“Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!” is being added to the timetables of a host of broadcasters around the world, including the ABC in Australia, Super RTL in Germany, Televisa in Mexico, and Treehouse in Canada. Mattel owns the “Thomas & Friends” property and gave the TV series a major overhaul in “Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big
Month: October 2018
October 12, 2018 11:13PM PT Growing kids distributor Jetpack has landed two new animated series that it will launch internationally at MipJunior. The U.K.-based firm has snagged international rights to “Oswaldo,” which hails from Brazil, and “Barefoot Bandits,” which is on air in Australia and New Zealand. “Oswaldo” has the distinction of being the most-watched
Something about Melania Trump keeps people hopeful — insistently so, despite so much contrary evidence — that there’s a bigger story at work. Maybe it’s simply her circumstance, existing as the immigrant wife of a President whose misogyny and xenophobia are such pronounced parts of his personal brand. Maybe it’s the occasional glimmer of seeming
Chinese title “Savage” and Korean psychodrama “Clean Up” split the prizes in the main New Currents competition at the Busan International Film Festival. The prizes were announced on Saturday morning. The Kim Ji-seok Award, named after the festival’s co-founder and head selector who died suddenly last year, was also shared. It went jointly to Jamshid
Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. – rapper, father, entrepreneur, actor, reality star T.I. – has never had a problem speaking his mind; not in his role as truth-telling trap music avatar, reflecting on the ways of coming up hard in his Atlanta hometown; not in the lived-in advice given by him and his wife, songwriter Tameka
October 12, 2018 7:01PM PT Marvel’s “Iron Fist” will not return for a third season, a Netflix representative confirmed to Variety. “Marvel’s Iron Fist will not return for a third season on Netflix. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is proud of the series and grateful for all of the hard work from our incredible cast,
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “I Want to be Here,” the fourth season premiere of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.” The final season of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” started with Rebecca Bunch (Rachel Bloom) in prison after shoving her stalker ex Trent (Paul Welsh) off of a rooftop. She went into prison willingly, as an
In “The Times of Bill Cunningham,” the late New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham appears before us as a blissed-out aging choirboy. He sits in his small apartment, surrounded by file cabinets jammed with his work, a geek in his element, with a shock of gray hair and two jutting front teeth that give
Showtime CEO David Nevins is in negotiations with parent company CBS Corp. to take on an expanded role beyond the premium service he now heads. His renewed deal would give the executive oversight of content for streaming service CBS All Access, in addition to retaining his existing Showtime responsibilities. It could also see his role
Catherine Hardwicke became a trailblazer for female directors after leading “Twilight” to global success; however, ten years after the first film came out, she says there’s still not enough women working behind the camera. “There’s still a lot of work to do because we’ve got to get to both sides of the camera; we’ve got
In today’s film news roundup, Nik Dodani makes a script deal, Sony shifts dates for “Miss Bala” and “Escape Room” and Jake Manley books two roles. SCRIPT DEAL Nik Dodani, who stars on “Murphy Brown” and “Atypical,” will write the script for a movie version of “Blue Boy,” based on Rakesh Satyal’s coming of age
Beyonce and Tiffany Haddish have moved on from the headlines that the “Girls Trip” star stirred up when she revealed earlier this year that she saw an unnamed actress bite the singer at a private party. Variety caught up with Haddish on Thursday night at the City of Hope gala in Los Angeles, where Beyonce performed in honor
October 12, 2018 4:16PM PT Fox has ordered an additional two episodes for Season 3 of “Lethal Weapon.” Series star Damon Wayans is set to appear in the episodes, despite announcing recently that he planned to leave the show after the original 13 episode order for the third season was completed. Season 3 of “Lethal
In Friday’s roundup, NBC releases premiere dates for three series, and sci-fi series “October Faction” announces the main cast. DATES NBC has released premiere dates for three series, starting with “The Titan Games,” which will premiere Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET/PT, and will begin airing in its regularly scheduled 8
“Sorry I’m so honest, but I’m not sorry,” Tiffany Haddish said at Variety’s Power of Women presented by Lifetime on Friday. The “Girls Trip” star had just finished a rapid-fire shoutout to everything and everyone in the room, from Regina King’s hairstyle to FreshPaper’s ability to keep weed fresh. “I feel like it’s very important to always be
