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EXCLUSIVE: The Provence Arts Festival du Film is readying for its second edition, focused this year on “a celebration of music and musical artists through documentary cinema.” To that end, the event (renamed from the Dora Maar Film Festival) is programming EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, director Baz Luhrmann’s documentary on the King of Rock

The U.S. opening the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Los Angeles against Paraguay was just one of the many storylines to come out of the tournament’s official draw revealed in December during a pomp-and-circumstance-filled ceremony at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The tournament officially kicked off June 11 in Mexico City with Mexico beating

Qatar’s Doha Film Institute (DFI) has announced the recipients of its 2026 Spring Grants cycle, spanning 48 projects at differing stages of creation from 39 countries. Among the film projects is About Love & September Laws, the second feature by Mohamed Kordofani after Khartoum-set drama Goodbye Julia, which made history in Cannes in 2023 as the first

“I’ve had quite a good look at it, and it’s not great,” Salman Rushdie joked this evening when asked about death, and whether he feared it, during a sold-out Q&A session at the inaugural Babell Literary and Cultural Festival in Porto, Portugal.  Rushdie added: “I’d prefer not to.”  The Indian-born British-American novelist can, of course,

Ever the Imax advocate, Christopher Nolan recalled introducing Ryan Coogler to the high-res format. The 2x Oscar winner recently noted that he assured Coogler it “wasn’t crazy” using Imax to film his 2025 film Sinners, which earned Autumn Durald Arkapaw the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. “Ryan called me before he committed to Imax,” he

Singaporean animated feature The Violinist has won the top Cristal Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France. The first film from the territory to play in competition in Annecy in 15 years, the picture is directed by Ervin Han, with Disney veteran Raul Garcia (Aladdin, Fantasia 2000) overseeing the animation. It follows

Mira Sorvino is giving fans a long-awaited reunion with the Romy and Michele sequel, which kicked off production this month. On Friday, the Oscar winner expressed her gratitude and shared “thoughts from our first day” of filming the Tim Federle-helmed sequel to Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (1997), for which writer Robin Schiff has

Mercedes Ron‘s pen is responsible for the books behind Prime Video‘s Culpables and My Fault movies and it has signed a first-look deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Bestselling author Ron has formalized her partnership with Amazon after building the “House of Ron” with the streamer through the Spanish-language Culpables young adult trilogy, which are Amazon

As Pixar basks in the success of Toy Story 5, it has announced new theatrical short Loving Dory, directed Lou Hamou-Lhadj (Borrowed Time). The short work – tapping into the Dory and Nemo waterverse – sees Dory enjoy an unexpected dalliance with a plastic bag floating through the sea. The new short was announced at

Following a global search, Universal Theatrical Group and Working Title Films have announced the four boys who will play the title role in the national tour and limited-engagement West End production of Billy Elliot The Musical. The Billys are: Spencer Collins, 13, from California; Noah Mannion, 12, Stockport, England; Rafferty Smale, 12, Leigh-on-Sea, England; and

Indian action star Ajay Devgn is returning to the precinct he knows best. The actor will lead Chauhaan, a feature from director Neeraj Yadav and production houses Jio Studios and Colour Yellow Productions. A theatrical release date of October 1, 2027 has been slated. You can see a first look at Devgn above in a

Sex Education star Asa Butterfield will play The Beatles‘ manager Brian Epstein in a TV series chronicling the band’s early years. Butterfield is one of a handful of new additions to Hamburg Days, with Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) joining as Paul McCartney’s father, Jim McCartney. Christine Tremarco (Adolescence) will play Aunt Mimi, John Lennon’s guardian.

