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A crime caper starring Kelly Marie Tran that is set in the art world is ready to make its mark. Utopia Circle Collective has acquired North American rights to writer-director Jing Ai Ng’s feature Forge and will launch it theatrically in May, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. The trailer can be seen below for…
The “Red Scare” and theinfamous Hollywood blacklist of theMcCarthyera will be the timely topics of the retrospective at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. Under the titleRed & Black–Hollywood Left and the Blacklist, theSwiss festival’s Retrospettiva, once again curated by EhsanKhoshbakht, will put the spotlight on “one of the most turbulent and politically charged periods in…
The creators of The Best Immigrant thought they were making science fiction. The Belgian series, which screens at international television festival Series Mania this week, imagines a near future where a far-right party wins power and passes a law forcing all non-native Belgians to return “to their country of origin.” Quickly adjusting to the new…
Celebrations were in order Wednesday night as TV’s top talent filed into London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall to mark the launch of HBO Max in the U.K. and Ireland. It’s music to the ears of audiences, too: Finally, Brits will be able to watch The Pitt, which has long gone without a U.K. partner. Star Noah…
Saying European television can be a force “for cooperation and democracy,” Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset unveiled a historic co-production agreement at the Series Mania television festival on Thursday. The treaty, the Convention on the Co-production of Audiovisual Works in the form of series, was adopted by the Council of Europe, the continent’s…
To hear the love songs tell it, finding one’s soulmate ought to be a warm, fuzzy, blissed-out experience. “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world,” croons Elton John. “You’re simply the best,” exclaims Tina Turner. “When you know you know,” sighs Taylor Swift. But try telling that to a nervous bride in the…
Comedian and Daily Show host Josh Johnson is set to host the 2026 Webby Awards, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The 30th edition of the celebration of the best of the internet is set to take place on Monday, May 11 at the ceremony’s longtime home of Cipriani Wall Street in New York. “The…
Matt Brittin, formerly Google’s EMEA president, has been named the new director-general at the BBC. Rumors began to spread earlier in the week after a report in The Times, with Brittin’s appointment formally announced by the public broadcaster on Wednesday. He’ll start on May 18, taking over from Tim Davie, who said he’d be resigning…
Disney+ is “ramping up production” across Europe, increasing commissioning for both scripted and non-scripted content, including a high-profile documentary on Welsh soul singer Duffy, a murder mystery set in Italy and a Turkish comedy featuring a 350-year-old vampire virgin. The streamer’s head of content for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Angela Jain, speaking at…
Joanna “JoJo” Levesque will take over Lea Michele’s role in Chess on Broadway. Levesque will play Florence Vassy starting June 23 through Sept. 13, opposite Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher. This marks Levesque’s return to Broadway after she starred in Moulin Rouge as Satine for several months in 2023 and again in 2024. Levesque rose…
