By Nick Vivarelli
ROME – The upcoming Italian release of "Kung Fu Panda 3" is prompting pandemonium in Italy where Fox has booked hundreds of local screens for previews of the blockbuster toon on the weekend prior to…
By John Hopewell
GUADALAJARA – Paris-based Wide, headed by Loic Magneron, has licensed Germany and Austria on "Heimatland" ("Wonderland") having already closed France on a calling card for the talents and dissidence…
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By Janko Roettgers
Seattle-based virtual reality startup Limitless is building a new technology to bring responsiveness to animated characters in virtual worlds and experiences. Founded by former Pixar character lead…
By Dave McNary
“Foxcatcher” director Bennett Miller has come on board a movie version of Charles Dickens’ iconic “A Christmas Carol,” set up at Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures. Screenwriter and playwright Tom…
By Patrick Frater
Liquidators can close beleaguered Asia Television with immediate effect, court says.
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By John Hopewell
GUADALAJARA – Targeting Mexico and Latin America, Film Factory will talk up at Guadalajara sales on the Warner Bros.-distributed "Tenemos que hablar" ("We Need To Talk"), directed by David Serrano…
By Ramin Setoodeh
Dressed in a star-spangled pantsuit covered in sparkles and a monogrammed "H," Katy Perry belted out a set of her hits—from "Roar" to "Firework"—at a campaign fundraiser for Hillary Clinton held on…
By Patrick Frater
New Zealand and Israel co-production treaty will allow film makers to access funding and incentives in both countries.
By Thomas K. Arnold
Walt Disney-Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur" overcame a ho-hum theatrical run to shoot to the top of the national home video sales charts its first week out on disc. The film, with a domestic gross of…
By Jacob Bryant
The cast of “Knight of Cups” said unanimously that the thing they were most drawn to and most enjoyed was the chance to work with writer and director Terrence Malick (“The Thin Red Line,”…
By Elizabeth Wagmeister
Lenora Crichlow has been cast in CBS’s comedy pilot from Stephnie Weir and Greg Garcia, Variety has learned exclusively. She will star opposite Nick Zano. The British actress is best known for…