‘Free Solo’ Directors Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin Set Patagonia Love Story as Next Film (EXCLUSIVE)

FC Barcelona is in disarray. Their finances are in tatters after the debacle that saw them part ways with Lionel Messi in the summer. After a disappointing spell under Ronald Koeman, they have been left with a disjointed identity which new manager Xavi has been tasked with fixing.

2021 Power Women Summit, WrapWomen and Starz, a Lionsgate company, announced the winner of this year’s ‘Telling Our Stories’ short film competition, an initiative that highlights films by women and gender non-conforming filmmakers of color and showcase themes of womanhood, community and representation.

A cockapoo puppy was rushed to the vet hospital after eating a set of razor blades.

Everything Everywhere All At Once, the upcoming sci-fi adventure pic from directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert—who are collectively known as Daniels—will open the 29th SXSW Film Festival on March 11, South by Southwest Conference and Festivals announced today.

The 2022 South by Southwest Film Festival has set the Michelle Yeoh sci-fi, action and comedy film “Everything Everywhere All as Once” as its opening night film for the 29th annual edition of the festival.

Ashley Cain has revealed he has buried his grandmother Cynthia next to his late daughter Azaylia in a heartfelt Instagram post. The ex-footballer, 31, revealed to followers how he plans to honour the memory of his beloved family members.

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Story (Tom and Jerry, Universal’s Ride Along films) has wrapped principal photography on The Blackening, a horror-comedy he directed for MRC Film, which stars Dewayne Perkins (The Upshaws), Grace Byers (Amazon’s Harlem), Jermaine Fowler (Coming 2 America), Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers), Jay Pharoah (SNL), Yvonne Orji (Insecure), Antoinette Robertson (Dear White People), X Mayo (The Farewell) and Sinqua Walls (Resort to Love).

The life of actor and activist Sidney Poitier will be told in a Broadway-targeted play to be written by Charles Randolph-Wright and directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, producers announced today.

EXCLUSIVE: After working with big-name directors like Denis Villeneuve and Rian Johnson, Dave Bautista has found his next A-list director to work as the Dune actor is in negotiations to star in M. Night Shyamalan’s new top secret pic Knock at the Cabin. Shyamalan will write and direct. Shyamalan will also produce with Ashwin Rajan under the filmmaker’s Blinding Edge Pictures banner alongside Marc Bienstock and Steven Schneider.

Liza Foreman Germany’s Red Balloon Film and Palestine’s Fresco Films have boarded director Ameer Fakher Eldin’s second film “Nothing of Nothing Remains.” The film is part of a trilogy building on his first film, “The Stranger” (pictured), which premiered in Venice and represents Palestine at the Oscars in the International Feature Film category.“Nothing of Nothing Remains” has received development and script funding from German regional funder Moin Film Fund in Hamburg.

Being the Ricardos writer-director Aaron Sorkin and stars Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, J.K. Simmons and Nina Arianda joined Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York showcase to discuss the Amazon Studios biopic of sorts about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez, played by Kidman and Bardem, respectively.

Paolo Sorrentino said the experience of turning 50 two years ago helped encourage him to depict the experiences of his youth onscreen. That led to the Netflix film The Hand of God.

episode ended with the reveal that Maya Lopez, aka Echo (Alaqua Cox), is the leader of the Tracksuit Mafia and responsible for kidnapping Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld), episode 3 flashed back to give audiences her origin story. Directors Bert and Bertie open up to ET about giving audiences the chance to learn more about Maya, working with Alaqua and casting her cousin to play a younger version of the character.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThree members of K-pop group BTS have sold some of their shareholdings in Hybe Corporation, the management company that launched them, netting them a combined $8.4 million.

Rebecca Davis editorAfter a six-year hiatus, Korean cinema is set to return to the Chinese big screen in wide release at last.This Friday, Dec. 3, Chinese cinemas will run the 2020 comedy “Oh! My Gran (Oh! Moon-Hee),” official posters said Wednesday.

The Simpsons focussing on Waylon Smithers’ gay relationship, has spoken about the creation of the episode.LaZebnik, who is gay, is the son of longtime Simpsons writer and producer writer/producer Rob LaZebnik.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe story of Russian freediver Alexey Molchanov is coming to screen as a feature documentary, Variety has learned exclusively.Conde Nast Entertainment has brokered a deal for a 2021 profile of Molchanov, which appeared in the pages of GQ, to be adapted into a film from Boardwalk Pictures and production company ClubHaus.Boardwalk is behind hits like Netflix’s unscripted series “Cheer” and Gwyneth Paltrow’s “Sex, Love & Goop.” At the beginning of the pandemic, they

Strictly Come Dancing saw the departure of another celebrity from the BBC dance show as the 19th series of the show continues. Last week’s show saw another celebrity favourite make a shock exit from the competition, as BBC Dragon’s Den favourite and Northern entrepreneur Sara Davies danced out of the competition.