Category Archives: Variety

Mubi Launching Global Publishing Arm, Sets First Book Release for 2025 (EXCLUSIVE)
Arthouse distributor, streamer and production company Mubi is venturing into the world of publishing. Mubi Editions, set to launch in April, is a new global publishing arm dedicated to cinema and the ...
Alex Ritman Dec 02, 2024

Ava DuVernay Says in U.S. ‘Criminals Get Reelected, Make Millions of Dollars and Sell Electric Cars’ at Marrakech Festival
Ava DuVernay said the United States is “run by criminals” while reflecting on the timely resonance of her Oscar-nominated documentary “13th” during an on-stage conversation wit...
Elskes Dec 02, 2024

‘Harry Potter’ Inspired Argentine Horror Flick ‘The Witch Game,’ Dubbed in English Using AI, Acquired by Miracle Media for North America, U.K.
U.K. genre specialist distributor has sold "The Witch Game," an Argentine "Harry Potter" inspired horror feature from director Fabian Forte, to Miracle Media in North America and the U.K. The supernat...
Jamie Lang Dec 02, 2024

‘Veep’ Creator Armando Iannucci Launches Production Company, Strikes Deal With BBC Studios
“Veep” creator Armando Iannucci has launched a new venture with production company Touchscreen, which has established a partnership with BBC Studios. Together, the two will develop and co-...
Ellise Shafer Dec 02, 2024

Elton John Not ‘Able to See the Performance’ of New ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Musical Due to Eyesight Loss
Elton John revealed that he was not “able to see the performance” of his new West End musical “The Devil Wears Prada” at its charity gala on Sunday night. According to the BBC,...
Ellise Shafer Dec 02, 2024

Anonymous Content España, ‘Patria’ Producer Alea Media Team on Series Based on Spain’s Deadly Toxic Oil Syndrome (EXCLUSIVE)
Anonymous Content Espaa, backed by Anonymous Content and Spain's Morena Films ("Piggy," "Below Zero"), is teaming with Alea Media to produce a series based on Spain's 1981 Toxic Oil Syndrome, one of -...
John Hopewell Dec 02, 2024

Jacob Elordi War Drama ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ Acquired by the BBC (EXCLUSIVE)
Jacob Elordi drama series "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" has been acquired by the BBC for the U.K. The five-part adaptation of Richard Flanagan's Booker Prize-winning novel, which also stars Ciar...
K.J. Yossman Dec 02, 2024

TLA Releasing Snags Gay Dance Drama ‘Dying Briefly’ for U.K., North America (EXCLUSIVE)
Leading LGBTQ+ distributor TLA Releasing has pounced on U.K. and North American rights to Mexican gay romance drama "Dying Briefly" (“Ser breve al momento de morir”) by Juan Briseo. "We ar...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Dec 02, 2024

Filippa Coster-Waldau, Elyas M’Barek and Henry Lloyd-Hughes Star in ‘Smilla’s Sense of Snow,’ First-Look Images Revealed (EXCLUSIVE)
Production-distribution powerhouse Constantin Film has unveiled the cast for its crime-drama series "Smilla's Sense of Snow," and the first-look images from the show. The series stars Filippa Coster-W...
Leo Barraclough Dec 02, 2024

China Box Office: ‘Moana 2’ Opens in Second Place as ‘Her Story’ Retains Top Spot
Maxtime Pictures’ "Her Story," a comedy-drama film told from a largely female perspective, topped the mainland China box office for the second consecutive weekend. Disney’s ...
Sahasranaman Ramachandran Dec 02, 2024