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Alain Guiraudie’s “Misericordia,” Carlos Marqués-Marcet “They Will be Dust” and Yeo Siew Hua’s “Stranger Eyes” all won big at Spain’s auteurist haven Valladolid Film Festival on Saturday, in a second edition under José Luis Cienfuegos whose prizes served as a vindication of the changes he has wrought at the festival as well as an indication of some ways European arthouse is going.

All three directors’ awards build on prior upbeat reception. Playing Cannes Premiere, “Misericordia,” which scooped Valladolid’s best picture Golden Spike and its screenplay trophy, was hailed by Variety as a “darkly comic backwoods fable of pansexual desire and small-town sociopathy” which marks a “welcome re-embrace of the streamlined murdery perversities of his terrific ‘Stranger by the Lake.'”

The Valladolid jury, made up of Greek director Sofia Exarchou, Spanish actress Aida Folch, critic and editor Devika Girish, German producer Ingmar Trost and Spanish director and writer Luis López Carrasco,...

We Were The Lucky Ones is a powerful historical drama based on the book by Georgia Hunter, portraying a Jewish family's struggle during WW2. The talented cast including Joey King, Logan Lerman, and Lior Ashkenazi brings the story of resilience and tragedy to life on screen. This gripping series offers a moving portrayal of survival, family bonds, and the devastation of Jewish oppression during World War II.

The Hulu historical drama television series We Were The Lucky Ones is full of familiar faces and upcoming talents who bring the World War II story to life. Based on Georgia Hunter's novel of the same name, the series offers a gripping portrayal of Jewish oppression during WW2 through the eyes of the Kurc family. The Kurc family lives peacefully in Radom, Poland until they find themselves forced into hiding, concentration camps, or fleeing to different countries for safety.

While the book is fictional,...

Priscilla is a biographical drama film produced, written, and directed by Sofia Coppola. Based on the 1985 memoir titled Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon, the romantic drama film revolves around the life of Priscilla Presley and her relationship with Elvis Presley. Priscilla stars Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi in the lead roles with Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Tim Post in supporting roles. So, if you loved Priscilla, here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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Synopsis: Singer. Rebel. Outlaw. Hero. With his driving freight-train chords, steel-eyed intensity and a voice as dark as the night, the legendary “Man in Black” revolutionized music – and forged his legacy as a genuine American icon. Golden Globe winners Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon star (and sing) as Johnny Cash and June Carter in this inspiring true story of...

There’s more to Prime Video this month! As the calendar turns to November, the streamer will ring in the new month with something for everybody— from an autobiographical documentary from and about former NFL superstar Barry Sanders to the highly anticipated Season 2 of the adult animated series “Invincible,” which will pick up where it left off (and pick up the mess) beginning on Friday, Nov. 3.

So, check out The Streamable’s top picks for what’s coming to Prime Video this month, as well as the full list of everything arriving on the platform in the next 30 days!

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The wait is over and “Invincible” has returned to finish what it started. The long-awaited second season will debut with a new episode weekly for four weeks,...

A great opening can set the tone of an entire movie. For horror and adventure genres, a glimpse of the main monster sets viewers on edge and teases the terrors that are to come. This is especially true for animated features, as there are endless possibilities for hair-raising antics with their unique character and world designs.

Adventure epics, such as Kubo and the Two Strings, use jilted movements and handmade shadows to weave an introduction that is deeply foreboding. Likewise, horror films such as Monster House tease the supernatural nightmares that will be explored to their fullest potential. While most of these movies may be targeted toward younger audiences, that doesn't mean they hold back with their mature themes and imagery.

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Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc. may be about the creatures that lurk within humans' closets, but the film itself is more of an adventure-comedy.

Sophie Turner's small but memorable role in "Do Revenge" features a standout scene where she hilariously delivers the line "I don't do cocaine" with exaggerated perfection. Turner's acting in "Do Revenge" is arguably her best work since her role in "Game of Thrones." Apart from "Do Revenge," Turner has been actively involved in other projects, including movies like "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" and TV shows like "Survive" and "The Staircase."

Sophie Turner had a small part in Do Revenge, but she made the most of it, and as a result, one of her scenes is arguably the most memorable moment in the Netflix film. Turner is most known for her role as Sansa Stark in the immensely popular HBO series Game of Thrones. The actress was a series regular in all eight seasons of the epic fantasy television show, and her work even garnered her a Primetime Emmy Award...

Rap legend Tupac Shakur’s ring has become “the most valuable Hip Hop artifact ever sold at auction” after bidding topped $1 million (Rs 8.20 crore).

