April Reign, creator of the hashtag #, is partnering with New York-based Overture Global to launch the Ensemble digital content studio to accelerate opportunities for people of color. Reign, an advocate and cultural marketing expert, has emerged during the past five years as a prominent voice on diversity and inclusion after bringing attention to the shocking
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Saban Music Group (SMG), the music company bearing the name of entertainment mogul Haim Saban, has entered into a global administration deal with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG), the companies announced today. Running SMG since its July 2019 launch is Gustavo Lopez, himself a Universal Music Group veteran. SMG’s artist and songwriter roster includes Israeli
Set a reminder to watch this exclusive interview featuring Martin Scorsese and Josephine Decker! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Watch Shirley on FandangoNOW: https://www.fandangonow.com/details/movie/shirley-2020/MMVD27E4B152515895C2070553B0FB1D9C0A?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. Starring:Elizabeth
Showtime’s upcoming miniseries “The Comey Rule” could soon be changing premiere dates. The show, which details former FBI Director James Comey’s tumultuous relationship with President Donald Trump, was originally scheduled to debut in late November. That would put it after the U.S. Presidential election, which is scheduled for Nov. 3. But series writer and director
The Cannes Film Festival’s virtual roll out continues this week with its Marché du Film, which featured composers Alexandre Desplat, a multiple Oscar winner, and John Powell in a keynote conversation on Monday morning. Moderated by Variety‘s Jon Burlingame, the composers discussed a range of topics from how they choose projects to budgets and processes.
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Play video content Breaking News Alan Robinson/Facebook Protesting inside a restaurant with a megaphone and a baseball bat got a black man arrested in a scene that looked eerily similar to George Floyd … but this time police were way more patient and mindful. The bust went down Tuesday in Madison, Wisconsin where a swarm
In today’s TV News Roundup, National Geographic unveiled the line-up of this year’s “Sharkfest,” and Quibi renewed “Punk’d” and “Singled Out.” RENEWALS Quibi has announced it has renewed “Punk’d” and “Singled Out” for second seasons. “Punk’d” is a revival of the MTV series of the same name. Hosted by Chance the Rapper, the series features
Composer Hans Zimmer must be glad that ASCAP’s 2020 Screen Music Awards are virtual, because he’s so busy with upcoming films that he wouldn’t have time to pick up his Top Box Office award for last year’s “The Lion King” anyway. He is, however, doing a Q&A with Mitchell Leib, Disney’s president of music &
When movie theaters announced plans to reopen, their mission was simple: Convince audiences it will be safe to return to cinemas in the age of coronavirus. That meant reducing seating capacity to help ensure physical distancing, implementing rigorous cleaning procedures and encouraging contact-less payments when possible. It involved a splashy ad campaign, boasting A-list filmmakers,
Winona Ryder offered new details about an encounter with Mel Gibson in which she alleges that the “Braveheart” star made homophobic and anti-Semitic remarks, claiming that he made the comments at a party in the 1990s. The actress has accused Gibson of making bigoted comments in her presence for years, but those allegations resurfaced in
Don Lemon painted a simple reminder as he congratulated the 2020 graduating class of Point Scholars. During the virtual ceremony on Tuesday, Lemon said, “You are stepping up and stepping forward to create a more just and fair tomorrow.” The CNN anchor said, “Your future is full of promise.” Lemon was just one of the
Donald Trump is in Twitter’s penalty box — again. On Tuesday morning, Trump posted a tweet that said, “There will never be an ‘Autonomous Zone’ in Washington, D.C., as long as I’m your President. If they try they will be met with serious force!” Twitter later in the day applied a warning on Trump’s tweet,
“The Bold and the Beautiful” was forced to put a brief stopper in production last week, in order to upgrade its COVID-19 testing capacities to accommodate “the large volume of testing needed.” Now, the long-running CBS soap’s producer Bell-Phillip Television has issued a statement blaming the production delays on the testing lab provided by TV City,
Just when you thought that lengthy quarantining might mean you’d have a chance to get completely caught up on the Internet, Twenty One Pilots have come along to remind you that that goal remains ever so slightly out of grasp, with a spontaneously regenerating new music video that bears the promise of being endless. “Level
