Emma Corrin, who plays Princess Diana on the fourth season of “The Crown,” doesn’t believe the hit Netflix series should be labeled as a work of fiction, as was requested this month by Diana’s brother, Charles, and the U.K. government’s culture secretary, Oliver Dowden. “It is very clearly a dramatized version of events,” Corrin tells
Month: December 2020
To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change. For more, click here. When you look to next year, what are the biggest challenges and opportunities for
To make sense of all that has transpired in 2020 and what it portends for the media and entertainment sectors going forward, Variety spoke with a cross section of industry leaders about the broad theme of change. For more, click here. The loss to the theater community is already incalculable. It’s shown people who go
Taylor Swift, an artist now known for turning quarantine into the most productive era of her career, joined Zane Lowe on Apple Music Tuesday to discuss her latest album, “Evermore.” While Swift kept the existence of both albums she released this year under wraps until the day before they arrived, she spoke about the creative
To say that 2020 has been a ground-shifting year, would be to minimize all of the profound sorrow, loss and upheaval that these past 12 months have sowed. One of the most confounding aspects of this cataclysmic year has been how ubiquitous the pain has been spread, whether it was from the public health crisis
Starz’s international streamer Starzplay is expanding its burgeoning international presence with its launch in the Nordic region on streaming service Viaplay on Thursday. Viaplay subscribers will initially have access to a selection of series, including “Normal People” and “The Great” (pictured), with the full Starzplay service to be offered at a later date. Countries included
The BBC has commissioned a four-part adaptation of Kate Atkinson’s (pictured, right) bestselling novel “Life After Life” from House Productions. The story centers on Ursula Todd who dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night in 1910, Ursula is born and survives. She finds herself time and
To celebrate Variety’s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives here. On Aug. 31, 1960, Variety reported on an all-day Gospel Music Festival at Madison Square Garden. The 10-hour show, which Variety dubbed a “religioso
Spotify is now shipping NPR’s podcasts worldwide. The streaming-audio company inked a deal with NPR to distribute 26 podcasts — including “NPR News Hour,” “Planet Money,” “Car Talk” and “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” — outside the U.S. A few NPR shows that are available on Spotify U.S. aren’t part of the international-distribution pact, including
Hot on the heels of its Sundance selection, London-based sales agent and distributor Dogwoof has acquired Hogir Hirori’s documentary “Sabaya” and will shop global rights. The film will receive its world premiere in the World Cinema Documentary section of the 2021 festival. Dogwoof previously repped Hirori’s IDFA-winning documentary “The Deminer” (2017), which follows a former
Stockholm-based production company Dramacorp is joining forces with best-selling author Jonas Jonasson for “Whiskey on the Rocks,” a high-profile Cold War-set mini-series. The series will reunite Jonasson with Patrick Nebout, Dramacorp CEO, and creative director Henrik Jansson-Schweizer following the Oscar-nominated “The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared,” which became Sweden’s biggest
Since the U.K. government gave the production sector the greenlight to restart in the summer, shoots have continued uninterrupted — for the most part — despite the tightening of restrictions on other areas of the economy. Some high-profile productions, such as “Jurassic World: Dominion,” “The Batman” and “The Witcher,” have been forced to take short
Sam Jayne, the frontman of the indie band Love as Laughter, has died. Jayne was last heard from on Dec. 7 and was reported missing shortly thereafter. He was 46. The NYPD confirmed to Variety that Jayne was found in his car and the cause of death is yet to be determined. Jayne’s Love as Laughter bandmate,
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Dec. 15 episode of “The Bachelorette.” Tayshia Adams’ final four headed to hometowns! Well, sort of. Traditionally, the last four contestants standing — in this case, Ben Smith, Zac Clark, Brendan Morais and Ivan Hall — would spend a day touring their hometown before
U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) is asking for the help of streamers when it comes to slowing the spread of COVID-19 this holiday season. In a letter addressed to the leaders of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Apple TV Plus, Hulu and HBO Max, King urged the platforms to make their content available to
Global streaming giant Netflix has acquired rights to “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity,” a period fantasy action film by the ferociously talented and divisive director Guo Jingming. The film is set for a major theatrical release in mainland China on Dec. 25. Netflix, which acquired rights excluding China, will release it in the rest
