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‘Squid Game’ Star Lee Byung-hun Boards Martial Arts Film ‘Nambeol’

6 May 2026 at 10:17
Lee Byung-hun, known internationally for “Squid Game” and “No Other Choice,” has been cast in the lead role of “Nambeol” (working title), a martial arts action film set in the early Joseon Dynasty that will mark the feature directing debut of veteran DP Lee Mo-gae. Hive Media Corp. is producing. The story centers on a […]

Cannes Best Director Winner Miguel Gomes’ Long-Awaited War Drama ‘Savagery’ Brought to Market by Luxbox (EXCLUSIVE)

6 May 2026 at 10:03
Finally. First announced in 2020, “Savagery” (“Selvajaria”) the most ambitious and long cherished project of Cannes Best Director Award winner Miguel Gomes (“Grand Tour, “Arabian Nights,” “Tabu”) will be brought to market at next week’s Cannes Festival by Paris-based sales agency Luxbox where it will launch pre-sales. One year after “The Secret Agent,” the Cannes […]

‘John Wick’-Style Belgian Thriller ‘Paradise’ Gets Cannes Market Sales Push With Blue Finch (EXCLUSIVE)

6 May 2026 at 10:01
Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide sales rights – excluding Benelux – to “Paradise,” a Belgian action crime thriller directed by Bob Colaers, ahead of the Cannes Film Market. The film is currently in production and is expected to wrap in late Q3 2026. Kinepolis Film Distribution has taken Belgian rights, with Independent Films covering […]

Karlovy Vary Film Festival Expands KVIFF Industry Days, Its Program for Film Professionals

6 May 2026 at 10:00
The Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival has expanded its program for film professionals, KVIFF Industry Days, which runs July 5-8 at Kaiserbad, an elegant venue in the Czech spa town. KVIFF Promises Broadens Its International ScopeThe platform formerly known as KVIFF Eastern Promises, which introduces projects to producers, distributors, festivals and sales agents, has been […]

Mubi Acquires Lukas Dhont’s WWI-Set Cannes Competition Film ‘Coward’ for Multiple Territories

6 May 2026 at 10:00
With the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet carpet still almost a week away from being laid, Mubi has swooped on another film set to compete for the Palme d’Or. The arthouse distributor and production company has acquired all rights to Lukas Dhont’s “Coward” for the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Latin America, Australia […]

Joan Chen Thriller ‘The Evil Inside’ Boarded by Vorteks for Sales Ahead of Cannes Market (EXCLUSIVE)

6 May 2026 at 09:38
Vorteks, the genre arm of Dubai-based sales outfit Cercamon, has boarded international rights outside Taiwan for “The Evil Inside,” a psychological thriller directed by Lingo Hsieh and starring Joan Chen. The film, currently in post-production, will be shopped to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market. The acquisition marks the first Asian title for Vorteks, […]

Nicholas Galitzine and Ella Purnell Thriller ‘The Return of Stanley Atwell’ Reveals First Look as Damian Lewis Joins Cast

6 May 2026 at 09:00
Ella Purnell and Nicholas Galitzine give their best aristocratic snarls in the first look from the “seductive” thriller “The Return of Stanley Atwell.” Now in production in the U.K. and Malta, the film has also welcomed Damian Lewis to the cast, the “Band of Brothers” and “Homeland” star seen tux’d up and brooding from across […]

‘Demon Hunters’ to Stream on JioHotstar, Prime Video in India Subcontinent Bow (EXCLUSIVE)

6 May 2026 at 08:57
India-Taiwan co-production “Demon Hunters” will premiere May 15 on JioHotstar and Amazon Prime Video across the Indian subcontinent, expanding the action-horror-comedy’s reach following its Taiwan theatrical run. The film will launch simultaneously on both platforms with multilingual offerings. JioHotstar will carry Hindi, Tamil and Telugu-language versions. Prime Video will stream the film in the Mandarin, […]

Kangana Ranaut Thriller ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’ Chronicles Hospital Workers Who Saved 400 Lives During Terror Attacks, Sets June Release (EXCLUSIVE)

6 May 2026 at 07:30
“Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata,” a true-story thriller starring Kangana Ranaut inspired by true events during terror attacks in India, will open in Indian theaters on June 12. Written and directed by Manoj Tapadia, the film is set inside Cama Hospital, one of the sites targeted during one of the attacks, where nurses, ward boys, cleaners, lift […]

Asghar Farhadi, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Kore-eda Hirokazu and Cristian Mungiu in Competition as Sydney Film Festival Reveals Full Program With 19 Cannes Films

6 May 2026 at 06:37
The Sydney Film Festival has unveiled its complete program for the 73rd edition, spanning 248 films from 81 countries, with 19 titles arriving directly from the Cannes Film Festival as part of an event running June 3-14 at the State Theatre, Sydney Opera House and cinemas across the city. The festival will open June 3 […]

Olivia Colman, John Lithgow Film ‘Jimpa’ to Open India’s Kashish Pride Fest (EXCLUSIVE)

6 May 2026 at 03:30
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow’s queer family drama “Jimpa” will open the 17th edition of the Kashish Pride Film Festival in Mumbai this June. The festival will screen 153 films from 43 countries across three venues: Liberty Cinema, Alliance Française, and the National Gallery of Modern Art. Directed around themes of queer joy and familial […]

‘Bob’s Burgers’ Star Eugene Mirman on His Swift Recovery, as He Releases a Comedy Special a Month After His Fiery Car Crash

6 May 2026 at 01:34
Eugene Mirman knows what you’re thinking. Last we heard from the “Bob’s Burgers” star a little more than a month ago, he had just been in a terrible car crash that had engulfed his car with flames. It looked pretty gnarly. But yet, here he is on the phone, promoting his new comedy special “Here […]

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