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EXCLUSIVE: Russian model and actor Sasha Luss has signed on to star in Latency, a gamer-action thriller written and directed by James Croke. 

‘Power Of The Dog’ Producer Tanya Seghatchian To Lead London Film Festival Jury

EXCLUSIVE: Here is the first trailer for movie Peter Five Eight, marking the first footage released at a market for a Kevin Spacey project in almost five years.

It’s been seven years since Michel Gondry‘s last feature, 2015’s “Microbe & Gasoline,” a tale of two tinkering teens who build a makeshift vehicle and hit the road for an adventure. Now, Gondry’s next directing adventure emerges on the stuffed film market of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Another Kevin Spacey project is heading to the Cannes market in the shape of thriller Peter Five Eight.

futuristic sci-fi head trip. Set in 2263, it sees ex-military cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) team up with a mysterious orange-haired woman named Leeloo (Milla Jovovich) to save the planet from a malevolent alien force, which is being helped by ruthless businessman Zorg (Gary Oldman). The sprawling action movie was stuffed with color, music and eccentric humor; it made a star of Chris Tucker, who played flamboyant TV personality Ruby Rhod, and enlisted comic-book artists to render a future New York City and designer Jean-Paul Gaultier to engineer cutting-edge costumes.“Luc Besson did everything I thought a great artist should do,” sound designer Mark Mangini, who worked on the film (and just won an Oscar for “Dune”), told The Post.

Ben Croll Boasting a network of more than 700 screens in France, CGR Cinemas became a powerhouse in Gallic exhibition by developing markets beyond the country’s metropolitan hubs, and by foregrounding technological advancements. Of late, the cinema chain has looked outward, exporting its proprietary Immersive Cinema Experience (ICE) model to Spain, Saudi Arabia, the U.S.

Tunisian-French film producer Tarak Ben Ammar has finalized a deal to purchase Studios de Paris, the production facility outside the French capital which recently housed the Netflix series Emily In Paris and Netflix’s Murder Mystery 2, Deadline can confirm.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTarak Ben Ammar has finalized his acquisition of the Studios of Paris, the vast studio facility located on the outskirts of Paris where Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are currently filming Netflix’s “Murder Mystery 2.” The deal is estimated in the $35-million range.Ben Ammar, who co-founded the Studios with “Valerian” director Luc Besson a decade ago and owned a 25-percent stake in it, completed the acquisition via Eagle Pictures France, a subsidiary of the Italian production and distribution powerhouse.The businessman has taken full ownership of the Studios from its shareholders, including Besson, who owned a 9.9% stake in the complex through his holding company Frontline. The other shareholders who are set to exit the studios are EuropaCorp, Besson’s former production banner which is now mainly owned by Vine Alternative and has a 40% stake in the property, as well as Euromedia, a broadcast facilities provider who has a 25% stake.

The judge responsible for overseeing a rape complaint brought against filmmaker Luc Besson today dismissed the case following a lengthy investigation. This follows a request made by the Paris public prosecutor’s office in October that the case brought by actress Sand Van Roy be tossed out.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe rape claim against French director Luc Besson has been dismissed by a Paris judge following a lengthy judicial investigation.A source close to the public prosecutor’s office in Paris confirmed to Variety that the case, which stemmed from a lawsuit filed by Belgian-Dutch actress Sand Van Roy accusing Besson of rape in 2019, has been dismissed.

UPDATE, 11:28 AM: Luc Besson looks to be one step closer to seeing the rape claims against him dismissed.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMost studios have struggled to keep high-level productions free of COVID-19 in the past year: Blockbusters such as “Mission: Impossible 7” and “The Batman” periodically paused as a result of positive cases.

Milla Jovovich was hit on by "sleazy older guys" as a teenage actress - but doesn't feel like a "victim". The 'Resident Evil' actress - who married her 'Dazed and Confused' co-star Shawn Andrews when she was 16 and he was 21 but had their union annulled two months later and went on to wed then-38-year-old director Luc Besson when she was 21 - began modelling at 12 and acting a year later and admitted she was exposed to inappropriate advances.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Tucker has inked with ICM Partners for representation in all areas.

Wonder Woman 1984 lands a second week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.

EXCLUSIVE: We can tell you first that Jennifer Lopez is reteaming with Netflix again, this time she will star and produce the action feature The Mother which Mulan director Niki Caro is in talks to direct.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLuc Besson, the French filmmaker behind “Lucy” and “Valerian,” who is accused of rape by Dutch-Belgian actor Sand Van Roy, was made an assisted witness by a French judge on Monday.The judge assigned the new status following a private, five-hour hearing with Besson as part of an ongoing judicial review into the French filmmaker stemming from a civil complaint for rape filed in Paris by Van Roy in March 2019.The assisted witness status doesn’t mean Besson

A French judge on Monday ruled to dismiss further charges against Luc Besson in connection to the ongoing rape case brought against the director by actress Sand Van Roy. Examining magistrate Marie-Claire Noiriel spent close to five hours in a closed hearing questioning Besson before deciding not to allow further charges in the case.

A French judge has spared Luc Besson has been spared further charges and time behind bars in allegations of rape brought against the director by actress Sand Van Roy

Jean-Pierre Bacri, the French actor and screenwriter known for his collaborations with Agnès Jaoui, has died at the age of 69. He died after a battle with cancer according to multiple French reports which cited his agent Anne Alvares-Correa.

Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterMedia executive Axel Duroux has been named CEO at troubled French film giant EuropaCorp. He takes over the role from founder Luc Besson, who is moving upstairs to the newly-formed role of non-executive chairman.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMedia industry veteran, Axel Duroux has been appointed chief executive of EuropaCorp, the French production company that is closely associated with Luc Besson.Duroux will join the company from Sept. 1 and is expected to be invited to join the board of directors at the next shareholders’ general meeting.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Signature Entertainment has picked up a raft of film and TV content for the UK market, including Drake Doremus drama Endings, Beginnings with Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan and Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jake Gyllenhaal-produced Sundance horror Relic.The company has also struck deals for classic library titles including Muriel’s Wedding, Luc Besson action pic Taxi and cult sci-fi series Children Of Dune via separate pacts with TF1 and

After more than eight months of negotiations, Luc Besson’s Paris-based company EuropaCorp has finally reached a deal with its junior lender, the New York fund Vine Alternative Investments. The pact was approved unanimously by all members of EuropaCorp’s board.

EuropaCorp founder Luc Besson (“Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”) was found guilty on Jan. 8 of having unlawfully fired his former assistant while she was on medical leave.