‘Oddity’ Star Carolyn Bracken, Caroline Goodall to Star in Italy-Set Horror...
Carolyn Bracken, who plays the blind protagonist of Damian McCarthy’s recent chiller “Oddity,” and veteran character actress Caroline Goodall (“Schindler’s List,” “The Fabelmans”) are set to star in...
View ArticleAmazon’s ‘The Sims’ Movie Will Include Freezer Bunnies, Pools Without Ladders...
“The Sims” movie adaptation from Amazon MGM Studios has been officially confirmed by video game maker Electronic Arts. EA formally announced the project Tuesday, along with a slew of other reveals...
View Article‘Sky Captain’ Director Insists His Groundbreaking Dieselpunk Debut Wasn’t a...
Released Sept. 17, 2004, “Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow” was a romance-tinged action adventure inspired by the same 1930s serials that inspired George Lucas and Steven Spielberg when they made...
View Article‘Freedom Way’ Review: From Nigeria, a Kinetic Thriller Juggles Many...
A big city and its inhabitants are the focus of filmmaker Afolabi Olalekan’s engaging feature debut. Shot on location in the Nigerian capital of Lagos, the film has a palpable understanding of this big...
View ArticleGravitas Ventures Acquires North American Rights to ‘My Home Unknown’...
Gravitas Ventures has acquired all North American rights to the drama “My Home Unknown” starring, written and produced by first time feature director Yaz Canli (“Monster Hunter”). The film co-stars and...
View ArticleBaz Luhrmann Sets New ‘Jehanne d’Arc’ Film at Warner Bros
Baz Luhrmann has set his new project, “Jehanne d’Arc” at Warner Bros. Warners has confirmed that the filmmaker will next take on the epic tale of France’s national heroine and saint Joan of Arc. The...
View ArticleSun Valley Film Festival Shifts From March to December (EXCLUSIVE)
Beginning in 2025, the Sun Valley Film Festival will shift from March to December. The move seeks to place the festival as a prominent “must-stop” on the awards circuit. To mark the shift in dates, the...
View ArticleStudent Academy Awards Winners Unveiled
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced 15 winners for the 51st Student Academy Awards competition. This year’s competition received 2,683 entries from 738 colleges globally. The...
View ArticleBen Whishaw Expects James Bond Franchise to Drop Him as Q After Daniel...
Ben Whishaw played James Bond’s technology and weapons expert Q in three 007 movies with Daniel Craig, joining the franchise on a high note in 2012’s acclaimed “Skyfall” and also appearing in 2015’s...
View ArticleShout! Studios Taps Generative AI Pioneer Max Einhorn as SVP of Acquisitions...
Shout! Studios has appointed Max Einhorn to the newly created role of senior VP of acquisitions and innovations. Einhorn will report into Garson Foos, CEO of Shout! Studios, and David McIntosh,...
View ArticleDDA Launches Live Content Division Led by Richard Adamson and Louis Kemsley...
Marketing and communications agency DDA has hired live broadcasting and content production veterans Richard Adamson and Louis Kemsley as it launches a live content division in its London office....
View ArticleFlorence Pugh Asked for an Acting Break This Summer for the First Time in Her...
Florence Pugh said an interview with British Vogue that she did something this past summer that she’s never done before in her career: Asked to take a break from acting. The Oscar nominee had been...
View ArticleLondon Film Festival’s ‘Tarika’ Inspired by Director’s Desire to ‘Express...
Bulgarian drama “Tarika” has its world premiere at the London Film Festival. Variety spoke to its director, Milko Lazarov, whose previous film, “Ága,” premiered in the main competition of the Berlin...
View Article‘Emilia Perez’ to Represent France in Oscars International Feature Race
France’s revamped Oscar committee has selected Jacques Audiard’s exhilarating redemption thriller “Emilia Perez” for the international feature film race. The movie won two major awards at the Cannes...
View ArticleGravitas Ventures Acquires Sci-Fi Thriller ‘The Fix,’ Starring ‘Stranger...
Indie film distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired U.S. and Canada and select international territories on sci-fi thriller “The Fix,” starring Grace Van Dien, who appeared in “Stranger Things.” It...
View ArticleTimothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’ Casts Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, Kevin...
Timothée Chalamet’s ping pong movie is adding a few more players. Odessa A’zion (“Fresh Kills,” “Hellraiser”) has joined the cast of “Marty Supreme,” from A24 and director Josh Safdie. Rounding out the...
View ArticleLionsgate Will Use AI to Let Filmmakers ‘Augment’ Their Work, Studio Expects...
Lionsgate is aiming to save a boatload of cash using generative AI technology as an assistive creative tool for filmmakers. Lionsgate, the film and TV studio behind film franchises including “John...
View ArticleAs ‘The Babadook’ Turns 10, Director Jennifer Kent Remembers Her Horror...
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Jennifer Kent’s directorial feature debut “The Babadook,” IFC and Iconic Events Releasing are bringing the indie horror classic back to theaters Sept. 19 and 22....
View ArticleJennifer Lee Steps Down as Disney Animation’s Chief Creative to Make ‘Frozen’...
Disney Animation chief creative officer and Oscar winner Jennifer Lee is reshifting her focus back to filmmaking, stepping out of her role as the studio’s CCO to focus fully on writing and directing...
View Article‘Rebel Ridge’ Director’s Debut, ‘Murder Party,’ Coming to Blu-ray Via...
Select titles from Magnolia Pictures’ expansive library of films are set for re-release — and upgrade — thanks to a new physical media distribution partnership. OCN Distribution, sister company of...
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