BBC Sets New Irish-Language Comedy Film ‘Baile,’ Starring Marion O’Dwyer and Hazel Doupe (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Alex Ritman·19d ago
Production has started on “Baile,” a new comedy feature co-commissioned for the BBC Gaeilge, the Irish-language arm of BBC Northern Ireland, and Ireland’s national Irish-language broadcaster TG4.
Beta Film Acquires ‘The Man from Milan’ and ‘Silent Nava,’ World Premieres ‘Queen Silvia’ at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Emeza805·19d ago
Beta Film, which is heading to Cannes with the world premiere of Swedish royal romance drama “Queen Silvia,” has acquired world distribution rights to Italy’s “The Man from Milan” and, from...
‘Nightborn,’ ‘The Danish Woman’ Win at Inaugural Edition of Nordic Film and TV Awards, Also Known as the Freyas
Varietyby Leo Barraclough·19d ago
Hanna Bergholm’s Finnish horror film “Nightborn,” starring “Compartment No. 6” lead Seidi Haarla and Rupert Grint, won best film at the inaugural edition of the Freyas, also known as the Nordic...
Ranbir Kapoor Bears a Bullet Wound in New Image From Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love & War’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·19d ago
Top Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor carries a bullet wound in a new image from Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s upcoming feature “Love & War,” in which he stars alongside Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.
‘Ghost in the Shell,’ ‘Attack on Titan’ and ‘Blue Lock’ IP Lands at Dentsu in New Kodansha Partnership for the Americas (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·19d ago
Dentsu has struck a partnership giving clients in the Americas access to a broad swath of anime and manga intellectual property owned by Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd., including “Attack on...
‘Suro’ Director Mikel Gurrea on ‘Saints,’ Directing ‘The Belovd’ Star Victoria Luengo, Religious-Art Theft and Finding Mystery in Care
Varietyby Callum McLennan·19d ago
For director Mikel Gurrea’s latest he didn’t have to travel far in search of a story. “I live in Barcelona’s district of Sants and, having done my previous film in the woods, this time I wanted to...
‘The Eternaut’ Star Ricardo Darín on Argentina’s Resilience: ‘We’re Like Peter Sellers in ‘The Party,’ the Bugler Who Never Dies’
Varietyby Anna Marie de la Fuente·19d ago
The premise of Argentina’s Ricardo Darin’s latest feature, “Therapy Done Right” (Lo dejamos acá”), world premiering at the San Sebastian Festival, is deceptively simple: A pragmatic psychoanalyst...
‘200 Lives, Paco Rabal,’ Told in the Spanish Screen Legend’s Own Voice, Boarded by Latido Films
Varietyby Callum McLennan·19d ago
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – Paco Rabal worked with Luis Buñuel, Michelangelo Antonioni and Carlos Saura, made more than 200 films and built a career spanning Spain, France, Italy and Mexico.
San Sebastian’s Creative Investors’ Conference: 10 Takeaways From AI to ‘Obsession,’ YouTube and Why International Movies Could Dominate the Oscars
Varietyby Emeza805·19d ago
It wasn’t just a sea breeze and late summer sun which brought a sense of new airs and targeted optimism blowing through the San Sebastian’s 2026 Creative Investors’ Conference.
Netflix’s ‘A Different World’ Is a Bold, Fun and Timely Reboot Centering the Uniqueness of Gen Z: TV Review
Varietyby Aramide Tinubu·20d ago
Thirty-nine years after the beloved NBC series premiered, Netflix is reopening the gates of the fictional, historically Black Hillman College with “A Different World.” Created by Felicia Pride and...
‘No One Achieves Anything Alone’: Inside Variety’s Power of Women Event With Jennifer Hudson, Sharon Stone, Pearlena Igbokwe and Melissa McCarthy
Varietyby Payton Turkeltaub·20d ago
Jennifer Hudson, Pearlena Igbokwe, Melissa McCarthy and Sharon Stone were the guests of honor at the starry Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime event in Beverly Hills Wednesday night...
Issa Rae Is ‘Never Going to Stop’ Using Her Power for Good, Even as Mergers and AI Disrupt Hollywood: ‘This Is All Men’s Fault’
Varietyby Tanya Fedak·20d ago
Issa Rae received the Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Variety’s L.A. Power of Women event on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. The award was presented by U.S.
Isabel Sandoval, Tricia Tuttle, ‘Elephants in the Fog’ Producer Anup Poudel Join QueerFrames Mentor Lineup as Lab Unveils New Cohort, Southeast Asia Expansion (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·20d ago
QueerFrames Screenwriting Lab, a training initiative for emerging queer, trans and nonbinary filmmakers, is expanding into Southeast Asia for its fourth annual edition, bringing together...
Paige DeSorbo on Healing From Domestic Violence With Her Pet: ‘Sometimes the Thing That Helps You Feel Safe Again Has Four Paws’
Varietyby Tanya Fedak·20d ago
Paige DeSorbo was honored with the Variety Courage Award, presented by Purina, for using her platform to advocate for survivors of domestic violence.
‘The Visit’ at Pasadena Playhouse Review: The ’50s Absurdist Comedy Is Too Smug in Its Peak-Bleak View of Venal Humanity, but Jefferson Mays and Melinda Page Hamilton Are Worth the Visit
Varietyby Chris Willman·20d ago
When an “Amadeus” revival opened at Pasadena Playhouse in February, it was such a spectacular success on every level that you wouldn’t have minded if the keepers of the venerable San Gabriel Valley...
Rolf de Heer Named President of Tokyo Film Festival Jury
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran·20d ago
The Tokyo International Film Festival has named Australian director Rolf de Heer president of the international competition jury for the festival’s 39th edition.
‘Game Changer’ Host Sam Reich on Season 8’s 23-Contestant, 90-Minute, Non-Chili’s-Sponsored Finale and ‘Acid Trip’ Season 9 Episode Plans
Varietyby Jennifer Maas·20d ago
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 8 finale of “Game Changer,” now streaming on Dropout.
Barry Diller Drops Bid to Acquire MGM Resorts: ‘We Didn’t Feel the Mix Was Coming Together’
Varietyby Todd Spangler·20d ago
People Inc., the media company controlled by Barry Diller, is scrapping its proposed bid to acquire MGM Resorts International. People Inc.
Original ‘Willy Wonka’ Oompa-Loompa Rusty Goffe ‘Shed a Tear’ at Gene Wilder’s Voice Recreated by AI: ‘It Was Lovely Hearing It Again’
Varietyby K.J. Yossman·20d ago
“Have a scrumdiddlyumptious day!” is how Rusty Goffe, who played an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 adaptation of “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” opposite Gene Wilder, signs off our Zoom call after...
The Best Pop Culture Halloween Costumes for 2026: From Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Shrubs to Taylor Swift’s Knicks Shirt
Varietyby Anna Tingley·20d ago
Expect to see plenty of hockey jerseys, hospital scrubs and suspiciously elaborate shrubbery on the streets this Halloween.
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