The ‘California Love’ hitmaker wore the custom gold, ruby and diamond crown piece during his final public appearance at the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, just a week before he was shot dead, and it has now sold for an unprecedented $1,016,000, far exceeding the $300,000 estimate it was expected to fetch, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby’s Global Head of Science and Popular Culture, said in a statement, “This one-of-a-kind, custom ring was meticulously designed by Pac and is among the final products of his boundless creative energy – a unique artifact from a period of time that is a testament to his enduring influence on Hip Hop”.

The rapper designed and commissioned the ring, which was engraved with “Pac and Dada, 1996” in reference to his relationship with Kidada Jones,...

Gaumont, the powerhouse behind “Narcos,” “Lupin” and “Barbarians,” has boarded “Le Prince,” a period mystery thriller series written by Charles den Tex and Paul de Vrijer (“Hunter Street”).

Currently in development, “Le Prince” will be produced by Gaumont, as well as Stories By, a label launched by France TV Distribution, and Dutch producers Paradise Media.

The six-part series will be driven by a strong female character and will be inspired by the true story of the disappearance of Louis le Prince, the inventor of the first ever motion picture camera.

“Le Prince” unfolds in France, in the late 19th century, a few years before the invention of cinema. Le Prince was a French artist who is believed to have been the first person to shoot a moving picture sequence, years before the Lumière brothers and Thomas Edison. Le Prince mysteriously vanished in 1890 shortly before a planned public demonstration of his camera in the U.

Does life, once you’ve lived it for a little while, always have to get in the way of love? The simple question posed by German director Lisa Bierwith’s sedate but absorbing class- and culture-clash mid-life romance “Le Prince,” is one that can’t be answered simply, in grand declaratives or sweeping generalizations. So it feels right that this sensitively put-together relationship drama, produced by Maren Ade’s Komplizen Films, deals in neither. Between a white woman who moves in the upper echelons of Germany’s artworld and a Black Congolese businessman and diamond dealer, there springs up a love story that’s told in details, in the fleeting expressions and bitten-back words of two people warily working out if this thing they have is a precious stone or just so much cut glass.

Professionally outspoken but personally reserved Monica (Ursula Strauss) is the ambitious fortysomething curator of a leading Frankfurt art gallery,...

The 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which was canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will return in late August with a lineup of 32 new feature films plus an extensive tribute to Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation, Kviff organizers announced on Tuesday.

The two main sections of the festival, the Crystal Globe Competition and the East of the West Competition, will for the first time include documentary films, which in the past had been excluded from competition or kept in their own sections.

The Film Foundation tribute will include screenings of 10 films restored by the organization Scorsese founded in 1990. They will include Michael Curtiz’s 1950 Hemingway adaptation “The Breaking Point,” the 1934 Mexican horror classic “The Phantom of the Convent,” Timité Bassori’s Ivory Coast drama “The Woman With the Knife,” Robert Downey Sr.’s 1969 satire “Putney Swope,” George Cukor’s 1932 film “What Price Hollywood?” and John Cassavetes’ indie...

HBO Max has given a two-season order to a reboot of adult animated series “Clone High,” as well as a series order to a standalone series about “Scooby-Doo” character Velma Dinkley, who will be voiced by Mindy Kaling.

The announcements were part of a larger adult animation slate revealed by HBO Max on Wednesday. The streamer also picked up the series “Fired on Mars” starring Pete Davidson and a Season 2 and 3 renewal for Jg Quintel’s “Close Enough.” Season 2 of “Close Enough” will debut on Feb. 25 HBO Max has also confirmed the development of multiple projects, which are described in full below.

The “Clone High” reboot hails from original series creators Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Bill Lawrence. Lord and Miller will write and executive produce the new series, with Lawrence executive producing. Erica Rivinoja, a writer on the original show, will serve as executive producer and showrunner. MTV Entertainment Studios will produce.

In today’s TV news roundup, ABC announced that BTS, Michael Bublé, Katy Perry and more will feature in “The Disney Holiday Singalong,” and Netflix announced the premiere date date for Season 4 of “Big Mouth.”

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ABC‘s “The Disney Holiday Singalong” lineup has been announced, with BTS, Michael Bublé, Katy Perry, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough, Chloe x Halle, Adam Lambert, Andrea Bocelli, Pink, Kerry Washington, Hayley Erbert, Ciara and Leslie Odom Jr. taking part. The special takes place on Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. and will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest. Also, cast members from the Broadway performances of “The Lion King” and “Aladdin,” as well as from the touring “Frozen” musical will join to perform “Let It Go.” Other celebrities set to appear on “The Disney Holiday Singalong” will be announced closer to the premiere date.

