Jon Stewart took to social media to correct a viral news story about his feelings toward the depiction of goblins in J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” franchise. A clip from Stewart’s “The Problem with Jon Stewart” podcast published in December 2021 went viral this week for drawing a comparison between the “Harry Potter” goblins depicted and
Month: January 2022
Rita Wilson is set to guest star on “1883” at Paramount Plus, Variety has learned exclusively. Wilson will appear in an upcoming episode of the “Yellowstone” prequel series in the role of Carolyn, a storekeeper at Doan’s Crossing who helps Margaret (Faith Hill) decompress with some whiskey punch. Wilson’s role on the show makes her the
As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus-related concerns, an Academy spokesperson has confirmed to Variety. No new date has been confirmed as of yet. While the 2022 show had been moving full speed ahead to take place on Jan. 31 before a full audience at its traditional venue, the Crypto.com
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ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” maintained its title as the highest-rated and most-watched New Year’s Eve celebration telecast, hitting a four-year high in ratings and viewers for the show as the world said goodbye to 2021 last Friday. Though new offerings from NBC (“Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, Hosted by
After scoring his first No. 1 with country artist Morgan Wallen, who was caught on tape using the N-word last year, rapper Lil Durk says other hip-hop acts should follow his lead. When asked about his recent rap-country hit “Broadway Girls,” Durk said of his collaborator Wallen, “He ain’t no racist, that’s my boy. We
The latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast features Steve Martocci, the founder and CEO of Splice, an online music marketplace where, for a monthly fee, creators can acquire the parts that make up music — loops, one-shots (or specific drum beats that can be used and manipulated), different instruments and sounds both synthetic and
Former ABC executive Andy Kubitz is going to Netflix in a newly created role, Variety has learned exclusively. Kubitz will join the streamer later this month as the content finance director of programming and launch analytics. In that role, he will lead a team that develops tools and strategies to monitor and advise on content investment
Hulu’s upcoming eight-part limited series “Pam & Tommy” tells the true story of how Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, early in their relationship, made a sex tape that no one was ever meant to see. Instead, the video was stolen by a disgruntled contractor, and eventually dubbed thousands of times. And even when Anderson and
American Cinema Editors announced the new date and venue for the 72nd annual Ace Eddie Awards, which will now take place on March 5 at 4 p.m. at the Theater at the Ace Hotel, with nominations being announced on Jan. 27. “We are thrilled to be partnering with the Theater at the Ace Hotel for
At the very least, Katie Wech’s “Good Sam” knows what you might be thinking when you hear it’s a show featuring a chronically cocky doctor with no respect for authority outside his own. Even after spending six months in a coma, Dr. Rob “Griff” Griffiths (Jason Isaacs) takes over a crucial diagnostic brainstorm session to
The Smile, a new group with Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet’s Tom Skinner, have released their debut single, “You Will Never Work In Television Again.” The song was produced by longtime Radiohead associate Nigel Godrich and was first aired during the group’s secret show as part of last year’s Glastonbury
Spotify announced podcast docuseries “The Big Hit Show,” a new podcast from Higher Ground Productions, President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s media company, coming out next week “The Big Hit Show,” focused on transformational moments of pop culture, will premiere exclusively on Spotify on Jan. 12. The new podcast is being released through the Obamas’
BAFTA is expanding its North American operations with the launch of a single North America board, which unites the organization’s New York and Los Angeles entities. Kathryn Busby, president of original programming at Starz, has been appointed the inaugural chair of the board. She will be joined by actor Elliot Knight and Karl Stewart, CEO
Whether they’re low-budget handheld flicks, blockbuster thrillers or long-awaited sequels, one thing we can always count on is the shriek-inducing joy of horror movies. From franchise expansions (“Scream,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”) to new terrors (“Fresh,” “Don’t Worry Darling”), there’s plenty to look forward to in next year’s horror slate. Genre veteran Stephen King’s 1975 novel
Bradley Cooper has skyrocketed to stardom in the last 20 years since making his film debut in David Wain’s cult classic, “Wet Hot American Summer” (2001). Cooper got his Hollywood bearings in comedies like “Wedding Crashers” (2005), as the jerk boyfriend Sack in the Golden Globe winner for best comedy, and “The Hangover” (2009), as
