CANNES — Fremantle has assembled a strong lineup of global buyers for its highly anticipated drama series “My Brilliant Friend,” which is to break ground in the U.S. next month as an Italian-language series airing with subtitles on HBO. “Friend” is an adaptation of Elena Ferrante’s acclaimed 2012 novel of two childhood female friends in
Month: October 2018
Endeavor Content has secured a raft of deals for Park Chan-Wook’s “The Little Drummer Girl,” the anticipated international thriller series based on John le Carré’s bestselling novel. “The Little Drummer Girl” has sold to Canal Plus (France), Starzplay (Germany, Italy, second window U.K., Ireland and Benelux), BeTV (French Belgium), NPO (Holland) and Movistar + (Spain),
“Beautiful Boy,” starring Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carell, showed plenty of power in a platform opening with $221,437 at four locations for Amazon Studios, yielding an impressive $55,359 per-theater average. Chalamet stars as Nic Sheff, a young man who struggles with drug addiction, and Carell as his father, David Sheff. The film also stars Amy
Princess Eugenie wowed with photos of her second wedding dress yesterday, after the Duke of York unveiled a shot of her and husband Jack Brooksbank arriving to their private reception. The royal looked radiant in a flowing Zac Posen gown that broke a royal tradition. Advertisement – Continue Reading Below According to Mail Online, Eugenie
“First Man,” Damien Chazelle’s turbulent and transporting drama about Neil Armstrong and his journey through the space program, was assailed within a day of its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last August. Voices from the right, who attacked Chazelle for having made a film about the moon landing that left out the astronauts planting
October 14, 2018 9:56AM PT Tom Hardy’s “Venom” remained a potent player internationally in its second weekend, grabbing $69.7 million with first-place finishes in 54 markets at 20,100 screens. Sony’s superhero saga has now taken in $235.3 million in a dozen days from overseas markets and is tracking 32% ahead of “Ant-Man and the Wasp”
Timothée Chalamet has never been one to shy away from bold fashion choices, just like Call Me Be Your Name co-star Armie Hammer. But is his Beautiful Boy premiere look the boldest yet? All Very Loud Floral Suit signs point to yes. The Internet’s Boyfriend™ attended the premiere of his new film last night in
CANNES — DreamWorks Animation Television caught the streaming wave early and has built a bustling studio thanks to the high demand for kid-centric programs from Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. DreamWorks Animation Television president Margie Cohn detailed the company’s rapid expansion during the past five years during her keynote address Sunday at the Mip Junior conference,
Get ready for Jessica Lange‘s return to “American Horror Story.” “Next week Jessica Lange comes back, and that was very exciting for all of us. People that weren’t even in the scenes were just dropping by and watching the master at work,” “AHS” actor Cheyenne Jackson told Variety at Saturday’s Point Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
New York City’s legendary Russian Tea Room was given the royal treatment on Thursday night by the cast and crew of “The Romanoffs” during the series premiere. The landmark venue played host to the family of the highly anticipated Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming anthology series. Show creator Matthew Weiner reflected on the program’s entertainment value
About Premium Content, the Paris-based co-production and sales company, has signed major deals on the hit drama “Keeping Faith,” the British female-fronted thriller which has just been greenlit for a second season by BBC One. Acorn Media Enterprises has come on board to co-produce the second season and has picked all rights to the show
Tom Hardy’s “Venom” grabbed $35.7 million to repeat as the winner of the North American box office, followed by Lady Gaga’s “A Star Is Born” with $28 million. Ryan Gosling’s “First Man” launched in third place at the low end of expectations with $16.6 million at 3,640 sites, edging the opening of Sony’s “Goosebumps 2:
Tom Hardy’s “Venom” grabbed $35.7 million to repeat as the winner of the North American box office, followed by Lady Gaga’s “A Star Is Born” with $28 million. Ryan Gosling’s “First Man” launched in third place at the low end of expectations with $16.6 million at 3,640 sites, edging the opening of Sony’s “Goosebumps 2:
No Doubt’s Adrian Young beautifully summed up Strange ’80s 2, held at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on Friday night (Oct. 12). Speaking to Variety before the show, Young remarked: “When else would you be able to see guys from Slipknot, Offspring and No Doubt with David Hasselhoff? I couldn’t have thought of that.”
