Reflecting the breadth of Mediawan CEO Pierre-Antoine Capton’s vast network and friendships, an impressive roster of film industry players flocked to celebrate him as he received Variety‘s International Visionary Award at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.
Attendees included CAA’s co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, who said a few words about Capton on stage, as well as AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford, SPC’s Tom Bernard, Netflix’s Larry Tanz and Pauline Dauvin, and Mediawan executives including Elisabeth d’Arvieu and Justine Planchon. The event also gathered star producers within Mediawan’s galaxy, from Hugo Selignac (Chi-Fou-Mi) to Dimitri Rassam (Chapter 2), Matthias Weber (2425 Films) and Federica Sainte-Rose (Blue Morning Pictures), and entertainment attorney Elsa Huisman. There were also leaders from the various streamers, such as Sahar Baghery and Thomas Dubois from Amazon Prime Video in France and Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce from Netflix, among others.
The Variety award coincides...
Attendees included CAA’s co-chairman and CEO Bryan Lourd, who said a few words about Capton on stage, as well as AGC Studios’ Stuart Ford, SPC’s Tom Bernard, Netflix’s Larry Tanz and Pauline Dauvin, and Mediawan executives including Elisabeth d’Arvieu and Justine Planchon. The event also gathered star producers within Mediawan’s galaxy, from Hugo Selignac (Chi-Fou-Mi) to Dimitri Rassam (Chapter 2), Matthias Weber (2425 Films) and Federica Sainte-Rose (Blue Morning Pictures), and entertainment attorney Elsa Huisman. There were also leaders from the various streamers, such as Sahar Baghery and Thomas Dubois from Amazon Prime Video in France and Anne-Gabrielle Dauba-Pantanacce from Netflix, among others.
The Variety award coincides...
- 5/17/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Studiocanal has appointed former Netflix France exec Isabelle Pain as Head of Global Acquisitions & Analytics in a new position created in response to the company’s international expansion.
Pain will be responsible for the company’s overall film acquisition strategy, overseeing multi-regional acquisitions and ensuring pan-regional acquisitions are aligned.
Based in Paris, Pain will report to Ron Halpern, EVP Global Production & Talent Management.
Studiocanal said Pain would work with all its subsidiaries, as well as with all Canal+ Group’s entities, its myCANAL platform and its channels in France and abroad.
Recent high-profile acquisitions by Studiocanal have included Past Lives, Wrath of Man, Saw X, Orphan: First Kill, John Wick, Parallel Mothers, Pain and Glory (Germany), and Miraculous Ladybug.
Studiocanal said the creation of the Global Acquisitions & Analytics role...
Pain will be responsible for the company’s overall film acquisition strategy, overseeing multi-regional acquisitions and ensuring pan-regional acquisitions are aligned.
Based in Paris, Pain will report to Ron Halpern, EVP Global Production & Talent Management.
Studiocanal said Pain would work with all its subsidiaries, as well as with all Canal+ Group’s entities, its myCANAL platform and its channels in France and abroad.
Recent high-profile acquisitions by Studiocanal have included Past Lives, Wrath of Man, Saw X, Orphan: First Kill, John Wick, Parallel Mothers, Pain and Glory (Germany), and Miraculous Ladybug.
Studiocanal said the creation of the Global Acquisitions & Analytics role...
- 5/7/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
French studio Mediawan and Germany’s Leonine have signed a deal to merge their operation, forming one of Europe’s biggest film and TV companies.
The all-stock transaction, announced Sunday, will create a mini-major with companies and operations across 13 countries and annual revenues of more than €1 billion ($1.06 billion). Mediawan took a 25 percent stake in Leonine back in 2020. Both companies are backed by private equity group Kkr. The agreement is conditional on regulatory approval.
Mediawan boss Pierre-Antoine Capton will be CEO of the new, merged group, with Leonine head Fred Kogel leading operations in German-speaking territories. Kogel will also join Mediawan’s executive committee.
Both Mediawan, launched in 2015 by Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse, and Leonine, which Kogel founded in 2019, have followed similar strategies of tapping private equity funding to buy up independent production and distribution companies in Europe. Among the titles produced by Mediawan-owned labels include Netflix hit Call My Agent,...
The all-stock transaction, announced Sunday, will create a mini-major with companies and operations across 13 countries and annual revenues of more than €1 billion ($1.06 billion). Mediawan took a 25 percent stake in Leonine back in 2020. Both companies are backed by private equity group Kkr. The agreement is conditional on regulatory approval.
Mediawan boss Pierre-Antoine Capton will be CEO of the new, merged group, with Leonine head Fred Kogel leading operations in German-speaking territories. Kogel will also join Mediawan’s executive committee.
Both Mediawan, launched in 2015 by Capton, Xavier Niel and Matthieu Pigasse, and Leonine, which Kogel founded in 2019, have followed similar strategies of tapping private equity funding to buy up independent production and distribution companies in Europe. Among the titles produced by Mediawan-owned labels include Netflix hit Call My Agent,...
- 4/28/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
European powerhouse Mediawan has acquired Leonine, a leading production and distribution group active in German-speaking markets.
With the acquisition of Leonine, Mediawan will boast a portfolio of 85 labels, a catalogue spanning 30,000 hours of premium content and revenues exceeding €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion). Mediawan’s worth is now believed to be in the $2-billion range. The deal is an all-stock transaction; both companies have the same shareholder, the U.S. private equity fund Kkr whose stake in Mediawan will still be below 50%, according to a source close to the company.
Mediawan now has a significant footprint in all major European markets, including German-speaking territories which represent the continent’s second largest TV market. The pact positions Mediawan as one of the world’s biggest super indies with a large proportion of scripted business across prestige series and movies. Mediawan now spans 13 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Benelux and the U.K.
With the acquisition of Leonine, Mediawan will boast a portfolio of 85 labels, a catalogue spanning 30,000 hours of premium content and revenues exceeding €1.3 billion ($1.4 billion). Mediawan’s worth is now believed to be in the $2-billion range. The deal is an all-stock transaction; both companies have the same shareholder, the U.S. private equity fund Kkr whose stake in Mediawan will still be below 50%, according to a source close to the company.
Mediawan now has a significant footprint in all major European markets, including German-speaking territories which represent the continent’s second largest TV market. The pact positions Mediawan as one of the world’s biggest super indies with a large proportion of scripted business across prestige series and movies. Mediawan now spans 13 countries including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Benelux and the U.K.
- 4/28/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Get ready for an action-packed adventure with Ladybug and Cat Noir in the latest episode of “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir” airing on Disney at 8:00 Pm this Saturday, April 6th. In Season 5, Episode 27 titled “Action,” viewers are in for a thrilling ride as the beloved heroes face off against a formidable new foe.
