Category Archives: Variety

Cannes ACID Title ‘Summer Drift’ Lands at MoreThan Films for Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
MoreThan Films has boarded international sales on “Summer Drift” (“Virages”), the debut feature from Swiss co-directors Cline Carridroit and Aline Suter, ahead of its world pre...
Naman Ramachandran May 07, 2026

Cannes Focus COPRO Introduces Seven Projects – and Filmmakers With ‘Bold and Distinctive Visions’ (EXCLUSIVE)
It's time: Cannes' Focus COPRO, dedicated to first feature films, has announced this year's seven projects. That includes "A Summer Tale" (Germany) directed by Berthold Wahjudi, "Algiers Haze" (France...
Marta Balaga May 07, 2026

Rooney Mara to Play an ‘Enigmatic, Beautiful, Violent’ Mother in Paris-Set ‘Quest for Love’ From Antonia Campbell-Hughes, HanWay Launching in Cannes
Oscar nominee Rooney Mara is escaping to Paris to explore intimacy, morality and the limits of human connection in the newly-announced feature “Quest for Love,” which she will also exec pr...
Alex Ritman May 07, 2026

‘Saturday Night Live U.K.’ Set to be Renewed for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
"Saturday Night Live U.K." is set to be renewed for a second season. Although Sky initially declined to comment, multiple sources confirmed the news to Variety, saying that despite rocky ratings the C...
K.J. Yossman May 07, 2026

Nomadic Film Space Launches Traveling Market Platform for African Creative Producers at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
A new traveling market platform designed to connect African creative producers with fresh sources of financing will launch with a series of events May 14 - 15 at the Cannes March du Film. Curated and ...
Postcardjunky May 07, 2026

James Nelson Joyce, Richard E. Grant and Dominic West to Star in Dark Comedy ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’
Principal photography has begun on “The Man Who Stole Portugal,” a darkly comic period heist inspired by one of the most audacious financial frauds of the 20th century. Directed by BAFTA n...
Alex Ritman May 07, 2026

Steve Coogan and Tom Burke Excel as Undercover Agents in Netflix War on Drugs Drama ‘Legends’: TV Review
In the parlance of undercover operatives, a "legend" is the false identity one concocts to infiltrate a criminal network. "Your legend has to come from you, or it won't work. Your legend has to be par...
Alisoncolleherman May 07, 2026

Adil Hussain, Neha Dhupia’s Lionel Messi Fan Drama ’52 Blue’ to Open London Indian Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
“52 Blue,” a coming-of-age drama about a sheltered young man’s journey from Kerala to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar in pursuit of his childhood idol, Lionel Messi, will open the 17th L...
Naman Ramachandran May 07, 2026

Amazon MX Player Integrates Into Prime Video in India
Amazon MX Player is being absorbed into Prime Video, combining India’s free and paid streaming catalogs under a single platform. The integration is expected to complete within the next few month...
Naman Ramachandran May 07, 2026

Tennis on Sling TV: Here’s How To Watch Italian Open 2026 Live Online
Ahead of the French Open (Roland-Garros) in mid-May, the best pro tennis players from around the world, such as Jannik Sinner, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff and others, are in Italy to c...
Rudie Obias May 07, 2026