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The second season of Apple TV+’s Pachinko arrives more than two years after the first season was released on the streamer. Based on the best-selling book by Min Jin Lee, the multi-generational family saga follows Sunja (Minha Kim) as she moves from Korea to Japan and starts a family that endures through World War II and more.

The trailer for Frank Grillo and Josh Hutcherson’s new action movie, Long Gone Heroes, just dropped.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Star Wars: A New Hope” director George Lucas wanted the costumes of the film to be both memorable and help inform audiences about the personality of each character. But he didn’t want them to look like they were a fantastical sci-fi creation, so he leaned toward a military-inspired aesthetic.

There’s a new Star Wars series coming to Disney+!

Hunter Ingram This year’s Emmy nominees embrace a lot of genres and stories: from high-society culture wars to post-apocalyptic Westerns, Feudal Japan epics, murder podcasts and elementary school hijinks, just to name a few. But no category is a more mind-boggling exercise in Hollywood Mad Libs than the original music and lyrics lineup.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been given access to the first clip from “Why War,” written and directed by Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai. The film, starring Irène Jacob, Mathieu Amalric, Micha Lescot and Jérôme Kircher, has its world premiere on Aug. 31 at the Venice Film Festival in an out of competition berth.

Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross has blasted senior party colleagues who brief against him as “calculating b*******”.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Documentary specialist Cinephil has acquired international sales rights for the feature documentary “Viktor,” which will have its world premiere in the Platform program of the Toronto Film Festival next month. The film is directed and produced by French filmmaker and cinematographer Olivier Sarbil, who won Emmys for “Retrograde” and “Mosul,” and a Royal Television Society award for “On the President’s Orders.” Darren Aronofsky is a producer on the film.

Maria Branyas, who was thought to be the world's oldest person at 117 years old, has passed away, her family has announced.

Richard Hammond is back tinkering with classic cars in his popular discovery+ series.This time, as the workshop hits a rough patch at the beginning of the fourth season, Richard confesses: "I'm a terrible manager.That's why I've had to get a manager in." The 54 year old adds: "I need somebody to manage this day-to-day so I'm trying people out in that first episode to plug the hole so it stops leaking money." In the gripping premiere, fans watch as Richard searches for the perfect candidate to take over The Smallest Cog following the departure of key restorer Andrew Greenhouse. Reflecting on the obstacles he faced, Richard concedes: "I got carried away and grew the business," adding, "I think Andrew grew frustrated with my lack of ability to manage it as a workshop so he stepped away." A pivotal moment for the series comes when a Rolls Royce with a rich history is brought into the shop, having shuttled historical figures such as Winston Churchill and US President Dwight D Eisenhower during World War II.

A commemorative cherry tree is to be planted at a Ukrainian heritage barracks near Lockerbie on Saturday in solidarity with the people of the war-torn country.

Kirkcudbright History Society regularly receives requests for help from all over the world – many from people trying to trace their family history – but occasionally there is an intriguing enquiry that requires a little more detective work than usual.

Disney+ has made the decision to cancel Star Wars spinoff series The Acolyte after just one season.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer “The Acolyte” will not return for Season 2.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of The Acolyte will not continue, with Lucasfilm opting not to proceed with a second season of the Star Wars offshoot starring Amandla Stenberg, sources tell Deadline.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown plans to turn her debut novel, “Nineteen Things,” into a feature film at Netflix. Brown has close ties to the streaming behemoth because it’s home to the hugely popular television series that propelled her to fame. She’s also worked with Netflix on Sherlock spinoff films “Enola Holmes” and fantasy adventure “Damsel.” Brown will produce “Nineteen Things” through her company PCMA Productions and is in talks to star in the movie adaptation, according to Deadline, which broke the news of the project.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The sky above Chicago is bright and blue as Democrats gather this week to pitch their vision for America on live TV over the next four nights. But no matter how high the hopes of the faithful, there are clouds hanging over this particular Democratic National Convention that have been there for more than 50 years. Ghosts from the last time the Democrats convened for a DNC in Chicago were evident Sunday as delegates and other attendees arrived in the Windy City.

Christopher Vourlias Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić is prepping a sequel to her harrowing war drama “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” which competed for best international feature film at the 93rd Academy Awards, Variety can exclusively reveal. Speaking at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Žbanić said the film will explore the tragic consequences of the 1990s Bosnian War and the brutal massacre at the heart of her critically acclaimed Oscar contender, which follows a Bosnian UN translator (Jasna Đuričić) torn between family and duty in Srebrenica, where more than 8,000 civilians — mostly Muslim men and boys — were slaughtered in the worst act of mass killing on European soil since World War II.

Marta Balaga Welcome to “The Wednesday Club,” where even good friends hide dark secrets. The film, eyeing a 2026 shoot, will be directed by “Tove” helmer Zaida Bergroth and written by Ville Virtanen and Birthe Wingren. An established actor, Virtanen is known for Netflix’s “Bordertown” and will be seen next in Klaus Härö’s upcoming drama “Never Alone.” Based on Kjell Westö’s award-winning novel, the story takes place in 1938 Helsinki.

Alex Ritman Harvey Keitel and Britt Robertson have teamed for comedy-drama “The Letter,” now in its final week of filming in Buenos Aires, with Rodrigo H. Vila directing. Written by Vila and Sebastián Meschengieser with script collaboration from Andy Weiss, the film follows Finn (Keitel), an old war veteran, who wants to write a goodbye letter to his only daughter.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix India has unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming series “IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.” The titular hijack occurred in December 1999 when an Indian Airlines flight was commandeered by militants en route from Kathmandu to New Delhi. The flight made multiple landings including at Amritsar, India, Lahore, Pakistan, Dubai and Kandahar, Afghanistan.