Prime Video has released the teaser trailer for the upcoming comedic-thriller series “The Consultant,” starring Christoph Waltz. Based on Bentley Little’s 2015 novel of the same name, the eight-episode series revolves around Regus Patoff (Waltz), a consultant who is hired to improve the business at the gaming company CompWare. Under his guidance, the employees begin
Month: January 2023
Vimeo has pared back its workforce, laying off 11% of its global full-time employees, the video-hosting company disclosed. The headcount reduction is “part of the company’s effort to focus on its top priorities, and to put itself in position to become sustainably profitable,” Vimeo said in an SEC filing Wednesday. It is expected that the
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission issued a fine against Meta totaling €390 million — about $414 million — after determining the social-media giant’s Facebook and Instagram services violated European Union data-privacy regulations. Meta said it “strongly disagree[d]” with the DPC ruling and that it planned an appeal. The regulator fined Meta Ireland €210 million for breaches
Check out the official featurette for House Party starring Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole! ► Sign Up for a FanAlert for House Party on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/house-party-2023-229844/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: January 13, 2023 Starring: Tosin Cole, Jacob Latimore,
Check out an official Avatar: The Way of Water featurette starring Sam Worthington! ► Buy Tickets: https://www.fandango.com/avatar-the-way-of-water-2022-148856/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: December 16, 2022 Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver Directed By: James Cameron Synopsis: Jake Sully
From chaos comes order, to paraphrase Nietzsche. And that is certainly the hope in the new year when it comes to the DC Extended Universe, which endured the most tumultuous 12 months of any studio division in 2022. Amid the upheaval, the release plan for the upcoming “The Flash” teetered following a series of arrests
We’re at a crossroads in cinema. A global pandemic accelerated the conversation in the industry between film and television and how streaming and movie theaters co-exist. If you speak with people “In the know,” they’re nervous about the future. I remain optimistic. The glass is half-full. Art and the way we consume content have changed
January is often the slowest month at the box office, and the same could be said for streaming as 2023 kicks off with a lower profile collection of new additions on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more platforms. The biggest debut of the month is the arrival of Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” on HBO Max.
Check out the official featurette for M3GAN starring Allison Williams and Amie Donald! ► Buy Tickets for M3GAN: https://www.fandango.com/m3gan-2023-229737/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: January 6, 2023 Starring: Allison Williams, Amie Donald, Violet McGraw Director: Gerard Johnstone Synopsis: M3GAN
The title character of “M3GAN,” a slyly preposterous and also somewhat clever satirical sci-fi horror film, is a beautiful creepy android doll from hell who doesn’t look like other sinister movie playthings. Her placid soft features — the oversize light gray eyes, the smooth alabaster skin, the mouth that grins, pouts, and signals approval or displeasure
Disney+ is bringing another facet of the Imax theater experience to the living room: The streamer plans to add support for enhanced Imax signature sound by DTS for a select batch of Marvel movies and other titles in 2023. Disney Streaming, in partnership with Imax and Xperi’s DTS audio-tech subsidiary, announced that Imax Enhanced titles
Kyle Marvin’s feature directorial debut, “80 for Brady,” is an epic retelling of the 2017 Super Bowl, where then-quarterback of the New England Patriots Tom Brady guided his team to a historic comeback victory. But the sports comedy is grounded in jarring realism as Brady and former Patriots like Rob Gronkowski, Danny Amendola and Julian
After a couple of online teases, Skrillex has dropped his first new music in many months with “Rumble,” a collaboration with fast-rising British artist-producers Fred Again and Flowdan. The song arrives via Skrillex’s long-running OWSLA label, distributed by Atlantic Records. Along with the new music comes a new look: gone is Skrillex’s trademark long, curly
As “Abbott Elementary” returns to ABC for the latter half of its second season, DonorsChoose has set a new initiative that aims to get $1 million into public school classrooms. DonorsChoose has invited teachers at public schools to share projects for which they hope to receive funding. Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 11, the non-profit organization
Stephen Amell will return one more time as Oliver Queen, aka The Green Arrow, for the ninth and final season of “The Flash.” Variety has confirmed the actor will appear in episode 909. He’ll be joining other previously announced guest stars David Ramsey, Keiynan Lonsdale and Sendhil Ramamurthy. “As soon as our final season was
