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CAA Relaunches Full Story Initiative With GLAAD

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Five years after CAA first launched its Full Story Initiative, the agency has partnered with leading organizations to redesign the platform that supports equitable onscreen storytelling.

On Wednesday, Creative Artists Agency announced the redesigned digital toolkit with partners GLAAD, New America, MPAC and more, providing writers and creators with research and resources to build socially-conscious stories in film and television that authentically represent marginalized communities, including searchable statistics, case studies, storytelling considerations and direct pathways for collaboration with partner organizations.

The business-forward update, which comes in response to user feedback, also features community buying power data, research about influence of creative collaborations, case studies about how they lead to commercial and audience engagement, and actionable insights that can be directly applied to the creative process.

“The Full Story Initiative was originally built to connect storytellers with credible research and expert partners,” said CAA executive Dennis St. Rose. “What we heard from creators over time was that they wanted something more practical and development-focused. This evolution keeps the same mission but delivers it in a more accessible format, giving writers and creators a working tool they can use quickly as they build stories.”

Alex Schmider, Senior Director of Entertainment at GLAAD, said, “Authentic and inclusive stories succeed with audiences. GLAAD, and all of the organizations in the Full Story Initiative, bring proven value to entertainment companies by providing subject matter expertise and customized audience insights. This will make projects more successful, benefitting the project, the artists behind it, and our communities. The FSI provides the resources necessary to achieve both authentic representation and commercial success in an increasingly crowded content market and attention economy.”

Additional new partners include WGA Jewish Writers Committee, Human Rights Watch, New America and the Kids Mental Health Foundation, joining the likes of the ACLU, Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment, Define American, Caring Across Generations, Disability Belongs, Hollywood Health & Society, Brady United, Hollywood, Health & Society, Natural Resources Defense Council and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

Launched in 2021, the Full Story Initiative is a centralized platform with research, resources and partnerships that support responsible storytelling in film and television.

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Andy Allo To Guest Star On ‘The Rookie: North’

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Andy Allo (Upload, Pitch Perfect) will guest star in ABC‘s The Rookie: North as Brooke, a warm, smart, attractive, and effortlessly charming first-year ER resident who is still adjusting to the pressures of the job. Brooke handles it all with humor, empathy, and confidence, and she quickly forms a connection with a rookie police officer (Jay Ellis).

Expanding the universe of the hit ABC series The Rookie, The Rookie: North introduces Alex Holland, who believed his midlife wasn’t worthy of a crisis. But after a violent home invasion ignites a dormant purpose, Alex battles a lifetime of failed commitments by joining the Pierce County Police Department as a rookie. Policing from the urban coast to the rural forest where backup isn’t just five minutes away, Alex must prove to his skeptical training officer, his fellow rookies, and himself that he’s finally found something worthy of the fight.

The series also stars Chris Sullivan, Karen Fukuhara, Froy Gutierrez, Janet Montgomery, Mya Lowe, and Malik Watson, and is set to premiere in 2027.

Alexi Hawley will serve as executive producer and writer of The Rookie: North, with Fillion, Mark Gordon, Bill Norcross, and Michelle Chapman also executive producing. Ellis is a producer.

Allo most recently starred in the hit sci-fi comedy series Upload on Amazon, opposite Robbie Amell from creator Greg Daniels. She previously recurred on NBC’s Chicago Fire as Lieutenant Wendy Seager. Her film credits include the Netflix feature Absolute Dominion for director Lexi Alexander, the third installment of the Universal franchise Pitch Perfect for producer Elizabeth Banks. Allo is repped by Verve and Zero Gravity.

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Ailing Barry Manilow Cancels Tonight’s Vegas Performance

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An ailing Barry Manilow has canceled tonight’s performance at the International Theater at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino after cutting short last night’s show.

Tonight’s cancellation comes just two days after the singer’s much-anticipated return to the Vegas residency on Thursday after a six-week hiatus. Manilow has been treated for the lung cancer he initially disclosed last December.

“After a triumphant welcome-back concert on Thursday, Barry got hit with bronchitis and had to cancel his Friday and Saturday shows,” a representative for the musician told Deadline’s sister publication Variety.

Manilow took to the Westgate stage on Friday but reportedly ended the show after just a few songs, joking with the audience, “Talk amongst yourselves” before exiting. The night before, he said from the stage, “I’m back!”

The Vegas residency was originally scheduled to begin last February but was repeatedly postponed as the singer battled the cancer and previous bouts of bronchitis.

In May, he wrote on social media, “Good news! I went to the doctor yesterday and he said I’m making great progress and look great! Well of course I do! Thank you very much! All the training and exercising I’ve put in is paying off. He did say, however, that I’m not quite ready for Vegas. That means I won’t be able to return for our May shows at @WestgateVegas.”

As of mid-day today, Manilow had not yet made any social media comments on the latest cancellations.

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Oscars 2027: U.K.’s Best International Feature Entry

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The U.K. has selected Pegah Ahangarani’s Rehearsals for a Revolution, which won the L’Oeil d’Or for best documentary at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, as its entry in the best international feature film category at the 2027 Oscars.

The film traces more than 40 years of Iran’s history through Ahangarani’s personal experiences of exile and the stories of her relatives and mentors. Drawing on personal archives, home videos, footage of street protests, newspapers and recorded voices, the filmmaker pieces together a portrait of a country shaped by political repression and a continuing hope for revolution.

Ahangarani, 42, wrote, researched, and edited the film in the U.K. over more than two and a half years, working with a team of British collaborators. The film made its world premiere in the special screenings section at Cannes earlier this year, then screened at the Telluride Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Rehearsals for a Revolution was released in the U.K. in September. Sony Pictures Classics will hold Oscar-qualifying runs in New York and Los Angeles in December before opening the film exclusively at Landmark’s Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles and Film Forum in New York on Jan. 8, 2027. The film will then roll out to more theaters across the country in the following weeks.

“How extraordinary to see Pegah’s remarkable film recognized in this category. From winning the L’Oeil d’Or at Cannes to the standing ovations at TIFF and now this recognition, Rehearsals for a Revolution is building incredible momentum and marking a significant moment for a formidable female filmmaker creating in exile from her home country,” Sony Pictures Classics said in a statement. “This selection in the best international feature category has the potential to be truly transformative for the film, opening doors to audiences around the world while shining a spotlight on Pegah’s extraordinary talent and her vital voice. It’s a recognition that will have a lasting impact not only on the life of this film, but on Pegah’s future career as a filmmaker.”

Norway’s Sentimental Value, directed by Joachim Trier and starring Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård, won the best international feature film award at the 98th Academy Awards.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will announce the 15-film shortlist for the 2027 best international feature film Oscar on Dec. 15, with the five nominees to be revealed Jan. 21. The 99th Academy Awards will take place March 14, 2027.

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