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Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to famed French-Congolese musician and dancer Fally Ipupa, affectionately known as the “Prince of Rumba,” and Belgian-Iranian writer-director Hamed Mobasser. The pair are behind upcoming Congolese feature Rumba Royale,  a film

“This is a matter of saving the culture of Afghanistan,” Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf said to a parliamentary committee this morning as he pled with the UK government to house dozens of creatives in danger from the Taliban. Makhmalbaf, a decorated auteur who has been campaigning and helping around 800 Afghani creatives and their families

Amazon MGM Studios‘ giant robot movie Voltron is getting bigger with the addition of Alba Baptista, Samson Kayo and Tharanya Tharan to the cast. They join previously announced Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Henry Cavill, Rita Ora and John Kim. Rawson Marshall Thurber is directing off a screenplay he wrote with Ellen Shanman. The story,

The Berlin Film Festival will occupy two new venues across the German capital during next year’s edition.  The festival announced today that it will use Stage Bluemax Theater at Marlene-Dietrich-Platz as a new premiere screening venue. The festival said that once adapted for the event, the venue will offer a seating capacity of around 500.

Charlize Theron is set to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s next film at Universal. He joins a cast that already includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson and Lupita Nyong’o. The film will have an Imax release on July 17, 2026. The date falls in line with a number of Nolan films that have had similar release dates in

The highest grossing R-rated movie of all-time just won’t stop breaking records. Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine became the most-watched live action film across Disney+ worldwide in its debut since Black Panther: Wakanda Forever with a 6 day watch of 19.4M views. Deadpool and Wolverine premiered on Disney+ on Nov. 12. Also that doubles as

Rodrigo Prieto was on double duty at Camerimage.  This year the veteran Camerimage Golden Frog winner sat on the international competition jury alongside Cate Blanchett. Away from official jury duties, however, Prieto was around town screening and promoting Pedro Páramo, the thrilling and elusive film he has directed for Netflix.  Pedro Páramo is Prieto’s directorial

It is 30 years since The Shawshank Redemption debuted, but it remains as beloved as ever, and its star Tim Robbins credits one man for its survival – Ted Turner. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Robbins rails against algorithms dictating our viewing habits and cites his 1994 film about the fates of prison

Blake Lively influenced the ending of Deadpool & Wolverine after she gave a note to her husband, Ryan Reynolds, and director Shawn Levy. Lively had a cameo in the Marvel film as Lady Deadpool, but the director’s commentary revealed that the Gossip Girl alum had a more impactful role. The film ends with Deadpool and Wolverine’s fate remaining in

JK Rowling’s right to express her personal views has been defended by Warner Bros, as the studio prepares to film the new Harry Potter TV series.  The Times of London reports that the studio has released a statement clarifying its support for the author, who has faced widespread criticism in recent years for her views on

With six Oscar nominations and two Academy Awards, 10 Emmy nominations and three wins, 16 Golden Globe nominations and five wins, plus a Tony Award and most recently another Tony nomination for her performance in the 2024 production Mother Play, Jessica Lange can claim a career like few others. From her screen debut in 1976’s

Donald Trump never followed through on threats to take The Apprentice to court, but star Sebastian Stan has experienced personal praise and a very public rebuffing from his fellow A-Listers and their PR teams over the controversial biopic. “The amount of love that I’ve received from some of the biggest, in terms of actors, directors,

The end is near. The BBC‘s beloved Gavin & Stacey sitcom wraps up with the finale on Christmas day and the Beeb has been building buzz with a first-look image of creators James Corden and Ruth Jones alongside Matthew Horne and Joanna Page, who play the titular characters. Below, you can see the original from

Natalie Burns Joins Anthony Hopkins In ‘Eyes In The Trees’ EXCLUSIVE: Natalie Burns (Til Death Do Us Part) has joined Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ashley Greene in sci-fi thriller Eyes in the Trees. She will play the role of Marcy, a seasoned military veteran who reluctantly agrees to join former teammates for a

EXCLUSIVE: Following their critically acclaimed collaboration on Queer, The Dish hears that Oscar nominated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig are getting back together for Sgt. Rock at James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DC Studios. Actually, this is poised to be Guadagnino’s next directorial before Lionsgate’s American Psycho reboot as we hear the screenplay by