As the gang joins forces to clean up the Seine River, trouble arises when a powerful industrialist is akumatized into a villain with the ability to transform everything he touches into plastic. With Paris under threat, Ladybug and Cat Noir must spring into action to protect the city and its inhabitants from this plastic-wielding menace.
With heart-pounding battles, jaw-dropping stunts, and plenty of surprises along the way, “Action” promises to be an unforgettable episode that will keep fans on the edge of their seats. Don’t miss out on the excitement as Ladybug and...
As the gang joins forces to clean up the Seine River, trouble arises when a powerful industrialist is akumatized into a villain with the ability to transform everything he touches into plastic. With Paris under threat, Ladybug and Cat Noir must spring into action to protect the city and its inhabitants from this plastic-wielding menace.
With heart-pounding battles, jaw-dropping stunts, and plenty of surprises along the way, “Action” promises to be an unforgettable episode that will keep fans on the edge of their seats. Don’t miss out on the excitement as Ladybug and...
- 3/30/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir Season 6 will continue following Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste’s adventures as they strive to save Paris from villains. Their adventures started in the mind of Thomas Astruc, a French writer and storyboard artist whose original intention was to tell Ladybug and Cat Noir’s story in a comic book series. But then, he met Jeremy Zag, who fell in love with the characters and took up the task of developing their stories for the screen. Miraculous Ladybugs first made its way to the screen on September 1, 2015, when it aired on South...
- 1/18/2024
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
Here’s your guide to every movie and TV show leaving Netflix Canada in February 2024.
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024.
One of the biggest movies to leave Netflix is Matrix Revolutions, the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in February 2024. More departures will be announced throughout January 2024 and February 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on February 1st, 2023 All My Life (2020) American Assassin (2017) Bending All the Rules (2002) Blow (2001) Blue Valentine (2010) Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) Dark Shadows (2012) Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Fury (2014) Guilty (2015) Half Brothers (2020) Here Comes the Boom (2012) John Q. (2002) Legend (2015) Legion (2010) Love Jacked (2018) Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) Mystic River (2003) Non-Stop (2014) The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) Son of the Mask...
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024.
One of the biggest movies to leave Netflix is Matrix Revolutions, the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in February 2024. More departures will be announced throughout January 2024 and February 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on February 1st, 2023 All My Life (2020) American Assassin (2017) Bending All the Rules (2002) Blow (2001) Blue Valentine (2010) Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) Dark Shadows (2012) Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) Fury (2014) Guilty (2015) Half Brothers (2020) Here Comes the Boom (2012) John Q. (2002) Legend (2015) Legion (2010) Love Jacked (2018) Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (2005) Mystic River (2003) Non-Stop (2014) The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) Resident Evil: Retribution (2012) Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016) Slaughterhouse Rulez (2018) Son of the Mask...
- 1/11/2024
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
Pictures: Paramount, Sony, 20th Century Fox
We’re only a handful of days into the New Year, but we’re already receiving news of what movies and TV shows will leave Netflix UK in February 2024.
In case you missed it, we’re also keeping track of all of the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. If you’re looking for the US removals list, you can find all the departures for those in our February list here.
As a reminder, we typically get word of Netflix removals around 30 days before they’re due to happen. Netflix removes titles because much of its library consists of licensed titles. These licensed titles are essentially rented to Netflix for a fixed period of time, and when that time is up, they’re removed from the platform.
Unlike the United States, Netflix UK doesn’t confirm or publicize its own list of removals,...
We’re only a handful of days into the New Year, but we’re already receiving news of what movies and TV shows will leave Netflix UK in February 2024.
In case you missed it, we’re also keeping track of all of the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. If you’re looking for the US removals list, you can find all the departures for those in our February list here.
As a reminder, we typically get word of Netflix removals around 30 days before they’re due to happen. Netflix removes titles because much of its library consists of licensed titles. These licensed titles are essentially rented to Netflix for a fixed period of time, and when that time is up, they’re removed from the platform.
Unlike the United States, Netflix UK doesn’t confirm or publicize its own list of removals,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
Here’s your guide to every movie and TV show leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024.
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in December 2023.
Some great movies are leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024, including James Cameron’s award-winning juggernaut Titanic, beloved coming-of-age comedy 13 Going on 30, powerful WW2 drama The Pianist, and slasher switch-up Freaky.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. More departures will be announced throughout December 2023 and January 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on January 1st, 2024 13 Going on 30 (2004) A Dog’s Purpose (2017) The Bride of Habaek (1 Season) Bridesmaids (2011) Burlesque (2010) The Change-Up (2011) Christmas Under Wraps (2014) Christmas With a View (2018) Countdown (2019) Cutthroat Island (1995) The Danish Girl (2015) Dreamgirls (2006) DreamWorks Shrek the Halls (1 Season) Falls Around Her (2018) Football-Inspired Workouts for All (2023) N Freaky (2020) Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020) The Girl on the Train...
In case you missed it, we also covered all the movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in December 2023.
Some great movies are leaving Netflix Canada in January 2024, including James Cameron’s award-winning juggernaut Titanic, beloved coming-of-age comedy 13 Going on 30, powerful WW2 drama The Pianist, and slasher switch-up Freaky.
Please Note: This is not the full list of everything leaving Netflix UK in January 2024. More departures will be announced throughout December 2023 and January 2024.
Movies and TV Shows Leaving Netflix Canada on January 1st, 2024 13 Going on 30 (2004) A Dog’s Purpose (2017) The Bride of Habaek (1 Season) Bridesmaids (2011) Burlesque (2010) The Change-Up (2011) Christmas Under Wraps (2014) Christmas With a View (2018) Countdown (2019) Cutthroat Island (1995) The Danish Girl (2015) Dreamgirls (2006) DreamWorks Shrek the Halls (1 Season) Falls Around Her (2018) Football-Inspired Workouts for All (2023) N Freaky (2020) Full Out 2: You Got This! (2020) The Girl on the Train...
- 12/21/2023
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
This Saturday at 8:00 Pm on Disney, viewers are in for an animated adventure with “Miraculous World Paris: Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir.” The special episode takes fans into the mesmerizing world of Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir, offering a unique twist with a noir-inspired storyline.
As Ladybug and Cat Noir navigate the streets of Paris, a mysterious and shady atmosphere unfolds, setting the stage for a thrilling tale. The special promises a captivating narrative filled with intrigue, suspense, and the iconic superhero duo’s trademark charm.
Tune in at 8:00 Pm for a night of animated excitement with “Miraculous World Paris: Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir” on Disney. It’s a must-watch for fans of Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir, as they embark on a noir-infused adventure that adds a new layer of intrigue to their crime-fighting escapades in the city of Paris.
Release Date & Time: 8:...
As Ladybug and Cat Noir navigate the streets of Paris, a mysterious and shady atmosphere unfolds, setting the stage for a thrilling tale. The special promises a captivating narrative filled with intrigue, suspense, and the iconic superhero duo’s trademark charm.
