{
  "id": 16963900,
  "title": "Chinese Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Variant’ Lands North American, European and Asian Deals (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/chinese-sci-fi-thriller-variant-lands-north-american-european-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T22:03:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/markets-festivals/chinese-sci-fi-thriller-variant-north-america-europe-deals-1236933674/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese film “Variant,” a sci-fi action thriller from director Qilin Li, is headed to North America with International Media Network (IMN), which acquired U.S. and Canadian rights. Sales company Cappu Films unveiled that deal and others across Europe, Asia and Latin America at TIFFCOM, the market of the Tokyo International Film Festival. MT Trading has […]",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}