October 25, 2018 11:07AM PT “Suspiria” and “Bad Times at El Royale” star Dakota Johnson has signed with Lighthouse Management + Media. The in-demand actress, who is still repped by WME, had several management companies pitching to her before finally signing with Lighthouse. Johnson has had a busy month, with the Fox thriller “Bad Times
Month: October 2018
“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” is heading toward a magical debut between $65 million and $75 million when it hits theaters on Nov. 16. If estimates hold, the sequel will see a similar opening to “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the first entry in the “Harry Potter” spinoff series. That film launched
Actors Billy Crudup and Gugu Mbatha-Raw have joined the cast of the forthcoming untitled Apple original series led by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Mbatha-Raw will play Hannah Shoenfeld, a “whip-smart and charming” head booker of talent on the morning news show the series follows. Tony Award-winner Crudup will portray Cory Ellison, a forward-thinking president
October 25, 2018 11:00AM PT Writer-director Daniel Sawka’s “Icebox” has been acquired by HBO Films. The feature, produced by James L. Brooks’ Gracie Films and co-financed with Endeavor Content, is set to debut Dec. 7 on HBO. The film tells the story of Anthony Gonzalez’s Óscar, a 12-year-old Honduran boy who is forced to flee his
October 25, 2018 10:53AM PT Niantic has announced Adventure Sync, a new “Pokémon Go” gameplay system that allows players to track their steps while their phones are in their pockets. The new feature is part of the Niantic Real World Platform, offering a way for players to get inspired to get out and walk without
October 25, 2018 10:51AM PT The “Beastie Boys Book,” a sprawling and detailed 600-page history of the group that comes out on Oct. 30, has an impressive and characteristically diverse roster of guest narrators for its audio edition: Snoop Dogg, Elvis Costello, Steve Buscemi, Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart, Will Ferrell, Wanda Sykes, Public Enemy’s Chuck
Google over the last decade protected — and rewarded — several high-level execs who had been accused of sexual misconduct, including Android inventor Andy Rubin, who received a $90 million exit package, according to a New York Times report. The Times, in a nearly 2,800-word exposé published Thursday, said that in addition to Rubin two other top
Check out the official Bohemian Rhapsody Trailer starring Rami Malek! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Bohemian Rhapsody: https://www.fandango.com/bohemian-rhapsody-211850/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: November 2, 2018 Starring: Rami Malek, Mike Myers, Joseph Mazzello Directed By: Dexter Fletcher, Bryan Singer Synopsis: A chronicle of the years leading up to
Over 300 from the entertainment industry’s digital-marketing community gathered Thursday to celebrate some of its best and brightest at Snapchat’s Venice offices. For the fourth annual Silver Pixel Awards, which honor the pioneers of the field, three different awards were handed out for the first time by Hollywood in Pixels, a non-profit organization that saves
When Adina Porter first signed on to “American Horror Story: Apocalypse,” she was told her character, Dinah Stevens, was a “self-made billionaire like Oprah.” And while that certainly proved to be true — Dinah was a wildly successful talk show host before the events that led to the end of the world and her taking
Jamila Hunter, ABC’s senior vice president of comedy development, is leaving the network for an executive position at Kenya Barris’ production company, Variety has learned exclusively. Hunter will be president of television at Barris’ Khalabo Ink Society. The news comes two months after Barris exited his overall deal at ABC Studios for a reported $100 million deal
Hollywood’s largest networks and studios are facing some unexpected tension on the international front. But the simmering conflict could also lead to bigger opportunities for producers who are savvy in the ways of diplomacy and dealmaking. U.S. executives who attended the Mipcom content sales conference in Cannes last week got an earful from their counterparts in other territories
An elite military submarine leagues under the sea and a blockheaded spy in a league of his own. Will you see ‘Hunter Killer’ or ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ this weekend? ► Buy Your Tickets Now: https://www.fandango.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Tune-in to Weekend Ticket every Thursday to help you decide what to watch in theaters this weekend! ► Watch
October 25, 2018 9:35AM PT Just a week before the Nov. 2 release of the Freddie Mercury and Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” 20th Century Fox has released a final trailer for the film. This one is even more Mercury-focused than the previous ones, providing previously un-aired looks at scenes between the singer and his family,
Joy Marcus, formerly Condé Nast Entertainment’s head of digital video, has joined Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) as a partner focused on digital media. Marcus, based in New York City, also will join the boards of JVP’s portfolio companies in the media sector. At the venture-capital firm, she’ll focus on deal flow in digital media in
Check out the official Vox Lux Trailer starring Natalie Portman! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Vox Lux: https://www.fandango.com/vox-lux-214685/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: December 7, 2018 Starring: Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Christopher Abbott Directed By: Brady Corbet Synopsis: An unusual set of circumstances brings unexpected success to a