October 12, 2018 3:00PM PT ABC is developing a comedy series based on Sara Saedi’s memoir “Americanized,” Variety has learned. The single-camera series, which will be executive produced by Reese Witherspoon, tells the story of a loving and off-beat Iranian family who’s been living with a huge secret: they’re undocumented immigrants. It is described as a window
October 12, 2018 2:56PM PT One of the top agents in country music, Rob Beckham, is out as co-head of the WME Nashville office, Variety has confirmed. No official announcements have been made, and sources confirming the split gave no reason for the exit. Beckham’s past or current clients have included Chris Young, Rascal Flatts, Brett
“You can’t feel and understand real power unless you feel and understand what it means to empower,” Regina King said to a room full of beaming onlookers at Variety‘s annual Power of Women event, held Friday at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. As one of Variety‘s five Power of Women honorees,
Photographed by Terry Tsiolis and Styled by Samira Nasr Oct 12, 2018 Versace, Gucci, Michael Kors, Armani…as more and more designers ban fur from their collections, faux fabrications of sumptuous outerwear have become the new symbols of luxury and glamour. Isabeli Fontana bundles up. Faux-fur coat, Gucci,$6,900. Gold hoop earrings,Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.,
Jenifer Lewis said it’s time to stop joking during her opening remarks at Variety’s Power of Women event in Los Angeles, presented by Lifetime. With midterm elections on the horizon, the actress criticized the “mentally ill” Trump administration, condemning the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh last week as well as Thursday’s bizarre meeting between
Natalie Portman did not hold back in her acceptance speech at Variety’s Power of Women event presented by Lifetime, making the case for improving efforts to ensure gender parity across industries. After shouting out Time’s Up’s new CEO and president, Lisa Borders, the “Vox Lux” actress kicked off a speech centered around seven guidelines that
“The Walking Dead” star Steven Yeun, “Crazy Rich Asians” breakout Awkwafina and legendary director Wong Kar-wai will be among the VIP guests at the 38th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival next month. The festival runs Nov. 8-18, 2018. Zhang Yimou’s “Shadow,” is named as the opening film. And Peter Farrelly’s “The Green Book,”
October 12, 2018 2:00PM PT Danny Trejo is attached to star in an ABC comedy project that boasts Will Smith among its executive producers. Trejo will star in and executive produce “Food & Familia,” which is currently in development at the broadcaster. The multi-camera comedy, is inspired by Trejo’s life. When the matriarch of the
To call “The Conners” one of the fall’s most anticipated shows is less a commentary on its potential quality than describing the sensation of steeling oneself against an oncoming train. The curiosity factor and difficulty levels are high with this one; there’s not much precedent for a show emerging from the ashes of losing its
October 12, 2018 1:09PM PT “If you listen closely you can hear the tears of our ancestors hit the floor,” the rapper wrote of the “vile” White House meeting. “This is my stop, I’m officially DONE!!!!” The hip-hop artist T.I. is claiming Kanye West invited him to go along on Thursday’s visit to the White
Holdover hits “Venom” and “A Star Is Born” are in a battle for first place at the North American box office this weekend with “Venom” prevailing with about $30 million, early estimates showed Friday. Ryan Gosling’s “First Man” is lifting off with around $17 million for Universal, just ahead of “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” with
Both Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle‘s bridal moments have sparked brides to follow in their footsteps, and we expect Princess Eugenie’s gown to inspire a similar wave of imitation. With its collared neckline, modest yet low back, and massive train that floated down the aisle the style is classic and trendy at the same time.
Everybody sees dead people in “I Still See You,” a slickly produced but none-too-scary thriller designed for that teen audience which prefers that its spooky Halloween fare involve cute guys of variable mortality fawning around a mildly misfit quirky-girl protagonist. If that sounds kinda “Twilight,” you’ve got that right — the source material is a
Claudia Schmitt, VP international sales and acquisitions, kids and family entertainment, at Munich-based distributor Beta Film, talks about their MipJunior slate, led by animated series “The Rubbish World of Dave Spud.” How important is humor in “The Rubbish World of Dave Spud”? “Dave Spud” is a comedy adventure. And the humor is at the heart
When Ted Sarandos said over the summer that Netflix’s young adult film “The Kissing Booth” was “one of the most-watched movies in the country, and maybe the world,” ears pricked up across the industry. The comment from the Netflix content chief underlined that the YA audience, far from being lost to TV, is tuning in.
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