Professional skater Tony Hawk’s documentary, “Pretending I’m a Superman,” has found a home, Variety has learned exclusively. Wood Entertainment has bought worldwide rights to “Pretending I’m a Superman – The Tony Hawk Video Game Story.” Hawk and Activision launched the initial “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater” series in 1999, selling 9 million copies and spawning a
Month: May 2020
Based on the title alone, one would assume director Francesco Amato’s “18 Presents,” a terminal-illness-themed melodrama about a self-destructive young woman coping with the death of her mother, would place its emphasis on the special gifts the protagonist receives each year until adulthood. Not exactly. While this Italian-language weepie blessedly sidesteps schmaltz and saccharine, it
Roku’s first-quarter revenue beat Wall Street estimates as COVID-19 quarantines have resulted in a massive streaming surge for the company. However, it warned that advertising revenue will see slower growth in 2020 than expected because of a pullback in U.S. spending. The company said it ended Q1 with 39.8 million active accounts, a net increase
A Quibi attorney argued on Thursday that the company would suffer “immense harm” if forced to disable its Turnstyle feature pending the outcome of a patent lawsuit. Eko, a New York-based video company, filed suit in March, alleging that Quibi had stolen its method of rotating video between horizontal and vertical orientations. Eko is seeking
When Billie Eilish and Finneas performed the 1960s hit “Sunny” from their home on the recent “One World: Together at Home” broadcast, it was an indication of just how much pop music the siblings might have picked up from their parents that goes back way before their time. Fans will get an even better look
Streaming is considered to be the savior of the music business, but what really saved it — until recently, anyway — was concerts. Yes, the meteoric rise of legal streaming services during the 2010s provided a way for artists to earn some money from recorded music — after years of making nothing due to illegal
Movie theaters in Norway will be allowed to reopen on Friday after a near two-month shutdown, but drastic sanitary measures and a dearth of new films means many cinemas are staying closed. Approved last week, the government’s decision to jump-start theaters caught exhibitors by surprise, and many haven’t had enough time to get prepared, meaning
Variety’s new series, “Hollywood How-To,” will tackle all things writing, with broader conversations about everything from crafting characters to navigating the writer’s room. The second chapter — “Developing a Character” — targets creating or adapting a character for your script. “Character, character, character!” “Watchmen” showrunner Damon Lindelof thinks if you repeat the word three times,
Pre-quarantine, photoshoots for fashion campaigns called upon a phalanx of hairstylists, makeup artists, manicurists, wardrobe stylists—you name it. But in the age of social isolation, all you need is fashion’s it-girls, a funky upbeat soundtrack, and Zoom. Allow Victor Glemaud’s latest to show you how to get it done. Inspired by the dress he created
Peacock just got some game: NBCUniversal inked a deal for the streaming service to be available on Microsoft’s Xbox One console family when Peacock is scheduled to make it nationwide debut in July. Peacock will be available on Microsoft’s Xbox One family of devices, including Xbox One S and Xbox One X, when it launches
It seemed only a matter of time until someone created a series about romance during the coronavirus, and that time is already here. Freeform has ordered a four-part limited series titled “Love in the Time of Corona,” which the Disney-owned network is hoping to debut in August. The show hails from “Good Trouble” executive producers Joanna
After making a dash for football, advertisers are taking a trip to the golf course. WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports has sold out all its commercial inventory for its Sunday, May 24 broadcast of “The Match: Champions for Charity,” a tee-off simulcast at 3 p.m. that day across TNT, TBS, truTV and HLN between two top-athlete teams.
Nick Antosca, who co-created Hulu’s “The Act,” is delving into another crazy real-life story. The “Channel Zero” producer is teaming up with UCP to develop a limited series about Jan Broberg and her multiple kidnappings. UCP, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, nabbed the rights to Broberg’s stranger-than-fiction story series in what sources describe as
AMC Studios has entered into multi-year overall deals with Rolin Jones, Gina Mingacci and Ray McKinnon. Under the deals, all three will develop and produce new series for AMC Networks’ Entertainment Group as well as other content companies. The deals expand AMC Networks’ ongoing or previous creative partnerships with Jones, Mingacci and McKinnon. “Our writers
Rich Fury/VF20Getty Images “I don’t consider myself a TikToker,” says Hailey Bieber, though she has 3.1 million fans… which is more people than the entire state of Kansas. “It’s been fun to goof around, but I hope people don’t think I’m being insensitive or ignoring what’s happening in the world right now.” In fact, Mrs.
