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The Nepali thriller ‘Elephant in the Mist’, which will bow in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ category at the Cannes Film Festival, has been floated by Brussels-based sales company Best Friend Forever. Elephants in the Mist is the debut feature film of up-and-coming director Avinash Bikram Shah, whose short story Lohri won a special award at the 2022 Cannes Short Film Competition. He also co-wrote Min Bahadur Baum’s Shambala, which was screened in competition at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.Set in a small village in Nepal surrounded by forests inhabited by wild elephants, the story follows Pilati, the matriarch of the…

On today’s episode of the Daily Variety podcast, Variety’s Brent Lang and Elsa Keslassy break down this year’s Cannes Film Festival lineup with an emphasis on European auteur filmmakers. And Hollywood’s top litigator Patricia Glaser has a tough talk about social media and the Southern California economy, as she defends embattled Casey Wasserman in a highlight of Variety’s annual Power of Law breakfast event on April 8th. Listen to the entire podcast As predicted by Keslassy’s report last month, the Cannes lineup is dominated by European filmmakers and indies, with little Hollywood star power. Lang, editor-in-chief of Variety magazine, and…

Two months before his tragic death at the age of 35, Game of Thrones actor Michael Patrick revealed he had about a year to live. Patrick, who was battling a neurological condition called motor neuron disease, wrote in his last Instagram post, shared on February 6, that he was informed by his neurologist that he had about a year to live. The late star told his followers at the time that his doctors “couldn’t say for sure” how long he had left to live, adding: “There’s still hope that drug trials can buy us a little more time.” Two months…

Is David Zaslav eligible to receive more than $500 million in connection with the sale of Warner Bros. Discovery to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance? Influential shareholder advisory services firm ISS believes that the WBD CEO’s “golden parachute” dividend package is unjust because it includes “questionable” tax refunds and accelerated stock vesting for executives, and has recommended that WBD investors vote against the measure at the media outlet’s April 23 special general meeting. Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholder vote on the severance agreement with Zaslav and other executives is advisory only, meaning the board has the final say on whether to approve…

Natasha Lyonne had a troubled past before being removed from a Delta Airlines flight for being in a “bad mood.” The “American Pie” actress has struggled with drugs and alcohol over the years, and has even been arrested for drunk driving. Let’s take a look at Rion’s checkered past. harsh childhood Natasha Lyonne’s father cultivated a “tough guy mentality” in an unstable family. (Photo: Lyon in 1986) Getty Images Leon had a difficult upbringing. When she was eight years old, her father, Aaron Brownstein, moved the family to Israel, where “his dream was to bring Mike Tyson to the Tel…

Erica Alexander’s “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” is likely to win an Emmy Award. Variety has learned that veteran comedian Tracy Morgan, who plays the title character – a former football star trying to get his life back on track – will be the only nominee in the lead actor category. Alexander, who plays Monica, Reggie’s quick-witted and serious ex-wife and agent, will be submitted for the supporting role in the comedic actress race, greatly increasing her chances of winning the long-awaited Television Academy Award. His co-star Precious Way joins him in the same category, with Daniel Radcliffe,…

A breakthrough moment for internet detectives. After the final trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2 was released on Tuesday, an observant fan spotted an interesting editing error. In a shot of Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) wearing a dark gray suit, black boots, and oversized sunglasses crossing a New York City street, a bystander in a taxi can be seen filming the scene on his cell phone. “This girl holding her phone outside her trailer window is annoying,” one social media user wrote to X, along with a screenshot of the moment. After the final trailer for The Devil Wears…

Fiona Dourif, known to fans of “The Pit” for her role as Dr. McKay, has joined the cast of horror movie “A Head Full of Ghosts.” She joins the previously announced ensemble of David Harbour, Rebecca Hall and Esme Creed-Miles (Hannah), as well as Bodhi Ray Bresnach (Hamnet) and newcomer Holly Hill-Pearson. Produced by Robert Downey Jr., “A Head Full of Ghosts” follows a suburban family whose lives are torn apart when their teenage daughter’s descent into insanity becomes the subject of a reality TV show. Fifteen years later, her sister Mary, along with a journalist, confronts her family’s dark…

Love on the Spectrum couple Abby Romeo and David Isaacman have reportedly broken up after five years of dating. “Unfortunately, it is true that David and Abby have broken up,” a source told the US Sun on Thursday. “They couldn’t come to an agreement on when to get married. She had been ready for years, but he still needed time.” “Love on the Spectrum” couple Abby Romeo and David Isaacman (who appeared on season 4 of the reality series) have reportedly broken up after five years of dating. Provided by Netflix “Sadly, it is true that David and Abby have…

CBS will produce two comedy pilots this year, and the network will pick up the single-camera raffle “Eternally Yours” for series in the 2026-2027 broadcast season. The “Tilbrooks” (commonly known as “Regency”) are not moving forward. The news comes less than a week before CBS’s fall 2026-2027 schedule announcement, scheduled for April 15th. With the series pickup of “Eternally Yours,” there are no more pending scripted series decisions on CBS’ calendar. The i Network renewed most of its prime-time programming a few weeks ago, but the freshman comedy “DMV” and the second season drama “Watson” were recently canceled. Additionally, the…