Warner Bros. superhero adventure “Shazam!” has zapped its way to $16.4 million on 20,520 screens in its first day in China during the start of the Qingming Holiday. The results mark the third highest opening day in China for a Warner title behind “Aquaman” and “Batman V. Superman.” The studio also reported that it has
Month: April 2019
Between dad shoes, dad bods, and dad hats, you would think our daddy issues would eventually give. But no. Our fraught relationship with paternal style endures and we’re currently inspired by dads on vacation. You know the look, because you watched it up close and personal: the Hawaiian print shirt he bought at the gas
Jodie Comer’s Villanelle astounded audiences with stunning designer clothing throughout Season 1 of BBC America’s breakthrough spy series “Killing Eve.” Who can forget the sight of her in that poofy pink Molly Goddard dress she wore to a therapy session, of all places? But the international assassin with a penchant for high fashion is on
April 5, 2019 9:35AM PT It’s been a glorious spring for fans of orchestral pop: Late last month Karen O and Danger Mouse dropped their epic “Lux Prima,” and today brings the latest from Weyes Blood — a.k.a. singer-songwriter Natalie Mering — which is by far her most sophisticated and fully realized outing to date.
The Shed — New York City’s new, $475 million arts center “dedicated to commissioning, developing, and presenting original works of art, across all disciplines, for all audiences” — opens to the public today with the world premiere of “Soundtrack of America.” The five-night concert series, conceived and directed by Steve McQueen with a creative team led
April 5, 2019 7:54AM PT The controversial hit, which was removed from Billboard’s country chart, now has a mainstream name lending his voice. Does that legitimize it for the genre? [embedded content] Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” has been a subject of controversy, in and out of the country music world, for whether it
Warner Bros.’ “Shazam!” earned $5.9 million on Thursday in North America, topping “Pet Sematary,” which made $2.3 million. “Shazam!” is expected to nab $45 million to $50 million domestically at 4,217 locations. The DC Comics adventure centers on Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a teenager who can transform into a cheerful superhero (Zachary Levi) when someone
Hearing a lonely American teen sing softly and sweetly about coming of age — barely out of high school, with his adolescent weed-booze-and romance fantasia freshly intact — is what made Khalid Robinson a crucial fire-starter of the new R&B movement. His rough voice and its melancholy ache were the vocal equivalent of a furrowed brow;
Adam Sandler is returning to the show that turned him into a household name in the mid ’90s. On May 4, Sandler will return to “SNL” to make his hosting debut, alongside musical guest Shawn Mendes. Sandler joined the show as a writer in 1990 and was in the cast from 1991 to 95, creating
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he would not attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, and will instead hold a rally the eventing of April 27. Trump said the event was “too negative” — perhaps a reference to the scathing humor by last year’s featured comic, Michelle Wolf. Trump
April 5, 2019 6:56AM PT [embedded content] “LEGO DC Super-Villains” is getting a new level and new characters based on the “Shazam!” movie Friday, according to a press release. The “Shazam!” Movie Level Pack 1 is available for download for Season Pass holders of “LEGO DC Super-Villains”. Movie Level Pack 2 will be available on
UPDATED: Before Elisabeth Hasselbeck was fired from “The View” in 2013, she tried to quit the daytime talk show in the middle of a commercial break. In the new book “Ladies Who Punch: The Explosive Inside Story of ‘The View,’” Variety‘s Ramin Setoodeh details a day in a Hot Topics debate that got too heated
CANNES — Norwegian police officer and inventor Magnus Undredal is a doofus. The only question is if he’s a total dipstick. Stationed in the wilds of Norway, where he’s been demoted to the rank of station janitor, he’s drafted in by the shady Geir Drageset, a Central Unit special investigator in league with U.S. military
Shoveled and drilled from a former rail depot, Hudson Yards is now a repository for shiny things instead: Dior, Tory Burch, and Cartier are all part of the megalith, which also boasts new restaurants, office buildings for L’Oréal and Tapestry, and 14 acres of urban gardens. (In the surest sign of its longevity and popular
A posthumous album from artist/producer Avicii is coming in June, his family and producers announced in a New York Times feature today. The album, titled “Tim” — after the legal name of the singer, Tim Bergling, who died of an apparent suicide last year — is due out in June, and its first track, “S.O.S.,” arrives
