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Jake Kanter
International Investigations Editor
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Jake rejoined Deadline in December 2022 after serving as Media Correspondent for The Times of London since August 2021. Previously, he was Deadline's International TV Editor for two years, during which time he broke a several exclusives on some of the highest-profile companies and organizations in Europe. He also played a key role in originating Deadline’s series The Film That Lit My Fuse and our International Insider newsletter. He is based in London.
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The Met Gala Is Now Paradise For AI Grifters
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz. Rendering examines how artificial intelligence is disrupting the entertainment industry, taking you inside key battlegrounds and spotlighting change makers wielding the technology for good and ill. Got a story abo…
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Christopher Nolan Praises Tom Holland’s “Incredible Talent” & Says ‘The Odyssey’s Source Material Is The “Marvel Of Its Day”
Christopher Nolan has said The Odyssey‘s source material, the epic poem by ancient Greek writer Homer, was the superhero story of its time.
Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the British director said Homer’s original work, which chronicles the King of Ithaca’s dangerous journey…
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‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Gathers Star-Powered Cast Including Bella Ramsey, Michael Sheen & Richard E. Grant
The Celebrity Traitors, the highest-rated show on British TV last year, is back for a second season.
Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the BBC reality series has assembled another impressive cast as filming gets underway at Ardross Castle in the Scottish Highlands over the summer.
The Last of Us…
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‘Desert Warrior’ Deserted? Why Anthony Mackie’s Troubled Saudi Epic Failed To Rally Cinemagoers In U.S. & Middle East
If Desert Warrior was one of Saudi Arabia's big cinema swings, then it looks to have been a swing and a miss, based on the movie’s early box office takings. Starring Captain America's Anthony Mackie and Oscar winner Ben Kingsley, Desert Warrior endured a troubled five-year trek to the screen, but…
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Hannah Waddingham & Ncuti Gatwa To Host ‘SNL UK’s Final Season 1 Episodes
Saturday Night Live UK has enlisted the final two hosts of its first season.
Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham and Doctor Who‘s Ncuti Gatwa will provide the star power for the concluding episodes of the inaugural season on Sky. They will be supported respectively by music from Brit Award winner…
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Rebel Wilson’s Ex-Rep Charles Collier Laments “Car Crash” Legal Battle Over ‘The Deb’
Charles Collier, a former UK representative of Rebel Wilson, has offered a frank assessment of the legal mess that has engulfed The Deb during evidence to a trial in Australia.
Appearing in front of a Sydney court via video link from the UK, Collier described the proceedings as a “car crash”…
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Rebel Wilson Slams “Outrageous” Claim She Was Behind Nude Photo Leak Of ‘The Deb’ Actress
As the explosive Australian legal battle over Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut nears the finish line, the Pitch Perfect star has been forced to deny that she orchestrated a cyber attack on Charlotte MacInnes that led to a nude photo of The Deb actress being leaked.
MacInnes is suing Wilson for…
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Aimee Lou Wood Wastes No Time In Roasting ‘SNL’s Teeth Sketch Ahead Of ‘SNL UK’ Hosting Duties
Aimee Lou Wood has immediately confronted the elephant in the room as she prepares to host Saturday Night Live UK this weekend.
In a promo video ahead of the show, the Sex Education and White Lotus star roasted a 2025 SNL sketch, which she described at the time as “mean and unfunny.” The NBC…
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Rebel Wilson Denies Dumping Phone Ahead Of ‘The Deb’ Trial & Says Alleged Sexual Harassment Complaint Was “Nightmare Situation”
Rebel Wilson has endured a second day of searching questions, as the Pitch Perfect star defends her integrity during a defamation trial in Sydney, Australia.
Wilson is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actress in her directorial debut The Deb, over allegations that she invented a sexual…
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Producer Of Doomed Simon Pegg Film ‘Angels In The Asylum’ Takes Swing At Financier As Company Folds
EXCLUSIVE: AITA Films, the production company behind the beleaguered Simon Pegg film Angels In The Asylum, is to fold amid an ongoing financing dispute.
AITA Films has been in administration (a process equivalent to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in America) for more than a year since the film halted its…
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“Absolute Nonsense”: Rebel Wilson Denies Bullying ‘The Deb’s Lead Actress & Creating Smear Websites
Rebel Wilson has stood by her assertion that she is a “champion of women” amid an explosive legal war with the star and producer of The Deb, her directorial debut.
The Deb‘s lead actress Charlotte MacInnes is suing Wilson for defamation in Australia, and the Pitch Perfect star gave evidence for…
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BBC Names Sara Cox As Scott Mills’ Replacement After Radio Presenter’s Shock Exit
The BBC has moved swiftly in replacing Scott Mills as the presenter of one of the UK’s biggest radio shows following his shock exit last month.
Sara Cox, one of Radio 2’s most beloved presenters, will move from drivetime to the breakfast show later this summer. It follows Mills being ruthlessly f…
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