Netflix announced a slew of new cast members set to join “Ozark” as...

Downton Abbey and Legion vet Dan Stevens is taking on not one but two royal roles: The actor will voice both Prince Charles and Prince Philip in HBO Max’s upcoming animated comedy The Prince, a satire of British royals told through the eyes of a young Prince George, eldest child of Prince William and Princess Kate.

Created and executive-produced by Gary Janetti (Family Guy) and inspired by his popular Instagram account, The Prince will take a biting look at the life of the youngest heir to the British throne, as he navigates the trials and tribulations of being a royal child.

Exclusive: Downton Abbey alum Dan Stevens has joined the voice cast of HBO Max animated series The Prince as both Prince Charles and Price Philip.

The Prince, written and executive produced by Gary Janetti, is a biting, satirical look at the life of Prince George of Cambridge as he navigates the trials and tribulations of being a royal child. The youngest heir to the British throne welcomed Stevens as the voices of his grandfather and great-grandfather.

The Prince TV series and the Instagram account that spawned it, both from Janetti, are a satire of British royals through the eyes of a young Prince George, eldest child of Prince William and Princess Kate. Because his succession isn’t coming any time soon, each episode George will see finding his path in life as a young prince in modern times – from the 775 rooms of Buckingham Palace to his family’s sea of...

The San Sebastian Festival’s new Works in Progress Latam program will unveil from Sept. 22 six film productions from Latin America to potential production partners and sales agents.

Examining such topics as militant activism, the relationship between leaders and followers, employers and employees, identity, devoutness and belief systems, this year’s projects reflect universal subject matter in films from Argentina, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Wip Latam, which runs Sept. 22-24, replaces San Sebastian’s Films in Progress event after its 18-year run.

This year’s works include “The Fossilized Remains,” Jerónimo Quevedo’s Argentine drama about young militants in Buenos Aires; Manuel Nieto’s “The Employer and the Employee,” an Uruguayan-Argentine-Brazilian-French co-production about the relationship between two young men, a boss and his worker, and the convoluted relationship of both with work, freedom and happiness; and “Boreal,” Federico Adorno’s Paraguayan-Mexican co-production about the followers of a Mennonite leader and...

Power Book II Ghost Renewed for Season 2 by Starz and The Prince Trailer — Power: Book II: Ghost has been renewed for a second season by a Starz. During its first weeks on air, Power Book II: Ghost “drew nearly 7.5 million multi-platform views in its debut week, making it the most-watched new [...]

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Hey, "Power Book II: Ghost" fans. We hope you guys had a blast watching tonight's episode 3. Now that it has officially come and gone, we are back on here to give you guys a few spoilery details for the next, new episode 4, which is due out next Sunday night, September 27, 2020. We were able to hunt down an official teaser description for one of the main episode 4 storylines via Starz's official episode 4 press release. So, let's just jump into it. For starters, we've been told that the official title for episode 4 is called, "The Prince." It sounds like episode 4 will feature some very interesting, possible scandalous, intense and dramatic scenes. In the new episode 4, we will see Monet take a huge step. At some point, Monet will actually agree to do business with Tariq.

Netflix is hoping for a slam dunk with “Hoops,” the streaming service’s upcoming animated basketball comedy. Netflix has unveiled a teaser trailer for the show, which will premiere its first season August 21.

Per Netflix, “Hoops” is an animated comedy sitcom that centers on a hot-headed, foul-mouthed high school basketball coach (Jake Johnson) who thinks turning around his god-awful team will take him to the “big leagues” and turn his miserable life around.

Speaking of having a foul-mouth, Netflix’s teaser trailer for the series indicates that “Hoops” is clearly part of the entertainment industry’s newfound fondness for adult animated comedies — “fuck” is the trailer’s most-used word by a considerable margin. And if the one-minute teaser is any indication, “Hoops” is shaping up to be a legitimately funny affair; the video consists entirely of Johnson’s hapless character attempting to land a shot while his incredulous team wordlessly watches from nearby.

The Chilean-Set prison drama The Prince will be available on Blu-ray July 7th from Artsploitation Films. Ordering info can be found Here.

“Evocative of Jean Genet’s Miracle of the Rose and Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Querelle, The Prince plays with classic queer prisoner behind bars motifs, blending explicit sexuality with genuine themes of confused affection and longing…Striking in its damp claustrophobic aesthetic and powerful erotic imagery, The Prince is an impressive look at sexual awakening and humankind’s need for connection

An explosive homoerotic prison drama set in 1970s Chile. Twenty-year-old Jaime is sent away for murder. There he meets and is taken under the protection of a tough older inmate. Amidst the violence of repression, an unlikely love story unfolds.

