Samara Weaving Joins Eugenio Derbez in 'The Valet' for Lionsgate (Exclusive)

Emiliano Granada Swiss doc company Lightdox has just acquired world sales rights to documentary “Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege” Abdallah Al-Khatib’s debut, co-produced by Films de Force Majeure and Bidayyat for Audiovisual Arts, premieres in Vision du Réel’s platform on April 21 in  its main International Feature CompetitionA Lebanon, France and Qatar co-production, the film follows the lives of Palestinian refugees living in the district of Yarmouk in Damascus, Syria.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNewen Connect, the distribution branch of Newen, the Paris-based international production and distribution company owned by French’s biggest TV network, the TF1 Group, has boarded a bevy of upscale international drama series, including “Lost Luggage,” “Memento Mori,” Christian” and “Agent K.” The Paris-based company will help finance and sell internationally these shows.“Since creating Newen Connect in October, we have ramped up our teams, hired Leona

Frances McDormand is playing «Frances McDormand.»It's the result of working with writer-director Chloé Zhao, who up until had largely cast nonprofessional actors and built characters for them inspired by their own lives. is adapted from a nonfiction book of the same name and does, in fact, feature a number of real-life nomads playing versions of themselves onscreen.Which is how McDormand ended up playing a version of herself, too, though the character goes by the nickname Fern.

While COVID cases are taking a dip in parts of America (like California, where the vaccine rollout has been relatively smooth and movie theaters and restaurants are finally starting to reopen their doors), things are not quite so rosy across the pond in Europe.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWeMake, a thriving production company launched by Bouchra Réjani, Shine France’s former COO, is turning three with a bullish slate of upscale formats and ambitious scripted projects, including the variety show “Morphing Singers” and Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah’s drama series “Image.”The Paris-based banner has so far developed an impressive catalog of more than 80 formats, 12 of which have been ordered or optioned in France and around the world.

EXCLUSIVE: Ravi Patel, Amaury Nolasco and John Pirruccello have boarded Lionsgate’ English-language remake of the French hit movie The Valet directed by Richard Wong.

Dominic Cooper as English spy Fielding Scott. And ET has the exclusive first look at the trailer for the six-episode series premiering on the service in April.Set in 1960s Berlin, Germany, the Cold War series follows Scott after he’s sent on a mission to find out who is behind a leak of vital security intel belonging to the Americans, British and French.

Unforgotten star Peter Egan has tragically revealed the passing of his beloved wife and actress Myra Frances at the age of 78.The actor took to Twitter and Facebook to share a heartbreaking video with his fans as he announced the sad news.The 74 year old captioned the video: "This is the saddest post I will ever have to make. My wonderful wife Myra, my friend & soulmate lost her battle with cancer at 1.30am on Tuesday.

Annabel Seymour, a participant in the women's fellowship program with Ubisoft Film and Televisionlast year, has secured a script deal with the media company. Ubisoft's film and TV division is a subsidiary of the French video game publisher, established to create IP adaptations from its library of games as well as original stories set in the world, culture and community of gaming.

EXCLUSIVE: 300 and Atomic Blonde screenwriter Kurt Johnstad is joining AGC Studios’ adventure-thriller The Englishman.

Netflix is planning an English-language take on the French featureLes Invisibles with Cannes regular Nadine Labaki set to direct. The Invisibleswill take place at a day shelter where, according to the project's synopsis, "homeless people congregate for food, warmth, and connection.

Sally Hawkins Boards Stephen Frears’ ‘The Lost King’ Oscar-nominated The Shape of Water star Sally Hawkins has joined the cast of UK comedy-drama The Lost King, inspired by the remarkable 2012 true story of finding Brit monarch King Richard III’s remains under a Leicester car park. Steve Coogan has co-written the script with his Stan & Ollie and Philomena collaborator Jeff Pope. Philomena director and two-time Oscar nominee Stephen Frears is aboard to direct the Baby Cow-produced feature.

Olivia Colman doesn't remember much about the night she won her Oscar. She had been nominated for her performance in, though in an especially tight Best Actress race, Glenn Close was the presumed frontrunner.

, and only ET premieres an exclusive sneak peek from the episode. In the hour-long episode, titled «One Small Step...,» the new parents are surprised by the arrival of Uncle Nicky at their front doorstep.«What are you doing here?» a surprised Kevin (Justin Hartley) asks his uncle in the exclusive clip.«I came to see my namesake… and the girl,» Nicky (Griffin Dunne) says, referring to Kevin and Madison's newborns, Nicholas and Frances.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFrench multi-hyphenate Amanda Sthers (“Holy Lands”) has recruited the U.K.’s Kelly Reilly, Italy’s Pierfrancesco Favino and France’s Jean Reno for English-language romantic drama “Promises,” set in Italy and London, which started shooting in Rome on Monday.Based on Sthers’ novel by the same title, “Promises” turns on an unfulfilled love affair between Alexander, played by Favino — who won best actor at Venice last year for his role in Italian drama

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