Category Archives: Variety

Even with a “Bloodsport” remake now in the works almost 40 years after the classic that made his name, Jean-Claude Van Damme isn’t done beating the living crap out of people just yet...

Rebel Wilson’s directorial debut “The Deb” - billed as an “outrageous” and “fish-out-of-water” musical comedy - has landed U.S. distribution with Su...

When Barry Keoghan watches a film that speaks to him, he likes to get in touch with the director to tell them. It's something he thinks more people in the industry need to do. "We should share the lov...

Paradise City Sales has granted Variety access to an exclusive clip from Sara Ishaq’s “The Station,” which has its world premiere in Critics’ Week at Cannes. Variety spoke to t...

The Mise En Scene Company (MSC) has acquired world sales rights to “Dope Queens,” from writer-director Grafton Doyle, and will introduce the title to buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The ...

The Cannes Film Market is heading into its 2026 edition with record registration figures, counting 16,000 market participants from more than 140 countries among the broader Cannes Film Festival gather...

Flix Oven has launched an African-Korean filmmaker residency program, naming “Mami Wata” director C.J. Obasi as its inaugural fellow, the company revealed at the Cannes Film Market. The Se...

The first look from “Critterz,” the AI-created animated feature first announced last year, has been unveiled, showcasing the titular critterz in all their digitally-crafted fluffy cuddline...

Latido Films will bring to market "Carte Blanche," a bloody period war action movie directed by Oscar-winning producer Gerardo Herrero ("The Secret in Their Eyes"), part of a buzzy batch of buzzy qual...

“Common Wealth,” a documentary filmed across eight countries probing alternatives to prevailing economic and political systems, will open in Australian and New Zealand cinemas on June 23. ...