Hallmark Sets First Holiday Movie Featuring Character on Autism Spectrum (EXCLUSIVE)

Daniel Craig swings his leather jacket around and around while doing a bit with James Corden on The Late Late Show on Thursday night (October 7).

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterTalk show host Ziwe, playwright Hilary Bettis and journalist Gabriel Sherman are among the 30 participants set for the WGA East’s first Showrunner Academy program.The program aims to help established writers gain the training and skills needed to advance to showrunners.

‘Tis the season for holiday movies. Netflix just announced its slate for holiday movies coming soon — and it includes multiple movies with characters fans have already fallen for.

MOVIESThe Claus Family – Nov. 1When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family’s magical legacy and realizes he’s the only hope to save Christmas.Directed by: Matthias TemmermansWritten by: Matthias Temmermans and Ruben Vandenborre Starring: Jan Decleir, Mo Bakker and Stefaan DegandLove Hard – Nov.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Princess Switch 3,” a romantic comedy starring Vanessa Hudgens, and more Christmas favorites are coming to Netflix this holiday season.In the third “Princess Switch” installment, which drops on Nov.

At the second annual BlumFest today, producers Tyler Perry and Jason Blum announced their first feature production together, the thriller entitled Help.

Grab your hot cocoa. Lifetime announced its largest holiday movie slate to date on Tuesday, September 28, revealing that the network’s annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime programming event will kick off on Friday, November 12!

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Bridgerton” fans may not have Regé-Jean Page (aka Simon, the Duke of Hastings) to drool over, but Netflix is promising that they’ll be swept off their feet in Season 2— this time, by a romance between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley).

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentMadrid-based Pecado Films will produce “A la cara,” the second feature from director Javier Marco and screenwriter Belén Sánchez-Arévalo whose debut, “Josephine,” world premiered to acclaim at San Sebastian this week.Written by Marco and Sánchez-Arévalo and to be directed by Marco, the duo’s sophomore outing will continue the action of their same-titled 13-minute film which won a 2021 Spanish Academy Goya for best fiction short.The feature project

It’s time to add another groundbreaking queer holiday rom-com to your holiday watch list with the short film “The Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night” from writer Kausar Mohammed (“East of La Brea”) and director Fawzia Mirza (“Signature Move”). The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11.

Universal Pictures has set Billy Eichner (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Luke Macfarlane (Single All The Way), TS Madison (Zola), Miss Lawrence (The United States vs.

The Hallmark Channel is known for their holiday offerings, and this Christmas is no exception!

Billy Crystal will star in a regional stage production of his new, in-development musical adaptation of his 1992 feature film comedy Mr. Saturday Night.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentViacomCBS’ Pluto TV, the fast-growing, free, ad-supported, linear TV-style streaming service, is set to launch in Italy on Oct. 28 with 40 thematic channels spanning multiple genres.Pluto TV’s Italy launch will expand the service’s European footprint, segueing from successful bows in the U.K., Germany, France and Spain.

Georgia Harrison has announced she won't be returning to the US to film the independent flick she bagged a role in last year. While the 26 year old may have found fame on reality shows like The Only Way Is Essex and ITV's hit dating show Love Island, she was set to make the move from the small screen to the big screen with her debut in a Hollywood movie.

Natalia Bryant has made her Met Gala debut!The late Kobe Bryant's daughter dazzled as she made her way through the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday. The 18-year-old model wore an egg-shaped '60s-inspired dress by Conner Ives that featured colorful sequins and a small train.

Amy Hart’s love life appears to be going from strength to strength as she has revealed she is about to venture on holiday with new boyfriend Sam Rason for the first time.The pair were all smiles in a photo Amy posted Sunday evening to her 1.1 million Instagram followers, both clearly excited about their upcoming travels together. “Cheers to Holiday week!” The 29-year-old captioned.