Plano a Plano, one of the few top 100% independent production houses on the vibrant Spanish TV landscape, is exploring new market opportunities, dipping its toe into co-production, and preparing its first original series for Netflix. Since 2014, Plano a Plano has produced some of the most successful series for Spain’s free-to-air TV market, such
German public broadcaster ZDFneo has boarded Neuesuper and Beta Film’s upcoming high-end science fiction series “Children of Mars.” A low-fi near-future series, “Children of Mars” kicks off with an eccentric billionaire who organizes and funds a one-way trip to the red planet for a crew of 12 highly trained astronauts and himself, with the objective
Tracy Morgan’s new mission is to turn TV-sports fans into streaming-sports addicts. DAZN, the streaming-video sports outlet led by former ESPN chief John Skipper, is ramping up its promotional efforts by launching its first U.S. branding effort, with a goal of getting sports fans to sign up for its still nascent service. The company, operated
CANNES — In Series Mania’s 2016 Audience Award Winner, “Hotel Beau Séjour,” co-created by Belgium’s Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens and picked up by Netflix as a Netflix Original, a young women wakes up as a corpse. She sets out to solve her own murder. Van Dael and Nuyens’ follow-up, “The Twelve,” which plays
CANNES — On the heels of its second edition, Canneseries has signaled a renewed commitment to the questions of gender parity that still rock the television industry, while also looking to push the conversation further still. “We can see that we’re in a context that includes Me Too and the various scandals about harassment and
CANNES — With France as this year’s Country of Honor, MipTV will unite several of the country’s top producers and executives, making Cannes’ Palais des Festival the center-stage for many of the conversations that have faced the local industry since the beginning of the year. Previewing the focus of this year’s MipTV, a prominent cross-section
With a new reality show, “Double Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny,” about to premiere on MTV April 11, Pauly D is debuting his latest song, “Silver & Gold,” featuring James Kaye, in a Variety exclusive (watch the lyric video above). The track is a slow-burner with a summer-groove, slick beats and
Comcast’s takeover of Sky has resulted in its first round of reorganization plans, including the merger of some Sky and NBCUniversal International operations. In an email to staff Friday, Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch outlined the upcoming changes. The first will see NBCU’s U.K. pay-TV channels folded with Sky’s and based in one location, in Osterley, west
Rihanna I Thought I Was Signing with RiRi … All I Got Was Her Lousy Dad!!! 4/5/2019 12:40 AM PDT EXCLUSIVE Rihanna‘s dad is facing more legal blowback for allegedly pretending to rep her … but this time, it’s a social media star threatening to sue. First, a little background … you’ll recall back in
U.K.-based film and TV firms still have a way to go to close the gender pay gaps in their ranks, the latest statistics show. Most companies have reported some progress in shrinking the disparity, but a handful saw the numbers heading in the wrong direction, with Viacom’s Channel 5 and Turner Broadcasting among the backsliders.
“She used to be mine” — that’s how a lot of Sara Bareilles fans probably felt, losing her to the legit stage, at least as a recording and touring artist, for the better part of five years. With “Amidst the Chaos,” her first album of non-“Waitress” songs since 2013, she’s back, but not exactly as
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the two-hour April 4 second season premiere of “Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger.” “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger’s” second season kicked off with its central duo Tandy (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone (Aubrey Joseph) just starting to crack open the door of a very real, non-superpowered, problem: human
CINEMACON BUZZMETER WHAT’S HOT AND COLD AT THIS YEAR’S EXHIBITOR CONFAB IN VEGAS: THE LION KING Talk about a home run. Disney offered a glimpse at stunning footage of a young Simba and Mufasa basking in a photorealistic African savannah. Add the prospect of Donald Glover and Beyonce singing classic hits, and this remake looks
April 4, 2019 5:49PM PT In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Warner Bros. claims the top spot in spending with “Shazam!” Ads placed for the superhero film had an estimated media value of $6.69 million through Sunday for 990 national ad airings
In today’s film news roundup, Sterling K. Brown is cast as a basketball coach, Kino Lorber hires a programming veteran and Imagine promotes Karen Lunder. CASTING Sterling K. Brown will play the lead role of Coach Willie Davis in inspirational sports drama “Rise” for Sony’s faith-based Affirm Films, Crystal City Entertainment and Gulfstream Pictures. Kevin
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