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EntertainmentđŸ‡ș🇾 US
DeadlineEN

‘Clayface’ Director James Watkins Explains Aaron Paul’s Cameo: “A Real Brief Easter Egg”

In DC Studios’ Clayface, Tom Rhys Harries’ titular shape-shifting Batman villain takes multiple forms, including a surprising familiar face. Following murmurs of a cameo, director James Watkins confirmed that Aaron Paul makes a brief appearance in the DCU movie as Matt’s (Harries) father, who raised him in the slums of Gotham City. “He has a [
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CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘The Cycle’ Is a Surprising New Take on the Police Procedural, With a Huge Twist and an Emotional Resonance the Director Didn’t Expect

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “The Cycle,” now streaming on Shudder. What if a werewolf continued to transform even after its death? This light bulb idea came to frequent collaborators Jordan Downey and Kevin Stewart as they were sketching out a TV treatment for their 2018 film “The Head Hunter.” “We both [
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EntertainmentđŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

Fusion Entertainment Signs Director Ryan DeForeest, Sets Feature Adaptation of His Short Film ‘My Brother & Me’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Talent management and production company Fusion Entertainment has signed writer-director Ryan DeForeest and started development on a feature adaptation of his short film “My Brother & Me,” Variety can reveal exclusively. “My Brother & Me,” which premiered at the 2024 American Black Film Festival, follows “two brothers across three decades, from South Los Ang

CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘Slow Horses’ Director on Season 6 and That Final Jack Lowden Scene: ‘We Had Two Endings and One of Them Was Happy’

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Slow Horses” Season 6, which had its season finale on Wednesday. “Slow Horses” Season 6 ended with lots of bangs and a whimper, as a key character appeared to take his last breath. First the body count: over the course of the season the Slough House team, [
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World🇩đŸ‡Ș AE
The NationalEN

Ramy Youssef’s A24 directorial debut Martha & Muhammad: What we know

Ramy Youssef’s first feature film as director is taking shape, with Amanda Seyfried joining him and Sharon Stone in the cast of Martha & Muhammad . The Egyptian-American comedian will also write and star in the A24 comedy, with Seyfried’s involvement reported by Deadline . The project brings together several of Youssef ’s long-standing collaborators, includi

CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

As Uncensored Re-Release of Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ Shocks Audiences, Director’s Son Preps Doc Feature ‘Mad Dad’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Considered one of the most controversial films of all time for its graphic, blasphemous, and sexually provocative imagery, Ken Russell’s “The Devils” is now back in cinemas uncut and uncensored. Re-released in 4K by Warner Bros. imprint Clockwork some 55 years after its controversial debut, the new director’s cut of the film — which premiered this [
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CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘Closure’ Director Michal Marczak Set for Narrative Feature Debut With ‘Perfection,’ About Hipster Millennials in Berlin (EXCLUSIVE)

Prominent Polish documentarist MichaƂ Marczak – a Sundance Film Festival prizewinner with “All These Sleepless Nights” – is set to make his narrative feature debut with “Perfection,” a buzzy drama about hipster millennials in Berlin, based on Italian author Vincenzo Latronico’s eponymous novel that was shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. Ger

PoliticsđŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘O Projeto’ Directors on Walter Salles’ Support and Screening Poetic Doc About Colonialism Ahead of ‘Dramatic’ Brazilian Elections That Offer a ‘Choice Between Good and Evil’

Once the Black Lives Matter protests broke out in the U.S., Brazilian filmmaker Sabrina Fidalgo and Swiss photographer Yvan Rodic realized it was time to begin working on their passion project, “O Projeto.” The documentary, developed and shot over the six years since, began its festival journey earlier this year at Brazil’s renowned Gramado Film [
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TechnologyđŸ‡ș🇾 US
DeadlineEN

‘Wildwood’ Director Hopes People “See The Danger” In GenAI, Calls It “Antithetical” To Laika’s Work

As Laika debuts its latest stop-motion animation, Travis Knight is standing firmly against generative AI. The Wildwood director and Laika CEO explained that GenAI “is antithetical to everything that we are at this studio,” also emphasizing that he hopes people “see the danger” in the technology’s potential as much as the “value.” “But all of [
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TechnologyđŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight on AI: ‘An Amazing Piece of Technology’ But ‘I’m Not Embracing It at All’

“Wildwood” director Travis Knight is weighing in on Hollywood’s use of AI. “I’m not embracing it at all,” Knight told me Wednesday night at AFI Fest’s opening night U.S. premiere of “Wildwood.” “I see technology as a tool, and we use technology at Laika. A pencil is technology, a paintbrush is technology, a 3D printer [
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CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘Black Shine, From ‘State of Silence’ Director Santiago Maza, ’ Delves Into the Aftermath of a 2006 Mining Tragedy That Buried 63 Miners

