Thursday, April 9, 2026
Philomena Cunk is back and, almost certainly, no less stupid. The British comic character, created by Diane Morgan (who plays Cunk) and Charlie Brooker and known for her deadpan style and il…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PM[SHARE]Jane Alexander ("Kramer vs. Kramer," "All the President's Men," "Severance"), a four-time Academy Award nominee and two-time Primetime Emmy Award winner, is set to star in "Lillian, Next Doo…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:44AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The BBC's highly controversial airing of the n-word in its broadcast of the BAFTA Film awards breached the networks editorial standards, the BBC's own executive complaints unit (ECU) has rul…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Paramount+ is adding a heist thriller series to its upcoming British slate and has ordered "The Day" (working title), to be led by Minnie Driver ("Good Will Hunting," "Emily in Paris"), Luca…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Oscar and Palme d'Or-winning "Anatomy of a Fall" director Justine Triet has expanded the cast for her next feature and full English-language debut. "Fonda" was first announced prior to Berli…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:54AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 28, 2026
Jamie Dornan took over hosting duties from Tina Fey for the second episode of "SNL U.K." and turned up the bizarro dial a few notches in his monologue. The Irish actor introduced himself as …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:51PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 26, 2026
Rising British star Ruby Stokes is set to mark her Royal Shakespeare Company debut and has joined Kenneth Branagh in its upcoming production of "The Tempest." Stokes "Â a "Bridgerton" alum…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:23AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Germany is set to get a second season of "Ghosts," the hit BBC Studios sitcom format "Â originated in the U.K. "Â in which a group of ghosts from across history haunt a country house. Th…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:23AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Choose liiiife! "Trainspotting," Irvine Welsh's 1993 novel that was turned into what is considered to be one of the most iconic British films of all time, is now getting the musical treatmen…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:48AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 21, 2026
A very different version of William Shakespeare showed up in the first episode of "SNL U.K," appearing in a sketch that took comic aim at the biggest British film from this year's awards sea…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:57PM[SHARE]TIna Fey has made TV history, delivering the opening monologue on the debut episode of "SNL U.K." As she herself noted on Saturday's inaugural show, she was now "the youngest person ever to …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42PM[SHARE]Friday, March 20, 2026
HBO Max's upcoming "Harry Potter" TV reboot could have lost its Albus Dumbledore. John Lithgow, who plays the famed Hogwarts headmaster in the new series, reportedly thought about quitting t…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 19, 2026
Ella Purnell, the Brit star best known for lead roles in "Fallout," "Sweetpea" and "Yellowjackets," is joining Nicholas Galitzine in upcoming feature "The Return of Stanley Atwell." The film…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Daniela Elstner, managing director of Unifrance, has filed a police complaint against French singer-songwriter and actor Patrick Bruel over alleged attempted rape and sexual assault. The exe…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:04AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Daniel Brühl, the German-Spanish actor, producer and director whose work in film and TV has spanned both European arthouse projects and major Hollywood tentpoles, has signed with CAA and …
SOURCE: Variety at 12:15PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 15, 2026
Artists4Ceasefire has a new pin badge just in time for the 2026 Oscars ceremony. With just hours to go until the 98th Academy Awards, the collective of actors, filmmakers and other artists "…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:30PM[SHARE]Friday, March 13, 2026
"The Voice of Hind Rajab," Kaouther Ben Hania's powerful and moving docudrama about the 5-year-old Palestinian girl who was killed by Israeli forces in 2024 while trying to flee Gaza, heads …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The ongoing reverberations from Timothée Chalamet's remarks about ballet and opera don't appear to be dying down anytime soon, with fresh backlash this time coming from someone who helped m…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:44AM[SHARE]Monday, March 9, 2026
Woody Norman "Â the young BAFTA-nominated British star who first turned heads in A24's "C'mon, C'mon" in 2021 "Â has signed with UTA. The teenager recently wrapped Focus Feature's histor…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 6, 2026
BBC director-general Tim Davie has answered questions from the U.K. government's Culture, Media & Sport Committee over the incident that erupted following the BAFTA ceremony in which the…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 5, 2026
Lisa Vicari, the German star best known for Netflix's cult science-fiction mystery-thriller "Dark," is reuniting with the show's creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar on their next series…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:29AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Under fire Berlinale chief Tricia Tuttle is set stay on at the festival following a week of turbulence and meetings with the German government. However, some reports have stated that the fes…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:44AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Billy Barratt, the fast-rising British actor who landed strong critical praise for his performance in the A24 horror "Bring Her Back," has signed with CAA. In Variety's review of the Philipp…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]Avast ye! A fresh take on the classic pirate adventure "Treasure Island" is to set sail into the streaming high seas. MGM+ U.S. and Paramount+ U.K. & Ireland have commissioned a major ne…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Fresh from the ongoing box office and awards season success of "Hamnet," Liza Marshall's London-based Hera Pictures is expanding. The independent production company has hired Martha Hood in …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AM[SHARE]Friday, February 27, 2026
Producers April Kelley and Sara Huxley have signed with UTA, which will also represent their production company, Mini Productions. Founded in 2012, Mini Productions was set up with a commitm…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:37AM[SHARE]The first trailer for "Think of England," the upcoming satirical WWII drama from BAFTA-nominated writer/director Richard Hawkins ("Theory of Flight, "Everything"), has been unveiled. Inspire…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Liza Marshall recently discovered that she was the only person who bid for the rights to "Hamnet." This was back in October 2019, after the producer had been sent Maggie O'Farrell's novel a …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:50AM[SHARE]The German government is set to hold an "extraordinary meeting" over the "future direction" of the Berlinale, the festival has confirmed. In a statement sent to Variety, the Berlinale said t…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:57AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Warner Bros. was quick to react following the BAFTA Film Awards N-word controversy on Sunday but reportedly saw their concerns ignored. According to a well-positioned source speaking to Vari…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 19, 2026
This weekend's BAFTA Film Awards is set to get a marmalade-y splash of furry Peruvian charm. Paddington Bear has been confirmed as one of the ceremony presenters, with the beloved creature "…
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