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EXCLUSIVE: Greyâs Anatomy star Kevin McKidd and Laura Fraser (Breaking Bad) have been cast in the BBCâs The Young Team, a homecoming project for McKidd and director Paul McGuigan. The pair will star alongside a clutch of young talent who have appeared in the likes of Mobland, 28âŚ
EliĹĄka AndrĹĄovĂĄ CĂlkovĂĄ's feature debut and portrait of three-time Czech figure skating champion Barbora VrĂĄnkovĂĄ premieres at the Ji.hlava Doc Fest and will come to HBO Max across Europe.
âThe State of Us,â the British coming-age-comedy starring Samuel Bottomley (âCalifornia Scheminâ,â âHow To Have Sexâ) and Callum Scott Howells (âMadfabulous,â âItâs a Sinâ), is set to land in U.K. cinemas following a deal with Vertigo Releasing. The film, the directorial debutâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Crime caper Tall Tales & Murder has racked up more international sales as the team behind the show turn their attention to Season 2. The series bowed on RTĂ in Ireland last month to critical acclaim, and it will soon be on the BBC in the UK. Filmin has now nabbed theâŚ
Bridge Independent has boarded psychological horror film âHenryâs Ebb,â which stars Kingston Rumi Southwick, one of the stars of âWidowâs Bay.â The film makes its world premiere at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. âHenryâs Ebb,â written and directed by Thomas Mendolia inâŚ
âBarry Loser,â the award-winning, million-selling childrenâs book series from creator Jim Smith, is being adapted into an animated series by the U.K.âs Big Little Fish Television and Italian co-producer Frog Head. Itâs one of the projects that will be pitched to industry repsâŚ
đ Based on the children's book series by Jim Smith
âRia,â Philippines filmmaker Arvin Belarminoâs debut feature about a young woman from the folk-punk scene who takes on a property developer to save her home, has been picked up by international sales company Lights On following its world premiere at the Busan International FilmâŚ
Koreaâs CJ ENM has sold Paradise Lost, the psychological thriller from Train To Busan director Yeon Sang-ho, to 118 countries worldwide, including Twin for Japan, The Jokers Films for France, and Well Go USA for North America. The film is also set to receive its US premiere inâŚ
Also reported by Variety
Apu has found his voice again on The Simpsons. Hank Azaria voiced the character for close to 30 years until a 2017 documentary ignited a backlash over how the character represented South Asians. Since then, the fan favorite has been seen on the show, but not heard. Until now.âŚ
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for the Oct. 18 episode of âThe Simpsons,â âThe Revengening,â which aired Sunday night on Fox. âThe Simpsonsâ has pulled off its own October surprise: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon is back. The fan favorite character finally spokeâŚ
Also reported by THR
The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call will be back in the emergency room for Seasons 2 and 3. The Korean Netflix drama series has gone into production on the second and third runs of the show, with stars Ju Ji-hoon (Kingdom) and Choo Young-woo (The Tale of Lady Ok) returning. AlsoâŚ
Also reported by Variety
Taika Waititiâs âStar Warsâ movie, which has been in development since 2020, is officially on hold, the director confirmed while promoting his latest film âKlara and the Sun.â âI hate to break this to you, but weâre going to actually put it on ice and weâre working on aâŚ
Jesse Eisenberg is shifting his attention to television. Coming off his latest movie as a writer-director, A24âs The Debut, starring Julianne Moore, Eisenberg is prepping a TV series, also for A24. Written, executive produced and to be directed by Eisenberg, the show, which isâŚ
Aran Murphy is having quite a month, as he co-stars on not one, but two HBO shows â âYouthâ and âWarâ â and plays one of the leads of Taika Waititiâs dystopian film âKlara and the Sun,â set to be released on Oct. 23. But if you think youâve seen the 19-year-old actor before, it
Piano, the Mexican production and distribution company behind Ruben Ăstlundâs Palme dâOr-winning âTriangle of Sadness,â has boarded Apichatpong Weerasethakulâs âJengiraâs Magnificent Dream,â producer Julio Chavezmontes has confirmed. Tilda Swinton is attached to the project.âŚ
Studio co-founder Chris Prynoski told IndieWire about crafting the â90s anime-inspired flashback sequences for the video game adaptation.
Producer Nina Jacobson also revealed why "Crazy Rich Asians" is getting an HBO series instead of a movie sequel at IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking Summit.