Special Features:

-Deleted Scenes (16 mins)

-Behind-the-Scenes Interviews with Director and Actors (20 mins)

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It took over three years, but it’s finally happening: Adult animated comedy “Close Enough” is coming to HBO Max, and the streaming service dropped a trailer for the series on Thursday.

“Close Enough” which was originally expected to air on the WarnerMedia-owned TBS in 2017, will be making its way to the company’s new streaming service July 9.

Per HBO Max:

“Close Enough” is a surreal animated comedy about a married couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their two divorced best friends/roommates all living together on the east side of Los Angeles. They’re navigating that transitional time in your 30s when life is about growing up, but not growing old. It’s about juggling work, kids, and pursuing your dreams, while avoiding time-traveling snails, stripper clowns, and murderous mannequins. Their life may not be ideal but for now, it’s close enough.

The ”Close Enough” trailer might not boast any time-traveling snails,...

It took over three years, but it’s finally happening: Adult animated comedy “Close Enough” is coming to HBO Max, and the streaming service dropped a trailer for the series on Thursday.

“Close Enough” which was originally expected to air on the WarnerMedia-owned TBS in 2017, will be making its way to the company’s new streaming service July 9.

Per HBO Max:

“Close Enough” is a surreal animated comedy about a married couple, their five-year-old daughter, and their two divorced best friends/roommates all living together on the east side of Los Angeles. They’re navigating that transitional time in your 30s when life is about growing up, but not growing old. It’s about juggling work, kids, and pursuing your dreams, while avoiding time-traveling snails, stripper clowns, and murderous mannequins. Their life may not be ideal but for now, it’s close enough.

The ”Close Enough” trailer might not boast any time-traveling snails,...

HBO Max has ordered a new adult animated series titled “10-Year-Old-Tom.”

The series hails from writer and executive producer Steve Dildarian, with Nick Weidenfeld also attached as an executive producer.

“Not only is Steve insanely funny, he is one of the rare talents that can write, draw and do voices. He’s the triple threat that is the foundation of all great animated shows,” said Weidenfeld

In the series, Tom grapples with being corrupted by the grownups around him each day just by leaving his house. Bad influences seem to lurk around every corner — litigious parents, drug dealing bus drivers, and band teachers who want to sleep with his mom. If he sets up a lemonade stand, he gets sued for gross negligence. If he plays baseball, he is encouraged to “dabble with roids.” And if he visits the school nurse, he is introduced to the world of insurance fraud.

Seth Rogen starred as a sausage in the animated adult comedy hit “Sausage Party.” Now, he’s gearing up to play Santa Clause in a mature animated series for HBO Max, with Sarah Silverman co-starring as the North Pole’s top female elf.

HBO Max announced that it greenlit “Santa Inc.” from Lionsgate, with Rogen and Silverman set as the leading voice performers. The eight-episode, half-hour series will be written by showrunner Alexandra Rushfield (“Shrill”) and will be produced by Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures as part of their multi-platform partnership with Lionsgate. Rushfield, Silverman, Amy Zvi, and Rosa Tran will also serve as executive producers on the series.

Here’s the synopsis, per HBO Max:

“Santa Inc.” is the story of Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor to Santa Claus (Rogen) is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for...

HBO Max has picked up the half-hour adult animated comedy series “Santa Inc.” with Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen attached to star.

The eight-episode series follows Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor to Santa Claus (Rogen) is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for her ultimate dream — to become the first woman Santa Claus in the history of Christmas.

The series hails from writer, showrunner, and executive producer Alexandra Rushfield. Silverman, Amy Zvi, and Anomalisa’s Rosa Tran will also serve as executive producers, with Rogen executive producing under his Point Grey Pictures banner. Lionsate, where Point Grey is under a multi-platform production deal, will serve as the studio. Josh Fagen and Loreli Alanis will oversee for Point Grey.

“I have long dreamed of a taking a beloved holiday tradition and adding a feminist agenda and some R rated comedy...

Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen are teaming up to voice a Christmas-themed adult animated comedy series for HBO Max.

The pair, who starred together on Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz, will lead Santa Inc. from Lionsgate and Rogen’s Point Grey Pictures.

The eight-episode half-hour series will be written by showrunner Alexandra Rushfield, an exec producer on Hulu’s Shrill who was co-ep on Parks and Recreation.

