Bethesda exec on ‘Starfield’ exclusivity: “There’s not a whole lot I can do about it”

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentCristina Gallego, producer-director of 2018 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight hit “Birds of Passage,” is set to produce “Kings of the World,” the second feature by Colombia’s Laura Mora.

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Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman distributor Der Filmverleih in Stuttgart has boarded Berlin-based Films in Motion’s World War II trilogy penned by American writer J. Frank James.The films, in various stages of development, include “The Face,” produced with Leipzig-based Departures Film and starring Ludwig Trepte (“Deutschland 86”).

K.J. Yossman Global Series Network is set to launch its international drama VOD offering Walter Presents on DMD’s Latin American streaming service CiND!E.The steaming service, which offers a curated selection of the world’s best non-English language scripted content, was first launched on Channel 4 five years ago by co-founders Walter Iuzzolino, Jason Thorp and Jo McGrath.

Antonio Banderas (“Pain and Glory”) is set to star in Studiocanal’s ”The Monster of Florence,” a six-hour limited series based on The New York Times bestseller “The Monster Of Florence: A True Story” by Douglas Preston and Mario Spezi.“The Monster of Florence” relates the extraordinary real life investigation carried out by American fiction writer Preston and Italian crime reporter Spezi into what Studiocanal describes as “one of the most riveting and notorious serial murder cases in European

, has an official premiere date and trailer, and only ET can exclusively reveal the details! Starring Avantika (), the network's first original TV film featuring an Indian American lead will debut Friday, Aug. 13 at 8 p.m.

Rebecca Davis editorDistributor Well Go USA Entertainment has acquired the North American rights to “Raging Fire,” the latest action thriller featuring martial arts superstar Donnie Yen.The pic is set to hit U.S. theaters later this year before landing on martial arts streaming channel Hi-YAH!.“Raging Fire” is the final title from the late Hong Kong helmer Benny Chan, who passed away last August.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Philadelphia-based Breaking Glass Pictures (BGP) has snagged North American rights to fantasy narrative drama “Nocturna: Side A – The Great Old Man’s Night” and its complementary docu-fiction hybrid, “Nocturna: Side B – Where Elephants Go to Die” from U.K.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMemento International (“Call Me By Your Name”) has closed a raft of sales on Leah Purcell’s Australian revenge tale “The Drover’s Wife,” and Alex Camilleri’s “Luzzu” which world premiered at SXSW and Sundance, respectively. After selling North American rights to “The Drover’s Wife” to Samuel Goldwyn, Memento has sold “The Drover’s Wife” to the U.K.

Ethan Shanfeld In 2018, Bill Murray joined famous cellist, Jan Vogler, on stage at the historic Acropolis in Athens, Greece, for a night of timeless poetry and music.

Jamie Lang Ventana Sur’s Blood Window, one of Latin America’s most important platforms for up-and-coming horror, science fiction and fantasy filmmaking, is headed to Cannes’ Marché du Film with seven works in progress and a new market screening premiere for buyers and film festival programmers.Although Blood Window’s beginnings are steeped in blood and gore, the festival has diversified its offerings across recent editions, embracing films of fantasy and science fiction with increasingly

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentLed by “Persian Lessons” and “BPM (Beats Per Minute)” star Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Manuel Nieto’s “The Employer and Employee” has been snapped up for world sales by Latido Films.The Madrid-based sales agent has also dropped a trailer for the film.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentContinuing its resilient acquisition of higher-profile commercial titles for distribution in the U.S. and Canada, Saban Films has picked up North American rights to “The Hyperions,” an indie superhero movie headed by Cary Elwes (“The Princess Bride”).Saban Films has set a theatrical release for Feb.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSamuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to “American Sausage Standoff” (“Gutterbee”), a comedy by Danish actor-turned-filmmaker Ulrich Thomsen who stars in “Banshee.” The movie is represented by REinvent International Sales.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAmazon is thinking outside the box for ways to promote its new sci-fi action movie ‘The Tomorrow War.’ Literally.For the first time, Amazon will be branding its shipping boxes to promote an Amazon Studios film. The boxes will be used in the United States, Canada, Brazil and Australia beginning Friday, June 18.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterZiwe is set to develop the comedy series “The Nigerian Princess” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.The project follows Zoe, a wise-beyond-her-years 20-something who, debilitated by student debt, partners with a known grifter in a desperate bid to achieve the American Dream.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorVice World News is launching a news series about trans issues from around the world.“Transnational” will feature trans correspondents reporting stories from Mexico, the United States and the United Kingdom. The series will premiere on June 24 on Vice’s YouTube channel and social platforms.“When trans people watch this show, we want them to feel seen.

— and Emmy-nominated director Derek Doneen, comes, and ET has the exclusive first look at the true-crime series. Thanks to its unique blend of original interviews with the people involved in the crimes, reenactments and fast-paced storytelling, feels like meets as it chronicles a 21-year-old woman’s robbery of a Vegas casino, a former elite league softball star’s highly lucrative booze-skimming ring, and a crime TV fan’s theft of millions from a Miami airport. Knowing that audiences love heist

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaYellow Veil Pictures is launching a new North American distribution arm and has secured its first release in Frida Kempff’s “Knocking.” The announcement comes in advance of the Cannes market this month and marks an important step forward in the evolution oof the sales outfit, which has carved out a niche for itself in the arthouse genre sector. Now it will move into self-distributing its movies.