Swedish-Chilean filmmaker Daniel Espinosa is feeling reinvigorated after returning to Europe to make his latest feature, Madame Luna, as well as Netflix's upcoming crime drama The Helicopter Heist. The director of Easy Money, Life, Safe House and Morbius tells Deadline: "I spent 12 years in America…

The Strictly Come Dancing dancer who has left the show over allegations of “gross misconduct” has admitted that he kicked partner Zara McDermott. A spokesman for Graziano Di Prima told the BBC that the kick had taken place following multiple reports, adding: “There is never a time when kicking, or…

EXCLUSIVE: Good news for arthouse filmmakers and companies overseas with the launch of a new U.S. distributor for international movies: Room 8 Films. Set up by Rachelle Shukman, formerly of Ramo Law PC and sales firm Fortitude International, and fashion merchandising graduate Annie White, the…

EXCLUSIVE: Fresh off his Emmy nomination for Ripley, the in-demand Andrew Scott has been set to lead cast in Studiocanal and Working Title’s upcoming D-Day movie Pressure, which we revealed earlier this summer. In the true story, BAFTA winner Scott, also coming off rave reviews for All Of Us Strangers…

Nonce Paolini, the former Chairman and CEO of French broadcasting giant TF1 Group, died July 17. He was 75. Le Monde newspaper reported he had died due to cancer. The influential exec rose through the ranks at TF1, which is France’s largest commercial network, and became CEO in 2007 and added…

Korean broadcaster MBC has revived its popular K-pop celebrity gameshow Idol Star Athletics Championships (ISAC), which will return in the fall after a two-year hiatus. Filming will take place in August and the upcoming season will premiere during Korea’s Chuseok holiday season in…

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Group has signed Icelandic film director Thordur Palsson whose feature debut, the horror film The Damned, premiered at this year's Tribeca Festival and will be released domestically by Vertical this fall.  Palsson was the creator and lead director of The Valhalla Murders, which…

BTS star Jimin will perform ‘Who,’ the main track from his second solo album, on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. According to his label, Big Hit Music, Jimin’s performance was pre-recorded and is scheduled to air at 11:35 p.m. on Monday night’s show. Jimin is currently…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the plan for the 2024 Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF). The 38th edition of the fest will run from November 1-17 at venues across the UK city, with screenings held at the Everyman Leeds, Vue Leeds in the Light, Hyde Park Picture House and Howard Assembly Room.  A full…

Tokyo-based Kino Films has struck a deal with Lionsgate and GK Films to distribute Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, in Japan. Lionsgate is releasing domestically, with Universal set to handle international markets, save Japan where Kino Films expects to release in 2025. The North American release is…

Top British journalist Emily Maitlis has been told she “needs her head examined” by a Donald Trump ally who refused to back down on her repeated claims of election interference. Maitlis was in the U.S. for her News Agent podcast when she sat down with former news anchor and Arizona state senate…

Viaplay Results: Focus On Core Ops Working Slowly Viaplay's focus on doing what it does best willed out in its latest quarterly results, with total turnover down slightly but turnover in core operations increasing by a similar margin. Since the exit of former CEO Anders Jensen amidst financial…