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Using the word “independent” multiple times to describe NBCUniversal’s forthcoming independence, Comcast Co-CEOs Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh said they are already talking with potential partners. Speaking to Wall Street investors on Comcast’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday, the execs said NBCU has started to explore its options. In an apparent reference to this month’s edition […]Переглянути повний текст

Yaga, starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Crave show, which will be on AMC+ in the U.S., is part of TIFF’s Primetime program for TV. The Primetime program will open with Jesse McKeown’s Netflix drama Below, which is set in a remote Newfoundland […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Caroline Dhavernas and Assad Bouab have joined the cast of Canadian crime drama Saint-Pierre for Season 3. Production is underway on the third run St. John’s, Newfoundland and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, France, and we’ve got a first-look image for you below. Hawco Productions is again producing for CBC and streamer CBC Gem, with Fifth Season handling […]Переглянути повний текст

American Hostage, MGM+s upcoming thriller anthology series starring Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi, is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, as part of the fest’s Primetime Program. Co-created and executive produced by Shawn Ryan (The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.) and Eileen Myers (Big Love, Mad Dogs), from Sony Pictures Television. the series is based […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV is entering the dating game. The streamer has recruited world-famous couples therapist and The Invite consultant Esther Perel to lead documentary series The Last Person on Earth, Apple’s first foray into the relationship genre. In The Last Person on Earth, Perel and a team of matchmakers will bring together couples who appear […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: The Roost Podcast Network is relaunching as Podium, a video-first business that debuts with a Trisha Paytas deal in the pocket. The Roost’s parent, talent management and media company Night, has made the move two years after it acquired the podcast business, which now reaches 50 million monthly video and audio impressions and has […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Paris and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has boarded worldwide sales rights to A Bit of Light, the new feature from Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari, ahead of its world premiere in Competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival. Set in contemporary Iran, A Bit of Light follows a disillusioned doctor who loses faith in […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s Neshama Entertainment has struck a first-look development and production agreement with writer, director and showrunner Matt Hastings. Under the agreement, Hastings will develop and produce original scripted and unscripted programming across TV and film for Neshama, which is known for shows such as Hallmark Channel’s long-running one-hour drama The Way Home. Fox, which […]Переглянути повний текст

Netflix and Tyler Perry have committed to telling more Beauty in Black stories as the streamer has renewed the drama series for a fourth season ahead of its Season 3 premiere. In December, Netflix announced the show had been renewed for a third and final season. The renewal arrives after a successful second season, released […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: A prominent British children’s acting agency, which has helped young performers clinch roles in Harry Potter and Hunger Games, could have broken UK agency law by effectively charging actors training fees for the opportunity to secure representation, according to legal experts. In emails seen by Deadline, Mark Jermin Management (MJM) encouraged multiple young people […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of scoring a spot on the Venice Film Festival lineup, the Robert Pattinson starring and produced Primetime will debut in theaters nationwide on Sept. 25. The movie from documentary filmmaker Lance Oppenheim follows Chris Hansen in 2006 as he sets to make TV history with To Catch a Predator. Pattinson plays […]Переглянути повний текст

Imax just released numbers for the second quarter ended in June, but eyes are on July – specifically, the massive debut of The Odyssey that just provided the big screen exhibitor with its most muscular opening weekend ever. The film also delivered the highest Imax international market share of any major release in the company’s […]Переглянути повний текст

TelevisaUnivision reported second-quarter financials largely shaped by the FIFA World Cup, which boosted results in Mexico but hurt U.S. operations due to rival Telemundo’s control of the rights. Total revenue increased 10% from the prior-year period to hit $1.3 billion, thanks largely to a 53% jump in Mexico, with 675 million total viewers flocking to […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Close to eight years after Bernardo Bertolucci’s death in Rome in 2018, his final screenplay The Echo Chamber will debut in competition at the Venice Film Festival in September under the direction of Andrea Pallaoro. Working closely with Bertolucci’s co-writers Ilaria Bernardini and Ludovica Rampoldi, Pallaoro has made the tale of love, longing, absence, […]Переглянути повний текст

NBCUniversal streamer Peacock swung to a $189 million profit for the three months ended in June, its first quarter in the black, and added 2 million paid subscribers to reach 48 million. Streaming, along with wireless and the studio numbers all contributed to parent Comcast’s quarterly earnings report Thursday, its first since announcing it plans […]Переглянути повний текст

Hong Kong-based Moebius Entertainment has boarded international sales for Michelle Zhou’s Big Little Things, which has been selected to premiere in the Horizons section of this year’s Venice Film Festival. The film follows a woman who returns to her hometown of Harbin after years living in the United States and finds herself caught between two […]Переглянути повний текст

Venice Biennale Foundation President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco hit out at the European Commission on Thursday for its move to withdraw funding over Russia’s participation in its Art Biennale earlier this year. Speaking in opening remarks of the press conference unveiling the lineup for 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, Buttafuoco suggested the European Commission was […]Переглянути повний текст

Isabel Davis has been appointed Director of the BFI Filmmaking Fund. Davis joins the BFI in October 2026 for a five-year fixed term after eight years as Executive Director of Screen Scotland. Before Screen Scotland, Davis served a lengthy term at the BFI, including as the Head of International. Davis takes over from Mia Bays, […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: Thai studio GDH has announced that Billkin Putthipong Assaratanakul will star in its feature film project, The Untitled Snooker Project, in the role of a professional snooker player. The film, scheduled for theatrical release in late 2027, will be directed by Wattanapong ‘Jack’ Wongwan, whose credits include the hit Netflix series The Believers. It […]Переглянути повний текст

Emmy-nominated Ted Lasso star Toheeb Jimoh and Snow White’s Dujonna Gift are leading the BBC’s adaptation of Caleb Azumah Nelson’s debut novel Open Water. Jimoh plays Marcus opposite Gift’s Effie. Marcus works in retail while trying to develop a career as a photographer. Effie is studying dance at university in Dublin. From the moment they meet, […]Переглянути повний текст

The Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed its full lineup for the 32nd edition of the festival, with a total of 51 films set to screen across its four competition selections – narrative feature film, feature and short documentary film, narrative short film and student short film. The lineup will screen 21 world premieres, six international premieres, […]Переглянути повний текст

Netflix has returned to the Parasyte manga universe that began in 2024 with Parasyte: The Grey. A new live-action series, Parasyte: Tamiya will star Shioli Kutsuna (Sanctuary, Deadpool 2) and will stream in 2027. Parasyte: The Grey creator Yeon Sang-ho is returning, having developed Tamiya and co-written the scripts with Ryu Yong-jae. Wowpoint, the Grey […]Переглянути повний текст

Venice Film Festival head Alberto Barbera will shortly begin a press conference where he will announce the titles set to screen as part of the festival’s 2026 edition. The presser begins at 10 am local time. Watch a live stream of the event below. We will also update this post with all confirmed titles. Scroll […]Переглянути повний текст

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Ballet company and production house Forest of Black have partnered with the indie distribution company Tull Stories to release their dance film These Violent Delights in UK and Irish cinemas. Tull Stories will release These Violent Delights in cinemas from October 21, following the film’s world premiere at this year’s Edinburgh International […]Переглянути повний текст

As The Odyssey surpasses $300M after a record opening weekend, conservative critics should be eating their words. On Tuesday’s episode of The View, panelist Whoopi Goldberg called out social media trolls who have been “losing their minds over the cast” and are “still trashing the movie” amid its box office success, responding to a video […]Переглянути повний текст