The movie business has taken a hands-off approach to ticketing fraud in China over the last few years, worried that if it’s too aggressive, it could alienate the world’s second-largest film market…
Alicia Silverstone, the star of “Clueless,” revealed at Variety’s Cannes Lions studio that the hit film almost didn’t happen. “One studio said no to it because they didn’t think anybody was…
Ryan Reynolds announced the first day of production for “Deadpool 2” with a photo on his Instagram account. “The sun sets on day 1. Feels good to be back. This dog can hunt,” Reynolds said…
Rick Okon ("Tatort") will captain the U-612 U-boat in the upcoming "Das Boot" series, with Lizzy Caplan ("Masters of Sex"), and August Wittgenstein ("The Crown") also cast in the €25 million drama. A…
Aliyah Moulden, who competed on Season 12 of “The Voice,” has joined the upcoming live-action family comedy "Anastasia: Once Upon a Time." She joins the previously announced Emily Carey, who portrays…
Austin-based Alamo Drafthouse, which has gone from one theater to 28 locations since 1997, is unveiling a series of commemorative events to celebrate its 20th anniversary, Variety has learned…
Luc Besson’s studio EuropaCorp has sold its music library which spans over 1, 500 songs used in the company’s films, to Sony/ATV. The deal, valued at 14.5 million Euros ($16.3 million), gives…
Five days into the summer, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler welcomed the season unpretentiously at New Line’s world premiere Monday of R-rated comedy “The House” at the TCL Chinese Theatre. “For…
ROME — David Lynch will be feted with a lifetime achievement award by the Rome Film Festival where the U.S. director of “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” will also hold an onstage conversation with…
In Hollywood, a studio is only as strong as its franchises. That’s bad news for a number of players. Recent months have not been kind to a number of major film series, as sequels to “Transformers,”…
PARIS — Paul Hudson's L.A. based Outsider Pictures has boarded "1,200 Souls," a fantasy thriller set in the high Pyrenees, and one of the highlights at the 10th Spain-Ile de France Small is Biutiful…
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