Jimmy Kimmel had every right to cancel this interview. Whenever Kimmel brings his late-night ABC show to the east coast for one of its popular week-long runs in Brooklyn, he does a little publicity on the Saturday before things kick off. He doesn’t have a lot of time. Kimmel wrapped a Thursday broadcast of “Jimmy
CANNES — “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world,” somebody once said. As the biggest players in the kids business transform into ever more consumer-centric entities, they need to describe ever better their young consumers. In an entertaining session at MipJunior, “How Well Do You Know Your Fans?”, Ranja Mohyieldin, director
“Reboot” is a word bandied about so much in the film industry these days that its meaning has become entirely elastic, referring to anything from a sequel to a remake to a mildly delayed franchise chapter. A lo-fi, high-volume original character piece from Ben Wheatley, “Happy New Year, Colin Burstead” is none of these things
October 14, 2018 2:13AM PT Jennifer BattyChief content officer at HOOQ, comes from extensive background in development for television, with spells at RTL CBS and Star. Justin DeimanManaging partner at Aurora Media Holdings, oversees $30 million media fund. Exec producer credits on “Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase” and “Eco-Warriors.” Lee Thean Jeen Showrunner for
“Bhak”8 eps x 1 hourTwo Indian filmmakers set out to make a movie, taking them on a hilarious roller coaster ride of frustration, betrayal, and love for Indian cinema. “Bill and Tony”40 eps x 3 minsCartoon Network exclusive, produced by Singapore’s Sparky Animation Studios. Non-verbal comedy adventure series has distinct Claymation style. “Breakup List”8 eps
It has been a banner year of publicity for Singapore, the runaway success of “Crazy Rich Asians” and the global news focus of the Kim-Trump Summit shining a spotlight on the small city state. With recent announcements of a raft of premium TV productions, the island is also fast establishing itself as a major regional
Fabolous Patched Things Up with Emily B’s Dad Day After Shooting Threats 10/14/2018 1:00 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Fabolous and his baby mama’s father agreed to let bygones be bygones shortly after that on-camera confrontation where Fab made death threats … TMZ has learned. Sources close to the rapper and Emily B tell TMZ … as heated
Kim Kardashian West Slammed for Support of Death Row Inmate … ‘Slap in the Face’ to Victims 10/14/2018 12:50 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Kim Kardashian West‘s tweet advocating for DNA testing that could possibly free a death row prisoner is completely disrespectful to the family of those he murdered … so says the prosecutor on the
Cast your eye across many of the unscripted formats on offer to international buyers at Mipcom and one thing stands out — there are a lot of celebrity-driven titles out there. Some of the most high-profile international shows coming to market in October are Keshet Intl.’s “Showdown — Aviv/Eyal,” ITV Studios’ “I’ll Get This” and
A commonplace talking point over the past several years has been how social media seems increasingly poised to take down traditional content providers such as TV as the preferred diversion of the masses around the world. But what if there’s another path, one in which social media doesn’t compete with the global television market but
Spanish production house Dlo/Magnolia, owned by the giant Banijay Group, has revealed an ambitious TV drama slate, led by psychological thriller series “La Caza. Monteperdido,” a TV adaptation of Agustín Martínez’s best-selling novel “Monteperdido.” Filming in the Aragonese Pyrenees, the eight-episode, 70-minute high-concept TV drama is scheduled to premiere on RTVE’s flagship channel La 1
Announced on the eve of Mipcom, Endemol Shine China and one of China’s most-watched broadcasters, Hunan TV, have agreed to partner on the creation of new original formats for local and international markets. The plan is to create content appropriate for Chinese linear TV, while leaving the door open for future international distribution. The two
Kenan Thompson has played Bill Cosby on “Saturday Night Live” before, but now that the once-television icon has been sent to jail for sexual assault, the role has taken on new weight. In the third episode of the 44th “SNL” season, Thompson donned a black DOC jumpsuit to portray Cosby as a prisoner, getting a
October 13, 2018 10:32PM PT Seth Meyers couldn’t let his time hosting the Oct. 13 episode of “Saturday Night Live” come and go without stepping back behind the “Weekend Update” desk to resurrect his “Really!?!” segment. Joining Michael Che and Colin Jost, Meyers kicked things off with jabs at both Donald Trump and Kanye West,
CANNES — In one of the biggest deals to go on a major Mipcom title, involving some of Europe’s largest TV players, France’s TF1 has acquired Alex Pina’s Movistar + Original “The Pier,” sold by Beta Film, and produced with Atresmedia Studios. Numerous additional deals are already in negotiation, Beta Film revealed Saturday. Also produced
Mipcom 2018 just got a little bit more rock ‘n’ roll after Kew Media Distribution landed the rights to “Chuck Berry,” a new feature documentary about the music legend that also features contributions from several other music icons. Kew is launching the project at the market in Cannes after teaming with music film specialist Cardinal
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