If you’ve turned on a television in 2023, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered a male tech billionaire with a penchant for breaking the rules. On “Succession,” there was Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård), the Swedish maverick who rendered the titular question moot by swallowing Waystar Royco whole. “The Morning Show” featured Paul Marks (Jon Hamm),
Month: December 2023
Snoop Dogg has elected Kat MacLean Daley as the first vice president and head of publishing of Death Row Records. After acquiring Death Row Records in 2022, Snoop appointed Daley to manage the company’s day-to-day operations in music, with her primary focus being on their newly established publishing business. She is expanding their already existing
Glen Powell certainly bares it all in the upcoming rom-com “Anyone but You,” especially when co-star Sydney Sweeney pulls out a large spider from the inside of his shorts. “You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” Powell told Variety at the “Anyone but You” premiere in New York
Netflix is expanding its viewership data transparency with the release of its first biannual report covering six months of streaming habits on the platform, revealing for the first time how licensed content like USA Network drama “Suits” performs alongside the streamer’s originals. The new report, titled “What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report,” covers more
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George Clooney gave Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling his stamp of approval to play his parents in the upcoming “Ocean’s 11” prequel. Besides the involvement of the “Barbie” stars, not much is known about the upcoming “Ocean’s” film. However, rumors have been swirling that Robbie and Gosling will portray Danny Ocean’s parents. “Margot Robbie’s my
Filmmakers behind the year’s biggest movies are teaming up in conversation for Variety Directors on Directors presented by Amazon MGM Studios, premiering this week on Variety’s site and social platforms. Ben Affleck and Michael B. Jordan will kick off the series on Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. PT as they discuss pulling double duty in
Apple has landed a multi-year, first look deal with David and Jessica Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon banner. As part of the deal, Yoruba Saxon will exclusively develop and produce both features and series for Apple TV+ on a first-look basis. Previous and upcoming film and television projects from the studio, which is headed by the Emmy-nominated
Lenny Kravitz‘s family had been involved in the Civil Rights Movement, so it was only fitting he should lend his musical talent to George C. Wolfe’s new biopic about the activist leader Bayard Rustin, who played a key role in planning the 1963 March on Washington. Except, Kravitz had never heard of the Civil Rights
Netflix has renewed reality dating series “Love Is Blind” for its sixth and seventh seasons, with Season 6 set for a Valentine’s Day premiere. The series follows singles who want to be loved for who they are, who have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating, and will choose someone to marry
Taylor Swift donated $1 million to Tennessee residents affected by the deadly tornadoes that hit communities on Dec 9. A barrage of tornadoes and thunderstorms hit regions of northern Tennessee over the weekend, leaving more than 50 injured and multiple buildings destroyed, per reports by CNN. Swift, whose career started in Hendersonville, Tennessee, responded by making
The Sundance Institute unveiled the lineup of 53 short films for the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, taking place Jan. 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah. The film fest will happen in person, with a selection of titles available online from Jan. 25-28. Sundance was forced to re-format its 2021 and 2022 editions
Fathom Events, the company best known for bringing theater, opera, live events and concerts to screens, is currently on track for gross revenues of over $93 million. Despite the fact that the exhibition space has yet to fully recover from the Covid pandemic, Fathom is enjoying the best year in its history — it will
Even among James Cameron’s epic and frequently arduous productions, from “Titanic’s” nine months of filming to the three years spent on “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “The Abyss” was particularly ambitious — and difficult: The 1989 thriller was shot almost entirely underwater, requiring its crew and cast to learn how to shoot, and act, while
Two Latino advocacy organizations have joined forces to launch a mentoring program designed to help nurture a new generation of showrunners. The Alliance of Latino Executives and Rise Up have created a program that pairs 10 rising-star writers with 10 seasoned industry executives who can help develop their skills and guide their careers. The inaugural
