Beta Film Drops Trailer for ‘Estonia,’ a Big-Budget Scandinavian Show About Europe’s Deadliest Civil Maritime Disaster (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran The 67th BFI London Film Festival’s annual industry forum has assembled a lineup of heavyweights. The forum events, which take place through the festival, kick off with a conversation between Bill Kramer, CEO, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and Jane Millichip, CEO of BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) and Ben Roberts, BFI chief executive.

BTS singer V has released a visual for his song ‘For Us’, a cut from his debut solo album ‘Layover’.On September 16, the K-pop singer unveiled the music video for ‘For Us’, the final track from his debut album ‘Layover’ to get a visual treatment.The new visual largely comprises outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage from the record’s previous music videos. “You went from my home to / It was nice to know you / And it breaks my heart / That we gave it our best shot,” BTS’ V sings in the chorus.Ahead of the ‘Layover’’s release, V dropped music videos for the pre-release tracks ‘Rainy Days’ and ‘Love Me Again’.

Tom DeLonge‘s directorial debut Monsters Of California, which will hit cinemas this year.The UFO-themed film comes via DeLonge’s own multimedia empire, To The Stars, which the ex-Blink-182 and current Angels & Airwaves leader founded as a record label in 2015. He co-wrote it with Ian Miller, produced it alongside Stan Spry and Eric Woods, and directed it solo.Last year, a teaser trailer was revealed, and it has now been confirmed that the film will arrive on December 5, according to IMDB.A synopsis reads: “After discovering research left behind by a missing government agent, Dallas Edwards and his misfit high school friends embark on a righteous and dangerous adventure to uncover a paranormal conspiracy in Southern California that brings them face-to-face with some of the government’s most guarded mysteries.”See the trailer below.DeLonge previously described Monsters Of California as a “coming of age film with dick jokes.”Speaking with NME, the Blink-182 co-founder said: “When I started Angels [& Airwaves], I was telling people how we were going to put out books and make movies,” DeLonge said.

Taylor Swift is gearing up for one of the year’s strongest showings at the box office with her Eras Tour concert film!

Kate Winslet is opening up about her upcoming film Lee and said she had to be “brave” in order to do a topless scene.

Holly Jones Nascent indie production outfit Little Spain and Sony Music Entertainment have provided Variety with the exclusive first look trailer for upcoming Movistar Plus+ Original “This Excessive Ambition” (“Esta Ambición Desmedida”), a unique look at the life and times of multifaceted Spanish musician, C. Tangana.

Barbie will contribute more than $125 million in gross billings to Mattel this year, the toymaker’s CFO said today in a shout-out to the “nice contribution” from the blockbuster film as it closes in on $1.4 billion worldwide.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Vogter,” a psychological thriller directed by Gustav Möller, whose previous film “The Guilty” won the Audience Award at Sundance, has been pre-sold by Les Films du Losange to multiple territories. “Vogter,” which was just completed and is now in post, has been picked up for Germany, Austria, Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Spain (La Aventura), Italy (Movies Inspired), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Cineart), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris) and Hungary (Vertigo). Les Films du Losange has closed these deals since unveiling the project at Cannes and is negotiating further sales in other key territories.

David Oyelowo is a cannon-slinging law dog in the teaser for Lawmen: Bass Reeves, which is set to bow Nov. 5 on Paramount+.

“American Horror Story: Delicate” — the 12th installment in Ryan Murphy’s spooky series. Kardashian, 42, plays Siobhan Walsh, close friend and stylist to the main character, actor Anna Alcott (Emma Roberts).

Holly Jones Ahead of its ambitious release scheme, Shudder has granted Variety exclusive access to the lurid teaser trailer for Argentine genre-phenom Demián Rugna’s fifth feature “When Evil Lurks” (“Cuando Acecha La Maldad”). With Paris-based prestige sales agent Charades (“Little Girl Blue”) handling global sales, the film debuts at the Toronto Film Festival’s Midnight Madness screenings on Sept. 13.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief An investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by a former director of the Busan International Film Festival has not reached a conclusion, several months after it began, the festival said on Tuesday. The festival has said that it is urging former director Huh Moonyoung to cooperate with an external investigator. The festival held its annual lineup presentation on Tuesday in an online format, announcing the bulk of its film selections, juries, anticipated guests, honorary prize-winners and technical arrangements such as screening venues and ticketing. As part of the presentation, current management again apologized for several months of turmoil, which it admitted had scared off sponsors and caused its operating budget to shrink. The turmoil began in May when the festival appointed Cho Jongkook, a close friend of chairman Lee Yong-kwan, to a power-sharing position with festival director Huh Moonyoung. That move was opposed by certain Korean industry guilds, which threatened to boycott the festival in support of Huh.

Dear Jinri.On September 6, Mystic Story confirmed that the late singer and actress’ final project Persona: Sulli will premiere at this year’s BIFF, which will take place between October 4 to 13. At the time of publishing, the production company did not announce its commercial release date.According to Sports Seoul, the film is split into two parts: A short film titled 4: Clean Island, and a feature-length documentary Dear Jinri (Sulli’s real name), which includes the star’s final interview.The new trailer for Dear Jinri features photographs and clips from Sulli’s childhood, before she sits down to begin the interview.

Christopher Vourlias Bosnian-Dutch filmmaker Ena Sendijarević’s Locarno prizewinner “Sweet Dreams,” a droll satire set on a sugar plantation in colonial-era Indonesia, has released its first trailer. Athens-based production and sales outfit Heretic has given Variety exclusive access ahead of the film’s North American premiere in the Centerpiece section of the Toronto Film Festival (see below).

Eamonn Holmes filmed a video of his wife Ruth Langsford trying out a medical treatment in a bid to recover from an illness she's been battling all week.The TV presenter has been notably absent from Loose Women, after sharing with her fans that she is suffering from a chest infection. Now Ruth has uploaded a video filmed by her GB News host husband showing her inhaling hot steam in an effort to get herself better.The ITV panellist revealed that doctors have advised her to 'steam' herself twice a day.

Luc Besson is getting candid about his career.

Marta Balaga Mika Gustafson’s “Paradise Is Burning” – sold by Italy’s Intramovies and previously known as “Sisters” – has debuted a trailer and exclusive first clip ahead of its premiere in Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section. Set in Sweden, it sees young sisters Laura, Mira and Steffi trying to get by on their own after their mother leaves. When social services call, Laura comes up with a plan: in order to avoid foster care, she needs to find someone to impersonate their mom.

Taylor Swift is bringing her ongoing "Eras Tour" to movie theaters in a new concert film. Announced today (August 31) on Good Morning America, Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour is out on October 13 across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Amy Childs and fiancé Billy Delbosq recently got engaged after welcoming their beautiful baby twins, Billy and Milly, and it sounds like wedding bells could be ringing as soon as next year. Despite the 33-year-old admitting they haven't spoken about the wedding since the proposal and just want to enjoy being in an 'engaged bubble', the mum-of-four also knows exactly what she wants when it comes to their big day. "I said [to Billy], 'Are you sure you want to marry me?' Jokes aside, we’re thinking maybe next year.

Sixty years to the day after what Colman Domingo’s Bayard Rustin calls “an epic demonstration in our nation’s capital,” Netflix has dropped the new teaser for Rustin, the biopic about the activist and organizer behind the historic 1963 March on Washington.