After putting in his tenure in the X-Men franchise, James McAvoy had his sights set on another iconic character originated by Patrick Stewart. The Golden Globe nominee recently revealed that he pitched a Star Trek series about âyoung Picardâ that was titled Mutiny On theâŚ
Nearly 40 years after first opening the Lament Configuration on screen, Clive Barker is ready to explore pain and pleasure again in the Hellraiser film franchise. With the recent release of the Saber Interactiveâs Hellraiser: Revival video game, the writer/director of theâŚ
Harry Styles has invited one of the buzziest documentary filmmakers on the market behind the curtain of his historic Madison Square Garden residency. John Wilson, of current indie box office surprise âThe History of Concreteâ and HBOâs âHow To with John Wilson,â has been rollingâŚ
The Coen brothers could be heading back to their hometown in Minneapolis for a reunion movie eight years after their last joint film, âThe Ballad of Buster Scruggs.â While at Lyonâs Lumière Film Festival, where they received a career tribute, Joel and Ethan Coen revealed theyâŚ
LYON, France â âIt,â the 1927 breakout movie of silent film star Clara Bow, to whom Taylor Swift paid tribute in a song named after her in âThe Tortured Poets Department,â leads a deal between French classic film distributor Carlotta Films and U.S. restoration company ArtcraftâŚ
As he flies solo to take the reins on Season 2 of It: Welcome to Derry, Brad Caleb Kane is ready to give fans a whole new version of Pennywise. The showrunner teased to Deadline that the killer clown (played by Bill SkarsgĂĽrd) is depicted in a âway youâve never seen thatâŚ
Paramount has acquired the film rights to Pierce Brownâs New York Times bestselling sci-fi book series, Red Rising, enlisting Francis Lawrence to direct an adaptation of the same-name first installment, Deadline can confirm. Justin Rhodes, a writer-producer with credits likeâŚ
đ Based on the novel series by Pierce Brown
Also reported by Variety
Justin Rhodes will pen the script based on Pierce Brown's best-selling sci-fi novel.
Also reported by TheWrap
Set to be published on March 11, 2027, the book is the first installment in a new sci-fi/fantasy trilogy from the "Skandar" author
đ Based on the fantasy novel by A.F. Steadman
Antonio Banderas has joined Nicolas Cage in âTrue Detectiveâ Season 5. The duo will headline the next installment of the HBO anthology series, which is set to begin production in 2027. The new season hails from showrunner Issa LĂłpez, who helmed the Alaska-set fourth seasonâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: David J. North, NCIS: Origins showrunner and executive producer, has heard the NCIS fansâ excitement over the big upcoming Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly reunion in the Origins prequel, and now heâs teasing that more surprises are ahead. Deadline also has four newâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Jude Law might be a Tottenham Hotspur fan but heâs potentially heading to Anfield for his next role. The Black Rabbit star is set to star as legendary Liverpool FC manager Bill Shankly in a series from Adolescence writer Jack Thorne and A24. The soccer club revealedâŚ
Sony Pictures Classics has taken U.S. and key international territory rights to the student drama The Julia Set starring Emmy nominee Chase Infiniti. The movie directed by Niki Byrne drew headlines at TIFF as it repped Infinitiâs next feature outing following the multi-OscarâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse has snagged VOD and streaming rights to Ralphâs Perfekt Christmas. The genre-bending feature stars Tom McLaren and counts former Twentieth Century Fox exec Mary McLaren among its producers. It is the debut feature from Mary McLaren and Tom McLarenâs NextâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: The upcoming third season of Starzâs P-Valley will be its last, but thereâs still a whole journey to experience, which begins with two back-to-back episodes premiering on December 4. Deadline has your first look at the Season 3 premiere featuring Roulette (Gail Bean)âŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group will release its latest pic Everybody Digs Bill Evans starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Bill Pullman and Laurie Metcalf on December 4 in an Oscar-qualifying run at New York Cityâs The Quad ahead of a wider release beginning January 9, 2027. TheâŚ
Oona Roche, Hattie Hoskins and Mark Lane III have also boarded director George Tillman Jr.'s feature.
