Logan Paul sent a lookalike to answer questions from the BBC about his cryptocurrency dealings and accusations that he profited from misleading fans. In the documentary “Logan Paul: Bad Influence?,” which the BBC is airing on Wednesday, filmmaker Matt Shea investigates allegations that the social media personality — whose YouTube channel alone has more than 23 […]

The 2024 lineup of the Brit List, the U.K.’s Black List-esque platform for unproduced scripts across film and TV, has been revealed, with a 1980s-set crime series from NBCUniversal topping the pile. Now into its 16th edition, the list is compiled from recommendations by British production companies, talent agencies, sales companies, financiers, distributors and broadcasters. […]

Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis have signed up to star in upcoming thriller “The Trip,” directed by “SNL” alumnus and The Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone (“Pop Star: Never Stop Stopping,” “MacGruber”)/ Paul Guilfoyle (“LA Confidential”) and former UFC star Keith Jardine (“Inherent Vice”) will also appear in the film, which XYZ […]

TV heartthrob, indie film hero, savior of Rome and now … producer. Paul Mescal may be Hollywood’s newest blockbuster leading man thanks to Ridley Scott’s epic sequel “Gladiator II,” but the young Irish actor is already taking his first steps behind the camera. On “The History of Sound,” the LGBTQ romance drama announced back in […]

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has added new guidance to its rulebook that will give it the power to retrospectively strip future award winners should they be convicted of a crime. Citing disgraced former BBC News host Huw Edwards — who earlier this year pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images […]

Justin Long and Kate Bosworth — who co-starred in both “Barbarian” and “House of Darkness” — are set to reunite for their first film since tying the knot last year. The newlyweds will star in survival thriller “Coyote,” following a family fighting for their lives against a pack of crazed coyotes during a raging wildfire in the Hollywood […]

Cypriot filmmaker Stelana Kliris, who topped Netflix’ global charts earlier this year with “Finding My Feet,” is now underway on her next feature, having lined up an international lead cast. Based on Kliris’ own screenplay, “Apart from Her” is described as a “drama with the pace and tension of a thriller.” Set in 1974, the […]

“Paddington in Peru” has won over audiences in the U.K., landing a record-breaking first weekend at the box office. The third installment in the beloved Paddington Bear franchise proved that the seven-year wait from the second didn’t matter, becoming the biggest opening of the three to date. The three-day result of £9.65 million ($12.4) was […]

The upcoming Zoe Saldaña-starring and Martin Scorsese-exec produced thriller “The Absence of Eden” has been snapped up by Signature Entertainment in a multi-territory deal. Signature bought U.K. and Irish, Australian and New Zealand and African rights to the feature, being sold by The Exchange. “The Absence of Eden” — also starring Garrett Hedlund (“Tron,” “Mudbound”) and Adria Arjona (“Hitman,” “Father […]

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for “Paddington in Peru,” which releases in U.K. theaters on Friday and on Jan. 17 in the U.S. In a move that should delight the many — many — fans of “Paddington 2,” one of the film’s best-loved characters has come back for another bite of the marmalade sandwich in […]

Fresh from his bloody spell in the colosseum for Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator 2,” Paul Mescal is returning to the stage. Rebecca Frecknall’s hit 2022 revival of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” for which Mescal earned critical acclaim and an Olivier Award, is set to return to London and will also be making its first trip to […]

$700 dollars to rent a coffee machine?  There were many topics of conversation at this year’s AFM, not least the market’s seismic switch from Santa Monica to Las Vegas and the (slightly more) seismic matter of the U.S. presidential elections, which just so happened to coincide with the first day of the event (in the […]

Mubi has scrapped an entire festival it had planned in Turkey after local authorities banned a screening of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer.” The arthouse distributor and streamer was due to hold the annual Mubi Fest Istanbul in the Turkish capital between Nov. 7-10 with “Queer” — based on William S. Burroughs novel and starring Daniel Craig as […]

Damian Lewis (“Billions”),  Tom Felton (the “Harry Potter” franchise) and Ben Radcliffe (“Masters of the Air”) have joined the cast of Brit period comedy “Fackham Hall” alongside the previously announced Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston and Emma Laird.  From director Jim O’Hanlon and created by comedian Jimmy Carr (who will play a supporting role), the film […]

Horror maven David Blue Garcia (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Tejano”) is set to direct Mucho Mas Media’s upcoming horror-thriller “Zeus.” Blue Garcia will direct from a script written by Tate Hanyok (“The Pet-Nup”) and Shane McKenzie (Prime Video’s Bingo Hell). Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights to the horror-thriller and launching sales at the American Film […]

SAG Award winner and Emmy nominee Hoyeon (“Squid Game,” “Disclaimer”) will star opposite Theo James in Kim Jee-woon’s “The Hole.” The Veterans is representing international rights on the film and is introducing it to buyers at the AFM. CAA Media Finance and UTA Independent Film Group are representing the U.S. rights. Written by Christopher Chen […]

Billy Burke, best known for his appearance in the “Twilight” series of movies, is set to play the lead in upcoming horror thriller “Outbreak.” The zombie genre film, directed by Jeff Wolfe who co-wrote the screenplay with Lance Ochsner, has now been acquired by Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG), a Los Angeles-based production, financing, and sales […]

Dark Castle Entertainment (“Last Breath,” “Shell,” “Orphan: First Kill”) has come on board to produce and finance “Zealot,” the upcoming claustrophobic thriller starring Djimon Hounsou (“A Quiet Place Part II,” “Blood Diamond”) and Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog,” “Disclaimer”). WestEnd Films — which announced the project in Cannes — has sold number of territories, and […]

Epic Pictures Group has made a number of announcements on the first day of the American Film Market. The indie production, finance and distribution house has acquired a slate of features depicting the real-life stories of notorious serial killers, including “Ed Kemper,” “Dorothea” (about Dorothea Puente), “The Devil’s Disciple” (Richard Ramirez) and “The Golden State […]