George Clooney Defends Wife Amal After White House Criticizes Her Organization for Attempting to Charge Israeli & Hamas Leaders With War Crimes

EXCLUSIVE: Synchronicity Films is adapting Hanif Kureishi’s The Body as a series with the novelist and screenwriter on board as an exec producer and Emmy-nominated director Paul McGuigan attached. There are scripts from crime writer Robert Murphy and the producers will relocate the action from the UK to the U.S. for the series.

Brent Lang Executive Editor It’s a whodunit with a whole lot of drama. Jennifer Lawrence will get to feud, day-drink and access oodles of disposable income, at least until a body turns up, in “The Wives,” a murder mystery that is in the vein of “The Real Housewives.” Apple Original Films acquired the project in what it is describing as a “highly competitive situation.” Lawrence will produce the film alongside Justine Ciarrocchi for her company, Excellent Cadaver.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Stacia Deshishku is the latest senior ABC News executive to leave the journalism operation in the wake of a recent restructuring by parent company Walt Disney Co. Deshishku was the executive editor of ABC News, and part of a team of senior executives put together by former ABC News President Kim Godwin.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Flow,” a director-driven animated feature which world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard and just swept three awards at Annecy Film Festival, has been embraced by a raft of major distributors in key territories, including the U.K., Japan, South Korea, Germany, Spain and Italy. The movie is represented internationally by Charades.

Over the years George Clarke has become known for his passion for architecture and ability to breathe new life into the dullest of spaces. As the presenter of shows including Old House, New Home, Amazing Spaces and Remarkable Renovations, 50 year old George certainly knows a thing or two about property. But away from our TV screens, George is in a relationship with partner Florence Hvorostovsky and the pair have been together since 2022.

Dua Lipa has defended speaking out against the “Israeli genocide”, saying that it was for the “greater good”.The ‘Radical Optimism’ singer shared her support for #AllEyesOnRafah last month in light of Israel’s intensified military operations in the Palestinian city, which is located in the southern Gaza Strip.“Burning children alive can never be justified,” Lipa wrote on her Instagram Stories. “The whole world is mobilising to stop the Israeli genocide.

EXCLUSIVE: Israeli romcom drama series The Baker and the Beauty is being remade for France’s TF1, with French singer-songwriter Amir Haddad playing the lead in his debut TV role.

LOS ANGELES — Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a fundraiser for President Joe Biden that took in a record $30 million-plus for a Democratic candidate, according to his campaign, in hopes of energizing would-be supporters for a White House contest they said may rank among the most consequential in U.S. history.George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand were among those who took the stage at the 7,100-seat Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer President Joe Biden raised more than $28 million for his reelection campaign at a downtown Los Angeles fundraiser on Saturday with guests including George Clooney, Julia Roberts and former President Barack Obama. Jimmy Kimmel moderated a discussion between Biden and Obama at the Peacock Theater, which touched on abortion and the Supreme Court. Biden warned what would happen if former President Donald Trump were reelected.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Berlin-based sales agency Films Boutique has closed further deals for Ray Yeung’s “All Shall Be Well,”following the North American deal with Strand Releasing and the first international sales previously announced by Variety.The film has been acquired by Nour Films in France, One From the Heart in Greece, Mezipatra in Czech Republic and Slovakia, HBO Europe in Eastern Europe, Beta Film in Bulgaria and Falcon in Indonesia, in addition to the already announced deals with Vedette in the Benelux, Karma in Spain, Trigon in Switzerland and Lev in Israel.Films Boutique is in negotiations with potential buyers in the U.K., Latin America, Germany and Japan.Additionally, New Voice Film Productions Ltd. secured distribution deals with Golden Scene for Hong Kong and Macau and Flash Forward Entertainment in Taiwan.“All Shall Be Well” is written and directed by Yeung and was produced by Yeung’s frequent collaborator Michael J.

Disney/Pixar’s Inside Out 2 had its first full day of play at the international box office on Wednesday with No. 1 starts in each of its eight material markets, including strong debuts in majors Korea and Germany as well as the Philippines. The total through day one overseas is $4.9M. Majors joining through Friday include Australia, Mexico and the UK.

Pnina Blayer, the honorary president and former artistic director of the Haifa International Film Festival (HIFF) has died. She was 77. 

George Lopez ended a comedy show early over the weekend and he’s in a dispute with the venue over the reason for the abrupt ending.

EXCLUSIVE: Kartoon Studios has struck its first deal with an AI dubbing platform.

Jack Dunn The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival has slated two world premieres and one international premiere for its 2024 edition, which runs July 18-Aug. 4. This year’s full lineup, which will be announced June 18, will highlight the diversity of Jewish experience across the globe.

Cornerstone has closed worldwide distribution deals for Andrea Arnold’s latest feature film Bird, which debuted at last month’s Cannes Film Festival. 

EXCLUSIVE: The movie Donald Trump doesn’t want people to see is going global.

George Galloway doubled down on controversial remarks about people who identify as homosexual after launching his party's campaign in Tameside. The Workers Party of Britain leader became MP for Rochdale in January's by-election and is standing for re-election on July 4.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney reunite on screen for the first time in 16 years for the new movie "Wolfs." In the film, Pitt and Clooney play fixers who get hired to cover up crimes.The two are reluctantly brought together when they end up on the same assignment. The first full trailer for the movie was released May 29.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney are reuniting for a new movie. The seasoned actors, who’ve made a handful of films together over the course of their succesful careers, will be starring in “Wolfs,” an action comedy that perfectly fits their strenghts are performers.George Clooney to make Broadway debut with adaptation of his hit filmShiloh Jolie-Pitt is celebrating her 18th birthday! Her choreographer opens up about her personality“Wolfs” follows to professional fixers who’ve been hired to do the same job. The film is directed by Jon Watts, produced by Pitt and Clooney, and co-stars Austin Abrams, Amy Ryan and Poorna Jagannathan.