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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films have acquired U.S. rights to “Bring Him to Me,” a mob thriller starring Barry Pepper (“Saving Private Ryan”) and Sam Neill (“Jurassic Park”). The film will open in select theaters and on digital on Jan.

Sydney Sweeney wants a rom-com sequel.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After becoming a surprise box office hit — collecting more than $189 million worldwide and getting an extended theatrical run — “Anyone but You” is now available to watch from home.

In the realm of romantic comedies, certain tropes are so ingrained that they become almost expected, and Will Gluck‘s Anyone But You, co-written by Ilana Wolpert, comfortably nestles itself into familiar territory. The film, starring Sydney Sweeny and Glen Powell, with a supporting ensemble including Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, and Rachel Griffiths, is a classic case of somewhat funny, middle-of-the-road storytelling in the genre.

Anyone But You.The actor stars opposite Sydney Sweeney in the upcoming romantic comedy, directed by Will Gluck (Easy A, Friends With Benefits). In a scene shown in the trailer, Sweeney’s character Bea pulls out a spider from inside Ben’s (Powell) shorts at the top of a cliff, leading him to strip naked in a frightened panic.Speaking about the scene at the film’s premiere in New York on Monday (December 11), Powell said it presented more of a safety risk than you’d expect.“You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” Powell told Variety.

steamy chemistry in a teaser that dropped Thursday.Bea (Sweeney) and Ben (Powell), who once hooked up, now decide to pretend to be a couple at Bea’s sister’s destination wedding in Australia years later. Their fake romance turns real when both of their exes arrive to stir up drama at the party.There is, however, one special part in the trailer that is totally NSFW!“There’s no way we can convince anyone that we actually like each other,” Bea tells Ben as they contemplate how to work out their plan.

A new trailer for Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell‘s rom-com has been released!

UPDATED, 7:50 a.m.: Columbia Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for its rom-com Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick), which hits theaters December 22nd.

Indie studio XYZ Films has promoted Maxime Cottray to the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

Anyone but You may have already had the best press tour outside of the Barbie movie. The so-called rom-com has been on our tongues since stars and sparked while filming in Australia over the summer.For those who don't remember (this year has been rife with and , after all), Powell and Sweeney's undeniable chemistry caused quite the commotion, thanks to some steamy , , and one particular flirty that went viral on Twitter. Rumors were only exacerbated by the fact that Powell’s ex-girlfriend Gigi Paris the Euphoria star on Instagram before from the Top Gun actor in late April.

If you’ve seen the Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour movie, you’ve likely already gotten a look at Anyone But You, but if you haven’t, here’s your chance: Sony Pictures has released the teaser trailer that’s been playing at the Swift screenings.

The first teaser trailer for Anyone But You, starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney, is here!

Charna Flam Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell showcase their much-discussed chemistry in the first trailer for Sony Pictures’ romantic comedy “Anyone but You,” premiering in theaters on Dec. 15.

Update: The Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell romantic comedy, Anyone But You, is now opening on Dec. 22 instead of Dec. 15. New release date gives the feature the potential to play into the Christmas four-day weekend; moviegoing always spiking after the holiday. Christmas falls on a Monday this year. First look image above was recently released. Anyone But You now opens in the wake of Warner Bros/DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom which hits theaters on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The romcom will also share multiplex space with Illumination/Universal’s animated movie Migration, and the expansion of MGM’s TIFF winning American Fiction and A24’s wide release of wrestling movie The Iron Claw.

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are appearing in a first-look image for their upcoming romantic comedy, Anyone But You!

K.J. Yossman Rachel Griffiths has been cast as the lead in “Madam,” a new dramedy series about an escort agency. Griffiths, best known for her roles in “Six Feet Under” and “Brothers & Sisters,” stars as McKenzie ‘Mack’ Leigh, who sets up an ethical brothel in New Zealand after her philandering husband and mountain of debt leave her struggling to provide for her family.

Dave Annable is still holding out hope for a Brothers and Sisters reunion of some kind.

Dave Annable is longing Brothers & Sisters and feels like the series should have a reunion, twelve years after it aired its last episode.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Australian actors Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths have begun production on the final six-episode season of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s award-winning female-led political drama series “Total Control.” With screenplays by Stuart Page, Julia Moriarty, Pip Karmel and Meyne Wyatt, season three picks up almost two years after the explosive events of the second season. Outsider turned kingmaker, Alex Irving (Mailman), is completely at home in the nation’s capital. While Rachel Anderson (Griffiths), now an occasional ally, is threatening to upend the entire system by establishing her own political party. However, as Alex attempts to carve out a nation changing legacy, a controversy engineered by her enemies threatens to destroy her career and public reputation. In the final season, Alex must make a choice: either she can stay true to her principles and accept defeat, or she can get her hands dirty and fight back.