JioStar exec Ramesh Mundhra is leaving the Indian content giant for Subedaar producer Abundantia Entertainment. He takes up the role of Head – Business Affairs, Strategy and Operations at the company, which has this year launched the likes of Daldal, Maa Behen and Subedaar, which topped Prime Video charts in 31 countries earlier this year

Milly Alcock celebrated the world premiere of Supergirl along with her co-stars in Brooklyn, New York. The Craig Gillespie-directed movie is set to open in U.S. theaters on June 26, with David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan, and Nicholas Hoult making an appearance at the premiere as well. Based on Tom King’s 2022 comic book series Supergirl: Woman of

EXCLUSIVE: All3Media’s social media agency Little Dot Studios has renewed a strategic pact with toyco MGA Entertainment. The expanded multi-year deal builds on a relationship established in 2021, which is based around growing MGA’s global brand portfolio on digital platforms and increasing community engagement. Under the renewed agreement, Little Dot will continue as the specialist

Madonna is opening up about the biopic that Universal Pictures axed and revealing why it did not move forward. In a new interview, the Material Girl said the main reason the biopic was shelved was the budget. “I was supposed to make a movie about my life. I worked on my script for two years

EXCLUSIVE: Brown Bag Films has launched Bad Pencil Animation, a new label that will make animated shows for grown-ups. Brown Bag is the Emmy-winning producer of Doc McStuffins and Bing among scores of animated shows for younger viewers. With Bad Pencil, it now also has an eye on older audiences with comedy, horror, drama, and

The Annecy International Animation Film Festival got off to a high octane start on Sunday evening with the world premiere of Illumination’s Minions & Monsters, and the surprise appearance of Guillermo Del Toro in the audience. The third movie in the Despicable Me spin-off, sees the Minions land in the Golden Age of Hollywood, with

Jeremy Clarkson has declared himself the “world’s luckiest man” after he survived two major health scares during filming on Season 5 of Clarkson’s Farm. The former Top Gear presenter underwent a heart procedure in the first episode of the Amazon Prime Video series, while Season 5 concluded on the bombshell of his cancer diagnosis. Clarkson

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, if it goes through, would not only have a major impact on the future of the media business, but on our collective past. Skydance Media, through its acquisition of Paramount, already controls the CBS News archive. If Paramount succeeds in taking over WBD, it will also assume control of the

Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register says partnering with Webtoon Entertainment will power up its push into streamer-friendly YA animation. Register and Webtoon Entertainment’s CFO David J. Lee spoke to Deadline at the recent Vancouver Web Summit and as they unveiled new shows they are co-developing. “We are blessed with an amazing library of content;

Supergirl opens in theaters on June 26, and ahead of its release, film critics have shared their first reactions to the Craig Gillespie-directed film on social media. Starring Millie Alcock as the titular character in the DC Studios film following her cameo in last summer’s Superman. The film features Jason Momoa as Lobo with David

Tom Holland has played Spider-Man across the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it will not be forever. As the fourth film looms, the actor already has an idea of who could play the superhero after him. In a new interview, Holland said the Adolescence actor would be a good successor as Peter Parker. “Owen Cooper would

With three days to go until the world premiere of Minions & Monsters at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Universal’s Illumination has released an extended trailer for the movie. The latest adventure of the mischievous army of yellow underlings first introduced in 2010 breakout Despicable Me, sees the Minions land in the Golden Age

HBO Max has appointed Movistar Plus+ film chief Guillermo Farré, who produced Oliver Laxe’s Sirât, to lead local original production in Spain. Farré will assume responsibility for the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) streamer’s scripted projects in Spain, reporting to Deniz Sasmaz Oflaz, VP Local Originals Spain, Italy and Turkey at HBO Max. The news comes

Sony Pictures just released a new trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which includes a first look at Mark Ruffalo‘s reprisal of the Hulk. “What is happening to me?” Tom Holland‘s Peter Parker says in the teaser. “I’m losing my mind. I am totally out of control, and I gotta fix whatever this is right

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For the first time in 16 years, Shrek and Donkey are setting out on a new adventure. And now, thanks to a just-released teaser trailer, we’re getting a sense of what that adventure will entail. Plot points for Shrek 5 have been kept quiet, but the teaser indicates the film involves Shrek, Donkey and Shrek’s

Steven Knight, creator of the Peaky Blinders franchise and writer of the next James Bond film, has called on U.S. streamers to make financial contributions to growing UK creative talent. The British writer stopped short of calling the intervention a “streamer levy” — an idea that has been kicked around in the UK for many

Mariska Hargitay is riding high right now — selling out her Broadway debut Every Brilliant Thing (she replaced Daniel Radcliffe in the role), watching her beloved Knicks take the NBA crown after 53 years and continuing to star in TV’s longest-running drama, Law & Order: SVU, playing the longest-running character in it and winning an