Rob Zombie, the heavy-metal musician turned director, has confirmed that he will write and direct a feature film based on “The Munsters,” the ’60s sitcom about a family of friendly monsters. “Attention Boils and Ghouls!,” Zombie wrote on Instagram. “The rumors are true! My next film project will be the one I’ve been chasing for
Month: June 2021
MSR Media announced that Malin Åkerman (“Watchmen”), Connie Nielsen (“Wonder Woman”), Philip Winchester (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”) and Jack Donnelly (“Atlantis”) have been cast in the upcoming romantic comedy film “A Week in Paradise.” The film will follow Maggie (Åkerman), a film star who escapes to a tropical hotel in Nevis after discovering
AmfAR has clarified the talent lineup for its annual fundraising gala to be held in conjunction with the Cannes Film Festival. Earlier today, AmfAR told Variety that The Weeknd had been confirmed to perform at the July 16 event. But in fact there was a miscommunication somewhere along the way and representatives for the artist
Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas has unveiled a hefty lineup for its 2021 festival, with 200-plus acts including EDM heavyweights the Chainsmokers, Deadmau5 and Alison Wonderland. The festival, set to take place Oct. 22-24 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will also feature performances from Alesso, Zhu, AC Slater, Anna Lunoe, Diplo, DJ Snake, Elephante,
All goth things come to those that wait, as the Cruel World festival, originally set for May of 2020 in the Los Angeles area, has been rebooked for May 2, 2022 with nearly all of its originally scheduled lineup intact — including headliners Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie and Devo — despite the two-year delay. One change
All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The stereotype holds true: celebrities love sunglasses. Elton John didn’t take his pink rimless sunnies off when he
John Sacret Young, the author and producer best known for his work on “China Beach” and “The West Wing,” died on June 3 after a 10-month battle with brain cancer. He was 75. Young co-created “China Beach” with William Broyles Jr., serving as executive producer and showrunner on the much-lauded show about American combat nurses
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Genius: Aretha’ Going Riding on the FYC of Love in a Pink Cadillac City traffic movin’ way too slow/ Drop the pedal and go, go, go. Of course, Aretha Franklin is still best known for her 1960s classics like “Respect.” But for us Gen X kids of the 1980s, we came of age to hits during her Arista
Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov is banned from leaving his home country and thus cannot legally attend the Cannes Film Festival this summer, where his film “Petrov’s Flu” will debut in competition, his lawyer told AFP Monday. The 51-year-old helmer was sentenced in June 2020 to a three-year suspended prison sentence and issued a fine over
A week after some tracks purportedly from Lorde’s third album leaked onto the internet (although it seems very few people have actually heard them?), the singer posted a note on her website Monday, along with a rather attention-grabbing derriere-forward photograph, possibly of her, from below. As last week’s rumors predicted, it seems the first single
In the midst of off-screen drama surrounding the franchise, “The Bachelorette” returns with a new season on Monday night — one that will look different than ever before. In addition to a new lead in Katie Thurston, for the first time ever the series will not feature Chris Harrison, who has been the host of
Hyundai didn’t go to the Super Bowl this year, but it’s still taking a trip to Disneyland. The large automaker has struck a broad advertising pact with The Walt Disney Company that will have characters from ABC’s “Black-ish,” announcers from ESPN’s “SportsCenter” and even characters from Marvel tout the benefits of the new Tucson compact SUV
Laverne Cox has been one of the most visible trans people in the world for the better part of a decade. After landing a role on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” in 2013 and being the first trans person on the cover of “Time” to illustrate what the magazine called “the transgender tipping point”
“The Staircase” series at HBO Max has cast Odessa Young, Variety has learned. She joins previously announced cast members Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Sophie Turner. The eight-episode series is based on the docuseries of the same name as well as various books and reports about the case of Michael
As the premier platform for new Russian content, the Key Buyers Event is putting its muscle behind showcasing the hottest Russian talents ready to take off on the global stage. “Our key goal is to promote top national projects that will put their creators and cast on the spotlight,” said Evgenia Markova, head of Russian
