Writer and actress Sarah Megan Thomas had always been interested in World War II and spies. She had been wanting to tell a female spy story and heard about Winston Churchill’s female spies. Diving in, Thomas found herself in a rabbit hole reading up on the secret British World War II organization, The Special Operations
Month: October 2020
Sony Pictures Entertainment has promoted Nicole Brown to president of TriStar Pictures, extending her contract with the studio to continue oversight of the specialty label. Brown was appointed last year to head TriStar Pictures as executive vice president. She will continue to report to Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, and oversee
“Cheer” star Jerry Harris should remain behind bars until his trial because he’s “a clear and present danger to the community and most notably defenseless children” … so claim the feds. Harris has a bond hearing scheduled for Wednesday, and federal prosecutors filed legal docs asking the judge to deny his release on bond as
Kane Brown has two singles in play at the moment. One is “Be Like That,” his collaboration with Swae Lee and Khalid, which currently has the country star crossing over to the pop charts. His other new song, the anthemic “Worldwide Beautiful,” is about crossover between the races, which is also something that Kane, a
In a combative conversation with Megyn Kelly, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban condemned China for its human rights violations but declined to make a full, direct statement singling out Beijing for its campaign against its ethnic minority Uighur population — highlighting the tricky politics of doing ethical business with China. Their discussion came just two
Los Angeles-based songwriter and producer Andrew Goldstein scored the biggest hit of his career this year via a co-write of Blackbear’s smash “Hot Girl Bummer,” which lit up radio in America for the first four months of 2020 (its spin count is north of 538,700, according to Mediabase). He also co-wrote two songs on Katy
In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced the premiere date for “Shameless’s” final season, and “The National Dog Show” returns on Thanksgiving. CASTING Carly Pope has been cast as a guest star in ABC’s two-part Season 4 premiere of “The Good Doctor,” Variety has learned exclusively. Pope will portray Lily, a woman whose husband has
“The Masked Singer” almost caught the Presidential debate in the Live+7 ratings charts. For the week of Sept. 28, which was once again light on scripted content, “Masked Singer” came out as the largest non-sports or politics programming of the week. The Fox singing series grew to a 2.6 rating among adults 18-49 after seven
The 2020 edition of Los Angeles Comic Con has been canceled, the latest in a wave of entertainment events to either postpone or call off plans in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Comikaze Entertainment, the organizers of the event, had originally postponed L.A. Comic Con from September to Dec. 11–13, and were moving forward
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away
Surprisingly, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s smash single “WAP” was not submitted for 2021 Grammy Awards consideration, a source close to the situation has confirmed to Variety. Instead, the song will be submitted for the 2022 Grammys as part of the campaign for Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore major-label album, the source confirmed; the news was first reported by Pitchfork.
“Savage Mode II,” a joint album from Metro Boomin and 21 Savage, debuted atop the Rolling Stone album chart this week, with 166,400 album units. The duo had especially savage results when it came to streaming, with 182 million streams tallied for the week, on top of 22,300 full album sales and 10,100 individual song
Oscar-nominated Mexican thesp Yalitza Aparicio (“Roma”) and Chile’s Daniela Vega, who starred in the Academy Award-winning 2017 drama “A Fantastic Woman,” have signed on to host a four-part documentary series about Latin American women who have survived state and gender violence, “Peace Peace Now Now,” which Vega has spearheaded and executive produces. Aparicio, as the
Conchata Ferrell, best known for her role as Berta the housekeeper on “Two and a Half Men,” died on Tuesday in Sherman Oaks, Calif., a rep for Warner Bros. Television confirmed to Variety. She was 77. “Two and a Half Men” creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre called Ferrell as “one of the greats.” “We
Universal Music Group on Tuesday appointed Simon Jerome Nasser as managing director for Universal Music Singapore and its Southeast Asia head of live, a newly created role. The appointment helps UMG bolster its growing presence in the Southeast Asia region, after last month launching label divisions Def Jam Southeast Asia, focused on hip-hop, and Astralwerks
