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Netflix‘s upcoming arctic comedy finally has a name and has rounded out cast, as it goes into production in snowy Nunavut, Canada.

Fox’s free streamer Tubi has added more than 200 movies to its service in Canada through a string of deals with the U.S. majors.

Netflix‘s upcoming arctic comedy finally has a name and has rounded out cast, as it goes into production in snowy Nunavut, Canada.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic “Plastic People” is one of those essential state-of-our-world documentaries. If and when it gets a release (it premiered this week at SXSW), I urge you to see it, to ponder its message, to consider what it’s saying about how microplastics — plastic particles that are less than 5mm in length, though the key ones may be microscopic — have invaded our food, our water, our air, and, quite specifically, our bodies. For decades, it’s been a trope of environmental filmmaking to showcase the ugliness of landfills, and to ask where all the plastic we throw out is ultimately going to go.

Contract Services has upped Nicole Luther to VP of Transportation Affairs and Policy.

Alex Ritman Elliot Page heads to the U.K on Thursday to open the BFI Flare, London’s LGBTQIA+ film festival, for the European premiere of “Close to You.” Written and directed by Dominic Savage (behind the recent acclaimed “I Am…” anthology series that has starred the likes of Kate Winslet and Letitia Wright), the film — which bowed in Toronto — marks Page’s first feature since 2017. It’s a return to the big screen he says “felt amazing,” allowing him to experience the “joy of what it means to get to create and being creative.” It was also an acting experience unlike anything Page had undertaken before, with much of “Close to You” improvised.

EXCLUSIVE: PhantomFX, an Indian VFX powerhouse that has worked on everything from The Avengers and The Walking Dead franchise to Outlander, is set to acquire a majority stake in Tippett Studio, the animation and visual effects production company of Oscar-winning filmmaker Phil Tippett.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Thailand is poised to get serious about its commitment to the film industry, and plans to launch a major new body, the Thailand Creative Culture Agency, with a budget of THB7 billion ($200 million). Long a destination for Hollywood, China and India productions, and currently playing host to the lensing of Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” Thailand has many of the elements that could contribute to building a major film industry. These include diverse locations, skilled crews, studio facilities and a location production, or incentive, scheme.

Weezer have officially announced their ‘Voyage To The Blue Planet’ tour in celebration of ‘The Blue Album’ and its 30th anniversary.After frontman Rivers Cuomo began teased an “epic tour” last December, the band have now unveiled their extensive North Ame rican tour for 2024. Weezer are set to play their self-titled debut album in full, along with other rarities and playing with “very special guests”.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Daisy Ridley took a moment during the post-premiere Q&A for her indie thriller “Magpie” at SXSW on Saturday night to reflect on the journey of bringing the film to life. “I remember the first day on set when I saw the trailers saying ‘Oh my god, we’re making a film.’ Now, I feel like, ‘Oh my god, we’re here,’ ” Ridley said after “Magpie” had its world premeire at the State Theater in Austin, Texas. “Magpie” hails from Bateman’s Werewolf Films, 55 Films and Align.

Noah Centineo has officially embarked on another dangerous adventure as Owen Hendricks in The Recruit, and the cast has been unveiled.

EXCLUSIVE: Specialty distributor 3388 Films has acquired rights to Vietnamese smash Mai, and has set a March 22 theatrical release across North America and Europe. From director Tran Thanh, the romance drama is now the No. 1 movie of all time in Vietnam, having crossed 500B VND ($20M) locally this past week. 

Everything Meghan Markle wears these days goes straight onto our style inspo Pinterest boards. We loved her snow bunny looks when she visited Whistler, Canada, last month, and now we're loving her latest ensemble: a coordinated two-piece that screams understated and sophisticated.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The 44th edition of genre film festival Fantasporto, which runs in Portugal’s second city Porto from March 1-10, has bestowed its best film award on Japanese sci-fi fantasy pic “From the End of the World,” directed by Kaz I Kiriya. The movie follows 10-year-old Hana, whose dreams transport her across various eras in Japanese history, and have the ability to save humanity. The jury’s special award went to “The Complex Forms,” Italian director Fabio D’Orta’s debut feature.

UPDATED with news that Ranjit will attend the Oscars as director Nisha Pahuja‘s guest. It’s a momentous weekend for To Kill a Tiger, the award-winning documentary directed by Nisha Pahuja.

Two Door Cinema Club is doubling up on tours in 2024.First up, the post-punk indie-pop rockers will wrap up the first leg of their winter and spring tour in May.Then, after a month off, the “What You Know” group return to the road for their biggest North American trek yet from July through October with special guests Flipturn, Petey and Quarters of Change on select dates.Midway through the U.S. and Canada run, they’ll drop into New York City’s Rooftop At Pier 17 for back-to-back gigs on Tuesday, July 23 and Wednesday, July 24.They’re also slated to drop into Asbury Park, NJ’s Stone Pony on Friday, July 26 and Lewiston, NY’s Artpark Outdoor Amphitheater on Monday, July 29.And if you want to see the hitmakers live, tickets are available for all shows.At the time of publication, prices start at $38 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other concerts have tickets starting anywhere from $41 to $129 before fees.Need to hear “Undercover Martyn,” “Something Good Can Work,” “Sun” and more live this year?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Two Door Cinema Club’s 2024 U.S.

