Month: February 2022

Paramount Pictures has given a taste of its upcoming theatrical film slate. During its annual investor day presentation on Tuesday, the studio announced plans for “A Quiet Place 3,” as well as another sequel to “Sonic the Hedgehog.” The studio, which is often seeing as being outgunned by larger rivals such as Disney, Warner Bros.
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Disney CEO Bob Chapek appointed veteran media and tech exec Mike White to a new role coordinating the Mouse House’s “metaverse” efforts going forward. White, who has worked at Disney for a little over a decade, is assuming the new role of SVP of next-generation storytelling and consumer experiences at the Walt Disney Co., responsible
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Paramount Plus will begin integrating Showtime content this summer, launching an in-app upgrade that includes access to the pay TV channel’s programming, ViacomCBS — soon to be renamed Paramount — announced during its Tuesday investor event. “So let’s talk about how we’re helping subscribers access even more of our amazing streaming services, right there in
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When “King Richard” star Aunjanue Ellis was approached to portray Oracene “Brandy” Williams (née Price) in a film about the early years of Venus and Serena Williams’ tennis career, the actor was primarily excited to celebrate the first family of tennis. Ellis describes the opportunity to play Price as “one of the greatest honors I’ve
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Twenty years ago, “Crossroads” hit theaters. The first feature film to star Britney Spears, the teenage road trip movie was panned by critics, but loved by audiences. Exceeding box office expectations, making more than $61 million on a $12 million budget, “Crossroads” went on to become somewhat of a cult favorite, particularly among Spears’ worldwide
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Check out newly announced release dates, which movies are coming to theaters and home video this week, and recommendations from your host Khail Anonymous, as well as an exclusive interview with Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg ahead of the release of their highly-anticipated video game movie adaptation ‘Uncharted’, in this new episode of ‘Weekly Ticket’!
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Peacock has given a straight-to-series order to the true crime series “A Friend of the Family,” which tells the story of the multiple kidnappings of Jan Broberg. Anna Paquin, Jake Lacy, Colin Hanks, and Lio Tipton will all star in the series, which hails from “The Act” co-creator Nick Antosca. The show was originally announced
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Mike and Tim Duffy (“Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse”) have launched a next-generation culinary streaming platform titled World Chef. The on-demand platform, which launches Feb. 15, features content from food leaders such as “Top Chef” season 14 winner Brooke Williamson, Tim Hollingsworth, winner of Netflix’s “The Final Table,” and Food Network star Jet Tila, who
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Now in its eighth year, the Berlinale Series Market’s pitching event, Co-Pro Series, wrapped today after two hours of pitches from 10 of Europe’s most exciting independent TV projects. Match Factory Production’s “The Report” was the day’s big winner, scooping the Series Mania Award, meaning the production’s team will be invited to pitch again at
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Ack! Bill the Cat, Opus and the rest of Berkeley Breathed’s “Bloom County” universe are heading to Fox. The comic strip, created and written by Berkeley Breathed, is being developed as an animated series at Fox, through its animation studio, Bento Box Entertainment, as well as Miramax, Spyglass Media Group and Project X Entertainment. Just
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“Barry,” HBO’s six-time Emmy-winning dark comedy starring “Saturday Night Live” alum Bill Hader, will return for an eight-part third season this Sunday, April 24th, the premium cabler announced today during its Television Critics Association press tour day. Co-creators Hader (Pixar’s “Inside Out”) and Alec Berg (HBO’s “Silicon Valley”) executive produce, direct and write “Barry.” Its
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Check out an Official Uncharted Behind the Scenes Featurette starring Tom Holland! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy tickets for Uncharted: https://www.fandango.com/uncharted-2021-222998/movie-overview?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:
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Grammy-winning artists Lizzo and Beck will be keynote speakers at this year’s South by Southwest Conference and Festivals, the organization announced Tuesday. Additional keynote speakers announced include author Neal Stephenson and director-producer Celine Tricart, in addition to featured speakers Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Chrissy Teigen and Jonathan Van Ness, among others. “The 2022 Conference
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Rumors that 2021 breakout star Olivia Rodrigo is signing with new management are true: The seven-time-Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter-actor has signed with Lighthouse Management + Media’s Aleen Keshishian and Zack Morgenroth for management in all areas, a source close to the situation confirms to Variety. The move seems to reflect a desire on Rodrigo’s part to be
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In what may be a case of unfortunate timing, Kendrick Lamar will appear in an extended Spotify podcast series that examines his classic 2015 album “To Pimp a Butterfly” — premiering Wednesday (Feb. 16). The show was actually announced at the beginning of January, but debuts in the wake of the firestorm of controversy around
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Melissa Joan Hart will star in multiple new “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday movies, as well as the made-for-TV hoarder film “Dirty Little Secret” at Lifetime, as part of a new multi-year deal with the cable channel, Variety has learned exclusively. Under her new pact, Hart will star in, direct and executive produce several movies
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“Would you kindly watch Netflix’s ‘BioShock’ movie?” The streamer is teaming up with 2K and Take-Two Interactive to adapt the popular video game series as a film, details of which were announced Tuesday. Vertigo Entertainment and Take-Two will produce the movie, which does not have a director or talent attached as of yet. Set across
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Brent Lang has been promoted to Executive Editor of Variety. In his new role, Lang will help guide the venerable showbiz brand’s editorial operations across digital and print platforms. He will continue to oversee Variety’s film, media and theater coverage, and he serves as leader of the New York bureau.  “There’s an infinite number of
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To follow-up his 2016 debut “Marija,” Swiss filmmaker Michael Koch set his sight skyward, fixing his vision on a remote Alpine farming community both untouched and victim to time. The filmmaker immersed himself in that world, working with village locals, collecting stories and living off the land, and would then channel those experiences into his
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