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Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie ‘Misaligned,’ Marking Feature Debut for AI ‘Actor’

Tilly Norwood, the AI “actor” who sparked a frenzy of anger in Hollywood and across the wider industry in late 2025, is set to front her first feature film. “Misaligned,” announced by Particle 6, the AI-focussed studio behind Norwood, is described as a comedy-drama telling a “coming-of-age story infused with existential AI chaos.” Set inside […]

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Lauryn Ajufo to Lead Revival of Michaela Coel’s Landmark Debut Play ‘Chewing Gum Dreams’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Lauryn Ajufo, the British actress who landed a British Independent Film Award nomination for “Boiling Point,” is set to step into the role that first launched Michaela Coel’s career in an upcoming revival of Coel’s landmark semi-autobiographical one-woman debut play. “Chewing Gum Dreams,” originally developed by Coel as her final-year show at the Guildhall School […]

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Ali Fazal on Guddu Pandit’s Return in ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, the Haunting World of ‘Raakh’ and Refusing to Be Typecast

Ali Fazal has spent a decade and a half deliberately refusing to sit still. He credits his mother for it. Bombarded with world cinema from an early age, he came out of college convinced the industry was bigger than what he’d been shown, and he built a career designed to prove it. “I have to […]

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Versant Extends Golf Game With Plans to Acquire Full Swing for $530 Million

The New York Times Co. has games. Disney has theme parks. And Versant Media has golf. In an era when more traditional media companies are looking beyond the usual flows of revenue, Versant on Monday unveiled plans to purchase Full Swing, a sports technology firm that lets customers, coaches and athletes make use of simulations […]

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Colombia’s Bogota Audiovisual Market Welcomes Netflix, France, Discusses the Impact of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

Colombia’s burgeoning Bogotá Audiovisual Market (BAM) opens its doors even wider to welcome young wannabe producers from Central America, the Caribbean and Andean countries this year, thanks to an alliance with Netflix. In past years, only Colombian producers participated in the training and networking sessions. This time, out of the 40 participants, with ages ranging […]

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Itv Boss ‘Hopeful’ Sky Acquisition Will Clear Regulators: ‘The Market Has Changed So Fundamentally’

Following news on Monday morning that NBCUniversal-owned Sky is acquiring 70-year-old British public service broadcaster ITV, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall joined a series of calls with investors and media to talk through logistics. On the investor call following the announcement, McCall said the sale reflects years of the ITV board weighing its strategic options — […]

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Netflix France Chief Pauline Dauvin Slams Expanded Investment Obligations: ‘These New Rules Go Too Far’

Netflix France’s vice president of content Pauline Dauvin has warned that France’s newly expanded investment obligations for streamers risk turning cultural diversity into a “checklist,” arguing that rules designed to broaden creative output could threaten editorial freedom and weaken the country’s production ecosystem. In an op-ed published in Le Monde and titled “More Obligations, Less […]

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Kevin Costner’s ‘Dances With Wolves’ Set for New Restored Director’s Cut That Will Launch at Locarno

Kevin Costner’s 1990 Western “Dances With Wolves,” about an American Civil War soldier who forges a relationship with a group of Lakota Indians, is getting a new 4K restoration that will launch at the upcoming Locarno Film Festival. The cult classic, which earned Costner the best director prize at the 1991 Oscars, along with six […]

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Secret Cinema Boss on ‘Grease’ Returning and Record-Breaking ’Pirates of the Caribbean’ Pre-Sales: ‘When People Step Into This Room, They’re Going To Be Beside Themselves’

When TodayTix acquired Secret Cinema in 2022 for a reported $100 million, it marked a new era for the company, which started life as a ragtag bunch of film enthusiasts trying to bring movies to life. Originally, the screenings were kept secret (hence the name) and staged in out-of-the-way locations with audiences only finding out […]

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‘Replica’ Leads Next Interactive Studio’s Bucheon Showcase

Next Interactive Studio unveiled its slate of interactive films and its self-developed interactive cinema ecosystem at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, drawing more than 100 audience members to “play” a film live at the festival. The showcase’s centerpiece was “Replica,” one of the first Chinese-language interactive animated features. The film was co-produced with Kinlea […]

