Melissa Barrera is getting back in the horror game. The “Scream” and “Scream VI” star is to take the lead in upcoming feature “Inhabit,” Variety can reveal. The film comes from writer/director by Adam Alleca (“Standoff,” “The Last House on the Left,” “Delirium”) and is
Variety will present its Power of Women event, in partnership with Lifetime, in London for the first time on June 3. Honorees Emilia Clarke, Emma Corrin, Cynthia Erivo, Hannah Waddingham and Suki Waterhouse will each be featured on separate covers of the accompanying Variety
The acclaimed docuseries “Dark Side of the Ring” has set the premiere date for its seventh season at Vice TV, Variety has learned exclusively. The new season will kick off on July 7 at 9 p.m. ET with two back-to-back episodes. New episodes will then air weekly thereafter. The
Golden Globe-nominated Finnish star Alma Pöysti – known for her role in Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves,” awarded the Jury Prize at Cannes – Valentina Bellè and Priit Võigemast will lead “Beatrice,” directed by Vallo Toomla. An Estonia -Lithuania-Italy co-production, “Beatrice”
The new name of the world’s largest film festival dedicated to the art of cinematography "reflects the deepening of a long-standing partnership with the city" in Poland, where it takes place.
Two-time Berlinale Silver Bear winner Małgorzata Szumowska (“Body,” “Mug”) and longtime collaborator Michał Englert have quietly wrapped production on “Bodies (of War),” a documentary feature about the fragility and resilience of lives reshaped by the Ukraine conflict. The
MoreThan Films has boarded international sales on “Summer Drift” (“Virages”), the debut feature from Swiss co-directors Céline Carridroit and Aline Suter, ahead of its world premiere in the ACID sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. The Switzerland-France
It’s time: Cannes’ Focus COPRO, dedicated to first feature films, has announced this year’s seven projects. That includes “A Summer Tale” (Germany) directed by Berthold Wahjudi, “Algiers Haze” (France) by Sarra Ryma, Gaël Kamilindi’s “The Zebra’s Shadow” (Switzerland), Laura
The feature directing debut of 'Boiling Point' actor Ray Panthaki, starring Clarence Maclin in his first leading role, also features in the annual spotlight on features for distributors and festival programmers.
Oscar nominee Rooney Mara is escaping to Paris to explore intimacy, morality and the limits of human connection in the newly-announced feature “Quest for Love,” which she will also exec produce. The film marks the latest feature behind the camera for Irish actress and
“Saturday Night Live U.K.” is set to be renewed for a second season. Although Sky initially declined to comment, multiple sources confirmed the news to Variety, saying that despite rocky ratings the Comcast-owned network are thrilled with the show. Since Variety first published
A new traveling market platform designed to connect African creative producers with fresh sources of financing will launch with a series of events May 14 – 15 at the Cannes Marché du Film. Curated and operated by the pan-African film studio Yetu (Un)limited, in partnership with
Beta Cinema is handling world sales on Thomas Napper's true-story period heist and will launch the project to international buyers in Cannes.
Principal photography has begun on “The Man Who Stole Portugal,” a darkly comic period heist inspired by one of the most audacious financial frauds of the 20th century. Directed by BAFTA nominee Thomas Napper (“Jawbone,” “Widow Clicquot”), the script is by Richard Galazka,
"I don't think anyone drugged me," she revealed on her podcast. "I just think I was the dumb one and didn't realize everyone was on drugs"
In the parlance of undercover operatives, a “legend” is the false identity one concocts to infiltrate a criminal network. “Your legend has to come from you, or it won’t work. Your legend has to be part of you, or it won’t work,” explains Don (Steve Coogan), a British customs
“52 Blue,” a coming-of-age drama about a sheltered young man’s journey from Kerala to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in pursuit of his childhood idol, Lionel Messi, will open the 17th London Indian Film Festival with its European premiere at BFI Southbank on July 9. Directed by
Lila Pinell’s feature adaptation of her short ‘Le Roi David,’ stars Eva Huault and Noémie Lvovsky and will world premiere on the Croisette.
Amazon MX Player is being absorbed into Prime Video, combining India’s free and paid streaming catalogs under a single platform. The integration is expected to complete within the next few months. The unified platform will cover subscription, ad-supported, transactional, and
The road movie, which premiered in Cannes' Un Certain Regard last year, won 8 trophies, including for best film and best director.
