‘Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai’ Adds Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, Matthew Rhys to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMichale Boganim (“Odessa, Odessa,” “Land of Oblivion”) is directing “Tel-Aviv/Beirut,” a historical drama set against the backdrop of the Israeli–Lebanese conflict in 1982 and 2006.Set in Northern Israel, the film tells the journey of two families on each side of the border whose fate intertwined because of the war raging in Lebanon.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterIone Skye has joined the HBO Max series “Made for Love” in a guest star role, Variety has learned exclusively.The dark comedy series follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a thirty-something woman on the run after 10 years in a suffocating marriage to Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), a controlling tech billionaire.

Jamie Lang For the third year in a row, Netflix has a film in the main competition at the Berlin Film Festival. This year, Alonso Ruizpalacios’ “A Cop Movie” follows the path first blazed by Isabel Coixet’s “Elisa Y Marcela,” which at the time was met with a letter from 160 German independent exhibitors demanding the film be removed from competition.

Naman Ramachandran Pat Kiely, the former managing director of Virgin Media Television, Ireland, has launched entertainment media venture BiggerStage.The Dublin-headquartered company is set up with a three-pillared approach. It will develop original content for the global market and position Ireland as a hub for international television production.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Paris-based Luxbox has scored the worldwide sales rights to Swedish-Costa Rican debut feature “Clara Sola” by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén.The magical realist tale set in a remote Costa Rican village follows a woman, known for her healing powers, who seeks to break away from the stifling social and religious conventions of her community.“Clara Sola” has nearly completed its post and will be primed for key festivals.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Mank, “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Tenet” are among the top films recognized for excellence in production design in the 25th annual Art Directors Guild nominations.On Thursday, the ADG announced nominations for this year’s awards show, which will be held April 10 in a virtual ceremony, breaking with tradition in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.“Mank,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and “Mulan” landed nominations in the Period Feature Film category, and “Birds of

Guy Lodge Film CriticPhilippe Lacôte’s career in film began at the end, rather than the beginning, of the cinematic life cycle: as a projectionist in a small regional theater in Toulouse, France, where the Ivory Coast-born director had moved to study linguistics.

There’s a new Netflix hit that’s got people talking, and it’ll leave you scratching your head with its weird and cryptic storyline.

A prisoner becomes a storyteller in Night Of The Kings, Ivory Coast’s vivid International Feature Oscar shortlist selection written and directed by Philippe Lacôte (Run). Newcomer Bakary Koné stars as a pickpocket who arrives at La MACA, a notorious prison in the Ivorian forest.

Justin Theroux is starring in the upcoming Apple TV+ series The Mosquito Coast and he actually has a special connection to the source material!

EXCLUSIVE: In a bid to gain ground on rivals, UK film PR and marketing firm Strike Media is partnering with U.S. PR firm October Coast to offer combined services for clients across the UK & Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and North America.

Oliver Stark tells ET of when he first heard about the sibling twist., the scars of his childhood resurfacing. «We were on an extended hiatus because of the way of the world, but [showrunner] Tim [Minear] had called me and we had spoken about the possibility of a 'Buck Begins' episode in the past but with the agreement, 'I'll only do it if we find the right story.' So when he called me and he had this idea, I was very excited by it.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentARRI Media Intl. has signed a deal with Faktura Film to handle the international sales for the Marxist vampire comedy “Bloodsuckers.” The film has been selected to world premiere in the Berlin Film Festival’s Encounters section, which aims to “foster aesthetically and structurally daring works from independent, innovative filmmakers.” Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer.ARRI Media Intl.

Anna Marie de la Fuente James Schamus (pictured, left), the former co-president of Focus Features who is best known for his laureled producing partnership with multi Oscar-winning director Ang Lee, is creating his first TV series for Netflix Mexico.Schamus will serve as executive producer and showrunner for the series, which he co-wrote with Monika Revilla (“The House of Flowers,” “Someone Has to Die”) and author Fernanda Melchor (“Hurricane Season”).The series, whose storyline is under wraps,