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Georg Szalai
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Netflix Unveils Teaser, New Photos for ‘Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight’ Animation Series
The French show, based on the popular graphic novel series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, is directed by Alain Chabat and Fabrice Joubert and set to premiere in spring 2025.
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‘Yellowstone’ and ‘Dexter’ Spinoffs, ‘The Agency,’ Guy Ritchie Series Part of SkyShowtime 2025 Slate
Originals 'Recipe for Murder' and 'Schmeichel' and box-office hits including 'Despicable Me 4' are also part of the new year for the European streaming joint venture of Paramount and Comcast.
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‘Red Path’ Wins Top Award at Red Sea Fest; Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Viola Davis Get Honored
The Silver Yusr Feature Film Award went to Mahdi Fleifel's 'To A Land Unknown,' while Lawrence Valin's 'Little Jaffna' won the international audience award.
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Oscars: All 85 Submissions for Best International Feature
The Hollywood Reporter's cheat sheet for every international film vying for the Oscar shortlist.
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Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver, Fremantle Strike New Five-Year Deal
"We look to supercharge Jamie’s profile in our priority territories across multiple customer touchpoints from FAST channels, YouTube, AVOD as well as more traditional broadcast platforms."
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MBC Studios Sets ‘Travelers’ Hell’ Film Under Deal to Adapt Novels by Saudi Author Osamah Almuslim
The project, to be directed by Hana Al-Omair, is part of a partnership to bring the bestseller author's stories to the big and small screen.
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How Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange Ended Up Calling Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man a “Douchebag”
The British star discussed his career, from 'Sherlock' and 'The Imitation Game' to working on Wes Anderson films, and more during a Red Sea Film Festival event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Jeremy Renner Has Only Seen Two ‘Avengers’ Films and “Didn’t Care About” Winning an Oscar
The star joked that after his snowplow accident "I'm 25 percent titanium, so f––– Iron Man," shared that he is finishing his book about the accident, and how shooting 'M:i' films with Tom Cruise is "a carnival."
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Spike Lee on His New Denzel Washington Film ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ How ‘Malcolm X’ “Nearly Killed Me,” and Retirement: “I Got Some Time Left”
The Red Sea Film Fest jury head lauded "brother" Washington's work in ‘Gladiator II,’ explained how Akira Kurosawa influenced him and how doc '4 Little Girls' was "one of my most moving experiences filming."
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‘My Driver & I’ Stars Switched On-Screen Roles in Preparing for Ahd Kamel’s Very Personal Saudi Film
Saudi Arabia's Roula Dakheelallah and Sudan's Mustafa Shehata talked about the Saudi writer-director-actress' movie about a rebellious girl and her chauffeur at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah.
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Mahershala Ali Gave His Blessing for His First Film ‘Taste the Revolution’ to (Finally) Be Completed
Writer and director Daniel Klein told the Red Sea Film Fest in Saudi Arabia that he sent the star a clip after he won his second Oscar and highlighted the roles Ali's wife and Colin Trevorrow played.
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How Korean and Hollywood Films Differ: “We’re Not Making Heroes” But Individuals
Woo-sik Seo and 'Concrete Utopia' creator Um Tae-Hwa were among those discussing the appeal of South Korean entertainment at the Red Sea Film Fest in Saudi Arabia.
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