Category Archives: Variety

Brillante Mendoza Casts Judy Ann Santos, Jeanne Balibar and Stacy Martin in ‘Aid’; Fire & Ice, Ghost City, Human Films Producing (EXCLUSIVE)
Judy Ann Santos, Jeanne Balibar and Stacy Martin are set to star in “Aid,” Philippines auteur Brillante Ma Mendoza’s new political drama, which is being introduced to international p...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2026

Raya Martin’s Horror Thriller ‘Obosen’ Lands at Philippines’ Rein Entertainment as Studio Taps Quark Henares as Partner (EXCLUSIVE)
Director Raya Martin is set to make his feature filmmaking comeback with “Obosen,” a folkloric horror thriller being developed at Philippines-based independent studio Rein Entertainment an...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2026

Grace Caroline Currey to Lead Crime Thriller ‘Dead Miles,’ VMI Launching Sales in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
“Fall” and “Shazam!” star Grace Caroline Currey is set to lead the cast of upcoming elevated crime thriller “Dead Miles,” being launched in the Cannes market by VMI...
Alex Ritman May 17, 2026

Chad Michael Murray to Star in Family Drama ‘Disconnecting Peter’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Chad Michael Murray will star in the upcoming drama feature "Disconnecting Peter.” The film centers on a fractured family grappling with unresolved trauma stemming from a past tragedy. Peter Ruc...
Varietybrentlang May 17, 2026

Javier Bardem Says Tide Is Turning on Hollywood Speaking Up for Palestine: Those Making Blacklists ‘Will Be the Ones Suffering the Consequences’
Javier Bardem thinks the tide is turning in terms of speaking up for Palestine in Hollywood, telling a Cannes Film Festival press conference on Sunday that “everyone is beginning to realize R...
Ellise Shafer May 17, 2026

After ‘Son of Saul,’ László Nemes Returns to WWII With ‘Moulin’ and a Warning About Tyranny: ‘You Have to Choose Your Side’
Eleven years after stunning Cannes with the searing Holocaust drama "Son of Saul," which won the Grand Prix and went on to earn the Oscar for best international feature, Hungarian filmmaker Laszlo Nem...
Elskes May 17, 2026

Keanu Reeves to Voice Lead in Stop-Motion Samurai Movie ‘Hidari’
Keanu Reeves is getting into samurai mode. The actor is set to voice the lead in “Hidari,” the stop-motion feature from Masashi Kawamura that he’s expanded from his viral proof-of-co...
Alex Ritman May 17, 2026

French Producer Sylvie Pialat Hits Cannes With New Projects by Pablo Fendrik, Felipe Gálvez and Hu Wei (EXCLUSIVE)
Cesar-winning French producer Sylvie Pialat is in Cannes with one of the most eclectic slates on the Croisette, ranging from an alpine revenge thriller from Argentine auteur Pablo Fendrik, a geopoliti...
Elskes May 17, 2026

Kino Lorber Acquires North American Rights to Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story of Documentary Film’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Mark Cousins' “The Story of Documentary Film,” a 16-volume history of the medium that examines over a century of global nonfi...
Leo Barraclough May 17, 2026

Twickenham Film Studios, Miller Team on New Insurance Referral Service for Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Twickenham Film Studios has launched Twickenham Investment Services, a new FCA-regulated introducer business that connects film and television producers with specialist insurance brokers, beginning wi...
Naman Ramachandran May 17, 2026