In today’s TV news roundup, the cast and creator of “The West Wing” will reunite for a voting special, and Syfy greenlit “The Pole,” an animated adult comedy show featuring Bobby Moynihan and Jillian Bell, with Nicole Byer and Colin Jost. DATES “Somebody Feed Phil,” a show where creator and host Phil Rosenthal travels the
Month: September 2020
Disney’s top theme parks executive is urging California officials to allow a reopening of Disneyland, which has been closed since March 14 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, made the request in a Tuesday stakeholder webcast, contending that state officials should allow its signature theme park to
Executive Janine Jones-Clark has expanded her role at NBCUniversal. Jones-Clark has been named executive vice president, inclusion – talent and content, NBCUniversal film, television and streaming. In her new position, she will continue to oversee diversity, inclusion and equity strategies for Universal Filmed Entertainment Group under Donna Langley. She will also now reporting to Mark
On Tuesday morning’s episode of her talk show, Tamron Hall refuted a report from Us Weekly that former “Vanderpump Rules” star Stassi Schroeder felt “unprepared” during her interview with the host. The report claims that Schroeder felt the conversation about her behavior toward her former co-star Faith Stowers, which led Schroeder’s firing from the show,
Responding to an online distribution landscape driven primarily by the patterns of the video game industry, organizers of the leading international VR festivals have started on a plan to carve out a niche all for themselves – and for the artistically minded project their festivals champion. “The creative or artistic content in VR do not
“Supergirl” is officially hanging up her cape. In a joint decision, the CW and producers Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions have announced that the upcoming sixth season of “Supergirl” will be its last. Production on the “Supergirl” curtain call is set to begin later this month, and the writers have already started developing storylines
It was the bang heard around the world. On this day 20 years ago, Ricky Martin released “She Bangs,” the first single from his album “Sound Loaded.” Written by Desmond Child, Walter Afanasieff, Robi Draco Rosa and Glenn Monroig, the infectious dance hit peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Martin his
Ellen DeGeneres opened the season 18 premiere of her show with a lengthy statement addressing reports of mistreatment and misconduct behind the scenes at “Ellen.” While her apology fell short in the eyes of some, many were perhaps expected the premiere to draw bigger ratings than usual due to the controversy. In reality, the premiere
Exclusive Dr. Dre‘s estranged wife had the gall to dip into a well-funded cookie jar not just once, but TWICE … at least according to Dre’s biz partner, who’s now accusing her of grand theft. Attorneys for Larry Chatman — who co-founded Record One studio with Dre in 2015 — just fired off another letter
The ongoing effects of recent lockdowns coupled with an anticipated surge in consumer VR headset sales have made industry eyes look to online distribution pathways with more interest than ever before. While on-site exhibition spaces remain hard-hit in this germ-averse age, the consumer headset market is expected to reach new heights, with market analyst firm
Running Sept. 23-27, this year’s NewImages Festival will work on two different fronts, offering locals a physical rendezvous space at Paris’ Forum des Images, while opening its full program to international attendees participating online. Giving NewImages’ third edition a true hybrid flair, the 16 VR projects playing in competition and the 12 out-of-competition works can
Tommy DeVito, a founding member of the Four Seasons, whose story was immortalized with that of the other members in the stage musical and movie “Jersey Boys,” died Monday night in Las Vegas. He was 92 and had been hospitalized with COVID-19 complications. Two of the other original members, Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio, released
Focus Feature and Magnolia Pictures have jointly announced that they will be re-releasing the Ruth Bader Ginsburg biopic “On the Basis of Sex” and the documentary “RBG” on Friday in theaters. Both film companies will be donating their net proceeds from the films’ theatrical re-release to the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation in support of their Women’s
The game took place in Las Vegas. The sounds were imported from Oakland. No fans yelled from the seats of Allegiant Stadium Monday night as the Las Vegas Raiders triumphed in their home-team debut over the New Orleans Saints. Still, Raiders die-hards were heard. Viewers of a special broadcast of “” seen on ABC and
Chris Spadaccini, chief marketing officer of WarnerMedia Entertainment, is exiting his role at the company, Variety has confirmed. Spadaccini is an HBO veteran, having been with the company for 21 years upon the time of his departure. He was named CMO of WarnerMedia Entertainment in 2019. “My 21 years at HBO have been nothing short of
