Prince Harry will not be able to expand his phone hacking lawsuit against News Group Newspapers to include Rupert Murdoch and Piers Morgan, the UK’s High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Fancourt ruled on Tuesday that individual allegations against Murdoch and Morgan were not “material” to the case, which…

EXCLUSIVE: Wscripted has unveiled the projects and talents selected for its fourth Cannes Screenplay List supporting scripts by women and non-binary writers. This year's list, which is presented in collaboration with long-standing partner Mubi, was curated by an international jury featuring…

When it comes to whether AI is friend or foe, particularly in regards to its place in the film industry, David Cronenberg is both intrigued and terrified. “What do we do? I have no idea,” the Canadian horror sci-fi maestro said Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival, the day after the world premiere of his…

EXCLUSIVE: Paolo Sorrentino’s anticipated new movie Parthenope has sold around the world for Pathé here in Cannes where the film is playing in Competition. We broke news of the A24 domestic deal coming into the festival and now deals have closed this past week in UK (Picture House), Germany…

“Throwing money” at the “workforce crisis” in UK film and TV will “exacerbate the problem” rather than solving it, according to the former boss of Amazon in Europe. Georgia Brown, who now chairs the UK’s Screen Sectors Skills Task Force, delivered a passionate plea for the industry to take a holistic…

EXCLUSIVE: Altered Innocence has picked up all North American rights to Iranian filmmaker Kaveh Daneshmand’s first feature film Endless Summer Syndrome which debuted last year at Tallinn Black Nights before playing Raindance, Goa IFF, and Fantaspoa.  The deal was completed this week in Cannes…

EXCLUSIVE: ITN Distribution has picked up the holiday rom-com Christmas Overtime starring Meghan Carrasquillo, Adam Brudnicki, and Jadon Cal for North America.  The deal was hashed out here in Cannes. Premiere Entertainment CEO Elias Axume negotiated on behalf of the production with Stuart Alson of…

A+E Media Group is teaming with The Tinder Swindler producer Raw on a thriller series about a “Dadfluencer.” Influence comes from Ripper Street scribe Thomas Martin, who has penned Cannes competition series The Surfer starring Nicolas Cage. The show follows Andrew Cosgrove, a Don Draper-like…

EXCLUSIVE: The Peppa Pig podcast, the first fruits of a deal between Hasbro and Audible, has unveiled name and release date. PEPPA PIG’s Play-A-Long Podcast will launch on July 11 and is described as an “immersive experience for the whole family.” The pod is made up of six 15-minute episodes…

After a week of small and impromptu demonstrations, Cannes Film Festival workers are set to hold talks this afternoon with festival management, the CNC, and France's other major entertainment unions about how to resolve their ongoing dispute over pay and worker benefits. The last-minute meeting is…