Jason Kilar, CEO of WarnerMedia, revealed his biggest regret from his time helming Hulu was being unable to convince the board to let the company launch Hulu service globally. “I think it’s totally fair to bash, candidly, Hulu’s lack of global footprint that could have been possible starting in 2008,” said Kilar, speaking Thursday at
Month: May 2021
Netflix has given a series order to “Uncoupled,” a comedy from Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman about a newly single gay man whose life changes after his husband walks out on him. Netflix has ordered eight half-hour episodes of the single-camera comedy from MTV Entertainment Studios and Jax Media. Star and Richman created the series
In the space of just a few weeks, a group of Madison Avenue heavyweights — with names like General Motors, Interpublic Group and WPP — has made public guarantees of ad money for some of the industry’s smaller media outlets, all owned by Black entrepreneurs. Getting these companies to talk about ad spending in public
Millie Bobby Brown is ready to solve more mysteries as teenage super-sleuth Enola Holmes in a sequel to last year’s hit Netflix film. Henry Cavill will reprise his role as Enola’s big brother Sherlock Holmes in the new adventure, which puts a dynamic female twist on the world’s greatest detective and his brilliant family. Director
The producers of the “Saw” movies have cast plenty of talented actors over the years, including Danny Glover, Cary Elwes, Donnie Wahlberg, and now Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson in “Spiral.” But the true stars of the franchise are the diabolical traps that each new movie offers. Frequently accompanied by creepy audio messages delivered
Alexandre Aja has been infatuated by the genre of one-location cinema. The director’s latest film, “Oxygen,“ marks his deepest descent into this tingling fascination. In the likes of “Buried” with Ryan Reynolds or “Locke” with Tom Hardy, the entire film takes place in one medical cryo unit no longer than a coffin. Our protagonist, Liz (Mélanie
In Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead,” Las Vegas is infested with zombies and, in particular, one zombie tiger that instantly sank its undead fangs into fans’ hearts when it appeared in the first trailer. In a surprising turn of events, long before Carole Baskin became a household name in Netflix’s “Tiger King,” she was
Max Minghella never expected to be an actor. The son of “The English Patient” director Anthony Minghella and dancer-choreographer Carolyn Jane Choa, Minghella says, “I one-thousand-percent anticipated working in movies, but acting was probably the last thing I thought I’d end up doing.” That all changed when he was 16 and caught a production of Kenneth Lonergan’s “This Is
Gemma Arterton (“Black Narcissus”) and Shazad Latif (“Star Trek: Discovery”) will join James Norton (“McMafia”) in the thriller “Chasing Agent Freegard.” “Chasing Agent Freegard” is based on the story of British conman Robert Hendy-Freegard, who masqueraded as an MI5 agent and fooled several people into going underground for fear of assassination by the IRA. Arterton’s
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year
Variety will bestow its inaugural Voice of Inspiration Award to filmmaker Eddie Huang at the Reel Works 20th anniversary gala. The honor will be presented each year to a creative who is using their platform to tell interesting stories and inspire others. This year’s award will be presented May 26 in conjunction with the 20th
“Jungle Cruise,” a big-budget family adventure starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt, will premiere simultaneously in theaters and on Disney Plus on July 30. The film will be available to rent on Disney Plus Premier Access. Disney used a similar strategy with “Mulan” and “Raya and the Last Dragon” and plans to debut upcoming films
Maren Morris and Miranda Lambert lead the field of contenders for the 2021 CMT Music Awards with four nods each, in nominations announced by the network Thursday for its June 9 show. Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini, who were revealed Wednesday as co-hosts for the telecast, can count on some suspense about how they’ll fare
For the past 15 months, many of us have felt starved by the absence of live music from our lives — as if our bodies have been deprived of an essential nutrient and we’re suffering from some existential scurvy. And if we feel that way as fans, just imagine what it’s been like for the
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DMX recalls how flirting with Aaliyah almost got him in trouble with his ex-wife in a clip from TV One’s upcoming “DMX Uncensored” special, obtained exclusively by Variety. The late rapper and his wife at the time, Tashera Simmons, discuss the time when he was getting a little too touchy with the R&B singer on
