Category Archives: Variety

John Lithgow Considered Quitting HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Over J.K. Rowling Backlash: It Will Come Up in ‘Every Interview’ for the ‘Rest of My Life’
HBO Max’s upcoming “Harry Potter” TV reboot could have lost its Albus Dumbledore. John Lithgow, who plays the famed Hogwarts headmaster in the new series, reportedly thought about qu...
Alex Ritman Mar 20, 2026

‘Assassin’s Creed’ Netflix Series Reveals Ancient Rome Setting and Additional Cast as Shooting Starts in Italy
Netflix’s live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series will be an original story set in Rome in 64 A.D., the streamer revealed on Friday. The hotly anticipated series, directed by Joh...
Nvivarelli Mar 20, 2026

SeriesMakers Reveals Full Details With Projects From Brian De Palma and ‘Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire’ Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Projects from Jennifer Weiss, producer of Brian de Palma's "Redacted," and South Africa's Nomvuselelo Dlamini who made the "Surf Sangoma" episode of Disney's "Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire" feature in ...
Marta Balaga Mar 20, 2026

Why Elvira Lind and Oscar Isaac Waited Almost a Decade to Share ‘King Hamlet,’ an Intimate Doc Shot During ‘Beautiful and Sad’ Moment of Their Early Marriage (EXCLUSIVE)
Danish director and writer Elvira Lind's "King Hamlet" may, on the surface, be about her then-boyfriend-now-husband Oscar Isaac's preparation to play Shakespeare's most famous character in Sam Gold's ...
Rafa Sales Ross Mar 20, 2026

‘Something Familiar’ Director on Teaching the Skeleton in Her Closet to Dance: ‘Catharsis and Creativity Can Alchemize Trauma’
British-Romanian filmmaker Rachel Taparjan likes to quote George Bernard Shaw when talking about her debut feature, "Something Familiar." The "Pygmalion" playwright said, "If you can’t get rid o...
Leo Barraclough Mar 20, 2026

Prime Video Touts India as ‘Most Important’ Global Market
Prime Video’s top international executives used the stage at Prime Video Presents 2026 in Mumbai to underscore India’s central role in the streamer’s global growth strategy. Kelly Da...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 20, 2026

Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Louis Koo Lead Ensemble in ‘Cold War 1994,’ Unveiled at Hong Kong FilMart
Edko Films made one of the splashiest announcements at this year’s Hong Kong FilMart, officially unveiling “Cold War 1994” - the long-awaited prequel to Hong Kong’s highest-gro...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 20, 2026

Tokyo-Set Neon-Noir ‘One More Night to Live’ Unites Philippine Production Powerhouses Fusee and Studio 360 (EXCLUSIVE)
Philippine production companies Fusee and Studio 360 have formed a strategic partnership, unveiling their first collaboration - “One More Night to Live” (“Kon’ya Daremo Shinana...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 20, 2026

Indian Consumer Goods Giant Marico Founder Harsh Mariwala’s Book ‘Harsh Realities’ to Get Screen Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Almighty Motion Picture, the production company behind “Made in India - A Titan Story,” is moving to bring the business bestseller “Harsh Realities: The Making of Maric...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 20, 2026

Warwick Thornton’s Berlin Competition Title ‘Wolfram’ Scores Sales for Paradise City (EXCLUSIVE)
Paradise City Sales has closed territorial deals on “Wolfram,” Warwick Thornton’s Berlinale competition entry, as a trailer for the film is released. Buyers so far span Europe and be...
Naman Ramachandran Mar 20, 2026