Focus Features is no longer Focus Features. It’s FilmDistrict — with a new owner and a new name. That’s the takeaway from Universal’s announcement on Tuesday, which unveiled the label’s ...

Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe look to have found their next project to partner on as the Oscar-nominated actor is in talks ...

The Phoenician Scheme repped Anderson’s third movie with Focus Features after 2012’s Moonrise Kingdom and Asteroid City.

Niels Swinkels has been promoted to president of international distribution at Focus Features. He was previously EVP and ...

Robert Eggers is getting the wheels in motion on his next film Werwulf, as sources have confirmed to Deadline that ...

In an overhaul of its Focus Features imprint, Universal Pictures is installing FilmDistrict founder Peter Schlessel as the new head of the specialty movie label. James Schamus, Focus’ current ...

The London-based Focus Features International will close its doors on Dec. 31, marking the final step in a dramatic overhaul of the Universal-owned specialty division.. Official word of the ...

Focus Features has announced a shift in ideology, folding in FilmDistrict and focusing on a broader cache of product. While the label isn't dead, the identity will most certainly change.

Focus Features announced more executive appointments as new CEO Peter Schlessel prepares to take the helm of the reconfigured company in January. Schlessel will bring over several execs from ...

Underlining the need for specialty units to think globally, Focus Features will create a new entity under its umbrella: Focus Features Intl., which will now include Universal’s international ...

Focus Features Brings in Peter Schlessel to Replace James Schamus as CEO. The former Film District chief exec will head up an expansion of Universal’s specialty label, which is moving to L.A.

Variety ranks the 30 best films from Focus Features, celebrating its 20th anniversary, including "Brokeback Mountain" and "Atonement." ...