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On Wednesday, world sales agency Beta Cinema hosts the market premiere of “John Cranko,” starring Sam Riley, at the American Film Market in Las Vegas. Variety speaks to the director Joachim A. Lang ahead of the screening and debuts the film’s international trailer (below).

The film, based on true events, follows in the footsteps of John Cranko as he arrives in Stuttgart in 1960 to be guest choreographer at the German city’s ballet company. A South African by birth, he had previously worked in London, but his tenure at the Sadler’s Wells Ballet had been jeopardized after he was prosecuted for committing a “homosexual act” in a public place, which at that time was outlawed in the U.K.

The film follows Cranko as he is made director of the Stuttgart ballet company and fights to revolutionize the art, culminating in a triumphant visit to New York, after which Time magazine commented,...

After years of waiting, we finally have the much-awaited series adaptation of Liu Cixin‘s brilliant sci-fi novel series The Three-Body Problem. Created by Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the Netflix series tells us the story of a group of characters in the scientific community, who try to find out the mystery behind several suicides of prolific scientists. 3 Body Problem stars Eiza González, Benedict Wong, Jess Hong, Jovan Adepo, John Bradley, Alex Sharp, Rosalind Chao, Zine Tseng, Jonathan Pryce, and Marlo Kelly. So, if you loved the sci-fi drama series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Three-Body (Prime Video & Viki) Credit – CCTV

Based on the same book as the Netflix series written by Liu Cixin, the Chinese adaptation of the popular sci-fi novel is set in 2007 and it follows the story of Wang Miao, one of China’s leading nanomaterials experts who...

The Privilege is a Netflix horror film that combines supernatural and body horror elements, resulting in a unique viewing experience. The revelation that Finn, Lena, and Samira are adopted connects them to a larger conspiracy and mirrors themes of teenage depression and isolation. The film leaves it up to the audience to determine if the demon is real or if the events are hallucinations, while the cult's goal is to turn the kids into vessels for the demon. The ending suggests a larger message about the pharmaceutical industry and the contagious nature of depression.

The Netflix-exclusive German horror film The Privilege is jam-packed with familiar concepts found in other movies, but it features a truly wild ending that makes it unique. Released in 2022 and directed by Felix Fuchssteiner, The Privilege follows awkward teen Finn (Max Schimmelpfennig) as he uncovers a dark secret from his past that threatens his life in the present.

In today’s Global Bulletin, ESPN scores Laliga rights for the next eight years; the U.K. government looks to unload Channel 4; Bavaria Fiction wraps principle shooting on its Netflix horror feature “The Privilege”; and London to get 1,575-seater theater.

Sports

In a Disney earnings call on Tuesday evening, it was announced that ESPN had picked up a raft of sports broadcast and streaming rights in the U.S., including the next eight seasons of Spain’s top soccer competition Laliga.

With all matches to be made available live and on demand via ESPN Plus, several of the higher-profile games will also air across ESPN networks each season and be covered on established ESPN programs such as Sports Center and ESPN Fc, among others. ESPN Plus will also host complimentary programming including match previews and highlight shows.

The deal includes both English and Spanish-language broadcast and streaming rights and...