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Anurag Kashyap Boards Rotterdam-Premiered Bangladeshi Drama ‘Delupi’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap has come on board as presenter of Bangladeshi drama “Delupi,” with the film set to carry the “Anurag Kashyap Presents” banner across its release and promotional campaigns going forward. “Delupi” had its international premiere in the Bright Future section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) earlier this year. The premiere […]

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George Clooney to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival With Golden Lion for Career Achievement

The Venice Film Festival will honor George Clooney with its 2026 Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Clooney – who is one of only three people nominated in six different Oscar categories (best picture, director, lead actor, supporting actor, original screenplay and adapted screenplay) – will be celebrated on the Lido in his triple guise as […]

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Korea Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Maintains Slender Advantage Over Surging Thriller ‘The Eyes’

“Toy Story 5” held onto the number one spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of July 3–5. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film brought in $2.8 million from 429,042 admissions over the three-day window, maintaining a 38.6% share of the weekend […]

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‘3 Weeks After’ Director on Tackling ‘Everyday’ Peer Violence and Why Conversations About Suicide in Bulgaria Happen Too Late: ‘We Don’t Notice the Fire’

When Miroslav Terzić was writing his new film back in 2023, titled “3 Weeks After,” there was a mass shooting at a Serbian school, the country where the director was born. “It was terrible when you realize what you are writing, it’s happening somewhere right now — it’s not a film, it’s real life,” Terzić […]

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‘Five Years, Four Months’ Co-Director Esteban Hoyos García on Urgency of Remembering Colombia’s Disappeared Ahead of Right-Wing Presidency

When director Juan Miguel Gelacio first began listening to the stories of mothers searching for their disappeared sons in Colombia, he thought it would make an interesting documentary. Then, he believed their accounts would lend themselves beautifully to a short fiction film. As the project evolved, Gelacio onboarded his “Jungle” co-director Esteban Hoyos García, who […]

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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,’ ‘Fatherland’ Lead Mubi-Madman Slate for Australia, New Zealand

Mubi has expanded its theatrical distribution partnership with Madman Entertainment, tapping the independent Australian and New Zealand distributor to sub-release five films theatrically across the region, including several Cannes and Berlinale prize winners. Madman will open Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” first, on Aug. 6 in Australia and Aug. 20 in […]

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Sky to Buy ITV’s Media Arm for Up to $2.1 Billion: ‘This Is a Defining Moment for British Media’

Sky has agreed to acquire ITV’s Media and Entertainment business for total consideration of up to £1.6 billion ($2.14 billion). The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2027, will separate ITV Studios into a standalone global content business and return roughly £950 million ($1.27 billion) to shareholders. The consideration comprises £1.2 billion […]

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China Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Takes Top Spot as ‘Keep Real’ Opens Second

Universal’s “Minions & Monsters” debuted at the No. 1 spot at the China box office during the July 3–5 weekend, grossing RMB111.5 million ($16.4 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. Taopiaopiao’s sci-fi comedy “Keep Real” opened in second place, securing $10.5 million over the weekend frame. Including early previews, the film has reached a […]

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‘The Vampire Lestat’ Costume Designer Breaks Down Lestat’s Rockstar Wardrobe and the Season’s Hidden Easter Eggs

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “New York,” the fifth episode of “The Vampire Lestat,” now streaming on AMC+. When costume designer Lex Wood started planning the wardrobe for “The Vampire Lestat” — or Season 3 of “Interview with the Vampire” — she had one word in mind: color. And lots of it, to reflect the […]

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‘House of the Dragon’ Star Steve Toussaint Teases Consequences of Corlys’ ‘Very Dangerous’ Request of Rhaenyra

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 3, Episode 3 of “House of the Dragon,” now streaming on HBO Max. Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen got a slap in the face from her hand of the queen, Corlys Velaryon, on tonight’s episode of “House of the Dragon,” when the Sea Snake publicly called out Rhaenyra’s sons (his […]

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Tom Holland Thought Christopher Nolan Hated His ‘Odyssey’ Performance on His First Day Filming: ‘I Thought I Was Totally S—-ing the Bed’

