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Varietyby Corbin Bolies8d ago
Do we follow the tall, stilted, morally questionable man in cargo pants? It’s the question up for debate among the collection of four teenagers leading Jason Zada’s “Terrarium,” a found-footage...
Varietyby Emiliano de Pablos8d ago
KimStim has acquired North American rights to “Donkey Princess,” the latest feature from Chilean filmmaking duo Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, directors of “The Wolf House.” The deal was closed...
Varietyby Jack Dunn8d ago
Charles Melton has dropped out of Elijah Bynum’s L.A. crime thriller “My Darling California” and “Lurker” actor Daniel Zolghadri is stepping in as his replacement, Variety can exclusively reveal.
Varietyby Jazztangcay8d ago
Apple Studios visual effects workers have secured their first IATSE contract. The members won new standards for wages, health care, retirement benefits, working hours, artificial intelligence and...
Varietyby William Earl8d ago
Season 2 of FX’s “Adults”— which premiered in late August — depicts a group of five friends hanging out in their shared house in Queens.
Varietyby William Earl8d ago
When Rafael Espinal took office in February as New York City’s entertainment chief, he looked around and saw a city that was thriving but had yet to recover from a yearslong slump in film and TV...
Varietyby Owen Gleiberman8d ago
In the last few years (ever since “Top Gun: Maverick”), Tom Cruise has often been hailed as The Last Movie Star.
Varietyby Nvivarelli8d ago
Geopolitical turmoil is as good an excuse as any to call off a film festival. But an explosive shake-up of another sort is happening on the Middle Eastern cinema circuit — and it’s not just due to...
Varietyby Michael Schneider9d ago
In the end, Casey Bloys knew he was holding all the cards. As the industry continued to speculate about whether the HBO boss or Paramount’s Cindy Holland would wind up with control of the two...
Varietyby Atingley49d ago
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Varietyby Gmaddaus9d ago
Last week, politicians decided they could not let Hollywood slip away. First, California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed for a resolution of the Paramount antitrust case out of fear that the studio would...
Varietyby Michael Schneider9d ago
CBS is tripling down on its unscripted lineup, bringing back a new version of “Undercover Boss” — this time hosted by Drew Carey — and greenlighting two new series: “Stacks of Cash,” hosted by Mike...
Varietyby Atingley49d ago
Funko is bringing some heavy Marvel firepower to New York Comic Con this year, including an ultra-limited light-up Doctor Doom figure that will be one of just 500 produced.
Varietyby Todd Spangler9d ago
Ynon Kreiz, who is stepping down as CEO of Mattel after eight years, will join David Ellison‘s Paramount — which is on the brink of closing its mega-merger with Warner Bros.
Varietyby Michael Schneider9d ago
When Warner Bros. and CBS announced the merger of the WB and UPN on the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, the industry was shocked.
Varietyby Joseph Otterson9d ago
Peacock has set the premiere date for “Ted: The Animated Series.” The animated followup to the live-action “Ted” movies will premiere with its first eight episodes on Dec. 17.
Varietyby Jem Aswad9d ago
Billy Joel gave a health update during a call-in with fans on his SiriusXM channel this week, noting that he’s doing well after revealing earlier in September that he’d undergone brain surgery to...
Varietyby Rafa Sales Ross9d ago
Media and entertainment group Banijay Entertainment has greenlit an adaptation of Raphael Montes’s “Uma Mulher No Escuro” (“A Woman in the Dark”) for Globoplay.
Varietyby John Hopewell9d ago
“La Bola Negra” writer-director-producers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi are set to exec produce an ambitious, new HBO Max drama series now in development in Spain and created by preeminent...
Varietyby Jem Aswad9d ago
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, OBE, previously served as CEO of U.K. Music and Director of Strategy to the U.K. Prime Minister at No. 10 Downing Street.
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