Kevin Kline will star in a new half-hour comedy called “American Classic,” which has been picked up to series by MGM+. The “Disclaimer” actor will star alongside Jon Tenney (“The Closer”) in the show, co-created by Michael Hoffman (“Soapdish”) and Bob Martin (“The Prom”). The eight-episode series follows a narcissistic Broadway star named Richard Bean
Month: January 2025
Amazon Prime Video has released the first trailer for the Biblical epic series “House of David.” Newcomer Michael Iskander, who starred in the Tony Award-winning musical “Kimberly Akimbo,” plays David and was chosen after a four-month international search. The first three episodes of “House of David” are set to premiere Feb. 27 on Prime Video
UTA has signed Mexican singer-songwriter Jasiel Nuñez, one of the several rising artists signed to George Prajin and Peso Pluma‘s Double P Records. A long-time friend and collaborator of Peso Pluma, Nuñez was one of the first artists signed to Double P Records in 2023. He contributed to Peso Pluma’s Grammy-winning “Génesis” album, performing and
The Elevate Prize Foundation, the global non-profit committed to Making Good Famous, has announced the launch of Elevate Studios, a groundbreaking production initiative aimed at leveraging the power of storytelling to inspire cultural and social change. Elevate Studios will serve as a strategic arm to amplify the work of social entrepreneurs and global changemakers through
Rolling off her lead role in “Mortel Kombat 2,” Adeline Rudolph will star opposite Arden Cho (“Partner Track,” “Avatar: The Last Airbender”) in “Perfect Girl,” an elevated psychological thriller set in the competitive world of K-pop. “Perfect Girl” (previously titled “Unnie”) will be directed by genre filmmaker Hong Won-ki (“Goedam,” “Zombie Hunter”), with an original
“The Wretched” sequel is happening. Five years after the film’s original release, Brett and Drew Pierce (“Deadheads”) and their Little Runway Productions will begin production on “The Wretched 2” this September in Oregon, with casting underway. The Pierce brothers — who are returning as writers, directors and producers — said in a statement to Variety,
Memento International has scored a wave of deals for “Gazer,” a neo-noir psychological thriller by Ryan J.Sloan which had its world premiere at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. Set in New Jersey, the paranoia thriller was lensed in 16mm stock, and stars Ariella Mastronianni as Frankie, a young mother with a rare degenerative brain condition called dyschronometria. Struggling to
Indie streaming service Nebula has set its first-ever scripted original series, “Sub/liminal,” with Oscar-winning producer Dan Jinks (“American Beauty,” “Big Fish,” “Pushing Daisies”) on board to executive produce. Per Nebula, “The new dark anthology series from the indie streamer will be in the vein of The Twilight Zone and Black Mirror. The show will explore
“On Patrol: Live,” the weekly live series that follows police officers in action around the country, has been ordered for another season by Reelz — keeping the show going on Friday and Saturday nights through the start of 2026. The deal calls for 90 new episodes of the series, which airs three hours live on
A single home in the rural southeastern U.S. stands at the center of a growing rift between Nielsen and the Spanish-language broadcasting giant whose audiences it measures. Executives at TelevisaUnivision are livid about a quirk in Nielsen’s process of tabulating the audiences for Spanish-language TV that they say is giving rival Telemundo a significant boost
Dolly Parton announced Tuesday that her autobiographical stage musical “Dolly: An Original Musical” will have its world premiere in Nashville this July, the first public stop on the way to a planned Broadway opening in 2026. Directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, the Nashville production will play a limited four-week engagement on the campus of
Forty-five years after “Honeysuckle Rose,” Amy Irving is set to release an album of her interpretations of 10 Willie Nelson songs — all picks suggested to her by Nelson, who also contributes a guitar solo to a song plucked from that film, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” The forthcoming album, “Always Will Be,”
Lady Gaga is finally weighing in on the negative reviews that her latest film “Joker: Folie à Deux” received after it opened last fall. “Joker” (2019) was a critical and box office success that made more than $1 billion and won two Academy Awards. The sequel, however, was a drastic departure from the original. It
Miso Film Sweden is bringing Linn Ullmann’s acclaimed novel “The Cold Song” to the small screen in a six-episode series for SVT and Film i Väst. Directed by Mikael Marcimain, known for his work on “Blackwater” and “The Hunt for a Killer,” the series promises to be a gripping exploration of family dynamics and hidden
Netflix has released the trailer for Season 8 of “Love Is Blind,” which this year celebrates its fifth anniversary on the streamer. The new season, which takes place in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minn., premieres on Valentine’s Day. “Love Is Blind,” which has spawned multiple international spinoffs since its 2020 debut, puts singles through a series of
