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EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has picked up the Hugh Jackman and Elizabeth Banks narrated documentary Mighty Mary from award-winning filmmaker and Olympian Mary Mazzio and Skydance Sports. The pic chronicles the first all-women's sailing team to compete for the America's Cup. The Mazzio directed…

EXCLUSIVE: Ariana Greenblatt (Now You See Me: Now You Don’t) is set to star in Egg Baby, a romantic comedy from director Natalia Anderson and XYZ Films that Amazon MGM Studios has picked up for release worldwide on Prime Video. Written by Sawyer Perry, Egg Baby follows a rebellious artist and a…

EXCLUSIVE: Superights, the international sales arm of French studio Superprod, has unveiled new deals on animation reboots Miffy and Friends and Underdog. Revisiting the classic 1950s franchise of the same name, Underdog has been acquired for China (Reese Entertainment, Switzerland (RTS)…

Studiocanal has revealed deal details on a host of titles after a busy Cannes Film Festival, including first international sales for buzzed about Florence Pugh-starring drama The Midnight Library. Having sparked a bidding war for the U.S., which was won by Paramount, the adaptation of Matt…

EXCLUSIVE: Grasshopper Film has taken the North American distribution rights to Kogonada’s new movie zi, which world premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. A fall theatrical release is in the works. The sci-fi/supernatural pic stars Michelle Mao, Haley Lu Richardson and Jin…

Fox Corp just unveiled a $22B deal to acquire connected TV service Roku, considerably boosting its streaming capabilities. The agreement will see Fox acquire Roku for $160 a share through a combination of cash and Fox Class A stock. This gives Roku an enterprise valuation of $22B. Upon closing…

EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has landed Music Theories, a new comedy series from Michael Vlamis and Kyle Anderson, who are set to write and executive produce, with American Vandal‘s Dan Lagana aboard as executive producer and showrunner. Hailing from studio Sony Pictures Television, Music Theories is billed…

EXCLUSIVE: Gebeka Films has acquired French distribution rights to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Louise Bagnall’s animated feature Julián ahead of its world premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival later this month. The picture is produced by five-time Academy Award-nominated…

Bleecker Street has partnered with LD Entertainment for U.S. rights to Anton Corbijn's A Talent For Murder, starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren, Tony winner Alden Ehrenreich and House of the Dragon‘s Olivia Cooke. A theatrical release is in the works for the fall. Directed by Corbijn and based…

EXCLUSIVE: Kino Lorber has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Maya Annik Bedward's documentary Black Zombie, which debuted at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival.  The doc traces the origin and evolution of zombies from Haitian spiritual traditions to fixtures of Hollywood horror, examining the…

EXCLUSIVE: In a highly competitive situation, FilmNation has acquired I’d Like to Speak to Your Manager, an absurdist action-thriller spec from Gabe Delahaye, for feature development. No word yet on the film’s plot. Fortunate Jack will join FilmNation in producing. Delahaye is a writer…

EXCLUSIVE: Monument Releasing has acquired U.S., Canada, UK and Australia/New Zealand rights to Damien Hauser's ground-breaking Africa sci-fi Memory Of Princess Mumbi. The film made history last year as the first Kenyan picture to debut in the independent Venice parallel section, before going on…