Tom Holland sports 70s-inspired tresses as he films The Crowded Room

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat 2) has been set to star with Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s), Jack Farthing (Poldark), and Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx) in under-the-radar drama-thriller Electra, which has begun production in Italy.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Les Films du Losange has closed a raft of major deals on Kasja Naess’s animated feature “Titina” which is produced by the teams behind the Oscar-nominated film “The Triplets of Belleville” and Oscar-winning short “The Danish Poet.” “Titina” will world premiere at Animation Is Film Festival, which takes place Oct. 21-23, and is produced by GKids, in collaboration with Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Variety. Budgeted at $8.5 million, the Norwegian animated movie was produced by Mikrofilm (“The Danish Poet”) and Vivi Film (“The Triplets of Belleville”). The film tells the real-life story of a fox terrier that accompanied her master on an expedition to the North Pole in an air balloon in the 1920’s. It will be released in Norway by Norsk Film Distribusjon, and in France by Les Films du Losange.

The Rome Film Festival has unveiled its first line-up under the new management team of former Rai executive Paola Malanga as artistic director and Cineteca di Bologna director Gian Luca Farinelli as president, who were both appointed to their roles last March.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The 17th annual Rome Film Festival will fete James Ivory with a career honor, a mini retrospective and the Italian launch of the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s personal new documentary “A Cooler Climate.” Ivory is expected in Rome to receive the award and present the doc about his life as a traveler that takes its cue from boxes of film the director shot during a life-changing trip to Afghanistan in 1960. The film premieres beforehand at the New York Film Festival. Rome’s Ivory mini-retrospective will comprise his films “Maurice”; “Mr. and Mrs. Bridge,” starring Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward; “The Remains of the Day”; and “A Room With a View.”

EXCLUSIVE: HBO’s hit comedy-drama series The White Lotus recently finished filming its second season at Italy’s Lumina Studios to the north of Rome.

Tears of joy. Wells Adams’ August wedding to Sarah Hyland made him overwhelmed with emotion — but in the best way possible.

Action hero Sylvester Stallone dined out in Rome on a warm fall night accompanied by friends and a mystery woman in a black dress this past Tuesday. As the group left their SUV, surrounded by bodyguards and began walking to their restaurant, the woman grew closer to the Rocky star, 76, and affectionately placed an arm on his back. It's not clear who the mystery woman is or if Stallone has begun dating again since splitting from his wife of 25 years, Jennifer Flavin, 56.

Tom Holland is enjoying some downtime on set of The Crowded Room.

An Andy Cohen-based coming-of-age comedy is in development at NBC. “Most Talkative” is in the works by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, with Blumhouse Television attached.“Most Talkative” is inspired by the New York Times best-selling book penned by the Emmy-winning host, producer and author.

Zendaya and Tom Holland are one of the most fan-favorite couples in Hollywood, and with many viewers of the Emmy Awards this past Sunday, expecting to see the pair walking the red carpet of the highly anticipated event, the actor was nowhere to be found.Zendaya looked stunning, as one of the best dressed of the night, with a strapless black Valentino gown, paired with minimal jewelry, and making history by winning the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series again, for her role in ‘Euphoria.’The two stars currently have tight schedules, with Holland filming a scene of ‘The Crowded Room’ series for Apple TV+ on that same day. And Zendaya, filming ‘Dune: Part Two’ in Budapest, Dubai, Jordan, and Italy.

Couple goals, seriously. Zendaya and Tom Holland celebrated her Emmys 2022 win together, and it couldn’t be cuter.

Still on her mind! Zendaya didn’t bring Tom Holland as her date to the 2022 Emmys, but the Euphoria star was sure to celebrate her big win with her boyfriend.

Sarah Paulson gets support from Holland Taylor on the red carpet at the 2022 Emmy Awards on Monday night (September 12) at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian director Paolo Virzì (“Human Capital,” “Like Crazy”) is in Venice where his dystopic drama “Siccità,” which means drought in Italian, is premiering out-of-competition. The innovative pic, which features an A-list ensemble cast comprising Monica Bellucci, Sara Serraiocco (“Counterpart”) and Silvio Orlando (“The Young Pope”), is set amid a protracted drought caused by climate change in the Italian capital where the Tiber has dried up. Virzì spoke to Variety about how “Siccità” germinated during COVID-19 and was shot amid tight pandemic protocols. Excerpts. You worked with novelist and screenwriter Paolo Giordano on the concept and the script for this film. How did the collaboration start?

Dune actress was spotted enjoying a celebratory dinner at MAMO Italian Restaurant in NYC's SoHo neighbourhood, accompanied by her boyfriend Tom Holland, her mother, Claire Stoermer, and her Euphoria co-star Hunter Schafer. She was photographed looking cool and casual in a black cropped cardigan with long sleeves, which she paired with medium-wash boyfriend jeans and black suede heels.

Love Island lovebirds Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti are back in each other's arms after their busy new work schedules kept them apart. Since being crowned winners of the ITV2 dating show, the pair have been busy planning their next business moves, meaning they haven't had much time for one another.

Charlotte Dawson has shared throwback snaps from her recent trip to Rome, Italy, taken hours before her horrific scooter accident. The former Ex On The Beach star, 29, who has been left in "agony", revealed on Wednesday that she had been rushed to hospital as she shared snaps of her swollen, bloodied and bruised face from the ambulance. Charlotte, who has since jetted back to the UK, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a collection of photos just hours before her scooter accident.

Charlotte Dawson has shared throwback snaps from her recent trip to Rome, Italy, taken hours before her horrific scooter accident.The former Ex On The Beach star, 29, who has been left in "agony", revealed on Wednesday that she had been rushed to hospital as she shared snaps of her swollen, bloodied and bruised face from the ambulance. Charlotte, who has since jetted back to the UK, took to Instagram on Saturday to share a collection of photos just hours before her scooter accident.The 29 year old daughter of late comedian Les Dawson penned: "Before chazza became more of an attraction than the chuffin colosseum. "At least I managed to get some nice pics & eat some sexeh food before it all went Pete tong.