CAA Launches Indie Game Acceleration Fund Frame1Games (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Jennifer Maas44m ago
CAA has launched Frame1Games, a new venture to fund, accelerate and market independent video games.
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top 39%WildBrain Acquires ‘Kid Safe’ Generative-AI Platform Personality AI in Deal Worth up to $69 Million
Varietyby Corbin Bolies1h ago
WildBrain, the Canadian children’s media company with the rights to titles such as “Yo Gabba Gabba!” and the “Teletubbies,” has purchased the child-focused generative AI startup Personality AI in a...
John Leguizamo, Inde Navarrette and James Ortiz Among Latino and Hispanic Stars Set for Honors at Critics Choice Celebración Ceremony
Varietyby Clayton Davis1h ago
Veteran actor John Leguizamo, breakouts James Ortiz and Inde Navarrette and more Latino Hollywood talents are among the Critics Choice Association’s slate of honorees for the newly titled...
Rosie O’Donnell Should Host Her Own Show on Late Night TV — and Shatter Comedy’s Greatest Glass Ceiling
Varietyby Danvariety2h ago
Late night is in the doldrums. It’s not just that the remaining hosts are taking much of the summer off.
‘Black Mirror’ Season 8 Starts Production as Netflix Renews ‘Being Gordon Ramsay’ and ‘Legends’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby K.J. Yossman3h ago
An eighth season of “Black Mirror” is officially in production, Variety can confirm. The show started shooting this summer, although no launch date for the new season has been set yet.
‘The Gentlemen’ Officially Renewed for Season 3 as First Season 2 Trailer Drops: ‘I’m Looking Forward to Pushing the Boundaries Further,’ Guy Ritchie Says (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby K.J. Yossman3h ago
“The Gentlemen” has officially been greenlit for Season 3, Variety can confirm. Guy Ritchie’s high-society, high-octane caper starring Theo James and Kaya Scodelario is set to return for a third...
Reggie Watts’ Theme Song Axed From ‘Comedy Bang Bang’ Podcast After Report Alleging ‘Reckless’ Drug Use in Relationships
Varietyby Ellise Shafer3h ago
Reggie Watts’ “Comedy Bang Bang” theme song was cut from Monday’s episode of the popular podcast following a Rolling Stone report that alleged the comedian and musician has exhibited “reckless and...
‘Small Things’ Review: Zvonimir Jurić’s Island-Set Chamber Drama Unfolds a Quietly Devastating Family Reunion
Varietyby Guy Lodge4h ago
In the opening of “Small Things,” Zvonimir Jurić’s elegant and understated chamber drama, the giggling grandchildren of an elder patriarch (Bosnian film and theater veteran Izudin Bajrović) show...
‘EastEnders’ Puts Out Casting Call for Character Named Meghan After Duchess’ U.K. Return: ‘Confident, Gorgeous and Ready to Cause Chaos’
Varietyby K.J. Yossman4h ago
Reports of Meghan Markle’s return to acting in the U.K. prompted numerous quips and memes over the weekend that the Duchess of Sussex was planning to make an appearance on long-running BBC soap...
Vietnamese Found-Footage Horror Hit ‘Lau Chu Hoa: The Deadliest Mansion’ Heads to North American Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran6h ago
Vietnamese found-footage horror film “Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion” is opening in North American theaters on Sept.
Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’, Hlynur Pálmason’s ‘The Love That Remains’ Among the Nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize
Varietyby Marta Balaga7h ago
Five features and one documentary have been nominated for the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize. It’s awarded to a feature film or documentary produced in the Nordic countries that has been...
Alia Bhatt’s Young-Adult Rom-Com ‘Don’t Be Shy’ Sets September Prime Video Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran8h ago
Prime Video has set a September premiere date for “Don’t Be Shy,” a young-adult romantic comedy from Alia Bhatt and Shaheen Bhatt’s Eternal Sunshine Productions.
‘An Oak Tree’ Casts Sacha Dhawan, Gemma Whelan for London Run (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran8h ago
Francesca Moody Productions has unveiled the first wave of guest performers joining Tim Crouch’s “An Oak Tree” for its run at The Other Palace in London, with Sacha Dhawan, Gemma Whelan, Bessie...
‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Kristofer Hivju Turns to Rom-Com with ‘True Love’ by ‘Little Did I Know’’s Martina Haag (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Emeza80510h ago
Norwegian star actor Kristofer Hivju (“Game of Thrones,” “Red One”, “Beck”) will play opposite Friday Hallgren (from Oscar-nominated “As It Is in Heaven”) in the upcoming Swedish-Croatian rom-com...
Erik Poppe Talks Haugesund Opener ‘Beloved,’ Written by Nobel Prize Winner Jon Fosse: ‘People Long for Something Honest and Truthful’
Varietyby Marta Balaga11h ago
In “Beloved,” opening the Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund, Erik Poppe takes on a script by Nobel Prize winner Jon Fosse.
Korea Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Outmuscles ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ to Hold Top Spot
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran11h ago
“The Odyssey” maintained its commanding position atop the South Korea box office during the weekend of Aug. 21–23.
China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Stays on Top as ‘V’ Debuts in Second
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran11h ago
Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” held onto the No. 1 position at the mainland China box office during the Aug.
Busan Unveils 23-Film Vision Section Lineup
Varietyby Naman Ramachandran12h ago
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled 23 Korean and Asian independent films for its Vision section, split into 12 titles under Vision-Korea and 11 under Vision-Asia.
Foo Fighters and Gustavo Dudamel Blow Up the Hollywood Bowl as Conductor Blows Out the Candle on His Time With the LA Phil: Concert Review
Varietyby Chris Willman16h ago
The LA Phil has played with plenty of pop and rock acts before, but it may have taken Foo Fighters to really put the dude in Dudamel.
‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: The Making of John Boorman’s 1977 Disaster ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ Becomes a Documentary So Unbelievable It’s Funny
Varietyby Owen Gleiberman18h ago
“Boorman and the Devil” is a disaster movie that feels like a party. It’s a documentary about the making of one of the worst movies of its time, and maybe of all time — “Exorcist II: The Heretic,”...