Saban Films Buys Thriller ‘So Cold The River’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Savannah Guthrie is getting in the mood for the holiday season, but not everything's going according to plan, based on her latest social media post.MORE: Savannah Guthrie shares touching message to co-star following their departure from TodayThe Today Show host shared pictures from her decoration of the Christmas tree with her two kids, Vale and Charley.In the pictures, she revealed how precious the Christmas ornaments they had were to her as she took them out of storage to adorn the tree

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Rivera is set to write and direct Zorro 2.0 for Sobini Films.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn the run-up to its roll-out in cinema theaters around the world, Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas starrer “Official Competition” has a official trailer.Variety has had exclusive access to its international subtitled version. Buena Vista International will release “Official Competition” in Spanish cinemas on Feb.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Network Distributing has sealed a deal with iconic British horror label Hammer Films to form Hammer Studios Ltd.

Penelope Cruz sports a very different look on the set of her new project, On The Fringe, in Madrid, Spain on Monday (November 22).

Jamie Lang New Europe Film Sales, handling international sales for Matías Rojas Valencia’s “A Place Called Dignity,” “Un lugar llamado dignidad” in Spanish, which is currently playing in competition at this year’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, have given Variety exclusive access to the film’s international trailer.The film presents a dramatized look at events surrounding Paul Schaefer, a former Nazi soldier who fled to rural Chile after WWII.

Savannah Guthrie was feeling all the emotions on Friday as her good friend and former co-star paid a visit to the Today studios.MORE: Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager's video leaves some fans horrifiedThe mom-of-two was delighted when Natalie Morales came on the Today Show following her recent departure from the news program.Natalie made the decision to join CBS' The Talk, but has remained on great terms with her colleagues at NBC.VIDEO: Today's Savannah Guthrie gives rare insight into her

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSaban Films has landed rights to “Here Before,” a psychological thriller starring Andrea Riseborough.When the deal closes, Saban Films will distribute the movie — through its global partner Defiant Screen Entertainment — in North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.First-time feature filmmaker Stacey Gregg wrote and directed “Here Before,” which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.

Jamie Lang HBO Max will launch Season 2 of award-winning Spanish comedy series “Perfect Life” in the U.S. on Dec.

Jamie Lang Leading Italian sales agent and production company The Open Reel has dropped the trailer for up-and-coming Spanish director Jordi Núñez’s debut fiction feature “What We Know,” produced by Valencia’s Pegatum Transmedia, a coming-of-age tale which unravels on the brightly lit beaches of Southern Spain.“What We Know” follows Carla, a cute young waitress who works at a beach-side restaurant and takes care of her sick mother.

EXCLUSIVE: The Suicide Squad breakout Daniela Melchior and The Moodys star François Arnaud are the latest to have joined Liam Neeson movie thriller Marlowe, which is currently filming in Ireland and Spain.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMTV Documentary Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Krimes,” the new non-fiction feature by award-winning filmmaker Alysa Nahmias. The deal comes before the film’s screening at Doc NYC on Sunday.“Krimes” had its world premiere at the Heartland Film Festival.

Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alan Cumming, Danny Huston, Ian Hart and Colm Meaney have joined Liam Neeson in noir thriller Marlowe, which is now filming in Ireland and Spain.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJulia Mayorga will star opposite Katie Holmes in “Rare Objects.” Holmes not only stars in the film, she will produce and direct the movie. She also co-wrote its screenplay.

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has picked up North American rights to K. Asher Levin’s thriller Dig, starring Thomas Jane, Harlow Jane, Emile Hirsch and Liana Liberato.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAdding further breadth to its sales slate, Madrid-based sales company Latido Films has acquired international rights to “García y García,” a madcap “Trading Places”-style comedy which was the closing film at this year’s Malaga Film Festival.The announcement was made on Wednesday midway through this year’s American Film Market.

Jess Wright will appear in a one off special on ITVBe tonight that documents her wedding day to William Lee-Kemp. The former The Only Way is Essex star tied the knot with her now husband, Will, in a picturesque ceremony in Mallorca, Spain in September.

Savannah Guthrie left fans quite delighted with her latest social media post as she revealed that she was on a "hot date."MORE: Savannah Guthrie and Jenna Bush Hager wow fans with an unexpected look in crop tops and hot pantsThe Today star shared a picture of herself with journalist and friend Katie Couric as the two got together in Philadelphia.Katie is currently on a promotional tour to celebrate her new memoir, Going There, which was recently released, and Savannah showed up to support her as

Anna Marie de la Fuente Miami-based sales and distribution company FiGa Films, led by Sandro Fiorin, has picked up worldwide sales rights to Brazilian AIDS inception drama “The First Fallen” (“Los Primeiros Soldados”) by Rodrigo de Oliveira.Set to world premiere at the Mannheim-Heidelberg Int’l Film Festival, where it will also vie for the top prize, “The First Fallen” traces the beginning of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s when the first wave of the AIDS epidemic hit Brazil.The story begins