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Boutique Festival Agency Casa Leo PR Launched by Raindance Execs David Martínez and Jacky Orozco (EXCLUSIVE)

David Martínez, executive director of Raindance, and Jacky Orozco, its producer, have launched Casa Leo PR, a boutique publicity and strategy agency and a much needed addition to Europe and Latin America’s indie scene. London-based, Casa Leo PR offers specialized “end-to-end and bespoke PR, strategic guidance and in-house productions to a select number of films, […]

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Cricket Rules India’s Streaming Viewership in New Ormax StreamView Report

Cricket properties dominated Ormax Media’s new Ormax StreamView report, with the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 drawing an estimated 246 million viewers on JioHotstar between January and June 2026, more than any other title tracked in the measurement framework. The Indian Premier League 2026, also streamed on JioHotstar, followed close behind at 228.4 million […]

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Veteran Lucasfilm & Samsung Exec Des Carey Joins Irish VFX Firm Elephant Goldfish

EXCLUSIVE: Des Carey has been appointed as Executive Director, Strategic Growth & Innovation at the Dublin-based VFX and post-production studio Elephant Goldfish. Carey will work closely with the Elephant Goldfish team in Dublin and colleagues across the Molinare Creative Group, of which the studio is a member, with a focus on strategic growth, developing new […]

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Sam Neill’s Cause of Death Revealed

“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill died of pneumonia, his agent confirmed on Thursday. The BBC reported that Philip Grenz, Neill’s longtime agent, decided to reveal the cause after speaking to the actor’s family in order to correct “inaccurate and outright falsehoods” in the media. Neill, who died on Monday in Sydney, Australia at the age […]

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England Crash Out World Cup To Lionel Messi’s Magnificence With 22 Million People Tuning In

England crashed out of the World Cup last night after a masterful display from Argentina’s Lionel Messi with vast swathes of the nation tuning in. A peak of 21.5 million viewers and average 15 million on BBC One made England’s semi-final against Argentina comfortably the most-watched game of the World Cup, and most-watched UK broadcast […]

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Arundhati Roy on Beatles, AI and Indie Filmmaking at London Indian Film Festival

Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy discussed the unauthorized use of Beatles songs in “In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones,” the growing presence of artificial intelligence in cinema, and the handmade aesthetic of independent filmmaking during a Q&A at BFI Southbank on July 15, following the U.K. premiere of the film’s 4K restoration. On the […]

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ESPY Awards 2026 Livestream: Here’s How to Watch the Sports Awards Ceremony Online

With comedian Marcello Hernández to host, the biggest names in sports are set to attend the 34th annual ESPY Awards to recognize nominees and honorees in more than 20 categories, including best athlete, men and women’s sports, breakthrough athlete and many others. The ESPYS takes place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center […]

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Vincent D’Onofrio, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown Among Five Cast in Netflix Las Vegas Drama ‘The Roman’

The upcoming Netflix drama “The Roman” has added five new cast members, Variety has learned. The show, which is set in the world of Las Vegas casinos, has cast Vincent D’Onofrio (“Daredevil: Born Again,” “The Beauty”) and Kate Mara (“A Teacher,” “Imperfect Women”) in series regular roles. Clancy Brown (“I Will Find You,” “The Penguin”) […]

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‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Creator on the Finale’s Cliffhanger, Season 2 Plans and Tatiana Maslany as an Antihero

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Queens,” the Season 1 finale of “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” now streaming on Apple TV. At the moment we think that Paula Saunders has finally gotten her life together, things get sent reeling once more. Over the course of the first season of Apple TV’s “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” Paula […]

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Netflix’s Vegas Drama ‘The Roman’ Casts Vincent D’Onofrio, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown, Thomas Sadoski & Jason Schwartzman

Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil: Born Again), Kate Mara (A Teacher), Clancy Brown (I Will Find You), Thomas Sadoski (The Newsroom) and Jason Schwartzman (Mountainhead) have signed on for roles in The Roman, Netflix’s Vegas drama series exec produced by and starring Oscar Isaac. The actors join a cast that also includes Betty Gilpin, Alec Baldwin, David Costabile, […]

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Jimmy Tatro Officially Boards DC’s Jimmy Olsen ‘Superman’ Spinoff Series As Gorilla Grodd

EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Tatro will officially bring to life DC’s Gorilla Grodd in the upcoming Superman spinoff series from HBO Max centering on Jimmy Olsen, sources tell Deadline. While the casting will add to the buzz around the project, HBO has yet to officially greenlight the series. As Deadline reported last week, Tatro was in talks […]

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Quentin Tarantino Plans to Retire After His Next Movie. Christopher Nolan Hopes He ‘Won’t Stay True’ to His Word

If Quentin Tarantino remains committed to retiring from filmmaking after his 10th feature film, then whatever movie the Oscar winner decides to make next will be his swan song from the big screen. Christopher Nolan is disappointed. “I think it’s dangerous to look at it that specifically,” Nolan recently told The Telegraph about Tarantino’s long-discussed […]

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Bravo’s ‘The Valley’ Season 3 Resumes Filming After Reports Of Jax Taylor Cozying Up To Brittany Cartwright’s Publicist

Cameras for The Valley have picked up following recent events unfolding in the friend group, Deadline has learned. Sources close to production tell us that filming for The Valley Season 3 has resumed to capture Brittany Cartwright’s reaction to her estranged husband, Jax Taylor, making headlines. Taylor, who exited the series after Season 2, made headlines this […]

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‘The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer’ Boarded by Autlook Ahead of Locarno Premiere as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)

Autlook has boarded as world sales agent for documentary “The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer,” which will have its world premiere in the Filmmakers of the Present Competition at Locarno Film Festival. Variety debuts a clip from the film here. The film was partially financed by Mubi, which has retained U.K./Ireland and North America rights. […]

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