Tune in at 8:00 Pm for a night of animated excitement with “Miraculous World Paris: Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir” on Disney. It’s a must-watch for fans of Miraculous Ladybug and Cat Noir, as they embark on a noir-infused adventure that adds a new layer of intrigue to their crime-fighting escapades in the city of Paris.
Release Date & Time: 8:...
- 12/2/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
There is claws for concern as the Avengers clash with Collector in the latest Lego/Marvel special.
In the trailer above for Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red (premiering this Friday on Disney+), Thor, Black Widow, not one but two Captains America, Iron Man et al “assemble to save New York City from the threat of the Red Skull and his Hydra forces,” the full synopsis tells us. “In the midst of the battle, the Avengers are unexpectedly joined by Black Widow’s father, Red Guardian, which doesn’t go over well with Natasha.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: CoComelon Spinoff Trailer,...
In the trailer above for Lego Marvel Avengers: Code Red (premiering this Friday on Disney+), Thor, Black Widow, not one but two Captains America, Iron Man et al “assemble to save New York City from the threat of the Red Skull and his Hydra forces,” the full synopsis tells us. “In the midst of the battle, the Avengers are unexpectedly joined by Black Widow’s father, Red Guardian, which doesn’t go over well with Natasha.
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- 10/23/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Fans of the 2022 animated hit The Bad Guys are getting quite the holiday gift.
Netflix has announced that The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, a roughly 23-minute prequel “film” rated TV-Y7, will be released by the streaming giant on Thursday, Nov. 30.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: Snow White's 4K Makeover, Bright Young Women Series and MoreMr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Gets Peacock Release Date - Plus, See First Photos of RevivalThe Crown's Final Season Split in Two - Get Release Dates and Watch Teaser
Directed by Emmy winner Bret Haaland (The Penguins of Madagascar), The Bad Guys: A...
Netflix has announced that The Bad Guys: A Very Bad Holiday, a roughly 23-minute prequel “film” rated TV-Y7, will be released by the streaming giant on Thursday, Nov. 30.
More from TVLineTVLine Items: Snow White's 4K Makeover, Bright Young Women Series and MoreMr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Gets Peacock Release Date - Plus, See First Photos of RevivalThe Crown's Final Season Split in Two - Get Release Dates and Watch Teaser
Directed by Emmy winner Bret Haaland (The Penguins of Madagascar), The Bad Guys: A...
- 10/9/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Superprod Animation Moves Into Tween Fare With ‘Heroic Football’
French animation studio Superprod has announced new series Heroic Football, set against a fantasy land in which soccer is its only salvation. The project brings together a host of French animation talent including writers Guillaume Mautalent and Sébastien Oursel (Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia). They are joined by Antoine Charreyron, who directed Batwheels, produced at Superprod Animation for Warner Bros Animation, as well as the movie The Prodigies and cult-animated series Galactik Football. Art director Florent Auguy is also attached. Superprod will present the 26 x 22 minutes series at Cartoon Forum 2023 in Toulouse on September 20. The series marks the company’s first foray into animation aimed at the tween demographic. “Each project we undertake is a chance to delve into fresh realms. With Heroic Football,...
French animation studio Superprod has announced new series Heroic Football, set against a fantasy land in which soccer is its only salvation. The project brings together a host of French animation talent including writers Guillaume Mautalent and Sébastien Oursel (Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia). They are joined by Antoine Charreyron, who directed Batwheels, produced at Superprod Animation for Warner Bros Animation, as well as the movie The Prodigies and cult-animated series Galactik Football. Art director Florent Auguy is also attached. Superprod will present the 26 x 22 minutes series at Cartoon Forum 2023 in Toulouse on September 20. The series marks the company’s first foray into animation aimed at the tween demographic. “Each project we undertake is a chance to delve into fresh realms. With Heroic Football,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
French director Justine Triet’s film grossed approximately €1.9m over its opening five-day weekend.
The August 2023 box office in France reached 16m admissions, up 1.6% on the pre-pandemic 2017-2019 average for the month and a whopping 52.1% on the same month in 2022, fuelled by Barbie, Oppenheimer and Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall, released by Le Pacte.
As the month ended, Triet managed to break into the five-week “Barbenheimer” bonanza with Anatomy Of A Fall garnering 263,000 admissions during its opening five-day weekend and 346,500 admissions in its first week in theatres for local distributor Le Pacte.
Based on...
The August 2023 box office in France reached 16m admissions, up 1.6% on the pre-pandemic 2017-2019 average for the month and a whopping 52.1% on the same month in 2022, fuelled by Barbie, Oppenheimer and Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or winner Anatomy Of A Fall, released by Le Pacte.
As the month ended, Triet managed to break into the five-week “Barbenheimer” bonanza with Anatomy Of A Fall garnering 263,000 admissions during its opening five-day weekend and 346,500 admissions in its first week in theatres for local distributor Le Pacte.
Based on...
- 9/5/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
It’s the summer holidays, so what better time for the House of Mouse to release the latest live-action remake of one of their most beloved tales to the Disney+ streaming service? Yes, The Little Mermaid will be making a big splash in September!
Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, and Javier Bardem, the film follows the same basic plot as the animated version, complete with songs. The Little Mermaid may have struggled at the box office, but it will likely find its natural home and plenty of fresh eyeballs on streaming when it debuts this month.
Elsewhere in September, Ahsoka continues rolling out the latest arc of the Star Wars saga, while Marvel’s Groot will be back for a fresh batch of animated shorts. What trouble will the little tree find himself in next? We’re excited to find out, but that’s not all she wrote for Marvel fans this month,...
Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, and Javier Bardem, the film follows the same basic plot as the animated version, complete with songs. The Little Mermaid may have struggled at the box office, but it will likely find its natural home and plenty of fresh eyeballs on streaming when it debuts this month.
Elsewhere in September, Ahsoka continues rolling out the latest arc of the Star Wars saga, while Marvel’s Groot will be back for a fresh batch of animated shorts. What trouble will the little tree find himself in next? We’re excited to find out, but that’s not all she wrote for Marvel fans this month,...
- 9/1/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The start of September means kids and parents have less time together, as school gets back in session and the days begin to get shorter and shorter. That makes the quality time families have together even more important, which is why Disney+ is bringing some fantastic new titles to its platform this month.
New episodes of “Ahsoka” will continue to debut every Tuesday in September, but the headliner of this month is the new live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” that makes its streaming debut! Check it out below, along with the other top 5 titles The Streamable is most excited for on Disney+ this month!
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It’s a classic tale that fans know by heart, brought to...
New episodes of “Ahsoka” will continue to debut every Tuesday in September, but the headliner of this month is the new live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” that makes its streaming debut! Check it out below, along with the other top 5 titles The Streamable is most excited for on Disney+ this month!