Tom Holland recently told Fandango that he thought director Christopher Nolan hated his performance on his first day filming “The Odyssey” because he kept calling cut. In reality, Nolan’s cuts were due to the limitations of the Imax cameras he was using. “Working with the Imax cameras for the first time is an experience,” Holland […]

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How Filmmaker Tonia Mishiali Tackles Immigration, Patriarchy and Women’s Resilience in ’The Lion at My Back’

Cypriot filmmaker Tonia Mishiali tackles immigration, the patriarchy and the strength of women in “The Lion at My Back,” which is playing in the Crystal Globe competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The feature follows the bond that grows between Senegalese immigrant Mariama (Sokhna Diallo) and Stella (Elena Kallinikou), a woman who works at […]

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Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Probe Corruption and Pro-Russia Nostalgia in ‘Black Money for White Nights’

Acclaimed Bulgarian directing duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov return to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival competition with “Black Money for White Nights.” They won the Crystal Globe in 2019 with ‘The Father,” which repped Bulgaria in the foreign-language film Oscar race. An indictment of modern Bulgarian corruption and moral decay set in 2022, “Black […]

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Ed Gamble on His New Panel Show ‘Unacceptable’ and the State of U.K. Comedy: ‘There Are Hard Jobs Out There and Being a Comedian Is Absolutely Not One of Them’

Ed Gamble is the host of brand new comedy show “Unacceptable,” where he oversees a gaggle of comedians as they battle to sway the studio audience to side with their most outrageous opinions. The comedian and podcaster who is perhaps best-known for hosting “The Traitors” official companion podcast “Uncloaked,” is joined by familiar faces such […]

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‘Elle’ Director Jason Moore on Reese Witherspoon’s Set Visit, Season 2’s Archival-Only Wardrobe and What ‘Hardcore’ Fans Can Expect From ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie

Film, television and Broadway director Jason Moore knows what’s old is new again. The Tony-nominee not only directed the first two episodes of the Prime Video “Legally Blonde” prequel series “Elle,” but he is also helming the upcoming feature film adaptation of “Murder, She Wrote,” which stars Jamie Lee Curtis as Jessica Fletcher, the role […]

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Harvey Keitel Shooting Film Written by Wife Daphna Kastner, Calls Out ‘Danger’ of AI When Mentioning Michael Caine AI-Narrated ‘The Odyssey’ Audiobook

Harvey Keitel, who is at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival for the third time to present a screening of Martin Scorsese’s “Mean Streets,” has revealed he is shooting a new film written by his wife, actor Daphna Kastner. Speaking with Variety at the festival, the actor said he is working on something that “really excites […]

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Box Office: ‘Obsession’ Surpasses $400 Million Globally

“Obsession” has notched another major box office milestone, clearing $400 million in global ticket sales. After two months in theaters, the indie horror breakout has grossed a remarkable $403 million, including $245 million domestically and $157 million overseas. The twisted romantic fantasy, directed by YouTuber Curry Barker, was produced for a mere $750,000 and acquired […]

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Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Nears $100 Million Overseas, ‘Toy Story 5’ Climbs to $764 Million Globally

Minions fatigue? Not at the international box office, where “Minions & Monsters” earned $85 million from 71 markets over the weekend and $98 million to date. That’s in stark contrast to the domestic turnout, where the “Despicable Me” spinoff notched a franchise-low $61 million debut over five days, including $39 million over the traditional weekend. […]

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Anime Expo in Los Angeles Bookends a Boom Year for the Sector and a Growth Spurt for Crunchyroll

The cosplay was typically intense and wildly creative among the tens of thousands of anime fans who turned out over the holiday weekend for the four-day Anime Expo in downtown Los Angeles. But there was one unmissable trend evident in the sea of characters that stood out like a neon sign to executives at Crunchyroll, […]

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Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Fizzles Over July 4th Weekend With Franchise-Low $61 Million Debut, ‘Supergirl’ Suffers Brutal 74% Drop