October 25, 2018 9:24AM PT Facebook seems to be once again taking cues from a popular competitor: The social networking giant is building a music video app that’s strikingly similar to TikTok, according to a new Techcrunch report. Facebook didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Lasso, as the project is reportedly being called
Check out the official The Front Runner trailer starring Hugh Jackman! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to The Front Runner: https://www.fandango.com/the-frontrunner-202159/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: November 21, 2018 Starring: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, Sara Paxton Directed By: Jason Reitman Synopsis: American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988
Check out the official Cold Pursuit Trailer starring Liam Neeson! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Cold Pursuit: https://www.fandango.com/cold-pursuit-215413/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: February 8, 2019 Starring: Emmy Rossum, Liam Neeson, Laura Dern Directed By: Hans Petter Moland Synopsis: A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers
Check out the official Cold Pursuit Trailer starring Liam Neeson! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to Cold Pursuit: https://www.fandango.com/cold-pursuit-215413/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: February 8, 2019 Starring: Emmy Rossum, Liam Neeson, Laura Dern Directed By: Hans Petter Moland Synopsis: A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers
Check out the official How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World trailer starring Jay Baruchel! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy Tickets to How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World: https://www.fandango.com/how-to-train-your-dragon-the-hidden-world-212232/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc US Release Date: March 1, 2019 Starring: Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Jay Baruchel Directed By: Dean
Pandora today announced that Brad Minor has joined the company as Vice President, Head of Brand Marketing and Communications. According to the announcement, in this newly expanded position, Minor will be responsible for defining Pandora’s brand positioning to listeners and the industry together with the brand marketing, communications, experiential and social media teams that report to
“Fortnite” streams may have finally reached their peak viewership and Twitch is still dominating as the game streaming platform, according to a new report from StreamElements. Streams of the unbelievably popular battle royale game “Fortnite” peaked on Twitch in July, with 151 million hours of streamtime watched that month, according to a report released Thursday
President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on the news media, blaming it for the angry political environment as questions are raised on what motivated one or more individuals to send pipe bombs to CNN and other top Democrats. The intemperate tweets came less than a day after the president had called for national unity.
A few weeks ago an invite to the launch of a new collaboration landed in my inbox. Public School x Eileen Fisher: Where street style meets zero waste. The mashup of cool kid designers, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne, with the oracle to fashionable mall-shopping moms seemed unlikely, but ask the trio and they would
October 25, 2018 7:07AM PT Summer blockbusters such as “The Meg” and “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” helped Imax beat third quarter earnings expectations. The giant screen exhibitor reported earnings of $5.02 million and revenue of $82.1 million. The compared favorably to a loss of $850,000 in the year-ago period, but was down slightly from the
Two decades ago, “… Baby One More Time” was a new single and Britney Spears was another young singer hoping to ride the fast-rising wave of teen pop. As the song rose on the charts across the globe, the burgeoning star, who’d just turned 17, went on a promotional visit to Canada, where “One More
October 25, 2018 7:00AM PT For the first time, Nielsen will expand its reporting capabilities to identify same-gender spouses and partners and their households’ TV viewing habits, Variety has learned exclusively. Nielsen worked in partnership with the LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD to determine the best approaches for reflecting LGBTQ inclusion and representation in its industry-leading panels,
The death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi left its mark on attendees at the “A Private War” premiere, especially star Rosamund Pike, who portrays a reporter in the film. “This is the price people pay for delivering truth,” Pike told Variety at Wednesday’s premiere held in the Samuel Goldwyn Theater. “It’s appalling what happened to Jamal.
MADRID — The third part of “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”), Netflix’s most-watched non-English language show, is entering production and has added new cast. Netflix dropped a first video on Thursday celebrating the occasion. Produced directly by Netflix and Vancouver Media, the Madrid-based shingle of series creators Alex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, the
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