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Tom Holland Suffers Concussion on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Set, Pauses Filming

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By Jordan Moreau According To The variety Tom Holland suffered a mild concussion on the set of his upcoming superhero movie “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” on Friday, Variety can confirm. The star will take a break from filming as a precaution and return to set in a few days. Sony, who is producing the movie alongside Marvel Studios, will meet on Monday to work out a plan going forward. Nobody else was injured during the incident. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” began production in Glasgow in early August, and it’s set to release in theaters next year on July 31. Last month, Sony released a video of Holland on set in his new Spidey suit, the first time he’s been back as Spider-Man since 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.” “It’s day one, my fourth ever day one on ...

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Film Factory Boards Director Daniel Monzón’s ‘Pray for Us,’ From ‘Robot Dreams’ Producer Arcadia Motion Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Callum McLennan According To The variety Spain’s Film Factory Entertainment has picked up global rights to “Pray for Us,” the latest from Daniel Monzón, produced by Arcadia Motion Pictures, the Madrid-based outfit behind Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s “The Beasts” and Pablo Berger’s Oscar-nominated “Robot Dreams.” Headlined by Zoe Bonafonte (“The Goldsmith’s Secret,” “The 47”) and Manuela Calle (“Marbella”), the film also stars Adelfa Calvo (“On the Fringe,” “God’s Crooked Lines”), Malena Gutiérrez (“Bitching and Witching,” “All About My Mother”) and María Cerezuela (“Maixabel”). Reuniting Monzón with longtime co-writer Jorge Guerricaechevarría and inspired by real events “Pray for Us” dramatizes one of the most silenced chapters of Franco’s Spain: the Patronato de Protecci...

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San Sebastián’s Development Program Ikusmira Berriak Sees 34% Increase in Applications in a Year of Outstanding Success

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By Rafa Sales Ross According To The variety San Sebastián’s Ikusmira Berriak residency program is back for its 11th year with a crop of exciting new projects in development. Created in 2015 to promote emerging talent and delivered in partnership with the Tabakalera-International Centre for Contemporary Culture and the Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola (EQZE) training centre, the initiative offers five residencies to filmmakers each year. The program consists of a stay of eight weeks divided into two stages comprising a seven-month mentoring program between March and September, culminating during the festival dates. During the festival, the filmmakers complete the last two weeks of their residency at the Tabakalera building and participate in professional activities that inc...

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In-I In Motion’ Review: Juliette Binoche Revisits a Daunting but Freeing Artistic Experiment

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By Guy Lodge According To The variety Of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, the screen’s most celebrated dance partners, Katharine Hepburn is famously said to have declared that he gave her class, while she gave him sex appeal. Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan each have both those qualities in spades, so what did they stand to gain from teaming up for a terpsichorean collaboration on the London stage? By 2007, the Oscar-winning French actor and the royally honored British dancer-choreographer had reached the summits of their respective professions — but while both were accomplished performers, Binoche was no professional dancer, while Khan wasn’t a dramatic actor. Unveiled at the U.K.’s National Theater in September 2008, the hybrid stage piece “In-I” was the striking re...

Sep172025 by cineverseNo Comments

Barbra Streisand Pays Tribute to Robert Redford and the ‘Pure Joy’ of Making ‘The Way We Were’ Together: ‘One of the Finest Actors Ever’

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By Ellise Shafer According To The variety Barbra Streisand is sharing her misty watercolor memories of “The Way We Were” co-star Robert Redford. “Every day on the set of ‘The Way We Were’ was exciting, intense and pure joy. We were such opposites: he was from the world of horses; I was allergic to them! Yet, we kept trying to find out more about each other, just like the characters in the movie,” Streisand wrote in a tribute post on Instagram. “Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting— and one of the finest actors ever. The last time I saw him, when he came to lunch, we discussed art and decided to send each other our first drawings. He was one of a kind and I’m so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.” Redford, the iconic actor and ...

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Busan, San Sebastián Title ‘Shape of Momo’ Boarded by Celluloid Dreams (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Celluloid Dreams has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Shape of Momo” (“Chhora Jastai”), the debut feature from India’s Tribeny Rai. The film is world premiering at the Busan International Film Festival and will have its European premiere in the New Directors section at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Set in the Himalayas, “Shape of Momo” follows Bishnu as she returns to her mountain village after quitting her job, only to face mounting family pressures and societal expectations. As tensions rise with her pregnant sister’s arrival and a budding relationship with a “suitable” boy from her community, Bishnu must choose between conforming to tradition or claiming her independence. The project marks a feature debut fo...

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Biopic ‘Maa Vande’ Unveiled With Unni Mukundan Attached to Star (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Silver Cast Creations has unveiled “Maa Vande,” a biographical film chronicling the life of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with Malayalam-language cinema actor Unni Mukundan set to portray the political leader. The announcement was timed to coincide with Modi’s birthday, Sept. 17, with producers positioning the project as a grand-scale production featuring international standards and cutting-edge VFX technology. According to the filmmakers, the biopic will trace Modi’s journey “from childhood to becoming the leader of the nation,” with particular emphasis on his relationship with his late mother, Heeraben Modi, who is described as “an unparalleled source of inspiration throughout his journey.” Mukundan is known...