UTA and Gold House are joining forces at the Busan International Film Festival and in Seoul this month, marking the Asian Pacific advocacy organization’s first official foray into Korea as the two look to connect Asian creatives and investors with Hollywood. The partnership kicks off with the UTA x Gold House x Variety Industry Night […]
Read full articleEXCLUSIVE: Icelandic crime thriller series Elma, will launch domestically on Síminn’s streaming service on October 15, as its producer brings new title NCU to MIPCOM. Elma, adapted from global bestselling author Eva Björg Ægisdóttir’s book series, is set in the small port town of Akranes in Iceland. It will launch via Icelandic telecommunications company Síminn […]
5, the UK television network that sits within David Ellison’s newly minted Skydance empire, posted a 64% decline in profit last year. The British broadcaster’s pre-tax profit stood at £11.93 million ($15.8M) in 2025, down nearly two-thirds from £33.6M the previous year, according to earnings published on UK’s Companies House. The network, previously known as […]
EXCLUSIVE: Perennial Oscar nominee Diane Warren is set to write an original song for Armani: The King of Fashion, the upcoming biopic of the fashion icon directed by Bille August. The attachment of Warren reunites her with Italian producer Andrea Iervolino after their collaboration on Tell It Like A Woman, whose song was Oscar-nominated, and […]
From the winner of Best Director at Cannes comes a queer epic that will linger long after the credits. View Entire Post ›
A rare David Bowie self-portrait is going on auction at Sotheby’s, featuring the musician and artist’s own handprints. The 1996 work is part of eight self-portraits Bowie created during a prolific period of painting, all of which were snapped up immediately. Done on paper, the painting emphasizes Bowie’s signature anisocoria and includes two of his […]
Bavaria Media Intl., the distribution arm of Bavaria Film Group, has unveiled a slate of scripted shows ahead of TV market Mipcom, including German TV hits “Mordach,” “Home-Made Christmas,” “Fanny’s Extraordinary World” and “Throughout the Years.” The crime lineup features “Cold Case Diaries,” “Dark Motives,” “Mordach” and “The Wolf Hunt,” while the family-focused content includes […]
EXCLUSIVE: Following strong ratings on The CW, Police 24/7 is opening new outposts. Reelz has struck a second-window deal for Seasons 1 and 2 of the blue-lights show in which law-enforcement agencies across the United States are followed across multiple jurisdictions and stories — from routine traffic stops and domestic calls to high-speed pursuits, armed […]
Though Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning positions itself as endlessly relevant, it's so vapid and made with such disinterest that it resists serious hatred. The follow-up to 2010's Facebook-takedown The Social Network is an insulting bore with very little insight or opinion to disagree with, let alone productively hate.
Run Terry Run, a new documentary directed by Sean Menard, offers a deeper look at Terry Fox beyond his status as one of Canada’s most celebrated heroes. The film draws from 96 reels of previously unseen footage from Fox's 1980 Marathon of Hope, and highlights his humour, frustrations and determination to inspire Canadians to support cancer research.
Ben Affleck shares why Instagram banned him not once but 'twice'Ben Affleck revealed he was banned from Instagram “twice” because the platform thought he was "impersonating" himself.The Gone Girl actor revealed in a recent interview with Variety that he made his social media account on...
Prince William, Kate enter second wave of ‘battle Sussex’: ‘Meghan’s eager to be welcomed’The Windsors and the Sussexes are at it again, but this time, trouble seems to be bubbling behind the scenes, and is being filtered through rumours and fears rather than outright...
SkyShowtime’s “The Homicide Unit” produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) Sweden, and Iceland’s “Fjord” have been added to Reinvent Yellow Sales’ Mipcom slate.The two crime shows feature top female investigators played by internationally acclaimed Nordic theps, Swedish star Pernilla August (“Blackwater,” ”Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace”) and Iceland’s Anita Briem […]