Santa Inc. is the story of Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor to Santa Claus (Rogen) is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for her ultimate dream — to become the first female Santa Claus in the history of Christmas.

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The series is part of Point Grey Pictures’ deal with Lionsgate, which Rogen and his partners Evan Goldberg and James Weaver signed last year to develop and produce multiplatform content.

You don't have to wait until 2021 to meet Gary Janetti's Prince George parody. The veteran Will & Grace and Family Guy writer took to Instagram to share a message from "Prince George," the character he'll be playing on the upcoming HBO Max animated series The Prince. "Hey guys, it's me, Prince George. Thought I'd show you all I'm doing Ok, sing 'Imagine.' Just kidding, just kidding. So out of touch. Cringe! Am I right? Anyway, I know self-isolating is difficult and we're all sick of being stuck in the same 775 rooms, or, you know, studio apartment, it's different for everyone," Janetti's Prince George says in the Instagram message below. The...

Although Hollywood has ground to a halt because of the coronavirus shutdown, there’s still work out there in the animation industry, and the WGA is reminding its members that many animated shows are covered by the guild’s contract.

“The necessity of social distancing has halted nearly all live-action production in our industry,” WGA West leaders told their members today. “However, many animated programs have continued production with crews working remotely from home. As a result, we have heard from members that studios and producers are increasingly interested in developing animated projects.

“This is an important moment to remind you...

Leaders of the Writers Guild of America West have urged their members to seek guild coverage on animated projects, an area which is seeing continued production amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The WGA West board of directors issued a message Tuesday to the 10,000 WGA West members. The guild shares jurisdiction on animation writing with the Intl. Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, which covers feature animated work at terms that aren’t as sweet as the WGA’s. Disney animated titles are produced without any union writing contract

“Social distancing has halted nearly all live-action production in our industry,” the board said in a statement. “However, many animated programs have continued production with crews working remotely from home. As a result, we have heard from members that studios and producers are increasingly interested in developing animated projects. This is an important moment to remind you that the WGA can and does cover writing for animation.

Fox Entertainment’s Bento Box Entertainment and Princess Pictures have signed a first-look animation development deal, with all projects to be fully produced in Australia with local talent and crews.

The aim is to give animation’s next wave of creators the chance to showcase their work across Us and international platforms.

Bento Box co-founder and CEO Scott Greenberg and Princess Pictures’ founder Laura Waters announced the partnership.

“Australia punches above its weight in animation talent with scores of Oscar nominations and wins, and very successful children’s animation series,” said Waters. “There’s a slew of Australian talent making hilarious animation online, all with dedicated audiences.

“In collaboration with Bento Box, we’re excited to support this new wave of comedy talent with professional budgets and access to opportunities on major platforms.”

All projects will be executive produced by Greenberg, Waters, Bento Box co-founder and president of production Joel Kuwahara...

Exclusive: Outfest has unveiled their lineup for the 17th annual Outfest Fusion — or the more official title: Outfest 2020: Culture. Film. Music. Story. The fest will run March 6-10 and include screenings, performances, panels, galas, workshops, and world premieres in Los Angeles.

Outfest Fusion brings together one of the largest, inclusive and diverse cross-sections of the Lgbtq+ community and its allies. The fest is a space the next generation of storytellers and cultural ambassadors are discovered. This year, Outfest Fusion 2020 will feature more than 60 films, including 11 World Premieres, 4 North American Premieres, 12 West Coast Premieres, 13 Los Angeles Premieres and 1 International Premiere.

Films featured this year include El Principe (The Prince) directed by Sebastián Muñoz’s El Principe (The Prince) which won the Queer Lion at the 2019 Venice Film Festival. The fest will also feature the L.A. premiere of Andrew Ahn’s Driveways which stars Hong Chau and Golden...

After revealing his Parkinson's diagnosis on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Ozzy Osbourne is slated to present at the 2020 Grammy Awards.  The 71-year-old, also known as "the Prince of Darkness," opened up about his recent health battles on Good Morning America and is shedding light on living with Parkinson's disease since last February.  "It's been terribly challenging for us all," Osbourne said. "I did my last show New Year's Eve at The Forum. Then I had a bad fall. I had to have surgery on my neck, which screwed all my nerves."  His wife, Sharon Osbourne, added that he was diagnosed with "Prkn 2. There's so many different types of...

