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Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Paris-based company 2425 Films, recently acquired by Mediawan, is working with a pool of rising filmmakers on timely movies, including Charly Delwart’s “1,5 degré,” Ilan Duran Cohen’s “Le coup d’apres” and Thomas Kruithof’s “Les Braises.” 2425 Films, founded by Thibault Gast and Matthias Weber, has been thriving with smart, high-concept commercial movies, such as Yann Gozlan’s “La boite noire” and “An Ideal Man,” as well as the thriller “Burn Out.” The company also presented Gozlan’s latest film, “Visions,” a thriller starring Diane Kruger (co-produced by Eagle Team Entetainment) at this year’s Angouleme Film Festival. Duran Cohen’s “Le coup d’apres” is a film set in the world of French politics, with a duo of French stars, Marina Fois and Laurent Laffite, who previously co-starred in “Papa ou Maman,” a French hit comedy franchise.

By Photography by The way Geena Rocero stares down a camera is captivating. Here, at in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood, she challenges its gaze with the kind of merciless confidence that comes only after nearly two decades of modeling. With each click, the elegant frame of her face tilts, her lithe limbs flick, and her eyes steady on the target.

Quinta Brunson has had a bewildering summer. For the first time since she was 14, she spent it not working.

Todd Longwell A few years ago, grip-turned-producer Brian Gork and cinematographer Richard Swindell got the idea they could open their own soundstage complex. “We wanted to design a stage that would essentially be something that would be recommended from every department — art, electric or whoever,” says Gork. Back in the 2000s, it might’ve remained just a crazy, unrealized dream. But thanks to the spike in demand for content created by the streaming explosion, Gork and Swindell made their dream a reality with AKS Stages, which the duo co-owns with Sean Pascale.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Estonian producers and companies are looking to reproduce the success of the breakout drama “Traitor” with two new series set for release in 2024. Financed by Estonian streaming company Elisa and featuring local talent both in front of and behind the camera, “Traitor” was the first domestically produced TV show to have international legs.

Gregg Goldstein It seems you can’t aim a camera in New York or New Jersey these days without seeing a studio space that’s brand new, under construction or in the works. Did you miss the Oct. 24 groundbreaking ceremony for the $350 million Sunset Pier 94 Studios, Manhattan’s first purpose-built studio campus with six soundstages totaling 85,000 square feet, opening in midtown in late 2025? No worries — there’s another on Nov.

Katie Holmes channeled her love of dance into a recent shoot with acclaimed photographer Mark Seliger. On Tuesday, the 44-year-old actress shared a gallery of stunning photos inspired by ballet.A post shared by Katie Holmes (@katieholmes)The Alone Together star, showed off her effortless beauty and movement in the photos, wearing a black oversized suit in two of the images, and a black dress with her hair slicked back into a perfect bun. She said they were taken a few weeks ago at his studio.

An amusement park in Colorado almost became the scene of a horrific tragedy over the weekend. According to 9NEWS, the Garfie

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. In 2005, Alanis Morissette starred in a Gap campaign in which she, Keith Urban, Jason Mraz and John Legend were tapped to sing a rendition of their favorite song to promote the brand’s new line of fall denim. Her pick: “Crazy” by Seal, which she also recorded for her greatest hits album “The Collection” earlier that year.

Was Britney Spears really as “clueless” as she said she was about Kevin Federline having a baby on the way with another woman when they started dating? Shar Jackson doesn’t think so! In fact, she claims the 41-year-old pop star lied and knew about his children all along!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The act of exorcism was never more delightful than it is in Allison Russell’s elaborate new music video for her song “Demons,” being released just in time to really turn Halloween into a party. The celebrated singer-songwriter has never employed such epic visuals or choreography before.

Bridgerton actor Ruby Barker has called out Netflix and Shondaland for not showing support after she suffered two psychotic breaks in the wake of the show’s success.Barker, who played Marina Crane across both seasons of the period drama, revealed that she had two psychotic breaks – one after the first season wrapped in 2019 and the second in 2022 – during an interview on Oxford University’s LOAF podcast.Speaking about the breaks, Barker alleged that she received “no support” from Netflix or Shondaland, the show’s production company founded by Shonda Rhimes.“Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychotic breaks from that show, have even contacted me or even emailed me to ask me if I’m OK or if I would benefit from any sort of aftercare or support,” Barker said. “Nobody.”The actor said her character’s isolated nature had a negative impact on her while filming the first season.“During filming, I was deteriorating,” Barker said.

A group of heroic women lifted a car off a 12-year-old girl after a shooting victim accidentally ran her over. A street ambush on October 31, 2019, saw a 22-year-old man blasted in the face on Sceptre Road, Croxteth, Merseyside.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent REinvent International Sales has boarded Howard J. Ford’s “River of Blood,” a psychological thriller that’s about to start shooting in Thailand. The company will unveil the project to buyers at the American Film Market.

Bonney-Rae Barrow had her whole life ahead of her. The bubbly 15-year-old schoolgirl, from Blackley, loved singing, dancing and making TikTok videos.

Now You See Me franchise has officially been confirmed.According to Screen Daily, major film studio Lionsgate International are set to launch AFM (American Film Market) sales next week for the sequel, with Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland) to direct, and Alex Kurtzman and Bobby Cohen returning to produce.The franchise, which launched in 2013, follows a group of highly skilled magicians and illusionists using their talents and tricks to commit crimes and stage multi-million dollar heists. With the franchise as a whole earning close to $700 million, it was only a matter of time before another sequel would be announced, with the third instalment first hinted at back in 2015.The third movie in the series will see reprisals from some of Hollywood’s greats, with Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman and Jesse Eisenberg returning in their main roles.

Pumping his fist along to music, using his phone, and inhaling laughing gas from a bright yellow balloon. These were the reckless actions of Cameron Hughes, caught on camera by 15-year-old passenger Bonney-Rae Barrow.

A gunman said he never intended for his half-brother to be killed when he opened fire in the street. Rumaal Ingram said he only wanted to ‘scare' Zikel Bobmanuel.

Ruby Barker is speaking out against Netflix and Shonda Rhimes‘ production company, Shondaland.

Fear The Walking Dead showrunners have teased the fallout from the shocking death in the latest episode of the AMC drama.Spoilers for episode eight of season eight below.After seemingly at death’s door previously due to radiation poisoning, Charlie (Alexa Nisenson) returned in the latest episode only to be officially killed off.Having to inform Madison (Kim Dickens) that she murdered her son, she was then sent by the grieving mother to infiltrate Troy’s (Daniel Sharman) camp.Madison eventually thought better of her actions, but it was too late, Charlie had already decided to take her own life in the hopes of atoning for her sins, shooting herself so that Madison would not reveal the location of PADRE to Troy to get her back.Now the showrunners Ian Goldberg and Andrew Chambliss are teasing that the impact of her death will “have ripple effects for Madison and all the characters.”They also said that the tension between Troy and Madison will be ramped up following Charlie’s demise.Goldberg told Entertainment Weekly: “We’re going to do a really deep dive into Troy and where he’s been. And all these things that he’s saying blaming Madison, we’re going to understand why he believes that.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It was 2007. Steven Soderbergh was starting to shoot “Che” in Spain when the Bolivian casting director Rodrigo Bellott came armed with a bottle of Singani, the country’s national spirit, to the production kickoff party.