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‘CoComelon’ Movie Sets SZA, Nicholas Hoult, Sarah Sherman to Lead Voice Cast

“CoComelon: The Movie” has unveiled its cast, with SZA, Nicholas Hoult and Sarah Sherman set to voice new characters in the theatrical spinoff of the beloved children’s series. Other newcomers to the movie’s cartoon universe are Ike Barinholtz, Ego Nwodim, Josh Johnson, Matt Friend, Rhys Darby and Cristo Fernández. They’ll be joined by familiar faces […]

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‘Rooster’ Is HBO’s Biggest Comedy Launch Since ‘Hung’ and ‘Sex and the City,’ Averaging 6.5 Million Viewers

“Rooster” achieved HBO’s most-watched debut season for a comedy series in more than 15 years, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. The only HBO comedies to outperform “Rooster” in their first seasons were “Hung” in 2009 and “Sex and the City” in 1998. The Steve Carell-led project concluded its first season on May 10. The finale […]

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Graydon Carter and Harrison Vail Launch Par Avion Pictures, Set Film and Series Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Famed magazine editor Graydon Carter has launched the full-scale production company Par Avion Pictures, in partnership with writer and former Vanity Fair and Air Mail editor Harrison Vail. Emmy and Peabody winner Carter marked the announcement out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the site of many Gatsby-esque parties he’s hosted for global power players […]

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Miley Cyrus, Jisoo, Sabrina Carpenter, Al Pacino and More Photos from the Dior Cruise Show in Los Angeles

Jonathan Anderson gathered some of Hollywood’s most famous faces for the front row at his Dior Cruise Collection 2027 fashion show at Los Angeles’ LACMA on Wednesday night. Spotted taking their seats underneath the new David Geffen Galleries were Miley Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, Al Pacino, Jisoo of Blackpink, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jeff Goldblum, Tracee Ellis Ross, […]

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All 13 Seasons of BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ Revival to Stream Exclusively on AMC+ in U.S.

AMC+ has landed the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the 13-season run of BBC’s revived “Doctor Who” TV series. Beginning June 11, the platform will now be home to 13 seasons and 176 episodes (including specials) of the award-winning series “Doctor Who.” Airing from 2005 – 2022, the BBC’s modern-day “Doctor Who” is the longest-running […]

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Jordana Brewster on Bringing ‘Fast & Furious’ to Cannes for Its 25th Anniversary and Honoring Paul Walker With ‘Fast Forever’: ‘We’ve All Got Each Other’s Backs, No Matter What’

Over the past 25 years, Jordana Brewster has raced around the globe with the “Fast and Furious” movies — from the franchise’s home base in Los Angeles to Rio de Janeiro and San Juan, plus London and Rome. But Cannes was never on the road map, until now. “It’s super validating, and it’s a little […]

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‘Monkey Quest’ and a New Anime Frontier: How Toei Animation Is Rewriting Its Global Playbook

With Japan’s animation industry recording its highest-ever market value — JPY3.8 trillion ($23.7 billion), according to the Assn. of Japanese Animations — Toei Animation is in Cannes this week to make the case that the next chapter of anime’s global story is one of co-creation, not just export. The timing is not incidental: Japan’s government […]

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BET Studios Partners with Microseries Company aTwist to Develop Original Content Rooted in Black Culture (TV News Roundup)

BET Studios has announced a partnership with microseries company aTwist, aiming to create storytelling “rooted in Black culture and community.” Through the partnership, the companies will produce multi-platform original microseries, including long-form episodic content for cable distribution and vertically formatted microseries for the aTwist platform. BET will first feature a limited first-run window of the […]

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‘PAW Patrol,’ ‘Rubble & Crew’ Renewed for Two Additional Seasons Each at Nickelodeon

Hit animated series “PAW Patrol” and the spinoff “Rubble & Crew” have been renewed for two more seasons each at Nickelodeon. Both shows have been picked up for 26 more episodes. That will bring “PAW Patrol” to its 14th and 15th seasons, while “Rubble & Crew” will now be back for Seasons 5 and 6. […]

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Megumi on ‘Fujiko,’ Japan’s Cannes Moment and Being Actor-Producer

“Fujiko,” the Kimura Taichi drama that Japanese actor-producer Megumi spent four years producing and starring in, departed the 28th Far East Film Festival in Udine with two prizes: the Golden Mulberry Audience Award and a shared Black Dragon press jury citation alongside Korean documentary “The Seoul Guardians.” It was a double recognition that validated a […]

