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The 2026 FilmQuest festival in Utah is set to feature a lineup of genre films starring well-known actors. Meanwhile, the production company Ibelin has become a case study for its ambitious project at a French-Nordic producers' roundtable.
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Variety
Marvel launched the “Countdown to Avengers: Doomsday Official Podcast,” a new video podcast on Disney+, YouTube and audio platforms, recapping the films in the MCU’s Infinity Saga leading up to the latest movie. The podcast is hosted by Iman Vellani, the star of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series
2026-08-27 16:22 UTC
Variety
Starring Stephen Graham, Toni Collette, Bill Nighy and Charlie Plummer, “Ibelin,” from “The Imitation Game” director Morten Tyldum, loomed large over a French-Nordic producers’ roundtable held today at New Nordic Films in Haugesund. The project became a striking case study in how increasingly ambiti
2026-08-27 16:26 UTC
Variety
Japan Cuts 2026 has unveiled its full lineup for the 19th edition of North America’s largest Japanese film festival, with Ishikawa Kei’s “A Pale View of Hills” – an adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s debut novel – serving as centerpiece and Kore-eda Hir
2026-06-03 16:00 UTC
Variety
AGBO has hired executives from Snap, Apple and the studios behind “Call of Duty” and “Starfield” to lead marketing, technology and interactive production. The company was founded by Anthony and Joe Russo, the filmmakers behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Captai
2026-06-03 16:00 UTC