Saturday, November 8, 2025
Florian Zeller, a world-acclaimed playwright who made his directorial debut with the Oscar-winning film "The Father" starring Anthony Hopkins, has joined the Académie Française, a presti…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 6, 2025
French star Camille Cottin ("Call My Agent") has been tapped to host the 51st César Awards ceremony, France's equivalent to the Oscars. The ceremony will take place on Feb. 27 at the Olympi…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 4, 2025
International sales company Lucky Number has boarded "Any Other Night," Dutch filmmaker Michiel ten Horn ("Fabula")'s English-language debut starring Tatiana Maslany ("Orphan Black") and Mar…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:49AM[SHARE]Ariana Grande has been forced to cancel her trip to Brazil for the world premiere of Jon M. Chu's anticipated musical fantasy sequel "Wicked For Good" in São Paulo after a last-minute air…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:57AM[SHARE]Monday, November 3, 2025
French producer Philippe Martin, whose Paris-based banner Les Films Pelleas last walked the Oscars trail in 2024 with Justine Triet's "Anatomy of a Fall," has landed at the center of the nex…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:39PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 29, 2025
"Portlandia" co-creator Jonathan Krisel is making his feature debut with "Hey Bear," a bold revenge comedy that will star Mia Goth ("Frankenstein"), Zach Galifianakis ("The Hangover trilogy"…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:01PM[SHARE]Monday, October 27, 2025
The anticipated spinoff of the French hit show "Call My Agent" is bound to have a glamorous flavor. After George Clooney, who broke the news while promoting "Jay Kelly" over the weekend that…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:32PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 23, 2025
Mounia Meddour, whose feature debut "Papicha" opened at Cannes and won two prizes at the Cesar Awards in 2020, has pulled together an eclectic female cast for her next film, "Malika," which …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:39AM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 14, 2025
On the heels of their landmark carriage deal signed six months ago, Netflix and TF1, France's biggest commercial network are teaming up on "The Countess of Monte Cristo," a new period series…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:34PM[SHARE]Monday, October 13, 2025
Stanley Tucci is set to star alongside Simona Tabasco ("The White Lotus") and Victor Belmondo ("Bardot"), in "Masterplan," an international heist movie directed by Thomas Vincent ("Reacher")…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:30AM[SHARE]Thursday, October 2, 2025
Nicole Wallace, the Spanish star of Prime Video's biggest international originals, "Culpa Mia" and "Culpa Tuya," has signed an exclusive talent holding deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Under th…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, September 20, 2025
Juliette Binoche won an Oscar for the "The English Patient;" has worked with the greatest auteurs, from Leos Carax to Abbas Kiarostami and Olivier Assayas; and has presided over Cannes and B…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:36AM[SHARE]Friday, September 19, 2025
It's been a tumultuous week for Israel's film industry. The country's equivalent to the Oscars, the Ophir Awards, was condemned by culture minister Miki Zohar after "The Sea" " about a Pales…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:49PM[SHARE]Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov's latest movie "The Disappearance of Josef Mengele" has been picked up in a raft of international territories. The film, which is sold by Gregoire M…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:47AM[SHARE]Thursday, September 18, 2025
After "Being Maria," a film about the trailblazing artist Maria Schneider on the shoot of Bernardo Bertolucci's "Last Tango in Paris," French director Jessica Palud reunited with "Mickey 17"…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:22PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 16, 2025
"The Sea," a poignant drama about a Palestinian boy who risks his life to go to the beach for the first time in Tel Aviv, will represent Israel in the international feature race at the Oscar…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:05PM[SHARE]Monday, September 15, 2025
Glassriver, the leading Icelandic film and TV production company behind "Reykjavik Noir," has optioned the bestselling "Konrad" book series from Arnaldur Indriðason, the successf…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:41AM[SHARE]Friday, September 12, 2025
Following Pamela Anderson a few days ago, Joel Edgerton was celebrated at the Deauville American Film Festival where he received the festival's Talent Award on Thursday evening. Edgerton, wh…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:12AM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Gerard Depardieu, who has triggered a watershed moment for the #MeToo movement in France, will stand in a criminal trial where he will be prosecuted on rape by digital penetration and sexual…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:18AM[SHARE]When Francois Ozon embarked on the daunting big-screen adaptation of Albert Camus' "The Stranger" " considered one of France's literary jewels for the last 80 years " he wanted to give it a …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:39AM[SHARE]Sunday, August 31, 2025
Cate Blanchett's newest movie, "Father Mother Sister Brother" from indie auteur Jim Jarmusch, delighted Venice on Sunday with a five-minute ovation. Blanchett, who plays a pair of sisters wi…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:54PM[SHARE]Jude Law had no qualms about portraying the ruthless Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas' political thriller "The Wizard of the Kremlin," which premieres on Sunday at Venice Fil…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:38AM[SHARE]Gastón Solnicki's buzzy new film "The Souffleur," starring Willem Dafoe and world premiering in Venice Horizons, has found a home in Italy. Magnify has sold the film to Revolver & Mad…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:10AM[SHARE]Thursday, August 28, 2025
Adam Sandler, best known for broad comedies like "Happy Gilmore," "Billy Madison" and "Big Daddy," relished in the opportunity to play against type and take on a dramatic role in Noah Baumba…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:05AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 27, 2025
French director Olivier Assayas is no stranger to difficult men.  In the past, he's tackled controversial characters embroiled in high-stake political schemes, such as the  Venezue…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:07AM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Mk2 Films has partnered with Juliette Binoche on her directorial debut, "In-I In Motion," which is set to premiere out of competition at San Sebastián and Busan film festivals. The Paris-…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:09AM[SHARE]Monday, August 25, 2025
John Leguizamo opened up about some early career setbacks in Hollywood during a recent appearance on the podcast Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade. Reminiscing about Mik…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:52AM[SHARE]Friday, August 1, 2025
"We've created a monster!" quips casting director Juliette Ménager about the "Emily in Paris" frenzy. Ménager, who describes herself as a gourmet French chef known for mastering the secret…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:47AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Freddie Highmore ("The Good Doctor") is in negotiations to star as a reimagined Edgar Allan Poe in "Edgar & Augustine," a new prestige detective period series set in Paris during the tum…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:36AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired "The Institute," the anticipated thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, for its streaming platform HBO Max in Europe. The MGM+ Origin…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AM[SHARE]Monday, June 23, 2025
Jay-Z stunned the crowd at the Stade de France in Paris, making a surprise appearance on stage during Beyoncé's final "Cowboy Carter" show in France on June 22. It marked Jay-Z's first time…
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