Month: October 2022

The stars of hit Netflix series “The Crown” have spoken about how creator and showrunner Peter Morgan handpicked them for their roles – and defended him from criticism over the series, which examines the private lives of the British royal family. Imelda Staunton, who plays Queen Elizabeth II; Jonathan Pryce, who plays her husband Prince
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The world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, posted strong third-quarter results on Thursday, despite an uncertain economic environment. Revenue climbed 13.3% to €2.66 billion, with streaming and subscription revenue up 7.7. The revenue figure included a €71 million benefit due to the settlement of an unspecified copyright infringement lawsuit, which was almost certainly the
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The Walt Disney Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) outpost unveiled its centenary celebration plans at a spectacular London launch event on Thursday (Oct. 27). The 100 Years of Wonder celebrations, as they’re titled, include a series of exclusive experiences, exhibitions, concerts and new products across the EMEA region in celebration of Disney’s 100-year
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Although it hasn’t screened yet for critics or audiences, Paramount Pictures has revealed the awards submissions for Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon.” Initially published on the studio’s FYC site, the release had errors in the acting submissions, listing Brad Pitt as the lead actor and Diego Calva in supporting. Variety can exclusively report that newcomer Calva and
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Check out The Pale Blue Eye Official Trailer starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling! ► Visit Fandango: http://www.fandango.com/?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: January 6, 2023 Starring: Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson, Harry Melling Director: Scott Cooper Synopsis: Veteran detective
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In case you missed it on Instagram, Fashion Trust Arabia held its fourth annual FTA Prize Award ceremony last night. The international fashion set, including Naomi Campbell, Bella Hadid, and even Janet Jackson flocked to Qatar’s capital of Doha to join the festivities alongside Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, honorary chair of FTA, founder
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Just two months after hitting theaters, “The Woman King” will be available to purchase digitally on Nov. 22, and on Blu-ray and DVD on Dec. 13. The digital release includes over an hour of
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American Cinema Editors announced that the organization will honor director Gina Prince-Bythewood with the esteemed ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. In addition, ACE will bestow career achievement honors to film editors Don Zimmerman, ACE and Lynne Willingham, ACE
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Season 1 of “The White Lotus” took merciless aim at a group of wealthy tourists who cross paths at a Hawaiian resort, tackling issues of greed, white privilege and colonization. But in the second installment of the HBO dark comedy, creator Mike White narrows in on masculinity, and specifically on sex — “the kind you
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The official Twitter account of the right-leaning New York Post, owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, was hacked Thursday morning before the publication restored control. The hacker or hackers who hijacked the Post’s Twitter account posted links to fake stories with extremely inflammatory headlines, including “We Must Assassinate AOC for America,” referring to Rep. Alexandria
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Check out the Official Trailer for Taurus starring Machine Gun Kelly! ► Buy Tickets: https://www.fandango.com/taurus-2022-230071/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: November 18, 2022 Starring: Machine Gun Kelly, Maddie Hasson, Scoot McNairy Director: Tim Sutton Synopsis: Follows the last days
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Women and people of color have made big gains in writers rooms in recent years, but white male creators still dominate when it comes to TV’s highest-budgeted scripted programs, according to the latest edition of UCLA’s annual Hollywood Diversity Report. The report found that 21% of scripted streaming series created by white men had per-episode
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Danish writer-director duo Amalie Næsby Fick and Nikolaj Feifer have signed with CAA for representation.  The duo recently created and co-directed the Danish Netflix series “Baby Fever” (“Skruk”), a six-part romantic comedy-drama. Næsby Fick directed the animated film “The Incredible Story of the Giant Pear,” which debuted at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated
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 Athan Stephanopoulos, a digital entrepreneur who had previously been president of an upstart news company that aims for younger consumers, will take the reins of CNN as its new chief digital officer, The role is a critical one at the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet, where the parent company recently scuttled plans for a new subscription-based streaming
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Paul Mescal (“Aftersun,” ‘Normal People’) will lead modern espionage thriller “A Spy By Nature,” to be directed by Oscar and BAFTA winner Kevin Macdonald (“The Mauritian”). HanWay Films is launching worldwide sales at the upcoming American Film Market. CAA is co-representing domestic rights. The film is an adaptation of the first novel in Charles Cumming’s
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The publication date and title of Prince Harry’s memoir has finally been confirmed by Penguin Random House. The publishing titans have said the British royal’s memoir will be titled “Spare” and have set a release date of Jan. 10 – notably missing the usually crucial Christmas market. The hardcover edition has been priced at $36.
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