Entertainment
Entertainment: New Films and Series in Development
Several new films and series are in development. FilmNation has acquired a spec script for an absurdist action-thriller, while Monument Releasing is set to release 'Memory of Princess Mumbi' with a U.S. premiere date. Additionally, Alan Jackson's final concert will be taped for a NBC primetime special.
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Variety
“The Playoffs” (“Jogada de Risco”) has had its world premiere at SXSW London , the international festival unspooling June 1-6, whose mission is to bring the business, technology and creative communities together. TV Globo, the largest producer of Portuguese-language content in the world, hosted the
2026-06-04 16:32 UTC
Deadline
Country superstar Alan Jackson is set to give his final concert performance later this month in Nashville, and NBC has announced the show will be filmed to air in primetime this year. Alan Jackson: The Last Show will air as a primetime television event later this year on NBC and stream next day on P
2026-06-04 16:39 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Monument Releasing has acquired U.S., Canada, UK and Australia/New Zealand rights to Damien Hauser’s ground-breaking Africa sci-fi Memory Of Princess Mumbi. The film made history last year as the first Kenyan picture to debut in the independent Venice parallel section, before going on to
2026-06-04 16:40 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation, FilmNation has acquired I’d Like to Speak to Your Manager, an absurdist action-thriller spec from Gabe Delahaye, for feature development. No word yet on the film’s plot. Fortunate Jack will join FilmNation in producing. Delahaye is a writer w
2026-06-04 16:43 UTC