Play video content Katt Williams can count on at least one comedic ally after his royal roast of Kevin Hart, Steve Harvey and Cedric the Entertainer — “Wild ‘N Out” vet Bobb’e J. Thompson cosigns everything Katt’s saying!!! We linked with Bobb’e in Hollywood to discuss Katt’s super-viral sit-down on Shannon Sharpe‘s podcast as the
Month: January 2024
“Minx” has been canceled at Starz, Variety has learned. This now marks the second time the series has been canceled. The first season of the comedy originally aired on Max, where it was renewed for a second season before it was canceled in a cost-cutting move. Starz then announced that they had acquired the second
Nigel Lythgoe is stepping down as a judge on “So You Think You Can Dance,” after two lawsuits accused him of sexual assault. Lythgoe, an executive producer of the show, is accused of groping and forcibly kissing Paula Abdul in an elevator about 20 years ago. In a second lawsuit, two contestants on “All American
They say failureis an orphan, but success has many fathers; however, that rule may not apply when your child is a bomb that has the potential to end all life on Earth. That is one of the many gut-wrenching and provocative points raised in Christopher Nolan’s awards contender “Oppenheimer,” a bracing and cinematically bold look
While January is often a slower month in movie theaters, it’s usually when major Oscar contenders start hitting streaming platforms. That’s definitely the case this year as 2024 kicks off with the long-awaited arrival of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” on Apple TV+. The $200 million Western crime failed to turn a profit
Emma Stone tells Variety that shooting for Disney’s “Cruella” sequel will begin “Hopefully sooner rather than later.” Stone, who plays the titular anti-hero Cruella de Vil in the 2021 live action prequel to “101 Dalmatians,” added that the follow up film is “a work in progress.” Stone continued to offer updates on the anticipated sequel
CBS has ordered an “NCIS” prequel series that will focus on a young Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Variety has confirmed. The series is titled “NCIS: Origins” and will air during the 2024-2025 season. The show will be set in 1991 with Mark Harmon (who played Gibbs for nearly two decades) serving as narrator. The official logline
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot points, including the ending for “Saltburn.” Set in the United Kingdom in 2006, Emerald Fennell’s “Saltburn,” starring Jacob Elordi and Barry Keoghan, boasts a mishmash of indie sleaze and timeless radio hits in its nostalgia-inducing soundtrack, which includes Sophie Ellis-Bextor‘s “Murder on the Dancefloor,” MGMT’s “Time to Pretend” and
Think you’ve got what it takes to hold your own alongside Billy Corgan? Now is your chance to prove it. Smashing Pumpkins have announced an open call on social media for an additional guitarist to join the band. The group, which consists of frontman Corgan, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, is looking to
Warner Bros. Discovery will continue to make Max‘s Bleacher Report live sports tier free to subscribers for several more months, citing “tech integrations” for a months-long delay before it starts charging for the programming add-on. Launched last October, WBD initially offered the Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports Add-On Max subscribers for a promotional period. The plan
The Golden Globe Foundation has announced the recipients of $5 million in grant awards for 2023-24, supporting 96 organizations that help underserved communities, universities and colleges. The Foundation also assists film restoration projects and offers aid to journalists around the world. The foundation awarded grants across several categories: $929,920 went to professional mentorship and training
Emmy and Golden Globe winner Julia Garner has set her next role, signing on to star in Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man.” The movie reunites Garner — playing a mother whose family is being terrorized by a lethal predator — with Christopher Abbott, with whom she starred in 2011’s “Martha, Marcy, May, Marlene,” her first professional
Samuel L. Jackson is set to star in the upcoming Peacock true crime limited series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” Variety has learned. The show was ordered to series at Peacock in December with Kevin Hart attached to star and executive produce with Will Packer also executive producing. It is based on the podcast
Warner Bros. Discovery corporate communications chief Nathaniel Brown is exiting the company. CEO David Zaslav announced the news in a memo to staff Friday. Variety has learned Brown decided to step down himself, following his tenure getting the company through its merger between the legacy Discovery and WarnerMedia, which closed in April 2022. A respected
Steve Burton will return to “General Hospital” after having been fired in November 2021 because of his refusal to get the COVID vaccine. At the time, Burton was one of two actors on the long-running ABC soap opera who refused to be vaccinated; Ingo Rademacher was also fired. (He later sued the company, and lost.)
