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- Variety· 7 OctLaika’s ‘Wildwood’ Set to Close Animation Is Film Festival
“Wildwood” has been set as the closing night film for the Animation Is Film Festival, which runs Oct. 16-19 in Los Angeles. Laika’s animated epic will screen Oct. 19 at the Academy Museum’s Geffen Theater.
- Variety· 7 Oct‘The Hunting Wives’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
“The Hunting Wives” has been renewed for a third season. The news comes ahead of the series’ second season, which will be released on Netflix on Nov. 26.
- Variety· 7 OctIn a Groundbreaking Premium Drama, ‘R91’ Brings a Murder Mystery Aboard Flagship French Aircraft Carrier
Mediterranean Sea, present day. France’s nuclear aircraft carrier R91 – Charles de Gaulle aka “Le Charles” has just set sail on a threat-assessment strategic mission.
- Variety· 7 OctReview‘Satoko Always’ Review: A Trio of Women Find Their Inner Voice in Shuichi Okita’s Delightful Celebration of the Art of Writing
Three total strangers, with nothing in common except their name, are each inspired to take up writing in “Satoko Always,” writer-director Shuichi Okita’s surprising and inventive celebration of womanhood and the art of literary composition.
- Variety· 7 OctAs New York Comic Con Turns 20, Organizer Teases Coney Island Team-Up, After 3 p.m. Ticket and Possibility of Expanding to Five Days Next Year
New York Comic Con has hit the big 2-0. The East Coast’s biggest fan convention kicks off its 2026 event Thursday, marking its 20th year celebrating comics, film, TV, games, anime and general “geek” culture out of New York City’s Javits Convention Center.
- Deadline· 7 OctEmilia Clarke & Josh Brolin Latest To Join Series ‘A Roadmap To Happiness’
EXCLUSIVE: Emilia Clarke and Josh Brolin are joining Jason Momoa, Shailene Woodley, Elijah Wood and Alec Baldwin in docuseries A Roadmap To Happiness, which we first announced during this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
- TVLine· 7 OctSave The Dates: North Of North Season 2, Rockin' Eve On Disney+, And More
North of North Season 2 gets a Netflix release date, while Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is expanding to Disney+. Get the details.
- Deadline· 7 Oct‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027′ To Simulcast On ABC & Disney+
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2027 has set its co-hosts, as the live show will simulcast for the first time on ABC and Disney+. The New Year’s Eve celebration will air live on Thursday, December 31, starting at 8 p.m. ET.
Also atVariety - Vulture· 7 OctHow Funny Can Artificial’s AI Doomerism Be?
Luca Guadagnino and his cast are grappling with how the horrors of Sam Altman’s OpenAI can lead to comedy.
- Deadline· 7 OctThe Set Up To Adapt Lisa Wilkinson Novel ‘The Titanic Story Of Evelyn’ For TV
EXCLUSIVE: Australian bestseller The Titanic Story of Evelyn is charting a course to TV. The Set Up, the newly minted television banner from Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Alison Hurbert-Burns, is collaborating with Australian journalist, writer and author Lisa Wilkinson…
- Deadline· 7 OctToby Emmerich Joins FilmNation Entertainment’s Infrared As Consultant
Former Warner Bros Motion Picture Boss Toby Emmerich had boarded FilmNation Entertainment’s production label Infrared as a consultant. FilmNation and Emmerich recently teamed on the Amazon MGM Studios’ upcoming movie, I Play Rocky, from Peter Farrelly.
Also atVariety - Variety· 7 OctBen Affleck Explains It All: Artists Equity, the Death of Movie Stars and the Dilemma With Comic Book Movies
At the offices of Artists Equity, the full-service content company founded four years ago by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Batman is the doorman.
- IndieWire· 7 OctReview‘My Undesirable Friends: Part II — Exile’ Review: Don’t Be Intimidated by Julia Loktev’s Gripping Six-Hour Wartime Journalism Epic
Epic may be the wrong word for what Loktev achieves with her follow-up to the Oscar-shortlisted saga about Russian dissident journalists condemned by the Kremlin — it's really more of a vibe movie, and better for it.
- TVLine· 7 OctWhy Margaret White From Carrie Looks So Familiar
The latest actress to play Margaret White, the fierce mother in Carrie, is someone you may recognize from previous Mike Flanagan miniseries or other dramas.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 7 Oct‘The Cadburys’: BritBox Drops First Look at Chocolate Empire Drama (Exclusive)
Toby Regbo, Harry Gilby, Jessica Barden, Mathew Baynton and Joanna Scanlan all star in the six-part, Birmingham-set period piece, set to hit our screens in 2027.
- Variety· 7 Oct‘Michael’ Sequel to Get $31 Million in California Tax Credits
California taxpayers will help underwrite the “Michael” sequel from Lionsgate, with $30.8 million in state tax incentives going toward the production.
- Variety· 7 OctDisney+ Will Stream 2027 Super Bowl
Disney is adding another player to ESPN’s 2027 Super Bowl blitz. The Mouse House will stream Super Bowl LXI on Disney+ in the U.S. and dozens of countries worldwide. The move comes as Disney looks to create the biggest canvas possible for the big game — and its pricey ads.
- Deadline· 7 OctDavid Krumholtz Joins ‘The Trial Of Louise Woodward’ At HBO After Mulling “Indefinite Break” From Acting
EXCLUSIVE: David Krumholtz fans, rejoice: After indicating that he was weighing an “indefinite break” from acting back in August, he’s returning to work, having joined the cast of The Trial of Louise Woodward at HBO.
- Variety· 7 OctMK2 Films Acquires Dardenne Brothers, Archipel 35 Film Library to Expand Its Heritage Footprint (EXCLUSIVE)
Mk2 Films is expanding its prestigious film library with the acquisition of Denis Freyd’s production company Archipel 35, as well as movies by two-time Palme d’Or-winning directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne from their company Les Films du Fleuve.
- Variety· 7 OctFox News Puts Spotlight on News Team as Midterm Elections Approach
Bret Baier says he’s doing things now at Fox News Channel that he simply couldn’t do when he joined the outlet in 1998. In recent days, Baier, who has placed more emphasis in recent months on securing exchanges with world leaders and newsmakers, snagged an on-camera interview…
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