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Sony Pictures’ Sanford Panitch Puts Japan at Center of Theatrical Argument at Cannes Film Market: ‘True Global IP Has Never Been Created by a Streaming Service’

Sanford Panitch came to the Cannes Film Market with a thesis he wanted the Japanese entertainment industry to hear: theatrical is still the only window that creates lasting global IP, anime’s moment has arrived, and Japan’s rights holders are leaving opportunities on the table by waiting too long to engage. The Sony Pictures Entertainment motion […]

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Nishikawa Miwa’s War Orphan Drama ‘Children Untold’ Boards Intramovies for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Italian sales agent Intramovies has acquired worldwide sales rights to Japanese film “Children Untold” (“Watashi no Shiranai Kodomotachi”), a WWII historical drama written and directed by Nishikawa Miwa and produced by Koide Daiju for Japan’s K2 Pictures. Set in Tokyo during the final days and immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the film follows […]

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‘The Meltdown’ Review: A Missing-Girl Mystery Becomes a Political Allegory as Remote as its Andean Setting

Four years ago, Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight premiered Chilean actress Manuela Martelli’s superb directorial debut “Chile ’76,” which tracked with sinister precision the stirring of a complacently bourgeois housewife’s political conscience during the repressive Pinochet regime. Her follow-up, “The Meltdown,” now plays in the Un Certain Regard sidebar, but while the filmmaking is just as elegant […]

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Noomi Rapace, Maryam Touzani to Star in Nabil Ayouch’s Psychological Thriller ‘Run, With No Tears’ as Films Boutique Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

Popular French-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch has assembled an international cast led by Noomi Rapace (“Mother,” “Prometheus”) and Maryam Touzani (“Razzia”) for his next film, “Run, With No Tears,” a psychological thriller which will shoot in French and English. The project, which starts filming in September, has been boarded by international sales banner Films Boutique ahead […]

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‘The Match’ Review: An Exciting, Accessible Documentary About Soccer and War

Even the most casual soccer fan knows “The Hand of God,” Argentine legend Diego Maradona’s controversial goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The volleyball-like palm strike should have been disallowed, but paved the way for some of the most magical sporting moments shortly thereafter. However, “The Match” by Juan Cabral and Santiago […]

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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Launches Sales in Cannes With 193 (EXCLUSIVE)

Ahead of its world premiere as a special screening in Cannes, Steven Soderbergh’s doc feature “John Lennon: The Last Interview” is now launching in the market. Patrick Wachsberger’s Legendary-backed sales and production company 193 has boarded the film, which features exclusive access to Lennon’s final in-depth conversation. Produced by Nancy Saslow for Mishpookah Entertainment Group […]

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Will Smith to Star in Action Thriller ‘Supermax,’ Amazon MGM Lands Rights in $70 Million Streaming Deal

Will Smith is slated to star in “Supermax,” an action thriller directed by “Halloween” filmmaker David Gordon Green. Amazon MGM acquired the worldwide rights to the movie from Miramax for $70 million according to Deadline, which broke the news of the project. The studio won’t be putting “Supermax” in theaters and will instead drop the […]

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Hannah Einbinder Says Hollywood Blacklist Fears Won’t Stop Her From Saying ‘Free Palestine’ as She Champions Melissa Barrera, Javier Bardem and More: ‘The Cost of Not Speaking Is Higher’

Fresh off the Cannes world premiere of “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” Hannah Einbinder joined Variety’s Angelique Jackson at the Kering Women in Motion Talks to discuss Jane Schoenbrun’s queer slasher, the final season of “Hacks” and the importance of speaking up for Palestine. “Camp Miasma” opened the Cannes Un Certain Regard section […]

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New Noomi Rapace and Lone Scherfig Films Unveiled at Cannes, Plus a Doc About Ruben Östlund ‘That Hits the Viewer in the Gut’

Film i Väst has presented eight new co-productions at Cannes, including Lone Scherfig’s romantic spy thriller “Honeytrap,” Levan Akin’s next film “Summer in Heat” and “Ruben,” a documentary about Ruben Östlund. For her 12th film, Scherfig (“Italians for Beginners,” “An Education”) is collaborating with Zentropa on espionage drama set in Sweden. It’s about “seduction, deception and […]

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Animated Movie ‘Fast Forward’ Boarded by Sola Media; First Footage Shown at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

