a short film on the life and work of the late artist, is set to debut on Thursday, July 30 in Newport, RI, at a special screening…

EXCLUSIVE: Artists Equity has partnered with Hidden Content, UltraBoom Media and Robert Pattinson's Icki Eneo Arlo to produce the documentary Shot in the Dark. The feature follows the first U.S. Paralympic Blind Soccer team from their historic roots in 2022 to their attempt to shock the world and win…

Julie Andrews is getting the documentary treatment. Disney+ has greenlit a doc about the Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music star from R.J. Cutler, the man behind Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry and Martha. The film, which will premiere in 2027, will look at Andrews' life from…

Prime Video has revealed launch plans and a teaser for its much-anticipated Marília Mendonça documentary. The doc about the iconic Brazilian singer is entitled Marília Mendonça: Sentimento Louco and will bow on the platform on October 16. The news comes as shooting gets underway on a feature film…