Finding ways to take creative risks in the tricky environment of corporate studio financing was a major talking point at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. As a mixed Indigenous woman, Kali Reis, who’s featured in the drama “Rebuilding” alongside Josh O’Connor, often reflects on her own values before signing onto a role or agreeing to
Most Super Bowl commercials aim to entertain. A minute-long Big Game ad from telehealth company Hims & Hers Health might do something very different. The spot, slated to air during the third quarter of Fox’s February 9 telecast of Super Bowl LIX, uses a collage of video footage to tell viewers that obesity has become
The three Scandinavian broadcasting partners in the Scandi Alliance – TV4 Sweden, TV2 Denmark and TV2 Norway – have announced their first joint drama bet “Royal Blood” (“Blått Blod”), currently in early development at Miso Film Norway, part of Miso Film, a Fremantle company. Head-writers of the mega-historical project are the multi-awarded Stephen Uhlander (“Nobel,” “The
Which is more important: a potty break or a commercial break? One Super Bowl advertiser thinks it has the answer. As one of the nation’s biggest makers of consumer goods like Brawny paper towels and Dixie cups and paper products, Georgia-Pacific has crafted hundreds of commercials over the years that millions of people choose to
Procter & Gamble hopes it can win the advertising game on Super Bowl Sunday with a real grass-roots effort. Not everyone in the nation will see the company’s ads for Spruce, a new lawn-care product that P&G says kills weeds and grasses within a a day, while being safe to use around people and pets
Michelob Ultra, the beer that likes to strike alliances with sports and athletes, will use Super Bowl LIX to get back into its game. An advertising appearance during Fox’s February 9 broadcast of the Big Game will help the brand kick off a year of sports sponsorships that will likely include the Ryder Cup, FIFA
Jim Acosta, the aggressive CNN correspondent who has gained notice for holding interview subjects to account from perches in the White House press room and on newsroom sets, is poised to leave the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outlet after a shake-up in its schedule that left him without anchoring duties during daytime hours. Acosta is expected
For Shaboozey, the Super Bowl brings with it the opportunity to satisfy a sweet tooth. The musician behind the hits “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and “Good News” used to spend Halloween “super excited to open up my bag” and look to and to see how many boxes of Nerds were inside. Now he’s taking part
Cate Blanchett, who is a Goodwill Ambassador for refugee agency UNHCR, and Intl. Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund have launched a refugee-focused short film grant program called the Displacement Film Fund. The fund, which will give up to five production grants of €100,000 ($104,200) each in its pilot phase, aims to champion and fund
Marie Ulven, the internationally acclaimed musical artist known as Girl in Red, is set to make her feature debut as the lead in Maipo Film‘s “Low Expectations,” the upcoming first feature from director Eivind Landsvik. While “Low Expectations” represents Landsvik’s first foray into feature-length filmmaking, it comes with a great deal of buzz following the
Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 — some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record — making its total around $60 billion since it was founded in 2006. The company made the announcement in a blog post Tuesday morning. While that figure may seem questionable considering how little many
Disney’s “A Complete Unknown” held its spot at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second weekend, earning £1.6 million ($2 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The cumulative total of the Bob Dylan biopic, starring Timothée Chalamet, now stands at $7.3 million. In second place, Disney’s “Mufasa: The Lion King”
The Jonas Brothers are reuniting with Disney to produce and star in a Christmas comedy movie, slated for the 2025 holiday season. In the film, which has the working title “Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie,” Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas “face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London
London’s Prince Charles Cinema said on Tuesday that it is “under serious threat” of closing after a disagreement with its landlord over a new lease. The cinema posted a petition on its social media accounts calling for help saving the iconic theater, which has been praised by the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas
Thomas Vinterberg is ready for “The Brothers Lionheart,” based on Astrid Lindgren’s fantasy novel. “I’m writing it myself with the brilliant British writer Simon Stephens, so it’s a mix of things. The book is there, it’s not mine, but it’s a great journey we’re on. I really love it,” he tells Variety about his upcoming project.
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