Monthly Archives: April 2025

‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Renewed for Season 2 at Showtime

The prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+ with Showtime, Variety has learned. The news comes roughly a month after the show’s first season concluded on Feb. 14. It originally premiered in December 2024. Set in 1991, the show

Tenpercenteries: Leslie Siebert on Her Historic Promotion to Lead Gersh and Her Plans for Growth

Leslie Siebert was recently named sole president of the Gersh Agency, which reps a wide range of actors, writers, directors and artisans, including Angela Bassett, Jacob Elordi and Hiroyuki Sanada. The boost that came last month makes Siebert the first woman to lead a major

Cannes’ Directors Fortnight to Honor Todd Haynes With Golden Coach Award

Todd Haynes will receive the Golden Coach Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival’s Directors Fortnight. The honorary award is handed out by the governing body of the Cannes sidebar, the Society of French Directors (SFR). The ceremony paying tribute to Haynes will take place

Doha Film Institute’s Qumra Workshop to Preview Timely Arab Films, Including Several Palestinian Projects, With Mentorship From Walter Salles, Johnnie To, Lav Diaz

The Doha Film Institute’s Qumra workshop kicks off Friday with the cream of the Arab cinema crop on display – including several timely Palestinian projects – and a host of top industry professionals expected to make the trek to the Qatari capital. Standout titles set

‘Snow White’ Holds No. 1 as Mohanlal’s ‘L2: Empuraan’ and Jason Statham’s ‘A Working Man’ Make Strong Debuts at U.K. and Ireland Box Office

Disney’s “Snow White” retained the top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second week, bringing in £2 million ($2.6 million) and pushing its total to £6.7 million ($8.7 million), according to Comscore. Leading the newcomers was “L2: Empuraan,” the Malayalam-language action

Canneseries Unveils Lineup, Including J.J. Abrams’ ‘Duster,’ ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City,’ ‘The Agency’ 

J.J. Abrams’ Max period crime thriller “Duster,” AMC Networks’ “The Walking Dead: Dead City,” Season 2 and Paramount+ with Showtime’s “The Agency” will bow at this year’s Canneseries whose 2025 lineup belies naysayers who argued, without a parallel MipTV and the buyers it brought to

‘Fate: The Winx Saga’ Actor Hannah van der Westhuysen to Make Directorial Debut With Short Film ‘Peter,’ Starring ‘We Live in Time’s’ Lee Braithwaite (EXCLUSIVE)

“Fate: The Winx Saga” star Hannah van der Westhuysen will make their directorial debut with the short film “Peter,” starring “We Live in Time” breakout Lee Braithwaite. Written by van der Westhuysen and produced by the Oscar-winning Slick Films (“The Silent Child”) and “Sex Education”

‘Last Swim’ Breakout Deba Hekmat Signs With Olivia Bell Management (EXCLUSIVE)

Rising screen star Deba Hekmat, who caught the eye of critics for her first lead role in buzzy British indie drama “Last Swim,” has signed with Olivia Bell Management in the U.K. The Kurdish-British model, actress and writer — who was born in Iran but moved