Cat Serial Killer and Deportation Horror Projects Among Highlights at Frontières 2021 Genre Market (EXCLUSIVE)

stabbed a teenager 128 times after luring him to a remote location spent two hours in prison before being transferred to a medium secure psychiatric hospital. Brian Healless, 20, killed Alex Davies, 18, in woods at Parbold Hill, near Ormskirk, after agreeing to meet the teenager through the dating app Grindr.

EXCLUSIVE: John Lithgow is returning to his old Dexter stomping ground.

Shirley Ballas has suffered a cancer scare after discovering a lump in her shoulder. The 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge - who has had two other cancer scares in the past - is awaiting test results after finding the lump between two bones.

Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge, Shirley Ballas, has had a string of bad luck when it comes to her health over recent years but now it seems she is currently in the midst of a cancer scare.

Jamie Lang Just over half a year since its launch, upstart European sales company Feel Content is heading to the Cannes Film Market with a slate of six Spanish-language features from Spain and Latin America.Feel Content is the joint endeavor of Geraldine Gonard, director of Spain’s Conecta Fiction co-production forum, and Luis Collar, a partner and CEO at The Circular Group, a diversified film company.

Ann-Marie Corvin Premiere Entertainment has acquired the international rights to family faith-based film “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles” after the film’s solid performance at the U.S.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorMadison Avenue has a lot to say about the current state of the TV industry — and more of it will need to be spoken in Spanish.Univision, the Spanish-language broadcaster that is operating under new ownership, has secured double-digit percentage increases in advance advertising commitments for its next programming cycle, the latest traditional broadcaster to benefit from an unusually speedy “upfront” market, when TV companies try to sell the bulk of their

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorMotion Picture Exchange has acquired worldwide sales rights on the coming-of-age horror film “Student Body,” and will be launching it out of the Cannes Virtual Market next week.Written and directed by Lee Ann Kurr in her feature debut, the film features Montse Hernandez (“Lowriders,” “Jane the Virgin”), Cheyenne Haynes (“Camping”), Harley Quinn Smith (“Cruel Summer,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”), Austin Zajur (“Scary Stories to Tell in the

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe leading sales, finance and production outfit Beta Cinema will present first footage from the upcoming Australian comedy drama “How to Please a Woman” at next week’s Pre-Cannes Screenings.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNo doubt playing a serial killer could really mess with one’s psyche. Just ask Tahar Rahim.The actor portrays real-life 1970s French murderer Charles Sobhraj in Netflix’s eight-episode “The Serpent.” When they first began shooting, he thought he was able to leave the work behind him when he went home at the end of the day.

Mustafa for his debut studio album ‘When Smoke Rises’, and The Weather Station, who released latest LP ‘Ignorance’ in February.Other artists to appear in this year’s longlist include Cadence Weapon, DijahSB, CFCF, Yves Jarvis, The Besnard Lakes, Yu Su, Daniel Lanois and Thierry Larose. See the full list below – the shortlist will be revealed next month on July 15.The winner of last year’s Polaris Prize was Montreal-based experimental rapper Backxwash.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentBelgian director Felix van Groeningen (“Beautiful Boy”) and Charlotte Vandermeersch have started shooting in the Alps on “The Eight Mountains,” an Italian drama based on a bestseller about male bonding set against a mountainous backdrop.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentChelsea Handler is vaccinated, horny and ready to get back on stage.The comedian is launching a standup comedy show, the “Vaccinated and Horny Tour,” this summer through the end of 2021, Variety has learned.Handler has set 40 nationwide dates with tickets going on sale Friday, June 18.

When you think Megan Fox and Bruce Willis, you might think a lot of things — FBI agents probably aren’t what initially comes to mind. However, “Midnight in the Switchgrass” is ready to subvert that expectation with its first trailer.

Naman Ramachandran Altitude Film Sales has boarded high concept survival thriller “The Wreck” and will introduce the project to buyers at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.Based on a screenplay by Nick Saltrese (“Jetski,” “A Prayer Before Dawn”), the film will follow a group of old college friends who reunite on a Caribbean scuba diving trip exploring the wreckage of a WWII battleship and find themselves trapped inside the underwater labyrinth of rusted metal surrounded by great white

Evan Peters is taking on the role of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer in Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s upcoming project for Netflix, , and the resemblance is uncanny. In a new photo released from the set of the show, Peters is seen rocking Dahmer's signature dirty blonde locks and clear frames.