"It's a Catastrophe": Stefan Ruzowitzky on How His Latest Film Became a Casualty of the Pandemic

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are couple goals, so much so that fans are hoping that they will get married in the very near future. On Monday, Blake was inundated with comments from his followers, urging him to pop the question to his girlfriend.

“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has returned to the studio, minus the audience, after filming from Fallon’s home during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Celtic have made an opening offer for him and he expects more to happen in the coming days. Weissman has been in incredible form since moving the Austrian Bundesliga club, netting 37 goals in 40 games.

Stephen King is an incredibly prolific author, but he is also very effective at getting movie deals. King’s latest book, a collection of four novellas titled “If It Bleeds,” already produced three movie deals since it got published in May.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticA cigar is never just a cigar where Sigmund Freud is concerned.

Tom Grater, Andreas Wiseman The coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the film calendar with Sundance, Toronto and London the latest festivals to announce hybrid events featuring physical and online activity.Below we rundown the current status of some of the key upcoming festivals and markets in the next six months; this list will be updated as developments happen.Sarajevo (August 14-21)Bosnia’s Sarajevo Film Festival is sticking to its August dates and is pushing on with a

Also Read: 'Watchmen' Producer Stephen Williams and 'Atlanta' Writer Stefani Robinson Team on 'Black Mozart' Biopic at SearchlightIn “Watchmen,” the Tulsa Massacre serves as the start of Will Reeves’ story, after he witnesses the event as a child.

TMZ reported that the hugely popular reality show's 22nd season will feature an all-star cast, a change made because of the COVID-19 pandemic."Big Brother" was reportedly in the middle of casting for its next season when the outbreak hit. The casting process was quickly shut down and executives opted to go with an "all star" format since the participants have already been vetted and were familiar with how the show worked.While the show is still happening, it has been delayed.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticTom Hanks shows what a commanding actor he can be from the first taut combat sequence of “Greyhound,” when the title warship, leading a convoy through the North Atlantic in the early months of World War II, spies a U-boat speeding toward it from a dozen miles away. As the German sub approaches, we hear a lot of rapid-fire military and navigational jargon shooting back and forth between the sailors (“Hydrophone effects slow rev, sounds like 60 RPM, sir!”).

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe British Film Institute has put in place a $620,000 (£500,000) fund to help the country’s film sales companies cover costs arising from the pandemic.With film distribution upended, and major markets disrupted and cancelled, this has been a challenging time for the entire industry ecosystem.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe true story of Chevalier de Saint-Georges, known as the “Black Mozart,” is coming to theaters via a hot creative team and Searchlight Pictures, Variety can report exclusively.“Chevalier de Saint-Georges” was an original feature pitch from Stefani Robinson, the Emmy-nominated and WGA Award winning writer of FX’s “Atlanta” and “What We Do in the Shadows.” The project has attached director Stephen Williams, a DGA Award nominee for “Watchmen” and “Westworld.”De

Manori Ravindran International EditorMichael Bay-produced pandemic thriller “Songbird” has secured its first international sale out of the virtual Cannes market.European powerhouse Leonine has snapped up rights for German-speaking Europe, Variety can reveal. It’s believed there’s been strong interest on the continent, and that a number of U.S.

Also Read: Pixar's New Short Film 'Out' Features Studio's 1st Gay Main CharacterThis teaser includes an early look at an original song called “Parting Ways” that was written, produced and performed by Cody ChesnuTT. Stay Human frontman (and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” bandleader) Jon Batiste and American anthropologist and educator Dr.

Steven Gerrard every week.The midfielder penned a new three-year deal with the Ibrox side before he was sent out on a season-long loan to the Highlands.The 20-year-old has been tipped for big things by Gerrard, after a successful stint at Ayr United, and now he wants to prove he can cut it in the top 12 and then at Rangers.Kelly said: “I spoke to the manager and Gary McAllister before coming up here.Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our

Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman entertainment giant UFA is continuing its push into feature films with a slew of high-profile projects, including an upcoming Siegfried and Roy biopic and a sequel to the 2014 historical epic “The Physician,” starring Tom Payne (“Prodigal Son”).The ramp-up follows the huge box office success last year of Oscar winner Caroline Link’s “All About Me,” based on the childhood memoir of German comedian Hape Kerkeling, which became 2019’s second biggest local box-office hit

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentSolveig Langeland’s Stuttgart-based sales agency Sola Media has sold CGI animated feature film “Moonbound” to multiple territories.The film, directed by Ali Samadi Ahadi on a production budget of around $9 million, will be released in Germany and Austria by Little Dreams and Warner Bros.

Like Bavaria's heraldic lions from which it takes its name, Leonine got off to a roaring start. The would-be German mini-major, launched last year with a nine-figure war chest from its owners, New York investment firm KKR, quickly grew from cub to king of the jungle with a series of choice acquisitions, including film and TV powerhouse Tele München Group, indie film distributor Universum, Dark producer Wiedemann & Berg and local small-screen production outfit i&u TV.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorGerman cinema looks set for an exciting year with forthcoming works that include a high-profile Cannes selection celebrating one of Germany’s most iconic filmmakers, an expressionistic thriller set in 1920s Vienna, a tale of Nazi seduction and a new Thomas Mann adaptation.The COVID-19 pandemic dashed the excitement of a splashy Cannes premiere for Oskar Roehler’s “Enfant Terrible,” part of the festival’s Official Selection, but the film is nevertheless certain