October 1, 2018 3:27PM PT Ansel Elgort has been cast as Tony in Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the Broadway musical “West Side Story.” Pulitzer prize winner and Oscar nominee Tony Kushner penned the revival of the 1957 musical, which was originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein. Spielberg, Kevin
Month: October 2018
October 1, 2018 3:00PM PT CBS is developing a police drama series that boasts former CBS Entertainment head Glenn Geller as an executive producer, Variety has learned. The project is currently titled “Body Cam Cop.” In the series, a cop’s heroism inadvertently lands him celebrity status after an on-the-job incident goes viral. He and his new partner
October 1, 2018 2:58PM PT She’s credited with shaping campaigns for The Weeknd and Post Malone. Marleny Dominguez-Reyes has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Marketing at Republic Records, the label’s Executive Vice President and General Manager Jim Roppo announced today. She is credited with shaping innovative 360-degree marketing campaigns for Republic artists The Weeknd
“Mayans MC” has been renewed for a second season at FX, the cable network announced Monday. “’Mayans MC’ is performing fantastically, proving to be a breakout first season,” said Nick Grad, co-president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. “The series premiered as the highest rated cable series this year and continues to
October 1, 2018 2:38PM PT Audiences will have to wait a little longer to watch Robert Downey Jr. talk to the animals. “The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle,” the latest cinematic adaptation of the children’s books about a medical professional with some stunning linguistic abilities, will hit theaters on Jan. 17, 2020. The movie was initially
Max Greenfield and Damon Wayans Jr.’s careers are running parallel to each other. The former “New Girl” stars are not only each appearing in a new CBS sitcom this fall, but both of their shows loosely based on the lives of their executive producers — and both feature white characters coming in to shake up
A feature-length project about the life and career of legendary comic George Carlin is in the works with the Oscar-nominated “Moneyball” screenwriter Stan Chervin. Gail Berman and Joe Earley’s the Jackal Group have secured the comic’s life rights, and tapped Chervin as both writer and producer. Bruce Kaufman and his banner Wood Hollow Pictures and
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October 1, 2018 1:45PM PT Stephen Colbert is gearing up for a new round of election-night results. The late night comic will host a live broadcast of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on CBS on Tuesday, November 6, continuing a tradition of doing the show live around big events of national importance. The last
It looks like fans of Kanye West will have one more reason to get up early on Black Friday. Kim Kardashian West tweeted that her husband’s latest project, “Yandhi,” will drop on Nov. 23, almost a month after its initial release date Sept. 29. This will be West’s third album this year, following “Ye” and
October 1, 2018 12:59PM PT Communications executive Naomi Bulochnikov-Paul will return to Freeform as vice president of communications. The announcement was made Monday by Kevin Brockman, Disney/ABC’s executive vice president of global communications, to whom she will report. In her role, Bulochnikov-Paul will work closely with Freeform President Tom Ascheim and be responsible for all
In the age of streaming — and with studios like Disney and Warner Bros. taking over more theater turf — it’s clear that the landscape of American theater is changing. At Variety’s inaugural Power of Broadway event, which took place over breakfast at Bryant Park Grill on Monday, legit biz leaders weighed in on what that
October 1, 2018 12:31PM PT Paramount Players has signed “Black Panther” actor Winston Duke to star in its action-thriller “Heroine.” Dan Casey will direct “Heroine” from his own script about a mother who witnesses a kidnapping by a white nationalist gang. Duke will portray her vigilante neighbor. “Heroine” is being produced by Matt Kaplan through
As a fashion editor, I’m constantly thinking about my clothing, which includes my underpinnings. As a bustier woman with a tricky bra size—a 32DD is not a common size—I’m always thinking bra first. When I shop, it’s “What bra will I wear with this?” because I generally don’t go without one. Similar to the way
Sony Pictures is close to greenlighting “Bad Boys For Life,” Variety has learned. Reuniting Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as two of Miami PD’s most infamous officers has taken years to pull off, but a new draft of a script appears to have met with the producers’ approval and it looks as though production on