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It’s a classic tale that fans know by heart, brought to...
- 8/31/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Features the voices of: Matthew Mercer, Nicole Tompkins, Kevin Dorman, Stephanie Panisello, Erin Cahill, Salli Saffioti, Daman Mills, Lucien Dodge, Frank Todaro, Stephanie Panisello, Cristina Valenzuela | Written by Makoto Fukami | Directed by Eiichiro Hasumi
The latest entry in the animated franchise, Resident Evil: Death Island comes two years after the last entry, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, and is set in 2015, just after the events of Resident Evil: Vendetta but before Resident Evil 7. Got that?
Somewhere in San Fransisco Dso Agent Leon S. Kennedy is trying to recover kidnapped scientist Dr. Antonio Taylor (Frank Todaro) when a mysterious woman appears and, after a high-speed chase, causes him to crash. Claire Redfield is also in town, trying to find out what kind of creature can use Orcas as a food source. And whether or not the creature is a bioweapon.
Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers are also looking for answers.
The latest entry in the animated franchise, Resident Evil: Death Island comes two years after the last entry, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, and is set in 2015, just after the events of Resident Evil: Vendetta but before Resident Evil 7. Got that?
Somewhere in San Fransisco Dso Agent Leon S. Kennedy is trying to recover kidnapped scientist Dr. Antonio Taylor (Frank Todaro) when a mysterious woman appears and, after a high-speed chase, causes him to crash. Claire Redfield is also in town, trying to find out what kind of creature can use Orcas as a food source. And whether or not the creature is a bioweapon.
Jill Valentine, Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers are also looking for answers.
- 7/27/2023
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
In the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, the Canary Islands is rapidly becoming a global animation force.
“Tara Duncan,” has charmed audiences via the Disney Channel, “Arcane,” which also uses a Canary Islands service studio, is one of the biggest shows on the planet, and the merchandise of “Miraculous Ladybug,” is seen everywhere.
All three hits share a common thread: the unmissable imprint of talent from this dynamic archipelago.
What began with a small community of digital artists and small studios has now burgeoned into an entire ecosystem of homegrown and international talent making some of the biggest and most innovative projects in the world, either as service studios or true-blue producers.
The Canary Islands Special Zone (Zec) has done its part in fostering this creative surge. With its enticing 4% corporate tax rate — one of the lowest in Europe — it’s like an economic pied piper, leading international animation studios...
“Tara Duncan,” has charmed audiences via the Disney Channel, “Arcane,” which also uses a Canary Islands service studio, is one of the biggest shows on the planet, and the merchandise of “Miraculous Ladybug,” is seen everywhere.
All three hits share a common thread: the unmissable imprint of talent from this dynamic archipelago.
What began with a small community of digital artists and small studios has now burgeoned into an entire ecosystem of homegrown and international talent making some of the biggest and most innovative projects in the world, either as service studios or true-blue producers.
The Canary Islands Special Zone (Zec) has done its part in fostering this creative surge. With its enticing 4% corporate tax rate — one of the lowest in Europe — it’s like an economic pied piper, leading international animation studios...
- 6/13/2023
- by Callum McLennan
- Variety Film + TV
The Canary Islands are attracting illustrious animation directors and art directors from France and the Spanish mainland, as local talent is returning and building:
Daniel Albaladejo Robles
Growing up on the island of Tenerife at a time when pursuing a career in animation and film was out of bounds, Albaladejo moved to Madrid to study both subjects at the Madrid Film School. His first jobs were on children’s series “Jelly Jamm,” “Pocoyo” and “The Amazing World of Gumball.” His VFX credits include “Game of Thrones” and “A Monster Calls” at El Ranchito in Madrid. “For the past few years, I have focused on storyboarding or animation, working as a freelancer for various studios, including Las Palmas-based Amuse,” he says. He recently worked on animated docu pic, “Mariposas Negras,” and is now collaborating on a U.K. series under wraps. Amdlf
André Bergs
A Dutch native residing in Spain and...
Daniel Albaladejo Robles
Growing up on the island of Tenerife at a time when pursuing a career in animation and film was out of bounds, Albaladejo moved to Madrid to study both subjects at the Madrid Film School. His first jobs were on children’s series “Jelly Jamm,” “Pocoyo” and “The Amazing World of Gumball.” His VFX credits include “Game of Thrones” and “A Monster Calls” at El Ranchito in Madrid. “For the past few years, I have focused on storyboarding or animation, working as a freelancer for various studios, including Las Palmas-based Amuse,” he says. He recently worked on animated docu pic, “Mariposas Negras,” and is now collaborating on a U.K. series under wraps. Amdlf
André Bergs
A Dutch native residing in Spain and...
- 6/13/2023
- by John Hopewell, Anna Marie de la Fuente and Holly Jones
- Variety Film + TV
Lionel Messi and Sony Music Entertainment will team with the Canary Islands’ Atlantis Animation to bring an animated series on the Argentine soccer megastar several steps closer to reality. The deal sees Atlantis producing as a service company a CG animated series trailer inspired by Messi himself.
Sony Music’s Premium Content Division, which is producing in partnership with Leo Messi Management, is overseeing the development and distribution of the series.
Based out of Tenerife, Atlantis Animation is now in full production of the trailer. Catherine Macresy is in charge of the production of the trailer.
Targeting all audiences, the series “will immerse viewers in the epic adventures of a young Messi overcoming titanic challenges as he navigates the vibrant world of video games,” a written statement said.
The soundtrack will be provided by international artists and composers signed to the Sony Music Entertainment label, ensuring a complete audio-visual show.
Sony Music’s Premium Content Division, which is producing in partnership with Leo Messi Management, is overseeing the development and distribution of the series.
Based out of Tenerife, Atlantis Animation is now in full production of the trailer. Catherine Macresy is in charge of the production of the trailer.
Targeting all audiences, the series “will immerse viewers in the epic adventures of a young Messi overcoming titanic challenges as he navigates the vibrant world of video games,” a written statement said.
The soundtrack will be provided by international artists and composers signed to the Sony Music Entertainment label, ensuring a complete audio-visual show.
- 6/8/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Last night saw the broadcast of the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. However, it would not be a usual broadcast with a live taping. Due to the current unrest of the Writer’s Guild strike, many attendees had chosen not to participate in solidarity with the ongoing protest. This prompted the once music-centric channel to air a pre-taped special.
Bruce Gillmer, the President of programming at Paramount Global and EP on the award show, stated, “As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peeks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year.
Bruce Gillmer, the President of programming at Paramount Global and EP on the award show, stated, “As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peeks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year.
