The short version: "Woman Unknown" was a compromise. The jury deadlocked over "Possible Love" and "NAZA," not able to com to terms, fell back on their #3, May el-Toukhy's film.

Cory Finley, a talented filmmaker, has directed three films so far: "Thoroughbreds" (2017), "Bad Education” (2020), and "Landscape with Invisible Hand.”

Bassim Tariq was the first one in the chair. The "Mogul Mowgli" director spent two years building out the Mahershala Ali vehicle before exiting in 2022, and he's now letting the air out on this one.

Claire Danes, Rachel McAdams, Dermot Mulroney, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Tyrone Giordano, Elizabeth Reaser, Paul Schneider, and Brian White will all be back.

I was curious how Cristian Mungiu's "Fjord" would be received this fall. The Palme d'Or winner has become a culture-war flashpoint, and critics are more split on it than you might expect.

Oh, Sebastian Stan … he tells Variety that walking onto the set of "The Batman: Part II" gives him the feeling that he might be making "The Godfather: Part II." His exact words.

The mystery behind ‘Onania Club’ continues. Only a handful of people have seen it. Among the few who got access was John Waters, who named it one of the best films of the year.

The timing is interesting. The settlement talks will occur nearly a month after the $7 million-per-day ticking fee start tabulating, which puts real pressure on Paramount to get this done.

Sadie Soverall was just let go after briefly filming on Corbet's new film — no official reason given. She had the lead role. Corbet has replaced her, last minute, with Lily McInerny.

Adam Wingard confirms that after the last "Godzilla" movie, he and Legendary were deep into a third one — he'd already started filling the script with Easter eggs teasing another return. And then he bailed.

“The Fix” might have set a record for the number of production credits: 46 producers are listed! Yeah, maybe that is a record. It’ll take half the end credits to name them all.

Quiver, a tiny specialty distributor that makes even Vertical and Briarcliffe look behemoth, has picked up U.S. distribution of the long-delayed film from fellow micro-indie Blue Fox.

If you remember, back in June, Lily told IndieWire, that, despite strong efforts, none of these projects have been able to get a greenlit because “fascism” is currently thriving.

Whatever plans there were for "Wonder Woman" to go into pre-production, with a 2027 shoot in mind, have been scrapped. Gunn and Safran will be taking their time with this project.

Warner Bros' "Practical Magic 2" is off to a solid start, pulling an estimated $4M in Thursday previews after showtimes kicked off at 2 p.m.

Sian Heder's follow-up to “Coda” has landed at TIFF, and — I'll admit — it's a film that works better than I thought it would, which isn't to say it's a great film.

Marvel's X-Men reboot keeps stacking bodies. Asa Germann — familiar to anyone who watched “Gen V” or sat through “Scream 7 “— is reportedly closing a deal to play Warren Worthington III, better known as Angel.

A few months ago, Deadline reported that Woody Allen's next film, set in Madrid and carrying a $14M budget, will be "largely English-language" and feature a "high-profile cast."

“Naza,” a politically charged doc, has taken over the Lido. The film, a late addition to the Venice lineup, is drawing raves and looks like a clear Golden Lion contender.

Fresh off "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to direct a "Hawaii Five-O" movie for Paramount. The studio has already hired Chris Bremner, who wrote "Bad Boys for Life," to handle the script.