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‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Reboots Classic Thriller as Netflix Japan Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Ambitious Action Film
Netflix Japan is making a bold statement with its upcoming release “Bullet Train Explosion,” a reboot of the 1975 classic “Bullet Train.” The film, which premieres April 23, ma...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 21, 2025
‘Secrets of the Penguins’ Cinematographer on How the Birds ‘Break the Fourth Wall’
The amazing thing about filming penguins in the wild, "Secrets of the Penguins" cinematographer Bertie Gregory tells Variety, is that since the big birds don’t have land-based predators, humans ...
Matthew Minton Apr 21, 2025
Sydney Sweeney and Michael Bay Set ‘OutRun’ Video Game Movie at Universal
Sega’s 1986 arcade driving adventure “OutRun” is the latest video game to get the adaptation treatment at Universal Pictures. Michael Bay (“Transformers” franchise, ̶...
Katcy Stephan Apr 21, 2025
CBS Settles With White ‘SEAL Team’ Staffer Who Claimed Discrimination
CBS has settled a discrimination lawsuit filed by Brian Beneker, a script coordinator who claimed he had been passed over for a writing job on “SEAL Team” because he is a straight white ma...
Gmaddaus Apr 21, 2025
Zombie Horror Unleashed: Netflix Southeast Asia Unveils ‘The Elixir’ and ‘Ziam’
Netflix is doubling down on Southeast Asian genre content with two zombie horror films that promise to reinvent the subgenre with distinctive local flavors, the company revealed during the ongoing APA...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 21, 2025
Netflix’s Asia Pacific Film Slate Drives 20% Viewership Surge in Booming Market
Netflix’s strategic investment in Asian-Pacific filmmaking is yielding significant returns, with APAC members’ film viewing surging nearly 20% in 2024, according to data revealed at the co...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 21, 2025
Andrew Garfield Says Spider-Man Return Must Be ‘Very Strange’: It Would Need the ‘Creative Freedom of the Spider-Verse Movies’
Andrew Garfield has not hid his desire to return as Spider-Man in a fourth movie following 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man," 2014's "Amazing Spider-Man 2" and 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home," the latt...
Zack Sharf Apr 21, 2025
Payal Kapadia Joins South Asian Documentary Collective for Pioneering Lab Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia, Cannes Grand Prix winner for “All We Imagine as Light,” has joined forces with a roster of South Asian documentary luminaries for a pioneering initiative ca...
Naman Ramachandran Apr 21, 2025
‘Drag Race’ Winner Onya Nurve on Her Final Lip Sync and Dreams of Being on ‘Abbott Elementary’
Onya Nurve did it. It’s been a few days since Nurve, whose real name is Justin Woody, was crowned the winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 17, and it hasn’t quite clicke...
Jazztangcay Apr 21, 2025
CAA Launches Global Family Office Advisory Led by Julie Zorn
CAA has announced the launch of CAA Global Family Office Advisory, a new service area led by industry veteran Julie Zorn. A first-of-its kind service offering in the agency business, CAA Global Family...
Katcy Stephan Apr 21, 2025