‘Minions & Monsters’ Set to Open the 2026 Annecy Animation Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

Minions & Monsters may follow the titular heroes as they conquer Hollywood but the movie will be stopping by the French lakeside Annecy International Animation Film Festival for its world premiere. The festival has confirmed that the Illumination and Universal Pictures production, which launches worldwide on July 1, will open the 2026 edition of the […]

Christopher Andrews (Bring Them Down) is directing the thriller Cavendish and has recruited Sophie Thatcher (Heretic), Erin Kellyman (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple), and Joe Alwyn to star in the feature.  Cornerstone will handle international sales and distribution and will launch sales at Cannes. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic.  Cavendish is produced by […]

The Directors Guild of America has extended the employment contract of Russell Hollander as national executive director through the end of 2029. The extension comes about two weeks before the DGA is set to begin its collective bargaining process with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on May 11. Hollander is a more […]

EXCLUSIVE: Magnetic Labs, the indie producer-financier founded by Adam Mirels and Robbie Mirels, is launching a private equity fund, which it says will “significantly expand the company’s financing capabilities alongside its established development and production businesses”. The company didn’t disclose the backers of the fund, but it is said to be in the $50M range and is […]