Valerie Complex

EXCLUSIVE: The Titmouse Foundation, the nonprofit created by the team behind the powerhouse animation studio Titmouse (Big Mouth, Venture Bros., Beavis and Butt-Head, The Legend of Vox Machina), in partnership with Warrior Art Camp has a new scholarship course that enables equitable education for animators looking to advance their careers. Entitled Future Art Directors Program, […]

EXCLUSIVE: More than a hit song, “Stand By Me,” by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, and Ben E. King, has transcended the notion of a “standard”—it’s been recorded more than 1,000 times and has made more appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 chart than any other song. Music and media producer Spencer Proffer and his music-anchored […]

Watch Billboard Music Awards EXCLUSIVE: Plucky announced the formation of Plucky Pictures and the option of two key properties to launch the division. This milestone is a major move for Plucky on its mission to create engaging content across all media. This news comes as the company acquired options on two properties: The Survivalist series […]

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today revealed an additional honoree of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s fundraiser, Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years, which will take place on January 18, 2024, at the DeJoria Center in Utah. The gala kicks off the 40th Sundance Film Festival. This year, former Sundance Institute Board Chair and trustee Pat […]

EXCLUSIVE: Greenwich Entertainment announced today the acquisition of North American distribution rights to Katie Burrell’s feature debut Weak Layers. The film is directed and co-written by Burrell (who also stars), and Andrew Ladd, also stars Chelsea Conwright and Jadyn Wong. Weak Layers will arrive in theaters in top 50 markets and in select mountain towns […]

LA3C Livestream Hello, and welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast! I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline. On today’s episode, we’re talking to documentarian Nancy Kates, director of PBS documentary Brother Outsider: The Life Of Bayard Rustin, about the civil rights activist and the architect of the March on Washington […]

In an era where the Marvel Cinematic Universe frequently shuttles between multiverse escapades and interplanetary conflicts, Nia DaCosta‘s The Marvels emerges as a breath of fresh air, eschewing bombast for a nuanced exploration of its characters. DaCosta, alongside writers Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik, anchors the superhero spectacle in the tangible and personal, making the […]

EXCLUSIVE: Stars Collective, a Los Angeles-based film finance and mentorship arm, has announced the launch of Stars Asian International Film Festival – a new capsule film showcase to take place in Los Angeles November 12-16. The festival, which will include a dozen feature selections celebrating Asian cinema, will spotlight a broad range of exceptional films […]

Crunchyroll has acquired North American and select global theatrical rights to Spy x Family Code: White, with Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures teaming to release the first film installment of the TV series. The TV series Spy x Family originally debuted on April 9, 2022; the second season launched October 7 on Crunchyroll. The original stand-alone story […]

EXCLUSIVE: Writer, director Todd Turner’s film The December Cross starring Jennifer Esposito (Fresh Kills), Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Judd Hirsch (The Fablemans), Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things), Neal McDonough (Minority Report), Mila Harris (No Exit), and Stelio Savante (Infidel), has landed a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to start principal photography in Kentucky. The film is set in […]