Nearly two years after the idea became a reality, Verswire – a venture capital model alternative for signing musicians – has announced its forthcoming publishing arm, set to launch in 2024 in partnership with Kobalt Music Group. With a $12.3 million investment from E.O.A. Productions (Enoch K. Osei-Acheampong and Nicole A. Parke) and idobi Radio,
Vibe veteran Datwon Thomas has joined Dick Clark Productions in the newly created role of Executive Producer, Talent. Thomas, who has been at the helm of Vibe for the past 13 years, will serve as Editor-at-Large for the storied music, lifestyle and culture brand and he will remain in his role as VP of Culture
International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed that Belgian cinematographer Grimm Vandekerckhove will be the recipient of the fifth annual Robby Müller Award, which pays homage to the craft of artists working behind the lens in the spirit of the celebrated cinematographer. Vandekerckhove is “known for delicately capturing the inner lives of characters,” the festival said,
Timothée Chalamet was quoted in a recent interview with People magazine saying that his upcoming musical “Wonka” is his mother’s favorite Timothée Chalamet movie. It turns out that’s not the case. Appearing on “Good Morning America,” the Oscar-nominated actor revealed his mom, Nicole Flender, actually called him after the People interview ran in order to
Alongside the ongoing push for greater, industry-wide parity, French activist and feminist organization Collective 50/50 will next tackle workplace harassment with a new plan to bolster and expand existing workplace safety workshops, while promoting the widespread use of intimacy coordinators. Launched in partnership with France’s National Film Board (CNC) and the professional training organization Afdas,
Guy Fieri‘s second stab at creating a giant Super Bowl tailgate party has a massive new backer. PepsiCo, one of the most stalwart of Super Bowl advertisers, is taking a title sponsorship in Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Tailgate, a free party organized by the celebrity chef that will be held just minutes away from Las Vegas’
Technical issues sent MSNBC on a Tuesday-morning scramble. The NBCUniversal-backed cable news outlet was forced to run more than ten minutes of promos and ads and a snippet of a repeat from Lawrence O’Donnell’s primetime show just after 6 a.m. as engineers and staffers grappled with an as-yet-unknown glitch that kept “Morning Joe” from coming
Seth MacFarlane‘s Fuzzy Door production company developed software — running on standard iPhones, Macs and PCs — to let filmmakers see VFX elements on-screen while they were shooting “The Orville: New Horizons” and “Ted,” a prequel series to the two movies featuring MacFarlane’s obnoxious teddy bear. Now Fuzzy Door Tech, the company’s technology division, is
Back in 2001, Britney Spears wearing a pair of tiny hot pink bikini bottoms atop low-slung, metallic green flares felt revolutionary. The pop star’s outfit in the sweaty, sexy music video for “I’m a Slave 4 U” sent shock waves through pop culture. As with all things Y2K, the exposed thong is once again back
Fox’s ad-supported streamer Tubi has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to stream DC movies including “The Batman,” “Suicide Squad,” “Black Adam,” “Wonder Woman” and “Aquaman,” as well as superhero series “Batwoman,” “Gotham” and “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” The above film titles, as well as “Birds of Prey (and the
Ready for another rendezvous with the ton? “Bridgerton” is returning to Netflix in 2024, with the third season of the period drama waltzing onto streaming in two parts. The first four episodes will premiere on May 16, and the next four will be available to stream on June 13. Along with the announcement, Netflix released
Heading into the new year, the future of Paramount Global is very much up in the air. Execs at the media conglomerate have discussed laying off more than 1,000 staffers in early 2024, as Paramount tries to rein in costs, the Wall Street Journal reported. As of the end of 2022, Paramount Global counted 24,500
In case you didn’t get enough of Elon Musk in “Elon Musk,” the 688-page authorized biography of the tech mogul penned by Walter Isaacson, here comes a new podcast from Isaacson talking about his experience spending two years shadowing the world’s richest person to research the book. The “On Musk” podcast, produced by iHeartPodcasts and
It’s game over for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The Entertainment Software Association, the video-game trade group that ran the convention, announced Tuesday that E3, first launched in 1995, is winding down. “After more than two decades of hosting an event that has served as a central showcase for the U.S. and
It’s the end of the year and Vevo has crunched the numbers to find out which music videos and artists saw the highest viewership on the platform. After releasing multiple albums, touring the world with record-breaking numbers and launching a concert film, Taylor Swift was named Vevo’s “Most Watched Artist” in the United States with
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