Sony is determined to bring moviegoers back to comedies in theaters and they just dated their Will Gluck directed Anyone But You for Dec. 15.

McKinley Franklin editor Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell showed up at CinemaCon this week in Las Vegas to promote their upcoming romantic comedy, “Anyone But You.”  The project was announced in January 2023, with production taking place in Australia. Paparazzi photos from the set sent the internet into a tizzy, with fans speculating about Sweeney and Powell’s on-screen chemistry. Sweeney and Powell unveiled first footage from the project at CinemaCon, dishing out details about the much-anticipated film in a series of interviews and on stage. Here’s what we know so far about “Anyone But You”: 

EXCLUSIVE: Sony has rounded out the cast for its untitled, R-rated rom-com, led by Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, with the addition of actor and rapper GaTa (Dave).

EXCLUSIVE: Dermot Mulroney (Scream VI) and Rachel Griffiths (The Wilds) are the newest additions to the cast of the untitled romantic comedy from director Will Gluck (Easy A) that Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are leading for Sony.

EXCLUSIVE: Rialto Distribution has acquired Australia/New Zealand rights to mob thriller Bring Him To Me, which Myriad will be selling at the upcoming EFM.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent ITV in the U.K. has acquired “Bali 2002,” a new four-part drama exploring the everyday heroes directly impacted by the terrorist bombings on the Indonesian island’s tourist hotspots 20 years ago. Represented by Banijay Rights, the drama stars Rachel Griffiths (“Total Control”), Richard Roxburgh (“Rake”) and Claudia Jesse (“Bridgerton”). It will air on the new streaming service ITVX next year. “Bali 2002” was co-produced by Banijay labels, Endemol Shine Australia and Screentime, and marked the first original drama co-commissioned by the Australian streamer Stan and commercial TV group 9Network. The series premiered last month on Stan.

Ellise Shafer “The Wilds” has been canceled at Amazon Prime Video after two seasons, Variety has confirmed.The drama series revolves around a group of teenage girls who are left stranded on an island following a plane crash — and soon discover that it is all part of a social experiment. The show’s first season launched on Dec. 11, 2020 and Season 2 premiered on May 6.The series starred Sophia Ali, Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause, Reign Edwards, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Erana James, Sarah Pidgeon, David Sullivan, Troy Winbush, Rachel Griffiths, Charles Alexander, Zack Calderon, Nicholas Coombe, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Aidan Laprete, Tanner Ray Rook and Reed Shannon.“The Wilds” is created and executive produced by Sarah Streicher alongside showrunner and executive producer Amy B.

EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Stan and 9Network have commenced production on Bali 2002, based on the terrorist attacks on the nation’s tourist hotspots 20 years ago, with distributor Banijay Rights launching at yesterday’s London Screenings showcase.

Prime Video’s teen survival drama The Wilds will return for Season 2 in May.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralian contemporary political thriller series “Total Control” has been licensed by broadcasters and streamers across Asia and Latin America, following the recent launch of a second season.Starring Deborah Mailman and Rachel Griffiths, the show confronts a range of issues around race, diversity and First Nations rights.

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to The King’s Daughter, a family adventure film starring Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt, Kaya Scodelario, Benjamin Walker, Rachel Griffiths, Pablo Schreiber, and Bingbing Fan, which is narrated by Oscar winner Julie Andrews, setting it for a theatrically exclusive release at upwards of 1000 locations across the U.S. and Canada on January 21, 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: A crew of eight actors will join the season 2 cast of Amazon’s YA drama The Wilds.

During a virtual PaleyFest LA panel that aired Tuesday, the cast and crew of Six Feet Under reunited for the first time in 15 years, sharing fond recollections of their time on the show, and their thoughts on its legacy.

ABC is remaking Australian political drama Total Control and has handed the project a pilot order.

Muriel’s Wedding and has also starred in Six Feet Under, Brothers and Sisters, Hacksaw Ridge and House Husbands, is tackling another exciting new small screen role.WATCH BELOW: At home with Rachel GriffithsThe Wilds is about a group of teenage girls whose plane crashes, leaving them stranded on a deserted island. The series was filmed on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island before the pandemic struck.

Teen drama “The Wilds” takes an all-girls “Lord of the Flies” premise and mixes it with “Lost.” Premiering Friday on Amazon, the 10-episode series follows a group of high school-aged girls who are stranded on an island after a plane crash.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterFilming started today (August 3) on ABC comedy Aftertaste, marking the first major production to shoot in South Australia since the pandemic forced work to shutdown.A total of 110 cast and crew are back on set, and the production team say they are employing all the necessary virus safety protocols.