Insider International: Update of the link casting

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Baz Baz casting update

Mr. Bond … We are waiting for you: We just had to be our own man in an easy costume, Baz Bamigboye, who provided the first significant update on the hunting at the next James Bond from the Amazon MGM studios named Denis Villeneuve as director of the next film. Wednesday, Baz abandoned the 411 on the next identity of the 007, revealing the profile of the man that Villeneuve will seek to launch for his next Bind movie. Bad news for the supporters of an American actor such as Timothee Chalamet, Glen Powell, Austin Butler and Jacob Elordi – it’s going to be briting. More bad news if you were in the idea of ​​an older link such as Tom Hardy, 47, Idris Elba (53) and Henry Cavill (42) – If Villeneuve sticks to his current plan, the actor will be “unknown” at the end of the twenty or early 1930s. This suggests that he and the owner of Bond Amazon MgM Studios with a new face on several films. This was the case for the most recent obligations, Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan, who both became stars of good faith during their races as a fictitious spy. Add the penchant of the writer Steven Knight for the characters who, for lack of a better sentence, give a kick and names. One source told Baz that: “This is, must seem that he could kill you with bare hands at another moment. From the moment you see it, it must be obvious.” Baz’s intelligence also extends to the feeling that Knight will come back to the Bond Beginnings as a commander of the Royal Navy before being recruited by the MI6, the United Kingdom’s foreign intelligence agency, and Halle How Bond has reached the status 007. Warning word, however: nothing more significant comes until Villeneuve finishes filming Dune: Third partSo don’t blame me or BAZ if there are no more concrete news for a while. However, this is an exciting period, as a key baz source said: “It’s a new link, a new start, a whole new.”

Gaza’s cries dominate San Sebastian

‘Genocide stop’: The San Sebastian Spanish film festival ends on Saturday, and this year’s festival was a fairly political event, with violence at Gaza Front and Center. The guests of the high -level festival, both local and international, put on watermelon pins with the inscription “Genocide stop” in the local Basque spelling, “Genozidioa Stop”, while they were crossing the relaxed red carpet of the festival. The festival delegates alongside local activists organized a demonstration of more than 3,000 people last Saturday on the festival’s main gala site to protest against violence in Gaza. While accepting the National Film Award of Spain at the festival on September 20, the veteran actor Eduard Fernández wore a Keffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian costume, and has talked about Gaza for a long time. San Sebastian has often been a politically busy festival. Before this year’s event, the San Sebastian management committee published an open letter indicating what it described as a public rejection of the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and its “genocide” of the Palestinian people. However, speaking with us before the festival, the chief of San Sebastian, José Luis Rebordinos, said that it was important to note that he and the festival are against any call for “cultural boycotts” and would support Israeli films. Elsewhere, the San Sebastian Creative Investors Conference was animated by companies of companies like TF1, Fremantle and Mediawan discussing the state of industry. The speech of the highlight may have been with the veterinarian of the industry Patrick Wachsberger, who urged caution on fears surrounding the landscape of the changing industry. “Stay calm. Let’s be optimistic,” said Wachsberger. “Creativity is inhibited by fear.” You can consult our complete conference coverage here. On the film side, the off -competition competition title was Dolores Fonzi Belénwhich was submitted as an Argentina entry for the best category of international feature films during the 98th annual assemblies. Come back with us tomorrow to see which film has the first prize in San Sebastian.

The selection of Oscars is expanding the Busan debate

Busan a movement: The 30th edition of the Busan International Film Festival saw Lisa de Blackpink, who played in season 3 of The white lotus; Lee Byung-Hung, star of the opening evening film by Park Chan-Wook No other choiice; And actress-director Sylvia Chang descends to the Korean city for a living event, skillfully covered by our editor in itinerant Asia Liz Shackleton. Also in town were Guillermo del Toro, the Iranian author Jafar Panahi, who received the receiver of Asian filmmakers, and Kpop demon hunters The creator of Maggie Kang, with the film Smash Netflix being unsurprisingly among the most discussed subjects. Liz’s analysis of the event addressed the subject of the Oscar submission processes. Panahi called the Academy on the way it allows films for the best category of international feature films to be selected, by trying to break ties with national governments, which do not always use the most transparent processes and often allow the policy to color their judgment. Our entire Busan coverage, including many offers from the Busan, ACFM sales event, is here.

Marco Robinson’s wild claims

Lots of faces: Here is a story of the head of a successful author, PhilanthropE, property tycoon, motivator lecturer, television star and film producer. Or a story about a man who is nothing of these things. Jake this week has published a long -standing survey on “SIR” Marco Robinson, whose wild claims on #Collabs with Russell Crowe and invitations to Richard Branson’s island seem to undress under a even sweet exam. Of course, people make questionable merit statements all the time, but, as our history explains, Robinson monetized his fantasies by selling masterclasses of development to budding writers and by offering other services for fees. It’s a complicated and weird story and you can read it here.

Tiktock on the block

Tiktok on the block: The saga on Tiktok’s place in the United States has been rumbling for months, acting as a particular bug among the many things that have upset President Donald Trump. This week, Trump signed a (another) decree declaring a legal order in 2024 according to which the Chinese owner of the social media platform, Bytedance, is due to give up its American operations to local owners. It looks like a group featuring familiar faces – the president of Oracle Larry Ellison (and the father of Paramount David Ellison), Fox Corp. of Murdochs, and the CEO of Dell Technologies Michael Dell – will be part of a consortium that collects the Dance -Frazy application. Oracle, the investment company Silver Lake and the Investment Fund based in Abu Dhabi MGX will be the largest shareholders. Bytedance will be authorized to maintain a little less than 20% and current investors will represent a global of 35%. Vice-president JD Vance said that the transaction values ​​the US Tiktok part of $ 14 billion. The whole problem depends on the question of knowing if Tiktok gives the count – and by extension the Chinese government – access to data on thousands, potentially millions of American citizens. Republican and democrats have had reasons for concern and it seems that the question finally affects its end. Ted Johnson’s report has the detail.

Essential

🌶️ Hot: Caroline Aherne, the star of British comedy beloved behind The Royle family And The Mme Merton showmust be the subject of a feature film of The crown producer Andy Harries and Philomène The writer Jeff Pope.

🌶️ Another: Rose Matafeo returns home for Sky New Zealand Scandal of the small town, Appearing opposite the British star Felicity Kendal.

🔥 A third: Veteran Philippines Studio Regal Entertainment launched the last episode of her long time Shake, rattle and roll Horror anthology franchise.

🔬 Analysis: Why the UK’s culture secretary is increasingly exasperated by Net GB News news.

🚨 Ring the alarm: European India producers have warned that a financing project for the European Commission Agoraeu could threaten creativity and diversity through the economic block.

⛺ Fest: The second edition of SXSW London has been confirmed and will take place between June 1 to 6 in the British capital.

🤝 Land done: Canal + closed its 2 billion dollar control of the African multi -dollars and has undertaken to double the originals as Show the Ilembe.

👀 First look: To the scorching Canadian Ice Hockey Hockey Drama Heated rivalry.

🍿 Box-office: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has become the biggest Japanese film worldwide in the world, with around $ 555 million and gross last weekend.

International Insider was written by Jesse Whittock and edited by Jake Kanter. ZAC NTIM contributed.