HBO Max is getting into the royal business. The new streaming service from WarnerMedia is making The Prince, a new animated series based on Gary Janetti's Instagram parody account about Prince George. The show follows the 6-year-old royal spilling the tea about everyone in his life, including his family. "I'm thrilled to be working at HBO Max and bringing them yet another series about a family ruthlessly fighting for the throne," Janetti said in a statement. Janetti created the series and will voice the animated Prince George character. The Prince cast also includes Orlando Bloom as Prince Harry, Condola Rashad as Meghan Markle, Lucy Punch as Kate Middleton, Tom Hollander as both Prince Philip and...

HBO Max has given a series order to “The Prince,” an animated comedy series inspired by “Family Guy” producer Gary Janetti’s satirical Instagram account which makes fun of the royal family through the eyes of Prince George, the young son of William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

Janetti is set to star in the series as the voice of Prince George, alongside Orlando Bloom as Prince Harry, Condola Rashad at Meghan Markle, Lucy Punch as Kate Middleton, Tom Hollander as both Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Alan Cumming as George’s butler Owen, Frances De La Tour as Queen Elizabeth, and Iwan Rheon as Prince William.

The series, which has not yet begun production, comes in the midst of drama in the royal family surrounding “Megxit,” referring to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s recent decision to step back from their royal duties.

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Amid a recent flurry of headlines surrounding the British royal family, HBO Max has greenlighted The Prince, a satirical animated comedy series from Family Guy producer Gary Janetti, who also voices the title character, and 20th Century Fox TV.

The Prince, whose voice cast also includes Orlando Bloom, Condola Rashad, Lucy Punch, Tom Hollander, Alan Cumming, Frances De La Tour and Iwan Rheon, is inspired by Janetti’s popular Instagram account, which has nearly 1 million followers and has garnered international media attention for poking fun at the British Royals (and the relentless media coverage of them) through the eyes of a young Prince George, the eldest child of Prince William and Princess Kate and a future king.

Written and executive produced by Janetti, the series will follow a cartooned 6-year-old Prince George, voiced by Janetti, spilling the royal “tea” on his family, followers and the British Monarchy.

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Well, this should be royally fun. HBO Max has given a series order to The Prince, an animated comedy series created by Gary Janetti (Family Guy), whose Instagram account hilariously satires British Royals through the eyes of a young Prince George, the eldest child of Prince William and Princess Kate.

Janetti will voice the titular lad, while the rest of the cast includes George Orlando Bloom (Carnival Row) as Prince Harry, Condola Rashad (Billions) as Meghan Markle, Lucy Punch (A Series of Unfortunate Events) as Kate Middleton, Tom Hollander (American Dad!) as both Prince Philip and Prince Charles, Alan Cumming...

The royals are getting the animated satire treatment at HBO Max.

WarnerMedia's forthcoming streaming service has handed out a straight-to-series order for the animated comedy The Prince, created by Family Guy scribe Gary Janetti and based on his popular Instagram satire account.

The project, like the Instagram account (with its 882,000 followers), is a sendup of the British royal family as told through the eyes of a young Prince George, the eldest child of Prince William and Kate.

Janetti will lead the voice cast as Prince George, with Orlando Bloom voicing Prince Harry; Condola Rashad as Meghan Markle; Lucy ...

Hulu is out with its list of all the content that’s coming and going to the streaming service in February.

Highlights include the series premiere of Zoë Kravitz’s “High Fidelity” reboot, coming on Valentine’s Day, in which she stars as a record store owner in a gentrified Brooklyn neighborhood, revisiting past relationships through music and trying to get over her one true love. Her character was played by John Cusack in the 2000 film, and both are based on Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel of the same name.

There is also a new episode of “Into the Dark” titled “My Valentine,” which will be released on Feb. 7, in which a pop singer’s ex-boyfriend and manager steals her songs and gives them to his new protégé.

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Season 1 of Hulu Original “Utopia Falls” comes out Feb.

In what marks the company’s first Latin American project, Alec Baldwin’s El Dorado Pictures has boarded Chilean filmmaker Francisca Alegria’s debut feature, “The Cow Who Sang a Song About the Future.” The multi-Emmy-winning actor and his El Dorado partner Casey Bader will serve as executive producers of the film, slated to start principal photography in Valdivia, Chile by April next year.

Alegria’s first feature is based on her acclaimed short “The Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye,” winner of the best international fiction short award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2017.

“Francisca Alegria is creating a unique and engaging story set in a world of magical realism and stunning art. We are excited to join her in this process,” said Baldwin.

He added: “Her filmmaking style is original and powerful­­­­­­ and she certainly has a dynamic and promising career ahead.”

For El Dorado,...

