Category Archives: Variety

Netflix Acquires Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie For U.S. Distribution
Netflix has acquired Pablo Larran’s biopic “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie as the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, for U.S. distribution. "I'm excited to partner again with...
Katcy Stephan Aug 28, 2024

In ‘The New Year That Never Came’ Bogdan Muresanu Urges People to Remember Ugliness of Ceausescu’s Regime – and to Check Santa’s CV (EXCLUSIVE)
In Venice Film Festival premiere "The New Year That Never Came," set during Nicolae Ceauescu's regime in Romania and debuting its exclusive trailer with Variety, no one can be trusted. Not even Santa ...
Leo Barraclough Aug 28, 2024

MasterClass Is 50% Off For Black Friday, And Makes the Perfect Last-Minute Gift
An annual subscription to MasterClass costs $180 and gets you unlimited access to 90+ courses on the site, with topics ranging from screenwriting to acting to directing
Atingley4 Aug 28, 2024

Venice Competitor ‘Stranger Eyes’ Director Yeo Siew Hua Developing Limited Series as Part of Producer Akanga Film Asia’s Growing Slate (EXCLUSIVE)
Fran Borgia of Singapore's Akanga Film Asia ("Tiger Stripes"), who's at the Venice Film Festival this week with Yeo Siew Hua's Golden Lion contender "Stranger Eyes," has unveiled two new projects...
Postcardjunky Aug 28, 2024

Supergoop’s Entire Website Is on Sale Ahead of Labor Day
Since coming onto the scene nearly 15 years ago, Supergoop can be credited, at least in part, with making sunscreen an ingrained part of people’s daily skincare routines. And lucky for us, their...
Atingley4 Aug 28, 2024

‘Strange Darling’ Director J.T. Mollner Explains Those Shocking Twists, Toying With the Audience and That Wild Ending
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Strange Darling,” now playing in theaters. Seriously - there are some great twists in this movie. Go check it out first and the...
William Earl Aug 28, 2024

Fandango’s ‘The Story of Frank and Nina’ Debuts Clip Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Paola Randi's coming-of-age drama “The Story of Frank and Nina,” which has its world premiere in Venice Film Festival's Horizons Extra program, has debuted a first clip (below). Internatio...
Leo Barraclough Aug 28, 2024

Dandelooo to Animate 2D Kids Series ‘Max & Rabbit’ for Canal+
Canal+ has commissioned French animation house Dandelooo to produce a new 2D animated series for three- to five-year-olds titled "Max & Rabbit." Based on the best-selling kids' book series by Fren...
Jamie Lang Aug 28, 2024

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ to Top Box Office Yet Again Over Desolate Labor Day Weekend
Due to the sheer lack of compelling options, “Deadpool & Wolverine” is expected to top the box office in its sixth weekend of release. Several movies will open nationwide — the D...
Rebecca Rubin Aug 28, 2024

Demi Moore, Liev Schreiber and Malcolm Washington Set for Hamptons International Film Festival Honors
HamptonsFilm has unveiled the award honorees for the 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival, taking place Oct. 4-14. Demi Moore will receive the career achievement in acting award, celebrati...
Jack Dunn Aug 28, 2024