Category Archives: Variety

Charlotte Rampling is set to play a close confidante to Pope John Paul II in the Mark Ruffalo-led Vatican thriller "Santo Subito!” directed by France's Bertrand Bonello ("The Beast," "Saint Laur...

Net income at newly public Versant fell 31% in 2025, as the company saw revenue from advertising and distribution tumble, underscoring the NBCUniversal spin-off’s new mission to increase busines...

Paramount's "Scream 7" opened at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning 3.8 million ($5.1 million) in its debut weekend, according to Comscore. Warner Bros.' "Wuthering Heights" moved to se...

BBC COO Leigh Tavaziva is stepping down from her role. The news - which she revealed in an internal email to staff - marks the third board-level executive to exit the BBC in the past four months and c...

Alberto Barbera is set to remain artistic director of the Venice Film Festival through 2028 and possibly longer. On Tuesday, the board of directors of the fest's parent organization, the Venice Bienna...

HBO Max is still going ahead with its U.K. launch, despite questions over its future as a standalone platform. "HBO Max will launch in the U.K. & Ireland as planned," a source tells Variety. HBO M...

An early lift-off has already been secured for Puk Grasten's "Betty Balloon," as the Copenhagen-based international sales and aggregation house LevelK has secured worldwide rights to upcoming pre-scho...

Director Christopher Nolan paid tribute to the late David Keighley, Imax's first chief quality officer and a pioneer of large-format cinema, at the 8th annual Kodak Film Awards. Nolan was on hand to p...

PIONEERING PICTURES The Hong Kong International Film Festival will mark its 50th anniversary with a retrospective program celebrating Chinese-language cinema, featuring masterclasses and seminars from...

Indian thespian Anupam Kher is developing a new film set in Varanasi that echoes the themes of his 1984 breakthrough “Saaransh” while unveiling his latest directorial effort “Tanvi t...