Perry’s performance is a spectacular piece of high-wire burlesque. There’s an extraordinary spontaneity to it. The outrages just keep spilling of him, to the point that you realize this is Tyler Perry’s id run wild. He never lets up, never softens the character, never backs
“America’s Next Top Model,” created by supermodel Tyra Banks, premiered in May 2003, and ran for 24 seasons on three different networks. Banks’ initial conception — as recounted in “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model,” a three-part docuseries streaming on Netflix on
Sam Mendes and Chloe Zhao shared an emotional moment after a screening of “Hamnet” in London on Sunday evening after confronting the “emotional cost” of being a director. Mendes is one of the producers on “Hamnet,” which has been nominated for eight Oscars and eleven BAFTAs,
The shortest, scariest movie of the year has arrived — and you can watch it right now. “Dead Grandma,” which is written and directed by Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti, is set to debut at the 2026 Slamdance Film Festival in Los Angeles — but Variety readers can get a sneak peek of
“Wuthering Heights” is the new box office queen. Director Emerald Fennell’s bold take on the classic novel has collected $38 million over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend in North America and a promising $45 million internationally, delivering a global tally of $83 million.
Two days after Rupert Grint’s candid and possibly sarcastic declaration — “Obviously, I’m against [fascism]” — reverberated across Potsdamer Platz and became a meme, Berlin Film Festival chief Tricia Tuttle is still cracking up. Midway through her second edition at the helm of
DR Sales, the international sales arm of Danish pubcaster DR, has boarded TV drama “The Best of Families” created by Maja Jul Larsen (“Cry Wolf “) and produced by Piv Bernth (“The Killing”). The six-part limited series is based on real events involving Denmark’s ChemiNova
Two of the buzziest — and most star-studded — movies world premiering in competition at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, “Rosebush Pruning” and “At the Sea,” are from two decidedly non-Hollywood filmmakers but feature top talent from the U.S. and U.K. “Rosebush Pruning” — a
After a stint on the big screen, SpongeBob SquarePants is heading back to the small screen. Paramount+ announced that “The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants” will make its streaming premiere on the service Feb. 17, bringing the beloved animated franchise’s latest
Olivia Colman has an Oscar, two Emmys and a boatload of BAFTAs, but she visibly recoils when asked about her acting process. “All of it sounds pretentious,” Colman admits during a recent Zoom interview. “Whenever you talk about how you do it or how you don’t do it, or whatever…
Amy Adams won’t be on hand for the world premiere of Kornél Mundruczó’s “At the Sea” at Berlin Film Festival on Monday, but she sent a message expressing how proud she is of the drama. The director opened the film’s press conference by reading a message from the Oscar-nominated
Prime Video’s epic family saga, “The House of the Sprits,” a limited series adaptation of Isabel Allende’s iconic debut novel, is set to premiere worldwide April 29 on the giant streaming platform, now reaching over 240 countries and territories. “This is our most ambitious
X, the social networking site formerly known as Twitter, is yet again suffering from technical problems preventing users from accessing the service. On Monday, there were nearly 43,000 user error reports as of 8:34 a.m. ET on uptime-monitoring site Downdetector.com. About 53%
Two weddings, held in relatively quick succession, encapsulate the social, economic and generational tensions driving “We Are All Strangers.” The first, between two bright-eyed only-just-adults, is an expensively aspirational, Instagram-tailored affair at a five-star Singapore
The Newport Beach Film Festival has revealed the names to be honored in this year’s Icon and Artists of Distinction categories ahead of next week’s U.K. and Ireland Honors event, hosted by Nick Mohammed and Edith Bowman. This year, the Icon Award will be presented to comedian
Rising budgets and Hollywood caution are pushing producers to embrace multiple global alliances.
Lars Eidinger has still gotten over the fact that he didn’t get to play a vampire in “The Blood Countess,” starring Isabelle Huppert and directed by celebrated German filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger. During the press conference for the movie at the Berlin Film Festival hours before
German-Lebanese thesp Kida Khodr Ramadan, the “4 Blocks” standout whose profile jumped internationally via Amazon Prime Video, is set to star in “GÖZ,” a radical contemporary reimagining of Goethe’s “Götz von Berlichingen” to be directed by Nuran David Calis, known for his
International sales and production company EST N8 has acquired worldwide rights to “Janur Ireng: Sewu Dino the Prequel,” a supernatural horror feature from Indonesian filmmaker Kimo Stamboel and MD Pictures. The deal was revealed at Berlin’s European Film Market. The deal,
“Smash” star Katharine McPhee and “E.T.’s” Henry Thomas are set to lead upcoming kidnapping feature “Three People in the Woods.” Directed by Joshua Caldwell (“Mending the Line”), the film follows a grieving couple who kidnap the man they believe is responsible for the death of
Harry Styles has landed his next new gig: festival curator. The pop star is set to curate Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre, which bills itself as the “world’s longest-running artist-curated music festival.” He’ll also perform a headline concert at the event, which
“Outlander” star Rosie Day is set to make her directorial feature debut with “One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days,” an adaptation of Giles Paley-Phillips’ bestselling novel. Roman Griffin-Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”) will star in the film, alongside Alistair Petrie (“The Night Manager”),
Organizers promise "bold conversations on challenging conglomerates' power over content, securing 'safe havens' for independent voices, looking at AI as a tool, and redefining our relationship to it."
"...not even in Europe," says Adrian Goiginger about his new Berlinale film, starring Valerie Pachner, which used input from author Barbara Pachl-Eberhart, whose life it is based on, and a clown consultant.
