Hangtime Intl. Pictures is developing a feature-length documentary about American rap star Lil Tjay’s chart-topping rise to fame. Lil Tjay’s songs have been streamed more than 17 billion times worldwide; he has received 29 RIAA gold and platinum certifications; and has toured the globe multiple
Quiver Distribution has acquired North American rights to the South African action-thriller “Hunting Jessica Brok” and plans to release the film in U.S. theaters this fall. Directed by Alastair Orr and written by David D. Jones, the film follows a retired Black Ops specialist trying
Genre filmmaker Alex Kahuam, in Cannes for the market premiere of his thriller “The Remedy,” is prepping his next feature, the large-scale horror film “Stay With Me,” described as his most ambitious project to date. Pitched as “‘It Follows’ on steroids,” “Stay With Me” is
Two of the movers and shakers on Spain’s movie scene, “1917” co-producer Mogambo and “Mummies” producer 4Cats Pictures have joined forces to launch a 50/50 joint venture, 12K Films. Madrid-based 12K Films, which is positioned by the partners as their production arm, hits the ground
Joan Chen (“Twin Peaks,” “The Last Emperor”) has signed on to headline the psychological thriller “The Evil Inside,” with Taiwan’s DaSun Pictures handling worldwide sales at the Cannes market. The project, currently in production, pairs Chen with director Lingo Hsieh, the rising filmmaker behind Netflix’s
“Prometheus” and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” star Noomi Rapace and “Past Lives” breakout Teo Yoo are set to star in the espionage action thriller “Stratagem.” The film will be directed by novelist and filmmaker Michael Idov (“The Humorist,” “Jetlag”) and written by Michael
Christina Hendricks (“Mad Men,” “Good American Family”), Cary Elwes (“Saw,” “Mission Impossible”) and Mena Massoud (“Aladdin”) are set to star in “The American Spring.” Los Angeles-based Syrian director and producer Sam Kadi will direct the political thriller. Set against a backdrop of deep national division, “The American Spring” follows a Massachusetts
Upping its ante even more as an Oscars indicator, the 2025 Toronto Film Festival will inaugurate an International People’s Choice Award, presented to the most popular international (non-Canadian, non-U.S.) film as voted by audiences throughout the festival. The new award expands the festival’s tradition of