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It may be some time before cameras begin to roll on Jon M. Chu’s Britney Spears movie biopic, but the “Wicked” filmmaker has read some of the script from writer Liz Meriwether. “She’s doing many beautiful things and I may or may have not gotten glimpses of what she’s been doing and it’s incredible,” Chu […]
Netflix has commissioned a new documentary from Optomen focusing on weddings in Britain’s traveller community. Provisionally titled “My Big Day,” the feature-length doc will follow young couples as they prepare for their nuptials, some of which have turned into jaw-dropping spectacles as the pressure of social media encourages the bridge and groom to turn their […]
Despite the generic title, “Voices” is quite the novelty. Mixing the rarely combined genres of chamber thriller and musical, the film takes place almost entirely in one location — a Detroit motel room in 1967 — and focuses on just three characters. The actors start singing at the most tense moments, puncturing the perception that, […]
“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story” shot to the No. 1 spot on the Netflix Top 10 after its debut last week, reaching a strong 12.2 million views in its first four days of streaming. That puts the project on par with the two most recent editions of Ryan Murphy’s “Monster” anthology; “The Ed Gein Story” […]
Alec Berg has signed an overall deal with Netflix, Variety has learned. The highly-successful TV writer and producer has previously been under overall deals at 20th Television (formerly ABC Signature) and HBO, the latter of which for nearly a decade. He has already set up his first project under the deal, a comedy series co-written […]
Sony Pictures has acquired North American rights to Toronto breakout “The Surgeon,” in what the studio characterized as a “highly competitive situation.” Sony also acquired rights in Latin America, Italy, China and Hong Kong to the film from Roshan Sethi, the director of “A Nice Indian Boy” and “The Resident,” who is also a practicing […]
President Donald Trump has banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House coverage, and the three outlets are suing him, alleging it abridges their First Amendment rights. In response to Trump’s ban of the news outlets, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and Fox News — which along with CNN provide the White House […]
The fall festival triple crown ended the way it always does, with a Toronto audience getting the last word. On Sunday, those words were in Spanish. “La Bola Negra,” the sprawling Netflix epic from Los Javis, took TIFF’s People’s Choice Award, capping three weeks in which Venice handed its Golden Lion to May el-Toukhy’s “Woman […]
Mahershala Ali is dumbfounded like the rest of us when it comes to Marvel’s inability to get his “Blade” movie reboot off the ground. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige told the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast over the summer that he was “feeling like a gigantic loser and failure” for bungling Ali’s “Blade,” and now the […]
The director of 'Secrets and Lies' has not traveled to San Sebastián to present his film for his deteriorating health and has confirmed by video: "It is more than likely to be my last film"
Vice TV has greenlit the anthology docuseries “Everybody Hates,” Variety has learned exclusively. The show goes behind the scenes on polarizing figures in the sports world, with each episode profiling a different athlete. Per the official description, “Rather than asking whether these athletes deserve the hate they receive, Everybody Hates asks a different question: How […]
Tyler Posey is set for a multi-episode guest star arc on the upcoming NBC dram “Line of Fire,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series premiered on NBC on Sept. 21, with Posey set to make his first appearance in the fifth episode airing on Oct. 19. The logline for the show states, “A family of […]
One of the highlights of this year’s festival circuit, “La Gradiva” has debuted its trailer ahead of its Dec. 18 release in the U.S. which will be handled by 1.2 Special. It was one of the five films shortlisted by the French Oscar committee to represent the country in the international feature race. “The Gradiva,” […]
Leah Nelson’s “Tangles,” Louis Clichy’s “Iron Boy” and Ervin Han and Raúl García’s “The Violinist” are among the titles set to screen during Animation Is Film’s ninth edition. The festival will take place October 16 through 19, with the main programming taking place at TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood, Calif. For the first time […]
Verve has signed Quan Millz, the publishing phenom behind one of BookTok’s biggest literary empires, for representation. The agency will work with Millz to expand his catalog and audience across publishing, film, television and beyond. The self-published author has released more than 70 books, built a multimillion-dollar business outside the traditional system and grown a […]
The Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFIFF) has announced this year’s lineup, which will open with Robert Burnett’s “In Memoriam,” starring Marc Maron, and close with James Gray’s “Paper Tiger,” starring Adam Driver and Miles Teller. Taking Place Oct. 14-19 in Santa Fe, N.M., the festival’s Centerpiece program will feature Peter Farrelly’s “I Play Rocky” […]
“Lucky Dog: Paws with Purpose,” a new series from Hearst Media Production Group, will premiere Oct. 3 on CBS, as part of its “CBS WKND” Saturday morning educational/informational lineup for the 2026-27 season. In “Lucky Dog: Paws with Purpose,” Emmy-winning animal trainer and host Brandon McMillan pairs dogs with military veterans and families. The series […]
Colombia’s Federico Durán, long associated with Rhayuela Films (“Alias María”) where he remains a shareholder, has officially launched his new company El Sol Ermitaño at the San Sebastian Film Festival where the first of its slate, “Lovers Go Home!” participates at the festival’s pix-in-post program, WIP LatAm. Directed by Juan Sebastián Mesa (“The Nobodies”), the […]
Among the five Madrid Film School (ECAM) Incubator titles this year comes “The Unmoving Hands” (“Las manos quietas”) from Barcelona-based Victor Diago, who describes his project as a “queer horror story about desire, love and the unstoppable urge to let oneself be swallowed by that abyss.” The horror thriller follows Hector, who roams the streets […]
Oscar-winning production designer Patrice Vermette will be honored with Variety’s Creative Impact in Production Design Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Vermette is Denis Villeneuve’s go-to production designer. The pair have worked together on “Sicario,” “Arrival” and all three “Dune” movies. Speaking about Vermette, Villeneuve said, “Patrice preps a lot. He is a workaholic […]
