The first global film event to be staged in 2021, the 73rd edition of the Cannes Film Festival, will take place under strict security and health guidelines. Variety spoke exclusively with Cannes general secretary François Desrousseaux, who has been hammering out protocols with the festival’s organizers, producers and Cannes regional authorities, while conducting discussions with
Month: June 2021
Bruce Springsteen’s top-grossing “Springsteen On Broadway” show will return this summer for a limited run of performances at New York’s St. James Theatre. Shows begin June 26 with additional performances through September 4. “I loved doing ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ and I’m thrilled to have been asked to reprise the show as part of the reopening
Apple unveiled a new feature of its FaceTime video-chat app dubbed SharePlay, which provides a way for multiple users to watch video or listen to music together — virtually — while chatting at the same time. The SharePlay feature will be available in iOS 15, the next major upgrade to the tech giant’s device operating
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival’s fan base has again proven itself a faithful one, with the belief that the 2022 edition will have been worth the three-year wait manifesting in passes for both weekends selling out within hours of going on sale. “Passes no longer available. 315 days till we meet again,” the
Chuck Lorre and Bill Lawrence have known each other casually through the years, whether it be bumping into each other on the Warner Bros. lot or at an awards show. But put the two veteran writers together, and they begin to realize they have a lot more in common than just rubber chicken dinners at
“BuzzFeed Unsolved,” the long-running online documentary series starring Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara, is coming to an end after five years. The eighth and final season of “BuzzFeed Unsolved: True Crime” will premiere Friday, June 18, at 3 p.m. PT on the show’s YouTube channel. That will be followed by the fall 2021 release of
It’s time to salute Soldier Boy! Amazon Prime Video has released a first look at Jensen Ackles in his superhero suit ahead of Season 3 of “The Boys.” Designed by Laura Jean “L.J.” Shannon and concept artist Greg Hopwood, the suit embodies military green worthy of, as Shannon puts it, “the original bad-ass.” “Our goal
Netflix is returning to the Grishaverse. The fantasy series “Shadow and Bone” has been renewed for a second season, the streamer announced on Monday during its Geeked Week. Executive producer and showrunner Eric Heisserer and the main cast — Jessie Mei Li, Archie Renaux, Freddy Carter, Amita Suman, Kit Young, Danielle Galligan, Calahan Skogman, and Ben
Actor-director Phill Lewis has decades of experience in the sitcom space, primarily focused on live-action comedy. This television season alone he has directed episodes of Netflix’s “Mr. Iglesias,” CBS’ “B Positive,” the “Punky Brewster” and “iCarly” continuation series, and the still-to-be-scheduled “Head of the Class” reboot. But, the COVID-19 pandemic gave this industry veteran a
Jean Yoon is the latest “Kim’s Convenience” star to speak out about her negative experience working on the series, citing “overtly racist” storylines that were cut from its fifth and final season, which recently premiered on Netflix. Responding to an article about co-star Simu Liu’s statement regarding the abrupt conclusion and tension behind the scenes
“Dickinson” creator and showrunner Alena Smith has always worked from home, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she spent more time in that space than ever before, even going so far as to turn it into a part-time yoga studio. In order for it to be a place where she can both unwind and work, she
Facebook will not take a cut of revenue from creators who make money on its platforms until 2023, CEO and cofounder Mark Zuckerberg announced. And Zuckerberg promised that when Facebook does begin collecting a cut of revenue from creators, it will be less than the 30% that Apple and others take (although he didn’t specify
A few decades ago, TV Guide Magazine briefly ran an annual cover feature called “The Best Show You’re Not Watching.” It was a chance to spotlight series that should have bigger audiences and more awards acclaim. If this were a feature running at Variety today, I would put NBC’s “Superstore” at the top of the
Costume designer Kirston Mann admits she felt like an outsider when it came to working on Peacock’s “Rutherford Falls.” Although she has countless other television credits, including executive producer Mike Schur’s previous comedies “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place,” working with traditional Native materials and designs was new for the veteran crew member. Luckily,
“The Good Doctor” star Antonia Thomas is departing the series, Variety has confirmed. Thomas has been with the ABC medical drama since it began in the role of Dr. Claire Browne, but will not return for the fifth season. “The Good Doctor” was renewed by ABC back in May. In addition to her role in “The