Paul Crifo, a poster designer known for creating promotional images for “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and 1974’s “The Great Gatsby,” has died at the age of 98 of natural causes. By the end of his career, Crifo took part in more than 400 motion picture advertising campaigns. He began working as an artist’s
Regina King is set to executive produce a drama series currently in development at The CW, Variety has confirmed. Titled “Slay,” the series focuses on Carson Jones. She is described as a bold, witty teenager with afro puffs, leather boots, seventies cool, and – thanks to her mother’s ancient African bloodline – supernatural gifts and the
Netflix is no longer using a free trial membership to attract new subscribers in the U.S., having ended its free 30-day promo offer earlier in October. A Netflix spokesperson confirmed that the company has ended the 30-day free trial in the United States. “We’re looking at different marketing promotions in the U.S. to attract new
If the list of celeb closets you wish you could raid reads like this… Bella Hadid Gigi Hadid Selena Gomez Zendaya Normani Well, today is your lucky day, because a chic staple straight from the wardrobes of icons number 1 and 3 is currently on sale for Prime Day– and it’s less than $50. Both
Stevie Wonder has joined forces with Republic Records to launch his own imprint, So What the Fuss Music, coming out of the gate with two songs, he announced at a virtual press conference Tuesday. The new songs were released concurrent with the press briefing. “Where Is Our Love Song” features Gary Clark Jr. as a
While it won’t be easy, the U.K. independent cinema sector can overcome the current bleak scenario with creative solutions, say members of Bird’s Eye View, one of the U.K.’s leading voices in driving gender equality in film. Members from the group, which span the distribution and exhibition sectors, gathered to discuss a pandemic recovery plan
Selena Gomez is eyeing a starring role in “Dollhouse,” a horror movie set in New York City’s elite fashion scene. She will produce the film, along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps. STXfilms has global rights for “Dollhouse.” The movie, described as a psychological thriller in the spirit of “Black Swan,” is
Over the past 16 years VIEW conference director Maria Elena Gutierrez has been steadily growing the event held in Turin – historically the first Italian city to develop a film industry — into one of Europe’s top international symposiums on computer graphics, animation, and visual effects. It’s regularly attended by top creatives and execs coming
Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges is turning his hand to animation. The rapper and actor is set to create and executive produce “Karma’s World,” an animated musical kids show which just received a series order at Netflix. The order is for 40 11-minute episodes. “Karma’s World,” which is aimed at children aged six to nine, is inspired
Ludacris and Questlove will be among the artists performing at Welcome to the Blumhouse Live, a virtual event celebrating the premiere of four new thrillers –“Nocturne,” “Black Box,” “Evil Eye” and “The Lie” — from producer Jason Blum’s horror empire. The movies are debuting on Amazon Prime Video in October. Joining Ludacris and Questlove at
The arraignment of Tory Lanez, the rapper accused of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet, was postponed on Tuesday until November. Lanez, a Canadian whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, was scheduled to be arraigned on charges of assault with a firearm and possession of an unregistered gun. The hearing was postponed to Nov.
Apple took the wraps off the iPhone 12, its first smartphones that support 5G wireless technology. And the company touted the ability to capture and edit 4K HDR video on its professional-grade models, potentially giving filmmakers a new tool. Apple said it has tested the 5G iPhone 12 phones with 100 carriers in 30 regions
Snoop Dogg wants you to drop it like it’s hot — your ballot at your nearest official election drop box, that is. In a new ad entitled “Drop It In The Box!,” released in partnership with the Democratic National Convention, the rapper showcases how voters can conveniently drop off their ballots at their chosen location
“Coming 2 America” is making one more connection before it arrives to American audiences. The long-anticipated sequel to the Eddie Murphy classic is in the process of being sold by distributor Paramount Pictures to Amazon Studios, in a deal worth roughly $125 million, insiders said. The expected streaming premiere date is December 18, sources added.
“Mama Weed,” Jean-Paul Salomé’s comedy starring Oscar-nominated actor Isabelle Huppert as a French-Arabic translator working for the anti-drug squad in Paris, has been thriving at the box office in France, Germany and Austria. “Mama Weed,” based on Hannelore Cayre’s popular novel, follows the story of Patience Portefeux (Huppert), who gets embroiled in a failed drug
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