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variety.com > 2026 > film > news > moonfish-lucy-liu-morgan-spector-1236852534

Moonfish’ Director and Stars Lucy Liu and Morgan Spector Break Down Their Black-and-White Animated Film About Isolated Astronauts And Why It’s an Allegory for ‘The Current Human Condition’

54+ min ago   (515+ words) For Lucy Liu, who has voiced memorable characters in everything from “Kung Fu Panda” to “Strange World,” being part of the independently made, black-and-white animated film “Moonfish” was all about lending her name and support to first-time filmmaker Daniel Zvereff....

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variety.com > 2026 > tv > news > aflac-ben-affleck-commercials-artists-equity-duck-insurance-1236852321

Aflac Taps Affleck for Commercials to Keep Insurance Buyers Quacking

18+ hour, 29+ min ago   (329+ words) It seems as simple as moving a few letters around, but a new collaboration between Aflac, the provider of supplemental insurance and Ben Affleck, the actor and director, has been years in the making. Aflac typically spends under $100 million on…...

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variety.com > 2026 > tv > news > jeff-bezos-star-trek-fan-william-shatner-new-memoir-1236851222

Jeff Bezos Tells William Shatner How His Childhood Love of ‘Star Trek’ Inspired Him to Go to Space With Blue Origin: ‘All Those Things Are Linked’ (EXCLUSIVE)

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (591+ words) In this exclusive excerpt, Shatner interviews Amazon founder Jeff Bezos about how the science fiction he loved as a kid — namely, “Star Trek” — ultimately inspired him to launch his Blue Origin aerospace company, which, in 2021, launched Shatner into space at…...

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variety.com > 2026 > politics > global > george-clooney-government-regulate-ai-1236851500

George Clooney Says the Government Shouldn’t Regulate AI: ‘These Are Not the People You Want to Entrust the Holy Grail With’

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (437+ words) George Clooney has said he doesn’t trust the government to regulate AI. “I don’t know that you want government to be regulating this either, because I sit and watch when Zuckerberg is testifying in front of, you know, a 94-year-old…...

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variety.com > 2026 > film > global > maggie-gyllenhaal-ai-dakota-johnson-marilyn-monroe-1236851468

Maggie Gyllenhaal Says She Tried Using AI to Turn Dakota Johnson Into Marilyn Monroe — Then Scrapped It: ‘It Fundamentally Did Not Work’

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (556+ words) Venice jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal revealed that she experimented with artificial intelligence to transform Dakota Johnson into Marilyn Monroe for her short film Flesh Impact which plays on the Lido. But she ended up scrapping it because she felt that…...

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variety.com > 2026 > tv > markets-festivals > tamar-ai-tapnow-happyhorse-glanze-venice-production-bridge-1236846503

Tamar AI’s TapNow Brings AI-Native Filmmaking to Venice Production Bridge With HappyHorse-Backed 10,000 Parallel Universes Films, Unveils Streamer Glanze

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (251+ words) Hollywood has largely controlled who gets to tell stories at scale, largely because scale itself required budgets, crews and infrastructure most creators never had access to. A newer wave of AI production tools is starting to loosen that grip, and…...

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variety.com > 2026 > film > global > bogdan-mirica-creator-economy-magnum-opus-1236848006

‘Dogs’ Director Bogdan Mirică to Take a Stab at Creator Economy With Biting Comedy ‘Magnum Opus’: ‘We’ve Taken It Too Far’

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (750+ words) Romanian director Bogdan Mirică lives a life intricately connected to screens. He has directed two feature films, including the award-winning “Dogs,” as well as majorly popular television shows, like HBO’s “Shadows.” Over the last few years, however, the director has…...

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variety.com > 2026 > film > news > technoblade-never-dies-documentary-minecraft-riot-games-1236850438

‘Technoblade Never Dies’ Documentary Film About Late Minecraft Creator in the Works With Funding From Riot Games and Hypixel Studios

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (260+ words) The life and legacy of Technoblade, the beloved and influential Minecraft creator who died in 2022, will be chronicled in a feature-length documentary film. The film is intended to be “an independent feature documentary to bring Technoblade’s story and community to…...

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variety.com > 2026 > film > global > oscars-romania-fjord-1236850007

Oscars: Romania Selects 'Fjord' for International Feature Race

3+ day, 25+ min ago   (174+ words) “Fjord,” written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, is Romania’s submission for the 2027 Oscars in the best international feature film category, having been unanimously chosen by the country’s selection committee. The film premiered in the official competition at the Cannes Film…...

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variety.com > 2026 > biz > news > inside-camelback-productions-ai-powered-production-arizona-1236849577

Inside Camelback Productions’ Plans for a New 1,400-Acre, AI-Powered Production and Entertainment Complex — in Arizona (EXCLUSIVE)

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (870+ words) Lallian, founder of Camelback Productions, doesn’t see the future of film production in Los Angeles. Instead, in her vision, it is on a complex one hour’s drive west of Phoenix, complete with backlots... Inside Camelback Productions’ Plans for a New…...