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EXCLUSIVE: Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day), Carmen Ejogo (True Detective) and Kevin Pollak (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) have joined Michael Keaton and Mila Kunis in comedy Goodrich, which began filming in LA this week.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LILLE, France — Germany’s Beta Group is a company for our challenged times, Moritz von Kruedener, Beta Group managing director told an audience at Series Mania’s Lille Dialogues on Thursday.  He also broke down Beta’s business model which takes elements which hark back to the past – a powerful, ultra connected territory-by-territory international sales apparatus  combined with Beta’s biggest pivot in recent years: a move from picking up and selling finished shows into far larger production involvement, be its financial support or early upstream input on maximising a project’s international potential. Beta Group and Series Mania has also scored heavily at this year’s festival with the first edition go Seriesmakers, a mentoring program for filmmakers making their TV creator debut.

“We all have to become a bit more Scandinavian,” Beta Film MD Moritz von Kruedener told a Series Mania audience this morning.

EXCLUSIVE: Mila Kunis has been set to star opposite Michael Keaton in comedy Goodrich, we can reveal.

Surprise – Margot Robbie is at the Oscars!

Frank Doelger’s eco-thriller drama The Swarm has made a splash on German TV.

EXCLUSIVE: Alicia Witt (I Care a Lot) and Blair Underwood (Caste) have signed on to star alongside Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe in Longlegs — the horror-thriller from Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan’s C2 Motion Picture Group (Babylon), which Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter) is directing from his own script.

Marta Balaga Berlin-based X Filme Creative Pool will adapt one of the most successful German-language podcasts, “Zeit Crime” (“Zeit Verbrechen”) into an anthology series for Paramount +. Awarded the German Podcast Prize, “Zeit Crime” is based on the criminal investigations of Sabine Rückert and Andreas Sentker. According to producer Jorgo Narjes, it currently boasts 5 million streams per month and an average of 1.5 million listeners per episode, “most of them female and in their late twenties.” So far, the podcast consists of more than 100 episodes.  Filming started this month and will continue until the end of June 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Neon is in pole position to win North American rights to Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe horror-thriller Longlegs in the first sizeable domestic deal of this year’s EFM.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Keaton’s “modern comedy” Goodrich is launching sales at the EFM for Black Bear International, we can reveal.

The German-based distribution and production company Port au Prince Film And Kultur Produktion has hired Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh as a producer and executive board member.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of the EFM, Michael Rothstein and Sam Hall’s Mossbank is launching international sales on action-horror film Azrael, starring Samara Weaving (Ready Or Not). CAA Media Finance and UTA will co-rep domestic.

The 2023 Academy Award nominations were announced early on Tuesday morning.On the top of the list was Everything Everywhere All at Once and The Banshees of Inisherin, which swept many categories. Even Tom Cruise's film Top Gun: Maverick got plenty of love with five nods, though Cruise himself was not nominated for his acting. But several contenders were left off the list. Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie were not recognized for their work in the epic Hollywood movie Babylon.

Babylon director Damien Chazelle has defended his box-office flop film starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie and declared 'more films should divide critics.'Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon focuses on the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers - including the characters portrayed by Brad and Margot - but has only grossed $14.8 million against an $78–80 million budget since its December 23 release.Although the film has attracted awards season nominations, it has earned mixed responses from critics, with a 55% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Oh dear: Babylon director Damien Chazelle has defended his box-office flop film starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie (pictured) and declared 'more films should divide criticsAcademy Award winner Chazelle, 37, told Insider: 'It’s good to have something that stimulates conversation and debate and a lot of fierce opinions on either side. 'We all knew the movie was gonna ruffle some feathers and get some people mad, and I think that’s good.

Amsterdam and Babylon have kept busy on the . While her red-carpet appearances have been about playful experimentation and sexy elegance— an example of the former and her draped green Bottega Veneta gown, the latter—talk-show sofas and photo ops have called for smart tailoring.Power suits have become a signature for some of Hollywood’s most stylish leading ladies– and come to mind–and now, Robbie is a keen advocate.

The stars were out in force for the Babylon premiere on Thursday night held at the BFI Imax at Waterloo in London.Leading lady Margot Robbie stole the show in a red gown as she made a glamorous arrival alongside a dapper Brad Pitt to the event to celebrate their orgiastic, drug and alcohol fuelled take on Hollywood's Golden Age.The actress, 32, made sure all eyes were on her in the sweeping, dramatic Valentino number which had a backless design and halterneck top.  Stunning: The stars were out in force for the Babylon Premiere on Thursday night held at the BFI Imax at Waterloo in London, including leading lady Margot RobbieShe looked gorgeous in the floaty number which she matched with a perfect red lip while posing up a storm. The blonde beauty wore her light tresses pinned back with pretty tendrils around her face as she made sure all eyes were on her at the star-studded event.Elsewhere Brad, 58, wore a checked grey suit and shirt as he made his way to the red carpet for snaps.    Together: The two main stars Margot and Brad posed on the red carpet at the star-studded premiere  Handsome: Elsewhere Brad, 58, wore a checked grey suit and shirt as he made his way to the red carpet for snaps Incredible: She looked gorgeous in the floaty number which she matched with a perfect red lip while posing up a storm Duo: Set in 1920s Hollywood, Babylon centres around the rise and fall of several ambitious dreamers - including the characters portrayed by leading stars Brad and Margot Share Follow If you make a purchase using links on this page, MailOnline will earn an affiliate commission Be a lady in red like Margot wearing Valentino Valentino Spring/Summer 2023 Discover here...

Brad Pitt's new beau Ines De Ramon looked casual cool while stepping out in Los Angeles on Wednesday.The 30-year-old jewelry designer flashed a hint of her toned midriff in a white crop top and trendy blue jeans with paint splatters, as she chatted with a gal pal.Her outing comes the day after her beau, 59, lost out in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role category for his performance in Babylon to Ke Huy Quan at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Casual cool: Brad Pitt's new beau Ines De Ramon looked casual cool while stepping out in Los Angeles on WednesdayRamon paired her chic casual look with a cozy white cardigan sweater. The beauty accessorized with a pair of sunglasses and wore her brunette tresses parted in the middle and styled in light waves.

Awards season continues! Nominations for the 2023 Screen Actors Guild Awards have officially been announced.

Forever a Hollywood heartthrob! Brad Pitt turned heads at the 2023 Golden Globes — but he avoided posing for pics on the red carpet.

Pretty in pink! Margot Robbie arrived at the Golden Globes channeling Barbie in a halter-neck gown worthy of accolades.

Ke Huy Quan took home the first award of the night in the Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture category  at the 80th annual Golden Globes on Tuesday.The 51-year-old actor earned the honor for his role in the film Everything Everywhere All At Once at the event which highlights the best and brightest in the field of film and television and featured a star-studded red carpet. Quan was obviously overcome with emotion as he began his speech by thanking the director of his first role in Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom back in 1984.