“Marinette,” a biopic film about the first French female professional soccer player, has been boarded by Pulsar Content and Have a Good One. Garance Marillier, the breakout star of Julia Ducournau’s “Raw” and Palme d’Or winning “Titane,” stars in the lead role, as Marinette Pichon. Based on Pichon’s bestselling autobiographical book, “Marinette” is directed by…

Rooney Mara said on a recent episode of the “LaunchLeft” podcast (via IndieWire) that David Fincher restored her faith in acting after she nearly quit the profession following a bad experience making the 2010 “Nightmare on Elm Street” remake. The Oscar-nominated actor did not disclose what happened on the set, but she described it as “not…

“The Banshees of Inisherin” and “Everything Everywhere All at Once” are predicted to lead the film side of the upcoming Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations with five apiece. On the television side, HBO’s “The White Lotus,” after being moved to the drama category from limited by the guild, is expected to lead the charge with…

Running Jan. 10-17, Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous in Paris – an export focused market that unites buyers, producers, talent and press from film and television – will fête its 25th edition with a return to pre-pandemic (in-person) attendance numbers, and a once-more ebullient social calendar, rife with the cocktails, awards ceremonies and evening events that fell by…

Eon Productions, the company behind the James Bond films, posted revenues of £234.7 million ($285.5 million) for the financial period covering the initial release of “No Time To Die,” its latest accounts show. The accompanying financial report also shows that the company is already focused on the next instalment of the Bond franchise, albeit one…

Netflix has acquired the global rights outside of Norway to the hard-hitting Norwegian crime series “Gangs of Oslo” (“Blodsbrødre”), produced by Monday Scripted for Norway’s largest commercial broadcaster TV2, Variety has learned exclusively. The six-part series is created and directed by Ole Endresen, co-writer of Netflix’s first Original series “Lilyhammer” and “Young Wallander.” Monday Productions’ CEO Lasse…

The Berlin Film Festival has revealed a raft of titles across strands and also 33 film projects vying for coin at the coproduction market. Selections for the topical Perspektive Deutsches Kino strand from emerging German talent include “Seven Winters in Tehran” by Steffi Niederzoll, “Elaha” by Milena Aboyan, “Ararat” by Engin Kundag, “The Kidnapping of the Bride” by Sophia…

Prince Harry’s first TV appearance since his memoir, “Spare,” triggered headlines worldwide thanks to its revelations about his drug-taking, sex life and rift with his family, was watched by an average of 4.2 million U.K. viewers across TV and streaming on Sunday night. The audience for “Harry: The Interview” peaked at 4.6 million, making it…

Streaming service Paramount+ has swooped for the Canadian rights to Prince Harry’s ITV interview. The service will be the exclusive Canadian home for “Harry: The Interview,” which aired in the U.K. on Sunday night and drew an average audience of 4.2 million. In the interview, the Duke of Sussex speaks with journalist Tom Bradby about…

“Goya, Carrière and the Ghost of Buñuel” by Spain’s José Luis López Linares clinched the best film prize out of 15 entries in competition at the ARCA Festival of Films on Art.  Lopez was bestowed the valuable ARCA prize, a bronze sculpture designed and crafted by Uruguay’s preeminent artist Pablo Atchugarry whose foundation is the principal…