France's Theaters, Other Cultural Venues to Stay Closed Until End of January by Elsa Keslassy

Theaters, museums and other cultural venues will remain closed in France until the end of January, France's Prime Minister Jean Castex confirmed during a televised address on Thursday evenin…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:59pm on January 7, 2021☆⚑

John Legend Joins 'Le Brio' Remake Starring Letitia Wright (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

Leading French producer Dimitri Rassam (“The Little Prince”) is joining forces with Mike Jackson and John Legend’s banner Get Lifted Film Company to produce the U.S. remake…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:34am on November 3, 2018☆⚑

AMC's Shudder Acquires Punk Rock Slasher 'The Ranger' (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

AMC’s dedicated genre streaming service Shudder has acquired Jenn Wexler’s punk rock slasher “The Ranger” which had its world premiere at South by Southwest festival …

SOURCE: Variety at 2:16pm on October 12, 2018☆⚑

Dramacorp Boards Daniel Di Grado's 'Cyptid,' Launches Season 2 of 'Hamilton' (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

Sweden’s Dramacorp, the Patrick Nebout-Beta Film joint venture, has come on board “Cyptid,” a Swedish horror thriller series created by up-and-coming Swedish director Danie…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:18pm on April 8, 2018☆⚑

Lady Gaga Cancels Europe Dates Because of 'Severe Pain' by Elsa Keslassy

Lady Gaga has canceled the remaining 10 dates of her European tour because of “severe pain.” On her Twitter account, the Grammy winner said Saturday she was devastated at having …

SOURCE: Variety at 3:47am on February 3, 2018☆⚑

Dramacorp-Pampas, CMore/TV4, Beta Team on 'Hamilton' Series with Jakob Oftebro (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

Newly formed joint venture Dramacorp-Pampas Studios is set to produce an international spy thriller series based on Swedish author Jan Guillou's “Hamilton” books, which are consi…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00am on February 1, 2018☆⚑

Charles Cohen to Play Bigger Role in French Film Landscape with Landmark Theater Acquisition by Elsa Keslassy

Charles Cohen, one of the leading distributors of French movies in the United States, is set to play a bigger role in Gaul’s film landscape. A real estate tycoon turned movie mogul, Co…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:00am on October 16, 2017☆⚑

Netflix Teams With Damien Chazelle on Paris-Set Musical Series 'The Eddy' by Elsa Keslassy

VENICE, Italy — Netflix is joining forces with Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of “La La Land,” for “The Eddy,” a Paris-set musical drama series whi…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:00am on September 1, 2017☆⚑

MK2 Becomes Spain's Third Largest Exhibitor with New Theater Acquisition by Elsa Keslassy

Paris-based film group Mk2 is expanding its footprint in Spain with the acquisition of a 15-screen theater in Madrid, becoming the country’s third largest exhibitor. Following the acqu…

SOURCE: Variety at 1:34pm on July 10, 2017☆⚑

Cannes: Roman Polanski Says Theaters and Netflix Are Bound to Co-Exist by Elsa Keslassy

Polish-French director Roman Polanski said  Saturday that Netflix and other digital services “don’t pose a basic threat” to moviegoing. “People want to go to the…

SOURCE: Variety at 6:06am on May 27, 2017☆⚑

IMAX Inks Deal with Gaumont Pathé Cinemas to Launch Six IMAX Theaters in Europe by Elsa Keslassy

IMAX Corporation has inked a deal with Les Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, one of Europe’s biggest cinema chains, to launch six new IMAX theaters in France and Holland. Described as a hybrid …

SOURCE: Variety at 11:03am on May 24, 2017☆⚑

French Exhibitors Demand Netflix Release Its Cannes Movies in Theaters by Elsa Keslassy

PARIS — The selection of two movies backed by Netlix, Bong Joon-Ho’s “Okja” and Noah Baumbach’s "The Meyerowitz Stories,” has triggered protests from Fran…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:36pm on April 14, 2017☆⚑

Gaumont Pathé Theater Chain Acquire EuropaCorp's Multiplex Business by Elsa Keslassy

PARIS– Cinémas Gaumont Pathé, a leading theater circuit in France, Netherlands and Switzerland, has acquired EuropaCorp’s multiplex business. EuropaCorp’s exhibition acti…

SOURCE: Variety at 3:34am on December 16, 2016☆⚑

Bruno Dumont Keeps Exploring New Genre, From Musical Drama to Comedic Fantasy (EXCLU by Elsa Keslassy

After mastering naturalism in “Camille Claudel 1915” and tragi-comedy in “Slack Bay” which competed at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, French auteur Bruno Dum…

SOURCE: Variety at 2:04pm on December 4, 2016☆⚑

Disney Touts French-Speaking African Market With 'Moana' (EXCLUSIVE) by Elsa Keslassy

Marrakech, Morocco– The Walt Disney Company is set to expand its footprint across French-speaking Africa, kicking off with this week’s release of “Moana” – dubb…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:02am on December 4, 2016☆⚑

Elisabeth Moss, Claes Bang to Topline Ruben Ostlund's 'The Square' by Elsa Keslassy

CANNES — Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”) and Claes Bang (“The Bridge”) are set to topline Ruben Ostlund’s “The Square,” the Danish helmer’s f…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:02am on May 14, 2016☆⚑

'Eternal Sunshine' Screenwriter Sets Directing Debut With Arty 'Where Is Rocky II?' by Elsa Keslassy

PARIS — Pierre Bismuth, the French artist who nabbed an original screenplay Oscar for co-writing “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” is set to make his directorial deb…

SOURCE: Variety at 4:54pm on January 20, 2015☆⚑

ABBA Co-Founder Benny Andersson Takes "The Circle" Into Full-Speed by Elsa Keslassy

MARRAKECH, Morocco– ABBA co-founder Benny Andersson and his son Ludvig Andersson are taking ”The Circle,” their supernatural youth fantasy film, into full-speed and a…

SOURCE: Variety at 9:19am on December 7, 2013☆⚑