Variety's Awards Circuit is home to the official predictions for the upcoming Emmys ceremonies from film awards editor Clayton Davis. Following history, buzz, news, reviews and sources, the Emmy predictions are updated regularly with the current year's list of contenders in all categories. Variety's Awards Circuit Prediction schedule consists of four phases, running all year
Rhett & Link, the long-running hosts of YouTube talk show “Good Mythical Morning,” are co-producing and starring in “Ronstadt,” their first scripted podcast project. In the nine-episode series, Rhett McLaughlin (above left) is the voice of Ronstadt, who is in charge of taking the “weird” calls that come in through the 911 call center in
James McAvoy (“Split,” “His Dark Materials”) and Sharon Horgan (“Catastrophe,” “Military Wives”) are set to front “Utopia” writer Dennis Kelly’s drama “Together.” Directed by Emmy and BAFTA-winning director Stephen Daldry (“The Crown”), the film is set in the U.K. from the first days of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 until the present day. It
MRC Non-Fiction is announcing the production of a new documentary, “Girl You Know It’s True,” about the quick rise and faster fall of Milli Vanilli, the late ’80s pop duo that won the best new artist Grammy and sold more than 10 million records before losing it all amid a musical scandal. The documentary about
Dominican Bachata superstar Romeo Santos, along with Sony Music Latin, Endeavor Streaming and iNDemand, will premier two films — the concert film “Romeo Santos: Utopia Live From MetLife Stadium” and documentary “Romeo Santos: King of Bachata” — on pay-per-view June 25, 2021. Guests appearing in the films include Aventura, Cardi B, Daddy Yankee, El Chaval De La Bachata, Elvis Martínez, Emilio Estefan, Frank Reyes, Joe Veras, Kiko Rodríguez, Luis Vargas, Marc Anthony, Monchy &
Quibi is coming back from the dead next week… sort of. On May 20, Roku will debut the first batch of Roku Originals — a collection of 30 shows originally produced for Quibi, the short-lived mobile entertainment startup led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman. Roku paid substantially less than $100 million for the assets
Def Jam Recordings, with iHeartMedia and Double Elvis are launching a new narrative podcast called “Here Comes the Break” today (Thursday, May 13). The series features interviews and exclusive new song drops from emerging Def Jam artists like Bobby Sessions, Saint Bodhi, Nasty C, Bino Rideaux and more. “Here Comes the Break” stars Emmy-nominated Asante Blackk, of “When They See
Adding to the signature events serving Spain, Portugal and Latin America’s fast expanding content industries, Spain’s Egeda and Secuoya Foundation are joining forces to launch a new festival and industry forum, the Iberseries Platino Industria. Running Sept. 27-Oct. 1, the four-day event marks a powerful alliance between Madrid-based Egeda, the biggest rights collection society in
After announcing the end of her long-running daytime talk show on Wednesday, Ellen DeGeneres appeared on “Today” Thursday morning to tell Savannah Guthrie why she’s moving on, and how the toxic workplace reports impacted her decision. “If it was why I was quitting, I would have not come back this year,” DeGeneres said. “I really
YouTube executive and former Fremantle boss Cécile Frot-Coutaz has been named CEO of Sky Studios, the heavy-hitting production and development arm for Sky. Frot-Coutaz takes the reins from current chief executive Gary Davey, who launched Sky Studios in 2019. The long-time Sky executive announced his retirement in December, and will be stepping down later this
In today’s Global Bulletin, the English Premier League renews rights deals for three years; Stephen Graham-starrer “Boiling Point” sells wide; NENT Group sets terrorism drama “Red Election”; Endeavor Content strengthens management team; and Alchimie and All3Media International launch SVOD channel Inside Outside in the U.S. The English Premier League soccer championship has agreed a proposal
Lisa Vanderpump and Kyle Richards are such bitter enemies they’re always looking for new ways to stick to each other — such as Lisa sending her restaurant tab to Kyle’s table. So, here’s the deal … Lisa and her husband, Ken Todd, hit up the ritzy Shu Restaurant Monday in L.A. … where Kyle also
“Chernobyl” producer Sister is adapting the hit Audible original podcast “West Cork” for TV. Created by Sam Bungey and Jennifer Forde, “West Cork” is an investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Du Plantier, a French film producer, was found near her holiday home around the West Cork town of Schull, a
Amazon has decided not to move forward with the series “The Banker’s Wife,” Variety has confirmed. According to sources close to the internationally-set show, it proved too difficult to shoot due to COVID-19 production delays and budget limitations. “The Banker’s Wife” was nearing the final stages of pre-production when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March
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