Sola Media has acquired global sales rights to animated feature film “Fast Forward,” and will be unveiling first footage at the Cannes Film Market. The project is produced by Jørgen Storm Rosenberg at 74 Entertainment, in co-production with Expanse, where Fredrik Fottland serves as animation producer. Expanse’s films include “A Mouse Hunt for Christmas,” which […]

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‘My Adventures With Superman’ Season 3 Trailer: Cyborg Superman and Superboy Cause Chaos in Metropolis (EXCLUSIVE)

A couple of new super-faces are coming to Metropolis. Variety can exclusively reveal the first trailer for Season 3 of Adult Swim’s “My Adventures With Superman,” which introduces the evil Cyborg Superman and young hero Superboy to the series. The new season premieres on Saturday, June 13, at midnight ET/PT on Adult Swim and streams […]

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Pascal Plante’s ‘King’s Daughters,’ Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Boarded by WTFilms (EXCLUSIVE)

WTFilms has acquired worldwide rights for Pascal Plante’s “King’s Daughters,” a historical survival drama spiced with folk-horror undertones, starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Laurie Babin, Lauréna Thellier, Zoé Adjani and newcomer Marguerite Champoux. Plante previously directed cyber-thriller “Red Rooms,” punk rom-com “Fake Tattoos” and sports drama “Nadia, Butterfly.” Set in 1663, “King’s Daughters” chronicles the cursed transatlantic […]

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‘The Witcher’s’ Freya Allan, ‘Money Heist’s’ María Pedraza to Star in Road Movie ‘Europa’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Freya Allan, who stars in “The Witcher” and was a lead in “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” and María Pedraza, who appeared in “Money Heist” and “Elite,” have joined the cast of “Europa,” from Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, the filmmaking duo behind “Salvable,” starring Shia LaBeouf. The film, billed as a contemporary […]

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‘Viva’ Review: A Breast Cancer Survivor Runs From a Potential Recurrence by Embracing Life

Most comedies rely on a certain amount of established tropes: the obsessive best friend, the stereotyped psychotherapist, the randy 20-year-old. Besides offering comfort, this kind of familiarity can function like a reassuring blanket wrapped around such potentially discomforting issues as female sexuality, the Grim Reaper and what it means to be a 40-year-old woman trying to […]

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Versant Q1 Sees Profit Slip On Revenue Dip, Corporate Costs; Non-TV Operations Show Strength

Versant Media said profit in its first fiscal quarter fell due to erosion at its TV operations and higher corporate costs tied to its recent spin-off from NBCUniversal, even as some of its direct-to-consumer businesses showed strength and buoyed its efforts to diversify revenue beyond traditional media assets, The New York owner of MS NOW, […]

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Aina Clotet Talks Portraying an Older Coming-of-Age in Critics’ Week Title ‘Viva’: ‘We Are Still Missing So Many Stories About Women’

When Spanish actor-turned-director Aina Clotet received a call that her directorial feature debut “Viva” was shortlisted for Cannes’ prestigious Critics’ Week sidebar, she thought she was dreaming. When the selection confirmation call came a month later, she felt almost “dizzy” with disbelief. Clotet had already been to Cannes, albeit at a different festival: her first […]

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Catalonia Consolidates as Go-To Production Partner

Following a banner year in 2025 with Carla Simón’s “Romería” and Oliver Laxe’s “Sirāt” in Cannes competition, Catalan cinema makes a strong return to the Croisette this year with seven titles, incñuding six features, across the festival, taking in Maria Martínez Bayona’s “The End of It,” Aina Clotet’s “Viva,” Diego Luna’s “Ashes,” Pegah Ahangarani’s “Rehearsals for […]

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Peter Jackson Says Stephen Colbert Pitched His ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Before CBS Canceled ‘The Late Show’ and They’ve Already Spent One Year Working on It

Peter Jackson is discussing for the first time what it’s like working with Stephen Colbert on his recently-announced “Lord of the Rings,” saying he’s “never met anyone who knows more about Tolkien” than the late night talk show host. “He phoned me up a year ago — before he knew his show was going to finish […]

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Upcoming Films From Catalonia Include Auteurs, Dance and Stop-Motion Animation

Some awaited films in the pipeline from Catalonia: The Rift Director: Àlex Lora (Inicia Films, Scope Features) Lora’s follow-up to his 2024 Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner, “The Masterpiece,” tells the story of a young man with a Catalan mother and a Moroccan father who decides to confront his deepest fears and the prejudices of […]

