Category Archives: News
New Film Studios in Estonia Set to Boost Filming in the Baltics
Ever since the northeastern European nations Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania introduced their filming incentives about a decade ago, the region has been growing as a go-to destination for foreign shoots...
May 17, 2025
‘Arcane: League of Legends’ Team Unpacks Epic Final Season and Teases More to Caitlin and Vi’s Story
The final episodes of "Arcane: League of Legends" may have hit Netflix six months ago, but fan fervor for the Emmy-winning series isn't anywhere close to dying down. In a sold-out May 10 conversation ...
May 17, 2025
Black Label Media on Teaming with Jennifer Lawrence and Launching ‘Die, My Love’ at Cannes: ‘She’s in a League of Her Own’
In 2015, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill and Thad Luckinbill - founders of the film finance and production company Black Label Media - experienced the "deafening" roar of their first Cannes ovation as p...
May 17, 2025
Dakota Johnson Was ‘Not Able to Pay Rent’ After Dad Cut Her Off as a Young Actor: ‘A Few Times’ I Did ‘Not Have Money in My Bank Account’
Dakota Johnson was interviewed by her “Materialists” co-star Pedro Pascal for Elle UK and spoke about being cut off by her father, actor Don Johnson, when she did not get into Juilliard. J...
May 17, 2025
Doha Film Institute Launches Ambitious International Festival for Indie Cinema With $300,000 in Prizes
The Doha Film Institute has unveiled the shape of its upcoming Doha Film Festival, which looks poised to become a prominent event dedicated to auteur cinema from around the world in the Middle East an...
May 17, 2025
French rapper Werenoi dies hours before concert, aged 31
French rapper Werenoi has died at age 31, just hours before a concert that was scheduled to take place in Lyon, France. Per Charts in France, Werenoi – real name Jérémy Bana Owona ...
May 17, 2025
Searchlight Pictures Buys Alexander Payne’s Next Film ‘Somewhere Out There’ for Worldwide Rights (EXCLUSIVE)
Searchlight Pictures has scooped worldwide rights to Alexander Payne’s next project “Somewhere Out There” which will star Renate Reinsve, the Cannes prizewinning Norwegian actor of J...
May 17, 2025
Mark Wahlberg Crime Thriller ‘By Any Means’ Boarded by Bright White Light (EXCLUSIVE)
Bright White Light has boarded Elegance Bratton's “By Any Means,” co-financing and executive producing the upcoming crime thriller starring Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beh...
May 17, 2025
Box Office: ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Logs Franchise-Best $21 Million Opening Day, ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Slow Down in Sixth
Death draws a crowd. Warner Bros. and New Line’s “Final Destination Bloodlines” is fated for a franchise-best opening after scoring $21 million across Friday and preview screenings f...
May 17, 2025
Charlotte Gainsbourg Says ‘I Don’t Need to See My Movies Anymore’ and Fighting for Acting Roles Is Better Than Getting Offers: ‘You Feel Like You Own It’
Charlotte Gainsbourg participated in this year’s Kering Women in Motion Talks at Cannes, which the actor is attending as part of the star-studded cast of Wes Anderson’s new movie “Th...
May 17, 2025