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Alexander Skarsgard, Willem Dafoe and Ethan Hawke star in the Viking revenge drama Brian Welk | May 14, 2021 @ 3:04 PM Getty Images Focus Features has set “The Northman,” the next film from “The Witch” director Robert Eggers, for release in April 2022. “The Northman” is a viking revenge drama that stars Alexander Skarsgard, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Björk, the Icelandic singer who is appearing in her first film since 2005. The film will open in theaters April 8 domestically from Focus, and Universal Pictures International will release the fil...

Chiwetel Ejiofor, this summer. The Hollywood Reporter has news on Paramount+ planning to expand their original programming line-up in a big way starting in 2022. ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish didn’t expand upon details regarding the roster of titles that will be part of this initiative, but he did say, “It will be a range of different kinds of movies” including blockbusters and movies made specifically for Paramount+ under the Paramount Players banner. There will also be titles coming from the Nickelodeon and Awesomeness banners. Based on that statement, I’m wondering if Paramount will cou...

Skip to main content Awards HQ May 3: My Ambitious Oscars Plan; Daytime Emmys Exclusive; HFPA's Last Gasp; Much More! Michael Schneider, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail May 3, 2021, which means it’s  28 days until Emmy eligibility ends on  May 31;  June 17;  June 25;  June 28;  July 13;  Aug. 19; and  Sept. 19. It’s May, which means Emmy FYC season is kicking into high gear. Last week I broke the news of Netflix’s and Amazon Prime Video’s plans, and today I also have a first look at HBO and HBO Max’s plans. HBO/HBO Max are leaning heavily on a Drive-In theater experience...

With the 2021 Oscars in the rearview, Variety looks ahead to what could be a very packed...

Queen's University is to invest £2.5m in the new MediaLab, focused on virtual production technologies. Ryan McAleer 19 December, 2020 01:00 QUEEN’S University Belfast has announced a £2.5 million investment in the north’s screen industry. The university said the new MediaLab will seek to marry the existing strengths of Irish film, drama and storytelling with Queen’s significant expertise in computer science and engineering. It will produce a facility focused on virtual production in a bid to drive research and development (R&D) for the film indu...