Category Archives: Variety

‘Wuthering Heights’ Breakout Charlotte Mellington on Playing Young Cathy, Word Games With Jacob Elordi and the ‘Creepy’ Prop Emerald Fennell Gave Her
Playing Emily Brnte’s tragic heroine Cathy in “Wuthering Heights” is, for many actors, the dream screen role. For Charlotte Mellington, it’s the first. But that’s not all...
Alex Ritman Feb 14, 2026

Charli xcx Jokes She Went ‘Method From the Day I Was Born’ for ‘The Moment’ Role: ‘Have I Had a Breakdown While Smoking a Million Cigarettes? Yes’
Charli xcx reflected on playing a heightened version of herself in “Brat” mockumentary “The Moment” at its Berlin Film Festival press conference, joking that she went “Me...
Ellise Shafer Feb 14, 2026

Jamie Adams on Directing Quentin Tarantino, Simon Pegg and Charlotte Gainsbourg in ‘Only What We Carry’ — and Shooting the Movie in Six Days (EXCLUSIVE)
When prolific Welsh indie director Jamie Adams went looking for his next film, he didn't start with a famous name in mind. He started with an epiphany. For years, he's had a drawer full of ideas - loo...
elskes Feb 14, 2026

‘Dao’ Review: French-Senegalese Master Alain Gomis Builds a Swirling, Ecstatic Family Epic From One Wedding and a Funeral
“Dao” opens with onscreen text defining its title as “a perpetual and circular movement which flows in everything and unites the world" - one way to articulate that famously intangib...
Guy Lodge Feb 14, 2026

Callum Turner Immediately Asked About James Bond Rumors in Berlin: ‘I’m Not Going to Comment’
Journalists at Berlin Film Festival wasted no time asking Callum Turner about rumors that he’s the next James Bond at the press conference for his new film “Rosebush Pruning.” The 35...
Ellise Shafer Feb 14, 2026

As Hollywood Shoots Like ‘The Odyssey’ Sail to Morocco, Local Films Venture Into International Waters: ‘We Are a Country of Stories’
Moroccan talent will step into the spotlight at this year's EFM, crowning a generational growth spurt for the country's film industry. Long prized for its stability, infrastructure and natural locatio...
Leo Barraclough Feb 14, 2026

‘Felicité’ Director Alain Gomis on His Berlinale Competition Comeback ‘DAO’ Set Between France and West Africa
Nine years after winning the Silver Bear for "Flicit," French director Alain Gomis is returning to the Berlin International Film Festival with "DAO," his most personal work yet — a three-hour fa...
elskes Feb 14, 2026

Ukrainian Skeleton Racer Vladyslav Heraskevych Loses Appeal in Olympic ‘Helmet of Memory’ Dispute
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has dismissed Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych's appeal against his disqualification from the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, upholding a ruling t...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 14, 2026

‘Sholay’ Studio Sippy Films Maps Character IP Rollout Across Animation, Microdramas, Gaming (EXCLUSIVE)
India’s Sippy Films is rolling out its legacy IPs including “Sholay” and “Shaan” across animation, microdramas, gaming and merchandising in a multi-format strategy backed...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 14, 2026

Same-Sex Japanese Dating Reality Show ‘The Boyfriend’ Leads Netflix Japan’s Unscripted Global Push
The breakout success of LGBTQ+ dating series “The Boyfriend” has turbocharged Netflix’s Japanese unscripted slate, with Ota Dai, who oversees the streamer’s Japan unscripted di...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 14, 2026