Alan Tudyk, Sarah Levy Navigate Quarantine Life in ‘Distancing Socially’ Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

Ashanti as the international superstar triple-threat, Fancy G, hosting a talent competition to discover the next big pop star.«I definitely had a few Build-a-Bears,» Ashanti told ET's Rachel Smith from the set of. «I didn't have the Honey Girls, but I did have other Build-a-Bears.

Naman Ramachandran The first trailer for Venice competition title “La Caja” (The Box) has landed. The film is by Lorenzo Vigas, who won the Venice Golden Lion in 2015 for “Desde allá” (From Afar).The film follows Hatzin, a young teenager from Mexico City who travels to collect the remains of his father, which have been found in a communal grave amid the huge skies and empty landscape of Northern Mexico.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorBerlin-based sales agency Picture Tree International has boarded “Farha,” the debut feature from Jordanian writer-director Darin J. Sallam, which world premieres in the Discovery section of Toronto Film Festival.

Rachael Kirkconnell is no longer part of Greek life. During an Instagram Live with From Privilege to Progress, the 24-year-old  alum revealed that she said goodbye to her sorority after learning about the history of its «racist» event.«Between that and just a lot of other things about Greek life, I was like, 'I don't want to be part of this anymore.' So I dropped out after that,» she said.

Christopher Vourlias New Europe Film Sales has closed several deals for “Leave No Traces,” from Polish director Jan P. Matuszyński (“The Last Family”), which has its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

Anna Marie de la Fuente L.A.-based Outsider Pictures has snapped up world sales rights to Rodrigo Plá and Laura Santullo’s family drama “The Other Tom,” ahead of its Venice Film Festival world premiere and its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.“I had read the script of ‘The Other Tom’ three years ago and always liked the story,” said Outsider Pictures’ Paul Hudson, who relates how he continued to track the film’s progress from then on.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorVariety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for Shirin Neshat and Shoja Azari’s satirical, surrealistic film “Land of Dreams,” which opens the Horizons Extra section of the Venice Film Festival. The filmmakers won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival for their first feature film, “Women Without Men.”“Land of Dreams” stars Sheila Vand, Matt Dillon, William Moseley and Isabella Rossellini.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorKiernan Shipka has signed on to star in supernatural thriller “Treat,” studio Cadence13’s first feature-length podcast — which the company describes as an “audio movie.”“Treat” is in production now and is scheduled to premiere on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, timed for Halloween, available worldwide on all major podcast platforms.

Madelyn Cline is taking a break from digging stuff up on to instead bury a secret in the upcoming thriller, — and ET can exclusively debut the trailer.Set in the '90s, the coming-of-age drama stars Cline (of the Netflix hit series and soon to be in ) and Sofia Hublitz () as unlikely friends whose carefree summer takes a dark turn when they find themselves at the center of a murder case. Will the secret bond them for life or tear them apart?«Working on is one of my best memories.

Christopher Vourlias Heretic, the Athens-based boutique production company and sales agent, has acquired world sales rights for “Vera Dreams of the Sea,” the feature-length debut of Kosovan director Kaltrina Krasniqi, which will have its world premiere in the Horizons sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMTV Documentary Films has acquired Imagine Documentaries and Delirio Films’ documentary short “Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker.”Directed by Ryan White (“The Case Against 8,” “Ask Dr.

Trace Adkins as the outlaw Captain Hensley.«My love of Western films and the storied history of the Old West was passed along to me from my dad,» Adkins tells ET. «There is a boldness and fearlessness to that era that I admire with great reverence.

Jimmie Allen is soon to be a father of three, and with another girl on the way, this dad, musician and author is busier than ever. But he still makes time to get his bowl on. The country music singer spoke with ET's Rachel Smith at Tusculum Strike & Spare in Nashville about how he's been balancing his career, his love of bowling and his growing family.«During quarantine I started.

Chad Michael Murray’s portrayal of serial killer in, Peyton List is taking on notorious murderer Aileen Wuornos in.

Alissa Simon Film CriticAfter winning Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Crystal Globe for best director in 2018 for “Winter Flies,” the Slovenian-born Czech director Olmo Omerzu returns to its competition with the world premiere of his fourth feature “Bird Atlas.” It is co-written with his “Winter Flies” collaborator Petr Pýcha.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorVariety has been given exclusive access to the trailer for “Wars” (Guerres), which plays in the main competition at Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Sales on the film are being handled by Be For Films.The Canadian film, based on a screenplay by Cynthia Tremblay, centers on 20-year-old Emma, who decides to join the army, following in her father’s footsteps.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentReincarnation, artificial consciousness and augmented reality intersect in U.S. director Jake Wachtel’s Cambodia-set “Karmalink,” for which Variety can reveal the first trailer.The sci-fi mystery will have its world premiere as the opening film of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week on Sept.

rekindled their romance outside the villa.)«One thing I learned about myself was that I have a lot of patience,» Trina told ET of the triangle and what she's learned from it.