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Naman Ramachandran U.K.-based MetFilm Sales has acquired worldwide sales rights, excluding the U.S., Germany and France, to Thomas von Steinaecker’s feature documentary “Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer” and is representing the project at Berlin’s European Film Market. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access into the legendary German film director’s everyday life, rare archive material and in-depth interviews with Herzog and his collaborators — including Christian Bale, Nicole Kidman and his wife Lena Herzog — the film provides a glimpse into his work process and his personal life.  The documentary is presented by Emmy-winning film studio Wavelength, produced by Spring Films and 3B-Produktion in association with Hot Docs Partners. It is produced by Andre Singer, Bernhard Von Hulsen and Maria Willer. Executive producers include Jenifer Westphal and Joe Plummer for Wavelength, Figs Jackman and Chris Smith for Spring Films and Vijay Vaidyanathan.

BreAnna Bell Lake Bell is expanding her production chops, joining the production shingle London Alley as a director. An actor known for series like “Childrens Hospital” and “Harley Quinn,” Bell has also branched out into production — most recently as the co-creator, executive producer, director and star of the comedy “Bless This Mess.” At London Alley, Bell will join with collaborator Luke Anderson, who has signed on as a partner and executive producer. “I’m excited to be continuing my relationship with London Alley and officially joining the team as a director,” said Bell in a statement. “It’s an exciting opportunity to have a lane to create a new genre of work in ads and creative, and I can’t think of a better collective to join.”

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Blue Fox has acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the family adventure movie “School of Magical Animals” from sales agency Global Screen, which has also sold the film’s sequel to several territories. “School of Magical Animals” will be released with 300 copies in the U.S. on March 24 nationwide. James Huntsman of Blue Fox said: “There is a strong appetite for high quality live action family movies and ‘The School of Magical Animals’ delivers on all fronts.” Global Screen has sold the sequel, “School of Magical Animals 2,” which was the most successful local film at the German box office last year with a $21 million gross, to Spain (Flins & Piniculas), Poland (Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty), Denmark (Another World Entertainment), Hungary (ADS Service), CIS and the Baltic States (Investacommerce), and has closed a worldwide airline deal. It will have its market premiere at Berlin’s European Film Market on Saturday.

A new poll conducted by YouGov for StepChange Debt Charity, has revealed that 43 per cent of the UK population, including 48 per cent of Scottish adults, equivalent to more than two million people, have found it difficult to keep up with household bills and credit payments in the last few months.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Gael García Bernal and Renate Reinsve (“The Worse Person in the World”) will soon be appearing on screen as lovers caught in an unusual bind in Italian director Piero Messina’s sci-fi film “Another End.” French sales company Newen Connect is launching sales on the pic at the European Film Market.  “Another End” is set in a near-future when a new technology exists that can put the consciousness of a dead person back into a living body, in an attempt to ease the grief of separation, providing a little extra time to say goodbye.  The English-language sci-fier by Messina — whose first feature, “The Wait,” launched with a splash in the 2015 Venice competition — sees Bernal play Sal, a man whose wife dies, and Reinsve as Zoe, the woman who then becomes his partner after renting out her body, in which the memory and consciousness of Sal’s former wife have been temporarily implanted. First look image of Reinsve as Zoe above.

First-Look Image From Kiah Roache-Turner’s ‘Sting,’ Cornerstone Inks DealsProduction has wrapped in Sydney, Australia, on Kiah Roache-Turner’s Sting. Cornerstone is handling worldwide sales and distribution on the pic. Studiocanal has inked a deal to release in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Benelux. Additional deals include Lucky Red (Italy), Diamond Films (Latin America, Spain, Portugal), Nordisk (Scandinavia), Kinoswiat (Poland), Pasatiempo Pictures (Baltics, CIS), Karantanija (Ex-Yogoslavia), Italia (Middle East), Filmfinity (South Africa) and Terry Steiner International (airlines). The film synopsis reads: One cold, stormy night in New York City, a mysterious object falls from the sky and smashes through the window of a rundown apartment building. It is an egg, and from this egg emerges a strange little spider… Check out the first image from the pic above.

It’s time for Ursula to emerge from the ocean depths.

Michael Douglas left his fans in awe when he appeared in a wild video with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones and their two children Carys, 19, and Dylan, 20.The Wall Street actor was having the time of his life as he energetically moved around a dancefloor, waving his arms in the air and whipping his hair back and forth while being filmed by Catherine, who alongside their children was also throwing up some serious shapes.WATCH: Michael Douglas is living his best life in energetic new videoThe video was shared by Catherine in honor of Valentine's Day on Tuesday, and she sweetly captioned it: "Happy Valentine's Day to all love, love, love." Her followers on Instagram were quick to react and loved the feel-good video, especially Michael's dad moves. TRENDING: Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy's appearance has fans saying the same thingPOPULAR: Carrie Underwood reveals jaw-dropping addition to her 400-acre family home"Michael still living his best life," commented one.

all eyes were on Rihanna at the Super Bowl LVII, there was a lot more going on in the celebrity-packed stadium – and we don't just mean the nail-biting football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.From celebrity selfies to Marta Stewart's mishap and Blue Ivy's rare appearance with dad Jay Z, here are the Super Bowl 2023 moments you might have missed.WATCH: Rihanna's career-defining Super Bowl showRihanna preserved her energy while backstage, being driven around in a golf buggy ahead of her career-defining performance. Rihanna moved around backstage in buggyThe Diamonds singer, who revealed her pregnancy onstage, smiled and waved from the cart, like true pop royalty.She also revealed her pre-stage ritual, sipping on a bottle of Fiji water – with a straw, of course, to keep her red lipstick perfectly in place.WOW: NFL players' gorgeous wives and girlfriends: from Patrick Mahomes to Jason KelceNational treasure Martha Stewart proved she's a big football fan, arriving at the stadium exceptionally early at 2:11pm.

to pain medication.“I hate the word ‘taboo.’ I think it should be stricken from the dictionary,” Bell in a new interview, per . “There should be no topic that’s off the table for people to talk about.” keeps this same energy when discussing “hard topics” with ; nine-year-old Lincoln and eight-year-old Delta. “I talk to my kids about drugs, and the fact that their daddy is an addict and he’s in recovery, and we talk about sex,” she said.

That’s My Jam is coming to Germany and the leads of rock band Tokio Hotel are onboard to present.

Basketball’s popularity in the U.K. sucks.

RTL is centralizing its German publishing arm, as the European networks and media group continues to reshape its assets. More than 500 roles will be cut as the company aims to focus on “core brands” and bringing its publishing, TV and streaming businesses closer together.

The Last Of Us delivered another series high on Sunday with 7.5M people tuning in across HBO and HBO Max.

Times, they are a-changin’. And a Bob Dylan musical is about to hit the big screen.Blueprint Pictures (the company behind “The Banshees of Inisherin”) announced today that Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, Olivia Colman and Woody Harrelson will star in “Girl from the North Country,” an adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway show inspired by the music of Bob Dylan.

Todd Field’s psycho-music drama Tár picked up the Film of the Year gong at the London Critics’ Circle Awards Sunday evening.

Steve-O is revealing some very hard truths in hopes it’ll encourage his friend Bam Margera to seek help.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that 11.6 million Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments - support worth a total of £4.6 billion - have been made to older people across Great Britain, including 973,604 living in Scotland.

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award and 3x Emmy winner Bill Conti (The Right Stuff) has been tapped to pen the score for Roselli’s Way, a new biopic on Italian American pop singer Jimmy Roselli.

Doing it her way! Lori Harvey is not afraid to kiss a few frogs on her road to finding The One.