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An all-star ensemble is quickly taking shape for Eddie Murphy’s “Candy Cane Lane,” with six more players joining the cast. Comedy veterans Robin Thede (“A Black Lady Sketch Show”), Nick Offerman (“Parks & Recreation,” “The Last of Us”) and Chris Redd (“Saturday Night Live,” “Bust Down”), plus rising talents Genneya Walton (“#BlackAF,” “The Resident”), Madison

Santa Monica-based mini-studio Lionsgate has struck a deal with Canada’s Cineplex Pictures that will see Lionsgate’s 2023 theatrical slate released in Canadian cinemas. The lineup spans 11 feature films over the course of the year, of which three release in the first quarter: “Plane,” starring Gerard Butler and Mike Colter; “Jesus Revolution,” starring Kelsey Grammer;

The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced the 2022 winners for its 16th season, with a three-way tie between “Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Women Talking” for most wins. The films each won four awards, including best film for “The Banshees of Inisherin” and best director for Sarah Polley (“Women Talking”). There

Cate Blanchett is not an actor who skims a screenplay when she’s considering it. “I read scripts very, very slowly,” she says, “but this one I read incredibly quickly. I knew from the get-go that it was about really big things — metaphysical, existential things that I was interested in — so I read it

Hugh Jackman was directed by Bryan Singer in three “X-Men” movies (four, if you count the actor’s brief cameo in “X-Men: Apocalypse”). In the years since the two collaborated together, Singer has been accused of sexual misconduct by several men. Has Singer’s alleged behavior tainted Jackman’s view of the franchise that made him a star?

Universal has released the first trailer for “Renfield,” a Dracula movie starring Nicolas Cage. Despite movie (and vampire) fans’ curiosity about Cage’s distinctive spin on the voice and aesthetic of Count Dracula in the upcoming film, the Academy Award-winning actor is not the main character. Instead, the film’s protagonist and namesake is Nicholas Hoult, who

Running Jan. 13-Feb. 13, this year’s MyFrenchFilmFestival, an online fest organized by France’s film-TV promotional body Unifrance, will mark its 13th edition with an emphasis on debut features and dynamic new voices. Showcasing star power, animated auteur fare and award-winning documentaries – all subtitled in 15 languages – the 12 features and 17 shorts of

An image sticks with me from this season’s many female-driven contenders — that of Danielle Deadwyler’s Mrs. Mamie Till-Mobley. At the end of “Till,” she is planted onstage at a rally. With erect posture, she wears her Sunday best, red lips and finest necklace, following the racially motivated murder of her only son, Emmett, in

Jeremy Renner has given fans another update from inside the hospital as he recovers from the snow plow accident that left him in critical condition. Over 24 hours after posting a selfie to social media from his hospital bed, Renner published his first video update from inside the hospital. The actor has an eye swollen

Virginie Efira, the prolific actor of “Benedetta” who emceed last year’s Cannes Film Festival, will receive the French Cinema Award during the Unifrance Rendez-Vous, a week-long showcase of French movies. The honorary award will pay tribute to the local and international success of Efira, who was born in Belgium but has become one of France’s

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, who won best actress at Cannes for her performance in Ali Abassi’s “Holy Spider” is set to head the jury of the Nordic competition at the Göteborg Film Festival. Ebrahimi is a celebrated Iranian actor, director, producer and casting director. Her credits include “Bride Price vs. Democracy,” “Teheran Tabu” and Noora Niasari’s

MGM’s Orion Pictures and Audible Theater have partnered for “Women Talking: An Evening of Wild Female Imagination,” a one night only special theatrical event at Audible’s off-Broadway Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. The Jan. 9 event will feature director Sarah Polley and cast members Jessie Buckley, Sheila McCarthy, Michelle McLeod, Liv McNeil, August Winter and

Kirk E. Kelleykahn’s heartfelt documentary “A Star Without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story” builds the case for Moore — the director’s grandmother and an Oscar nominee, whose work spans eight decades — to be recognized on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Made over the course of 19 years, the labor of love includes the

Is it a spoiler to reveal that one of the crucial plot points from “” revolves around a juicy cheeseburger? Sure, the hit satire that recently landed on HBO Max is largely about a hugely pretentious tasting menu restaurant situated on a lonely island and overseen by a mercurial chef played by Ralph Fiennes. But

