European Film Promotion is playing host at the Cannes Film Festival to up-and-coming European producers, selected for its Producers on the Move program. Variety invited the producers to share details of their upcoming projects, which include “Vanda,” Clémence Poésy’s debut feature as a director. Lixi Frank, AustriaProject: “Fanny Is Alive”Director: Alexandra MakarováIn 1947, Fanny is…
EXCLUSIVE interview! Aditi Bhatia Reveals Which Scene Was Difficult To Shoot In The Kerala Story 2: Psychological Transition Stayed…
EXCLUSIVE: Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Colman Domingo (Michael) are among the leads of Chapter 51, the latest feature from American photographer and filmmaker Tyler Shields, which has been picked up for North America by Cineverse. Described as a “comedic thriller,” Chapter 51 was written, directed, and shot by Shields. The film’s cast also…
Rafe Spall will star in The Death of Sherlock Holmes, a European drama series about a missing chapter in the life of the famous British sleuth. Sky’s Switzerland arm, content financier and producer Silver Reel, Switzerland’s SFR, Germany’s ARFD Degeto, Umedia and distributor Sphere Abacus have teamed for the show, which stars Spall (Under Salt Marsh,…
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider breaks down the last lap of upfronts week as Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and YouTube grabbed the megaphone. And Variety music chief Jem Aswad goes deep on the music of “Heated Rivalry” in a session with showrunner Jacob Tierney, composer Peter Peter and music supervisor…
Shares of online retail giant eBay were up more than 4% Monday after GameStop, the video-game and fandom-culture retailer, launched an unsolicited $56 billion takeover bid. On Sunday, GameStop announced that it submitted a nonbinding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay at $125.00 per share in cash and stock (comprising 50% cash and 50% GameStop…