Prime Video has given a series order to Rally, a drama set in the elite world of competitive tennis, from Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, We Were Liars), Universal Television, Entertainment 360 and Amazon MGM Studios. Tennis great Andre Agassi will executive produce. WrittenâŚ
The Smashing Pumpkins has contributed to the album for Lionsgateâs The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping with their song âBlack Stars,â now available to listen to. The companion album to the latest film in the franchise based on Suzanne Collinsâ books will arrive November 13âŚ
After saying goodbye to an era, the Chicago-area native reflects on his journey while discussing his departure and the fan reaction to his exit after 14 seasons.
The 2026 film follows the group's rise from 'Dream Academy' and their debut to chart-topping success.
Anyone who waited by the stage door at Londonâs Trafalgar Theatre last year may well have unwittingly been offered a major clue about a development within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In a move unlikely to have been approved by Kevin Feige, Scottish actor Ruaridh MollicaâŚ
LYON, France â London-based Radiance Films has acquired eight Taiwanese classics from the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI), including works by acclaimed directors Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, for theatrical and home entertainment releases in 2027. The dealâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has entered production on its Kevin Bacon horror film Summoner, with two additions to the cast: Daniel Ings (The Gentlemen) and Stephanie Beatriz (A Man on the Inside). No word on roles played by the duo. Written and directed by Jeremy Slater, theâŚ
Anania, the creator and host of viral social media series âGaydar,â is heading to television. The actor and producer is launching a late-night variety program on Tubi titled âThe Anania Show,â which she will host and executive produce alongside Keisha Zollar, Morgan DeFiore andâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Ron Livingston (The Conjuring), Beverly DâAngelo (American History X) and Omar Benson Miller (Sinners) will star with Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise) in writer-director Deon Taylorâs horror film Donât Open the Door. Oscar-nominated producer and long-timeâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Scarlet Stallone and Fears To Fathom creator Rayll have teamed to bring the horror video game franchise to the screen. Stalloneâs SRYN Productions has optioned the rights to the franchise for film and television development. Created by Mukul Negi, professionally knownâŚ
đ Based on the horror video game franchise Fears To Fathom by Mukul Negi
EXCLUSIVE: Spanish actress Nicole Wallace has signed with United Talent Agency for representation in all areas. Wallace currently covers Deadlineâs MIPCOM Cannes special edition magazine, where she talks about her global success and life after her leading role in the CulpaâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has preemptively acquired Canopy, a horror-thriller creature feature spec from Brandon Feldman, sources tell Deadline. Reps for Netflix declined comment. Weâre told this was a six-figure deal; Verve held the auction. Comped to films like Apex, Predator and TheâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Lil Kev, the adult animated series inspired by the life of Kevin Hart in the â90s, will return to Paramount+ with Season 2 on Wednesday, December 9. All ten episodes will be available to stream on the premiere date. Set in 1993 North Philadelphia, Lil Kev followsâŚ
J. Harrison Ghee, the Tony-winning actor who last month announced a doctor-ordered two-month medical leave from the touring production of Oh, Mary!, will not return to the show, producers announced today. Ghee is being treated for kidney disease, and has bowed out of the tour toâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Gregg Araki has rounded out a stacked cast for his next film, the dark comedy The Decline of F*cking Western Civilization, with 12 additions, sources tell Deadline. They are: Kal Penn, Michael Chiklis, David Koechner, Nat Faxon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Steve GuttenbergâŚ
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppeheim's look at the Theranos founder appears to be resonating with audiences as it looks at a $7 million to $8 million opening.