The believability of Luca Guadagnino’s spine-chilling feature “Bones and All” is no small feat, given the grotesque cannibalistic behavior exhibited by the film’s protagonists; but the task is one that the audio editors and mixers took to extremes, destroying raw chickens to achieve the effect of consuming another human being. “They had to buy many

William H. Macy has signed with Agency for the Performing Arts.  The celebrated veteran star of classics like “Fargo” and the long-running TV franchise “Shameless” reunites with agent Andrew Rogers, who left ICM Partners in July to become head of global talent at APA. Macy will also be managed by John Burnham, who departed ICM

January is often the slowest month at the box office, and the same could be said for streaming as 2023 kicks off with a lower profile collection of new additions on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more platforms. The biggest debut of the month is the arrival of Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” on HBO Max.

We’re at a crossroads in cinema. A global pandemic accelerated the conversation in the industry between film and television and how streaming and movie theaters co-exist. If you speak with people “In the know,” they’re nervous about the future. I remain optimistic. The glass is half-full. Art and the way we consume content have changed

From chaos comes order, to paraphrase Nietzsche. And that is certainly the hope in the new year when it comes to the DC Extended Universe, which endured the most tumultuous 12 months of any studio division in 2022. Amid the upheaval, the release plan for the upcoming “The Flash” teetered following a series of arrests

Kyle Marvin’s feature directorial debut, “80 for Brady,” is an epic retelling of the 2017 Super Bowl, where then-quarterback of the New England Patriots Tom Brady guided his team to a historic comeback victory. But the sports comedy is grounded in jarring realism as Brady and former Patriots like Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Julian

Disney+ is bringing another facet of the Imax theater experience to the living room: The streamer plans to add support for enhanced Imax signature sound by DTS for a select batch of Marvel movies and other titles in 2023. Disney Streaming, in partnership with Imax and Xperi’s DTS audio-tech subsidiary, announced that Imax Enhanced titles

The title character of “M3GAN,” a slyly preposterous and also somewhat clever satirical sci-fi horror film, is a beautiful creepy android doll from hell who doesn’t look like other sinister movie playthings. Her placid soft features — the oversize light gray eyes, the smooth alabaster skin, the mouth that grins, pouts, and signals approval or displeasure

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Explore Wakanda from your living room starting next month. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” is arriving on Disney+ on Feb. 1. The hit Marvel sequel takes place following the death of Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa with

In the official trailer for “Evil Dead Rise,” the next film in the long-running horror franchise started by director Sam Raimi, two sisters named Beth and Ellie seek to protect their family when hordes of Deadites flock Ellie’s apartment building. Alyssa Sutherland plays older sister Ellie, who raises three children on her own in a

Tom Cruise will present Jerry Bruckheimer with the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Filmmaker Award on Feb. 26. Cruise and Bruckheimer’s working relationship dates back more than three decades, to the original “Top Gun,” the highest-grossing film of 1986. “Tom Cruise is the perfect presenter as we honor Jerry Bruckheimer and his incredible contributions to the

Jeremy Renner’s Marvel family expressed their love and support for the Hawkeye actor after he published a selfie on Instagram from the hospital in the aftermath of his critical snow plow accident. Renner suffered blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries after a snow plow ran over him while he was trying to help a stranded

U.K. broadcaster Sky History has acquired “Liberté,” a short film about a female Muslim spy who served as a British secret agent during World War 2. “Liberté” tells the true story of Noor Inayat Khan, the daughter of a Sufi preacher and an American, who became a France-based spy and radio operator for the British

Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti (“The Salesman”) is being released on bail from Evin Prison. Nadereh Hakim Elahi, Alidoosti’s mother, revealed her release via an Instagram post. The actor’s attorney, Zahra Minooei, tweeted about her release, saying: “Today, my client Ms. Taraneh Alidoosti will be released from Evin Prison after posting bail.” The actor, who starred

Disney’s James Cameron magnum opus “Avatar: The Way of Water” stayed atop the U.K. and Ireland box office for the third weekend in a row with £7.6 million ($9.1 million) and now has a running total of £44.9 million, per numbers released by Comscore. Sony’s “Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody” made a strong

LEE’S LEGACY LAUDED Lee Jung-jae, star of hit series “Squid Game,” and the show’s director Hwang Dong-hyuk were awarded the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, South Korea’s highest cultural medal at a ceremony last week held at the office of Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol. Hwang was honored for his career efforts that included “Miss Granny”