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Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Two-time Oscar nominee Ross Katz (In the Bedroom, Lost in Translation) has launched Los Angeles-based Sui Generis Pictures, which will initially focus on feature films but eventually expand into short- and long-form documentaries, unscripted, narrative and limited series.“The company will engage in both long-term and fast-track development, as well as diving into projects that are nearly ready to shoot,” said Katz, who previously was at SK

Tim Dams “Guilt” and “Eric, Ernie and Me” writer Neil Forsyth is launching production label Tannadice Pictures in partnership with Objective Fiction, the production company behind Netflix and Channel 4 co-pro “Feel Good.”Forsyth will exclusively develop and write content for Objective Fiction via Tannadice Pictures, as well as develop projects with other writers through the new label.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Neil Forsyth, the writer of BBC drama Guilt, has launched a production label that will sit alongside Objective Fiction, the producer behind Netflix and Channel 4 co-production Feel Good.Forsyth has founded Tannadice Pictures, which will house all of his new projects and will establish relationships with other writers to develop new scripted shows.His existing projects will be unaffected, including a second season of Guilt, starring Catastrophe actor

LONDON -- “Succession” may be temporarily shut down, but star Brian Cox is still finding projects to keep him busy. Not that he's a fan of being an actor working from home.

While people are fighting one battle in America, they are also at risk of another.  As the Black Lives Matter movement wages on in the wake of George Floyd's death, protests have sparked nationwide against police brutality and racial injustice, simultaneously bringing people physically together after months of social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.  Given the physical proximity of protesting in large crowds, participants are at an increased risk of contracting the deadly virus, an

By Bruce Haring

Hannah Brown is back with another apology video.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are officially in space and lots of celebs are tweeting about the rocket launch.

By Anita Bennett

"Sonic the Hedgehog" will race into theaters again in an upcoming sequel. Following the success of Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of the popular Sega video game, the studio is reportedly forging ahead with a sequel that will see the original creative team reunite for another go.

The end of 2019 was pretty tumultuous for filmmaker Alexander Payne. Just weeks before he was set to direct a feature for Netflix, starring Mads Mikkelsen, the project was scrapped.

Mark Mylod, one of the directors behind the HBO hit Succession, is in talks to helm Searchlight's long-gestating psychological thriller The Menu. Adam McKay, who acts as an executive producer and director on the cable series, will produce the project that is set in the world of eccentric culinary culture.

By Justin Kroll

Former child star Mary-Kate Olsen has successfully filed divorce papers to officially end her five-year marriage to Olivier Sarkozy. The actress-turned-fashion mogul first attempted to file the legal documents in a New York court last month, but was informed such cases were not being accepted at the time as a result of limited resources during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Variety Staff

Mary-Kate Olsen has successfully filed divorce papers to officially end her five-year marriage to Olivier Sarkozy.