Rome MIA Chief Gaia Tridente Talks This Year’s Focus on ‘Inclusion and Diversity’ Within the Market

Cher is opening up about being 40 years older than her boyfriend, music producer Alexander “A.E.” Edwards.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Shawn Levy, whose limited series “All The Light We Cannot See” is premiering on Netflix on Nov. 2, was supposed to have a packed year, between the filming “Deadpool 3” and Season 5 of “Stranger Things” of which he’s an executive producer and director. With both productions paused due to the SAG-AFTRA strikes, Levy has instead been busy promoting “All the Light We Cannot See,” an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Rafael Nadal has accomplished a lot in his life, but one of his happiest moments is likely the day he said “I Do” to his wife, Mery ‘Xisca’ Perelló. The couple has been an example of a marriage full of love and support, and on October 19, they celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary.The parents, who just celebrated their son, Rafael Jr’s first birthday on October 8, 2022, tied the knot in 2019. They dated for 14 years before making walking down the aisle.

Gemma Atkinson has shared why her young daughter thinks her dad is 'in the moon' as she opened up about grief. The Hits Radio host released the latest episode of her podcast, The Overshare with Gemma Atkinson, and it was all about suffering loss which she is very familiar with.

Halloween. SAG-AFTRA has announced guidelines for guild members this Halloween celebration, preventing actors from dressing up like famous characters from studios, including costumes like Wednesday Addams and Barbie. Ariana Grande’s alleged surprise return to the recording studio amid ‘Wicked’ commitmentsOscar Isaac to star in crime thriller ‘In the Hands of Dante’In a new statement, SAG-AFTRA shared some costume guidelines, prohibiting actors from sharing the images on social media while dressed up as certain movie characters.

K.J. Yossman When producer Judy Craymer persuaded ABBA to allow her to make a musical out of their back catalogue, she never imagined the show would still be running twenty-five years later – not to mention spawn two hit movies starring Meryl Streep. To celebrate the stage production’s quarter century anniversary, Craymer is now bringing “Mamma Mia” to British TV screens with a new talent competition show, titled “Mamma Mia! I Have a Dream.” Produced by Fremantle-owned Thames and set to air on ITV1 in the U.K.

Tom Sandoval opened up about being hated in the aftermath of the Scandoval.

EXCLUSIVE: Ted Sarandos may have insisted today that he and other studio CEOs want to end the over three-month long actors strike and “get everyone back to work,” but for SAG-AFTRA’s chief negotiator, the Netflix boss is full of nothing but hot air.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rome Film Fest opener “There’s Still Tomorrow,” a bold period dramedy that marks the directorial debut of popular Italian actor Paola Cortellesi, has scored a slew of international sales. The film, shot in black-and-white and set in post-World War II Rome, riffs on Italy’s neorealist past, albeit with a female empowerment element angle and a contemporary A-list Italian cast.

Ben Croll Imagine Documentaries, the non-fiction branch of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, is looking to boost a new generation of documentary talent. Speaking at a panel at Rome’s MIA Market, Imagine Documentaries president Sara Bernstein revealed that her company has signed a development deal with filmmakers Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill, whose teenagers-in-Texas portrait “Cusp” premiered to critical acclaim at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, while praising director Jackie Jesko, whose three-part, true-crime doc “Savior Complex” premiered on HBO last month.

The MIA Market, Rome’s splashy precursor to Mipcom Cannes, is almost over and there has been plenty to digest. Attendants from all over the world including a healthy dose of U.S. C-suite star power have been listening intently in the cinema screening rooms on the Piazza Barberini all week, and there has been plenty to discuss, as execs from around the world ponder a path to normality following a year of chaos and disruption. Meanwhile, the Israeli-Hamas conflict rages and the world mourns, with ripples felt here in Rome. See below for Deadline’s key takeaways from the annual TV and film confab.

In a move not attempted by actors at San Diego Comic-Con, Trainspotting and Obi-Wan Kenobi actor Ewan McGregor took the stage at the Javits Centers today at New York Comic-Con to discuss himself, not struck work during what is the 92ned day of the SAG-AFTRA strike.

CBS Studios is continuing its push into international drama.

Ben Croll Home to the Taylor Sheridan stable and to the “Star Trek” franchise, Paramount+ is looking for “populist” dramas that hold a wider sway and can span several seasons, said Paramount TV president Nicole Clemens at her keynote at MIA Market in Rome on Tuesday. “We’re not looking for shows that just play to New York and Los Angeles,” Clemens explained. “That doesn’t mean they’re not edgy, that doesn’t mean [they can’t be] dark.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent With the writers’ strike over, a new studio brand and new management in part of international, Paramount Global execs are attending Madrid’s Iberseries & Platino Industria, Rome’s MIA market and Mipcom as they talk up their competitive assets and priorities to the international market. In one move, five months after it the launch of Paramount Television International Studios in May, Paramount Global’s Darío Turovelzky delivered a keynote on Thursday at Iberseries & Platino Industria.

With the Rugby World Cup now well and truly in full swing, Scotland fans will no doubt be on the edge of their seats as the Scottish national team takes to the pitch on Saturday to take on Ireland. The team, which is headed up by coach Gregor Townsend sadly suffered an early blow at the start of the competition when they lost their Pool B opener in Marseille to South Africa, but despite the initial setback, the Scots came back stronger to beat both Tonga and Romania.

Stephen Gerard Kelly and Garry Keane’s documentary In The Shadow of Beirut has been submitted as Ireland‘s entry for the 2024 Oscar International Feature Film race.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Variety has been given access to the international trailer for animated film “The Peasants,” which is Poland’s entry for the international feature category of the Academy Awards. The film had its world premiere in the Special Presentation section of Toronto Film Festival last month, and screens next week at the London Film Festival.

Joe McFadden claims he won’t be jealous if Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones wins this year’s competition.

Coronavirus cases are on the rise again, sparking fears that another tough winter may be heading our way.