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Michelle Yeoh to EP ‘Nak Muay’ as U.K. Global Screen Fund Backs Disruptive Element Films’ Thailand Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Disruptive Element Films has secured U.K. Global Screen Fund backing for a four-feature slate to be produced in Thailand, launching with “Nak Muay,” a Muay Thai action drama executive produced by Michelle Yeoh and directed by BAFTA-winning writer-director Tinge Krishnan. The announcement was made at the Cannes Film Market. All four productions will shoot in […]

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‘CoComelon’ Movie Sets SZA, Nicholas Hoult, Sarah Sherman to Lead Voice Cast

‘Rooster’ Is HBO’s Biggest Comedy Launch Since ‘Hung’ and ‘Sex and the City,’ Averaging 6.5 Million Viewers

Graydon Carter and Harrison Vail Launch Par Avion Pictures, Set Film and Series Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

Miley Cyrus, Jisoo, Sabrina Carpenter, Al Pacino and More Photos from the Dior Cruise Show in Los Angeles

All 13 Seasons of BBC’s ‘Doctor Who’ Revival to Stream Exclusively on AMC+ in U.S.

Jordana Brewster on Bringing ‘Fast & Furious’ to Cannes for Its 25th Anniversary and Honoring Paul Walker With ‘Fast Forever’: ‘We’ve All Got Each Other’s Backs, No Matter What’

‘Monkey Quest’ and a New Anime Frontier: How Toei Animation Is Rewriting Its Global Playbook

BET Studios Partners with Microseries Company aTwist to Develop Original Content Rooted in Black Culture (TV News Roundup)

‘PAW Patrol,’ ‘Rubble & Crew’ Renewed for Two Additional Seasons Each at Nickelodeon

Megumi on ‘Fujiko,’ Japan’s Cannes Moment and Being Actor-Producer

Sony Pictures’ Sanford Panitch Puts Japan at Center of Theatrical Argument at Cannes Film Market: ‘True Global IP Has Never Been Created by a Streaming Service’

Nishikawa Miwa’s War Orphan Drama ‘Children Untold’ Boards Intramovies for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Meltdown’ Review: A Missing-Girl Mystery Becomes a Political Allegory as Remote as its Andean Setting

Noomi Rapace, Maryam Touzani to Star in Nabil Ayouch’s Psychological Thriller ‘Run, With No Tears’ as Films Boutique Boards Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Match’ Review: An Exciting, Accessible Documentary About Soccer and War

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘John Lennon: The Last Interview’ Launches Sales in Cannes With 193 (EXCLUSIVE)

Will Smith to Star in Action Thriller ‘Supermax,’ Amazon MGM Lands Rights in $70 Million Streaming Deal

Hannah Einbinder Says Hollywood Blacklist Fears Won’t Stop Her From Saying ‘Free Palestine’ as She Champions Melissa Barrera, Javier Bardem and More: ‘The Cost of Not Speaking Is Higher’

New Noomi Rapace and Lone Scherfig Films Unveiled at Cannes, Plus a Doc About Ruben Östlund ‘That Hits the Viewer in the Gut’

Animated Movie ‘Fast Forward’ Boarded by Sola Media; First Footage Shown at Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

‘My Adventures With Superman’ Season 3 Trailer: Cyborg Superman and Superboy Cause Chaos in Metropolis (EXCLUSIVE)

Pascal Plante’s ‘King’s Daughters,’ Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Boarded by WTFilms (EXCLUSIVE)

‘The Witcher’s’ Freya Allan, ‘Money Heist’s’ María Pedraza to Star in Road Movie ‘Europa’ (EXCLUSIVE)

‘Viva’ Review: A Breast Cancer Survivor Runs From a Potential Recurrence by Embracing Life

Versant Q1 Sees Profit Slip On Revenue Dip, Corporate Costs; Non-TV Operations Show Strength

Aina Clotet Talks Portraying an Older Coming-of-Age in Critics’ Week Title ‘Viva’: ‘We Are Still Missing So Many Stories About Women’

Catalonia Consolidates as Go-To Production Partner

Peter Jackson Says Stephen Colbert Pitched His ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movie Before CBS Canceled ‘The Late Show’ and They’ve Already Spent One Year Working on It

Upcoming Films From Catalonia Include Auteurs, Dance and Stop-Motion Animation

Michelle Yeoh to EP ‘Nak Muay’ as U.K. Global Screen Fund Backs Disruptive Element Films’ Thailand Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

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