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Anthony D'Alessandro
Editorial Director/Box Office Editor
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Anthony covers box office, breaking film news, awards-season features and festival news. His first job in the film industry was at Savoy Pictures' headquarters in New York where he worked in film distribution. In the summer of 1999, he was hired by Variety and moved to Los Angeles, and remained in the newsroom covering numerous parts of the industry, including box office, for about a decade. Prior to arriving at Deadline in the fall of 2011, where he co-edited the site's sister publication Awardsline, Anthony covered the box office beat for Indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood. He also co-produced Matt Walsh's film "A Better You."
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‘Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence’ Sets Fall PVOD Release
EXCLUSIVE: The fifth installment of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, titled Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence, is coming to VOD platforms on October 6. This is following a theatrical release that began on August 7 for the David Ferino-directed comedy.
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‘Spider-Man’ Still Swinging To No. 1; ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ $12M-$14M Debut, ‘Dog Stars’ Going To The Dogs – Box Office Update
FRIDAY PM: It’s Spidey’s world, and Jacob Elordi and Wile E. Coyote are just living in it. But let’s not ignore the pace we’re seeing on Ketchup Entertainment theatrical release of the abandoned Warner Bros’ Looney Tunes title, Coyote Vs. Acme, which is eyeing third place with…
Tom Hanks Movie ‘Lincoln In The Bardo’ From Starburns Industries Adds Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey & Peter Dinklage
EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you that Willem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage have boarded the voice cast of Starburns Industries' Lincoln in the Bardo, based on George Saunders' New York Times bestseller and 2017 Booker Prize winner.
Deadline broke the news that two-time Oscar winner Tom Han…
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Melissa Hirschenson Exits Innovative, Launches The Hirschenson Group
EXCLUSIVE: Senior talent agent Melissa Hirschenson is launching The Hirschenson Group, a new management and entertainment consulting company.
The Hirschenson Group will work across traditional and emerging areas of entertainment, with a focus on talent management, creators, entertainment…
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‘Hooters: The Movie’ In The Works About Chicken-Wing Eatery’s Origins
EXCLUSIVE: It’s about to get spicy on the big screen — there’s a movie about famous chicken-wing chain Hooters in the works.
Hooters: The Movie is being independently produced by the chain’s original founding partners and is being directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Jon Rosenbaum (Woody Woodpeck…
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Dolly Parton Big-Screen Retrospective Being Held At AMC Theatres
Following the death Tuesday of two-time Oscar nominee and 11-time Grammy winner Dolly Parton, AMC Theatres is planning a retrospective of the multihyphenate showing two of her movies, 1989’s Steel Magnolias and 1982’s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
The cinematic homage will be begin Friday…
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Paul Ben-Victor Joins Vince Vaughn, Theo James & Patrick Schwarzenegger In ‘The Bookie & The Bruiser’
EXCLUSIVE: After raising the stakes in last weekend’s episode of HBO Max/DC’s Lanterns, we hear that Paul Ben-Victor just wrapped a role in the Vince Vaughn, Theo James and Patrick Schwarzenegger movie, The Bookie & The Bruiser.
Ben-Victor is playing the lead bad guy, mob boss Generale…
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‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ & ‘Dog Stars’ Barking Up ‘Spider-Man’s Tree With Summer End Near – Weekend Preview
It might seem summer has gotten boring by this point in time at the box office with Sony/Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day refusing to relinquish its grip on No. 1 in its fifth go-round with $18M (-54%), but it’s not. This summer potentially is headed to a record, possibly upsetting 2013’s…
Magnolia Sets 4K Theatrical Reissue Of Documentary ‘End Of The Century: The Story Of The Ramones’
EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures will be releasing a brand new 4K restoration of Michael Gramaglia and Jim Field’s 2003 documentary, End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones later this year.
In addition, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the punk band’s first album. Also on Aug. 30, a…
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Annapurna Pink Slips 16% Of Work Force
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna reduced its work force by roughly 30 employees. The producer of A24’s hit arthouse comedy The Invite counts around 189 staffers. We hear that cuts were made throughout all divisions, TV, film and indie games.
A rep for the studio tells Deadline, “The reduction reflects…
Sony Wins Rights To John August’s Graphic Novel ‘Wolf’s Belly’; Alfonso Cuarón To Produce
EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures is excited for screenwriter John August’s graphic-novel retelling of “Little Red Riding Hood,” Wolf’s Belly, and beat several studios for the IP including Amazon, we understand.
August will adapt his work for the big screen, with four-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón…
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‘Backrooms’: A24’s Highest Grossing Pic Ever Sets Fall Streaming Date On HBO Max
Backrooms, the summer hit which some saw coming, but was bigger than anticipated with an enormous $396.5M global gross, will be streaming on HBO Max on Friday, Sept. 25.
The Kane Parsons-directed pic based on the internet lore IP will have its linear debut on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 8PM E.T. The…
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