“Emmanuelle,” a new feature from French writer-director Audrey Diwan, will world premiere in competition as the opening film for the 72nd San Sebastian Film Festival, which kicks off on September 20. Inspired by the eponymous erotic novel by Emmanuelle Arsan, the film tells the story of a woman looking for a lost pleasure. During a
Paris-based international film sales company Pulsar Content has formed a strategic partnership with Digital District Entertainment, a leading post-production, VFX and production facilities company, with offices in France, Belgium and India. The partnership will create “a streamlined and cost-effective production process for international film projects,” according to a statement. Pulsar Content’s Cannes lineup includes Un
Back in 2019, on a visit to Los Angeles, celebrated Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali stopped in at the offices of Netflix. In his informal five-minute meeting with CEO Ted Sarandos, Bhansali pitched an idea — it would be an opulent tale of warring courtesans set amid India’s struggle for independence. Sarandos greenlit the project
The long-running feud between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun is set to be explored in a new docuseries commissioned by Warner Bros. Discovery U.K. and Ireland. Tentatively titled “Taylor Swift vs. Scooter Braun: Bad Blood,” the two-part documentary is part of WBD U.K.’s “vs” series, which includes “Johnny vs. Amber,” about the legal battle between
Dozens of top Hollywood creatives and activists have signed an open letter in response to the shuttering of production company Participant — imploring the industry to continue to effect change through film and television as the defunct company once did. George Clooney, Aflonso Cuarón, Ava DuVernay, Jane Fonda, Regina King, Viola Davis, #MeToo founder Tarana
The video-on-demand streaming sector in Southeast Asia delivered record subscription numbers and subscription revenues in the first quarter of the year, according to a new study. Those trends represent recovery after a tough 2023. Data from consultancy firm Media Partners Asia and its AMPD research affiliate showed VOD usage at a barely changed 96.3 minutes
The sun has set on “NCIS: Hawai’i,” leaving the show on a wild cliffhanger. The series, which ran on CBS for three seasons, said its final aloha on Monday night with a season finale-turned-series finale. At the end of last week’s episode, the Compound X bioweapon was in the hands of the nefarious Dr. Annalise
Tom Selleck isn’t ready to bid farewell to “Blue Bloods” yet. In an interview with CBS News, Selleck said he still believes that “CBS will come to their senses” and reverse its decision to end the police procedural with Season 14. “We’re the third-highest scripted show in all of broadcast. We’re winning the night,” Selleck
The first reactions for George Miller’s “Furiosa” have trickled in on social media ahead of the movie’s world premiere later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, and it appears the “Mad Max: Fury Road” director has another amazing action epic on his hands. “Brings me great joy to report that ‘Furiosa’ is really, really
At tonight’s Met Gala, The Great actress Elle Fanning looked a bit like a frozen flower about to be plucked by songbirds—not unlike the time flowers at the heart of J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story “The Garden of Time,” from which the 2024 Met Gala found its theme. In the short story, a Count Axel
She’s no longer a blonde, Mamma Mia!’s Sophie be damned. Amanda Seyfried debuted a new hair look at the 2024 Met Gala, trading in her signature sunny locks for a structured, metallic-silver hair-do and tiara, smiling on the steps with a fuchsia lip. The 38-year-old actress, styled by Elizabeth Stewart, walked the carpet in Prada.
