Category Archives: Variety

Indonesia Virtual Production Horror Film ‘Whispers of Fatimah’ Launches First Images at Cannes Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Mandela Pictures and Oceanus Media Global have launched first stills from “Bisikan Desa Gringsing: Whispers of Fatimah” at the Cannes Film Market, marking the international debut of what i...
Naman Ramachandran May 19, 2026

Locarno Winners Reunite for Jesse Ball Adaptation ‘Silence Once Begun’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Yeo Siew Hua will adapt Jesse Ball’s novel “Silence Once Begun” as his next feature, with Singapore’s Akanga Film Asia securing the rights and announcing the project a...
Naman Ramachandran May 19, 2026

Titles From the ‘1985’ Team and Oscar-Nominated Director of ‘Daens’ Feature on Screen Flanders’ New Slate, Its First 2026 Investment
Just in time for the Belgian annual party at Cannes, Screen Flanders, the Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship economic fund for the audiovisual industry, has announced an investment of 1.92M ($...
Kevin Giraud May 19, 2026

‘Rent’ West End Revival: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo to Play Mark Cohen
Gaten Matarazzo will star as Mark Cohen in the West End revival of “Rent.” The rock musical, which is returning to the stage in honor of its 30th anniversary, will begin performances at th...
Rebecca Rubin May 19, 2026

SkyShowtime Picks Up First Original Animated Series ‘Hidden Islands’ From Madeleine Bernadotte and Karini Gustafson-Teixeira (EXCLUSIVE)
SkyShowtime has acquired its first original animation series, family adventure “Hidden Islands,” which encourages children to explore nature and connect with the outside world. The show wi...
Leo Barraclough May 19, 2026

RAI Cinema Scores Sales in Cannes on New Works by Mario Martone, Gianni Amelio, Irene Dionisio (EXCLUSIVE)
RAI Cinema International Distribution has scored sales at the Cannes market with new works by veteran Italian auteurs Mario Martone and Gianni Amelio and promising newcomer Irene Dionisio that are tip...
Nvivarelli May 19, 2026

Two-Time Oscar Nominee Andrey Zvyagintsev on Cannes Contender ‘Minotaur’ and Life After (Near) Death: ‘The Light Can Go Out at Any Second’
Nearly a decade after his last film, "Loveless," won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, two-time Academy Award nominee Andrey Zvyagintsev ("Leviathan") returns to the Croisette with "Minotaur...
Postcardjunky May 19, 2026

‘South Park’ Creators Show Jimmy Kimmel How They Made Trump’s Tiny Penis
"Why aren't you guys in a gulag somewhere, shackled down in a basement?" That's the question Jimmy Kimmel posed to the co-creators of "South Park," Trey Parker and Matt Stone, on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" ...
Marlow Stern May 18, 2026

Stephen Colbert Reveals NSFW Graphics and Cut Sketches in ‘Worst of the Late Show’ Episode
With only a few episodes left behind the desk of “The Late Show,” Stephen Colbert dedicated Monday’s show to the segments, sketches and graphics that never made it to air. “We ...
Ethan Shanfeld May 18, 2026

Tiffany Haddish Gets Dramatic in Two Thrillers at the Cannes Market: ‘Audiences Are Desiring Real Storytelling’
Tiffany Haddish has no interest in imposter syndrome. She speaks with the certainty of someone who has already envisioned and earned every room she walks into. At this year's Cannes Film Festival, tho...
Carolehorst May 18, 2026