“Tehran” producer Dana Eden has died during the Season 4 shoot of the hit Apple TV+ series in Greece. She was 52. No cause of death has been confirmed but Shula and Donna Productions, the production company Eden founded alongside fellow “Tehran” producer Shula Spiegel, has
New series from the “City of God” director Fernando Meirelles and DP Cesar Charlone, plus Angela Chaves, creator of Netflix Spanish-language mega-hit “Desperate Lies,” and “Sissi” co-head writer Robert Krause feature at a high-powered first Series Match, uniting German, Latin
Newcomer Shane Meagher also stars in the film, written and directed by Lenny Abrahamson.
Branded entertainment executives Anthony Damianakis and Pete Fergusson are launching an ambitious startup called IPX headquartered in Dubai, with offices also in London and Sydney. The innovative startup aims to connect brands with creators, producers, broadcasters, streamers
“Room” and “Normal People” director Lenny Abrahamson is gearing up to shoot his next film for Element Pictures, and has tapped Tom Burke and Eve Hewson to star in the as-yet-untitled project set within Dublin’s Jewish community in the late 1970s. Newcomer Shane Meagher also
The industry section of Copenhagen documentary festival CPH:DOX has unveiled the Summit and Conference program, which runs March 16-19. Featured speakers include U.S. filmmaker John Wilson, Emmy nominated three times for “How to With John Wilson,” and U.S. filmmaker Sara Dosa,
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has committed to strengthening safeguards for its controversial AI video generation tool Seedance 2.0 following a barrage of cease-and-desist letters from major Hollywood studios and condemnation from industry guilds, according to BBC News. The
"Independent U.K. documentary is one of the most vital, truth-telling forces in our cultural life."
Even Pope Francis has a hardback copy of his graphic novel. He has a loving relationship with his glamorous wife, who travels the world. As a globally renown cartoonist, he can afford a carer for his parents. On face value, Ariel has it all. In fact, the protagonist of Daniel
Historical drama “The King’s Warden” maintained its dominant position at the top of the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, according to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. “The King’s Warden” earned $6.4 million from
Mexico unveils a series of incentives to support local cinema and attract international productions, just as the Trump government is threatening tariffs.
ZDF Studios has closed a multi-year deal to supply Hungary’s TV2 Group on more than 1,200 hours of drama, with free TV, pay TV and VOD rights for Hungary that allow the broadcaster to run the package across its linear channels and streaming services. The package leans into
The International Federation of Film Critics, also known as Fipresci, and the Millennium Docs Against Gravity festival have revealed the nominees for the inaugural Documentary Grand Prix, which will be given to the best documentary film of the year. They include two Oscar
Romantic comedy “Love Go Go Go!” debuted atop the China box office for the Feb. 13–15 weekend, taking RMB36.9 million ($5.2 million), according to Artisan Gateway. Directed by Philip Yung and starring Qin Xiaoxian and Wang Yinglu, the film follows the friction-filled romance
Series from such creative heavyweights as Ken Burns, Ruben Ostlund and Fernando Meirelles galvanize the most powerful edition to date of the Berlinale Series Market, its TV forum and market. More projects from top talent hitting the BSM include “The Granddaughter,” from İlker
Arnaud Alain, whose feature documentary directorial debut premieres in the Berlinale's Panorama Dokumente, says about Dimitri, whom the film follows: "His camera becomes an extension of his gaze."
Arnaud Alain, whose feature documentary directorial debut premieres in the Berlinale's Panorama Dokumente, says about Dimitri, whom the film follows: "His camera becomes an extension of his gaze."
Vienna-based ORF-Enterprise is bringing Portuguese mystery drama “Jones” to Berlin for its international market debut at the EFM Series Market, pitching the six-part series as a premium, export-facing whodunit with a supernatural hook. Produced by Caracol Studios for Portuguese
Film Heritage Foundation’s newly restored version of Pradip Krishen and Arundhati Roy’s cult film “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones” (1989) is making its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, marking a remarkable second life for a film that virtually disappeared after a
Dark Sky Films has acquired all North American distribution rights to “Blood Shine,” the latest feature from husband-and-wife filmmaking duo Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks. Described as a “striking blend of arthouse sensibility and visceral folk horror,” the film will be
“The Taste of Salt,” a narrative feature from Deepak Rauniyar inspired by the life of renowned Nepali chef Santosh Shah, has debuted at the 2026 Berlinale Co-Production Market. Rauniyar’s 2016 feature “White Sun” won the Interfilm Award at Venice Film Festival, while his most
German Actor Malick Bauer, best known for his breakout role in Disney+’s “Sam — A Saxon,” is making his debut as feature film producer on the tentatively titled ensemble crime drama “Triptych,” starring alongside Iwan Rheon (“Game of Thrones”). Described as a high-concept
Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó directs Amy Adams in the Berlinale competition film “At the Sea,” which might be his most accessible film yet. “I’m just grateful I get to tell my stories in English and make American movies. I certainly didn’t want to make a ‘European’ film
Creature feature “Bone Keeper” has been sold to several territories. The British film stars John Rhys-Davies, who is best known for portraying Gimli in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and Sallah in the “Indiana Jones” franchise. “Bone Keeper” is being sold at the European Film
For Yeo Yann Yann, the journey to Anthony Chen’s “We Are All Strangers” has been one of profound personal and artistic transformation. The acclaimed actor’s performance as Lee Bee Hwa marks her third collaboration with the Singaporean filmmaker — an evolution that mirrors both
Finance and sales outfit Global Constellation has boarded international sales on the upcoming live-action family feature “Emil and the Detectives.” The film is a contemporary adaptation of Erich Kästner’s classic 1929 novel, which has been translated into more than 60 languages
