Netflix Poised To Greenlight French & German Versions Of ‘Surviving Paradise’ From ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Producer Studio Lambert & Raw TV

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent French broadcaster France Televisions has been blamed by supporters of Gerard Depardieu, the Oscar-nominated actor of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” for contributing to the downfall of one of country’s most iconic actors with a bombshell documentary about his history of sexual abuse allegations which aired on Dec. 7.

The Mediapro Studios has boarded Nicolas Winding Refn‘s reimaginging of The Famous Five.

EXCLUSIVE: The success of Audrey Diwan‘s sophomore feature Happening made her next gig as a filmmaker an intriguing one. Her choice of project, created even more intrigue.

Timothée Chalamet‘s Wonka has topped the global box office.The musical prequel directed by Paul King pulled in a whopping $92.6million (£73.1million) over the weekend, topping the box office in 60 of its 77 international markets, according to Screen Daily. Its worldwide total currently stands at $150million (£118.4million).In the US, it made its debut pulling in $39million (£30.8million) over the weekend to top the box office and enjoyed strong openings in France at $5.1million (£4million) and Australia $4million (£3.2million).The UK/Ireland leads the international pack with $23.2million (£18.3million) after 10 days, ahead of Mexico with $11.2million (£8.3million).

BreAnna Bell Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, and “The Good Fight” alum Christine Baranski have signed on to star in Season 2 of Hulu‘s “Nine Perfect Strangers” as series regulars along with Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin and Lucas Englander. Bartlett (“The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus”) is set to portray Brian; Murphy and Baranski will take on the roles of Imogen and Victoria, respectively. Variety previously reported on Bartlett being in talks to star in June.

Jamie Dornan-starrer The Tourist has moved to Netflix in the U.S. after being dropped by Max.

Deathloop developer Arkane Lyon is making a new Blade game based on the popular Marvel character.Blade is a half-vampire half-human hunter first appearing in Marvel Comics in 1973. In the early 2000s, Wesley Snipes played the character in a trilogy of successful movies.

Everyone associates the Cannes Film Festival with its top prize, the Palme d’Or, arguably the most prestigious award on the annual festival circuit. But Cannes’ Un Certain Regard prize is just as sought after by young filmmakers: a prize that provides a daring and innovative film the chance for distribution in French cinemas and a sign of a director to watch on the international front.

EXCLUSIVE: Another two senior execs at The Apprentice UK producer Naked have exited – commercial boss Tamara Howe and Head of Formats Cam de la Huerta.

Omid Scobie must not be happy right now…

Netflix has announced Squid Game The Challenge will return for a second series - with the winner of the season one just hours away from being revealed. The finale of the first series will land on the streaming giant in the UK at 2am on Thursday (7 December) - when the victor will get the $4.56 million reward.

One of Sam Lantz, Mai Whelan and Phill Cain will be crowned champion of Squid Game: The Challenge later today and walk away with $4.56M, the largest prize in reality TV history.

Squid Game: The Challenge has revealed how much they were paid for featuring in the reality TV series.The show is based on the hit 2021 K-drama Netflix series Squid Game and follows contestants battling it out for a prize sum of $4.56million (£3.55million).The reality show was filmed in the UK over the course of 16 days and features participants from all over the world.Squid Game: The Challenge player 352, Radhika, has now shared exactly how much she was paid for appearing on the show.The 27-year-old from the UK was asked on TikTok how much she earned for being on the show, replying: “Zero. Zero GBP, zero USD, zero rupees, zero Yuan, zero Pesos.

Kate Middleton and Prince William have arrived at Buckingham Palace's annual reception to highlight the UK's diplomatic relations and the role of the monarchy within it, as they put on a united front after the ongoing "race row" as a result of Omid Scobie's Endgame book. The Prince and Princess of Wales, both 41, looked spectacularly regal as they posed side by side in photos for the event, which came days after they appeared at the Royal Variety Show at the Royal Albert Hall, with mum-of-three Kate donning a stunning blush pink Jenny Packham gown.

There was no changing of the guard for Netflix‘s Top 10 this week.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Neon’s murder mystery Anatomy of a Fall. The Cannes Palme d’Or winner from French filmmaker Justine Triet (only the third woman ever to take that top prize) is co-written by Triet and Arthur Harari. Last week, it scooped Best International Feature and Best Screenplay at the Gotham Awards. 

EXCLUSIVE: Former Lionsgate UK & Europe chief and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa launched film and TV company True Brit Entertainment last month with backing from talent management and entertainment company Three Six Zero, which reps talent including Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, FKA Twigs, Will Smith, Marcus Rashford and Kid Cudi. The company will focus exclusively on British feature films and TV.

Taylor Swift, Barbie and Hollywood strikers are among the nine contenders for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, the magazine announced today.

Edward Berger To Address Israel’s Sam Spiegel International Film Lab

Shane MacGowan‘s final solo show as well as his final show with The Pogues has re-emerged following the news of the beloved musician’s death aged 65.McGowan, the frontman of The Pogues, died today (November 30) at the age of 65.The news was confirmed in a joint statement by his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, as well as his sister Siobhan and father Maurice.“It is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of Shane MacGowan. Shane died peacefully at 3am this morning (30 November, 2023) with his wife Victoria and family by his side. Prayers and the last rites were read which gave comfort to his family.“He is survived by his wife Victoria, his sister Siobhan and his father Maurice, family and a large circle of friends.