Mexico’s Santiago Maza, whose fourth feature-length doc “State of Silence,” (“Estado de Silencio”), a passion project of Diego Luna, snagged the best feature award at Chile’s 2024 Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic), has premiered his latest work, “Black Shine” (“El brillo negro”) at the Morelia Film Festival where it competes for the top prize among the [
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EntertainmentđŸ‡ș🇾 US
DeadlineEN

MPTF Expands Board Of Directors With David Kramer And Blair Rich; Five Added To Board Of Governors

EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture & Television fund has added UTA CEO David Kramer and Legendary Films’ Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer Blair Rich to its board of directors, while boosting its board of governors ranks with the addition of five new members. The new members of the board of governors are WME’s Dan Aloni, UTA’s [
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EntertainmentđŸ‡ș🇾 US
DeadlineEN

YA Vampire Adaptation ‘House Of Night’ Gets New Director, Casting Underway & Shoot Eyed For Early 2027

EXCLUSIVE: The first big screen adaptation of House of Night, the popular YA fantasy romance book series by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast, has a new director in the shape of Johanna Watts. A long-time collaborator of the film’s producer Davis Films, Watts previously directed the short Career Girl and is currently in post-production on [
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GamingđŸ‡ș🇾 US
GameSpotEN

Resident Evil Director Zach Cregger Feels “Gratified” Following Gamer Backlash To His Highly Successful Movie

Resident Evil director Zach Cregger has responded to the success of his video game movie, and while he doesn't want to say “I told you so” to his haters, he's happy with the response, both critically and commercially. “I don’t know if I feel vindicated,” he told A Shot . “I’m gratified. I’m gratified that people responded to it.” The Resident Evil movie has

WorldđŸ‡·đŸ‡Ž RO
Digi24RO

Directorul general și cel comercial de la Uzina Mecanică Plopeni, acord de recunoaștere cu procurorii Ăźntr-un dosar de luare de mită

Directorul general al Uzinei Mecanice Plopeni, Tiberiu Alexandru Pürvu, inculpat pentru luare de mită ün formă continuată, la domiciliul căruia procurorii DNA au găsit jumătate de milion de euro, Ɵi Liliana Sorescu, directorul comercial al aceleiaƟi unităƣi, acuzată de două infracƣiuni de luare de mită, dintre care una ün formă continuată, au üncheiat acordu

CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

‘Petal Dance’ Director Ishikawa Hiroshi Ends 13-Year Feature Hiatus With ‘The Blue We Touch’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Japanese filmmaker Ishikawa Hiroshi, whose credits include “Tokyo.sora,” “Su-ki-da.” and “Petal Dance,” is back with his first feature in 13 years. His new film, “the blue we touch” (original title: “Awo no Jo”), is in post-production and will be released in Japan in 2027 by Bitters End, which unveiled the project ahead of the Tokyo [
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EntertainmentđŸ‡ș🇾 US
DeadlineEN

Oscar Nuñez, Marlene Forte, Otmara Marrero & Vivian Ruiz To Star In Adrian Cardenas’ Directorial Debut ‘In An Orderly Fashion’

EXCLUSIVE: Writer Adrian Cardenas is making his directorial debut with the film In an Orderly Fashion, which just completed production in Miami with Oscar Nuñez (The Office, The Paper), Marlene Forte (The Rookie, Star Trek), Otmara Marrero (Florida Man, StartUp), and Vivian Ruiz (Bloodline, Pain & Gain) in lead roles. In an Orderly Fashion follows Rafa [
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WorldđŸ‡·đŸ‡Ž RO
Digi24RO

Sorin Costreie, despre concursul pentru directorii de școli: „Cred că a fost o problemă timpul alocat și faptul că nu au avut ciornă”

Ministrul Educației, Sorin Costreie, a declarat miercuri seară, la Digi24, că vor fi analizate condițiile Ăźn care s-a desfășurat concursul pentru directorii de școli, după apariția unor contestații. Invitat la emisiunea „Jurnalul de Seară”, ministrul a semnalat posibile probleme legate de timpul alocat candidaților și de faptul că aceștia nu au avut la dispo

CultuređŸ‡ș🇾 US
VarietyEN

Kurosawa Kiyoshi, Shimizu Takashi Among Directors of Disney+, Hulu Japanese Horror Series ‘Night Tales Club’

Kurosawa Kiyoshi and “Ju-on” director Shimizu Takashi are among the seven filmmakers behind “Night Tales Club,” a six-part Japanese supernatural anthology series set to premiere on Disney+ and Hulu in January 2027. Yamada Takayuki leads the series as Hojo, a high-flying businessman fixated on the unexplained who acts as its storyteller. Each episode adapts a

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