Category Archives: Variety
Italy’s Adler Entertainment and 39Films Team on IP Incubator Writing Box to Foster Collaboration Between Italian and Global Screenwriters (EXCLUSIVE)
Italy's Adler Entertainment and 39Films have teamed up on an innovative IP incubator called Writing Box that will bring together Italian and global screenwriters with the goal of germinating feature f...
Oct 11, 2024
‘Black Dog’ Producer Sharp House Kicks Off Inspirational Soccer Biopic ‘World at His Feet’ (EXCLUSIVE)
George Dowell’s unlikely path to soccer club ownership is set to score on the big screen as Sharp House begins pre-production on “World at His Feet.” The 2023 BFI London Film Festiva...
Oct 11, 2024
Warsaw Film Festival Spotlights ‘Brave’ Emerging Polish Directors: ‘Break the Silence and Stop the Shame’
Poland's Warsaw Film Festival is celebrating its 40th edition, placing its bets on emerging, often debuting Polish filmmakers. "This event often acts like a springboard," says programming director Gus...
Oct 11, 2024
‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie Adds Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy and More Series Stars to Cast
The upcoming “Peaky Blinders” movie has revealed more original series stars who are returning for the crime drama’s next chapter. Stephen Graham (“Matilda,” “Boilin...
Oct 11, 2024
Tallinn Black Nights Fest’s First Feature, Doc Competitions – a Student Academy Award nominee, an EFA winner and Estonia’s Ambitious EskoBros
One of Northern Europe's leading festivals, the A-listed Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (also known as PFF) unspooling Nov. 8-24 in the Estonian capital, has unveiled its first features and inaugu...
Oct 11, 2024
‘Call My Agent’ Poised for Madrid-Set, Spanish-Language Adaptation, ‘La Agencia,’ With Javier Gutiérrez, Marta Hazas and Manuela Velasco (EXCLUSIVE)
Global sensation “Call My Agent!” is set for a glamorous Spanish-language adaptation which will star two-time Goya Award winner Javier Gutirrez, (“La Isla Mnima,””El Auto...
Oct 11, 2024
‘Pride and Prejudice’ Series in Development at Netflix From Dolly Alderton
A series based on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is in development at Netflix, with “Everything I Know About Love” author Dolly Alderton penning the scripts. A cast ...
Oct 11, 2024
‘Anora’ Director Sean Baker on Why He Chose Brit Boy Band Take That to Soundtrack the Opening Strip Club Scene: ‘It Was Like Serendipity’ (EXCLUSIVE)
There’s an unexpected needle drop in Sean Baker’s screwball sex worker comedy “Anora” — and it kicks off the whole film. “Anora,” which won the Palme d’...
Oct 11, 2024
ZDF Studios Licenses Animated Series ‘Sam and Julia’ to Several European Countries
Several European broadcasters have snapped up animated series “Sam and Julia,” about two adorable mice. ZDF Studios has licensed the children's title to Czech TV, RTV in Slovenia and Slova...
Oct 11, 2024
Jeremy Irons, David Puttnam Join Sevilla European Film Festival Jury (EXCLUSIVE)
The 21st Sevilla European Film Festival will take place this Nov. 8-16, and Variety has been given an exclusive heads-up on this year's competition juries that will choose the winners of the Gold and ...
Oct 11, 2024