- 5/8/2023
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
While the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards weren't held live on May 7, some of Hollywood's biggest stars still got their moment during the prerecorded show. In the lead-up to Sunday, the ceremony planned for Barker Hangar in Los Angeles was scrapped amid the Writers Guild of America strike. Host Drew Barrymore stepped back from the gig in support of the striking writers, and the decision to do without a red carpet closely followed. Heading into the weekend, it was confirmed that the event would not be held in its original form.
Still, big names accepted their popcorn trophies through video clips, including Tom Cruise, who was piloting a plane while expressing his gratitude for his win for best performance in a movie for "Top Gun: Maverick."
Keep scrolling for the full list of 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards winners.
Related: Jennifer Coolidge Supports Striking Writers While Accepting the 2023 MTV Comedic Genius...
Still, big names accepted their popcorn trophies through video clips, including Tom Cruise, who was piloting a plane while expressing his gratitude for his win for best performance in a movie for "Top Gun: Maverick."
Keep scrolling for the full list of 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards winners.
Related: Jennifer Coolidge Supports Striking Writers While Accepting the 2023 MTV Comedic Genius...
- 5/8/2023
- by Lindsay Kimble
- Popsugar.com
Female Directors On The Rise In France But Locked Out Of Blockbuster Budgets – Collectif 50/50 Study
A new study by the French cinema gender parity group Collectif 50/50 has revealed the ratio of female to male directors increased from 2013 to 2022, but that gender parity remains a long way off.
According to the study publisjed on Monday and entitled “Parity Behind The Camera”, women accounted for 27% of the 2,196 directors active over the decade in France.
At the same time, just 23.6% of the 2,876 majority-French productions shot over the period were directed only by female directors, although there had been a yearly increase for fiction features directed by women, to touch close to 30% in 2022.
The study revealed, however, that women struggled to build sustainable careers and draw big budgets for their work. Over the period, women accounted for just 11% of directors who had made more that five features.
It showed that a woman had never directed the biggest budget French production of the year over the decade and that the...
According to the study publisjed on Monday and entitled “Parity Behind The Camera”, women accounted for 27% of the 2,196 directors active over the decade in France.
At the same time, just 23.6% of the 2,876 majority-French productions shot over the period were directed only by female directors, although there had been a yearly increase for fiction features directed by women, to touch close to 30% in 2022.
The study revealed, however, that women struggled to build sustainable careers and draw big budgets for their work. Over the period, women accounted for just 11% of directors who had made more that five features.
It showed that a woman had never directed the biggest budget French production of the year over the decade and that the...
- 4/24/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday, April 5, MTV announced the nominees for the 2023 MTV Movie and TV Awards honoring the best work on the big and small screens as voted on by fans online. Starting immediately, audiences can vote for their favorites across all gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through Monday, April 17 at 6pm Et. The show will air on May 7 live from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles starting at 8pm Et/Pt.
The year’s most nominated film is “Top Gun: Maverick” with six bids including Best Movie and Best Performance in a Movie (Tom Cruise). Cruise is a longtime MTV favorite with previous wins for Best Male Performance for “Jerry Maguire” in 1997 and “Mission: Impossible II” in 2000, back when performance categories were still gendered. He also won the honorary MTV Generation Award in 2005. But these are his first nominations in any category since “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” 11 years ago.
The year’s most nominated film is “Top Gun: Maverick” with six bids including Best Movie and Best Performance in a Movie (Tom Cruise). Cruise is a longtime MTV favorite with previous wins for Best Male Performance for “Jerry Maguire” in 1997 and “Mission: Impossible II” in 2000, back when performance categories were still gendered. He also won the honorary MTV Generation Award in 2005. But these are his first nominations in any category since “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol” 11 years ago.
- 4/5/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Stranger Things” and “The Last of Us” lead the pack of nominees for the MTV Movie and TV Awards, with six nods each, the network announced on Wednesday.
Drew Barrymore (who is also nominated for hosting her own self-titled talk show), will emcee the ceremony, which airs live on Sunday, May 7, beginning at 8 pm. Et/Pt from the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.
Among the more colorful categories in this gender-neutral and genre-crossing competition are Best Villain, which sees characters from movies and TV face off, including the murderous dancing doll from “M3GAN,” the creepy Upside Down monster Vecna from “Stranger Things,” and the CGI title character from “Cocaine Bear.” They’ll go head to head with Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and Harry Styles in “Don’t Worry Darling.”
A new category this year is “Best Kick-Ass Cast,...
Drew Barrymore (who is also nominated for hosting her own self-titled talk show), will emcee the ceremony, which airs live on Sunday, May 7, beginning at 8 pm. Et/Pt from the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.
Among the more colorful categories in this gender-neutral and genre-crossing competition are Best Villain, which sees characters from movies and TV face off, including the murderous dancing doll from “M3GAN,” the creepy Upside Down monster Vecna from “Stranger Things,” and the CGI title character from “Cocaine Bear.” They’ll go head to head with Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” and Harry Styles in “Don’t Worry Darling.”
A new category this year is “Best Kick-Ass Cast,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
‘Top Gun: Maverick,’ ‘Stranger Things,’ ‘The Last of Us’ Lead MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 Nominations
“Top Gun: Maverick,” “Stranger Things” and “The Last of Us” led all nominees as the MTV Movie & TV Awards announced this year’s nominations for the upcoming 2023 awards show. Also earning noms this year were first-timers the Cocaine Bear, from “Cocaine Bear,” and creepy murder doll “M3GAN” from “M3GAN.”
The MTV Movie & TV Awards returns to Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger for a live telecast on May 7 at 8 p.m. Et. Drew Barrymore, also nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award this year, will host.
This year’s awards show includes 26 gender-neutral categories. Fans can vote on the show from now until April 17 at 6 p.m. Et.
Other top nominees include “The White Lotus” and “Wednesday,” with four nods each. Meanwhile, in unscripted, “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules” all have two nods each.
New categories to the MTV Movie...
The MTV Movie & TV Awards returns to Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger for a live telecast on May 7 at 8 p.m. Et. Drew Barrymore, also nominated for an MTV Movie & TV Award this year, will host.
This year’s awards show includes 26 gender-neutral categories. Fans can vote on the show from now until April 17 at 6 p.m. Et.
Other top nominees include “The White Lotus” and “Wednesday,” with four nods each. Meanwhile, in unscripted, “Jersey Shore Family Vacation,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Vanderpump Rules” all have two nods each.
New categories to the MTV Movie...
- 4/5/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
MTV has announced the nominees for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. Top Gun: Maverick leads the film side with six nominations. It tied with Stranger Things and The Last Of Us, also with six noms each on the scripted television side. Jersey Shore Family Vacation, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules head up unscripted noms with two each.
Beginning last year, MTV combined scripted and unscripted nominees into one event for the first time. Spider-Man: No Way Home and HBO’s Euphoria took the top 2022 honors in film and television, respectively.
