As David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance continues to pursue its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the company has hired a new leader for its public policy and regulatory teams: Rene Augustine, a former attorney in President Trump’s White House and one-time deputy in the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division. Augustine will join Paramount Skydance on…
The upcoming Bitcoin biopic from director Doug Liman and producer Ryan Kavanaugh has disclosed in a U.K. casting notice that the indie film may use AI to “adjust” some performances. Actors will also perform on a “markerless performative capture stage and not in any locations, using new Al technologies.” The casting notice states actors that…
The two country stars join an artist lineup that also includes performances from the likes of Lola Young, Junior H and BigXthaPlug. Image: Jean-Daniel Francoeur / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
Netflix has released the official trailer for Season 2 of its hit live-action series “One Piece: Into the Grand Line,” offering fans a first look at the next chapter of the high-seas adventure ahead of its March 10 premiere. The trailer arrives alongside newly released images and a personal letter from creator Eiichiro Oda, who…
Sophie Heldman’s period drama, bowing in the Berlinale’s Panorama section, also features Flora Nicholson, Clare Dunn and Mia Tharia. Image: cottonbro studio / Pexels Source: Hollywood Reporter
Novi Brown has signed with Innovative Artists Entertainment for representation in all areas, Variety has learned exclusively. She continues to be repped by Alta Global Media and Crawford Talents, Germany. Brown is best known for her starring role in the hit BET series “Sistas,” which hails from celebrated and prolific creator Tyler Perry. Brown starred…
Grace Passô is a creative fueled by exploring the malleability of form. The actor, director and playwright adapted her own play into her feature debut “Our Secret,” premiering in Berlin seven years after her medium-length film “Dazed Flesh” — also adapted from the stage — played at the same festival. “Our Secret” is set in…
Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore’s docufilm “Brunello: The Gracious Visionary” — about Brunello Cucinelli, the fashion designer known as Italy’s “King of Cashmere” — has been acquired for North American distribution by Blue Fox Entertainment. A U.S. premiere is planned in New York on April 14. “Brunello: The Gracious Visionary” chronicles Cucinelli’s rise from being a…
Jimmy Kimmel went after Donald Trump on Monday for his scathing review of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. “Bad Bunny got a bad review from our bad president, unfortunately,” Kimmel said during Monday’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “He wrote, ‘The Super Bowl halftime show is absolutely terrible, one of the worst ever. It…
Former Sundance CEO Joana Vicente and her partner, the Oscar-nominated producer Jason Kliot, have launched a new tech-focused film accelerator and production company. Called Open Cities, the new shop seeks to empower independent filmmakers on a global stage with ethical AI tools, financing and creative mentorship. Based in Portugal and New York, the company was…
