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Freaks Factory and Ka-Ching Cartoons Board ‘The Growcodile’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Belgium’s Freaks Factory and the Netherlands’ Ka-Ching Cartoons have boarded “The Growcodile” as co-production partners as the CG family animated film swims toward delivery at the tail end of...
Erotic Queer Thriller ‘Night Stage,’ Playing in Berlinale’s Panorama Section, Sells to North America, U.K. and Ireland (EXCLUSIVE)
Erotic queer thriller “Night Stage,” which premiered on Friday in Berlinale’s Panorama section, has been sold to North America, the U.K. and Ireland. M-Appeal is handling international sales for...
TrustNordisk Releases ‘The Kraken’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Norwegian monster pic “Kraken,” directed by Pål Øie, has inked a trio of European distribution deals ahead of its 2025 release. The film, inspired by the legendary deep-sea creature,...
Paramount and YouTube TV Reach Multiyear Distribution Deal for CBS and Other Networks, Agreement Includes Option to Bundle Paramount+
After several days of intensive negotiations, YouTube TV and Paramount Global renewed their carriage deal for CBS stations nationwide, MTV, Comedy Central and 20 other channels on the service....
‘Breaking Bad’ Creator Vince Gilligan Urges More Good Guys in Stories Now That Bad Guys Have Taken Over the World: ‘God Help Us, They’ve Become Aspirational’
Vince Gilligan created one of the most iconic antiheroes of all time: “Breaking Bad” baddie Walter White, as played by Bryan Cranston. But Gilligan created the chemistry teacher-turned-meth-dealing-Heisenberg as...
Pete Davidson Wants Ariana Grande to Win the Oscar for ‘Wicked’: ‘I Hope She Takes the Gold’
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande have squashed any bad blood — for good. Ahead of “SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration,” Davidson told Page Six that he and Grande don’t see...
Writers Guild Awards 2025 Winners List (Updating Live)
The Writers Guild Awards are underway in both Los Angeles and New York, as the WGA recognizes the best of 2024’s writing in television and film. This year’s annual...
Oprah Winfrey Praises Colman Domingo’s Raw and Vulnerable Performance in ‘Sing Sing’: ‘I Was Looking at Part of His Own Soul Up There’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Oprah Winfrey spent her Valentine’s Day celebrating a different type of love — the kind between longtime friends and creative partners — as she saluted Colman Domingo for his...
Dede Gardner on ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘Mickey 17’ and Filmmaking During the Trump Administration: ‘Keep Pushing for Story That Counteracts the Erasure of History’
Plan B co-founder and Los Angeles native Dede Gardner refuses to let the Trump administration scare her out of LA. At a masterclass moderated by Variety‘s Elsa Keslassy, Gardner...
Berlin Goes Bananas for Robert Pattinson and His Clones in Bong Joon Ho’s ‘Mickey 17’
The Berlin Film Festival got a double dose of Robert Pattinson with the premiere of Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” on Saturday night. And the actor – who plays...
‘Dreams’ Review: A Stone-Cold Jessica Chastain Reunites With Director Michel Franco for a Thorny Moral Drama
Among the Hollywood stars of her generation, Jessica Chastain has been uniquely selective about the characters she agrees to embody, resulting in a filmography that empowers women (from “Molly’s...
Maya Hawke Says Some Producers Cast Based on Actors’ ‘Collective’ Instagram Following: ‘If You Have Over This Many Followers, You Can Get the Movie Funded’
Maya Hawke says in some cases, the cast’s social media following plays a huge role in whether or not a film will be made. “I don’t care about Instagram....