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UTA Signs the Kansas City Chiefs’ Foolish Club Studios (Exclusive)

  • UTA will represent the Kansas City Chiefs’ Foolish Club Studios.
  • The studio is expanding into global film, television and media rights.
  • Its projects include sports dramas, docuseries and a refugee-youth football documentary.

United Talent Agency has signed Foolish Club Studios, the entertainment and production company launched by the Kansas City Chiefs, to help expand its global work across film, television and media rights. The partnership matters because it gives the Chiefs’ growing content operation access to UTA’s industry relationships and…

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‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ Spinoff ‘Doozie’s Doghouse’ Set at Netflix (Exclusive)

  • Doozie's Doghouse spinoff premieres 9 November on Netflix with seven episodes
  • Dog-themed sister show to Gabby's Dollhouse, featuring crossover episodes
  • Created by original series co-creators, expands the preschool fantasy universe

Netflix has greenlit a spinoff series called Doozie's Doghouse, centring on Gabby's younger sister from the popular preschool show Gabby's Dollhouse. Doozie, voiced by Celestina Harris, was first introduced in the 2025 Gabby's Dollhouse film and subsequently appeared in season 14 of the main series. The spinoff expands…

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‘Sesame Street’ Movie in the Works at Netflix

  • Netflix is developing a new Sesame Street film.
  • Its Sesame Street deal now runs through season 62.
  • Netflix is expanding preschool content and low-stimulation viewing options.

Netflix is developing a new Sesame Street film with Rideback and Sesame Workshop, while extending its deal for the Sesame Street series through season 62. The announcement forms part of a broader expansion of Netflix’s preschool content, including new programmes, specials, games and accessibility-focused viewing options. Further plans…

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Netflix’s Animated Drama ‘In Waves’ Opens the American French Film Festival, TV Competition Set

  • “In Waves” will open the American French Film Festival’s 30th edition.
  • Netflix is distributing the French-produced animated feature in the US.
  • Twelve television series will compete for festival awards.

Netflix’s animated feature “In Waves”, directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, will open the American French Film Festival on 3 November, marking the event’s 30th anniversary. The film, which premiered at Cannes as the first animated opener of Critics’ Week, is significant for tracing an American story through French…

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A24 Sets Ronan Corrigan Horror ‘No One Is Coming’; Louis McCartney, Jessica Reynolds, Sky Yang & Gabriel Nagy To Star

  • A24 greenlight new horror from acclaimed director Ronan Corrigan
  • Film4 and Screen Ireland finance Anglo-Irish production with established cast
  • Features Louis McCartney, Jessica Reynolds, Sky Yang and Gabriel Nagy

A24 has announced No One Is Coming, a new Anglo-Irish horror film directed by Ronan Corrigan, with casting including Louis McCartney, Jessica Reynolds, Sky Yang and Gabriel Nagy. The project marks Corrigan's follow-up to his critically acclaimed feature directorial debut LifeHack, which premiered at SXSW last year and…

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Netflix-Acquired Animation ‘In Waves’ To Open The American French Film Festival

  • *In Waves* will open TAFFF’s 30th anniversary edition.
  • It is the festival’s first animated opening film.
  • Netflix acquired global rights outside France.

The animated feature *In Waves*, directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen, will open the 30th American French Film Festival in Los Angeles. Its selection is significant because it is the festival’s first animated opening film and highlights a creative exchange between American source material and French animation. Adapted from…

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Meta introduces $1,299 VR glasses with 3D film partnerships

  • Meta’s new VR glasses will cost $1,299.
  • They combine cinema, gaming and computing features.
  • Shipping is expected next spring.

Meta has unveiled $1,299 VR glasses, its first major virtual-reality product since the Quest 3 in 2024, positioning them as a lighter, more immersive alternative to conventional headsets. The device is intended to serve as a private cinema, gaming console and computer, with partnerships across film studios, streaming…

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Warner Bros delays Dynamic Duo to September 2028, unveils cast

  • *Dynamic Duo* moves to 22 September 2028.
  • The animated film has an all-star cast.
  • It will be a standalone *Elseworlds* project.

Warner Bros. has delayed the animated Robin origin film *Dynamic Duo* from 30 June to 22 September 2028. The move is intended to position it as a back-to-school release for teenagers and university students, while avoiding a clash with Paramount’s *Call of Duty* film on the original date.…

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Adam Driver’s New R-Rated Chris Rock Movie Officially Debuts First Trailer

  • Chris Rock directs Misty Green with Adam Driver headlining; his first directorial film in ten years.
  • Critics gave the film a solid 69% Rotten Tomatoes score from 26 reviews.
  • Film arrives in select cinemas in October with an ensemble cast including Kendrick and Kaluuya.

Adam Driver has been cast to star alongside Anna Kendrick, Daniel Kaluuya, Rosalind Eleazar and Topher Grace in Chris Rock's new film Misty Green. This marks Rock's first feature directorial effort in over a decade, following 2014's Top Five, and the first trailer has now been released ahead…

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‘The Mick Jagger of Auctions’ Celebrated in Simon Wallon’s ‘The Hammer’: ‘He’s in the Shadows but Also in the Spotlight’ (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Documentary spotlights Simon de Pury, the “Mick Jagger of auctions”.
  • His auctions can determine major revenues or charity budgets.
  • De Pury links his energy to lifelong curiosity and dreaming.

Simon Wallon’s documentary *The Hammer* portrays auctioneer and former Sotheby’s chairman Simon de Pury as an unconventional art-world celebrity, known as the “Mick Jagger of auctions”. Premiering at the Zurich Film Festival, the film explores the contrast between de Pury’s reserved personality and his flamboyant presence at the…

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