Ahead of the French Open (Roland-Garros) in mid-May, the best pro tennis players from around the world, such as Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and others, are in Italy to compete for the Internazionali d’italia Trophy during the 83rd edition of the
No Doubt kicked off their Las Vegas residency tonight at Sphere, giving a first look at what to expect from the 12 shows they have booked at the venue. The quartet, consisting of Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont and Adrian Young, initially announced the run of shows at
“The Boys” creator Eric Kripke recently fired back at fans who complained that there are too many “filler episodes” in the fifth and final season of Prime Video’s superhero satire. “None of the things that happen in the last few episodes will matter if you don’t flesh out the
Joe Russo, one-half of the directing duo behind “Avengers: Doomsday,” recently told Metro that he thinks spoilers are “over-policed” online to the point that fans are scared to engage with any material surrounding a film before it hits the big screen. “On one hand, audiences
Top helmers and other industry insiders gathered May 5 in West Hollywood to sip and dish at the Variety High Tea Celebrating Female Directors. The invitation-only gathering brought together a group of production professionals who were treated to sandwiches, tea cakes and
Director James Cameron and The Walt Disney Company have been sued for unauthorized use of an Indigenous actress’ likeness without her knowledge and consent. In the complaint, obtained by Variety, actress Q’orianka Kilcher alleges that when she was 14 and had recently appeared
It was an “I know you’re bittersweet, but what am I?” evening. The annual Netflix Is a Joke festival kicked off Monday night at L.A.’s Greek Theatre with a “Pee-wee’s Playhouse 40th Anniversary” show , featuring comics and musicians paying tribute to a Saturday morning kids’
For a long time period dramas were in the doldrums. Now, between the success of “Wuthering Heights,” Netflix’s upcoming “Pride and Prejudice” and of course “Bridgerton” going from strength to strength, there’s a surplus of bonnets and bosoms on screen. Now comes “The Other
Francesco Sossai’s sophomore feature “The Last One for the Road,” which launched from Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, is the big winner of Italy’s David di Donatello Awards, the country’s top film prizes. “For the Road” is a quirky road movie that follows two broke 50-somethings who
Theo Jones has been promoted to the newly created role of creator director of AI at Framestore, the creative studio announced Wednesday. In the role, Jones will manage the rollout of Futon, a new platform from the company “designed to integrate cutting-edge Machine Learning
"He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate and I’ve never been the same," Fonda wrote in a moving message on Instagram
Dave Chappelle said during a recent episode of the “IMO” podcast that the media gets his comedy “wrong” when covering his transgender jokes. The stand-up legend urged audiences to account for a “margin of error” when watching his sets. “People would think it’s me vs. the gay
James Cameron's Billie Eilish doc and the critically acclaimed 'The Sheep Detectives' also enter the fray, while 'Michael' continues to be a crowd favorite.
Robert Downey Jr. recently appeared on the “Conversations for our Daughters” podcast and shaded social media influencers by saying it’s “absolute horseshit” to declare them the “stars of the future.” The “Iron Man” icon noted that “nowadays people can create celebrity without
“Highway to Heaven” is getting a second life. The drama fantasy series, which ran from 1984 to 1989 on NBC, is being rebooted by Fox for the 2027-2028 broadcast season. Emmy winning writer Jason Katims (“Friday Night Lights,” “Parenthood”) will showrun the new iteration of the
Eddie Redmayne and Miles Teller are in talks to star in “Star One,” a new spy thriller from Doug Liman set to launch at the market in Cannes. Liman — who recently wrapped AI thriller “Bitcoin” starring Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson — is directing from a script by David
And 'First Steps' co-writer Josh Friedman is on writing duties.
When the news broke Wednesday that Ted Turner, the renowned media and sports mogul, had died at the age of 87, leading voices in the media and entertainment world showered praise upon his legacy. “He believed deeply in the power of ideas, in doing things differently and in
The UFC’s new licensing deal with Paramount Skydance helped boost TKO’s first quarter earnings as the pact with Paramount+ kicked in at the start of the year. TKO saw revenue for the quarter grow 26% year over year to $1.6 billion, while adjust earnings before interest, taxes
Director Matt Shakman is bouncing from Marvel’s sacred timeline to “The Planet of the Apes,” as the director will shepherd a new film in the sci-fi franchise for 20th Century Studios. Shakman helmed last year’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” for Disney’s superhero label,
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, Variety’s Daniel D’Addario details his sit-down in Madrid with Javier Bardem, the incredibly busy Spaniard who brings the family drama “The Beloved” to the Cannes Film Festival this year. Bardem opens up
Groundbreaking hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s further pursuit of the copyrights to its first four albums continues to receive vigorous pushback from Universal Music Group, with the company filing a new brief as the case winds its way through an appeals court. Last May, Salt-N-Pepa
Warner Bros. Discovery’s deal to be acquired by Paramount Skydance is supposed to create a behemoth of a company that includes everything from the CBS television network to the “Lord of the Rings” franchise. But as Aragorn said in that massive epic, today is not that day. A
James Marsden is set to star in the thriller series “Disavowed” at Apple TV, Variety has learned. The logline for the show states that it follows “legendary CIA Case Officer Brad Griffin (Marsden), who is abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive assassin
Ted Turner’s former wife Jane Fonda, Fox Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch and Comcast’s Brian Roberts are among the personal and business connections paying tribute to Ted Turner, who died Wednesday at 87. “He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling
Hayden Panettiere came out publicly as bisexual in a new interview with US Weekly ahead of the publication of her memoir, “This Is Me: A Reckoning.” The 36-year-old actor got her start in Hollywood as a child actor and revealed she never discussed her sexuality publicly over
Oscar Isaac is set for the lead role in an upcoming Netflix drama set in a Las Vegas casino. The show was originally announced in December and hails from creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. Netflix has given the series an eight-episode order. With the casting, Isaac has
Matthew Lillard has joined the sprawling cast of “Superman: Man of Tomorrow,” the sequel to 2025’s blockbuster “Superman.” It’s unclear who Lillard will be playing in the film, per Deadline, which first reported the news. What is known is that Lillard will appear alongside
Malcolm D. Lee’s Blackmaled Productions is teaming up with Tribeca Studios and Universal Film to launch ” Love & Laughs,” a new initiative supporting emerging filmmakers with a passion for telling comedic and romantic stories. Developed by Lee, the team at Blackmaled
“With no money, the threat of a sale and a torrential storm in their way, the new partners must band together with the rest of the team to achieve one last service,” reads a description of the season