Category Archives: News
Fantasia’s Frontières Market Titles Plumbs Real-World Horror, from War Zone Trauma to AI, Hellish Maternity and the Restaurant Business, Plus Bigfoot Romance
Anouk Whissell's "Holi Womb," Talal Selhami's "The Shelter" and Hannes Baumgartner's "Insect World" bid fair to prove standouts at Fantasia's 2025 Frontires Co-Production Market, one of the world's bi...
John Hopewell Jul 14, 2025
Bob Vylan no longer supporting Gogol Bordello on European tour following Glastonbury controversy
Bob Vylan will no longer be supporting New York punks Gogol Bordello on their upcoming European tour, both bands have announced. Read More: Bob Vylan: “We’ve been screaming about thes...
Adam England Jul 14, 2025
Reed Hastings Is Executive Producing His First Film — but It’s Not a Netflix Project
Reed Hastings, co-founder, chairman and former CEO of Netflix, has signed on as an executive producer of Costa Rica-set crime thriller “52nd State” — his first official credit as a p...
Todd Spangler Jul 14, 2025
DP Richard Crudo on the Lasting Impact of ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’ – ‘It’s the Epitome of Old-Style Classical Hollywood Cinematography’
Frank Capra’s “It’s A Wonderful Life” was released in 1946 and has become a classic, often cited on “best of” lists and considered one of the greatest films ever ma...
Andrew McGowan Jul 14, 2025
Tom Holland Says ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Will Go Back to ‘Old School Filmmaking and Shoot in Real Locations’ After COVID Restricted ‘No Way Home’ to Soundstages
Tom Holland recently spoke to “Flip Your Wig” (via IGN) at his first-ever Bero Padel Classic tournament and teased that “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” is going to lean into an ...
Zack Sharf Jul 14, 2025
‘High Potential’ Season 2 Casts Mekhi Phifer (EXCLUSIVE)
Mekhi Phifer has joined “High Potential” Season 2 at ABC in a recurring guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively. Exact character details are being kept under wraps, aside from the...
Joseph Otterson Jul 14, 2025
Variety Celebrates ‘Smurfs’ Director Chris Miller and 10 Animators to Watch Class of 2025
The 2025 class of Variety‘s 10 Animators to Watch, presented by Nickelodeon, and “Smurfs” director Chris Miller gathered at Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Los Angeles on July 9 for ...
Abigail Lee Jul 14, 2025
‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Sets New York Benefit Concert With Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell (EXCLUSIVE)
Break out your “fancy dress” because “The Drowsy Chaperone” is returning to the New York stage. Laverne Cox, Jonathan Van Ness, Betty Who and Alex Newell are among the bold-fac...
Rebecca Rubin Jul 14, 2025
Chris Meloni, Ego Nwodim, Sherry Cola, Caleb Hearon and Ben Ahlers Join ‘Little Brother’ Netflix Comedy Feature (EXCLUSIVE)
Some new bros are joining the cast of Netflix’s “Little Brother.” Chris Meloni (“Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Happy”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Nigh...
Katcy Stephan Jul 14, 2025
Directors of Fantasia’s World-Premiering Art-Punk Horror ‘Lucid’ Drop Trailer, Say ‘Making Art and Indie Film Is an Act of Rebellion’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"Lucid," a handmade horror film about a frustrated '90s art punk's trippy quest for inspiration, first emerged at Fantasia as a participant in Frontires’ 2022 Shorts to Features lab and is retur...
John Hopewell Jul 14, 2025