Category Archives: Variety

The Oscars’ New Inclusion Rules Wouldn’t Disqualify Any Best Picture Nominee in History. So Why Is Elon Musk Melting Down Over ‘The Odyssey’?
Andy Samberg answered this one for us back in 2020. Here's the short version (because we’ve gone over this). Every best picture winner in the Academy’s 98-year history - from the silent-er...
Clayton Davis May 17, 2026

‘Laalo’ Producers Soul Sutra Unveil 12-Film Gujarati Slate at Cannes Film Market, Eye Global Co-Productions (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian production company Soul Sutra is presenting a 12-film Gujarati-language development and production slate at the Cannes Film Market this week. The banner is led by Indian National Film Award-win...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2026

Happy 60th Birthday, ‘Pet Sounds’: Beach Boys Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston Recall the Making and Aftermath of One of Rock’s Greatest Albums
Once upon a time, “Pet Sounds” seemed like the runt of the Beach Boys’ litter, at least on the record company ledger, if hardly by artistic reputation. But as the album turns 60 year...
Chris Willman May 17, 2026

French Tech Entrepreneur Adrien Nussenbaum Launches Palatio Films With Daniel Auteuil’s Cannes Movie ‘When Night Falls’
Adrien Nussenbaum, the French tech entrepreneur who co-founded e-commerce powerhouse Mirakl, is stepping into the movie business with the launch of Palatio Films, a new production company making its C...
Elskes May 17, 2026

‘Michael’ Surpasses $700 Million Globally, ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Nears $550 Million Milestone
Can’t stop the King of Pop. “Michael,” a biopic about the musical icon, has cleared a major box office milestone with more than $700 million globally. Over the weekend, the film retu...
Rebecca Rubin May 17, 2026

Daniel Hong Thriller ‘Dead End’ Lands at EST N8 for Cannes Film Market Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales and financing outfit EST N8 has secured worldwide rights to “Dead End,” a Taiwanese action crime thriller from director Chan Chun-hao, and has launched the title to glo...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2026

Blood, Blasphemy and Boning: Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Turns 55, and It’s Still the Freshest, Wildest Film at Cannes
Typically, the Cannes Classics section is not one of the festival’s major noise-makers. Mostly comprising restorations of classic titles and new documentaries about film history, it is, for most...
Guy Lodge May 17, 2026

Five Wild Cannes Market Projects: From Boy-Love Horror-Romance ‘Paint You on My Bed Sheet’ to ‘Deathgasm II Goremageddon’
There are some 4,000 films being sold at this year’s Cannes March du Film, the world's leading film bazaar held in the depths of the Palais des Festivals where sellers from 140 countries are haw...
Nvivarelli May 17, 2026

Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez Set to Star in Brady Corbet’s New ‘X-Rated’ Epic
Cate Blanchett and Selena Gomez are set to star in “The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet’s next film alongside Michael Fassbender. During a masterclass at Cannes Film Festival on Sun...
Ellise Shafer May 17, 2026

Inside Netflix’s ‘Call My Agent The Movie’: George Clooney Cameo, Cannes Shoot and Andrea’s Big Comeback (EXCLUSIVE)
Five years after the fourth and final season of the hit French series "Call My Agent!" won an International Emmy Award, the gang is back for a feature film that sends its beloved agent-turned-filmmake...
Elskes May 17, 2026