Heretic is in charge of global sales of “Hearing” (“Thính Giác”), the second feature film by Vietnamese director Lê Bảo, which will be screened in the international competition at the Locarno Festival. Written and directed by Lê Bảo, “Hearing” centers on Ninh, a mechanic whose work installing decibel meters in public spaces and private homes
Prominent Colombian company Rhayuela, known for such memorable films as “Alias María,” “El Páramo” and “Rebellion” at Cannes 2015, is changing its leadership, although its six original partners remain on board. Among them, Federico Durán has formed his own company, El Sol Ermitaño, but retains a stake in the company for more than 30 years.
New Zealand’s Black Mandala has acquired five horror features for its international sales slate: “The Tree House,” “Babybacks,” “The Driftless,” “Saturnalia” and “The Shug,” spanning psychological horror, survival horror, Midwestern folklore, supernatural giallo and British creature horror. “The Tree House,” directed by Luis Calderón, is a Spanish horror thriller starring Goya Award nominee Sandra Escacena
Paramount agreed to a request from 12 states to tie its federal antitrust case to a pre-existing lawsuit filed by Paramount+ subscribers. The move means the states’ challenge to the $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery will likely end up before Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, a Biden appointee who is already overseeing the earlier lawsuit.
The Blue Beetle is back! Xolo Maridueña will reprise his role as Blue Beetle in the “Superman” sequel, “Man of Tomorrow.” The film, currently in production, will be directed by James Gunn. Maridueña first played the character in the 2023 film “Blue Beetle,” directed by Ángel Manuel Soto. Maridueña played Jaime Reyes, a recent college
Lily Allen’s “West End Girl” tour was one of the most acclaimed pop outings of the year when it played in U.S. theaters earlier this year, but there was some doubt about whether the intimate, highly theatrical one-woman show would move to large venues when the British singer booked a largely stadium-focused tour for the