The 2023 awards also will feature two new categories — Best Reality On-Screen Team and Best Kick-Ass Cast.
First time nominees include Anna Torv, Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Beatrice Grannò, Bella Ramsey, Cara Delevingne, Courteney Cox, David Dawson, Doja Cat, Emma D’Arcy, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jennifer Coolidge, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joel Madden,...
Beginning last year, MTV combined scripted and unscripted nominees into one event for the first time. Spider-Man: No Way Home and HBO’s Euphoria took the top 2022 honors in film and television, respectively.
The 2023 awards also will feature two new categories — Best Reality On-Screen Team and Best Kick-Ass Cast.
First time nominees include Anna Torv, Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Beatrice Grannò, Bella Ramsey, Cara Delevingne, Courteney Cox, David Dawson, Doja Cat, Emma D’Arcy, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jennifer Coolidge, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joel Madden,...
- 4/5/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things and The Last of Us are among the top nominees for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards with six nods each. The White Lotus and Wednesday closely followed with four noms per series.
Jersey Shore Family Vacation, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules all tied in the unscripted categories with two nominations each.
First-time MTV Movie & TV Awards nominees include Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Beatrice Grannò, Bella Ramsey, Cara Delevingne, Courteney Cox, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jennifer Coolidge, Joseph Quinn, Justin Long, Keke Palmer, Madison Bailey, Maya Hawke, Quinta Brunson, Riley Keough, Rudy Pankow and Simona Tabasco.
This year’s ceremony also features two new categories: best reality onscreen team and best kick-ass cast, with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Outer Banks, Stranger Things and Teen Wolf: The Movie being nominated for their ensemble casts.
Jersey Shore Family Vacation, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Vanderpump Rules all tied in the unscripted categories with two nominations each.
First-time MTV Movie & TV Awards nominees include Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Beatrice Grannò, Bella Ramsey, Cara Delevingne, Courteney Cox, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jennifer Coolidge, Joseph Quinn, Justin Long, Keke Palmer, Madison Bailey, Maya Hawke, Quinta Brunson, Riley Keough, Rudy Pankow and Simona Tabasco.
This year’s ceremony also features two new categories: best reality onscreen team and best kick-ass cast, with Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Outer Banks, Stranger Things and Teen Wolf: The Movie being nominated for their ensemble casts.
- 4/5/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Argentina, 1985 Leads 2023 Platino Awards Nominations
Santiago Miter’s political thriller Argentina, 1985 leads this year’s Platino awards nominations with 14 nods, including Best Director, Screenplay, and Best Ibero-American Fiction Film. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest pic Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths trails with six nominations alongside Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts and Lullaby by Alauda Ruiz De Azúa. On the TV side, the Colombian series Noticia de un kidnapping also notched six noms. This year’s Platino awards take place on April 22 at the Ifema Municipal Palace in Madrid. Check out the full list of nominations here.
Aniventure Taps CAA animation specialist Joe Della Rosa
Aniventure, the London-based family-focused animation company behind productions such as Riverdance: The Animated Adventure and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, has appointed CAA veteran Joe Della Rosa as its chief commercial officer. Della Rosa will oversee sales and the...
Santiago Miter’s political thriller Argentina, 1985 leads this year’s Platino awards nominations with 14 nods, including Best Director, Screenplay, and Best Ibero-American Fiction Film. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s latest pic Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths trails with six nominations alongside Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts and Lullaby by Alauda Ruiz De Azúa. On the TV side, the Colombian series Noticia de un kidnapping also notched six noms. This year’s Platino awards take place on April 22 at the Ifema Municipal Palace in Madrid. Check out the full list of nominations here.
Aniventure Taps CAA animation specialist Joe Della Rosa
Aniventure, the London-based family-focused animation company behind productions such as Riverdance: The Animated Adventure and Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank, has appointed CAA veteran Joe Della Rosa as its chief commercial officer. Della Rosa will oversee sales and the...
- 3/10/2023
- by Zac Ntim and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/5/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/4/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/2/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 3/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Many titles disappear from Netflix without warning every day.
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
This explains why you might have noticed some films and TV shows have been removed while flicking through your watchlist.
In an attempt to avoid a surprise, here is a compilation of everything being removed in March, including several titles labelled as a Netflix Original.
The removals also includes Arrested Development, which has thrown the future availability of its final season into question. Find the full list below.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 March
The Associate
Balto
Barb Wire
Beethoven
Beethoven’s Big Break
The Blues Brothers
The Boy Next Door
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The Brothers Grimm
Clear and Present Danger
Confusion Na Wa
Connected
Cop Car
The Debt
Disconnect
Doomsday
Escape from Alcatraz
The Expendables
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 3
47 Ronin
Gold Statue
Halloween H20
Hell on the Border...
- 2/28/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon...
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon...
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon...
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Find a full list of every movie and TV series being added to Netflix this month here.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon...
- 2/1/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
In February 2023, Netflix will remove a bunch of movie and TV series from its library,
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Guest House
Holmes & Watson
Hostel
The King’s Speech
Letters to Juliet
Love Happens...
Netflix UK and Netflix US takes down numerous titles each month without fanfare, meaning that many things on your watchlist could suddenly disappear.
These removals are due to licencing deals coming to an end. Often, the titles make their way back to Netflix in the following year, but sometimes they leave to go to other platforms.
This month sees a selection of Netflix Originals being taken down, also.
To minimise surprise, we have put together a comprehensive list of everything being removed in both Netflix UK and US.
Nb: The Independent compiled this list with help from What’s on Netflix.
UK
Movies
1 February
Amélie
Biking Borders
Christmas Under Wraps
The Cider House Rules
Collateral (2004)
Equilibrium
Event Horizon
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Guest House
Holmes & Watson
Hostel
The King’s Speech
Letters to Juliet
Love Happens...
- 1/31/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
It marks Cinesite’s first Asian acquisition.
UK-Canadian visual effects studio Cinesite has made its first move into Asia by acquiring a majority stake in Assemblage, a CGI animation studio based in Mumbai, India.
Assemblage will continue to service its clients independently under founder Ak Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan.
It was founded in 2013 and provides 3D animation and visual effects services to major Hollywood studios and independent companies across the globe. Credits include Lionsgate’s Norm Of The North, Netflix’s Trollhunters and Disney’s Miraculous Ladybug.
Cinesite’s previous acquisitions of studios include Image Engine in 2015, Trixter in...
UK-Canadian visual effects studio Cinesite has made its first move into Asia by acquiring a majority stake in Assemblage, a CGI animation studio based in Mumbai, India.
Assemblage will continue to service its clients independently under founder Ak Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan.
It was founded in 2013 and provides 3D animation and visual effects services to major Hollywood studios and independent companies across the globe. Credits include Lionsgate’s Norm Of The North, Netflix’s Trollhunters and Disney’s Miraculous Ladybug.
