PODCAST After revealing a film prequel and series to A.A. Milne’s beloved book “Winnie-the-Pooh,” Baboon Animation (“Angry Birds,” “Gigantosaurus”) has set a five-property podcast deal with GoKidGo, starting with “Stories from Pooh Corner” (working title). The podcast, like the feature, will explore the characters’ young lives before the tales in the book took place and
Naples-set prison drama “Mare Fuori” (“The Sea Beyond”) is becoming a major pop culture phenomenon in Italy where the third season of the show is scoring record-breaking ratings just as previous instalments play in more than 20 international territories. “The Sea Beyond” is set in a youth detention center overlooking the bay of Naples where
Kensington Palace has confirmed that Prince William and Kate Middleton will attend the BAFTA awards on Feb. 19 after skipping the ceremony for two consecutive years. William, the president of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, hasn’t attended the film awards since 2020. William and Kate understandably missed the April 2021 ceremony due
Adria Arjona and Wagner Moura will star in the feature film adaptation of Francisco Goldman’s bestselling book “Say Her Name.” The film, which will be directed by Gerardo Naranjo, will feature a script by Goldman, while Arjona and Moura will executive produce. UTA Independent Film Group is representing worldwide rights and will be launching sales
Indian actor Aditya Roy Kapoor plays the titular lead in the Disney+ Hotstar Indian adaptation of “The Night Manager.” Based on the 1993 espionage novel by British writer John le Carré, the series follows the night manager of a hotel who is recruited to infiltrate an arms dealer’s inner circle. It was previously adapted in
It’s safe to say Steven Spielberg is an “RRR” fan. In a conversation with director S.S. Rajamouli, the “Fabelmans” helmer praised the Indian blockbuster as “eye candy” and promised to return to India — where he last filmed in 1976 — for one of his next projects. After a brief encounter at a cocktail party
An unusual five films picked up ten or more nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards, with court room drama, “The Sparring Partner” picking up 16. But the event was partially overshadowed by a row over “To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self,” a documentary feature. “To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self” is a warm portrait of six girls at
Paris-based sales company Luxbox has swooped on feature debutant Shuchi Talati’s “Girls Will Be Girls” and will represent the film at Berlin’s upcoming European Film Market (EFM). The film is set in an elite boarding school in a small Himalayan hill town in northern India and follows the story of Mira, a 16-year-old girl whose
CPH:FORUM, the financing and co-production event held during CPH:DOX documentary film festival in Copenhagen, will introduce new projects by filmmakers such as Ljubomir Stefanov (“Honeyland”), Jessica Kingdon (“Ascension”), Finlay Pretsell (“Time Trial”), Ousmane Samassekou (“The Last Shelter”), Mila Turajlić (“The Other Side of Everything”), Tonislav Hristov (“The Good Postman”), Iryna Tsilyk (“The Earth Is Blue
Writer-director Jonah Feingold’s “At Midnight” sadly isn’t so much concerned with reinvention as it is with following a formula set by its cinematic forbearers. This spin on “Notting Hill” and “Roman Holiday” (the latter is channeled and referenced throughout) shows a silver screen superstar and a hotel employee falling in love and giving their lives
After partnering on the anticipated saga “The Three Musketeers,” Pathé and Chapter 2 are re-teaming on “The Count of Monte Cristo,” another classic by Alexandre Dumas. Directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, the sprawling adventure movie will star Pierre Niney as Monte Cristo, who is considered an iconic figure of French literature.