“Watchmen” stars Louis Gossett Jr. and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II reflect, during a Variety Streaming Room roundtable, on the series’ depiction of generational trauma and the various ways in which people of color have attempted to overcome past atrocities, like the show’s focal point — the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot. “We had to learn how to
Netflix has greenlit two new unscripted dating shows, Variety has learned exclusively. The new series further bolster Netflix’s lineup in the romance genre, following the success of breakout hits ‘Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle.” “Indian Matchmaking,” which will debut on July 16, centers around couples paired by an elite Indian matchmaker. “Love on
Nascar racer Bubba Wallace was not the target of a hate crime, the FBI has determined after an investigation of the placement of what appeared to be a noose in his garage at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway. “The FBI report concludes, and photographic evidence confirms, that the garage door pull rope fashioned like a noose had
As we reach the midpoint of 2020, it’s clear that the new decade has already been a strange one. Many have been turning to movies as a welcome means of escape, and comedy as a genre feels more important than ever. Comedies provide comfort in uncertain times, and some bring more to the table by
In the last few years, Zendaya has soared in her career, making the jump from the Disney Channel to starring in HBO’s “Euphoria” and big-screen blockbusters such as “The Greatest Showman.” But one of her first post-Disney roles was as MJ in 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and its 2019 sequel “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” In an
Variety senior editors Michael Schneider and Danielle Turchiano are breaking down the Emmys’ best drama category and its most eligible contenders for this edition of Variety’s “Awards Heat” presented by Apple TV Plus. Last week, the TV Academy announced that the comedy and drama categories will be expanded to eight nominees this year, leaving more
“Saturday Night Seder” is unlike most of its competitors in the Emmys’ outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) category. For one thing, it’s not a standup special. But it also didn’t air on a network. It doesn’t hail from a major production company or studio. And its budget was nearly $0. The 70-minute special, which posted April
“Euphoria,” the critically acclaimed HBO drama starring Zendaya, was meant to start shooting its second season in March. But due to the coronavirus, production has been put on hold for now. In an interview for Variety‘s Actors on Actors issue, Zendaya talked to “Pose” actress Mj Rodriguez about wanting to return to play Rue, the
Anne Hathaway and Bill Murray are starring in the canine drama “Bum’s Rush,” with Robert Duvall in talks to come on board. Rocket Science announced the castings on Tuesday at the virtual Cannes Market. CAA Media Finance represents the domestic rights, with Rocket Science handling international sales. Aaron Schneider, who directed the upcoming Tom Hanks
On “Euphoria,” Zendaya plays Rue, an introverted teenager who numbs the pain of high school by turning to drugs. It’s a performance whose emotional power comes from a razor-thin closeness to the truth. Every bit as raw and real is MJ Rodriguez’s powerful turn on “Pose” as Blanca, the den mother of a group of
From the first moments in the premiere of HBO’s “Watchmen” last October, the show proved to be the most urgent and prescient series on television today. Rather than adapt the universally acclaimed 1986 graphic novel “Watchmen” written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons — which had already been made into a 2009 feature
Leonardo DiCaprio, Barry Jenkins and Netflix are collaborating on a movie version of the Oscar-nominated documentary “Virunga” about the battle to save the Congo’s endangered mountain gorillas. DiCaprio is producing with Jennifer Davisson and Phillip Watson for Appian Way, along with Joanna Natasegara for Violet Films. Orlando von Einsiedel, who directed the 2014 documentary, is
Mel Gibson is hitting back at explosive claims by Winona Ryder that the Oscar-winning actor and director made anti-Semitic and bigoted remarks and accusing the “Stranger Things” star of lying about their interactions. “This is 100% untrue,” a representative for Gibson said in a statement to Variety. “She lied about it over a decade ago,
Amy Schumer had a message for Hillary Clinton. On the day after the 2016 election, the “Trainwreck” actor and comedian took to her Instagram account to express her rage at the millions of Americans who had supported Donald Trump. “People who voted for him, you are weak. You’re not just misinformed, you didn’t attempt information,”
Shooting Candy’s funeral scene on season two of “Pose” resonated in many ways with the cast and crew. Candy, played by Angelica Ross, was murdered by a john in a seedy motel room during the season’s fourth episode. Her funeral was filmed the same day the cast found out that a 23-year-old Black trans woman
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