Are the Minions losing their star power? Although “Minions & Monsters,” a 1920s Hollywood-set prequel in the animated “Despicable Me” universe, led the box office over the Fourth of July weekend, the well-reviewed family film opened way behind projections with $36 million from 4,243 North American locations between Friday and Monday and $64.5 million since […]

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Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie ‘Misaligned,’ Marking Feature Debut for AI ‘Actor’

Lauryn Ajufo to Lead Revival of Michaela Coel’s Landmark Debut Play ‘Chewing Gum Dreams’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Ali Fazal on Guddu Pandit’s Return in ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’, the Haunting World of ‘Raakh’ and Refusing to Be Typecast

Versant Extends Golf Game With Plans to Acquire Full Swing for $530 Million

Colombia’s Bogota Audiovisual Market Welcomes Netflix, France, Discusses the Impact of ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’

Itv Boss ‘Hopeful’ Sky Acquisition Will Clear Regulators: ‘The Market Has Changed So Fundamentally’

Netflix France Chief Pauline Dauvin Slams Expanded Investment Obligations: ‘These New Rules Go Too Far’

Kevin Costner’s ‘Dances With Wolves’ Set for New Restored Director’s Cut That Will Launch at Locarno

Secret Cinema Boss on ‘Grease’ Returning and Record-Breaking ’Pirates of the Caribbean’ Pre-Sales: ‘When People Step Into This Room, They’re Going To Be Beside Themselves’

‘Replica’ Leads Next Interactive Studio’s Bucheon Showcase

Anurag Kashyap Boards Rotterdam-Premiered Bangladeshi Drama ‘Delupi’ (EXCLUSIVE)

George Clooney to Be Honored at Venice Film Festival With Golden Lion for Career Achievement

Korea Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Maintains Slender Advantage Over Surging Thriller ‘The Eyes’

‘3 Weeks After’ Director on Tackling ‘Everyday’ Peer Violence and Why Conversations About Suicide in Bulgaria Happen Too Late: ‘We Don’t Notice the Fire’

‘Five Years, Four Months’ Co-Director Esteban Hoyos García on Urgency of Remembering Colombia’s Disappeared Ahead of Right-Wing Presidency

‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,’ ‘Fatherland’ Lead Mubi-Madman Slate for Australia, New Zealand

Sky to Buy ITV’s Media Arm for Up to $2.1 Billion: ‘This Is a Defining Moment for British Media’

China Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Takes Top Spot as ‘Keep Real’ Opens Second

‘The Vampire Lestat’ Costume Designer Breaks Down Lestat’s Rockstar Wardrobe and the Season’s Hidden Easter Eggs

‘House of the Dragon’ Star Steve Toussaint Teases Consequences of Corlys’ ‘Very Dangerous’ Request of Rhaenyra

Tom Holland Thought Christopher Nolan Hated His ‘Odyssey’ Performance on His First Day Filming: ‘I Thought I Was Totally S—-ing the Bed’

How Filmmaker Tonia Mishiali Tackles Immigration, Patriarchy and Women’s Resilience in ’The Lion at My Back’

Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov Probe Corruption and Pro-Russia Nostalgia in ‘Black Money for White Nights’

Ed Gamble on His New Panel Show ‘Unacceptable’ and the State of U.K. Comedy: ‘There Are Hard Jobs Out There and Being a Comedian Is Absolutely Not One of Them’

‘Elle’ Director Jason Moore on Reese Witherspoon’s Set Visit, Season 2’s Archival-Only Wardrobe and What ‘Hardcore’ Fans Can Expect From ‘Murder, She Wrote’ Movie

Harvey Keitel Shooting Film Written by Wife Daphna Kastner, Calls Out ‘Danger’ of AI When Mentioning Michael Caine AI-Narrated ‘The Odyssey’ Audiobook

Box Office: ‘Obsession’ Surpasses $400 Million Globally

Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Nears $100 Million Overseas, ‘Toy Story 5’ Climbs to $764 Million Globally

Anime Expo in Los Angeles Bookends a Boom Year for the Sector and a Growth Spurt for Crunchyroll

Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Fizzles Over July 4th Weekend With Franchise-Low $61 Million Debut, ‘Supergirl’ Suffers Brutal 74% Drop

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