The Brutalist Report

Variety

• Australia Taps Mongolian-Language Climate Drama ‘Wolves Always Come at Night’ for Oscar Race [18d]
• Apple Is Making a Huge Mistake Postponing ‘The Savant’ in Wake of Charlie Kirk Killing [18d]
• ‘The House of the Spirits’ Author Isabel Allende Reveals Prime Video Adaptation Will Release in 2026 Along With Sneak Peek (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Claudia Cardinale, Italian Movie Star Who Appeared in ‘Pink Panther,’ ‘8 1/2,’ Dies at 87 [18d]
• Michele Mulroney Elected President of WGA West, Vowing to Safeguard Health Plan and Push Back on ‘Free Work’ [18d]
• Los Angeles Film School Accused by Former Execs of Massive Scam Involving Fake Jobs for Graduates [18d]
• Rampage ‘n J Productions Shops ‘Rampage Jackson’s Resurrecting: Riddick’ Pilot Featuring Sean Penn (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Roblox Exec: Recent ‘Negative Press’ About Platform’s Child Safety Is From Events That ‘Happened Five Years Ago’ [18d]
• Jessica Chastain’s Apple TV+ Drama ‘The Savant’ Postponed Following Charlie Kirk Assassination [18d]
• ‘The Lowdown’ Creator Sterlin Harjo on Tackling Noir, Casting Ethan Hawke and When a ‘Reservation Dogs’ Movie Might Happen [18d]
• YouTube to Reinstate Users Banned for Misinformation About 2020 Election and COVID [18d]
• Netflix Wins Rights to Mitch Albom’s ‘Twice,’ Paul Weitz to Direct Film Adaptation (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Lali Espósito, Esteban Lamothe, Marcelo Subiotto to Star In Benjamín Naishtat’s ‘Glaxo,’ Produced by RT Features and Rei Pictures (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Nacho Redondo Signs With Gersh (EXCLUSIVE) [18d]
• Latin America’s Film Industry Navigates Opportunity Amongst Price Pressures, Streaming Shifts and Financing Fragility [18d]
• Looking Towards Retirement? Robinhood Has You Set With a Contribution Match [18d]
• Jimmy Kimmel’s First Guests After Suspension: Glen Powell and Sarah McLachlan, Who Canceled a Performance to Support His ‘Free Speech’ [18d]
• Fangoria Signs with Gersh to Drive Global Content Expansion [18d]
• ‘Fire Country’ Season 4 Trailer Confirms Main Character’s Death, Teases Shawn Hatosy’s New Role [18d]
• Disney+, Hulu Are Hiking Prices Again Next Month [18d]
• Live Nation Urban Makes Six-Figure Investment in Black Entertainment and Events Company Cxmmunity Media (EXCLUSIVE) [19d]
• Mark Ronson to Score Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ Adaptation for Netflix (EXCLUSIVE) [19d]
• ‘Bad Monkey’ Season 2 Casts Zavior Phillips in Series Regular Role (EXCLUSIVE) [19d]
• ‘Ballad of a Small Player’ Producer Mike Goodridge on Prestige Film Projects and Moving Into TV [19d]
• Natalie Portman, Sean Penn, Guillermo del Toro Join Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival as Michael Mann Receives Lumière Award [19d]
• ‘The Bride’ Trailer: Christian Bale Is Frankenstein and Jessie Buckley His Reanimated Bride in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Gritty Horror [19d]
• A$AP Rocky Thinks Drake and Kendrick Lamar Beef Was ‘Healthy For Hip-Hop,’ Slams Lawsuit Against UMG [19d]
• ‘Supergirl’ Milly Alcock and ‘One Battle’ Breakout Chase Infiniti  Among Variety’s 10 Actors To Watch for 2025 [19d]
• The Dark Knight Trilogy Gets A New Steelbook Box Set: Here’s How to Buy the Limited-Edition Release Online [19d]
• LISTEN: Owen Gleiberman on Why ‘One Battle After Another’ is a Movie for Our Moment; Sylvia Rhone’s Impact [19d]
• ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Ordered at Fox for 2026-2027 Season [19d]
• NBA YoungBoy’s Chicago Concert Canceled Without Explanation [19d]
• Polygamy-Themed Arab Horror Movie ‘The Vile’ Launches From Fantastic Fest: ‘It’s Something We Grew Up With,’ Says Emirati Director Majid Al Ansari [19d]
• Nexstar Will Not Air ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, Joining Sinclair in Boycotting ABC Show Over Host’s ‘Ill-Timed and Insensitive’ Kirk Comments [19d]
• Here’s Your Last Chance to Get the Xbox Series X/S Before Prices Go Up [19d]
• FCC Chair Downplays His Role in Jimmy Kimmel Suspension, Claims It Was Not Because of ‘Anything That’s Happened at the Federal Government Level’ [19d]
• European Major Players Bulk Up but Face YouTube Challenge: Platform Is ‘One of the Key Threats’ [19d]
• Italy Chooses Francesco Costabile’s Dark Melodrama ‘Familia’ as Its Oscar Candidate [19d]
• Big Media Companies Spent $210 Billion on Content in 2024, Led by Comcast, YouTube and Disney [19d]
• Busan Project Market Winners: Armenia’s ‘Black Star Angel’ Tops Awards as ‘Heaven Helps Us!,’ ‘Gochi’ Nab Multiple Honors [19d]
• ‘Couple Palace’ Makes History as CJ ENM Scores First Korean Gold Win at Venice TV Awards [19d]
• ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Holds No. 1 at U.K., Ireland Box Office as ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Stays Strong [19d]
• ‘Puberty,’ From ‘Perfect Life’ Director Leticia Dolera, Sneak Peeked at San Sebastián, Sold by Beta Film, Backed by HBO Max [19d]
• ‘Face of Grace,’ From Spain’s Anna Martí Domingo and Laura Santos Martí, Spotlights Societal Pressures on Women [19d]
• Joachim Trier on How Feminism ‘Helped Men’ on Set, Retaining Final Cut and ‘Not Wanting To Be’ Like ‘Sentimental Value’ Character as a Father [19d]
• Korea Box Office: Yeon Sang-ho’s ‘The Ugly’ Rises to No. 1 as ‘Demon Slayer’ Moves to Second [19d]
• ECAM Incubator Film to Come ‘The Big Rip’ Questions the Universe [19d]
• Producers Drive Basque Cinema Into Spotlight at San Sebastián With ‘Maspalomas,’ ‘Karmele,’ ‘Sundays’ Among the Standouts [19d]
• Basque Women Filmmakers Build Momentum Via Noka Ekoizpena as Its Second Edition Projects Head to Spain’s Abycine [19d]
• Basque Cinema Leans Genre at Sitges With ‘Gaua,’ ‘Decorado,’ ‘Balearic,’ ‘Singular’ [19d]
• ‘Joker,’ ‘Monkey Man’ Producer Anjay Nagpal Boards Guneet Dogra’s ‘Mard Mombatti’ (EXCLUSIVE) [19d]
• Spain and Philippines to Sign Co-Production Pact [19d]
• Jon Stewart Celebrates Return of Jimmy Kimmel After ABC Suspension: ‘Pretending That You Were Going to Cancel Hulu’ Subscriptions ‘Really Worked’ [19d]
• Rachel Maddow’s Kamala Harris Interview: Straight Talk on Jimmy Kimmel and Billionaires, Too Little Forward-Looking Politics [19d]
• Dave Bautista: ‘I Don’t Want to Hear People Bitching, Complaining, Moaning and Groaning’ About Making Movies [19d]