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Katherine Lagaia, who is set to break out as the lead character in Disney’s upcoming live-action movie Moana, has been cast as the lead in Australian Gen Z thriller Crashout. Deadhouse Films announced the cast for the project at the European Film Market in Berlin. The film will be Lagaia’s first project after landing a headline role in the Disney adaptation. “Crash Out” follows three high school graduates who are stranded on a remote highway after a fatal car accident. In a desperate effort to cover up an unintentional crime, they fabricate a found footage film. This darkly comical satirical…

2 minute readrundownBenny Blanco and Selena Gomez shared photos from their first Valentine’s Day together as a couple.They had a romantic hot dog dinner in the backyard.Selena Gomez also shared never-before-seen photos from her wedding to Benny Blanco over the holidays.On Valentine’s Day, music producer Benny Blanco posted a series of Instagram Stories showing his Valentine’s Day dinner with Selena Gomez. The couple married in September 2025, so this was the first year they celebrated the holidays together as a couple.The photo shows a special hot dog dinner in the backyard, complete with a table covered in pink plates, flowers…

Carmen Electra shares what she believes is the key to making a romance last. During an interview with FOX News Digital at the 7th Annual Jam for Johnny Grammy Awards Party hosted by Steven Tyler, the 53-year-old actress reflected on how she stays sparkling in her relationships. “You certainly want to keep the sparkle, but you also want to be with the person you love, because that’s definitely what keeps the shine going, right?” the “Baywatch” alum said. “I mean, I like people who love the spirit of the person, love the person as a person, and aren’t a downer.…

Turkish cinema appears poised to make a global breakthrough this year, despite being held back by economic and political constraints. The milestone Berlin 2026 delegation will consist of the premiere of three feature films, two of which will compete for the Golden Bear, and will kick off the campaign. The Turkish government, led by authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has long silenced the voices of filmmakers through censorship laws and restrictions on state funding for projects deemed to violate political policies. In addition, the value of the Turkish lira has fallen to record lows due to rising inflation, which is…

Travis Kelsey cheekily referenced the raunchy Taylor Swift song ‘Wood’ in his Valentine’s Day card. On Saturday, the Kansas City Chiefs star and his brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast shared a carousel of personalized Valentine’s Day cards on Instagram, available to lovers around the world. “Wood, will you be my Valentine?” read the first sentence, along with an image of Travis smiling ear-to-ear with a redwood tree. Travis Kelsey cheekily referenced the raunchy Taylor Swift song ‘Wood’ in his Valentine’s Day card. new heights podcast “Wood, will you be my Valentine?” Read the card. Instagram/@newheightshow The card was a…

Shudder has secured North American rights to the psychological horror thriller “Hellcat,” which marks Brock Bodel’s feature directorial debut and was released by Blue Finch Films at the European Film Market in Berlin. The streamer plans to release the film later this year after its premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival received positive reviews. Bodel previously gained attention on the festival circuit with the short film ‘Grief’. UK-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has also signed deals with Meteor Films in Germany and Falcon Films in the MENA region. Blue Finch will be responsible for the release…

“Sinners,” “Frankenstein” and “One Battle After Another” won top honors in the feature film category at the Makeup Artists and Hair Stylist Guild (IATSE Local 706) Awards. “One Battle After Another” won two awards: Best Contemporary Makeup (Heba Thorisdóttir, Mandy Artusat) and Best Contemporary Hair Styling (Ahou Mofid, Gina Maria DeAngelis, Sasha Qualls). In her acceptance speech, Mofid said, “I’m the child of two Iranian immigrants. I’m first-generation. I just wanted to say that this movie means a lot to me. Paul Thomas Anderson wrote a movie that’s very close to me. We’re all fighting for freedom. Free speech, our…

Veteran producer Bill Kong is bringing four commercial titles to the European film market through his Edco Films banner as Hong Kong performs well at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival, with Singapore-Hong Kong-China co-production Panda selected for the Forum section. Kong, whose credits include the Oscar-winning “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” and Zhang Yimou’s “Hero,” is currently showing two sequels to the “Cold War” series, “Cold War 1994” and “Cold War 1995.” Both were directed by Longman Leung and co-produced by Kong with Ivy Ho. In Cold War 1994, MB Lee, head of the Bureau of Organized Crime and Triads, becomes…

Chinese and Greater China films have a significant presence at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival and European Film Market, with multiple official selections and several market premieres being presented to international buyers. Hong Kong-based Golden Network Asia will bring Jackie Chan’s latest drama “Unexpected Family” to market. The Chinese production, directed by Li Taiyan and co-starring Chan, Peng Yu-chan, and Zhang Jianning, is currently in theaters in multiple territories including China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, Cambodia, and Myanmar. Release in North America is scheduled for February. The comedy-drama tells the story of Zhong Bufan…

Emma Laird remembers a moment not so long ago when she was standing on the roof of her Los Angeles apartment building, smoking a cigarette and looking out at a picture-postcard sunset skyline. “It was very cinematic,” she says. “And I had tears in my eyes.” The Brit had called his agent, who told him that although he had made it to the screen test stage for HBO’s Gossip Girl reboot, the role was being moved elsewhere, even though it was the closest role he had ever gotten after months of hard-earned daily auditions. “So I thought I was out…