Check out the official Supernova Trailer starring Colin Firth! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit: http://www.fandango.com/?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. US Release Date: TBD Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci,
HBO has acquired award-winning documentary short “The Undocumented Lawyer,” which showcases the fight for immigrant rights through the perspective of an American lawyer on the front lines. (Check out a trailer for the film above.) Directed by Chris Temple and Zach Ingrasci, the film world premiered in the short competition at the Tribeca Film Festival
The “Schitt’s” sweep keeps on coming, with the fan-favorite comedy now airing pretty much everywhere, following the cult comedy’s Emmys domination this past weekend. “Schitt’s Creek” will launch into national syndication across U.S. broadcast markets starting on Sept. 28, Variety has learned. Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury owns the domestic broadcast rights to the series. The syndication deal
Check out newly announced release dates, which movies are coming to theaters this week, and recommendations from your host Khail Anonymous and senior editor at Collider Haleigh Foutch, in this new episode of ‘Weekly Ticket’! ► Buy Movie Tickets: https://www.fandango.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc ► Buy or Rent Movies on FandangoNOW: https://www.fandangonow.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Tune-in to Weekly Ticket every Tuesday to
Disney Plus subscribers can now stream TV shows and movies on Google Assistant-enabled smart displays like the Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max in 13 countries — letting them launch “The Mandalorian” and other content using voice commands. Google also called out a couple of Disney extras: There’s a Mickey Mouse ears accessory available for
The European Producers Club, a lobby of Europe’s biggest independent film and TV producers, has called on European Union governments to ensure that global OTT services are obliged to invest at least 25% of their European Union turnover into European works. 80% of that should be reserved for independent producers and at least 50% dedicated
The sirens on the rocks are summoning everyone back. The Nashville Film Festival will celebrate the impending 20th anniversary of the release of “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” with an online reunion of principal cast members, plus musical performances from figures who appeared on the soundtrack and others. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson
Paramount Network is shifting strategies — and changing names. Variety has learned that the ViacomCBS-owned cabler is planning to move out of long form series television and instead focus its efforts on made-for-TV movies featuring big name stars. To that end, the network will be rebranded as the Paramount Movie Network. The rebrand will take
Derek Hough is expanding his already lengthy relationship with ABC. The six-time “Dancing With the Stars” winner, who recently returned as a judge for this season, has inked an overall deal with ABC Entertainment. Under this new agreement, Hough will host and develop specials and entertainment programming for the network. “Coming home to ABC and
United Talent Agency has implemented an across-the-board pay raise for hourly employees, Variety has learned, amid calls for the industry to offer more equitable wages as a means of opening entry-level opportunities in entertainment to a wider array of job seekers. UTA has installed a minimum hourly wage of $22, a figure that increases based
Netflix has boarded “Trico,” a CGI-3D slapstick comedy series produced by Xilam, the well-established production banner behind the international hits “Oggy and the Cockroaches” and “Zig & Sharko.” “Trico” will be branded as a Netflix Original and will launch globally on the service in early 2022. Created by Xilam’s Hugo Gittard (“Zig & Sharko,” “Magoo”),
Fox aired its first new scripted programming in quite some time, namely the series premiere of “Filthy Rich” and the broadcast debut of “L.A.’s Finest.” However, neither series produced particularly impressive numbers. “L.A.’s Finest,” which is originally a Spectrum series, aired first with a 0.5 rating among adults 18-49 and drew 2.9 million total viewers.
Patricia Arquette and Ben Stiller are set to collaborate once again on half-hour comedy series that has been ordered at Apple. Titled “High Desert,” the show follows Peggy (Arquette), a former addict, who decides to make a new start after the death of her beloved mother with whom she lived in the small desert town
He’s still just 23, but music mogul and L.A. native Finneas O’Connell, known mononymously as Finneas, boasts accolades that shame most industry folks double or even triple his age. Those include five Grammy awards, all of them for his work on the debut album of little sister Billie Eilish, who has rapidly become popular music’s
Variety has learned that a song from Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” titled “Hear My Voice,” will be submitted for best original song at the 93rd Academy Awards next April. It is performed by Celeste, who co-wrote the song with the film’s composer Daniel Pemberton. Celeste won the rising star award at
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