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige can hardly wait for the Fantastic Four‘s entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the X-Men’s future involvement. Feige made a live virtual appearance at the opening of the Disney APAC Content Showcase, held in Singapore, and talked up the future of the MCU ahead of The Fantastic Four: First

Saoirse Ronan is having a moment. Which is not necessarily a new experience, given she has four Oscar nominations to her credit. Now 30, the Irish-born actress first made the Academy cut at 14 for her supporting role in Atonement, which she followed with leading roles in Brooklyn, Ladybird and Little Women. But this year,

James Gunn is not discarding making R-rated projects at DC Studios if the story merits it. As Gunn and Peter Safran build their version of the DC Universe, the filmmakers are not shying away from continuing to take risks in their storytelling. In a new interview, Gunn revealed he would not wait and see how

Colin Petersen, the original Bee Gees drummer who played on such classic 1960s tracks as ‘I Started a Joke’, ‘To Love Somebody’ and ‘I Just Gotta Get a Message to You’, died Monday. He was 78. His death was confirmed in a Facebook post by his current band Best of The Bee Gees, which reads:

EXCLUSIVE: WME‘s ex-corporate strategy SVP has joined the board of Insanity, the UK agency that reps the likes of Maya Jama. Laura Edwards will become a Non-Executive Director at the London shop following five years in New York with WME, which she exited several months back. During her time at WME she worked across M&A,

Looking outside America this Oscar season, there are plenty of candidates for the Best International Feature award. You might gravitate to Latvia’s Cannes entry Flow, a dialogue-free animation in which a black cat, a bird and a ragtag band of other creatures fight for survival in a human-free world after a catastrophic flood. Or maybe

Gabrielle Union is joining a now-growing list of public figures that are leaving social media platform X. In a final post made yesterday, the Bring It On star cited changes to the terms of service, as well as the return of “volatile” individuals as reasoning for her departure. Recently, Jamie Lee Curtis also announced her

Contenders Film: Los Angeles photo studio hosted talent on November 16 at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles as cast members of films stopped by including Brian Tyree Henry, Ryan Destiny, and Rachel Morrison from The Fire Inside; Maisy Stella from My Old Ass; Jharrel Jerome, Judy Robles and William Goldenberg from Unstoppable;

Denzel Washington, revered for his consistent hit rate as much as his talent when it comes to movie-making, reveals he knows he made some bad choices at an earlier stage in his career.  The double Oscar winner, who stars as slave owner Macrinus in Gladiator II, told The Times of London:  “After Malcolm X [1992] I made

ITV2 is set to crown the winner of Big Brother UK 2024 Season 21 after 41 days. Only six housemates made it to the final, which included Alison “Ali” Bromley, Emma Morgan, Hanah Haji, Marcello Spooks, Nathan King, and Segun Shodipo. AJ Odudu and Will Best hosted the finale, and after showcasing the housemates having

In the 20 years since her breakout film Dig!, about the uber-cool post-rock cold war between rival bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Ondi Timoner has positioned herself as a great explorer of the times we live in, usually while that history is still unfolding. In the case of 2009’s We Live

The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) wrapped its 19th edition on Wednesday with a screening of E.oni’s bold coming-of-age drama Love in the Big City, which stars Kim Go-eun (Exhuma) and Noh Sang-hyun (Pachinko). Run by the Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK), this year’s festival drew over 3,300 attendees and also marked a historic collaboration

Disney’s latest quarter was mixed but solid with a big upswing in studio profit led by Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2. At a complex time for media and a company with many moving parts, streaming was in the black and domestic theme parks saw operating income rise. All in, Disney’s fiscal fourth quarter

Xolo Maridueña is set to reprise his Blue Beetle role in an animated series from DC Studios. The Cobra Kai actor recently teased what it means to continue telling the story of Jaime Reyes, the DC Comics superhero he played in the 2023 film. “There’s only one Blue Beetle,” Maridueña said in an interview with

British theater and screen actor Timothy West has died aged 90. His children, Juliet, Samuel and Joseph, released a statement that said he said died “peacefully yesterday evening” surrounded by friends and family. West was one of the UK’s most beloved actors, known on-screen for roles in soaps EastEnders and Coronation Street, comedy-drama Brass and