Why the Boss of Leonine, Germany’s Top Indie Film and TV Company, Is Backing Skydance: ‘David Ellison and Ynon Kreiz Are a Very Strong Team’

Fred Kogel, chief executive of Leonine Studios, Germany’s leading independent distribution and production company, is upbeat about the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, now part of Skydance. Variety spoke to him about how the merger is likely to affect the film and TV landscape in German-language territories.

I spent years trying to be a supermom. Getting sick taught me that my son needed to see me rest, too.

I spent years trying to be a supermom. Getting sick taught me that my son needed to see me rest, too.

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Ashley Archambault

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Shogun 2 deserved better

I blink and I've somehow spent another 30 hours in Shogun 2. Undoubtedly my favorite of the older Total War games—and I don't say that lightly as someone who also has big hour counts in Rome and Medieval 2—there's just something so straightforward about the second Shogun; an elegant simplicity complimented by a period where the Creative Assembly was clearly having fun experimenting with all sorts of ideas.

Story of Jackson Brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon to Be Told in New Documentary Launching at Mipcom (EXCLUSIVE)

The four founding members of the Jackson 5 not named Michael are coming together for their own documentary for the first time.

Workerbee (part of Banijay UK) and Paper Route Studios have secured exclusive access to Jackie, Jermaine, Tito and Marlon Jackson for a 90’ feature-length film, also available as a three-part doc series, set for global release. Mediawan is set to to handle international distribution and launch a sales push at Mipcom.

TikTok's CEO said people are using AI agents without understanding how they work

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Delhi braces for more protests against election chief amid crackdown

New Delhi, India — India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has returned to the streets of central New Delhi, leading dozens of members of parliament demanding the election chief’s resignation, as protests gather momentum.

What do emergency and governor rule in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mean?

Islamabad, Pakistan – The federal government has taken direct control of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the northwestern province governed by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party until now.

Good Formats Brings Two U.S. ‘El Rosco’ Pilots to Mipcom

Valencia-based Good Formats is presenting two U.S. pilots of the long-running European word game “El Rosco” at Mipcom, targeting North American buyers for the first time.

Produced in Los Angeles, “Run the Ring” is a half-hour English-language version, while “El Rosco” runs for an hour in Spanish. Both feature Spanish TV presenter Christian Gálvez, who has hosted more than 3,500 episodes featuring the game.

José Maria Cabral on Tallinn-Bound ‘Sh*t Happens,’ Boarded by Latido Films: ‘It’s About Class, Dependency and Power’

José María Cabral, a three-time Oscar hopeful for the Dominican Republic and the first Dominican filmmaker selected for Sundance, with 2017’s “Woodpeckers,” is set to deliver with the Tallinn competition entry “Sh*t Happens” his first dark comedy.

Isabelle Huppert Says AI Hasn’t Replaced Her Yet: ‘It Really Is Me Acting’

Isabelle Huppert has yet to be pushed aside by AI, the French star said at the Busan International Film Festival, though she has heard she may soon be speaking Korean and Japanese.