Cinesite’s previous acquisitions of studios include Image Engine in 2015, Trixter in...
- 11/21/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
UK and Canada-based VFX firm Cinesite has made its first foray into Asia, acquiring a majority stake in rising CGI animation and VFX studio Assemblage, based in Mumbai, India.
Under the terms of the deal, Assemblage will continue to service its global clientele independently under the management of founder Ak Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan.
Founded in 2013 by Madhavan, affectionately known in the industry as Madmax, Assemblage has worked on wide range of US studio and independent films and series, including Disney’s Miraculous Ladybug, Sony’s Swan Princess, Lionsgate’s Norm Of The North, Entertainment Studios’ Artic Dogs and France TV’s Enchanted Village Of Pinocchio.
The studio has also worked regularly with Netflix, on productions including Trollhunters, Chico Bon Bon and Word Party, and with AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime on Puffins and Puffins Impossible.
Cinesite has become increasingly acquisitive during the global production boom, recently acquiring Canadian animation...
Under the terms of the deal, Assemblage will continue to service its global clientele independently under the management of founder Ak Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan.
Founded in 2013 by Madhavan, affectionately known in the industry as Madmax, Assemblage has worked on wide range of US studio and independent films and series, including Disney’s Miraculous Ladybug, Sony’s Swan Princess, Lionsgate’s Norm Of The North, Entertainment Studios’ Artic Dogs and France TV’s Enchanted Village Of Pinocchio.
The studio has also worked regularly with Netflix, on productions including Trollhunters, Chico Bon Bon and Word Party, and with AppleTV+ and Amazon Prime on Puffins and Puffins Impossible.
Cinesite has become increasingly acquisitive during the global production boom, recently acquiring Canadian animation...
- 11/21/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
U.K. animation and VFX company Cinesite has acquired a majority stake in Indian CGI animation studio Assemblage.
Founded by A.K. Madhavan in 2013, Assemblage’s portfolio includes “Norm of the North” (Lionsgate), “Trollhunters” (Netflix), “Arctic Dogs” (Entertainment Studios), “Chico Bon Bon” (Netflix) and “Miraculous Ladybug” (Disney).
Under the terms of the deal, Assemblage will continue to service its global clientele independently under Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan.
Cinesite previously acquired Image Engine in 2015, Trixter in 2018, and more recently, Balkan VFX studio FX3X as well as Canadian animation studios L’Atelier Animation and Squeeze. The group’s recent credits include “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Marvel) and “Matilda” (Netflix).
Cinesite CEO Antony Hunt said: “Assemblage is an undisputed CGI animation industry leader in Asia and knows the market, the culture and the landscape better than any other company. To produce the quality
of content that we are aiming for to serve the market demand in the future,...
Founded by A.K. Madhavan in 2013, Assemblage’s portfolio includes “Norm of the North” (Lionsgate), “Trollhunters” (Netflix), “Arctic Dogs” (Entertainment Studios), “Chico Bon Bon” (Netflix) and “Miraculous Ladybug” (Disney).
Under the terms of the deal, Assemblage will continue to service its global clientele independently under Madhavan and CEO Arjun Madhavan.
Cinesite previously acquired Image Engine in 2015, Trixter in 2018, and more recently, Balkan VFX studio FX3X as well as Canadian animation studios L’Atelier Animation and Squeeze. The group’s recent credits include “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” (Marvel) and “Matilda” (Netflix).
Cinesite CEO Antony Hunt said: “Assemblage is an undisputed CGI animation industry leader in Asia and knows the market, the culture and the landscape better than any other company. To produce the quality
of content that we are aiming for to serve the market demand in the future,...
- 11/21/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Snd, the film arm of French commercial network M6, and Quad, the banner behind “The Intouchables,” are teaming up to produce “Kittened,” a CGI animated feature directed by Albert Pereira-Lazaro.
On top of producing, Snd will handle worldwide sales and French distribution. The project will be introduced to buyers at the AFM, which kicked off on Nov. 1.
Two leading animation studios have been tapped to work on the feature — Mac Guff, the prestige banner behind the “Despicable Me” franchise, and Paris-based Jungler, which previously worked on “The Smurfs.”
Set in contemporary Paris, “Kittened” revolves around Tough Dog, a world-famous rapper who is challenged to a rap battle by the Kalixte, a rising star with millions of followers. A week before the battle, Tough Dog wakes up in the body of a kitten, with the kitten’s spirit in Tough Dog’s body. To reverse the situation back to normal, he has to ask Kim,...
On top of producing, Snd will handle worldwide sales and French distribution. The project will be introduced to buyers at the AFM, which kicked off on Nov. 1.
Two leading animation studios have been tapped to work on the feature — Mac Guff, the prestige banner behind the “Despicable Me” franchise, and Paris-based Jungler, which previously worked on “The Smurfs.”
Set in contemporary Paris, “Kittened” revolves around Tough Dog, a world-famous rapper who is challenged to a rap battle by the Kalixte, a rising star with millions of followers. A week before the battle, Tough Dog wakes up in the body of a kitten, with the kitten’s spirit in Tough Dog’s body. To reverse the situation back to normal, he has to ask Kim,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
’There is no point in releasing 25 movies a year. We need to be selective,’ says Belga’s Patrick Vandenbosch.
Patrick Vandenbosch, chief executive of leading Benelux distributor Belga, has outlined the company’s new strategy following its acquisition this week of Marc Punt’s Amsterdam-based distributor Independent Films.
Belga previously had a 50/50 partnership with Independent and released its films in the Netherlands through the company, while Independent’s films were released in Belgium through Belga. Now, Belga has taken over the Dutch outfit entirely.
“Independent is becoming for us a key profit centre instead of just an operational partnership,” Vandenbosch said,...
Patrick Vandenbosch, chief executive of leading Benelux distributor Belga, has outlined the company’s new strategy following its acquisition this week of Marc Punt’s Amsterdam-based distributor Independent Films.
Belga previously had a 50/50 partnership with Independent and released its films in the Netherlands through the company, while Independent’s films were released in Belgium through Belga. Now, Belga has taken over the Dutch outfit entirely.
“Independent is becoming for us a key profit centre instead of just an operational partnership,” Vandenbosch said,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
A cheering crowd at France’s Annecy Festival got a sneak peek at the hugely anticipated sequel to French family hit “Ernest and Célestine” on Thursday.
It was not disappointed-
“Ernest and Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia” is slated for release in France in December, nearly a decade after the multi-prized original, which scored an Academy Award nomination alongside 2014 winner “Frozen.”
The 22-minute long preview screening in Annecy was followed by a short concert by the film’s composer, Vincent Courtois, playing the cello, and one of his band members on the clarinet.