A pretty boy — or, to be more precise, an angular jawline and a head of lush curls in search of a personality — is thrown into a dark and dank prison in 1970 Chile in The Prince (El principe). For most people, this would be a horror scenario, but this feature is such a work of homoerotic fantasy, pilfering liberally from sources ranging from Un Chant d’amour to Querelle and the opera omnia of Jean-Daniel Cadinot, that the protagonist doesn’t mind being locked away with a bunch of handsy, well-endowed inmates for even one hot ...

Cinema The film has been co-written by Kochi-based Sarat, who tells Tnm that it was inspired by three incidents of moral policing in the country.Sreedevi Jayarajan‘Live and let live’ - if you had to summarise the 14-minute short film Banoffee Pie, this proverb would describe most of it. The award winning Hindi-English short film, set in a Mumbai cafe, attempts to drive home this message and a whole lot more. At the core of the story is the decadent dessert banoffee pie - which becomes a powerful symbol for attachment. “Attachment in any form, be it food, religion or culture, and especially it’s imposition on other people is dangerous. I wanted to drive home this point,” says Kochi-based Sarat Prakash, who co-wrote the script that got selected at the Dadasaheb Phalke short film festival among others. The film was released on YouTube in August. Although Banoffee Pie...

Santiago, Chile — The much anticipated feature debut of Chilean Francisca Alegria, renowned for her magical short “And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye,” has firmed up its cast and shooting dates.

Argentine thesp Mia Maestro (“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn”), Chile’s Leonor Varela, Alfredo Castro and rising talent Lucas Balmaceda (“The Prince”) lead the cast.

Inspired by her short, a Sundance sensation where it snagged the Short Film Jury Award in 2017, Alegria’s upcoming feature, “The Cow that Sang a Song About the Future” adapts a similar magical realist tone in a family drama set in the verdant countryside of Valdivia, southern Chile.

Varela plays a single mother, Cecilia, who returns to her childhood home with her 19-year-old son (Balmaceda) where she faces a series of surreal events, including the deaths of hundreds of cows and the reappearance of her long dead mother (Maestro), whose suicide profoundly marked the family.

Key Chilean independent production-distribution company Storyboard Media has announced a knock-your-socks-off slate of seven domestic features, in varying degrees of completion, to be released in Chile across 2020.

Bound for Venice’s Critics’ Week, Sebastián Muñoz’s “The Prince” was a hit at last year’s works in progress section at the San Sebastian Film Festival and will return to Spain’s northern shore in September to participate in the festival’s Latino Horizons section.

Based on a low-circulated 1970’s pulp novel about sexual violence in Chilean prisons, the film features strong lead performances to tell the story of a narcissistic young man facing a lifetime behind bars who forms a unique bond with one of the prison’s most powerful inmates. El Otro Film, Niña-Niño Films and Le Tiro produced, Patra Spanou Film Marketing & Consulting handles international sales.

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Argentina’s Murillo Cine, whose credits include Cannes sidebar entries “The Snatch Thief” and “Land of Ashes,” has boarded “Quizás es Cierto lo Que Dicen de Nosotras” (“Maybe It’s True What They Are Saying About Us”), a chilling drama from Chilean producers Storyboard Media and La Jauria.

Set to start filming next year with co-scribes Camilo Becerra and Sofia Gomez at the helm, “Maybe It’s True…” stars Aline Kuppenheim (“A Fantastic Woman”), newcomer Camila Roschman and Chilean film and TV actor Alejandro Goic.

Based on real events, “Maybe It’s True…” delves into the disturbing story of a young mother whose newborn was sacrificed by the sect to which she belonged. She appeals to her estranged mother for help but the mother, in her attempt to learn the truth, realizes that her daughter may have actually been complicit in the crime.

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The strand will open with Indian animation Bombay Rose, and close with Joshua Gil’s fantasy drama Sanctorum.

The line-up for the 2019 edition of the Venice Film Festival’s independent strand Critics’ Week (which runs August 28-September 7) has been unveiled.

The competition section includes Rare Beasts, the directorial debut of UK actress Bille Piper, in which she stars with Leo Bill, David Thewlis, Kerry Fox, and newcomer Toby Woolf.

Also in the competition are Lithuanian documentary director Mantas Kvedaravicius’ feature debut Parthenon; Shahad Ameen’s Saudi Arabian mermaid fantasy Scales; and Ahmad Ghossein’s All This Victory set in Lebanon...

The Venice Film Festival (Aug 28 – Sept 7) Critics’ Week lineup was unveiled today with seven films playing in competition including UK pic Rare Beasts, the directorial debut of Doctor Who actress Billie Piper.

