All articles by Jeremy Kay – Page 2
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FeaturesHow the Middle East and India are playing key roles in the global success of ‘Obsession’
“We couldn’t get to these records without these performances,” says UPI and Focus exec Niels Swinkels.
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NewsNa Hong-Jin’s Cannes hit ‘Hope’ named NYAFF centrepiece film
Neon to distribute in North America, English-speaking territories.
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NewsLionsgate dates ‘Blair Witch’ reboot from YouTuber Dylan Clark for September 2027
Jason Blum, James Wan, Roy Lee, Adam Hendricks, Greg Gilreath producing.
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NewsWomen account for two-thirds of 2026 Bafta Student Awards finalists
Finalists span seven countries; winner to be announced on July 17 after Experience Week in Los Angeles.
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NewsGoogle strikes AI partnership with A24, invests in ‘Backrooms’ studio
No comment on reported $75m investment.
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News‘Toy Story 5’ scores biggest North American box office bow of 2026 on $160m
Overall year-to-date box office of $4.5bn tracks 14% ahead of 2025 by same stage.
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FeaturesTaika Waititi, ‘Jail Time Records’ filmmakers talk Tribeca-winning prison doc
”As an inmate, that opportunity and the recording studio is the beginning of freedom.”
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NewsAmazon MGM Studios offloading Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ about OpenAI head Sam Altman
”We believe that Artificial will be better served if it were released by a different studio.”
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News‘Obsession’ director Curry Barker sets third feature at Blumhouse Atomic Monster, Universal Film Group
’Obsession’ crossing $300m at worldwide box office this weekend.
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NewsTIFF: The Market schedules Pam Abdy, Mike De Luca conversation
Executives are coming off a spectacular awards season and 2025 box office.
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NewsPeter Baynton to direct ‘Little Santa’ for Apple Original Films
Baynton is co-director of the Oscar-winning short The Boy The Mole, The Fox And The Horse.
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NewsSundance duo ‘The Only Living Pickpocket In New York’, ‘Wicker’ get October US release dates
Company handles international sales on production from Tango and Topic Studios.
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NewsReboot Studios expands fund to features: “We want to be in the Jewish story IP business”
EXCLUSIVE: Company operates under Reboot, nonprofit co-founded by Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw’s Righteous Persons Foundation.
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NewsNYAFF 2026 unveils second wave, Screen International Star Asia Award honouree
New York Asian Film Festival runs July 10-26.
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NewsWarner Bros acquires Sean Penn’s police officer drama, with Bradley Cooper in talks to star
Production earmarked for mid-2027.
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NewsAnya Taylor‑Joy joins ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Hunt For Gollum’
Andy Serkis directing and stars in LOTR spin-off. Warner Bros will release on December 17, 2027.
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NewsGuillermo del Toro, ‘Vice’ Oscar winner Patricia Dehaney join Academy board
Board comprises 47% women and 32% from underrepresented communities, based on self-reporting.
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News‘Disclosure Day’ tops North American box office in $44.5m bow; ‘Obsession’ nears $200m
Action title Furious from Bill Kong, action comedy Stop! That! Train! starring RuPaul arrive in top 10.
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NewsUS Department of Justice approves Paramount-WBD merger
Antitrust division says transaction not harmful to competition or consumers. Elizabeth Warren posts on X: “This fight isn’t over.”
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NewsIndustry veteran Adam Keen launches Agenda Collective
Source: odd Williamson, January Images Adam Keen Industry veteran Adam Keen has announced the launch of the Los Angeles- and New York-based full-service PR entertainment company Agenda Collective and its senior leadership team. Agenda will partner with studios, filmmakers, showrunners, writers, producers, authors, sales companies and production ...