How the Nature-Loving Kratt Brothers Became PBS Rock Stars for the Younger Set

EXCLUSIVE: German actor August Diehl, whose credits include The Young Karl Marx, Inglourious Basterds and A Hidden Life, has signed on to play the lead role in big-budget Russian drama Woland.

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Christopher Vourlias Germany’s Sola Media has acquired sales rights across a host of territories for “Finnick,” an animated feature from leading Russian animation studio Riki Group, Variety has learned. The companies will be introducing the film to buyers during the Cannes Film Market.The CGI-animated comedy follows the adventures of 13-year-old Christine, who befriends the young prankster Finnick — one of the furry invisible beings known as Finns — in unlikely circumstances.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a statement buy, Saban Films has acquired rights to North America – along with Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, South Africa and Scandinavia – on Bruce Willis starrer “Soul Assassin.”Directed by Jesse Atlas, the revenge thriller also stars Nomzamo Mbatha (“Coming 2 America”) and Barry Jay Minoff (“Exposure”).

There’s one line in the first John Wick movie where Keanu Reeves, as the titular character, says, “People keep asking me if I’m back. And I haven’t really had an answer.

Mary Weinrib, mother of Rush lead singer Geddy Lee, has passed away.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorHerbert G. Kloiber, who was formerly the owner of German TV and film giant Tele München Group (now known as Leonine), and Constantin Film have set up Vienna-based production company High End Productions, which will produce premium European fiction series for the international market.

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Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is launching three new sound stages, including a state-of-the-art new virtual production facility.

Boris Johnson and Prince George watched England’s victory over Germany in suits, while Rishi Sunak shared a photo of himself putting on a three lions shirt. Prince George watched the game at Wembley Stadium with his parentsThe prime minister tweeted a picture of himself cheering on the team with his wife Carrie Symonds as they watched on TV.