Month: January 2024

The upcoming Amazon Prime Video series “Butterfly” starring Daniel Dae Kim has added three recurring guest stars, Variety has learned exclusively. Park Hae-soo, Kim Tae-hee, and Nayoon Kim have all joined the spy thriller series, which is based on the BOOM! Studios graphic novel of the same name created by Arash Amel, written by Amel
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 Major League Soccer season is underway and all the soccer matches will be streaming on MLS Season Pass, a service available on the Apple TV app. The MLS Season Pass offers all
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Chris Smalls has all the makings of a hero. Young, charismatic and sympathetically rebellious, he quits his job at a New York Amazon warehouse over inadequate PPE provision, but doesn’t walk away: Instead, he launches an effort to establish a labor union at his former workplace, eager to improve conditions for those staying the course.
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Marvel’s “Thunderbolts” is coming further into focus. Geraldine Viswanathan has joined the cast of the team-up film, replacing Ayo Edebiri in an undisclosed role after the Emmy-winning “The Bear” star dropped out of the project due to scheduling. Viswanathan joins a massive ensemble cast of actors playing some of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s best known
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Near the end of the political drama “Les Indésirables,” a precisely angled wide shot of a run-down apartment complex depicts the immigrant families that have inhabited it for many years throwing their most precious belongings over their balconies in a last-ditch effort to save them. Scores of virulent riot police have shown up to evict
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Rap’s It Girls are at each other’s throats. Nicki Minaj‘s “Big Foot” — an apparent response or “diss track” in retaliation to Megan Thee Stallion‘s recently released single titled “Hiss” — set the internet ablaze on Monday for its raunchy quips and references to Megan’s life and career. The drama between the pair of hitmakers
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Jamie Dornan revealed during an interview on BBC Radio 4’s “Desert Island Discs” program that he went into hiding after he was ridiculed by film critics for “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the 2015 erotic romance film based on E.L. James’ novel that made him a global star. The movie was eviscerated by the press, a
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Fox is developing a one-hour drama titled “Borrowed Time,” Variety has learned exclusively. The series hails from writers and executive producers David Slack, Josh Campbell, and Matt Stuecken. McG is also an executive producer along with Mary Viola and Corey Marsh via Wonderland Sound and Vision. Wonderland is currently under a non-exclusive broadcast direct development
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SiriusXM announced a multiyear agreement with SmartLess Media and its three founders — Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes — encompassing exclusive advertising and distribution rights, content, events and more for their popular flagship podcast “SmartLess” and other shows produced by the company. SiriusXM’s deal with SmartLess Media will commence late in the summer
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Comedian and broadcaster Amelia Dimoldenberg, host of the YouTube interview series “Chicken Shop Date,” has been selected as the social media ambassador and red carpet correspondent for the 96th Oscars. Dimoldenberg will be involved in multiple Oscars season events, including the Oscars Nominees luncheon, where she will participate in an Academy video production with nominees.
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The early-release version of Warner Bros. Games‘ “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” had a weird glitch that let players “have full story completion” after logging on for the first time — prompting the game’s developer to pull the title offline as it sought to fix the issue. “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League” is
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Warner Bros. Discovery probably won’t see a transformative M&A deal this year — and given negative trends in its TV and streaming businesses, Wells Fargo analysts issued a downgrade on the media conglomerate’s stock. Wells Fargo on Monday downgraded its rating on WBD stock from Equal Weight from Overweight and trimmed its price target from
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Just days after Amazon Prime Video announced that it was pressing pause on its original content production in Africa, leading local streaming service Showmax is gearing up for a February relaunch boosted by NBCUniversal’s Peacock technology and bolstered by an ambitious content offering that will see the streamer unveiling 21 new African originals next month
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Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah’s production shingle SpectreVision is partnering with former co-founders of the pop culture collectibles company Mondo to launch Mutant, a new art and collectibles venture. Mutant CEO Jenny Jacobi will lead a team comprised of Spencer Hickman, Eric Garza, Mitch Putnam and Mo Shafeek, who worked until 2023 as creative directors for
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Kate Hudson, the star of “Almost Famous,” “Glass Onion” and other screen projects, is making good on her longstanding promise to launch a music career as well, announcing Monday that she has signed with Virgin Music Group to release her recordings. Hudson’s first single, “Talk About Love,” is due out Tuesday. The song was co-written
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Taylor Sheridan‘s upcoming Paramount+ series “Landman” has added four new series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively. Kayla Wallace (“When Calls The Heart”), frequent Sheridan collaborator James Jordan (“Yellowstone”) Mark Collie (“Nashville”) and Paulina Chávez (“The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia”) have all joined the series alongside previously announced lead Billy Bob Thornton and fellow series
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Check out the official trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire starring Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, and Paul Rudd! ► Buy Tickets for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: https://www.fandango.com/ghostbusters-sequel-2024-234147/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 ► Shop Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/3KvCU1M US Release Date: March 22, 2024 Starring:
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Britney Spears is all for Justin Timberlake‘s musical comeback, despite what her fans may think. In a Sunday night post on her Instagram (which is now private), Spears praised Timberlake’s new song, “Selfish,” while also apologizing for “some of the things” she wrote in her memoir, “The Woman in Me.” “I wanna apologize for some
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Aneurin Barnard, Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden lead the cast of science fiction movie “Rogue Trooper,” written and directed by Duncan Jones, whose credits include “Moon,” “Source Code,” “Warcraft” and “Mute.” The animated film, which is being created with Epic’s 3D tool Unreal Engine 5, was adapted by Jones from the comic book published by
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