Bahrain Sovereign Fund in Talks to Invest $200 Million in Italy’s Tuscany Film Studios (EXCLUSIVE)

It’s been over 20 years since Two And a Half Men first debuted on CBS!

It’s been 13 years since Christina Aguilera showed us how to burlesque and made her acting debut in Burlesque.

Naman Ramachandran Film co-productions between Australia and India received a significant double boost this week with the ratification of a treaty that was proposed last year and the Indian government’s major enhancement of filming incentives. An Australian delegation is attending the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa and the concurrent film market, Film Bazaar.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Iginio Straffi, creator of the six teenage fairies in the “Winx Club” TV franchise that bewitched millions of tween girls and spawned Netflix’s live-action “Fate: The Winx Saga,” is launching a new series titled “Gormiti – The New Era.” The male-skewed “Gormiti” live-action series follows four boys — each representing a different elemental tribe of their homeland Gorm — and Ao-ki, a Light Girl, who leads and trains them. With her help, the boys must learn to master their elemental arm bracers, which when used properly summon legendary heroes and gods of the corresponding elements to fight on their behalf.

Michael Mann’s high octane biopic Ferrari has been announced as the closing picture of Saudi Arabia’s third Red Sea International Film Festival, running November 30 to December 9 in the port city of Jeddah.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rome-based distribution and production exec Thomas J. Ciampa — who last year exited WarnerMedia where he was Italy, Spain and Portugal country manager — is joining Rainbow Group, the prominent Italian indie best known for creating the hit “Winx Club” TV franchise.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Japanese manga series “Tiger Mask” is being adapted into a live-action feature for the international market by Italy’s Fabula Pictures and Brandon Box and Japan’s Kodansha. The popular manga, which follows a ruthless professional Japanese wrestler named Naoto Date who after making it big in the U.S.

Neon introduced the Michael Mann-directed Ferrari with a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film Los Angeles on Saturday that featured a discussion with Mann and stars Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley.

It’s been almost 30 years since Everybody Loves Raymond first debuted on CBS!

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian cinema is in the spotlight at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles where the screening series “Ennio Morricone: Essential Scores from a Movie Maestro,” programmed in partnership with Cinecittà, is currently playing to sold-out audiences. The Oct. 6-Nov.

Ferrari has just been released. Devoid of much dialogue and any music – just the throbbing sound of car engines – the teaser shows Adam Driver as the Enzo Ferrari in the biopic, set for screens over Christmas.Mann directs from as screenplay by Troy Kennedy Martin with Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Sarah Gordon, Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey making up the main cast.It is the summer of 1957.

Marta Balaga Chinese director Wang Bing found joy in latest film “Youth (Spring),” focusing on young textile workers. But as he continues to work on his trilogy, things might get a bit darker. “Their age is one of the factors here: they are so young and it’s just a happy time in your life.

Adam Driver responded with the words “fuck you” after an audience member asked the actor about the crash scenes in his film Ferrari.The new biopic follows the story of Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari, with Driver taking on the main role.The actor was appearing at a screening of the film at Poland’s Camerimage Film Festival when an audience member questioned him about the “cheesy” scenes.“What do you think about [the] crash scenes?” they began. “They looked pretty harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me.

a Q&A with the actor on Sunday.“What do you think about [the] crash scenes?” Driver was asked by the audience following the screening. “They looked pretty harsh, drastic and, I must say, cheesy for me.

Adam Driver gave no F’s during a Q&A with fans to talk about his latest film Ferrari.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Polish actress and singer Joanna Kulig (“Cold War,” “The Eddy”) and French icon Fanny Ardant are co-starring in “Island,” a psychological thriller by Italian-German writer director Nora Jaenike filmed on the Italian island of Elba. Filming on the mostly English-language atmospheric noir wrapped on Nov. 4 on the island, which is located off the coast of Tuscany.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director The marketing for Disney and 20th Studios’ “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” got off to a strong start with 75 million views in 24 hours across platforms such as YouTube, Facebook, X/Twitter and more, Variety has learned. Social engagement for the trailer came in with 72,000 mentions in 24 hours, boosted by 11,000 TikTok comments and a top 10 trend on X.

Any fan of superhero movies knows that a potential blockbuster is only as good as the villain that their favorite heroes face off against in it.

Better late than never, it seems: Patrick Dempsey, known to the legions of Grey’s Anatomy fans as the one and only McDreamy, has finally been named Sexiest Man Alive by People.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Apple’s first major theatrical release, has generated $120 million globally after three weekends of release. Is that a good result for a movie backed by a streaming service? A terrible outcome for a glowingly received, $200 million crime epic directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro? Or somewhere in between? Everyone who follows the movie business has a different take, so parsing these ticket sales could take longer than the film’s daunting three-hour-and-26-minute run time.