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Fandom has revealed its top franchises among users over the past year, including “Warhammer,” Marvel comics, TV series and movies, “League of Legends” and its Netflix adaptation “Arcane,” and cross-medium franchise “Fallout.” Gaming IP “Warhammer” (currently in the works as a TV series at Amazon starring Henry Cavill) was the top franchise overall, with the

The 2025 Golden Globe nominations are being announced Monday morning, as one of the biggest award shows of the season kicks off. The frontrunners in the comedy/musical categories include Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” Universal’s “Wicked” and Neon’s “Anora.” In the drama race, there’s A24’s “The Brutalist,” Focus Features’ “Conclave” and Warner Bros.’ “Dune Part Two.” In

After a sluggish few weeks where the South Korean box office struggled to cross a total of $10 million, “Moana 2” and local hit “The Firefighters” improved matters somewhat. The total box office for the weekend was just above $16 million. “Moana 2” led the box office for the second weekend in a row with

Lauded filmmaker Michael Mann announced he is launching a special website on the making of his 2023 biopic “Ferrari” titled “Michael Mann’s Ferrari Expanded.” Mann launched the expansive online archive while speaking at the Red Sea International Film Festival, where he walked the audience through the wealth of material available on the platform.  “When [the

Saudi-owned production powerhouse MBC Studios has forged a multi-project partnership with fast rising Saudi studio Telefaz11, the label behind wrestling comedy “Sattar,” which has scored record-breaking results at the home box office.  Telfaz11 Studios, which is a pioneering Saudi company, is known for smart edgy movies. Besides “Sattar,” these also include groundbreaking satirical drama “Mandoob,” about

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” director Mohammad Rasoulof has shared new details of his upcoming animated feature, telling Variety that the project will span the life of absurdist Iranian playwright Abbas Nalbandian, beginning a decade before the Iranian Revolution and covering the country’s turn until the playwright’s death a decade later. With this animated

India’s Zee Studios and Shakti Sagar Productions have unveiled a teaser for “Fateh,” marking Bollywood star Sonu Sood‘s first venture into directing. The film centers on an ex-special ops operative who investigates a cybercrime syndicate after a young woman falls victim to a scam. Sood, who also stars in the lead role, is joined by

Maxtime Pictures’ “Her Story,” a comedy-drama film told from a largely female perspective, topped the mainland China box office for the third consecutive weekend. Disney’s “Moana 2,” which had debuted in second place, dropped to third. Data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway showed “Her Story” sliding from its previous weekend’s showing by earning RMB90.1 million ($12.7 million) between

Mythri Movie Makers’ Indian blockbuster “Pushpa 2: The Rule,” headlined by Allu Arjun, roared to a $92.5 million four-day weekend, according to numbers from Comscore. That made it the third-highest grossing film in the world after “Moana 2” and “Wicked.” “Pushpa 2” is a sequel to Sukumar’s 2021 hit “Pushpa: The Rise,” which grossed some

Mythri Movie Makers’ “Pushpa 2: The Rule,” headlined by Allu Arjun, has delivered $1.4 million in global Imax box office across 16 markets. In India, the film generated $650,000 from 31 Imax screens, marking the biggest local language Imax opening of 2024 and the fourth-highest Imax opening ever in the market. The strong performance comes

David Tennant is set to make a BAFTA double and return as host of the British Academy’s next film awards. After hosting the 77th BAFTAs earlier this year, the “Doctor Who” and “Good Omens” star — recently seen in the hit Disney+ show “Rivals” — will be back on stage at the 78th awards, to be

Daniel Craig said in a recent interview with the U.K.’s Sunday Times that he couldn’t have played his character in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” while working on James Bond movies. In the film “Queer,” based on the 1985 semi-autobiographical novella of the same name by William S. Burroughs, Craig plays William Lee, an American expat who

“Kneecap,” the hit Irish comedy biopic about the Belfast rap group of the same name, has landed the top honor at the British Independent Film Awards and a total of seven BIFA awards overall. Writer/director Rich Peppiatt’s debut feature — which went into Sunday’s ceremony already having won four BIFA craft awards — was named best British

Update (1:42 p.m. PT): Sources have confirmed to Variety that David Leitch’s “The Fall Guy,” an adaptation of the classic television series with Ryan Gosling is among the visual effects finalists. As the Oscars shortlist voting period looms, the race for the coveted best visual effects category is heating up. The Academy’s Visual Effects Branch

During the lead-up to the Academy Awards, it’s common for an A-list celebrity to join a feature documentary as an executive producer. The addition of a boldface name to a doc title creates buzz and involves little to no legwork for the celebrity. But ever since the doc marketplace fell into disarray several years ago,

“Moana 2” has notched $600 million in global ticket sales, standing as the sixth-biggest movie of the year after just two weeks of release. Disney’s animated sequel, which was developed as a TV series before pivoting to theaters, has generated $300 million overseas and $300 million domestically for an even global tally of $600 million.

Selena Gomez has responded to Eugenio Derbez after he criticized her “Emilia Pérez” performance. While appearing on the Spanish language entertainment podcast “Hablando de Cine”, the “Coda” star slammed Gomez’s use of Spanish in the film as “indefensible.” Gomez, who is not a native speaker, plays Jessi del Monte in Jacques Audiard’s musical crime drama

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), one of the most respected voices in cinematic recognition, is unveiling its selections for the best in film for 2024. LAFCA’s picks often serve as a strong bellwether for the Oscars. Since 2000, LAFCA’s choice for best picture has closely aligned with the Academy Awards’ Best Picture nominees,

Disney’s animated adventure “Moana 2” remained the de facto choice at the movies, collecting a leading $52 million from 4,200 North American theaters in its second weekend of release. Ticket sales for the family friendly sequel declined by 63% from its record-breaking Thanksgiving debut of $139 million over the traditional frame and $225 million during

Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted from power early on Sunday in a stunning bloodless coup by Islamist rebels who took control of Damascus, the Syrian capital after a 13-year civil war that has caused more than 500,000 deaths and forced millions of Syrians to leave their homeland. The rebels, who are called the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham

Why? That one-word question bobs up more than once in “Freediver,” director Michael John Warren’s often fascinating documentary about Alexey Molchanov, a champion in a sport to which audiences may not have given much thought but won’t soon forget. Based on a piece by Daniel Riley published in GQ magazine in 2021, the movie begins