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- Friday
- Variety· 9 OctItaly’s RAI Inks Major Deal for High-Profile, Female-Led Titles With Beta Film Ahead of Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian public broadcaster RAI has acquired a slate of international, female-led drama series from Beta Film ahead of Mipcom. The package comprises “Barton Vet,” in which a veterinarian and her family-run team save animals in the countryside; the French thriller “A Guilty…
- Variety· 9 OctSouth Asian Filmmakers to Vie for $150,000 at Tasveer Film Market as Netflix, Aamir Khan Pictures Attend
South Asian filmmakers from around the world will compete for $150,000 in grants at the third Tasveer Film Market, held in tandem with the 21st edition of the Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle from Oct. 13-18.
- Deadline· 9 OctDaughter Of Dead BBC & ‘Paddington’ Star Accuses Royal Mail Of Resurrecting Her Father’s Voice Using AI: “It’s Outrageous”
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Wynne can’t just watch TV. She’s usually scribbling, talking, or scrolling with half an eye on the big screen. On the day she heard her dead Dad’s voice reverberate around her living room, Wynne froze. It was November 2025, 11 years after her father had passed.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 9 OctOasis Documentary ‘Don’t Look Back in Anger’ Hits Streaming: Where to Watch Online
Initially released in theaters and Imax following its Venice premiere, the critically-acclaimed film provides unprecedented access to the English rock band's 2025 reunion tour.
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger - Variety· 9 OctCole Sprouse Starrer ‘Vintage Violence’ to Close Singapore Film Festival as Closing Night Returns
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will wrap its 37th edition on Nov. 1 with “Vintage Violence,” Eugene Kotlyarenko’s livestream-era crime caper starring Cole Sprouse and Mizuhara Kiko.
- Deadline· 9 Oct‘Freddy vs. Jason’s Monica Keena Recalls Killing Freddy Krueger Was “Really Cathartic” After ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ “Traumatized Me”
After 23 years, Monica Keena is reliving her “final girl” moment in the ultimate horror crossover. The Freddy vs. Jason actress recalled why it was “really cathartic” killing off Robert Englund’s Freddy Krueger in the 2003 Ronny Yu-helmed slasher after his performance in A…
- IndieWire· 9 OctSubmit Your Short to This Italian Film Festival and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Jury, and MUBI Could Distribute It
Exclusive: The second edition of Piccolo America's premier shorts festival Corto Condorello is seeking submissions through November 6. Nicolas Winding Refn will serve as jury president.
- Variety· 9 OctHugh Hefner’s Widow Crystal Harris Asks Jessica Biel to ‘Please Reconsider’ Playing His Wife: ‘I Experienced Sexual, Emotional…Physical Abuse’
Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner’s wife in the upcoming film “Playmates.” After Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on…
- Thursday
- Variety· 8 OctReview‘Angel and the Badman’ Review: Zachary Levi Leads Angel Studios’ Fitfully Engaging Remake of a John Wayne Vehicle
Inevitably the Angel media company and streaming platform, rebranded from Angel Studios in 2025, has remade the 1947 John Wayne project “Angel and the Badman,” and not just for the angelic title.
- Deadline· 8 OctVietnam’s Mockingbird Launches Horror Duo & Comedy Drama ‘The Happiest Cell’ At Busan’s ACFM
EXCLUSIVE: Mockingbird Pictures is launching three new titles at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), heading a slate of horror, supernatural mystery, comedy and family drama, as the range of genre films emerging from Vietnam and Southeast Asia continues to expand.
- Deadline· 8 OctHong Kong’s Point Five Creations Readies ‘Blacky The Metal Arm Cat’; Plots Webtoon Extension Of ‘Another World’
EXCLUSIVE: The creative team behind Hong Kong breakout animated feature Another World are developing a second theatrical feature together, Blacky The Metal Arm Cat, which they’re presenting to potential partners at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM).
- Variety· 8 OctMatthew Lillard Resented ‘Scooby-Doo’ Movies After His Career Nosedived When the Sequel Flopped: We ‘Sold Our House’ and Had to ‘Downsize Our Lives’
Matthew Lillard got brutally honest about his love-hate relationship with the “Scooby-Doo” movies while participating in Variety’s “Know Their Lines” video series.
- IndieWire· 8 OctReview‘9 Temples to Heaven’ Review: Spiritual Road Movie Takes a Surrealist Detour in Weerasethakul Collaborator’s Fiction Debut
NYFF: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s longtime collaborator makes a fascinating case for himself in his debut narrative feature about a Thai family wrestling with faith and death.
9 Temples to Heaven - The Hollywood Reporter· 8 OctStreaming Ratings: ‘Toy Story 5’ Reaches No. 1 With Disney+ Premiere
'Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story' and 'Neagley' also have strong weeks.
Toy Story 5 - Variety· 8 OctDavid Corenswet Proves He’s More Than Superman in ‘Mr. Irrelevant,’ a Potential ‘Blind Side’-Style Oscar Vehicle Following NFL Legends Screening in NYC
Football teams are always looking for an edge. This Oscar season, Paramount may have found one in David Corenswet. The New York Giants took John Tuggle with the 335th pick of the 1983 NFL Draft and that’s how the running back from California became “Mr.
- Variety· 8 Oct‘Crazy Rich Asians’ HBO Series Sets Cast: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng Returning
The “Crazy Rich Asians” TV series is moving forward at HBO, with four of the film’s stars returning. Constance Wu, Henry Golding and Ronny Chieng have all signed on as series regulars in the one-hour original drama series, with Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh recurring.
- Variety· 8 OctOscars Predictions 2027: Where the Race Stands After ‘Artificial’ NYFF Premiere and Andrew Garfield’s Supporting Actor Push
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
- Variety· 8 OctRodrigo Santoro and Camila Pitanga to Star in Marcelo Gomes’ ‘Garota da Urca’ From a Script by Luciana Paes and Leonardo Moreira (EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Two of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, Rodrigo Santoro (“The Blue Trail”) and Camila Pitanga (“Basic Sanitation, the Movie”), are set to star in “Garota da Urca” (“Girl From Urca”), the new film by renowned director Marcelo Gomes.
- Deadline· 8 Oct‘Furiosa’ Duo Alyla Browne & Elsa Pataky Lead Cast In ‘Chiquita’; Screen Australia, Umbrella & Essential Film Group Among Partners
EXCLUSIVE: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga duo Alyla Browne and Elsa Pataky are among the ensemble cast for Australian feature Chiquita, which has started production in Byron Bay, Australia.
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