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Sony's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel, starring Jenna Ortega and Amy Adams, drew one-star notices from British critics after its London premiere.

DC Studios' R-rated body horror opens Friday in more than 3,500 theaters against Laika's Wildwood, Sony's Klara and the Sun and Amazon MGM's Ali G: Who Iz I?

Brian Duffield's well-reviewed survival thriller opened fourth with a B CinemaScore, squeezed between a franchise brawler and an A24 phenomenon.

The Beverly Hills lender, which has funded more than 60 media loans, will bridge tax credits, pre-sales and minimum guarantees in the US, Canada and the UK.

Twenty of the independent awardees are budgeted under $10 million, and starting in 2027 some independent productions will be exempt from the state's temporary credit limit.

The bipartisan Revitalization Act would offer a transferable 20% credit on U.S. labor, rising to 30%, with an extra five points reserved for independents.

The category has topped 100 films for the first time, with Cyprus, El Salvador and Rwanda submitting for the first time and seven titles qualifying through festival top prizes.

Screenings topped 200,000 admissions for the first time since 2015, while the festival handled a backlash that kept one film's director and cast away.

Fifty shorts chosen from more than 500 submissions stream free starting October 19, and fan votes will send the top 10 to the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Artists Equity Independent Pictures, launched this month to back emerging filmmakers, has cast Garrett Hedlund, Jake Lacy and Jessica Biel in director Sam Jones' scripted feature debut.

On a podcast, the Artists Equity co-founder said he opposes efforts to 'take the human out of the loop' and questioned whether AI firms are becoming too big to fail.

Bloomberg reported the Apollo-backed producer of Dune and Godzilla revived talks with a bid that values Lionsgate at about $3.5 billion plus debt.

Community voting closed yesterday on the Top 10, and an industry judging panel now spends three weeks narrowing the field to finalists, with the studio's community casting the final vote in late October

Horror films have long delivered some of Hollywood's most extraordinary returns on investment, turning tiny budgets into massive profits. From Blair Witch to Get Out, the genre has a track record that studios find hard to ignore.

The Insidious: Out of the Further director adapts a short story by co-writer Bryan McGuire, with Universal dating the film for October 8, 2027.

From The Blair Witch Project to this year's Obsession, the genre's math keeps favoring small budgets, strong concepts and unfamiliar faces.

Busan crowns its first Oscar-eligible winner as the festival wraps this week, as Fjord, Minotaur and The Spiral headline a crowded field ahead of the December 15 shortlist.

Short films are gaining value beyond festivals and calling cards. European producers are increasingly using them to build partnerships that can carry into larger projects.

GKIDS will open Takashi Yamazaki's follow-up to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One with IMAX early access on November 3.

The independent distributor behind this fall's Musk documentary and A Talent for Murder joins Topic Studios and Puzzle Pictures under a new parent; terms were not disclosed.

John Cena's Matchbox adaptation topped Apple TV charts in 102 countries on its first weekend but sits at 24% with critics, and insiders point to a pattern at Skydance.

David Michaels writes and directs the story of Tommy Taffy, a sinister figure who poses as a human and tries to take over a suburban family.

The Irish Council presidency's plan would remove about 2.3 billion euros from the program that succeeds Creative Europe and its MEDIA film funding, as European film bodies push back.