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Saudi Arabia’s Film AlUla has signed a deal with The MBS Group, which comprises Manhattan Beach Studios – home to James Cameron’s “Avatar” sequels – which will exclusively manage and operate their state-of-the-art AlUla Studios. Under the deal MBS Group’s newly established regional unit, MBS MENA Limited, “will work in close collaboration with Film AlUla to develop […]

FOSTERING FILMMAKERS The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) and Nowness Asia have formally launched the Asian Short Film Fund (ASFF), offering aspiring directors and producers across the region financial backing and industry mentorship. The fund’s soft launch happened during Hong Kong FilMart in March. The initiative, which opens for submissions May 7 through […]

The 72nd Sydney Film Festival has revealed its full program, launching a massive lineup of 201 films from 70 countries, including 17 world premieres, 6 international premieres, and 137 Australian premieres across multiple venues including the iconic Sydney Opera House as a new screening location. Festival director Nashen Moodley announced the program will feature 15 […]

The plot of “John Wick 5” may not be exactly what fans expect. In a recent discussion with Empire, franchise director Chad Stahelski said the fifth “John Wick” installment will be “really different” since the High Table storyline from the first four films reached its natural conclusion. “The saga of John Wick was pretty wrapped […]

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Episodes 7, 8 and 9 of “Andor” Season 2, now streaming on Disney+. “Who are you?” Despite all their years of playing cat-and-mouse, Diego Luna’s rebel spy Cassian Andor and Kyle Soller’s Empire agent Syril Karn have never had much screen time together — until now. Unfortunately for […]

If it were up to Charlie Cox, Episode 5 of “Daredevil: Born Again” would’ve been cut. Before the release of the Disney+ reboot, rumors spread of a first draft of the series that saw the deaths of Elden Henson’s Foggy Nelson and Deborah Ann Woll’s Karen Page happen off-screen. Obviously, the show was reworked, but […]

“10 Things I Hate About You” may be getting not just one, but three sequels in the not-so-distant future. In a recent sit-down with People, Gil Junger, who directed the classic 1999 rom-com starring Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles, said he is working on a follow-up trilogy with original “100 Things” producer Andrew Lazar. The […]

All Rights Entertainment has secured a deal with prominent Russian distributor Arna Media for the theatrical release of Chinese blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” across Russia on May 29. The agreement was negotiated by All Rights Entertainment’s Aurélien Piris, who serves as head of sales for Europe and Africa at the Paris, Hong Kong, and L.A-based […]

The Fantaspoa Film Festival has unveiled its top award winners for 2025, Variety can exclusively reveal. The festival’s 21st edition wrapped on April 21 and had record-breaking attendance. For 19 days, Latin America’s largest genre film festival played over 200 films across five different venues, garnering over 500,000 attendees. The winners range from “Scared Shitless” […]

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions is boarding the North American theatrical release of Joshua Zeman’s documentary “Checkpoint Zoo,” which chronicles a “daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers, who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the initial days of the Russian […]