HBO Max has canceled “FBoy Island” — the reality dating series ran for two seasons. Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the series followed three women as they chose a potential boyfriend from a pool of 24 men by trying to identify which contestants were “f-boys,” who were there only to have a good time, and which were
Month: December 2022
The CW announced the ninth and final season of “The Flash” will premiere on Wednesday, February 8. The show’s final season will consist of 13 episodes. According to the network, the ninth season of “The Flash” picks up one week after Barry Allen’s battle with Reverse Flash, with Allen and Iris West-Allen reconnecting and growing
The board of directors of AMC Networks has named James L. Dolan the company’s interim executive chairman effective immediately. Dolan was previously the chairman of AMC Networks. His appointment comes after AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade abruptly departed the company last week after less than three months in the role. “AMC Networks has a seasoned
As calls for diversity and gender parity in entertainment are reshaping the industry, animation continues to promote and represent women in game-changing roles, for executives and creative leaders. Jennifer Lee leads Walt Disney Animation Studios. Kristine Belson runs Sony Animation. Karen Toliver heads Netflix’s toon arm. Ramsey Naito oversees Nickelodeon. Margie Cohn tops DreamWorks. And
“Black Adam” has hardly been given a hero’s welcome in its box office run, generating just $387 million globally after seven weeks on the big screen. That may seem like a lot of coinage, especially in COVID times when movies of all shapes and sizes are struggling to reach pre-pandemic grosses at the box office.
Project Angel Food’s AngelPhoto auction this year will include a portrait of the late Chadwick Boseman. The photo, shot by Kwaku Alston at Comic Con in 2017 before the release of “Black Panther,” opens at $1,000, but is expected to fetch about $5,000. The fine art photography auction will be held at Milk Studios Los
SZA, fresh from a “Saturday Night Live” performance in which she announced the December 9 release date for her upcoming album “SOS,” has geared into release week mode: On Monday she shared the 23-song track list with a lucrative array of features headlined by indie darling Phoebe Bridgers, multiplatinum rapper Travis Scott and his Cactus
Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” keeps her stronghold atop the songs chart (for a sixth week) and albums chart (for a fifth week), while holiday favorites round out both top 10s fueled by streaming playlist placement. “Midnights” dominated the Billboard 200 this week, earning the equivalent of 151,000 sales in the United States, according to the tracking
“Daredevil: Born Again” at Disney+ is building out its cast, Variety has confirmed with sources. Margarita Levieva and Sandrine Holt have both been cast in the Marvel Studios series. They join previously announced leads Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio as well as cast member Michael Gandolfini. Cox and D’Onofrio are reprising the roles of Daredevil
Awards ceremony commentary: Voting for the nominees of the upcoming DGA Awards, are now open. The Directors Guild of America represents more than 19,000 members worldwide. There are just over 570 voting members of the Academy’s directors branch. The DGA traditionally indicates the top five contenders in the best picture race. Only one DGA nominee in
“Don’t Worry Darling,” “9-1-1” and the forthcoming comedy “80 for Brady” were among the winners at the 27th annual California on Location Awards Sunday night. The ceremony, hosted by “Family Feud” announcer Rubin Ervin, recognized location managers, location teams and public employees who facilitated on-location productions across the state. “Don’t Worry Darling” received location team
iHeartRadio 102.7 KIIS FM’s annual Jingle Ball festivities took over Los Angeles’ Kia Forum in Inglewood on Dec. 2 with appearances and performances by chart-topping artists and influential tastemakers who caught the hearts and ears of many, both onstage and backstage. Known for its wide range of performances and music premieres, this year’s Jingle Ball
Saudi Arabia is taking vital steps to becoming a leading production force within the Arab region, agreed industry experts speaking at a panel on the topic of international co-production strategies for independent and commercial projects held at the Red Sea 360°. The Red Sea 360°, co-organized by Winston Baker, is a four-day industry event at
Back for its third year, the Red Sea Lodge brought together 11 feature film projects for a 10-month intensive program in cooperation with TorinoFilmLab. This Saturday, the teams pitched their projects at the Red Sea Souk, the Red Sea Film Festival’s market. The Red Sea Lodge elects projects for creative and professional mentorship, development and
Universal’s upcoming “Super Mario Bros” super-jumped to the top of Variety’s Trending Movies chart, presented by Samsung, for the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, earning more than 132,000 engagements on Twitter. The film hits theaters on April 7 next year, but has been stirring up controversy and excitement online for months, mainly for
