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Toronto-Bound Hong Kong Drama ‘We Are Born Good’ Boarded by Edko Films for World Sales
Hong Kong-based Edko Films, run by Bill Kong, has signed on to handle world sales for “We Are Born Good,” the debut feature from writer-director Yeung Leung Chuen. The Cantonese-language drama will have its world premiere in the Discovery section of the Toronto Film Festival, marking a notable launch for a first-time filmmaker on the…
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Toronto: Jodie Comer’s ‘Stuffed’ to Open Discovery Program
Toronto has confirmed that the dark musical “Stuffed”, starring Emmy winner Jodie Comer and Harry Melling, will open the festival’s Discovery programme, alongside the reveal of the section’s full 2026 line-up. The announcement gives the Discovery slate a strong debut-filmmaker focus, with numerous first-time directors receiving world or international premieres at the 51st edition of…
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Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos Brought To Life With AI In “Groundbreaking” Docuseries For ID
Investigation Discovery has greenlit “Unmasking A Monster: Aileen Wuornos,” a three-part true-crime docuseries that uses AI-driven digital replication to recreate the late serial killer for the screen. The series marks a rare and notable use of this technology in documentary filmmaking, going beyond conventional dramatisation to digitally layer a computer-generated likeness of Wuornos over an…
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Former Southern Water employees to face trial over alleged cover-up in wastewater testing
The Environment Agency is bringing criminal proceedings against Southern Water Services and four former employees, including ex-chief executive Matthew Wright, over allegations they manipulated wastewater testing results to defraud regulators. The case matters because it centres on claims of a deliberate cover-up of pollution failings by a major utility, and comes as the government pushes…
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WGA seeks injunction to halt Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger deal
The Writers Guild of America has filed for a preliminary injunction seeking to halt Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the deal would harm competition in the labour market for screenwriters. The guild sought to have its case timed to align with a separate lawsuit brought by a dozen state attorneys general, which…
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Fate of massive 20m-high space radar in ministers’ hands
The UK’s Ministry of Defence has applied to build a large space radar station at Cawdor Barracks in Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, and the decision on whether to approve it will now be made by Welsh government ministers rather than the local council. The Welsh government’s power to “call in” planning applications is used rarely, reserved for…
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‘Harry Potter’ Back to Hogwarts 2026 Celebrations Feature ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ 25th Anniversary Rerelease, New Glimpses of HBO Series
Warner Bros. Discovery has unveiled its 2026 “Back to Hogwarts” celebrations, marking the 25th anniversary of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” with global events centred on 1 September, the date students traditionally return to Hogwarts in the stories. The programme includes a theatrical re-release of the first film with previously unseen behind-the-scenes footage, alongside…
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Microsoft set to invest $60M in Energy Department’s Genesis Mission
Microsoft has committed $60 million to the US Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, an initiative using artificial intelligence to speed up scientific research. The investment matters because it adds major private-sector computing capacity and technical support to a federal effort intended to strengthen US research, energy innovation and national security. The package includes $40 million…
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Robot bird swims underwater then flies away
Researchers at MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) have built a small robotic bird capable of flying, diving into water, swimming beneath the surface and then launching itself back into the air, all using the same set of flapping wings. The team says this makes it the first bird-scale robot to…