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James Cameron Banned Generative AI Use in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’: ‘We Honor...
2025-12-02
James Cameron wants moviegoers to know before “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opens in theaters worldwide that no generative AI was used in the making of the sequel....
Kore-eda Hirokazu Sets Live-Action Adaptation of ‘Chainsaw Man’ Creator...
2025-12-02
Palme d’Or-winning Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu is in post on a live-action adaptation of Fujimoto Tatsuki’s bestselling manga “Look Back,” with the...
50 Cent and ‘Sean Combs: The Reckoning’ Director Break Down Netflix Doc, From...
2025-12-02
In November 2023, the day that Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs, director Alexandria Stapleton and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson got to...
‘DWTS’ Host Julianne Hough on Finding Her Place in the Ballroom, Navigating...
2025-12-02
Tusday night’s “Dancing With the Stars” special may be celebrating the holiday season with musical performances and festive routines, but co-host Julianne...
Netflix Deepens Southeast Asia Commitment With JAFF Partnership, APROFI Deal...
2025-12-02
Netflix is ramping up its investment in Southeast Asian storytelling with a comprehensive slate of industry initiatives unveiled at Indonesia’s Jogja-Netpac...
Cult Argentine Toy Line ‘Guerreros del Manana’ Acquired by Black Mandala for...
2025-12-02
New Zealand-based sales outfit Black Mandala has secured rights to develop an animated series and action figure line based on “Guerreros del Manana”...
‘The Traitors’ Heads to Korea With Actor Cha Seung-won as Host
2025-12-02
All3Media International has teamed with Korean production companies Luyworks Media and Something Special to bring a local adaptation of the reality...
Guillermo del Toro to Receive BFI Fellowship
2025-12-02
“Frankenstein” director Guillermo del Toro is set to receive a BFI Fellowship, the film organization’s highest honor. The award will celebrate del Toro’s...
David Matalon, ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ Producer and TriStar Co-Founder,...
2025-12-02
David Matalon, a founding member of TriStar Pictures and producer of films like “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” and “Hear No Evil,” died on Dec. 2 in his...
‘Landman’ Season 2 Episode 3: Craziest Moments and Burning Questions, From...
2025-11-30
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from Season 2, Episode 3 of “Landman,” “Almost a Home,” which premiered Sunday, Nov. 30, on Paramount+. This...
James Cameron Says It’s ‘Horrifying to Me’ that AI Can ‘Make Up an Actor’: It...
2025-11-30
Safe to say James Cameron will never cast Tilly Norwood in a movie. During a recent interview with CBS’ Sunday Morning, the director of “The Terminator”...
British Independent Film Awards: BDSM Romance ‘Pillion’ Claims Top Honor, ‘My...
2025-11-30
“Pillion,” the kinky BDSM rom-com in which Alexander Skarsgard’s strapping biker takes Harry Melling’s timid wallflower as his new submissive, has won the...
‘Zootopia 2’ Box Office: All the Records Set in Opening Weekend
2025-11-30
“Zootopia 2” stuffed the box office competition over Thanksgiving. Disney’s animated sequel, a buddy-cop comedy about anthropomorphic animals, debuted to...
‘Paddington’ Review: A Furry, Funny, Fantastic Musical Comedy
2025-11-30
“Is this bear an endangered species?” asks Tarinn Callender as the hapless helper of Victoria Hamilton-Barritt’s (very) arch-villainess Millicent Price. With...
Indonesia’s Massive Music Sets AI-Powered Music Licensing and Curating Search...
2025-11-30
Leading Indonesian music publisher Massive Music has begun development on an AI powered data-driven technology solution that could assist audiovisual...
Korea’s Showbox, Thailand’s M Studio Forge Co-Production Partnership (EXCLUSIVE)
2025-11-30
Korean content company Showbox has partnered with Thailand’s M Studio to develop Thai film co-productions under a newly signed memorandum of understanding....
Andy Garcia on Going Head-to-Head With Billy Bob Thornton on ‘Landman’ and...
2025-11-30
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains very light spoilers from Season 2, Episode 3 of “Landman,” “Almost a Home,” which premiered Sunday, Nov. 30, on Paramount+....
Korean Indie ‘The World of Love’ Lands French Distribution Deal With The...
2025-11-30
The Jokers Films has acquired French distribution rights to Barunson E&A’s “The World of Love,” the top-grossing independent Korean film at the 2025 local...
China Loses Young Moviegoers as Vietnam Market Grows, JAFF Market Panel Hears
2025-11-30
China’s theatrical market is losing younger audiences while Vietnam emerges as a breakout territory for pan-Asian content, according to industry executives...
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Draws Record 34 Million Viewers on NBC,...
2025-11-29
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was no turkey for NBC. In fact, the broadcaster’s 2025 airing of the annual event is poised to record its biggest combined...
‘Tale of the Land’ Director Loeloe Hendra Brings Migrant Worker Drama to JAFF...
2025-11-29
Loeloe Hendra, whose feature debut “Tale of the Land” won the Fipresci Award at the Busan International Film Festival and screened at the Jogja-Netpac Asian...
‘Canopy’ Director Aaron Wilson Brings Australia-Indonesia Romance ‘Under the...
2025-11-29
Aaron Wilson, whose debut feature “Canopy” premiered at Toronto, has a new project selected for the JAFF Future Project with “Under the Banyan Moon,” a...
‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a New Ending: Director Oliver Murray on How...
2025-11-29
The newly refurbished version of “The Beatles Anthology” has been rolling out on Disney+ over a period of days this week, with a newly commissioned Episode 9...
Guillermo Galoe’s ‘Sleepless City’ Wins Best Film at Qatar’s Inaugural Doha...
2025-11-29
Guillermo Galoe’s “Sleepless City,” a hybrid drama set inside Europe’s largest informal settlement, took the top narrative prize at the inaugural Doha Film...
Indonesia-Malaysia Co-Productions Surge With Four New Film Projects at JAFF...
2025-11-29
A quartet of Indonesian-Malaysian film co-productions was unveiled at the JAFF Market, signaling an uptick in collaboration between the two Southeast Asian...
Oscar Predictions: Best Actor — Timothée Chalamet and Leonardo DiCaprio...
2025-11-29
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for...
Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Lands International Production...
2025-11-29
Indonesian production company Forka Films has unveiled a production consortium for auteur Kamila Andini’s upcoming feature “Four Seasons in Java,” scheduled...
‘Qodrat 3,’ ‘Mayat Hidup’ Among Magma Entertainment Slate at JAFF Market
2025-11-29
Leading Indonesian studio Magma Entertainment has confirmed “Qodrat 3,” the latest instalment of their hit franchise, at the JAFF Market. Founded by siblings...
France Deepens Indonesian Cinema Partnership Through Expanded Film Lab,...
2025-11-29
France and Indonesia are strengthening their strategic cultural partnership through an expanded suite of cinema initiatives, as the France-Indonesia Film Lab...
LAPD Confirms Investigation of D4vd’s Trip to Santa Barbara Location
2025-11-25
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Tuesday they are investigating a trip singer D4vd took to the Santa Barbara area sometime during the spring of...