Category Archives: Variety

France’s César Academy Quits X: Elon Musk’s Platform ‘No Longer Corresponds’ With Film Body’s Values
France’s Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, the body behind national film ceremony the Csar Awards, has departed X. The Academy made the announcement in a press release on Monday, having alr...
Ellise Shafer Jan 27, 2025

‘The Wedding Banquet’ Remake, Starring Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone, to Open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet,” a remake of Ang Lee’s 1993 rom-com starring Bowen Yang and Lily Gladstone, will open this year’s BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festi...
Ellise Shafer Jan 27, 2025

Jackie Chan Wraps ‘The Shadow’s Edge,’ Teams With K-pop Star Jun for Macau-Set Heist Thriller
Action icon Jackie Chan has completed principal photography on “The Shadow’s Edge,” a high-stakes thriller that marks his second collaboration with Chinese helmer Larry Yang. The duo...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 27, 2025

Ester Expósito Starrer ‘The Talent’ Acquired by Film Factory Ahead of Berlin (EXCLUSIVE)
"The Talent," a glitzy party-set psychological thriller toplining Ester Expsito, one of the biggest breakouts of "Elite" stars, will be brought onto the market at Berlin by Spain's Film Factory Entert...
John Hopewell Jan 27, 2025

Korea Box Office: ‘Dark Nuns’ Scares Up Top Spot as New Releases Surge
The South Korean box office for the weekend of Jan. 24-26 was led by horror film “Dark Nuns,” which debuted with a commanding performance, while action sequel “Hitman 2” also h...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 27, 2025

San Sebastian Fest’s Ikusmira Berriak Unveils New Projects, Including a Mermaid Horror Thriller and a Queer Cowboy Tale
Ikusmira Berriak, the San Sebastian-based development program behind Cannes Directors' Fortnight hits "The Water" and "Creatura" and Sundance standout "All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt," has announced six...
John Hopewell Jan 27, 2025

Banijay Unveils New Leadership Structure for Scripted, Promotes Steve Matthews and Johannes Jensen
European TV giant Banijay Entertainment - whose more-than 60 labels have produced recent shows such as “Rogue Heroes,” “Ripley” and “The Rig” - has expanded the rol...
Alex Ritman Jan 27, 2025

Christopher Nolan Set to Shoot Part of ‘The Odyssey’ on Sicilian ‘Goat Island,’ Where Ulysses Landed (EXCLUSIVE)
Christopher Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be partly filmed in Sicily which, according to scholars, was a location for Ulysses’ wanderings in the epic composed by Homer around 8th cent...
Nvivarelli Jan 27, 2025

Arte France’s Alexandre Piel Unveils New Nordic TV Buys, Talks Co-Production Spirit (EXCLUSIVE)
Arte France, the upscale French public service broadcaster, has made the Nordic region one of its biggest shopping destination of TV drama with the U.K., since the Danish cult series "The Killing...
John Hopewell Jan 27, 2025

Medieval Fantasy Epic ‘The Stolen Child’ Director on Drawing Inspiration From ‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Stalker,’ ‘The Fountain’ (EXCLUSIVE)
At next month's European Film Market in Berlin, the first footage will be shown to buyers from medieval fantasy epic "The Stolen Child." Variety spoke to the writer-director Sebastian McKinnon about t...
Leo Barraclough Jan 27, 2025