Entertainment
Film Festival and Industry Updates
Na Hong-Jin’s ‘Hope’ is set for a U.S. release by Neon, while Disney executives discuss the future of film production in Costa Rica. Other entertainment news includes the delay of a London revival of 'Sunday in the Park with George' and a short performance by Napalm Death at NPR's Tiny Desk.
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Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Colman Domingo (Michael) are among the leads of Chapter 51, the latest feature from American photographer and filmmaker Tyler Shields, which has been picked up for North America by Cineverse. Described as a “comedic thriller,” Chapter 51 was writ
2026-05-12 15:36 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Slow Horses’ Ruth Bradley is set to star alongside Bill Burr and Chris O’Dowd in Bender, the coming-of-age comedy shooting in Ireland this summer, which we announced last fall. Described as Superbad meets Derry Girls, Bender is based on the late-’70s, post-punk Dublin co
2026-05-12 15:42 UTC
Deadline
Jerome Levy and David Atlan-Jackson – co-founders of growing pan-European theatrical feature film-focused Vuelta Group – hit the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet this evening with opening film The Electric Kiss. The group’s Paris-based subsidiary Playtime is handling international sales on Pierre S
2026-05-12 15:42 UTC
Deadline
UPDATED July 15: Ticket sales for the 2027 London revival of Sunday in the Park with George starring Jonathan Bailey and Ariana Grande will begin this fall, a several-month delay from the original May 2026 launch, Deadline has confirmed. The summer 2027 production date for the Sondheim musical, to b
2026-07-15 17:21 UTC
Variety
In the almost 30 years since Steven Spielberg’s “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” was shot in Costa Rica, much has changed in the country’s film industry. From a virtually nonexistent market in the late ’90s to a burgeoning powerhouse whose exports are sweeping awards at major festivals such as
2026-07-15 17:22 UTC
Rolling Stone
Death-metal and grindcore greats played a career-spanning set in only 20 minutes
2026-07-15 17:24 UTC
Variety
Juxtaposing the story of a young asylum seeker with that of a former drug addict, “The Lion at My Back” highlights the way in which perceived hierarchies of suffering feel somewhat irrelevant on an individual level. Or, rather, that they should: Everyone has more to gain in looking for similarities
2026-07-15 17:27 UTC
Variety
South Korean director Na Hong-Jin will make his San Diego Comic-Con debut with a panel celebrating his latest film “Hope.” The film premiered in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released by Neon in the U.S. this September. The special panel will feature an exclusive introd
2026-07-15 17:30 UTC