Month: November 2020

Ariyon Bakare has known hardship in his life. From homelessness during his teens in East London to losing family members in quick succession while shooting a 2015 BBC series, now he can add COVID-19 to that list. The British-Nigerian actor, who returns to screen this month in season two of “His Dark Materials,” was struck
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“Space Force” has been renewed for Season 2 at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. The show’s first season debuted back in May. Production on Season 2 is currently slated to begin in Vancouver in 2021. The show is inspired by President Trump’s proposal for sixth branch of the military and centers around decorated pilot and four-star
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In today’s TV news roundup, ABC announced that BTS, Michael Bublé, Katy Perry and more will feature in “The Disney Holiday Singalong,” and Netflix announced the premiere date date for Season 4 of “Big Mouth.” CASTING ABC‘s “The Disney Holiday Singalong” lineup has been announced, with BTS, Michael Bublé, Katy Perry, Julianne Hough, Derek Hough,
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David E. Talbert had been developing “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” as a stage musical for several years, but wasn’t getting anyone to back the project. He shelved it until one day when he was watching “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” with his young son. “He wasn’t into it,” Talbert tells Variety. “I realized it was
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Andrew Scott is swapping his dog collar for a shaman’s cloak. The “Fleabag” star is the latest addition to the HBO-BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy, playing the mysterious Colonel John Parry. Scott said the spiritual themes of the original novels were a large part of what drew him to the show.
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A boxy, multistory contemporary home cleaved to a steep slope on a high ridge above L.A.’s Sunset Strip has been listed by entertainer, occasional actor and ubiquitous TV personality Nicole Scherzinger for nearly $8 million. The Pussycat Dolls lead singer, who regularly pops up as a panelist/judge on myriad televised singing competitions — “The Masked
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“Deadpool 2” star Zazie Beetz will join Brad Pitt in the cast of Sony’s action movie “Bullet Train.” Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry and Andrew Koji are also boarding the pic. “Hobbs & Shaw” helmer David Leitch is directing with Kelly McCormick producing through 87North and Antoine Fuqua through Fuqua Films. Zak Olkewicz
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In filming the surprise hit young love story “Normal People” for the BBC and Hulu, cinematographer Suzie Lavelle departed from the big-scale war dramas and multi-camera TV work she had done previously (“World on Fire,” “Sherlock”) to create a more intimate, essential Irish-set story, she tells Variety. Working with directors Hettie Macdonald (“Howards End”) and
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Returning to set for the first time since the coronavirus-forced lockdown, Nina Jacobson now divides her time between monitoring the production of “Y: The Last Man” and navigating safety protocols on site. During Friday’s Variety Business Managers Elite Breakfast presented by City National Bank, Jacobson, the producer and founder of Color Force, joined senior TV
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In recent months, entertainment industry professionals have adapted to new working conditions to overcome restrictions posed by the ongoing pandemic. Friday morning’s Variety Business Managers Breakfast presented by City National Bank spotlighted some of their contributions and honored this year’s honoree, Bernie Gudvi, for his charity work with the National Veterans Foundation. The livestream event
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has exceeded its pre-opening fundraising goal of $388 million, director and president Bill Kramer announced Friday. A donation from film production company Laika closed out the campaign goal, the total of which encompasses capital gifts endowments, funding for education programs and other special gifts. More than 13,000 donors contributed
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Costume designer Michael O’Connor worked closely with director Francis Lee to create the period look of “Ammonite,” the new drama starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. In conversations, Lee wanted O’Connor to stay away from red, keeping it for scenes of romance and passion between the two lovers. Set in the mid-19th century, O’Connor used
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Courtesy of Dolce & Gabbana Given everything 2020 has thrown at us, we could use some instant gratification. Dolce & Gabbana is launching DG Digital Show today, a series of virtual fashion shows hosted on its website and social channels, aiming to give customers immediate access to the brand. The shows will present men’s and
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Solstice Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the Gerard Butler action thriller “The Plane” on the heels of Lionsgate dropping out of distributing because producers were unable to obtain production insurance that would cover a COVID-19 outbreak. Lionsgate boarded “The Plane” a year ago at the American Film Market, buying the rights to the film for
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