The first teaser for âZona Merah: Dead City,â the big-screen adaptation of Indonesian zombie series âZona Merah,â has landed ahead of the filmâs Jan. 14, 2027, release in Indonesian cinemas. Screenplay Films, which unveiled the trailer on Friday, is billing the feature as theâŚ
A new documentary pairs Pope Leo and Hollywood star Chris Pratt to delve into the history, religious passion and archaeological discoveries surrounding the tomb of St. Peter at the Vatican. Titled âPĂŠtros EnĂ â Discovering the Origins,â the doc â which launches from the RomeâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: A big-screen adaptation of David D. Mageeâs memoir Dear William: A Fatherâs Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss has been greenlit, with production underway in Mississippi, and Andrew Hyatt (The Blind and Paul) directing. Hyatt has also written the filmâsâŚ
đ Based on the memoir by David D. Magee
Scottish multi-hyphenate Kevin McKidd has launched an indie on home turf, and says heâs using his Hollywood experience to make it work. When Deadline speaks with him in his New York hotel, McKidd is in the throes of filming Conviction, the Elisabeth Moss-starring Hulu legalâŚ
Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to âThe Big Boom!,â the latest documentary from Swiss filmmaker Gabriel Tejedor, ahead of its world premiere in IDFAâs Frontlight program. The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europeâs shifting geopoliticalâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Itâs not only genre shorts that are taking off on YouTube. In the UK, a short about the Royal Air Force, starring BAFTA nominee James Bolam (The Likely Lads) and rising Brit actress Rumi Sutton (Ludwig, Mutiny), has struck a chord with viewers and is moving intoâŚ
Connor Schellâs Full Day Productions and Lost Tribe Creative just launched a new docuseries, âOn The Line: The World Burger Games,â on Prime Video. The five-episode doc follows Five Guysâ global competition of crew members from local qualifying rounds to the ultimateâŚ
Indian thespian Nawazuddin Siddiqui is attached to lead âKabootar,â the debut feature from writer-director Ishan Sharma, produced by Nikhil Chaudhary of MDC Filmworks. The film is structured as a co-production between MDC Filmworks in India, Haiku Films in France, and Rein FilmâŚ
Cynthia Erivo is rounding out her cast of magical beings with the latest Bad Fairies news, which announced live on Thursday at the Hollywood Bowl. During her one-night-only concert Let Me Sing to You, the 2x Grammy winner revealed that Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and CatherineâŚ
The latest season of the long-running medical drama airs tonight (Thursday, Oct. 15) at 10:00 p.m. ET.
As Netflix debuted the first trailer this week for Greta Gerwigâs Narnia: The Magicianâs Nephew, fans were treated to an iconic needle drop. Gerwig recently explained how she was able to convince Led Zeppelin to let her license âStairway to Heavenâ for the feature adaptation ofâŚ
The superhero sequel currently has an early 2028 release date
As director Matt Reeves continues to attend to an ongoing family matter, Steven Soderbergh is coming on to help finish principal photography for the final weeks of DC Studiosâ The Batman Part II. The news comes after production was paused on the film so that Reeves could focusâŚ
Lightning strikes as Prime Video has found its leading stars for the upcoming TV series Fourth Wing, the small-screen adaptation of Rebecca Yarrosâ bestselling novel of the same name, from showrunner and EP Meredith Averill. Esther McGregor (We Were Liars, Babygirl) has beenâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Colman Domingo, Jeff Goldblum, Rachel McAdams and David Krumholtz have boarded Benny Safdieâs Lizard Music in voice roles. The Amazon MGM Studiosâ and United Artistsâ (UA) live-action/CGI hybrid film cast also includes previously announced star and producer DwayneâŚ
Fandango, which became part of Versant Media when NBCUniversal split off most of its cable and digital offerings at the start of the year, is getting into the original programming business â starting with a revival of âBad Girls Club.â As part of Fandangoâs AVOD streamingâŚ
The Bad Girls Club is back. Fandango, the online ticket seller that has now also become a free, ad-supported streamer, is moving into original programming for the first time and has set its first project, a reunion featuring the stars of the Oxygen reality series. The move makesâŚ
Sean Lavery, who wrote for comedies 'Cougar Town' and 'Crossing Swords,' has been set to pen the feature adaptation of the indie book.
đ Based on the indie bullying book The One We Left Behind
Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiszâs fourth âMummyâ adventure has a new title: âThe Mummy: The Book of the Dead.â Fraser and Weisz are reprising their roles as Rick and Evie OâConnell alongside a cast that includes John Hannah, Michael Johnston, Numan Acar, Kevin J. OâConnor andâŚ
Also reported by Deadline
Rachel Weisz and John Hannah also reprise their roles in the latest installment in the Universal franchise.
Daniel Henney has joined the cast of Apple TVâs upcoming action thriller âDisavowed.â Per the longline, âDisavowedâ follows âlegendary CIA case officer Brad Griffin, who is abruptly fired in the middle of a global hunt for an elusive assassin responsible for killing hisâŚ
Streaming superstar IShowSpeed has partnered with Breakwater Studios and Barack and Michelle Obamaâs Higher Ground to bring Ben Proudfootâs upcoming documentary âThe Eyes of Ghanaâ to theaters for a one-night-only screening on Oct. 28, Variety can reveal exclusively.âŚ
Emmy winners Tatiana Maslany and John Turturro and Tony winner Tony Shalhoub will take to the Broadway stage this spring in a Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Eugène Ionescoâs absurdist classic Rhinoceros, last seen on Broadway in 1961. To be directed by Diane PaulusâŚ
The podcast is the latest from iHeart to join the streamer.
