On a beautiful spring morning in Copenhagen, a newly minted superstar walked into the courtyard of the imposing Kunsthal Charlottenborg museum: Danish producer Helle Faber, whose “Mr. Nobody Against Putin” pulled what many called an upset to win the Best Documentary Oscar just
“You’re nothing but a chickenshit weasel who thrives on the misery of others. And when death calls, you’ll be screaming like a baby.” Chuck Norris delivers this incredibly badass line to bad guy Ramon Cota (Billy Drago) near the end of 1990’s “Delta Force 2: The Colombian
Jo Koy, Dolly de Leon, Ronny Chieng and Amielynn Abellera are set to join the cast of DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming animated feature “Forgotten Island.” They join H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Lea Salonga, Dave Franco, Manny Jacinto and Jenny Slate. Written and directed by Joel
Though Chuck Norris had largely retired from the entertainment industry, the actor had kept busy in recent years with his wellness brand, Roundhouse Provisions. First launched in 2022 with a focus on emergency supplies and preparedness, Norris said he was inspired to create
Erin Barrier has been promoted to senior vice president of communications for The Walt Disney Studios, stepping into the role filled by Paul Roeder. In her new position, Barrier where she oversees global communications strategy across The Walt Disney Studios and the company’s
“Animal Crossing: New Horizons” welcomed back a slew of players earlier this year with the release of a wide-ranging free update and a Switch 2 version of the Nintendo game. While the Japanese gaming company has been more than happy to see so many fans re-engage with the cozy
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” has secured the No. 1 spot in late night among adults 18-49 for the third consecutive week, continuing a strong run in the key demographic, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data for the week of March 9. The ABC late-night staple delivered a 0.16
The title of Taj Mahal’s just-announced album, due out May 1, is “Time,” a simple concept that the blues-folk-soul-reggae artist is better equipped to address than most musicians, in part because of just how much of it he’s got under his belt. “It’s an ongoing freight train, my
“Walker, Texas Ranger” was almost DOA before it ever even launched on CBS. The series was midway through shooting its Season 1 in 1993 when Cannon TV, the company that was originally deficit financing the Chuck Norris action drama, ran out of funds and shut down production.
Langston Kerman has joined the cast of NBC’s currently untitled comedy pilot written by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. He will play Justin Royal, who is described as “a great big teddy bear of a man” and works as a private investigator at an agency run by his father, Julius
Phil Lord and Chris Miller's space epic — starring Ryan Gosling — is shaping up to be a big win for Amazon MGM Studios' theatrical ambitions.
Google TV is going long on short dramas. The tech giant’s streaming platform is adding a number of microdrama apps to its central hub and has made innovations to make it easier for viewers to find and watch microdramas. The evolution of the format and Google TV’s initiative was
Warner Music Group and Netflix have formed a creative partnership under an exclusive multi-year first-look deal that will see the streamer make documentary series and films on the long-running music company’s artists and songwriters. WMG is partnering with Unigram, run by
For the epic conclusion to Villeneuve's sci-fi trilogy, Atlas Lens made a custom anamorphic lens designed to capture his visual aesthetic and signature flares.
The fellows are Elizabeth Ai, Sue Ding, Julian Brave NoiseCat and Alejandra Vasquez, filmmakers singled out based on their “creative drive, cultural ambition and proven ability to tell stories that must be told.”
In a new interview, Harry Potter actor says he believes upcoming TV series' story is "clearly on the side of the angels, against intolerance and bigotry"
The actor appeared in a plethora of tough-guy action films and inspired an indelible early internet meme
"We're trying to film the universe," says the Oscar-nominated screenwriter, who digs into the Ryan Gosling space epic, the longevity of his top-rated TV series 'High Potential' and the epiphany he had making 'The Good Place.'
Tubi will launch director Jem Garrard's follow-up in the franchise that is inspired by author Stine's 'The Haunting Hour.'
HBO Max’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV reboot could have lost its Albus Dumbledore. John Lithgow, who plays the famed Hogwarts headmaster in the new series, reportedly thought about quitting the show due to the backlash he received after his casting was announced over J.K.
Netflix’s live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series will be an original story set in Rome in 64 A.D., the streamer revealed on Friday. The hotly anticipated series, directed by Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”), has started filming at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios and revealed additional
Projects from Jennifer Weiss, producer of Brian de Palma’s “Redacted,” and South Africa’s Nomvuselelo Dlamini who made the “Surf Sangoma” episode of Disney’s “Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire” feature in the lineup of this year’s Series Mania’s Seriesmakers. They rub shoulders
Danish director and writer Elvira Lind’s “King Hamlet” may, on the surface, be about her then-boyfriend-now-husband Oscar Isaac’s preparation to play Shakespeare’s most famous character in Sam Gold’s 2017 theater adaptation. But one would be wrong to frame the film as
Taekyung Tanja Inwol discusses her second feature documentary, which premiered at CPH:DOX, the challenges of being both filmmaker and protagonist, and her unusual but memorable visual choices.
British-Romanian filmmaker Rachel Taparjan likes to quote George Bernard Shaw when talking about her debut feature, “Something Familiar.” The “Pygmalion” playwright said, “If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you’d best take it out and teach it to dance.” The
You likely know writer-director Joe Bini as an editor for films by the likes of Werner Herzog and Andrea Arnold. THR talked to him about bringing something very different to CPH:DOX in Copenhagen.
