Category Archives: Variety

Payal Kapadia Teases Mumbai-Set Film Trilogy Following Global Success of ‘All We Imagine as Light’
Indian director Payal Kapadia is developing two additional features set in Mumbai, potentially forming a trilogy with her acclaimed fiction feature debut “All We Imagine as Light.” Kapadia...
Naman Ramachandran Jan 09, 2025

‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘Maria’ Stars Talk ‘Dream Jobs’ and Working With ‘Great Filmmakers’ at Palm Springs Film Festival
Despite a flourishing, decades-long career in Hollywood as a multi-hyphenate, Selena Gomez said “Emilia Perez” was the kind of role she’d been craving “for years.” “...
Lauren Coates Jan 09, 2025

‘Twisted Love’ TV Series, Based on Ana Huang’s Hit BookTok Romance Novels, Set at Netflix in Seven-Figure Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
Netflix has picked up the rights to adapt Ana Huang’s romance novel “Twisted Love” and its sequels into a TV series in a seven-figure option deal. Per the logline for the project, ...
Jennifer Maas Jan 09, 2025

Fernanda Torres and Selton Mello on Brazil’s ‘I’m Still Here’ Breaking Into the Oscar Race and Their Onscreen Reunion After More Than 20 Years
Selton Mello and Fernanda Torres have known each other for decades. Mello had a guest arc on Torres' Brazilian show "Normal People," which ran from 2001-2003, before achieving massive fame as both an ...
Jenelleriley2 Jan 09, 2025

Sandro Aguilar’s ‘First Person Plural’ Launches Trailer Ahead of World Premiere in Competition at Rotterdam (EXCLUSIVE)
Sandro Aguilar's "First Person Plural," which screens at International Film Festival Rotterdam in the Tiger Competition, has launched its trailer with Variety. The film is produced by O Som E A Fria, ...
Leo Barraclough Jan 09, 2025

Sesame Street’s New Season Features SZA, Renee Rapp, Noah Kahan, More
Very few television programs have the iconic history of musical guests that Sesame Street does: Over the years it's featured everyone from Stevie Wonder to Tony Bennett, Erykah Badu to the Fugees, Pat...
Jem Aswad Jan 09, 2025

‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Release Date Delayed Again as Ubisoft Prepares for Potential Sale
The release date for “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” has once again been pushed back at Ubisoft. Shifting from Feb. 14 to March 20, the delay “will allow the team to better incorpor...
Jennifer Maas Jan 09, 2025

‘The Substance,’ ‘Conclave’ and ‘Wicked’ Lead Art Directors Guild Nominations
“The Substance,” “Conclave” and “Wicked” are among the films nominated by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800) for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awa...
Jazztangcay Jan 09, 2025

Frederic Chopin Biopic From ‘Warsaw 44’ Producer Boarded by Playtime (EXCLUSIVE)
Playtime, a Paris-based sales, production and equity investment company, has picked up “Chopin, a Sonata in Paris,” an ambitious biopic of famed composer and pianist Frdric Chopin hailing ...
Elskes Jan 09, 2025

Karla Sofía Gascón, Fernanda Torres and More on the Success of Their International Films: ‘It Opens the Door to All Kinds of Things’
When the actor known as "Russia's Timothe Chalamet" attended the Gotham Awards last month, he never expected to come face-to-face with the real Timothe Chalamet. "It was such a crazy thing," says "Ano...
Rosemary Rossi Jan 09, 2025