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Paramount+ today announced a December 9 premiere date for the original docuseries Pulisic, which will be presented by Michelob Ultra. Produced by CBS Sports, the series is a behind-the-scenes look at American soccer star Christian Pulisic.

The first episode of Pulisic will premiere in December, while episodes two and three will premiere in January. Subsequent seasons will air later in 2025.

The series provides unprecedented access to Pulisic’s life and growing celebrity in Italy as he competes in UEFA Champions League and Serie A competitions. Cameras capture Pulisic’s journey in meeting the demands of global stardom while he prepares for the biggest moment of his career – the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup on home soil.

The series looks back at the life and career of Pulisic, from his beginnings in Hershey, Pennsylvania to European standout and American hero. From representing the U.S. Men’s National Team to suiting up...

Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald has been appointed as the new Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (Eiff).

As part of the role, Macdonald will lead the formation of a new organization that will deliver Eiff from 2024. Macdonald will now recruit a board and executive team to lead the Festival’s development from September 2023.

Like many Scottish film professionals, Macdonald is an Eiff alum. He worked at the festival in 1992, during which he made a video diary about raising cash to produce his first feature film, Shallow Grave. The film was finally made in 1993 and had its world premiere at Eiff in 1994.

Written by John Hodge and directed by Danny Boyle, the film was a box office success and won the BAFTA for Best British Film. Macdonald went on to produce several films with Boyle, including Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary, The Beach, and T2 Trainspotting. Since 1997 he’s headed DNA Films,...

Prime Video Lines Up ‘One For All’ Series On Belgian Soccer Players

Prime Video is set to launch One for All, a four-part doc from Neo Studios about three Belgian national team football players. Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku and Atletico Madrid’s Axel Witsel will offer insights into the Belgian team, including assessments of the much fancied ‘Golden Generation’s disastrous 2022 World Cup performance, and their own lives across a six-month period. The doc will launch on Prime Video in the Benelux region, Spain, Italy and the UK on May 25. Watch the trailer here. Amazon has leaned in heavily to sports docs of late, including the All or Nothing franchise, Fc Bayern- Behind the Legend and Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In.

‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary’ Exec Joins October Films

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary exec Mohammed Adnan has joined October Films to head up its U.

“Destination Paris,” an original soccer documentary that traces the 2021-2022 UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Champions League season, is headed to Paramount+ for a Sept. 6 debut, TheWrap can exclusively reveal.

The sports doc follows award-winning journalist and CBS sports analyst Guillem Balagué as he goes behind-the-scenes leading up to and during the world’s most prestigious club soccer tournament. His monthslong travels offer intimate and exclusive insight into how Europe’s elite teams managed radical change within their clubs, as well as social, economic and political obstacles amid the war in Ukraine.

With cameras in tow, Balagué details the season’s biggest stories, from life without Lionel Messi at Barcelona to Real Madrid’s stunning rally to a record 14th title. The film also traces the responses within European soccer to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, including UEFA moving the Champions League Final to Paris from St. Petersburg.

Sir Alex Ferguson is arguably the greatest football manager of all-time. His achievements as coach of Manchester United for 27 years are unprecedented in the history of English football, a sport and culture that’s famous for its frequent disregard of managers. Ferguson was a tactical genius, a master of working with and bringing the best out of talent, his skills as a coach leading players such as David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, and Cristiano Ronaldo to otherworldly levels of greatness. There has never been a manager as successful, trophy-wise, and what he did will never be forgotten by Manchester United fans or anyone that loves the sport of football. He is the rare figure that every fan, regardless of background or preferred club, respects and admires as a towering giant of the game.

But he is only human—one day his greatness and mind will no longer be with us. That...

“The opportunity to be more innovative has been interesting,” said Gff co-director Allison Gardner.

Sweetheart, the debut film by UK director Marley Morrison, has won the audience award at the closing event of the 2021 Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), which ran online-only from February 24 to March 7.

The film made its world premiere at the festival.

The coming-of-age story, charts the relationship between two young women during a summer holiday at a caravan park in Dorset. It is the final title to come out of the latest Film London Microwave slate of low-budget projects.

It is produced by Michelle Antoniades for Hazey Jane Films,...

This month on Amazon Prime Video UK sees the final three episodes of Neil Gaiman fantasy drama American Gods arrive, along with the first three episodes of new comic book animated series Invincible, adapted from the books by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.

Movies-wise, there’s the sequel to John Landis’ 1988 comedy Coming To America, which follows the story of Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem as he’s drawn back to the US ahead of taking on Zamunda’s throne. Also, in his most anticipated role since he put on a beanie for those Kia car ads, Robert de Niro plays a granddad fighting with his young grandson over the use of a bedroom in The War With Grandpa.

Also – tennis, and a collection of existing movies including the very good Call Me By Your Name, which lands on the 26th. We’ll update this guide as new release...

“Paramount+ will be the leader in live sports,” CBS Entertainment Group boss George Cheeks said today in a major streaming war throw down to the likes of Olympics and Premier League home Peacock.

Coming partway through a delayed, glitchy and often repetitive corporate presentation of the March 4 launching ViacomCBS platform, Cheeks promised a plethora of sports programming from the NFL, international soccer and more.

“Bottom line everything sports fans love on CBS …all of this will be available on Paramount+,” Cheeks declared after an intro from RuPaul. For most Stateside sports fans, the big ticket is the NFL, which is in pricey play as the TV renewal rights are on the table heading towards next month.

A reality the CBS exec acknowledged in what was perhaps a case of some public negotiating.

Paramount+/ViacomCBS Streaming Event: Deadline’s Complete Coverage

“It’s television’s most valuable property by far, attracting...

Project directed by Ferguson’s son Jason.

DNA Films[/link] and Passion Pictures[/link] are teaming up on a feature documentary about the life of former Manchester United[/link] manager Alex Ferguson[/link].

The project will be directed by Ferguson’s son Jason (making his directing debut), with Mark Monroe[/link] onboard as writer, Gregor Lyon[/link] (Tsunami: 7 Hours On Boxing Day) editing and Paul Gardner (T2 Trainspotting[/link]) producing alongside Andrew Macdonald[/link] and Allon Reich[/link] for DNA and John Battsek[/link] for Passion Pictures

DNA Films’ past projects include Trainspotting[/link], 28 Days Later, T2 Trainspotting and Annihilation[/link].

This year documentary spcialist Passion Pictures released Studio 54[/link] and Westwood: Punk,...