“The story revolves a lot around music,” co-director Julien Chheng told Variety. “While making the film, we would wait for his demo to animate our characters. We wanted to be true to the Ernest and Celestine style which is very subtle: We didn’t want to use music to enhance emotions but rather allow the characters and...
It was not disappointed-
“Ernest and Célestine: A Trip to Gibberitia” is slated for release in France in December, nearly a decade after the multi-prized original, which scored an Academy Award nomination alongside 2014 winner “Frozen.”
The 22-minute long preview screening in Annecy was followed by a short concert by the film’s composer, Vincent Courtois, playing the cello, and one of his band members on the clarinet.
“The story revolves a lot around music,” co-director Julien Chheng told Variety. “While making the film, we would wait for his demo to animate our characters. We wanted to be true to the Ernest and Celestine style which is very subtle: We didn’t want to use music to enhance emotions but rather allow the characters and...
- 6/17/2022
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
France’s animation industry is thriving, according to the latest figures published by the country’s national film center, the Cnc (Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée), during the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival.
The country’s animation production levels in 2021 were the second highest ever, at 357 hours of programs, surpassed only by 2006, which reported 395 hours.
French animation, whose long-established reputation of excellence and know-how has been a draw for international co-productions for decades, has proved increasingly attractive to international co-productions thanks to its generous tax rebate for international projects, which was revised upwards from 20 to 30 of spend in 2015. Foreign contributions have more than doubled in the past decade, with more than 83 of films receiving funding from abroad.
France has established itself as one of the world’s leading producers of animation, taking advantage of the booming demand for content, particularly from new non-linear actors.
According to statistics,...
The country’s animation production levels in 2021 were the second highest ever, at 357 hours of programs, surpassed only by 2006, which reported 395 hours.
French animation, whose long-established reputation of excellence and know-how has been a draw for international co-productions for decades, has proved increasingly attractive to international co-productions thanks to its generous tax rebate for international projects, which was revised upwards from 20 to 30 of spend in 2015. Foreign contributions have more than doubled in the past decade, with more than 83 of films receiving funding from abroad.
France has established itself as one of the world’s leading producers of animation, taking advantage of the booming demand for content, particularly from new non-linear actors.
According to statistics,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Disney will unveil a raft of new animated series productions Wednesday at the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival, and show sneak peeks of the upcoming slate of new original animated shows to air on Disney+ and other Disney-owned platforms in 2023 and beyond.
Highlights include second season greenlights for hit Disney+ series “Monsters at Work” and “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life,” and seasons three for “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends” and “Mickey Mouse Funhouse.”
Additional episode orders for some of Disney Television Animation’s upcoming series, including “Hamster & Gretel,” “Kiff,” “Hailey’s On It” and “Primos” will also be announced.
“The announcements out of Annecy today further cement Disney as the leader in animation,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. “These new series represent the very best from our teams at Disney Television Animation and Disney Junior. They build upon Disney Branded Television’s commitment to work with incredible storytellers,...
Highlights include second season greenlights for hit Disney+ series “Monsters at Work” and “Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life,” and seasons three for “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends” and “Mickey Mouse Funhouse.”
Additional episode orders for some of Disney Television Animation’s upcoming series, including “Hamster & Gretel,” “Kiff,” “Hailey’s On It” and “Primos” will also be announced.
“The announcements out of Annecy today further cement Disney as the leader in animation,” said Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television. “These new series represent the very best from our teams at Disney Television Animation and Disney Junior. They build upon Disney Branded Television’s commitment to work with incredible storytellers,...
- 6/15/2022
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Who has it worse? John Wick or Brad Pitt's Ladybug when a gang of assassins come for his head in Bullet Train? Considering he's trapped on a Japanese bullet train, Ladybug has more serious issues. Directed by John Wick co-director David Leitch, this action movie set on a fast-moving train brings comedy into the mix with Pitt providing some deadpan humor. ...
- 6/7/2022
- by luperhaas@cinemovie.tv (Lupe R Haas)
- CineMovie
“Bullet Train” is going full steam ahead, and Brad Pitt is having a hard time conducting his supposedly simple mission aboard.
The new trailer for David Leitch’s “Bullet Train,” in theaters August 5, reveals the boss/employee relationship between Pitt’s assassin character and Sandra Bullock’s unnamed handler, who assigns Pitt a “simple first job back” after giving Pitt a new codename: Ladybug.
It’s all an attempt to turn Ladybug’s “biblical” bad luck around after a series of mishaps on the job, including a suicidal bellboy and a bad run-in with a fellow hitman, played by Benito A Martínez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny.
“Even when I’m not even trying to kill people, people die,” Ladybug (Pitt) says in the trailer.
Bullock dispatches Ladybug on a new seemingly easy mission to collect a briefcase on a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Kyoto. However, that train seems...
The new trailer for David Leitch’s “Bullet Train,” in theaters August 5, reveals the boss/employee relationship between Pitt’s assassin character and Sandra Bullock’s unnamed handler, who assigns Pitt a “simple first job back” after giving Pitt a new codename: Ladybug.
It’s all an attempt to turn Ladybug’s “biblical” bad luck around after a series of mishaps on the job, including a suicidal bellboy and a bad run-in with a fellow hitman, played by Benito A Martínez Ocasio aka Bad Bunny.
“Even when I’m not even trying to kill people, people die,” Ladybug (Pitt) says in the trailer.
Bullock dispatches Ladybug on a new seemingly easy mission to collect a briefcase on a bullet train heading from Tokyo to Kyoto. However, that train seems...
- 6/7/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Singer/songwriter Katy Perry will star as the title character in Melody, an animated musical feature created, directed and produced by Jeremy Zag. Cross Creek’s Tyler Thompson will produce alongside Perry, Zag and Michael Gracey, The Greatest Showman director who helmed the upcoming big budget animated film Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening, done by Zag’s Zagtoons.
Zag is also the director, producer and creator of the Miraculous Ladybug universe.
In this musical adventure, Melody is a kind-hearted, insecure singer who must overcome the evil plans of Rose Stellar, a jealous wicked pop queen who has vowed to destroy her. Set against the backdrop of New York City, Melody will take audiences on an adventure of song, laughter and heroic quest. In her arsenal, Melody has seven musical notes that set her apart and have magical qualities and help guide her moral compass. Perry is writing and performing songs for the film,...
Zag is also the director, producer and creator of the Miraculous Ladybug universe.
In this musical adventure, Melody is a kind-hearted, insecure singer who must overcome the evil plans of Rose Stellar, a jealous wicked pop queen who has vowed to destroy her. Set against the backdrop of New York City, Melody will take audiences on an adventure of song, laughter and heroic quest. In her arsenal, Melody has seven musical notes that set her apart and have magical qualities and help guide her moral compass. Perry is writing and performing songs for the film,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
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