Facebook has caught the interactive trivia game-show bug with “Confetti,” which doles out real cash prizes to the winners of the game each weekday — and this week, it has lined up its biggest prize-pool payout ever along with a roster of guest creators to co-host the show. Facebook’s pop-culture trivia game was launched in
October 1, 2018 12:09PM PT Sam Claflin is set to star in Sony’s “Charlie’s Angels” reboot, sources tell Variety. Claflin is reteaming with his “Hunger Games” co-star Elizabeth Banks, who is directing and starring as one of the Bosley characters. Patrick Stewart and Djimon Hounsou will play the other two Bosleys. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and
WASHINGTON — As President Donald Trump touted a revised trade agreement between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada as a historic achievement, the music industry says it falls short of providing “modern copyright protections.” Mitch Glazier, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, zeroed in on the inclusion of a safe harbor provision in the
Cardi B New Music Comin’ with Nicki’s Ex, Meek Mill 10/1/2018 10:25 AM PDT Exclusive Details Cardi B is ready to go at Nicki Minaj yet again … this time through a brand new track with she’s got in the works with her foe’s ex. Sources tell TMZ Cardi recently stepped into the studio with none other
Halloween is on the horizon, and Netflix is getting ready by adding a host of new horror flicks to the streaming platform this October. “The Shining” will be available starting Oct. 1. Later in the month, “Truth or Dare” with Lucy Hale and Tyler Posey, along with “The Haunting of Molly Hartley” and the Netflix
Ray Andersen, who moonlights as popular children’s entertainer Mr. Ray, was born into a love of music, having grown up in the iconic Pleasant Valley Way home immortalized in the Monkees’ 1967 hit “Pleasant Valley Sunday” by previous owners, and award-winning songwriters, Carole King and Gerry Goffin. No wonder his 13-year-old daughter also caught the
October 1, 2018 11:12AM PT NBCUniversal has unveiled plans for its first bilingual series, “Latinx Now!,” a weekly talk show produced in both English and Spanish to air digital platforms of Telemundo and E! and the Spanish-language Universo cable channel. Hosted by influencers Christian Acosta, Nastassja Bolivar, Claudia Vergara and a special guest host each week,
October 1, 2018 11:10AM PT Merritt Wever has been cast in the lead role of the upcoming HBO comedy pilot “Run,” Variety has confirmed. Wever will star as Ruby Dixie, an American family woman who functions like clockwork, but feels like a fraud. Having packed away her younger self for the sake of other people, she is finally
Pat Magnarella Management today announced it has relaunched as GRNDVW (pronounced “groundview”) and expanded to offer record label and publishing services through partnerships with The Orchard and Big Deal Music. Veteran music managers Pat Magnarella and Graham Martin will serve as co-presidents of the company’s new label and publishing branches, and continue to manage artists
When the wheels go up on Season 14 of “Criminal Minds” on CBS, the series won’t just unroll a new slew of cases and delve deeper into its roster of characters’ personal lives; it will also celebrate a landmark 300th episode. The episode, aptly titled “300,” picks up a few minutes following the Season 13
October 1, 2018 10:57AM PT Members of the Hollywood Teamsters and four other Basic Crafts Unions have ratified a three-year successor deal to the current master contract. “Teamsters Local 399 are pleased to announce that the Membership covered under the “Black Book” Agreement have ratified their contract,” the union said on its web site. “We
October 1, 2018 10:43AM PT Longtime Facebook exec Adam Mosseri has officially been named the new head of Instagram, assuming the helm after the surprise departure of the Facebook-owned service’s co-founders, CEO Kevin Systrom and CTO Mike Krieger. Mosseri, a 10-year veteran of Facebook, in May 2018 was named VP of product at Instagram. He
October 1, 2018 10:28AM PT Sharon Osbourne has left the U.K. edition of “X Factor,” saying she thought she was surplus to requirements. Her exit came after she said contestants on the talent show were “little s—s,” asked “Is this f—ing karaoke,” and leveled insults at Simon Cowell in a recent profanity-laced interview with Howard
October 1, 2018 10:19AM PT Nearly a year after his hiring was officially announced, Aaron Bay-Schuck has taken the helm as CEO and co-chairman of Warner Bros. Records. He was previously president of A&R at Interscope-Geffen-A&M Records and had been riding out the remainder of his contract with that label. His appointment with COO/co-chairman Tom
Gary Newman is in negotiations with 21st Century Fox to remain with the company and lead Fox Broadcasting through an anticipated transition period. Sources close to the executive have confirmed to Variety that Newman is in the final stages of talks to remain with so-called “New Fox” after the company’s mega-deal with the Walt Disney