Bones and All actress Taylor Russell appeared like a Classical statue come to life on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet—but with a botanic twist. Adorned in a custom Loewe wood-painted bodice cast and an ivory skirt swung low on her hips, Russell played with the “Garden of Time” theme with a set of branches
While gliding across the Met Gala red carpet Monday night, Ariana Grande — dressed in a custom Loewe ball gown — stopped to discuss her first day on the set of “Wicked” with Variety‘s Marc Malkin. “My first day on set for ‘Wicked’ was the most emotional day of my life,” Grande recalled. “All I
Fresh off an Emmy win for her standout performance in The Bear, Ayo Edebiri continues to blossom. After ruling the red carpet during awards season, the newly-minted fashion darling walked the stairs at the 2024 Met Gala for the first time in a Loewe look with Boucheron jewelry, and hit the nail on the head
Roadmap Writers, a screenwriting education and training platform based in Los Angeles, is partnering with Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to identify short stories fit for film and television adaptation. The competition, open now and running through June 14, seeks commercial-leaning work and carries a cash prize of $7,000. The top three stories will be published
Clutching a sand-filled hourglass in one hand like the Goddess of Time herself, “Water” singer (and ELLE Women in Music honoree) Tyla ascended the Met Gala carpet steps this without touching the ground. As Variety captured on video, several men helped lift the pop star from step to step as she progressed through the main
“There’s a river of love that runs through all times,” the singer-producer T Bone Burnett sang in a signature song of his back in the 1980s. But that’s not a river he’s necessarily always been riding. A lot of music from his debut solo album, 1980’s “Truth Decay,” on forward (and even going back to
With the appetite of a hungry grizzly, “The Bear” could gobble up a few Emmy records for its sophomore season. Fresh off a smashing first season that set a new benchmark for comedy series wins with 10 trophies, FX’s awards-gobbling show shows no signs of letting up. Its second season, which aired in June 2023,
Keanu Reeves is more than confident that he and Sandra Bullock could pull off a third “Speed” movie. Jan de Bont’s action thriller “Speed” became the fourth highest-grossing movie of 1994 with $350 million worldwide, largely in part due to the sizzling chemistry between Reeves and Bullock. The film turned the two actors into one
Kim Godwin hoped to build ABC News‘ future by cutting out some of its past. Tasked, ostensibly, with shaking up a culture of the Disney-backed news organization that pit anchors against one another and led to claims of intolerable behavior behind the scenes, Godwin was supposed to revamp a storied journalism hub without losing any
Bravo has announced the date for the Season 11 “Vanderpump Rules” three part-reunion, the first of which premieres May 14 at 8 p.m. ET with extended and uncensored versions available to stream the next day on Peacock. The reunion will feature Lisa Vanderpump, Ariana Madix, James Kennedy, Katie Maloney, Lala Kent, Scheana Shay, Tom Sandoval,
Warner Bros. Discovery is staying on the sidelines of the Paramount Global acquisition drama — at least for now. That was the signal sent Monday by WB Discovery CEO David Zaslav during his appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills. Zaslav was pressed during the hourlong panel about the status of WB
Virginia-bred singer Tommy Richman makes his Billboard Hot 100 debut with “Million Dollar Baby” after the single experienced staggering growth in a rollout that started April 13 when Richman posted a snippet of the song online. The song, which makes the most of its catchy bassline and hook, caught fire on TikTok, where the original
Andrew McCarthy, Faye Dunaway and Harvey Keitel have been tapped to lead the cast of Jonathan Baker’s supernatural love story “Fate,” which begins shooting later this month for Baker Entertainment in Vancouver. Baker’s previous credits include Gina Gershon and Nicolas Cage starrer “Inconceivable” as director and “Survive the Night,” “Force of Nature” and “American Traitor:
James Gunn’s first official look at David Corenswet in 2025’s “Superman” brings a new version of the Man of Steel and his iconic costume to the big screen. Hollywood has been depicting Superman in the live-action format for 76 years and counting, as the first actor to assume the superhero role onscreen was Kirk Alyn
Adam and Craig Malamut have signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, Variety has learned exclusively. The brothers are currently at work on the animated comedy series “Universal Basic Guys,” which was ordered to series at Fox in November 2022. Sony is co-producing the series with Fox Entertainment, while Bento Box is providing the
Apple TV+ is rounding out the cast of the upcoming drama series “Firebug” with four new additions. Greg Kinnear (“As Good as It Gets,” “Little Miss Sunshine”), Rafe Spall (“Trying,” “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”), Hannah Emily Anderson (“The Purge,” “Jigsaw”), and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Lincoln Lawyer,” “The Chi”) have all joined the series.
North.Five.Six has come on to handle international sales of “Dutch & Razzlekahn” and will introduce the project to buyers at Cannes later this month. CAA Media Finance will represent domestic rights. BAFTA-nominated Jon S. Baird (“Tetris,” “Stan & Ollie,” “Filth”) will direct from a screenplay by Logan Miller and Noah Miller (“G20,” “White Boy Rick”).
In October 2018 while sharing beers in a frigid Milwaukee bar with his soon-to-be leading man Ryland Tews, director, visual effects artist and editor of “Hundreds of Beavers” Mike Cheslik conceived the film based on three simple elements: his After Effects skills, familiarity with snow and Tews’ uncanny ability to fall over. “We knew that
Documentary short “Alt Shift Life,” by Oscar nominee Laura Checkoway (“Edith+Eddie”) will premiere during the Tribeca Film Festival in June. The film examines the impact of AI on the modern job market and rather than evoking fear as some portrayals of AI do, it provides a perspective of hope for individuals navigating the competitive landscape. To
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