Piper also stars in the feature about a struggling young writer and mother who comes from a dysfunctional family. Also starring are Leo Bill, Lily James and David Thewlis. UK outfit Western Edge Pictures produces in association with Moffen Media Limited.

Also among the lineup are Saudi title Scales by Shahad Ameen, a magical-realist mermaid movie set during a mythical Arabian past; and All This Victory, a drama set in 2006 in Lebanon during the war between Hezbollah and Israel, directed by Ahmad Ghossein.

Lithuanian pic Parthenon will play in competition as will Chilean title The Prince, a prison-set gay melodrama starring Alfredo Castro. Danish director Marie Grahto will premiere Psychosia while Italy will be represented by Ascanio Petrini’s Tony Driver.

“Rare Beasts,” the directorial debut of British stage and screen actress Billie Piper is set to premiere at the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week, which has unveiled its lineup of nine first works, four of them from female filmmakers.

Produced by Vaughan Sivell of Western Edge Pictures in association with Moffen Media Limited, “Rare Beasts” is “a completely unhinged comedy,” section chief Giona Nazzaro said.

Piper plays Mandy, a struggling young writer and mother who comes from a dysfunctional family and falls upon a troubled man played by Leo Bill (“Peterloo”). The high-caliber cast of Brits also includes Lily James (“Downton Abbey”) and David Thewlis, best known as Remus Lupin in the Harry Potter film series.

The out-of-competition opener for Critics’ Week will be Indian animation film “Bombay Rose” by Gitanjali Rao, which Nazzaro described as a love story between a Hindu girl and a Muslim boy and also...

Pamplona, Spain — Few events were more anticipated at Conecta Fiction than the joint keynote delivered by HBO Latin America’s Roberto Ríos and HBO España’s Miguel Salvat. The room was packed,some attendees caught it from a screen outside.

That’s a sign of the draw of HBO’s brand in Spanish-language programming and of Ríos and Salvat. When it comes to Spanish-language premium TV series both executives are pioneers and now institutions. Ríos’ credits at HBO date back at least to the 2008-released “Alice” and Season 2 of “Epitafios,” produced with Pol-ka, the first ever premium limited TV series in Spanish bowing way back in 2003.

Salvat was the driving force behind two of Spain’s very first scripted premium series: “Whatever Happened to Jorge Sanz?” and “Crematorium,” released at Canal Plus España over 2010-11.

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Mipdrama Buyers’ Summit: Scale, Comedy, Noir

European drama serie production continues to scale up, is driving ever more into comedy, while Nordic Noir’s is still going international, if the selection of 10 productions at this year’s MipDrama Buyers’ Summit is anything to go by. Meanwhile, established players are driving ever more into drama series production.

Produced by Mammoth Screen, BBC One’s “World on Fire,” an epic drama about ordinary people in early WWII starring Sean Bean and Helen Hunt, weighs in as the Summit’s biggest series.

Also to be pitched via 15 minutes of extracts, however, is Norwegian broadcaster Nrk’s “Atlantic Crossing,” charting the relationship between Norway’s Crown Princess Märtha and Franklin D. Roosevelt (Kyle Maclachan).

Nordic Noir continues its global roll-out with Kiwi Noir – crime thriller “The Gulf,” chronicling a woman cop’s moral disintegration, another MipDrama entry – and Ukrainian Noir: Missing child crime drama-thriller “Hide and Seek.

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Leading video game developer and publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. today announced that Katamari Damacy Reroll™ is now available digitally for Nintendo Switch® and PC via Steam® in the Americas for $29.99. A physical version of Katamari Damacy Reroll for Nintendo Switch is also available exclusively at participating GameStop locations in the United States of America and Eb Games locations in Canada. Get ready to roll your way through quirky levels and immerse yourself into the colorful and playful world of Katamari Damacy Reroll!

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Chile’s Nicolas Guzman is having his feature debut “Potential Victim” world premiere at the 22nd Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia.

Known for his documentary about the student activist movement in Chile, “If You Listen Carefully” (“Si Escuchas Atentamente),” Guzman’s first foray into fiction filmmaking stars multifaceted pop singer-actress-model Sofía Oportot in an experimental film that combines vampires, pop music and ghosts in a hyper-digitalized world. Variety has been given exclusive access to its international trailer.

To bow Nov. 29 in the festival’s Rebels with a Cause sidebar, “Potential Victim” follows a vampire, played by Oportot, who lures her disenchanted teen victims through their obsession with the internet and social media.

On the Alma digital platform, Sofía unleashes her musical charm like the proverbial Pied Piper of Hamelin, and her followers fight to be her next victim and find release from the material world.

Film was co-produced by...