Category Archives: Variety
‘Gulliver’s Travels’ Getting Contemporary TV Remake From Moonriver, Federation Studios
Jonathan Swift’s classic satirical adventure ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ is getting a contemporary reimagining for the small screen. Emmy and BAFTA-winning writer Tom Bidwell (“...
Jan 22, 2025
‘All That’s Left of You’ Director on Crafting the Sundance-Bound Palestinian Story as War Broke Out: ‘We Were Making a Movie About What Was Happening, as It Was Happening’
Palestinian-American multi-hyphenate Cherien Dabis will soon be back in Sundance for the third time - after “May in the Summer” and “Amreeka” - with “All That's Left of Y...
Jan 22, 2025
‘Where the Night Stands Still,’ a ‘Meditation on the Filipino Experience,’ Boarded by Alpha Violet Ahead of Berlin Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based sales agency Alpha Violet has boarded the international sales for Liryc Dela Cruz's "Where the Night Stands Still," which will world premiere in Berlinale's section for first-time fiction ...
Jan 22, 2025
Léonor Serraille’s Berlinale Competition Film ‘Ari’ Joins Be For Films’s EFM Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Leonor Serraille’s “Ari,” one of the most anticipated European films slated to world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, has been boarded by Pamela Leu’s Be Fo...
Jan 22, 2025
Tilda Swinton, Apichatpong Weerasethakul Join Forces for Chanel’s Asian Cinema Initiatives
In a sweeping move to champion Asian cinema, Chanel’s Culture Fund is making waves across Hong Kong and Thailand, uniting Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton and Palme d’Or recipient Apicha...
Jan 22, 2025
Prince Harry Settles Case Against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. Tabloids as News Group Newspapers Offers ‘Full and Unequivocal Apology’
Prince Harry has settled his case against Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Having said he wanted to see his case into phone hacking and unlawful information gathering go to trial, the royal has n...
Jan 22, 2025
MVP Kids Scores Toonz Media, BLKBX Originals Deal for TV Series, Roblox Game (EXCLUSIVE)
India-headquartered global animation outfit Toonz Media Group is betting big on character-building entertainment, partnering with BLKBX Originals and MVP Kids to develop a new 3D animated series and R...
Jan 22, 2025
‘Bridgerton’ Star Luke Thompson, ‘Gangs of London’s’ Sope Dirisu and More Join Cold-Read Play ‘An Oak Tree’ at Young Vic (EXCLUSIVE)
Francesca Moody Productions, the powerhouse behind theater sensations “Fleabag” and “Baby Reindeer,” is bringing Tim Crouch’s groundbreaking play “An Oak Tree”...
Jan 22, 2025
Netflix Unveils ‘Offline Love,’ New Japanese Dating Series Set in France
Netflix is expanding its unscripted slate with “Offline Love,” a unique Japanese dating series that challenges modern romance by stripping away digital devices. Set to premiere globally on...
Jan 22, 2025
Berlinale’s ‘Little Trouble Girls,’ Which Explores ‘the Awkward Relationship With Sexuality, Sin and Feelings of Guilt,’ Picked Up by Heretic (EXCLUSIVE)
Athens-based sales agent Heretic has added Slovenian director Urka Djuki's "Little Trouble Girls," which is the opening film of Berlin Film Festival's Perspectives section - dedicated to fiction featu...
Jan 22, 2025