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Weta FX, the New Zealand visual effects company behind “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar,” is partnering with Taiwanese animation and VFX outfit Moonshine Studio. The investment is part of a partnership with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) aimed at making Taiwan an AI hub for Asia’s content industries. Weta FX CEO Daniel […]
Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), opened the seventh Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei on Friday by saying artificial intelligence is reshaping how the creative industries, and even human society, are defined. “We are all asking: Does cultural content still have a future?” Wang said. She said AI could […]
A month after her departure from Warner Bros. was announced, Pamela Abdy made her first industry appearance Thursday night at the Women in Film Honors at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton. The event marked a full-circle moment of sorts. On the morning of Oct. 1, Abdy was announced as WIF’s inaugural Vanguard Award recipient. Then, she […]
Jane Fonda was giddy Thursday night at the Women in Film Honors gala in Beverly Hills. “I’m so excited,” she told me while practically skipping down the red carpet. The longtime political activist is riding the Election Day blue wave that helped the Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. “I […]
A young Singaporean couple who sell pictures of the wife’s feet online end up with a corpse in their freezer in “Build to Order,” the debut feature from director Huang Junxiang, which is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei this week. Singaporean couple Penny and Allan both work in real estate. They […]
Salon.com, the website that became popular in the early days of the internet offering cultural commentary, progressive political analysis, lifestyle content and more, is shutting down, the company announced Thursday. “When Salon launched in November 1995, the web was a very different place. A small group of journalists set out to create something original: a […]
Helene Hahn Loyd, the executive who was part of the executive team that built DreamWorks SKG and was instrumental in Disney’s renaissance of the 1980s and ’90s, died Oct. 24 in Park City, Utah. She was 78. Born Helene Bulakoff in Westbury, New York, she graduated from Hofstra University and moved to Los Angeles. She […]
Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), says Taiwan’s content industry should make IP development and commercialization its top priority. “The challenge is not simply whether we can create good content, but whether companies have the capabilities and business models to turn creative ideas into sustainable revenue, build scalable businesses, and reach […]
The New York Times Company is in exclusive negotiations to acquire the online movie buff community Letterboxd, the Times reported Thursday. The price is reported to be about $330 million, which amounts to more than 20 times Letterboxd’s projected earnings for 2026 of about $15 million. The New York Times said that the deal was […]
Chris Pratt will continue his journey as former Navy SEAL James Reece. Variety has learned that Pratt will again play Reece in “Savage Son,” which is based on Jack Carr’s third novel in the “The Terminal List” book series on which the main show is based. At this time, it is unclear if this would […]
An amnesiac sashimi chef learns he was once the star surgeon of an organ-trafficking syndicate in “Hannibal Inside,” a crime thriller series from Studio76 adapted from “The Monster Community,” a novel the producers picked up from Kadokawa Taiwan. The project is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Two years after a car […]
A gay influencer in Taiwan who became famous dancing in high heels, and the filmmaker who trained his camera on him for nine years, both stare down middle age in “My Silly Flirty Boys.” The documentary from Taiwan-based Hong Kong filmmaker Frankie Sin is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. Sin followed […]
Rosamund Pike will star in and produce “Feed,” a new body horror movie from “The Acolyte” director Leslye Headland and screenwriter Daniella Isaacs. Inspired by the 2022 Finnish horror movie “Hatching,” the official logline for “Feed” reads: “When a desperate mother discovers an obscure collagen supplement that promises to make her tween gymnast daughter an […]
Despite the good reception of criticism and public in the United States, the review of the publication film ensures that the directors are "pretentious" and that their stories suffer from "insubstantiality" and are a "repetitive trauma"
Netflix has hired Roberto Stanichi as its vice president of consumer products and experiences, poaching him away from his role as Mattel’s chief marketing and brand officer. At Netflix, Stanichi will be tasked with overseeing Netflix’s global consumer products and licensing business and its global experiences division, including its newer Netflix House activations. He will […]
Perspective Films, a new documentary co-production initiative led by independent producer Jess Devaney, has unveiled its inaugural slate of films, Variety can report exclusively. The subjects of Perspective’s first five documentaries include the clash between federal immigration enforcement and the citizens of Minneapolis, the war in Gaza and the invention of C-SPAN. “Every story on […]
Matt Damon still can’t get “Ted” out of his head. Damon confirmed he passed on starring in the 2012 comedy as the foul-mouthed teddy bear’s best friend, John, who was later played by Mark Wahlberg “I don’t want to live with the regret, but I can tell you that I passed on ‘Ted’ and I’ve […]
Katseye has postponed two shows on their current “Wildworld” tour due to member Megan Skiendiel’s illness. The group has postponed tonight’s show at Chicago’s United Center, as well as their performance at Minneapolis’ Target Center this Saturday. The news was announced via the respective venues’ social media pages; the group and its individual members have […]
Comms executive Shari Rosenblum is departing 20th Television and 20th Television Animation after nearly three decades, Variety has sadly learned. Rosenblum most recently served as the SVP and head of publicity for Disney Television Studios’ 20th Television and 20th TV Animation, a role she took on in 2022. She originally joined 20th Television when it […]
And the real winner of the U.S. 2026 midterms is — Steve Kornacki? More viewers of traditional TV elected to watch NBC News coverage of the voting during primetime, according to data from Nielsen, but the figures suggest some shifts in overall viewership patterns — some expected, and some not. NBC widened the number of […]