Joie Manda, executive vice president at Interscope Geffen A&M, is leaving the label at the end of the year to pursue new endeavors. His exit comes on the heels of a market share-leading year for the Universal Music Group company, which was named label of the year by Variety at its annual Hitmakers event, which
Directors behind some of HBO’s biggest TV prestige projects — Susanne Bier (“The Undoing”), Tim Van Patten (“Perry Mason”), Derek Cianfrance (“I Know This Much is True”) and Misha Green (“Lovecraft Country”) — discussed how they approach their work and its impact on their respective show’s storytelling during Variety‘s FYC Fest. As the TV medium has become more
In 1970, Gil Scott-Heron recorded his famous poem-song “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.” But that anthemic line, as forceful as it was, has been proved wrong time and again. Two years earlier, starting on Sept. 12, 1968, the revolution was televised, in a captivating and astounding way. “Mr. Soul!” is a documentary that’s been
“A Teacher” — a show that examines a sexual relationship between a teacher and her student — was created by Hannah Fidell, and stars Kate Mara and Nick Robinson. During day one of Variety‘s inaugural FYC Fest, Kate Aurthur hosted Fidell, Mara and Robinson for a Meet The Makers of FX on Hulu‘s “A Teacher” panel. The creative team talked about the challenging journey to bring this project to audiences: As a survivor of sexual assault herself, Fidell wanted to tell the
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max unveiled the teaser trailer for the fourth season of its original dark comedy “Search Party” and production company Sister acquired the exclusive rights to adapt Lydia Millet’s critically-acclaimed novel “A Children’s Bible” to a limited series. FIRST LOOKS HBO Max Original “Search Party,” which will debut its fourth
Tom Cruise expressed his frustration with crew members on the set of “Mission: Impossible 7” after he saw them breaking COVID-19 guidelines, two sources close to the production confirm to Variety. As first reported by The Sun, after Cruise saw two crew members standing too close to one another in front of a computer screen,
The DC Cinematic Universe seems to have found another success with “Wonder Woman 1984.” Reviews began to flood in on Tuesday, with the majority of the critics favoring the film for its escapist qualities and director Patty Jenkins’ take on the 1980s. The movie, releasing in theaters and on HBO Max on Dec. 25, finds
Robert Werden, a longtime Academy Awards publicist, died on Oct. 31 at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes. He was 94. His daughter Franchesca Werden made the announcement Tuesday. Werden handled the publicity for the Oscars between 1975 and 1993 as press liaison for the Academy Awards when he worked at Ruder Finn
Last Friday, Death Cab for Cutie released “The Georgia EP” — exclusively on Bandcamp for one day only, with all proceeds going to Fair Fight Action, Stacey Abrams’ voter’s rights organization that promotes fair elections around the country through voter education, election reform, and combating voter suppression. The EP netted proceeds of more than $100,000 within that
Just in time for the holidays (and COVID vaccinations!), Nick and Vanessa Lachey have sold their showbiz pedigreed Encino, Calif., estate for not quite $6.7 million and at the same time made an off-market deal valued at just over $5 million for a smaller manse in one of the more sought after foothill neighborhoods in
Courtesy of Saint Laurent Fashion in 2020 has taken a turn. We traded in heels for slippers and dressed up to go nowhere. Designers reimagined the spring-summer 2021 season into digital presentations, masked events, staged runways, or opted out of showing altogether. Those that did were creative, but the successful collections were the ones empathetic
“Servant” has been renewed for Season 3 at Apple ahead of the Season 2 premiere. Season 2 of the series will drop on Apple TV Plus on Jan. 15, with new episodes dropping weekly. The 10-episode second season takes a supernatural turn with a darker future for all lying ahead as Leanne (Nell Tiger Free)
Sebastian Stan and Lily James are in talks to star in a Hulu limited series about Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson. The project will delve into the tumultuous relationship between the rock star and the model/actress, including the infamous incident in which their honeymoon sex tape was stolen and leaked to the public. Rob Siegel
Fox’s alternative programming department has unveiled a diversity initiative designed to nurture producers from underrepresented communities. The program, titled “Fastrack,” will select two to three new creatives to join as associate producers of the network’s unscripted programs. “Fox has long been committed to providing viewers with programming that reflects the world in which we live,”
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