Category Archives: Variety

Beta Film Unveils Mipcom Slate: Epic ‘Rise of the Raven,’ New Pick-Up ‘Last to Brake’ and 288 Episodes of ‘The Beach’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Beta Film, one of Europe's biggest and most ambitious independents, has unveiled its Mipcom sales slate, led by 10-part epic "Rise of the Raven," plus a new pick-up, "Last to Brake," based on the true...
John Hopewell Oct 02, 2024

Chile’s Storyboard Media Boards Claudia Huaiquimilla and Joanna Lombardi’s ‘Wildness’
Chile's Storyboard Media, run by Gabriela Sandoval and Carlos Nuez, has boarded crime drama "Wildness" ("Salvajes") by two of Latin America's leading women filmmakers, Claudia Huaiquimilla from Chile ...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Oct 02, 2024

Europe’s Top TV Commissioners Explain What They’re Looking for in Projects, Partnerships
Commissioners from four of Europe’s top public broadcasters assembled in Madrid on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion about what they’re looking for in potential scripted projects. Hosted...
Jamie Lang Oct 02, 2024

Netflix Korean Actioner ‘Uprising’ Sets Controversial Precedent as Busan Film Festival Opener: ‘We Still Support Independent Cinema’
Programmers at the Busan International Film Festival have given their opening gala to an historical action thriller ‘Uprising” with an all-star Korean cast that hails not from a traditiona...
Patrick Frater Oct 02, 2024

Peter Dinklage, Jessica Gunning, Himesh Patel and More to Star in Audible Adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mysterious Affair at Styles’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Audible has set a star-studded voice cast for an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s debut novel “The Mysterious Affair at Styles,” including Peter Dinklage, Jessica Gunning and Himesh P...
Ellise Shafer Oct 02, 2024

Stephen Colbert Calls JD Vance and Tim Walz ‘Different Flavors of Dull’ Following VP Debate
Stephen Colbert spoke about the vice presidential debate on “The Late Show” Tuesday night, where he shared his thoughts on Tim Walz and JD Vance’s responses to several divisive issue...
Michaela Zee Oct 02, 2024

In the Vice-Presidential Debate, Tim Walz Had Better Policy Points, But His Addled Delivery Rolled Right Off J.D. Vance’s Reaganesque Smoothness
Donald Trump, as dark and threatening as his second presidency would be to this country, has never stopped acting like the politician as walking TV show - a reality-based character who is really, in h...
Owen Gleiberman Oct 01, 2024

A.R. Rahman to Score Hansal Mehta’s ‘Gandhi’ Series for Applause Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) has signed on to create the musical score for the upcoming series “Gandhi,” directed by Hansal Mehta and produced by ...
Naman Ramachandran Oct 01, 2024

Distribution Workshop Re-Launching ‘Sons of the Neon Night’ as Hong Kong’s Most Expensive Film
Asian sales and production firm Distribution Workshop is using the Busan International Film Festival's market to re-launch ambitious "Sons of the Neon Night," a film it first became attached to in 201...
Patrick Frater Oct 01, 2024

CBS Cuts Mics After JD Vance Objects to Immigration Fact-Check During VP Debate
CBS cut off the mics after JD Vance objected to a fact-check of his claims about immigration during the vice presidential debate on Tuesday. After Vance said that “millions of illegal immigrants...
Gmaddaus Oct 01, 2024