Photo: Neon/Everett Collection Exit 8 may be based on a video game, but it feels at least equally guided by the ear-popping pressures caused by a declining birth rate. Before it ever gets to its main action, which involves an infinitely looping set of tile-lined hallways in the depths of the Tokyo metro, director Genki…
A three-day Michael Jackson fan-event is set to take place in Germany this weekend to celebrate “the man and the movie.” The multi-day celebration, which will take place at the Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin, will include the international premiere of the movie on Friday night as well as talks with the cast and…
Channel 4 has pulled the last episode of “The Great Celebrity Bake Off” because it features former BBC DJ Scott Mills. “Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off’ for Stand Up to Cancer, featuring Scott Mills,” said…
An episode of Channel 4’s Celebrity Great British Bake Off featuring ex-BBC radio presenter Scott Mills has been axed. A spokeswoman for Channel 4 told Deadline: “Having carefully considered the circumstances, we’ve taken the decision not to air the final episode of the 2026 series of The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to…
Our go-to tale of resistance to technology is the story of the Luddites: In England in the early nineteenth century, skilled weavers and craftsmen found their livelihoods threatened by automated machinery, so they began to attack textile factories, destroying the machinery with hammers. Less familiar are the revolutionaries who used large clubs to smash thousands…
Blue Finch Films has come aboard as worldwide sales agent on Norwegian psychological horror “You’ve Been Chosen,” which will be presented at the Frontières Proof of Concept showcase during next month’s Cannes Film Festival. Frontières is a leading genre-focused co-production and pitch market, running annually alongside the Cannes Film Market. Written and directed by Viljar…
BBC Studios has created what it is calling the first fully rights-cleared streaming platform developed for airlines. BBC Player has been developed with Panasonic Avionics and will provide in-flight entertainment with BBC Studios shows. BBC Player will have different sections including BBC Earth, BBC News, BritBox, BBC Kids and CBeebies. BBC Studios is terming the…
“Sirens,” the latest film from Alexandra Latishev Salazar, director of Costa Rican Oscar entry “Medea,” has been boarded by Vitrine Filmes España. The San Sebastián-based production-distribution arm of Brazil’s Vitrine Filmes, Vitrine España will produce “Sirens” (“Sirenas”) with Costa Rica’s La Linterna Films, headed by Latishev and director-producer Federico Montero, as well as Pacifica Grey,…
India’s Sun Pictures has unveiled the title of its large-scale fantasy-action collaboration between director Atlee, Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone: “Raaka.” The announcement came Wednesday, on Arjun’s birthday, accompanied by a title poster that leans into dark, creature-driven imagery. Atlee, whose credits include the Shah Rukh Khan blockbuster “Jawan” as well as Tamil-language hits “Mersal”…
Microdrama platform ReelShort has entered Southeast Asia through a partnership with Advanced Info Service (AIS), Thailand‘s leading 5G network provider, tapping the country as a strategic base for broader expansion across the region. The co-branded 5G ReelShort add-on package – priced at THB39 ($1.15) per month against the platform’s standard THB599 ($17.50) rate – gives…