As we enter the holiday season, let’s have a little refresher on how to elevate our basic winter style, shall we? We took inspiration from today’s It-girls like Bella Hadid and Zendaya as well as the hottest runway shows to give you the best foundation for your cold-weather looks. It’s easy to cling to the
After this year’s blackout, the 80th annual Golden Globes Awards ceremony will return to NBC’s airwaves, along with a streaming option via Peacock, on Jan. 10. In 2021, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which is made up of journalists from Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, faced intense scrutiny from Hollywood insiders
Since the dawn of radio, the United States has been and remains the only major country in the world where terrestrial radio pays no royalties to performers or recorded-music copyright owners of the songs it plays. While the more than 8,300 AM and FM stations across the country pay royalties to songwriters and publishers, they
Laurence Fishburne, Kyla Pratt (“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”) and “Heartstopper” stars William Gao and Joe Locke are among the presenters lined up for the first-ever Children’s & Family Emmys, Variety has learned exclusively. The awards, overseen by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, will take place over two nights this coming
Howard Stern said during the Dec. 5 episode of his SiriusXM radio show that Kanye West has reached a level of antisemitism where it’s almost like he wants to be “a white man in the Nazi party.” It was Stern’s first show back since West had an antisemitic meltdown on Alex Jones’ “Infowars” talk show.
Apple Podcasts released its year-end rankings of the top series, episodes and channels — with true-crime podcast publisher Audiochuck sitting at the top of several of the lists. Audiochuck, the Indianapolis-based network founded by Ashley Flowers (pictured above), was the top free channel on Apple Podcasts for the second year in a year. Its flagship
Austin Butler is set to receive the Breakthrough Performance Award for his performance in “Elvis” at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. “Austin Butler commands the screen with a larger-than-life performance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s spectacular film Elvis. The heart and soul of the movie, Butler’s dedication to this role shows in the
More than two dozen Taylor Swift fans filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster parent company Live Nation Entertainment for “unlawful conduct” in the disastrous on-sale for the singer’s 2023 tour dates, claiming that the company — which is the world’s largest ticketing outlet — violated antitrust laws, among other allegations. The lawsuit, which was filed in California on
Red Hot Chili Peppers have enlisted a heavy-hitting lineup of support acts for a 2023 tour of North America and Europe. The Strokes, St. Vincent, the Mars Volta, Thundercat, and City and Colour will open for the North American shows, which kick off next March in Vancouver at BC Place. Iggy Pop and the Roots
“What is your next move, Jedi?” Followers of Cal Kestis’ epic journey in a galaxy far, far away will finally get a taste of “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” in action this week. Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts, and Lucasfilm Games will debut the official gameplay trailer for the highly-anticipated entry in the series at the Game Awards
Slamdance has announced its feature lineup and “Free LSD” as the closing night film for the 29th Slamdance Film Festival This year’s lineup was chosen from 7,600 submissions — 1, 522 of which were features — and represents projects from 13 different countries. The selections for the Narrative Features and Documentary Features competition categories are
The Backstreet Boys’ upcoming holiday special will be filled with familiar faces. Seth Rogen will narrate “A Very Backstreet Holiday” on ABC, while Meghan Trainor, Rob Riggle, Nikki Glaser, Ron Funches and Atsuko Okatsuka are all scheduled to make appearances. Rogen first met the band in 2013 when he invited them to be a part
“Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” continues to set viewership records for Netflix. The Ryan Murphy-created series debuted on the streamer on Sept. 21, and by the 60-day mark on Nov. 20, it had clocked more than one billion minutes of viewing. Only two other titles in Netflix history have been able to achieve
Neal Bledsoe is distancing himself from Great American Family. In an exclusive statement to Variety, the actor, who starred in 2021’s “The Winter Palace” and this year’s “Christmas at the Drive-In” for GAF, explained his choice to step away from the Bill Abbott-led network following the recent remarks made by both the CEO and Candace
After the success for Discovery+ of the three-part documentary “Hillsong: A Megachurch Exposed” earlier this year, sibling network TLC will air the series on linear cable for the first time, and will add a fourth episode, “Hillsong: The Newest Revelations.” The docuseries will air over two nights on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29, with “Hillsong:
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