Rithy Panh’s ‘Irradiated’ Scooped by Strand Releasing For U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStrand Releasing has acquired North American rights to Christopher Makoto Yogi’s “I Was a Simple Man” which stars Constance Wu (“Crazy Rich Asians”) and had its world premiere at this year’s Sundance film festival.A lyrical ghost story set in the lush, Hawaiian countryside, the film follows Masao (Steve Iwamoto) whose life is slowly fading away because of a terminal illness.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“Citizen Penn” opens in Hollywood in 2019, with Jamie Foxx, in high spirits, introducing Sean Penn at a benefit gala for Haiti. It doesn’t take long for the spirits to come crashing down to earth, as Penn, founder and spokesman of the J/P Relief Organization, hits the audience with a Debbie Downer buzzkill.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are giving a little peek into just how much their son Archie has grown on his second birthday!The Duke and Duchess of Sussex shared a sepia-toned image of Archie standing with his back to the camera on the Archewell Foundation's website for the special occasion. In the cute photo, Archie is holding a bunch of balloons and looking up at them in the air.

Manori Ravindran International Editor“Community” and “Love” star Gillian Jacobs and “Aladdin” break-out Marwan Kenzari are set to lead Berlin-set romantic comedy “Any Other Night.”Written by Patrick Whistler and directed by Michiel Ten Horn, the comedy follows two strangers thrown together as their lives are falling apart.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are marking their son Archie‘s second birthday, which is today, in a special way.

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Drew Scott and Linda Phan are way too cute while celebrating their third wedding anniversary.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired North American rights to Alexandre Rockwell’s “Sweet Thing,” which won the Berlin Film Festival’s Crystal Bear in 2020.The movie is slated for a theatrical release this summer, followed by a rollout on all digital and home entertainment platforms.

Billie Eilish's new single is here!The performer shared her latest track, titled «Your Power,» on Thursday, just a few days after announcing the upcoming release of her highly anticipated sophomore album.The track is soft and spare, with Eilish's haunting vocals over an acoustic guitar, pleading in the chorus, «Try not to abuse your power.»The music video, directed by Eilish herself, shows her sitting on the side of a mountain in the California desert.

The Felicity Jones and Shailene Woodley StudioCanal feature The Last Letter From Your Lover will hit Netflix on July 23 and in select territories.

Chris Willman Music WriterA full complement of actors and TV hosts has been added to the lineup for May 2’s “Vax Live” taping at So-Fi Stadium, for a Global Citizen special that will air on major networks and online platforms the following Saturday, May 8.David Letterman, Gayle King, Ben Affleck, Chrissy Teigen, Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Penn, Nomzamo Mbatha and Olivia Munn are the non-musical additions expected to be appearing in person at the Inglewood stadium for the taping this Sunday.Prince Harry

With the lack of a Cannes (and a regular film festival circuit) in 2020 due to the pandemic, there were multiple reports that a lot of filmmakers were going to hold their work back until there could be a semi-normal event to premiere. Well, judging by early reports about which films might show up, it appears that Cannes 2021 could become a truly star-studded affair with some huge projects debuting at the event.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBaseball’s own cable network plans to test a new way of broadcasting the national pastime.When the Cleveland Indians take on the New York Yankee this Sunday at 1p.m. from Progressive Field, a group of former players and current broadcasters on MLB Network will describe the action in a different way.

EXCLUSIVE: My Spy star Chloe Coleman has joined the ensemble of Paramount and eOne’s untitled film adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons, Hasbro’s wildly-popular game franchise from Wizards of the Coast. The film also stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith, Bridgerton star Rege-Jean Page, Hugh Grant and Sophia Lillis. Paramount and eOne are jointly producing and financing the pic, with eOne distributing in the UK and Canada and Paramount in the rest of world.

Queen Elizabeth II is ringing in her 95th birthday on a somber note. On Wednesday, the Royal Family account shared details of how the reigning British monarch is spending her milestone birthday. «This year The Queen remains at Windsor Castle during a period of Royal Mourning following the death of The Duke of Edinburgh,» the account shared of Her Royal Highness. Today is The Queen’s 95th birthday.

Annika Pham Tel Aviv-based Cinephil, the sales agent for the Oscar nominated “Collective” and “The Act of Killing” among others, has clinched world rights to “Songs of Earth” from seasoned Norwegian helmer and producer Margreth Olin of Speranza Film.The documentary project marks the third collaboration between Cinephil’s managing director Philippa Kowarsky and Olin after the DOC NYC selected “Self Portrait” and “Cathedrals of Culture,” exec produced by Wim Wenders.Olin’s meditative and personal

The Sundance, Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals, along with numerous human rights and film industry groups, have called for the immediate release of Tatsiana Hatsura-Yavorska, the director of the Belarusian Watch Docs Festival, who was imprisoned April 5 for alleged anti-government activity.

Ed Meza @edmezavarBerlin-based Flare Film is ramping up series production with two new high-concept projects in development while currently producing the eight-part “Paradiso” for Sky Deutschland, the first project from the company’s recently launched Flare Entertainment division.Flare Entertainment is partnering with Beta Film and Deutsche Telekom streaming platform MagentaTV on “The Daughter,” created by Pola Beck (“Breaking Horizons,” “The Last Word”) and co-developed with Daniel Hendler.