Abel Ferrara is set to appear alongside emerging French actress Raika Hazanavicius (“Colors of Time”) and Italy’s Giovanni De Maria (“Robbing Mussolini”) in Italian director Angelica Gallo’s gritty Rome-set drama “The Night Burns.” “Night Burns” depicts contemporary Rome youth through the tale of a group of friends who steal jewelry and other valuables at trap […]

With upcoming Gothic thriller “Victorian Psycho” confirmed for Cannes, an additional member of the cast has now been announced. Evie Templeton, the rising British star best known for her breakout turn as Agnes DeMille in the second season of Netflix hit “Wednesday,” stars in the film, which will premiere in the Un Certain Regard competition. […]

“MasterChef Asia” is coming back. Banijay Rights has closed a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery and CreAsia Studio – part of Endemol Shine India – to produce a new 10-episode series of the pan-Asian cooking competition, marking the format’s return to the region after a 10-year break. The new run, a 10 x 60-minute series, […]

“Nimrods: A Green Day Story,” writer-director Lee Kirk’s comedy based on the rock band’s adventures while living in a van before the success of their 1994 album “Dookie,” will be rolling into the Cannes market. Palisades Park Pictures has acquired international sales on the feature, which has a global theatrical rollout set for August, with […]

Having played British spies, lords, WWII fighters pilots and even wrestlers, Jack Lowden has now taken on his most contemporary role to date. In the satirical short “Vote Gavin Lyle” — from WePresent, the arts platform of WeTransfer — the Emmy nominee portrays a middle-England family man and aspiring right-wing politician. Released on YouTube and WePresent […]

ITV has commissioned a feature documentary about former England captain Terry Butcher from “McEnroe” producer Sylver Entertainment. Directed by Stuart Burley, “Terry Butcher: Invisible Wounds” will follow Butcher’s journey from extraordinary highs to tragic lows, including the loss of his son Chris, his PTSD and recovery. The doc marks Burley’s directorial feature debut. Butcher is […]

Netflix’s latest action thriller, “Man on Fire” — based on A. J. Quinnell’s acclaimed 1980 novel and adapted to television by Kyle Killen — brings the infamous John Creasy to the small screen. Though the story was first adapted as a 1987 film with Scott Glenn in the leading role, most fans will recall Denzel […]

Suspense thriller “Safe,” which is in post-production, has been added to the Reinvent Yellow Sales lineup. The film is directed by Thomas Sieben, also behind the Netflix hit “Prey.” When a young girl becomes trapped inside an airtight safe, firefighter Alex and her partner Jakob are called to a high-pressure rescue with minutes to spare. […]

The bingo card asks you to pick a side: McDonald’s fries or pineapple pizza? The answer, apparently, says something about who you are. It’s the kind of playful, low-stakes self-interrogation that K-pop group Cortis have built their brand around – and inside a neon-drenched hideout in the heart of Seoul, 30 fans got to work […]

David Allan Coe, the controversial outlaw country star best known for songs like “The Ride,” “Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile” and “You Never Even Called Me By My Name,” has died, according to Rolling Stone. He was 86. Coe, born in 1939 in Akron, Ohio, got his start in 1960s Nashville writing for established artists. […]

Amazon is considering a potential reboot of the Donald Trump-hosted reality competition show “The Apprentice” for its Prime Video streamer, according to a report late Wednesday by the Wall Street Journal. But the newspaper added that instead of the President at the helm, it would be his son, Donald Trump Jr. Amazon declined to comment, […]

While “The Devil Wears Prada 2” is chock full of cameos from fashion and media celebrities, a few roles were left on the cutting floor, including Conrad Ricamora’s part as Andy’s (Anne Hathaway) roommate. But Ricamora — best known for “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Fire Island,” and his Tony-nominated turn in “Oh, Mary!”— […]