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is back. The Emmy-winning reality competition series — which returns to MTV for its 16th season on Jan. 5 — will star 14 new drag queens competing for the $200,000 grand
Paramore is a free agent. That, and not a band breakup, is the reason most of the group’s online presence has been suddenly wiped clean, sources tell Variety. The band’s longtime website, paramore.net, now leads to a “404 Not Found” message, which alarmed many fans of the group. It’s not due to a split. The
With their nearly 40-year history, one would think Hayao Miyazaki could no longer surprise composer Joe Hisaishi. However, the Japanese animation master did just that when he introduced “The Boy and the Heron” to his longtime musical collaborator. It wasn’t because Miyazaki was coming out of retirement (once again). Rather, it was how the Studio
“Do you guys ever think about dying?” asks the titular toy at the center of Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s inventive and ambitious screenplay for the mega-hit comedy “Barbie.” In their yarn, the virus of death awareness is planted in Barbie World by a daydreaming Mattel employee named Gloria, who randomly sketches Thoughts of Impending
Top Israeli director Talya Lavie (“Zero Motivation,” “Honeymood”) is developing “Seven Eyes,” a feature film based on the gripping story of the female lookout soldiers who were based at the Israel-Gaza border on Oct. 7, when Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians. Entirely staffed by women, that IDF “lookout” unit is stationed by the
In any year, some successful directors carve out artistic identities through a distinctive visual vocabulary, or by repeatedly mining particular themes. But it’s rare, even among highly acclaimed filmmakers, for a director to establish a new cinematic language. Yorgos Lanthimos is on his way to doing just that. The Greek-born director will be honored Jan.
This year’s Oscar feature documentary shortlist is made up of a group of 15 films that, by and large, big streamers aren’t interested in sharing with subscribers. Six films that made it to the shortlist — Lea Glob’s “Apolonia, Apolonia,” Nancy Buirski’s “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy,” Kaouther Ben Hania’s
Steven Spielberg memorably thanked Tom Cruise last year for saving the movie business with “Top Gun: Maverick,” but it appears Meryl Streep has a different selection. While attending this year’s Palm Springs Film Awards, the Oscar winner called out Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” for saving the movies and “all of our jobs” last summer. The blockbuster comedy
The cast of “The White Lotus” Season 3 is growing. The third season of the hit HBO series has added six new cast members, Variety has learned. Joining the new season are: Leslie Bibb (“Iron Man,” “Jupiter’s Legacy”), Dom Hetrakul (“Bangkok Dangerous,” “The Outrage”), Jason Isaacs (“Harry Potter” franchise, “The Death of Stalin”), Michelle Monaghan
Billie Eilish is ready for more close-ups. The Oscar and Grammy-winning music superstar tells me she’d love to do more acting following her TV debut in “Swarm.” “I like it!” Eilish said Thursday at the opening night gala of the Palm Springs International Film Festival. When asked what kind of roles she’d like to tackle,
Want to know which international features vying for Oscar gold are worth watching? Variety‘s team of critics has been on the ground at Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto and other major film festivals, on the hunt for the best of the best. In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unveiled its shortlist of
Goodbye, Christmas and New Year’s. Hello, awards season! The Golden Globes are upon us, and that means the festivities kick off with W Magazine’s annual Friday night soiree toasting its Best Performances Issue. Expect to see well-heeled, A-List celebrities mix and mingle elbow-to-elbow in the penthouse suite of the Chateau Marmont. That same evening, Jon
Ridley Scott has found the god of music for his upcoming “Gladiator” sequel. Harry Gregson-Williams has been hired to compose the score for the hotly-anticipated Paramount feature, which is due out Nov. 22, more than 24 years after the Oscar-winning original. The film marks the seventh collaboration between Scott and Gregson-Williams, with the composer having
In what has become an annual tradition, in the closing days of each year, veteran artists quietly release bootleg-quality recordings in order to preserve their copyrights, owing to a not-entirely-clear European Union ruling stating that artists must “use or lose” (i.e. officially issue) sound recordings within 50 years of their creation. If they do not,
“American Born Chinese” has been canceled after one season at Disney+, Variety has learned. According to an individual with knowledge of the decision, Disney was high on the creative of the series, but its viewership did not justify greenlighting a second season. The producers plan to shop the series to other outlets. “American Born Chinese”
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