Streaming and local film are set to send spend on content in seven major Asian markets over the $15B mark this year, according to a study. Media Partners Asia (MPA) reports that content investment will rise from $14.8B in 2025 to $15.1B this year and on to $15...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:03:11 +0000Dentsu has struck a partnership giving clients in the Americas access to a broad swath of anime and manga intellectual property owned by Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd., including “Attack on Titan,” “Ghost in the Shell” and “Blue...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000For director Mikel Gurrea’s latest he didn’t have to travel far in search of a story. “I live in Barcelona’s district of Sants and, having done my previous film in the woods, this time I wanted to find fiction at my doorstep,” Gurrea told Variety...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:53:30 +0000The premise of Argentina’s Ricardo Darin’s latest feature, “Therapy Done Right” (Lo dejamos acá”), world premiering at the San Sebastian Festival, is deceptively simple: A pragmatic psychoanalyst loses faith in conventional methods and starts pu...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:40:52 +0000SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – Paco Rabal worked with Luis Buñuel, Michelangelo Antonioni and Carlos Saura, made more than 200 films and built a career spanning Spain, France, Italy and Mexico. In “200 Lives, Paco Rabal,” the Spanish screen legend gets one more...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:34:42 +0000It wasn’t just a sea breeze and late summer sun which brought a sense of new airs and targeted optimism blowing through the San Sebastian’s 2026 Creative Investors’ Conference. For four years, CIC, co-organized with CAA Media Finance, has insisted on ups...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:28:34 +0000EXCLUSIVE: Samsung TV Plus has struck deals with creators to form a suite of channels and expand the reach of others. In the UK, a trio of channels are launching in partnership with 208 Studios: Happy Place, which is based on Fearne Cotton’s wellness pod...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:25:19 +0000Colombian filmmaker Juan Sebastián Mesa and Salvadoran director Tatiana Huezo were two of the big winners last night at the San Sebastián Film Festival’s industry awards. Scroll down to see the full list of award winners. Mesa won the WIP LATAM Industry Aw...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:09:37 +0000In David Ayer’s survival thriller, Heart of the Beast, an A-list star and a lovable doggy must survive the brutal Alaskan wilderness... The post Heart of the Beast first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:29 +0000EXCLUSIVE: The new boss of the UK’s influential Royal Television Society (RTS) thinks the charity should shout louder about the nation’s “powerhouse” TV industry to those who matter. Sophie Jones said “there is a space for the RTS...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000Independent Talent Group (ITG) has bought into UK sport talent agency Tongue Tied Management (TTM). The deal comes as ITG seeks growth following Sienna Private Equity last December buying a major stake in Duncan Heath’s agency, which represents the likes...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:27:14 +0000Thirty-nine years after the beloved NBC series premiered, Netflix is reopening the gates of the fictional, historically Black Hillman College with “A Different World.” Created by Felicia Pride and executive produced by Debbie Allen (who helmed the first ve...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:01:00 +0000EXCLUSIVE: Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings) is set to narrate Odysseus Rising, a new Audible Original sci-fi adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, written by novelist and popular science fiction and fantasy writer Adrian Tchaikovsky (Children Of Time). The p...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:01:00 +0000Small Prophets co-producer Blue House Productions has hired a development executive from Sister. Shaunna O’Brien joins the Manchester label as Development Producer and will identify and develop original projects. Blue House said it is currently in develo...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Maleah Joi Moon stars as Deborah, face of a fresh generation of Hillman students, while Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison reprise their leading roles from the original 'Cosby Show' spinoff....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000Spending on video content in seven major markets across Asia is expected to climb to $15.1 billion in 2026, according to Media Partners Asia’s “Asia Video Content Dynamics 2026” report. Streaming and local film account for nearly all new spen...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000The Trump administration must restore press credentials for staffers at CNN, Politico and MS NOW, a federal judge ruled early Thursday morning, delivering a rebuke to the president’s efforts to ban the outlets from the White House grounds. U.S. District ...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:58:40 +0000Kardashian and the producers of 'Love Island' team up on a new unscripted series following a group of parents whose sons attend a premier baseball training school in Scottsdale, Arizona....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 05:37:47 +0000Sean Gunn has proclaimed himself “retired” from doing the on-set motion capture for the fan-favorite “Guardians of the Galaxy” character Rocket Raccoon. The actor explained that he feels he’s aged out of standing in for the Marvel character due to th...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:51:31 +0000Jennifer Hudson, Pearlena Igbokwe, Melissa McCarthy and Sharon Stone were the guests of honor at the starry Variety Power of Women presented by Lifetime event in Beverly Hills Wednesday night, during which the musician, executive and actresses were commended f...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:20:10 +0000Issa Rae received the Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Variety’s L.A. Power of Women event on Wednesday in Beverly Hills. The award was presented by U.S. Bank senior executive vice president Courtney Kelso and honored the Emmy-nominated ac...
