Dominique Boutonnat is Back as President of France’s National Film Board Despite Indictment

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bullet Train,” a hyperviolent action thriller with Brad Pitt providing the propulsion, racked up $32.4 million at the international box office.The Sony Pictures release, which carries a hefty $90 million budget, has earned $62.5 million worldwide over its opening weekend. The studio says that those results indicate the film in on pace to match hits such as “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” Pitt’s latest effort was available in 73% of the international market or more than 15,900 screens. It was the top-grossing global release of the weekend.“Bullet Train,” a star-studded film about battling assassins, performed best in the U.K., where it had a 5-day total of $3.5 million, followed by France with $3.1 million and Mexico with $3 million.

Paramount+ is performing “above expectations”  in the UK, Ireland and South Korea, according to Bob Bakish, who forecast a “big year” for Western Europe to come and talked up local language content.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentVincent Maël Cardona, whose 2021 pic “Magnetic Beats” won a prize at Cannes’ Directors Fortnight and a Cesar Award for best first film, is set to direct “De Grâce,” a sprawling crime thriller unfolding in the northern French port city of Le Havre. The series is being co-produced and commissioned by Arte France (“En thérapie,” “Real Humans”), and is produced by Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin (“Two of Us,” “The Velvet Queen”) at Ego Productions, a Mediawan company. Belgium’s Savage Films is co-producing.

Jimmy Fallon has a royally big plan for his dream guest. ET spoke to the 47-year-old, late-night host on Wednesday, and revealed the surprising person he hopes to welcome on the program one day.«We put word out to the Queen,» Fallon told ET of the British monarch. «Whenever she wants to come on the show… if she wants to play beer pong, she wants to do whatever she wants to do. We'll go to her.

Back out there. Brad Pitt is “casually dating” again amid his battle with Angelina Jolie over Château Miraval, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Naman Ramachandran Philippe Rousselet, Oscar-winning producer of “Coda,” “Paris, 13th District” director Jacques Audiard, sales agent Hengameh Panahi and “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” filmmaker Michel Gondry are part of France’s newly revamped Oscar submission committee.The committee also includes sales agent Grégoire Melin, “11 Flowers” producer Didar Domehri and Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier.The new group will decide which French film to submit for an international feature film Oscar. They will meet Sept. 15 to pre-select three to five films.

Bullet Train or running his winery in France, a source that is getting back into the dating game. “He has a large group of artsy friends in L.A. that he hangs out with,” the source said.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt announced their split nearly five years ago, the court battles between the two are far from over.MORE: Angelina Jolie and daughter Shiloh as you've never seen them before during fun night outThe two were legally declared single in 2019, but a court battle over their shared winery has delayed a finalization of their divorce. The winery at the center of their split is Château Miraval, which is located in Correns, France, about one hour east of Aix-en-Provence.They took control of the company, which is best known for its rosé, when they moved into the main villa in 2008, and the two were married there in 2014.

Things between exes Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt remain complicated AF — and this just proves it!!

Not over yet. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie‘s battle over their winery is still ongoing, and it may not be finished for a while, an insider exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.

Brad Pitt is back on the market! According to a source, Pitt is “living his best life” and is dating around, although he is not looking for a serious relationship.Brad Pitt believes he suffers from prosopagnosiaAngelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reportedly reunite in Rome for their twins’ birthdayA source spoke to People and shared that Pitt was enjoying his life despite the legal disputes that are going on between himself and Angelina Jolie. The source explained that he still spends time with his kids, even though they’re older and things have changed. “Brad has dinner with his younger kids when they are all in L.A.

Brad Pitt is pursuing romance and "dating" once again after his divorce from ex-wife Angelina Jolie, but isn’t looking for a "serious relationship." The 58-year-old actor, who has been promoting his latest film, "Bullet Train," in Europe, is "living his best life under the circumstances," according to People magazine. "He has a large group of artsy friends in L.A. that he hangs out with," the insider said.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLast week, the French government reappointed Dominique Boutonnat for a second three-year term as president of the National Film Board (CNC), the country’s most powerful film institution, in a controversial decision that illustrates the country’s halfhearted embrace of the #MeToo movement.Boutonnat, a former producer and financier with close ties with newly reelected French president Emmanuel Macron, was indicted in February 2021 for alleged sexual assault of his 22-year-old godson the year prior. After a lengthy investigation, the prosecutor’s office has requested that the case be brought before a criminal court.

Brad Pitt's visit to Europe last week may have formed part of the promotional trail for his new film Bullet Train, but there was another motive behind his trip. Since September 2016, the actor has been in a custody battle with his ex-wife Angelina Jolie – with whom he shares Maddox, 20, Pax, 18, Zahara, 17, Shiloh,16, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 14 – and, it just so happens, that Ange has been working in Rome on her own film, Without Blood.Now heat has been told Brad’s visit to the city was a bid to appeal to her better nature and put an end to their custody war once and for all."He didn't have a lot of choice as far as the visitation process went," an insider tells heat."The judge cleared Angie to take this job abroad and take the kids with her, so Brad’s only options were to fly to Europe or not see them for quite a while.

A win. Angelina Jolie won her legal battle against Brad Pitt over their winery. The ex-couple fought over their prized winery amid their lengthy divorce.

Manchester United supporters have been sent wild after Erik ten Hag named his starting line-up for their final pre-season game in Australia this morning (10.45am UK time) - with Donny van de Beek getting the nod.

Brad Pitt is blessing us with a major summer fashion moment. The 58-year-old actor has been serving up lewks all week on the European promotional tour for his new film,, rocking everything from cozy pastels, to stylish black, to a breeze-flowing skirt. Fittingly (and functionally) for the season, he paired each and every ensemble with a pair of coordinating sunglasses. Let us revisit his style statements of the week, shall we? Pitt kicked things off with an eye-catching orange ensemble in Paris, France, at a photo call on Saturday, July 16.