The New Zealand screen producers’ guild SPADA says that international streaming platforms should be regulated and made to pay a portion of their revenue to the local industry. “The streamers currently pay no tax in New Zealand, face no regulation, and use broadband infrastructure that was partially funded by our government. As has happened globally,
Month: November 2023
“Lord of the Rings” owner Embracer Group has reported a 13% increase in net sales year-on-year in Quarter 2, in part thanks to its intensive restructuring program. Sales were also up slightly (by approx. $36 million) from Q1 to Q2, the latter of which covers July to Sept 2023. “In Q2, we delivered a stable
Pakistani-American writer-director Mahnoor Euceph‘s Oscar-qualified live action short “Eid Mubarak” has clinched a brace of distribution deals. Sales agent Ouat Media has sold the film to KIS KIS – keep it short, which will launch the film on YouTube in select territories on Nov. 18, and to streaming service Kanopy, the on-demand streaming video platform
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 10, Episode 8 of “The Masked Singer,” “Trolls Night,” which aired Nov. 15 on Fox. Metta World Peace knows he’s not a great singer, but “The Masked Singer” is the one place where you can get away with it. Well, one of two
The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) has opened applications for its second annual Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Music Maker Grant, presented by ASCAP. Last year’s grant recipient was up-and-coming songwriter and artist Mondaii, who is based in Atlanta. Mondaii said of the grant’s impact, “The music maker grant and the $5000 funding helped to
“9-1-1: Lone Star” Season 5 will not return to Fox until Fall 2024, Variety has confirmed. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, the fifth season of the spinoff series will consist of 12 episodes. Fox will use “Lone Star,” it’s highest-rated drama, to launch its new shows “Doc” and “Rescue: Hi-Surf,” both
As part of New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘ “Working People’s Tour,” Adams was joined Wednesday in Sunnyside, Queens by labor leaders and film and TV partners to break ground on a new production studio that will create almost 1,000 construction jobs and around 750 permanent, full-time jobs. The construction on East End Studios Sunnyside
Marvel Studios’ “Fantastic Four,” which will bring one of the most well known superhero teams in all of comics into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is zeroing in on one of its main leads. Pedro Pascal is currently being eyed to play Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic, a brilliant scientist who gains the ability to bend
Much of the buzz around Bradley Cooper‘s “Maestro” so far has revolved around his shocking physical transformation into famed conductor Leonard Bernstein, but the actor-director-writer’s prep for the role might also blow some people away. Speaking at a recent Los Angeles screening for the film in a conversation moderated by “Hamilton” Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cooper
Billie Eilish is not only scared for her own safety, she’s worried for her friends and family after one man has allegedly leveled a series of threats … and now she’s asking the court for help. In legal docs obtained by TMZ, Billie says a man named Shawn Christopher McIntyre has been sending hundreds of
Metro Boomin and Future have replaced Lil Uzi Vert on the Rolling Loud California lineup. This comes just hours after Uzi — a singer and rapper who uses they/them pronouns — publicly denied ever having signed off on the gig. They took to Instagram on Nov. 14, the same day the festival announced Nicki Minaj
For the actor Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter was the role of a lifetime. Over eight movies and a decade that spanned his entire adolescence, Radcliffe became the world-famous face of the bespectacled boy wizard. While the franchise, now set to retell the core story as a TV show with a brand-new cast, continued on without
Think about some of the most iconic moments in modern TV history, and there’s a good chance Don Mischer was in the control room. Michael Jackson performing the Moonwalk for the first time on “Motown 25.” Muhammad Ali making a surprise appearance to light the Atlanta Olympics opening ceremony torch. Prince pulling off arguably the
“Shadow and Bone” and “Glamorous,” along with adult animated series “Agent Elvis,” “Farzaar,” and “Captain Fall” will not be returning for new seasons at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. The announcement comes as Hollywood streamers and broadcasters continue to assess the impact left by the work stoppages due to the months-long WGA and SAG-Aftra strikes. Sources
Just one day after announcing their 2024 tour, Drake and J. Cole are head-to-head in the new Gibson Hazard-directed music video for “First Person Shooter.” The visual arrived Wednesday afternoon and is jam-packed with meme culture references and CGI effects. It starts in an office with Brian Baumgartner, aka Kevin from the mockumentary sitcom “The
