Category Archives: Variety

‘Money Heist’ Star Enrique Arce Set to Topline Iberian Thriller ‘Past Waters’ Alongside Helena Caldeira (EXCLUSIVE)
Enrique Arce, best known internationally as the beleaguered Arturo Romn in Netflix megahit “Money Heist,” is set to star opposite Helena Caldeira in “Aguas Pasadas” (“Pas...
Callum McLennan Feb 17, 2026

Gaumont’s Berlin-Set Spy Thriller ‘Unfamiliar’ Shoots to Top Spot on Netflix
"Unfamiliar," Netflix's action-packed yet unconventional spy series that follows a married couple and former intelligence operators who are suddenly forced to deal with a deadly menace from their past...
emeza805 Feb 17, 2026

Team Behind ‘Monyová’ – About Star Writer Murdered by Husband – Announces Domestic Violence Doc Series ‘Love Doesn’t Hurt’: ‘We Want to Empower Women’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The team behind the Berlinale Series Market Selects pick "Monyov," about the popular 1990s Czech writer Simona Monyov who was murdered by her own husband, will continue to explore the topic of domesti...
Marta Balaga Feb 17, 2026

Leyla Bouzid’s Berlinale Competition Film ‘In a Whisper’ Sells to Strand Releasing for the U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)
Strand Releasing has bought U.S. rights to Leyla Bouzid's “In a Whisper” on the heels of its world premiere in competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival. The California-based distrib...
elskes Feb 17, 2026

Warner Bros. Discovery Agrees to Engage With Paramount in Sales Talks, but for Now Still Backs Netflix Deal as It Sets March 20 Shareholder Vote
Warner Bros. Discovery has a number of questions for David Ellison, but the crucial one is this: Will his Paramount Skydance hoist its bid for WBD to over $31 per share? The M&A jousting over Warn...
Todd Spangler Feb 17, 2026

Hillary Clinton and Kevin Spacey Attend Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin as Kaouther Ben Hania Awarded Prize for ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’: ‘I Feel Responsibility More Than Gratitude’
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Oscar and BAFTA nominated feature “The Voice of Hind Rajab” was awarded “most valuable film” at the Cinema for Peace Gala in Berlin on Monday night. ...
Alex Ritman Feb 17, 2026

‘Suicide Squad’ Meets ‘E.R.’ in Globoplay’s ‘Emergency 53,’ a New Series by Famed ‘Under Pressure’ Creative Team
Four years after wrapping Globoplay's immensely successful medical series "Under Pressure," Andrucha Waddington and Cludio Torres have reunited for another procedural commissioned by the major Brazili...
Rafa Sales Ross Feb 17, 2026

Japan Night at Berlinale Spotlights Projects From Emerging Directors, Producers
Japan arrived at this year’s Berlinale with nine films in selection and the wind at its back - “Demon Slayer” and “Chainsaw Man” still fresh in the box office record book...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 17, 2026

True Crime Book ‘Innocents,’ About Man Wrongly Convicted of a Child’s Murder, Set to Get Drama Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE)
True crime book "Innocents," written by Jonathan Rose with Steve Panter and Trevor Wilkinson, has been optioned for screen. Curiosity Rights and United Heroes are set to adapt the book, about the murd...
K.J. Yossman Feb 17, 2026

Estonian Cinema Comes Out of Its Shell Led by New Wave of Directors: ‘You Can’t Fake a Heart and We Have It’
"The ball is in your court, Estonia," said Conan O'Brien during the Oscars after Latvia won its own statuette for "Flow". Now, a new wave of Estonian directors is coming to stake their claim. "W...
Marta Balaga Feb 17, 2026