Paradiso Media, the leading French podcast company launched three years ago, is set to produce several film and TV adaptations in partnerships with well-established players. Paradiso, which is kicking off its second fundraising round, has optioned seven podcasts for film and television. The banner has teamed with Cinefrance, the studio behind Cannes’ Directors Fortnight title “Falcon Lake,”…
‘John Wick 4’ Trailer: Keanu Reeves Gets a New Killer Dog and Murders Even More People
John Wick won’t stop until he’s finally regained his freedom. Keanu Reeves reprises his role in the franchise’s fourth feature, which dropped another trailer during “Wick Week” on Thursday. Wick’s latest adventure follows the retired assassin as he travels from New York to Paris to Japan to Berlin to fight against the world’s most powerful…
Paramount Ends 2022 With 77 Million Streaming Subs as Paramount+ Adds 10 Million in Q4
Paramount surpassed 77 million streaming subscribers in Q4, adding 10 million to Paramount+ alone to reach nearly 56 million customers for that platform. In comparison, the paid streamer added 4.6 million subscribers in the third quarter, reaching nearly 67 million global direct-to-consumer customers overall for Paramount by the end of September. During the fourth quarter,…
Paramount Global’s Content Costs Overwhelm Q4 Streaming Gains
Paramount Global’s success in streaming is hurting its bottom line The New York owner of the CBS broadcast network and the Paramount movie studio said that the costs of generating gains in streaming crimped the conglomerate’s operating income and forced a swing to a loss in its fiscal fourth quarter, the latest of the nation’s…
Berlin Jury President Kristen Stewart Declares Movies Will ‘Never Go Away,’ But Jokes About Being a ‘Loser’ on Naming Great Filmmakers
Berlin Film Festival jury president Kristen Stewart doesn’t buy the talk that movies are dead. At a press conference in Germany on Thursday afternoon to commemorate the launch of the 73rd annual Berlinale, she declared that cinema will live forever. “Take a quick glance at your rear view mirror,” said Stewart, taking questions from reporters….
Magnolia Takes North American Rights From Participant on Steve James‘ ’A Compassionate Spy’ – Global Bulletin
ACQUISITION Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights from Participant to “A Compassionate Spy,” the new documentary from Steve James (“Hoop Dreams,” “Life Itself”). The film, which world premiered at the Venice Film Festival ahead of its North American launch at Telluride, is a real-life spy story about Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall, who provided nuclear secrets…
Catalan Renaissance
Over 2003-11, Catalonia’s regional film hub was the envy of Europe. Now, it’s enjoying the full flush of a second renaissance and growing its international impact in film and now TV. In 2022, three Catalan directors had titles in the main competition in Berlin and Cannes, more than Italy (two), Germany (one) or the U.K….
Catalonia Lures International Productions
It’s an iconic scene when dashing anti-hero Ser Jaime Lannister charges his white steed up the grand Baroque steps leading to the Sept of Baelor in Episode 6, Season 6 of HBO’s wildly popular “Game of Thrones.” But the locale is actually in front of the Cathedral of Girona, Catalonia. In fact, a number of…
Gael García Bernal, Renate Reinsve, Bérénice Bejo Topline Piero Messina’s Sci-Fi Film ‘Another End,’ Newen Connect Launches Sales at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve (“The Worse Person in the World”) will soon be appearing on screen as lovers caught in an unusual bind in Italian director Piero Messina’s sci-fi film “Another End.” French sales company Newen Connect is launching sales on the pic at the European Film Market. “Another End” is set in…
Health and Wellbeing Improving in U.K. Screen Industry According to New Report
The Film and TV Charity’s latest report on health and wellbeing in the U.K. screen industry shows improvements are slowly taking place. The Looking Glass Report 2022, which is based on a survey of 2,000 screen industry professionals last year, was published on Thursday and shows 80% of respondents felt there had been a positive…