Check out the official trailer for Evil Dead Rise starring Alyssa Sutherland! ► Buy Tickets on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/evil-dead-rise-2023-230679/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: April 21, 2023 Starring: Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Gabrielle Echols Director: Lee Cronin Synopsis: Two sisters
Check out the official trailer for Evil Dead Rise starring Alyssa Sutherland! ► Buy Tickets on Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/evil-dead-rise-2023-230679/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: April 21, 2023 Starring: Alyssa Sutherland, Lily Sullivan, Gabrielle Echols Director: Lee Cronin Synopsis: Two sisters
Check out the official Trailer for Plane starring Gerard Butler & Mike Colter! ► Buy Tickets: https://www.fandango.com/plane-2023-230070/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: January 13, 2023 Starring: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Daniella Pineda Director: Jean-François Richet Synopsis: In
Tom Cruise will present Jerry Bruckheimer with the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ Filmmaker Award on Feb. 26. Cruise and Bruckheimer’s working relationship dates back more than three decades, to the original “Top Gun,” the highest-grossing film of 1986. “Tom Cruise is the perfect presenter as we honor Jerry Bruckheimer and his incredible contributions to the
In the official trailer for “Evil Dead Rise,” the next film in the long-running horror franchise started by director Sam Raimi, two sisters named Beth and Ellie seek to protect their family when hordes of Deadites flock Ellie’s apartment building. Alyssa Sutherland plays older sister Ellie, who raises three children on her own in a
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Explore Wakanda from your living room starting next month. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” is arriving on Disney+ on Feb. 1. The hit Marvel sequel takes place following the death of Chadwick Boseman’s King T’Challa with
YoungBoy Never Broke Again has announced his fifth studio album “I Rest My Case” is set to arrive this Friday, Jan. 6. The Louisana-born rapper also shared the sultry cover art for the record, which marks his first release on Motown Records as part of a deal he signed in October. YoungBoy is one of
Benedict Cumberbatch is in final talks to star in the Netflix limited series “Eric,” Variety has learned exclusively from sources. The six-episode series was originally announced in November 2021. Set in 1980’s New York, the show would see Cumberbatch star as Vincent Sullivan, the lead puppet maker and puppeteer of America’s most popular children’s show,
UTA has acquired publishing agency Fletcher & Company, which will be folded into the overall UTA Publishing division at the firm. As part of the deal, the New York-based fiction and non-fiction publishing house’s founder and CEO Christy Fletcher will co-lead the growing UTA Publishing department alongside current head Byrd Leavell. Both Fletcher and Leavell
The Miss Universe competition’s upcoming shift to the Roku Channel also comes with two new hosts: Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and Jeannie Mai Jenkins (“The Real”) will lead the proceedings on this year’s telecast, set to take place Saturday, January 14, from New Orleans. Culpo and Jenkins replace Steve Harvey, who had hosted for
Heisenberg is entering the snack business. Bryan Cranston will reprise his iconic “Breaking Bad” role in a Super Bowl ad for PopCorners, AdAge reports. The Frito-Lay brand teased the spot in December with a silhouette of Walter White standing in the desert, holding a big bag of white cheddar PopCorners. While “Breaking Bad” ended in
James Cameron’s ambitious blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water” has sailed to $1.025 billion at the international box office and $1.4 billion globally, making it the 12th-highest grossing movie in history. In recent days, the big-budget aquatic sequel has passed “Avengers: Age of Ultron” ($1.403 billion) and “Frozen II” ($1.45 billion) in global ticket sales.
New year, new Shazam predictions. Like its previous lists, the song-identifying app crowned five artists poised for a global breakthrough in 2023 and, for the first time, also spotlighted five additional artists who are gaining ground regionally based on Shazam’s “uniquely predictive data and algorithms,” and supplementary insight from its parent company Apple Music’s global
A workplace comedy. A family drama. A peek inside a claustrophobic kitchen. An examination of recovery. It’s hard to imagine all of these genres mixed together in a KitchenAid. But that’s exactly what FX’s “The Bear” does — and why it’s set to make quite a splash at awards season. Led by Jeremy Allen White’s
British author Fay Weldon, best known for “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” and “The Cloning of Joanna May,” has died. She was 91. Weldon’s agent tweeted a family statement on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (CBE), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this