MoviePass has been dead for nearly two years. But the execs behind ill-fated company have only just reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges that they misled customers and also failed to take reasonable steps to protect user data. The principal executives of MoviePass — the theater-subscription company that shut down in
While filming Jon M. Chu’s “In the Heights” (out in theaters and HBO Max on Friday) cinematographer Alice Brooks fell in love with “the people, the smells, the sounds and the taste of Washington Heights.” That relationship is captured through her framing of the film. From the shoe shot of Vanessa (Melissa Barrera) to the
Seventeen Russian projects and nine international projects from eight countries have been selected to take part in WEMW Goes to Russia, a new international co-production forum organized by Russian state film promotion body Roskino and When East Meets West, the Trieste Film Festival’s co-production platform. The projects will be presented to potential co-production partners during
Check out the No Sudden Move Official Trailer starring Don Cheadle! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit Fandango: 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: July 1, 2021
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Unspooling from June 8-15, the Key Buyers Event: Digital Edition will feature a slew of drama projects worth looking out for, from psychological thrillers to biopics and new takes on modern relationships. “Insomnia” (1-2-3 Production) 2022 Producers: Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov Synopsis: Yuri is a successful psychiatrist and hypnotist, a committed non-believer, capable of rationalizing
Peacock has unveiled a “Girls5eva” Emmy FYC plan that includes sending a karaoke bus around the streets of Los Angeles and West Hollywood, and also taking over the marquees of two landmark music venues. The customized, open-air double-decker “Girls5eva” karaoke bus, part of what creator Meredith Scardino helped dub the “5 Your Emmy Consideration” campaign,
The Weeknd is set to perform at amfAR’s Cannes Gala on July 16. The gala returns after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. “We’re back,” amfAR CEO Kevin Frost tells Variety’s Marc Malkin. “It’s happening.” The exclusive dinner will look a little different this year. The festivities will take place at Villa Eilenroc,
Television series’ depictions of single parents isn’t all that different from what viewers imagine, or have experienced, it to be. Struggling adults attempting to juggle a stable career while doubling as the book report editor, dinner maker and support system that their kids need isn’t exactly new. But the twist now is that scripted programming
Gabrielle Union and Jeremy Pope have been cast in the A24 movie “The Inspection,” based on the life of filmmaker and Marine Corps veteran Elegance Bratton. Bratton is writing the screenplay and directing the film in his feature debut. It will begin shooting later this summer. Pope, who received Tony Award nominations for “Ain’t Too
“The Lunchbox” casting director and producer Seher Aly Latif died in Mumbai on Monday of a renal failure. She was in her early 40s. Latif was one of the most sought-after casting directors for international projects set in India or with a significant India component. Her casting director credits include “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Original programming has evolved to an incredible degree in even just the past few years, and television comedies have been no exception. Long gone are the days of relying on a comfortable, four-camera, laugh-track-filled sitcom; what audiences look forward to from a TV comedy in 2021 is a far cry from the expectations of audiences
Jennifer Lopez, actor, singer and CEO of Nuyorican Productions, has inked a multi-year, first-look deal with Netflix. Along with producing partners Benny Medina and president of Nuyorican Productions Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Lopez will produce a slate of film and television content, both scripted and unscripted, that showcase diverse female actors, writers and filmmakers. Two Netflix features
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are attached to star in “She Said,” about The New York Times sexual harassment investigation against Harvey Weinstein that kicked off the #MeToo movement. Mulligan and Kazan are in final negotiations for the Universal Pictures movie to play Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor, the authors of the book “She Said:
Paris-based company Indie Sales has boarded Vincent Le Port’s debut feature “Bruno Reidal — Confession of a Murder,” which is set to world premiere in competition at Cannes’ Critics’ Week, the festival’s parallel strand dedicated to first and second films. The film will also vie for a Caméra d’Or award. Le Port is a former
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