Britney Spears has taken to her social media to respond to tabloid reports that surfaced on Thursday, stating her inner circle had attempted to stage an intervention over concerns of her wellbeing. TMZ published a report on Thursday morning that said Spears’ family and friends planned an intervention over “dire” problems regarding her “mental health
A spiritual kissing cousin of such compellingly campy ’90s Aussie-produced extravaganzas as “Strictly Ballroom” and “Muriel’s Wedding,” director Gracie Otto’s “Seriously Red” disarms and delights as a sensationally spirited concoction that neatly balances unfettered outrageousness and unabashed sentimentality. The beating heart of the entire enterprise is Krew Boylan. As screenwriter, she has created a terrific
Mileage may vary on the way “Attachment” uses an already too frequently maligned religion as a foundation for supernatural scares, but that’s also kind of the point of writer-director Gabriel Bier Gislason’s feature debut: With this possession story set in an Orthodox Jewish household, the Danish helmer disorients what may be a good portion of
Over the years, the “Fast and Furious” franchise has continued to fill out its star-studded cast, adding A-listers like Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, Rita Moreno and Jason Momoa. And with just one film left in the speedy saga after the May premiere of “Fast X,” star Vin Diesel knows exactly who he wants to join
Netflix is to double its output of unscripted Korean TV shows this year, in response to growing international success. An eight-title 2023 slate includes a third season for hit dating show “Singles Inferno” and the late-January released “Physical 100.” “When we received the proposal for ‘Single’s Inferno’ at the end of 2020, there weren’t many
BET has announced the cable premiere of the documentary “Loudmouth,” which explores the legacy of social justice leader Reverend Al Sharpton. The documentary will premiere Feb. 25 at 4:30 p.m. on BET, BET Her, VH1, BET+ and Showtime at a later date. “‘Loudmouth’ tells the story about how and why I had to be loud
Reese Witherspoon, who first made a splash 30 years ago, has never lost a drop of her sunny smart charismatic movie-star spunk. Ashton Kutcher, in a career that kicked off in 1998, has had his ups and downs (sometimes in the same movie — how do you classify “Dude, Where’s My Car?”), but he has
HYBE has announced it’s acquired a controlling stake in SM Entertainment, the South Korean company that was long considered a rival to the home of BTS and the third largest publicly traded K-pop label in Korea. The purchase of KRW 422.8 billion shares — a 14.8% stake — was reported on Friday and helps strengthen
Millennial moviegoers may not recognize the name Rajiv Surendra, but they certainly know Kevin Gnapoor. Surendra starred as the hormonal Mathletes president (with a flair for rapping) in Tina Fey’s “Mean Girls,” becoming one of the film’s most quotable supporting characters. But what ever happened to Surendra in real life? GQ magazine recently caught up
When Super Bowl LVII arrives on Sunday, Fox is prepared to broadcast hours and hours of the event, with all of the usual trappings — except, perhaps, one. With just three days to go before the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the White House
News Corp, parent of media outlets including the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, announced plans to cut headcount by 5%, eliminating about 1,250 positions, with its CEO citing “obvious global challenges.” The media and publishing company, led by exec chairman Rupert Murdoch, said the job cuts would occur in this calendar year. News Corp
The Valiant Cinematic Universe (VCU) is set to grow at Paramount, as female superhero project “Faith” has found a writer. The live-action version of “Faith” is in early development. “Harbinger,” a title that also is part of the VCU, remains in development at Paramount. “Harbinger” is set to be directed by Paul Downs Colaizzo of
Starz is developing a sequel to its historical drama series “Spartacus.” Steven S. DeKnight, who created the original series, will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the new series. “Spartacus” was inspired by the story of the gladiator of the same name who incited a massive slave rebellion against Rome in the year 73
It’s a tricky proposition to talk to director Benjamin Caron about his new movie “Sharper.” Not because it doesn’t elicit conversation — there is so much in the wickedly smart thriller to discuss, from the plot that keeps you guessing to the fantastic cast, to Caron himself, who never expected to be a film director.
Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings run on a Monday to Sunday schedule, meaning shows that premiere on Sunday nights only have their viewership counted for their first few hours of availability. But HBO’s “The Last of Us,” which premiered on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 9 p.m. ET, was streamed for a sizable 223 million minutes in
Christina Applegate told the Los Angeles Times that she is considering a pivot to voiceover roles full time so that she can continue to make money as a working actor with multiple sclerosis. The Emmy winner revealed her MS diagnosis in August 2021 and remained out of the spotlight until November 2022 when she attended
ABC’s new comedy “Not Dead Yet” debuted to solid figures on Wednesday night, pulling in a .4 rating in the key adults 18-49 demo. According to Nielsen’s fast national viewership data, the new series attracted 3.47 million total viewers for the half-hour broadcast which began at 8:30 p.m. A second episode of the series then
James Gunn revealed on Twitter that he has spoken with Zack Snyder about the new DC Universe. Gunn, along with Peter Safran, is the head of DC Studios and is rebooting the DC Universe with a new slate of films and television series. Snyder was the architect of the previous DC Universe, commonly referred to
Lionsgate handily beat Wall Street estimates in its most recent fiscal quarter, as the company continued to explore spinning off or selling Starz, its cable and streaming business. Revenue at the media company behind “The Hunger Games” and “John Wick” topped out at $1 billion, rising nearly 13% from the $885.4 million that Lionsgate reported