The debut film about Muslim and Jewish friends grappling with their traditional families won an audience award at the AngoulĂŞme Francophone Film Festival in France.
Also reported by Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Michael Learner, a rising executive, writer and producer, has inked with both WME and Untitled for representation. Learner was signed off buzz around his thriller script Seeker, which as we announced last month, will be directed by Dinner in Americaâs Adam CarterâŚ
He replaces series co-creator Gail Lerner, who was let go over creative differences.
The action star is back as Adam Clay in the buzzy sequel from Amazon MGM Studios directed by Timo Tjahjanto and set to hit theaters early next year.
Also reported by Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: With Wednesday recently wrapping production, Tim Burton may already have his eyes set on whatâs next on the feature side as sources tell Deadline he is teaming Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro on new untitled film. Insiders say the film is still inâŚ
Canadians Martin Andrijasevic and Hamzah Al-Emad are the digital comedic force behind the cult YouTube channel with nearly 1.7 million followers.
EXCLUSIVE: In 1951, a man named Donald Webster Cory published The Homosexual in America, âone of the first nonfiction accounts of gay life in the United States,â and a surprise bestseller. But who was the author really and why, after writing a book of such profound importance toâŚ
Rise and Shine World Sales has secured international rights to Elwira Niewieraâs documentary âWomen and War,â which follows four Ukrainian women, all survivors of war crimes, undergoing trauma therapy in the Ukrainian mountains. The film is set to world premiere in the MainâŚ
Daniel Kunka is writing the adaptation of 'Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football,' the nonfiction book by Rich Cohen.
đ Based on the nonfiction book by Rich Cohen
Eliza Clark wrote the show's pilot and will serve as showrunner; Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee also star.
âArabian Nightsâ is coming to life with a new, epic fantasy series planned to roll cameras in 2027. The 10-episode show, from the creatives behind âSpartacusâ and âVikings,â will reimagine the collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales known as âOne Thousand and OneâŚ
đ Based on the collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian folk tales One Thousand and One Nights
Prime Videoâs Stillwater has set three for series regular roles opposite lead Ben Hardy: Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead), Mark OâBrien (The Copenhagen Test), and Mia Tomlinson (The Conjuring: Last Rites). Hailing from Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions and SkyboundâŚ
Also reported by Variety
EXCLUSIVE: Scott Bakula is taking a leap, quantum or otherwise, into a gig that might come as a surprise to his TV fans: The NCIS: New Orleans star will make his LA Opera debut this fall in a production of Leonard Bernsteinâs Candide that also stars Broadwayâs triple-TonyâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Talia Ryder (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) is set for a third lead role opposite Kit Connor and Diana Silvers in PRĆPPY, the true-crime flick from STX Entertainment and Aggregate Films that we recently scooped. Also newly aboard the film, helmed by Janicza Bravo, areâŚ
Netflix is exploring the disappearance of U.S. teen Natalee Holloway in its latest documentary series. Taken: Natalee Holloway, which comes from Liz Garbusâ Story Syndicate, will premiere on November 4. It will explore the case, which dominated the news in 2005, that sawâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Xochitl Gomez, Madeleine McGraw and Jack Champion are hitting the road for the Jason Perlman-helmed YA horror film Bad Influence. The trio has been cast in the film from screenwriter Brandon Cohen, which is described as a modern-day Thelma & Louise fueled by femaleâŚ
Football great Odell Beckham Jr. has tapped Range Sports, part of Range Media Partners, to represent him for off-field marketing and brand partnerships; broadcasting and on-air services, scripted film and TV opportunities, and new business development, among other endeavors notâŚ
âLaird,â the upcoming Paramount+ series set and shot in the Scottish Highlands and starring Kenneth Branagh and Peter Sarsgaard, has rounded out its cast. Jennifer Ehle (âContagion,â âZero Dark Thirtyâ), Peter Mullan (âI Swear,â âOzarkâ), Phia Saban (âHouse of the Dragon,â âTheâŚ
"We made this film to be experienced on the big screen," David Burke, the studio's chief marketing and operations officer, says
EXCLUSIVE: The Baby-sitters Club: A New Musical based on Ann M. Martinâs book series that inspired the 1995 film and two TV series, will make its world premiere this spring with Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles. Previews for the four-week run willâŚ
đ Based on the book series by Ann M. Martin
EXCLUSIVE: CBC celebrities, assemble! The names in the hot seat for Season 2 of CBCâs version of The Assembly are in, and theyâve got some collective star power. Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams, The Hangoverâs Zach Galifianakis and This is the End actor Jay Baruchel haveâŚ
The first look at Taylor Sheridanâs Tulsa King spinoff has arrived. Paramount+ released a teaser Thursday morning for the upcoming series Frisco King starring Samuel L. Jackson. In Frisco King, Jackson reclaims the role of Russell Lee Washington Jr., this time lording over aâŚ
The Mise En Scene Company has taken worldwide sales rights to âRun,â the marathon comedy-drama led by âSchittâs Creekâ star Sarah Levy, and has unveiled the first-look image exclusively with Variety. The London and New York-based outfit, known as MSC, will open sales on the U.S.âŚ
The upcoming holiday film is based on the novel by popular romance author duo Christina Lauren.
