Peter Webber Set As Jury Prez of Egypt’s El Gouna, Middle East’s First Major Physical Fest In COVID Era

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEgypt’s El Gouna Film Festival, which shifted its dates from September to an October slot, will mark a moment of post COVID-19 restart for the Arab film industry, while also seeking to reinvigorate the region’s international ties after the pandemic.Barring complications, the ambitious event, now in its fourth edition, “will be the first festival in the region that will happen physically” after the pandemic, says its chief Intishal Al Timimi.

NEW YORK — Denial is not just a river in Egypt, as the ancient joke goes. It’s the Democrat/media/Left’s comprehensive response to the nationwide riots that rage on, seven weeks after the funeral of police-brutality victim George Floyd.

Manori Ravindran International EditorBritish actor Amir El-Masry has been ubiquitous on international screens in the last five years, but like most Arab actors in the U.K., he’s reached his threshold for backward stereotypes, and is trying to forge his own narrative in the industry.Born in Egypt but raised in the U.K., El-Masry, who leads Ben Sharrock’s refugee drama and festival darling “Limbo,” graduated from the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2013 to an

(CNN)History has a way of repeating itself.I've written about controversy surrounding White actors portraying characters of color -- a practice that has existed throughout Hollywood's history -- multiple times.In the most recent iteration of this pattern, Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot has been cast to play Cleopatra, ancient queen of Egypt, in an upcoming film that will reunite her with "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins.This is not a new story, but it is a complicated one.Because while

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSony Pictures Animation has plucked the first feature film from Academy Award winner Matthew Cherry, Variety has learned exclusively.After winning the Oscar for his acclaimed short “Hair Love,” Cherry is at work on the tentatively-titled “Tut,”  an afro-futuristic, coming-of-age story of the boy king Tutankhamun.Based on an original idea from Cherry and Monica A.

CAIRO -- Mahmoud Yassin, an Egyptian actor and pillar of the country's film industry during the second half of the 20th century, has died. He was 79.Yassin had suffered age-related health problems in recent years and was pronounced dead in Cairo early on Wednesday, according to his family.

Gal Gadot’s casting as Cleopatra in an upcoming biopic has ignited a debate about whitewashing and ancient history.  The actress announced on Sunday that she’s re-teaming with “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins for a biopic about the life of the famous Queen of Egypt.

Gal Gadot is taking the throne as Cleopatra in a brand new film adaptation of the legendary queen of Egypt.

Gal Gadot has a new project in the works. The DC Comics star is reteaming with "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins for a Cleopatra biopic.The 35-year-old Israeli actress will play the iconic Egyptian ruler.

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot are reuniting for another costume drama. The duo will reteam for Cleopatra, a historical biopic in the works from Paramount Pictures, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and star Gal Gadot are set to team up again on a new version of Cleopatra.The latest Hollywood take on the historical biopic is set to be produced by Paramount Pictures.The script for the film is set to be penned by Laeta Kalogridis, with Gadot starring as the Queen Of Egypt.The role of Cleopatra was first made famous by Elizabeth Taylor, who portrayed the Queen in the 1963 classic film of the same name.“I love embarking on new journeys, I love the excitement

Following the success of 2017’s “Wonder Woman” and its worldwide box office of more than $820 million, director Patty Jenkins re-teamed with star Gal Gadot for the sequel “Wonder Woman 1984”, currently scheduled for theatrical release on Christmas Day.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaGal Gadot will trade her lasso of truth for a golden crown, playing the legendary queen of Egypt in “Cleopatra,” a historical drama that will reunite the actress with her “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins.Paramount Pictures won the rights to the project, reportedly beating out other suitors such as Apple, Universal, Warner Bros. and Netflix.

The worlds of two iconic characters come together in “Come Away”, a new fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo.

The worlds of two iconic characters come together in “Come Away”, a new fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe idea of a U.S. film festival sticking to its dates in 2020 with a fully programmed, all-physical, non-virtual slate of screenings? It might seem beyond possibility, but then, the suspension of disbelief is particularly accentuated at L.A.’s annual Beyond Fest, which programs “genre” films every fall at the American Cinematheque’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.

Joe Manganiello poses for a photo with his adorable dog Bubbles while attending the drive-in premiere of his movie Archenemy on Wednesday (October 7) in Montclair, Calif.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Australian production company Pop Family Entertainment has set Peter Duncan, the creator of long-running comedy series Rake, to adapt The First Casualty, Australian Journalist Peter Greste’s memoir which covers his time in prison in Cairo on terrorism charges.Greste and two of his colleagues were arrested in Egypt in 2013 and convicted to multiple years in prison.