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EXCLUSIVE: Wavelength has revealed the 2025 recipients of its WAVE Grant. Pratima Mani, Shanice Brette, Ana Chavez, Erika Yang, and Lauryn Darden & Ragan Henderson each will receive $5,000 to create their first short film alongside production mentorship from Wavelength’s executive team. Read a bio for each recipient below.

EXCLUSIVE: After supplying the 2023 fall box office with $261 million via his Taylor Swift: Eras Tour concert film, Sam Wrench is now set to direct a redo of the 1980 United Artists feature film The Idolmaker for Amazon MGM Studios. The movie will rep the narrative helming debut for Wrench, the Grammy-nominated and Emmy-winning music documentary and live-event filmmaker.

EXCLUSIVE: S.W.A.T. alum Lina Esco, who will next be seen in Joe Carnahan’s upcoming Netflix film RIP alongside Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, has signed with Buchwald for representation in all areas.

EXCLUSIVE: Star Wars vets Daisy Ridley and Alden Ehrenreich are starring in Donald Petrie’s Philippines set romantic comedy, The Last Resort which Asia Pacific Films is producing and financing.

It was announced last year that Robert Downey, Jr. would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (aka the MCU) in a brand new role, Doctor Doom.

, it can’t be a coincidence that the Top Gun star allowed himself to be spotted with twice in (about) one month.The pair were first spotted on Valentine’s Day, grabbing a meal at a London restaurant, then hopping into a taxi together. At the time, an “insider” that this was a work dinner with their agents about “potential collaborations down the line” and that the two stars “appeared to have no romantic connection, just friends.”Exactly a month later, de Armas and Cruise were photographed at the London Heliport, hopping out of a chopper, two nights in a row, .

EXCLUSIVE: Cineverse has acquired North American rights to French Belgian body horror Else and set a July 8 streaming launch via its Fandor streaming service and all digital platforms.

The Terminator Live, a concert performance of the classic 1984 James Cameron film, has announced a UK tour for October and November of this year.The show has been a hit in the US, and comes to Britain for the first time for four dates in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, and finally London. Venue Presales start Wednesday March 19 at 10am, AEG Presents + Venue Presale begins Thursday March 20 at 10am, while General Sale opens Friday March 21, also at 10am.Tickets will be available here.Considered a masterpiece of the Science Fiction genre, The Terminator starred Arnold Schwarzenegger in his breakout role of the T-800 or Terminator, a human-like machine sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), who would become the mother of the man destined to lead humanity in its fight against a machine uprising.The film has had fives sequels, most notably 1991’s Terminator 2: Judgement Day, as well as numerous TV and video game spin-offs.

Alex Ritman Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the renowned film producer and financier that has backed “The Matrix,” “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Joker” and “The Lego Movie” franchises, has filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. The company filed for Chapter 11 in Delaware on Monday, with $223.8 million in asset-backed secured notes and $163.1 million of senior secured debt, according to court documents.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars announced their new date this morning, along with the news that that show is bringing back Conan O’Brien as host of the 98th ceremony after the comic scored strong notices for emceeing the 97th edition. It comes a week after the Golden Globes announced Nikki Glaser would return for their January ceremony. There’s a predictable rhythm to awards season: critics’ groups weigh in, guilds make their voices heard, and, finally, there’s the grand spectacle of the Oscars to close the show.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor International sales agency Lightdox has acquired Amalie Atkins’ debut feature documentary “Agatha’s Almanac,” ahead of its world premiere at Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival, also known as CPH:DOX.

Final Destination,” cheating death never seemed so fun. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay he wrote with Glen Morgan, based on a story by Jeffrey Reddick, the film came out of nowhere on March 17, 2000, to hit moviegoers like a bus.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Chinese distribution company Hishow has launched We Love Cinema, a new label dedicated to highlighting arthouse films from around the world in mainland China. The new programme, unveiled at the Hong Kong FilmMart, will focus on distribution, marketing and exhibition for movies across arthouse and genre.

EXCLUSIVE: Dogwoof and Visitor Media are hot on the trail of Ryan Wedding, the ex-Olympic snowboarder turned FBI most-wanted fugitive.

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the troubled indie producer and financier of The Matrix, Joker franchises and more, filed for Chapter 11 in a Delaware court, citing ongoing arbitration with long-time partner Warner Bros. as well as an overly ambitious studio expansion.

Annika Pham Stronger, bigger than ever amid global tensions, this year’s industry arm of the prestigious CPH:DOX international documentary festival will be showcasing an exceptional program in Copenhagen between March 23-28. For the first time ever, an annual Summit will bring together global thinkers, politicians, researchers and documentary professionals for an overview of trends and critical issues in documentary filmmaking. Inspiring talks will spill over the five-day CPH:CONFERENC, dedicated to new paradigms, while 36 projects from 26 countries will be pitched to more than 350 decision-makers and distributors at the CPH:FORUM.

Chinese distributor Hishow Entertainment is launching a marketing, distribution and exhibition programme, We Love Cinema, to promote arthouse titles in the mainland China market. 

EXCLUSIVE: Trom creator Torfinnur Jákupsson is launching a UK indie and has unveiled a Nordic Noir set in London’s Canary Wharf on its debut slate.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars want more Conan! After a rapturous reception at this year’s Academy Awards, emcee Conan O’Brien will return to the Dolby Theatre for the 98th Oscars on March 15, 2026. The announcement comes from Bill Kramer, Academy CEO, and Janet Yang, Academy president, who also confirmed the return of the Emmy-winning producing team Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan, who will lead the show for the third consecutive year.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Celebrating its European premiere March 18 at the Malaga Film Fest, “The Day of the Storm” (“El día de la tormenta”) by Alexander Viola delves into the blending of Christian and African beliefs in the Dominican Republic, particularly in the region of San Juan de la Maguana. “This region in the deep south is rich in myths, supernatural stories and Santería practices, where the mystical and the everyday coexist,” said Viola and Cristian Mojica, his co-screenwriter and producing partner in their company Mentes Fritas.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Homing in on one of the key Spanish titles which could move the box office needle, Film Factory Ent. has jumped on worldwide sales rights to multifaceted romantic tragicomedy “Always Winter” (“Siempre es invierno”) the latest movie from David Trueba, a consummate film director and journalist and celebrated novelist hailed by France’s Le Figaro as the “wonder boy of the Iberian cultural scene.” Film Factory has also shared in exclusivity with Variety a first-look still from the film.