‘Encounter’ Trailer: Riz Ahmed Stars As A Soldier On The Run On December 3

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCAA has signed Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, the up-and-coming director of “The Gravedigger’s Wife,” Somalia’s first ever official submission for the Oscars international feature film race.“The Gravedigger’s Wife,” Ahmed’s feature debut,” world premiered at Cannes’ Critics’ Week and went on to win the Amplify Voices Award at Toronto.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRiz Ahmed has boarded Egyptian-American director Dina Amer’s “You Resemble Me,” a bold exploration of the roots of Islamic radicalization through the story of Hasna Aït Boulahcen – who in 2015 was wrongly believed to be Europe’s first female suicide bomber – ahead of the pic’s premiere in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA).Amer’s feature debut, which world premiered positively at the Venice Film Festival, is a deeply researched character

Simon Rex is hitting the red carpet for a screening of his new movie!

Riz Ahmed and Octavia Spencer arrive at the premiere of their new film Encounter at the Directors Guild of America on Thursday Night (December 2) in Los Angeles.

Octavia Spencer is a hardcore superfan. The celebrated actress isn't shy about expressing her love for the outdoorsy drama.Spencer spoke with ET's Matt Cohen on Tuesday, at the Los Angeles premiere of her new sci-fi drama and was asked about her outspoken appreciation for the Kevin Costner-led series.«Oh my gosh! Who's not [a fan]?» Spencer marveled when asked about some of the comments she's made, including on social media, about the show.

Lulu Wang is one of the most exciting filmmakers working today. Riz Ahmed is one of the most versatile and interesting actors and producers around.

Paulina Porizkova is opening up about her marriage to rocker Ric Ocasek, who died in 2019 as they were in the midst of divorcing.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRiz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Lulu Wang’s Local Time are partnering to develop the comedy series “The Son of Good Fortune” at Amazon, Variety has learned exclusively.Based on the novel of the same name by Lysley Tenorio, the series is about an undocumented Filipino teenager in the Bay area navigating a tumultuous relationship with his former B-movie action star mother, falling in love for the first time, and working out how to pay back a massive debt before his whole

Simon Rex arrived at the Cannes film festival this year as an outsider: it’s pretty unlikely that any other actors in this year’s heavyweight competition line-up could boast a recurring role in the Scary Movie franchise, a hip-hop career as Dirt Nasty, and a successful transition from adult film. But after the rapturous reception for Sean Baker’s Red Rocket, in which he plays washed-up porn star Mikey Saber, Rex left town with a whole new world of possibilities ahead of him.

Paulina Porizkova opened up about her turbulent marriage to the late Ric Ocasek, revealing that the former Cars frontman controlled much of her life when they were together. The model, 56, spoke to Amanda de Cadenet on her podcast The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet last week, recalling how she misconstrued his “obsession” as love.

Riz Ahmed Honorary Award

Producers of Clyde’s, a play by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage starring Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba, will offer livestreamed simulcasts of performances during the show’s final two weeks in January.

Who determines your story? For Anne Boleyn, it’s been everyone but herself. The legendary historical figure is finally getting the chance to be front and center in the AMC+ series “Anne Boleyn.” Jodie Turner-Smith stars as the woman whose life has been reduced to the gory details of her final days.

Riz Ahmed is facing off against nefarious alien invaders in the new trailer for “Encounter”, a sci-fi thriller heading to Amazon Prime Video.

Red Rocket director and co-screenwriter Sean Baker revealed that Mikey Saber, the always-hustling washed-up porn actor who returns to the Texas hometown that wasn’t exactly sorry to see him go, was inspired by real-life adult-film actors he encountered and that he always envisioned as a role for Simon Rex.

Simon Rex, Bree Elrod and Suzanna Son pose together at the premiere of their new film Red Rocket at TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on Friday (November 12) in Hollywood, Calif.

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough laughed at former president Donald Trump’s choice of international “envoy” Friday, tearing into former acting director of national intelligence Ric Grenell. Grenell, Scarborough said, was someone he wouldn’t even send to 7-Eleven “to get a Slurpee,” let alone to the Kosovo-Serbia.