For a brief, terrible moment in “Sweetness in the Belly,” you fear that icky-cutesy title is about to be spoken out loud. Describing the lilting sensation of new love, a character alludes to “a feeling right here,” as he gently taps his stomach — only for the film to mercifully cut away before he says
Normally, around 1,600 people work out of the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street in New York. But these aren’t normal times. Just about a dozen key staffers are still coming into the office, keeping the lights on as most everyone else works from home. “Things have definitely changed,” says Glenn Oakley, CBS executive VP
Amandla Stenberg, who has played guitar and violin since childhood, is named after the 1989 Miles Davis album. So her latest role in “The Eddy,” Damien Chazelle’s grainy, Paris-based love letter to jazz centered on a nightclub owner (André Holland), might not seem like too much of a stretch. But Stenberg stepped into the role
Get the popcorn and wine ready, Hulu subscribers: “Scandal,” Shonda Rhimes’ primetime political drama series, is jumping from Netflix to Hulu later this month. All seven seasons of “Scandal” — 124 episodes in all — will begin streaming exclusively on Hulu as of May 20, when the show will no longer be on Netflix in
In the time of coronavirus, even the 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards, not taking place until Sept. 20, are going to look noticeably different. From For Your Consideration events being banned to shifting calendar deadlines, the Television Academy has instituted notable changes based on public health and safety recommendations amid a deadly pandemic. But, the
Skateboard legend Tony Hawk and restaurateur/ author Chris Cosentino are featured in the second of Outpost’s Creator Exchange, a weekly live-streamed conversation between two different types of creators from different disciplines that launched last week. The chat takes place Friday (May 8) at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT. The conversations will be moderated by journalist
Disney Plus has ordered an eight-episode series based on the RL Stine graphic novels “Just Beyond.” Seth Grahame-Smith will pen the series which is described as a horror-comedy anthology. Grahame-Smith will also executive produce along with David Katzenberg through their KatzSmith Productions banner. Stephen Christy and Ross Richie will also executive produce, with Stine co-executive
André Holland may have always loved jazz, but he admits he didn’t really know much about the music genre until he was cast in the new Netflix drama series “The Eddy.” “I had to read a bunch of books about it,” Holland says on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.”
Executives from Spotify, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Columbia Records are the focus of a “Women in Music” webinar, the third in FYI Brand Group’s #FYIFiresides virtual series via Zoom, taking place today (Thursday, May 7) at 6 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT. The conversation is moderated by Variety’s executive music editor Shirley Halperin and features:Whitney-Gayle Benta (Head
The Television Academy has ruled: No more double dipping. After several years of documentary projects walking the line between the Oscars and Emmys — and finding the loophole to submit for both — the org has ruled that programs won’t be eligible for an Emmy if they’ve been nominated for an Oscar. The TV Academy
CJ Entertainment, the studio behind multi-Oscar-winner “Parasite,” is poised to remake Korean classic “Save The Green Planet” in English. It will produce with Square Peg, the Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen label behind recent breakout “Midsommar.” The story is an eccentric and particularly black comedy involving a disillusioned young man who captures and tortures a
Cinemas in a number of German states are set to reopen in May after being shuttered since mid-March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but the decision has led to complications for theater owners. North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state with 17.5 million inhabitants, was first to announce that it would allow theaters to re-open
With cameras halted, theaters shuttered and no festivals in sight, the coronavirus pandemic has sent European film distribution into free-fall, creating a domino effect that has impacted the entire ecosystem across the continent, from sales agents to exhibitors. Although each market in Europe differs widely, most territorial distributors share the same concerns: where, how and when should
Spike Lee’s next film, “Da 5 Bloods,” will debut on Netflix next month, the director announced Thursday on Twitter. The movie — starring Chadwick Boseman, Jonathan Majors and Paul Walter Hauser — will launch on the streaming service on June 12. Lee co-wrote the film with Danny Bilson, Paul Demeo and Kevin Willmott. It follows
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com 6’9″, 450 lb. Hafthor Bjornsson and 6’4, 400-ish lb. Eddie Hall — arguably the 2 STRONGEST MEN EVER — have beef … strongman beef. Lets explain. Thor aka “The Mountain” from GoT deadlifted 1,104 lbs. on Saturday … breaking Hall’s previous world record of 1,102 lbs. Hall — the 2017
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