Prime Video’s top international executives used the stage at Prime Video Presents 2026 in Mumbai to underscore India’s central role in the streamer’s global growth strategy. Kelly Day, VP of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios International, Nicole Clemens, VP of international
Edko Films made one of the splashiest announcements at this year’s Hong Kong FilMart, officially unveiling “Cold War 1994” – the long-awaited prequel to Hong Kong’s highest-grossing police action thriller series. Executive producer Bill Kong, producer Ivy Ho and director
Philippine production companies Fusee and Studio 360 have formed a strategic partnership, unveiling their first collaboration – “One More Night to Live” (“Kon’ya Daremo Shinanai”), a Tokyo-set action thriller. The deal was revealed at the ongoing Hong Kong FilMart, where the
India’s Almighty Motion Picture, the production company behind “Made in India – A Titan Story,” is moving to bring the business bestseller “Harsh Realities: The Making of Marico” to the screen, adapting the story of how Harsh Mariwala built one of India’s most recognized
Paradise City Sales has closed territorial deals on “Wolfram,” Warwick Thornton’s Berlinale competition entry, as a trailer for the film is released. Buyers so far span Europe and beyond: Cherry Pickers in Benelux, Unicorn in Italy, Ama Films in Greece, MCF Megacom across
More than €110,000 ($127,000) total in awards were handed out in Copenhagen this evening as another edition of CPH:DOX’s industry arm came to an end. The Laura Poitras executive-produced doc “Everything Is Red and Grey,” directed by Shourideh C. Molavi and Shrouq Alaila, took
“Saturday Night Live U.K.” has added two more episodes to its inaugural season, extending its total run to eight shows. The Sky series is set to premiere live from London on Saturday at 10 p.m. local time, with “SNL” legend Tina Fey hosting and Brit rockers Wet Leg as the
Anson Lo is one of Hong Kong’s most recognizable entertainment figures, but he still describes himself as feeling small. The singer and actor – best known as a member of boy group Mirror and as a solo force with four consecutive Chill Club Male Singer of the Year gold awards to
Off his star turn in the 2024 Hong Kong box office and critical hit “Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In,” Terrance Lau Chun-him might just be that elusive creature Hong Kong audiences have been waiting for: a generational movie star and leading man. Rising to prominence as a
Lawyers clashed over Spacey's "sexual compulsive behavior" diagnosis in 2017 and what it meant for an insurance policy covering the hit Netflix show
There’s a prevalent trend in contemporary documentary filmmaking where directors are looking inwards towards their own lives and experiences. British Romanian filmmaker Rachel Taparjan’s “Something Familiar” is the latest entry within this mode. Even the title belies that.
Cappu Films has wrapped a round of international distribution agreements for “Fox Hunt,” the crime thriller starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, building on momentum from Berlin’s European Film Market. The sales company has placed the film with Blacktop International for
BTS‘ highly-anticipated new album “Arirang” is out now, and the group has partnered with Target to release several exclusive merch items, including vinyl featuring unique album art, CDs with collectible photocards, the group’s iconic light stick and more. Prices range from
As he prepares to direct Saturday’s live Netflix event “BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang,” Done+Dusted partner and director/exec producer Hamish Hamilton is coming off what they’re internally calling the “quadruple crown.” In just the past few weeks, Hamilton directed the
Welcome to the “Fast Family,” Michael Lesslie. On Thursday, “Fast and Furious” star and producer Vin Diesel announced that Lesslie will write the script for Universal’s “Fast Forever,” mapping out Dominic Toretto and his crew’s final quarter-mile. Diesel shared the news on
Dunst, who has starred in three of the filmmaker's features, cagily said last year that the new project would see her playing a real-life person "but not someone who I'd consider famous."
Legendary Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence at a Hong Kong FilMart co-production panel, predicting that the technology poses an existential threat not to art-house cinema but to the commercial blockbuster. “I think we’re at
As short-form video begins to dominate global viewing habits, a new monetization playbook is emerging — one driven by watch time, scalable content formats and increasingly, AI-generated storytelling. That shift was in focus at the FilMart forum “Breaking Boundaries Going
Edko Films has acquired Hong Kong and Macau rights to “The Mage,” the latest feature from Josie Ho and Conroy Chan’s 852 Films, with a theatrical release planned for Q3–Q4 of this year. Directed and written by Danny Pang, the filmmaker behind “The Eye,” the film is currently in
Nexstar Media Group said it “has closed its acquisition” of Tegna in a $6.2 billion deal that would following approval of the transaction from the FCC and the Department of Justice. The deal would augment Nexstar, already the biggest TV station group in the U.S., with Tegna’s
Natasha Lyonne is thanking fans for their support after she revealed in January that she had relapsed and was no longer sober. “Proud to report this kid is doing a whole lot better and back on her feet,” she wrote. “Want to thank our recovery communities and the fans who stood
It’s no question that “The Bachelorette” needed a big change. After Jenn Tran’s season ended in 2024 with yet another failed engagement and the show went on hiatus the next year, whoever ABC picked as the lead for Season 22 was going to have to be someone who could recapture
ABC could be out tens of millions of dollars if it can’t find a way to salvage “The Bachelorette,” according to sources familiar with the show (and the current predicament it finds itself in). That includes license fees to Warner Bros. Unscripted TV, marketing dollars and other
Guillermo del Toro is, in his own words, “a little exhausted.” For good reason. It’s just days before the Oscars, and up until Academy Awards voting ended in early March, Del Toro had spent about seven straight months promoting and campaigning for “Frankenstein” following the