đ Based on the novel by Christina Lauren
EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV has added 12 to the Season 2 cast of its action thriller Down Cemetery Road. Martin Clunes (Doc Martin), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Paterson Joseph (Wonka), Aasiya Shah (Bait), Dimitri Leonidas (Foundation), Paul Chahidi (This Country), Liz White (The LongâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: Three-time Oscar nominee Ralph Fiennes is reuniting with Conclave producer Tessa Ross and A Bigger Splash backer Studiocanal on Unbeaten, a biopic of legendary British horse racing trainer Henry Cecil and his most famous charge, Frankel. Fiennes will star as Cecil andâŚ
Also reported by THR
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ and Hulu will stream Pave Studios true-crime video podcasts Clues and Mother Knows Murder in exclusive windows before they go into wide release. The two titles, which are part of Paveâs Crime House sub-brand, are the companyâs first to be picked up by a majorâŚ
âPOV Shorts,â the PBS series focused on independent short-form documentaries, is moving homes. For Season 9, âPOV Shortsâ will run its films on Time Studiosâ YouTube page. The season, which launches Nov. 17, will kick off with âBloodlines, Mississippiâ from director CrystalâŚ
The trailer for the film, which stars Ali Wong, Amanda Seyfried, Stephanie Hsu and Nikki Glaser, was also released Thursday morning.
Directed by Quinn Whitney Wilson, it's a roughly 12-minute short filmed almost entirely on Ray-Ban Meta glasses and shot from the perspective of Doja Cat and members of her crew on the current tour.
Zendaya is dusting off her âDuneâ boots and getting back into the world of science fiction. The star has boarded a new untitled sci-fi to be written and directed Alex Garland for A24. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the feature is set to shoot in 2027. The projectâŚ
EXCLUSIVE: CBS is bringing the Pillsbury Bake-Off Classic back to television with the help of Drew Barrymore. Barrymore will host this yearâs competition, which will air live on CBS and Paramount+ on November 23, marking the first time the program has been televised on aâŚ
Also reported by TheWrap
Cineverse is teaming with Trevor Henderson, the horror creator behind viral characters like Siren Head and Cartoon Cat, to adapt his podcast âMayfair Watchers Societyâ into a feature film, Variety can reveal exclusively. Launched in 2022 as part of Cineverseâs Bloody FM networkâŚ
đ Based on the podcast by Trevor Henderson
Johannes Lilleøre, Julie Agnete Vang, Laura DrasbÌk and Michael Moritzen will co-star in the low budget drama, directed by Jesper Just under the strict Dogma "vow of chastity."
DC Studios co-CEO Peter Safran shares the casting of the New Gods debuting in Tom King's animated series
âChicago Medâ EP Danny Weiss will write and executive produce the series, which stars the âFrasierâ alum as an EMT in his 60s
Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson lead the cast with production scheduled for the first half of 2027
Stunt performer and coordinator Mark Vanselow has been doubling Neeson since 1998, and he takes full advantage of his experience to give Neeson his best action movie in years.
Writer and director Beth de AraĂşjo's second feature is all about the wrenching horror of the world that children can see and the cost of bearing witness.
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