Variety • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:11:06 +0000The singer was set to reprise her role as Chanel #2 in a planned crossover between Murphy’s 'American Horror Story' and 'Scream Queens,' but her tour prevented the appearance....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:11:19 +0000"We're thrilled," Fathom's head of marketing tells The Hollywood Reporter about the 40th anniversary celebration for the 1986 animated cult favorite....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:56:59 +0000Meta today announced a new generation of VR glasses that it promised will “define a new era for virtual reality,” creating an all-in-one productivity and media device. Meta VR Glasses will deliver cinema, TV and sports content in one device with ac...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:37:30 +0000More than a decade later, Ryan Murphy likely has Journey stuck in his head again as he prepares for a McKinley High reunion. The 2x Golden Globe winner revealed on Wednesday that he “just finished” a Glee reboot script, noting that most of the cast...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:48:15 +0000The disgraced Theranos founder will be placed in an Austin-area facility in August 2027 as she serves out her reduced sentence for defrauding investors....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:43:32 +0000Théodore Pellerin also stars in the latest feature by 80-year-old actress turned director Nicole Garcia ('My American Uncle'), which premiered in competition at San Sebastián....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:41:17 +0000The Australian filmmaker behind ‘Bad Boy Bubby,’ ‘Ten Canoes’ and ‘Charlie’s Country’ will preside over the international competition jury at TIFF’s 39th edition....
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:38:45 +0000Fresh off a historic 'Dancing With the Stars' pairing, the 'Love Thy Nader' star is bringing her signature style to market with a limited-edition fashion capsule co-designed alongside Express. ...
Hollywood Reporter • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:05:18 +0000Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced that Australian director Rolf de Heer will serve as president of the International Competition jury at this year’s edition of the festival. De Heer’s 2022 film The Survival Of Kindness, which was selec...
Deadline • Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000People Inc. Chairman Barry Diller has withdrawn a proposal to acquire full ownership of MGM Resorts. The media company will retain its 27% stake in the casino operator, he said in a statement Wednesday, though it remains “open and interested” in po...
Deadline • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:52:01 +0000The Florida Retirement System Trust Fund demands documents related to how the publication handles coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. ...
Hollywood Reporter • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:23:51 +0000An original star of the series, Meloni appeared on the 'Law & Order' spinoff from 1999-2011, and has since popped up in numerous cameo appearances. ...
Hollywood Reporter • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:08:06 +0000The role of casinos in movies and TV shows is something that is so etched into the audience’s mindset. When the narrative... The post How Gambling Scenes Continue to Bring Big-Screen Stories to Life first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:49:19 +0000In 2020, Caroline Cory released a film titled Superhuman: The Invisible Made Visible. This documentary explored extrasensory abilities that blind people are... The post Superhuman 2: The Rebirth first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:00:13 +0000TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! It is nearly impossible to describe The Idiot(s) — it is one of those films that... The post The Idiot(s) first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:54 +0000Let’s just say I hope to never have to play Russian roulette. Is that so hard? Director Bryan Bockbrader walks us into... The post A Little R&R first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:57 +0000NOW ON SHUDDER! It’s a night to dismember with the ultra-vicious Australian party torture film Penny Lane Is Dead, the feature debut... The post Penny Lane Is Dead first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 18:00:16 +0000When a female emperor penguin lays an egg, she transfers it to the male penguin, who is tasked with protecting that egg... The post I Am Mario first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:00:08 +0000The 27th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) has announced its 2026 lineup. The festival will screen more than 100 feature films... The post Newport Beach Film Festival 2026 Lineup: Paper Tiger, Ink and Wild Horse Nine Lead Centerpiece Slate first appear...
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:00:54 +0000COMING TO THEATERS! Winner of the SXSW Midnighter Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize for Feature Film at the Overlook Film... The post Never After Dark first appeared on Film Threat....
Film Threat • Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:00:06 +0000The power of cinema in the 21st century isn’t always about box office numbers, revenue, new technology, warring studios, or the glamorization... The post Impure first appeared on Film Threat....
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