Category Archives: Variety

Janus Films Buys Alain Gomis’ Family Epic ‘DAO’ for North America (EXCLUSIVE)
French director Alain Gomis‘ “DAO,” a sprawling family epic which world premiered in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, has been acquired by Janus Films for North American dist...
elskes Feb 26, 2026

Catherine Deneuve Co-Authors ‘Marilyn Chérie,’ Timed to Marilyn Monroe’s 100th Birthday (EXCLUSIVE)
Catherine Deneuve has co-authored a book dedicated to the late icon, "Marilyn chrie," which will come out in May to mark the centenary of her birth. In the book, which she wrote with collector Sbastie...
elskes Feb 26, 2026

Warner Bros. and BFI Veteran Josh Berger Joins Board of ‘Moley’ Producer Two Daughters Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)
Joshua (Josh) Berger has joined the board of Two Daughters Entertainment as non-executive director and strategic advisor. The appointment brings one of the U.K. entertainment industry’s most exp...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 26, 2026

Jonathan Groff to Lead All-Male ‘As You Like It’ as Royal Shakespeare Company Unveils 2026-27 Season
The Royal Shakespeare Company has unveiled its 2026-27 season, headlined by Tony Award-winning Broadway star Jonathan Groff making his RSC debut as Rosalind in an all-male staging of Shakespeare’...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 26, 2026

Joko Anwar’s ‘Ghost in the Cell’ Sells to Multiple Territories Following Berlin Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Joko Anwar's horror-comedy "Ghost in the Cell" has secured distribution across multiple territories following its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, with Barunson E&A unveiling sales from...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 26, 2026

Berlinale Staffers Voice Support for Festival Chief Tricia Tuttle in Open Letter
As the fate of Berlin Film Festival chief Tricia Tuttle is being debated at an extraordinary meeting convened by Germany’s culture minister Wolfram Weimer on Thursday, staffers of the festival h...
elskes Feb 26, 2026

Fremantle Scales Music Game Show ‘Hitster’ With Series Orders From Germany, Netherlands and Canada (EXCLUSIVE)
Fremantle's is scaling "Hitster," scoring its first format sales on new music TV game show of the same title, based on the party game which has burst onto the scene, proving a top seller in Northern E...
John Hopewell Feb 26, 2026

‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Part 2 Puts the Lusty Romance Between Benedict and Sophie Back Into Focus: TV Review
The second half of "Bridgerton" Season 4 begins just shortly after Part 1 ended. Still reeling from the heated kiss she shared with Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) on the back stairwell of the Bri...
Aramide Tinubu Feb 26, 2026

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Dominate at VFX Society Awards
“Avatar: Fire and Ash” has won the top Visual Effects Society Award for outstanding VFX in a photoreal feature at the 24th Visual Effects Society Awards. The film which dominated...
jazztangcay Feb 26, 2026

Park Chan-Wook to Preside Over 79th Cannes Film Festival Jury
Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The celebrated South Korean director, screenwriter and producer will succeed French actor Juliette Binoche, w...
elskes Feb 25, 2026