A Canadian college student has been arrested and charged with six counts of murder after police say he slaughtered a family with an “edged weapon.” Per reports from Reuters, CBC

Universal Television’s top comedy development executives said business is thriving with EVP Jim Donnelly calling the moment “oddly busy.”  

Per , the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted looking “happy and in great spirits” while seated in a secluded corner booth on Thursday night."Harry was very animated throughout the dinner,” a source added. “They were super low-key and seemed happy to be around the upbeat vibes at the lively venue.”Famously, Prince Harry took his now wife to Soho House in London for their first date in July 2016.

Francesca Orsi Wins Series Mania Award

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Ahead of its U.S. premiere at SXSW, “The Queen of My Dreams” has been sold to a flurry of international markets, including in the U.K. and Ireland to Peccadillo Pictures.

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its world premiere at SXSW on Saturday (March 9), feature doc Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics has found an international distributor in the UK’s Rainmaker Content.

Naman Ramachandran The South Asian House initiative is back at SXSW with the festival’s first-ever South Asian music showcase. Featured acts include Jay Dhami, Bodur, Simar, Avara, Meetu Chilana, The Tabla Queen, DJ Anupi, Bollyflow and The Diversity Band.

A+E Networks has signed a development deal with Reese Witherspoon‘s Hello Sunshine for lifestyle series which will air as part of A+E’s Home.Made.Nation multi-platform content hub. The first series from the partnership will be Country House Hunters, a co-production between Hello Sunshine and Abode Entertainment, which will premiere in the summer of 2024 on A&E.

Atom Egoyan has revealed that he was so traumatized by the negative reception to his Ryan Reynolds-starring thriller The Captive at the Cannes Film Festival that he will never return again with a film.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent MALAGA — Dark Star Pictures, the L..A.-based distribution company, has secured North America distribution rights to “On the Go,” which showcases the acting talents of “Elite’s” Omar Ayuso, here playing a Grindr addict with vengeance in his heart. Celebrating its world premiere at last August’s Locarno Film Festival, “On the Go” was acquired for world sales in the run-up to the Swiss festival by Paris-based MPM Premium.

Lionsgate Vice Chair Michael Burns said the company is set to split in two by year end with a first step in early April as the studio merges with a SPAC and starts to trade separately from Starz on the Nasdaq under the stock symbol LION.

ITV Emmerdale fans threatened to 'switch off' on Tuesday evening after a karaoke session in the Dales pub, the Woolpack. Gail (Rachael Gill-Davis) was fronting a special event where the likes of Mandy Dingle (Lisa Riley)and Vanessa Woodfield (Michelle Hardwick) took to the mic.

CONCACAF W Gold Cup has its semi finalists. After games kicked off on late February, four teams have emerged victorious: Brazil, Mexico, Canada and The US. The upcoming matches will take place within the next couple of days, paving the way for the winners of the W Gold Cup, the first tournament of its kind in the sports’ history.

The organizers of Canada’s well-regarded Just for Laughs festival, a major gathering in Montreal where a number of comics have been discovered, have canceled the 2024 edition and filed for bankruptcy.

EXCLUSIVE: One Night Stand actor Matthew Sauvé will star in a limited series about his experiences with addiction.

Alex Ritman “Handle With Care: The Legend of the Notic Streetball Crew,” a documentary chronicling the rise, fall and rebirth of Canadian streetball collective The Notic, has been acquired by Gravitas Ventures, which has picked up worldwide rights and set a March 26 release date. Gravitas — an Anthem Sports & Entertainment Company — has also unveiled a new trailer for the film, which was nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards, made its world premiere at the Vancouver International Film Festival and won the True North Audience Award and the Best BC Film Award.

Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track. So we’re going to do the hard work for you.

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has assembled the cast for its new medical drama series Doc around the previously cast lead Molly Parker. Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker and Anya Banerjee are set as series regulars, and Scott Wolf and Patrick Walker will recur in the show from writer, executive producer and showrunner Barbie Kligman, executive producers Hank Steinberg and 3 Arts’ Erwin Stoff, Sony Pictures Television and Fox Entertainment Studios. Production on Doc has started in Toronto, Canada.

Conan Gray has officially graduated to superstar status.The 25-year-old pop icon just announced his worldwide ‘Found Heaven On Tour,’ in support of his upcoming album “From Heaven,” due out April 5.On the 17-concert U.S. leg of the international run, he’ll perform at arenas, amphitheaters, auditoriums and theaters with special guest Maisie Peters.That includes a stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, Sept.