Comscore, a longtime rival to Nielsen in the business of measuring media audiences, is vowing to keep pace as advertisers seek new ways of counting viewers who watch their favorite shows in a dizzying array of new formats. Comscore said it would launch “Comscore Everywhere,” a measurement product that aims to count unduplicated audiences across
Running Jan. 14-Feb. 14, this year’s MyFrenchFilmFestival, an online fest organized by France’s film-TV promotional body UniFrance, will mark its 12th edition with a more diversified slate and a greater international push. Showcasing festival gems, animated crowd-pleasers and outré genre fare – all subtitled in 15 languages – the 13 features and 17 shorts of
AGBO, the entertainment company founded and controlled by “Avengers: Endgame” filmmakers Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, has sold a minority stake for $400 million to Tokyo-based game maker Nexon. The deal values AGBO at $1.1 billion. AGBO was established by the Russo brothers and their producing partner Mike Larocca in 2017 and has created such
The bridge fight scene in “Spider-Man: No Way Home” between Spider-Man (Tom Holland) and Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) has already become an iconic set piece in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and creating it was a Herculean task that wouldn’t have been possible to achieve a few years ago. “Shooting in Atlanta, we had didn’t have
Death Cab for Cutie, David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, Japanese Breakfast, Sharon Van Etten and the Flaming Lips are among the artists featured on “Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono,” a compilation tribute album “imagined and curated” by Death Cab’s Benjamin Gibbard and coming on Canvasback-Atlantic Records on Feb. 18, Ono’s 89th birthday. The full
UPDATED: Amazon is touting a major milestone for Fire TV, claiming it has sold more than 150 million of the streaming devices worldwide. And it announced deals with Ford Motor Co., BMW and Stellantis to bring Fire TV to the automakers’ in-car entertainment systems. For comparison, Roku reported 56.4 million active streaming accounts across its
Gal Gadot’s “Cleopatra” remake is moving ahead with “The Falcon and the Winter Solider” filmmaker Kari Skogland replacing Patty Jenkins as director. The project generated controversy when it was first announced in December 2020 due to Gadot’s casting as the iconic Egyptian queen. The “Wonder Woman” and “Red Notice” star is an Israeli actor playing
The “Yellowstone” domination of linear TV stayed consistent from its Season 4 premiere to last Sunday’s finale, wrangling over 10 million total watchers per Nielsen time-adjusted Live+Same Day stats. Viewership was up 81% compared to the previous season’s conclusion, with more than nine million of those (9.3) that tuned in were on Paramount Network alone.
Susan Zirinsky is back in a job where she can do one of her favorite things: tell a few stories. For decades, Zirinsky, who left her role as president of CBS News last year, had big tales to relate. As a senior producer at CBS News, she played a role in preparing some of the
HBO and HBO Max rounded out 2021 with 73.8 million global subscribers, WarnerMedia parent company AT&T revealed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The figure exceeds the company’s prior guidance that end-of-year subscribers would fall at the high end of the 70 million to 73 million target. It’s likely that a robust, audience-pleasing content slate
The value of U.K. home entertainment grew 13.3% in 2021 to £3.7 billion ($5.01 billion) in 2021, according to numbers released by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE). Based on data from the Official Charts Company, Futuresource Consulting, Omdia and Kantar, the figures show that James Bond film “No Time To Die” was the
Columbia Records has named Julian Swirsky senior vice president of A&R, the label’s chairman and CEO Ron Perry has announced. Swirsky, who will also launch his own venture with the label, is based in New York and starts at the company on January 18. Previously, Swirsky was a senior VP of A&R at Republic Records,
Courtesy of Loewe / Juergen Teller The intersection of film and fashion buffs is very broad. Chances are, if you love one, you’re interested in the other. That is the space that Loewe’s creative director Jonathan Anderson is occupying in the second installment of the brand’s collaboration with Studio Ghibli. Its first collection featured the
Joe Exotic‘s got his hand out because he’s desperate and needs to fork over some dough to the woman he so affectionately calls “that bitch Carole Baskin.” The ‘Tiger King’ star is launching a GoFundMe, and asking for an incredible $500,000 to cover recent legal fees associated with his ongoing feud with Carole. According to
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