Jeffrey Donovan will not be returning as Detective Cosgrove for Season 23 of “Law & Order,” Variety has confirmed. According to TVLine, who was first to report the news, producers are already on the search for a new series regular. The outlet reports sources claim the two parted ways due to creative differences. Donovan joined
León Krauze, one of the most prominent anchors at Univision‘s news division, has left the network in the wake of a controversial interview with former President Donald Trump that took place last week and has spurred concerns among journalists at the company that the Spanish-language media giant is no longer challenging Republican politicians. Krauze, who
Get ready for Gawker 3.0: The twice-shuttered blog site has a new owner, who plans to bring the gossipy pop-culture brand back to life — but not in exactly the same way. Meng Ru Kuok, CEO and founder of Singapore-based Caldecott Music Group, acquired the assets of Gawker from Bustle Digital Group. In an email
Eleven documentary projects from 11 countries have been selected for the Intl. Documentary Assn.’s annual Enterprise Documentary Fund Production Grant. Selected from 371 applicants, the 15 directors behind the 11 docus will receive a total of $435,000 in production grants. Established in 2017, the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund supports in-depth explorations of original, contemporary stories
Emmy Award winner Jimmy Kimmel is back as the host for the upcoming 2024 Oscars ceremony, marking the late-night star’s fourth time fronting the show. Emmy nominee Molly McNearney will also return to serve as an executive producer for the second consecutive year in a row. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live” host previously led the 2017,
Fun fact: “Emily in Paris,” which films all across the city of Paris and throughout France, was originally slated to film in New York. The idea was to shoot the majority of the Netflix series in the U.S. and head to France for a few weeks to film exteriors of iconic locations. Upon discovering showrunner
Taika Waititi can’t say much about his forthcoming “Star Wars” film, but he does have a joke that might pique his fans’ sense of humor. When asked if his addition to the popular franchise would still show fans the same “Star Wars” they know and love, the “Thor: love and thunder” director animatedly told Variety
Director Destin Daniel Cretton has departed “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” an upcoming superhero adventure in Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe. “Kang Dynasty,” which is positioned as an “Avengers: Infinity War”-style, penultimate team-up of this current Marvel era, was recently delayed and now isn’t scheduled to open until May 1, 2026. It will be succeeded by “Avengers:
If there is a bible for the music industry, it’s Donald Passman’s book, “All You Need to Know About the Music Business.” Since the first edition came out more than 30 years ago, it has guided countless musicians and executives, and has prevented many of them from making decisions they’d later regret. Considering the deep
There is no task too tough for “Gen V’s” makeup department head Colin Penman. Across three seasons of Prime Video’s and Sony Pictures Television’s “The Boys,” and now its spinoff, “Gen V,” Penman has been assigned to creating an exploding penis, a five-foot-tall penis and, most recently, puppets who get into a bloody massacre. The
“SEAL Team” will conclude with the upcoming Season 7 at Paramount+. The military drama series was renewed for a seventh season back in January. Production on the final season is slated to begin in December. No premiere date is set, but Season 7 will launch in 2024. The show aired its first four seasons on
Pathe U.K., the London-based division of the venerable French film and TV company, is folding its theatrical division to focus on premium scripted television content. Cameron McCracken, the celebrated head of film at Pathe UK who exec produced movies such as Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionnaire,” Ava DuVernay’s “Selma” and Stephen Frears’ “The Queen,” will
Tom Blyth is tired, but he’s doing a good job of hiding it. When the star of “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” sits down with Variety via Zoom, SAG-AFTRA is still on strike, and it’s been six short days since the Lionsgate thriller received an in- terim agreement from the guild.
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“Hunger Games” prequel “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” is expected to emerge victorious in this weekend’s box office battle royale. It’s competing against two fellow newcomers, Universal and DreamWorks Animation’s threequel “Trolls Band Together” and Sony’s gory thriller “Thanksgiving,” in this crowded pre-Turkey Day corridor. Despite the stacked race, all three films could work
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