❌

Normal view

Paramount Wins Florence Pugh Feature β€˜The Midnight Library’ For $36M

29 May 2026 at 04:12
That Garth Davis directed, Florence Pugh starring feature take of Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library which Andreas first told you about; well, it’s been won by the David Ellison run Paramount Pictures for $36M. Paramount beat out Focus and Sony who were circling to acquire North America and select foreign markets on the project. StudioCanal […]

Florence Pugh β€˜The Midnight Library’ North America & Offshore Deal Officially Closes With Paramount After Fierce Bidding War

29 May 2026 at 16:22
Paramount has closed their deal with Studio Canal for North American and myriad foreign territories on the Garth Davis directed, Florence Pugh starring fantasy drama The Midnight Library after a crazy auction with Focus Features and Sony. Last night when the news broke, not all of the foreign deals had closed. We hear that the […]

β€˜Paddington 4’: Armando Iannucci to Write Bear’s Next Movie, β€˜Paddington in Peru’ Director Dougal Wilson in Talks to Return (EXCLUSIVE)

26 May 2026 at 09:00
Paddington Bear has found a new pair of writers to come up with his next big screen adventure and looks to have secured a director as well. Variety can exclusively confirm that Armando Iannucci, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Scotsman best known for creating hit satirical shows β€œVeep” and β€œThe Thick of It,” is set to […]

❌
Subscriptions