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- Deadline· 6 OctSkydancing At Last: $110B Merger Of Paramount And Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Closes
The long-gestating merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed Tuesday, yielding a new major player in media. Shares in the combined company, Skydance, will start trading later in the day on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of Paramount and Warner Bros.
- Variety· 6 OctFan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg Dazzle as Busan Turns 31 in Style
The Busan International Film Festival marked its 31st edition Tuesday with one of its most star-laden opening ceremonies in recent memory, drawing Fan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alfonso Cuarón, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Lee Chang-dong, Na Hong-jin, and a roll call…
- Deadline· 6 OctFrance Appoints 99th Academy Awards Season Tzar
France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) has appointed Sébastien Cauchon as its first ever dedicated Academy Awards liaison to support French candidates in the running across the various categories of the 99th edition.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctNow It’s Clear Why Amazon Didn’t Want to Release ‘Artificial’: It’s Withering AF
Luca Guadagnino’s new film skewers OpenAI's Sam Altman and almost anyone who ever aligned with him. It’s also largely accurate.
Artificial - Variety· 6 Oct‘Carmen,’ a Carmen Miranda Bio From Esmir Filho, to Shoot Next Year in U.S. and Brazil (EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — “Carmen,” the Portuguese and English-language biopic of iconic Hollywood’s Golden Age Brazilian star Carmen Miranda, will shoot in the second half of 2027 in Brazil and the U.S.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctLondon Film Fest Gets Concrete – Literally, and More Than Once!
The 2026 lineup, including several movies with "concrete" in their title, made for "hilarious and quite confusing program meetings," shares fest director Kristy Matheson.
- Deadline· 6 OctDogwoof Boards Sales On TIFF Docs Opener ‘Rapinoe’ & Pakistan Oscar Pick ‘Hanging By A Wire’
EXCLUSIVE: Dogwoof is headed to MIPCOM having secured rights to a pair of buzzy festival titles, Rapinoe and Hanging By a Wire. The London-based producer and distributor picked up international rights to Rapinoe, excluding North America, after the film opened the TIFF Docs…
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 Oct‘Ba’s Book’: How Making the Heartfelt Hybrid Film Exploring Trauma Brought a Family Closer Together
Ashley Duong's cinematic journey, which screens at the London Film Fest, uncovers painful memories that her father long kept from his family about escaping the Vietnam War and living as a refugee in Iran.
- Variety· 6 OctDarius Jabloński, Kadri Kousaar and Rodrigo Susarte Make the Cut at Tallinn TV Beats Co-Financing Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Polish film and TV luminary Darius Jabloński’s spy thriller “Fortel” and Estonia’s “Stormbird” from multi-awarded Kadri Kousaar (“Magnus,” “Mother”) feature in the lineup of Tallinn’s TV Beats Co-Financing Market, running over Nov. 16-17.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctAustin Abrams’ ‘Whalefall’: First Reactions
The survival thriller, directed by Brian Duffield, hits theaters on Oct. 16.
Whalefall - Variety· 6 OctMichael Douglas Weighs In on ‘Nepo Baby’ Debate, Says the Title ‘Really Pisses Me Off’
Michael Douglas is wading into the “nepo baby” debate. The “Wall Street” actor, who is the son of the late Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas, opened up on a recent episode of the Smartless podcast and said the title “really pisses” him off.
- Deadline· 6 OctBusan Film Festival Director Jung Hanseok Talks Oscars Pathway, New Competition Section & Korean Cinema Recovery
It’s been an encouraging year for South Korea’s Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which has received recognition from the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) and also been designated a pathway to an Oscars’ nomination.
- Vulture· 6 OctThe Swan Plastic Surgeon Says Documentary ‘Mischaracterized’ Him
“I may be quoted accurately, but you can still mischaracterize what I said in the context of things.”
- Variety· 6 OctReview‘Artificial’ Review: Luca Gaudagnino Has Made the Real Sequel to ‘The Social Network’ — a Brain-Spinning Tech-Geek Docudrama, Brilliantly Acted by Andrew Garfield and Yura Borisov
"Artificial" is a brilliant but playful docudrama, meticulously true to history, that focuses on the founders of OpenAI, notably its CEO Sam Altman (Andrew Garfield). But the tale it tells is much larger than that.
Also atVulture - Deadline· 6 OctGeorge Fenton Dies: ‘Gandhi’, ‘Cry Freedom’ & ‘The Blue Planet’ Composer Was 76
UK composer and musician George Fenton, who was known for his original scores for Gandhi and David Attenborough’s The Blue Planet, has died at the age of 76. His family announced in a statement that Fenton had died “unexpectedly” on October 5, without giving any cause of death.
- Deadline· 6 OctAndrew Garfield On Playing Sam Altman, A Charismatic Leader Sucking Up “Our Autonomy, Power And Data” — NYFF
Andrew Garfield says he prepared “day in and day out” for months to play Sam Altman, “listening and watching footage of him … trying to find my version of that character.” Where he landed on the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI wasn’t complimentary – a calculating, manipulative…
- Variety· 6 Oct‘Artificial’ First Reactions: Luca Guadagnino’s OpenAI Drama is ‘Provocative,’ ‘Downright Horrifying’ and His ‘Best Film in a Decade’
Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” premiered at the New York Film Festival Monday night, and early reviews have members of the film press championing the Sam Altman-centered movie as a “provocative,” “visceral corporate drama” and the director’s “best film in a decade.” Next Best…
Artificial - The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctJohn Leguizamo on ‘The Odyssey,’ Non-Traditional Casting and Being Uninvited From ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
The trailblazing actor and outspoken activist for Latino representation in Hollywood could land the first Oscar nomination of his career.
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- The Hollywood Reporter· 5 Oct‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Heads to Streaming: Where to Watch the 2026 Blockbuster Online
Just 47 days after its theatrical release, Sony's superhero smash hit claimed the title of highest-grossing film in North American box office history. Here's how to stream it from home.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Variety· 5 OctNeon Sets ‘Artificial’ Oscar Campaign With Andrew Garfield in Supporting Actor, Yura Borisov in Lead (EXCLUSIVE)
Sixteen years ago, Andrew Garfield played the Facebook co-founder who was pushed out of the company he helped create in “The Social Network” and came up short in the supporting actor race.
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