The popularity of subscription video-on-demand services in Russia has been growing rapidly and, as noted by Olga Filipuk, chief content officer of Yandex Mediaservices, the production of original shows has now reached a new level. While there is still a demand for Russian takes on tried-and-tested global genres such as crime thrillers and science-fiction, global
In the second season of “Pen15,” Anna (Anna Konkle) and Maya (Maya Erskine) get involved in different departments of their school play and that puts a strain on their friendship. Maya taps into her thespian side to star alongside Gabe (Dylan Gage), but when Anna doesn’t make the cast, she takes on the tech side
On Saturday, Sharon Stone, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, Star Trek’s George Takei and more gathered in plastic hard hats, ready to dig shovels into the ground. A bystander yelled, “You look like you know what you’re doing, Sharon,” to which Stone replied: “I grew up in the country. I know how to use shovels.” June
FESTIVALS The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has unveiled its masterclass lineup for this year’s online festival taking place June 14–July 16. Classes will be held by creative team members of major global programs including “It’s a Sin,” hosted by creator Russel T. Davies, director Peter Hoar and actor Nathaniel Curtis; Warner Bros. Television’s Peabody-winning series
The Tribeca Film Festival and Chanel have teamed to present Art Is New York/New York Is Art. The program invited more than 60 artists to contribute original sketches inspired by the relationship between art and New York City. The works will be posted on vacated storefronts throughout lower Manhattan. Contributing artists include Julian Schnabel, Kiki
Shemekia Copeland led the list of winners at Sunday’s Blues Music Awards with three honors, including the Blues Foundation’s top prize, the B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award. Picking up two trophies each in the 42nd annual ceremony were Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Mike Zito and thepairing of Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite. Besides winning
H.E.R. and Ingrid Andress will join the star-studded performer lineup for the 2021 CMT Awards while Anthony Mackie, Busy Philipps, Iliza Shlesinger and Michael Strahan have been added as presenters, the network announced Monday (June 7). The two artists will duet with previously announced performers: Fast-rising R&B star H.E.R. will continue her musical expansion by
Picture this: It’s early March 2020. You’re in the 187th row (it’s all you could afford, but you’re just happy to be there) at the first stop of Billie Eilish’s world tour. You’re wearing a vintage *NSync tee celebrating the anniversary of their pop classic No Strings Attached. Your best friend is beside you, wearing
“F9,” the latest installment of Universal’s action-packed “Fast & Furious” franchise, is the teased “planetary blockbuster” heading to the Cannes Film Festival, Variety has learned. Starring Vin Diesel, John Cena and Michelle Rodriguez, the highly anticipated movie is already a major international B.O. milestone, having grossed over $250 million worldwide, including $203 million in China
This summer, the movie theater business is essentially starting at square one. For nearly a century, the studio executives responsible for rolling out movies big and small had relied heavily on facts, figures and past precedent to calculate how a film might perform at the box office. Those instincts helped fuel a $42.5 billion-a-year global
Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg has joined Def Jam Recordings as executive creative and strategic consultant, “a new role that will allow him to strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster,” according to the announcement. With an immediate focus on A&R and creative development, Snoop Dogg is joining Def Jam as a senior
Producer and financier Anton, whose credits include “Greenland,” “His Dark Materials” and “The Night House,” has announced that its latest production, the feature film “CURS>R,” has wrapped principal photography in the U.K. A dark twist on the ‘80s gaming obsession, the horror thriller stars Asa Butterfield (“Sex Education,” “Greed,” “Hugo”), Iola Evans (“The 100,” “Carnival
Paramount Plus is busting out the popcorn: The ViacomCBS streamer is stuffing more than 1,000 movie titles into the service this week as it fights for ground in the streaming wars. The new batch of flicks includes “Infinite,” Paramount’s sci-fi thriller starring Mark Wahlberg and Chiwetel Ejiofor and directed by Antoine Fuqua, which will exclusively
The Zac Efron survival thriller “Gold” has sold to Screen Media following a competitive bidding situation that saw several studios and distributors circling the project. The film co-stars Anthony Hayes who co-wrote the script in addition to directing the picture. Susie Porter rounds out the cast. “Gold” centers on two men who stumble across the
To celebrate New York’s apparent reopening, Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning a large-scale performance by multiple acts in Central Park and is working with veteran producer and executive Clive Davis to help organize the talent, according to a report Monday in the New York Times. No acts have been confirmed for the show, which
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