The live-action “Dungeons & Dragons” TV series has found new life. Variety has confirmed with sources that a new iteration of the project is currently in development at Netflix. There had previously been a “DnD” series set up at Paramount+ with a series order, but that project ultimately did not move forward due to strategic
Month: February 2025
Roku overdelivered for the fourth quarter of 2024, boosting revenue 22% and narrowing its net loss to top Wall Street expectations. Roku reported 89.8 million streaming households as of the end of 2024, up 12% year over year and a gain of 4.3 million from 85.5 million the prior quarter. It’s the last time the
Bellamy Young is launching a new podcast series. The “Scandal” star has teamed up with humanitarian organization CARE for the six-episode “She Leads With CARE,” premiering March 11 to coincide with International Women’s Day. The series features Young in conversation with women leaders from Honduras, Jordan, Nepal, Tanzania, Ukraine and Vietnam. Young has been working
With the Paramount+ prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin” going back in time to explore the formative experiences of 20-year-old avenging serial killer (Patrick Gibson), there’s a hope that it will help turn back the clock for the production community in Miami, which serves as the setting for both it and the original show, “Dexter” (2006-2013).
“Suits LA” creator Aaron Korsh was on the hunt for his next leading man, Ted Black. Casting Amell would be Korsh’s starting point in creating the next installment in the “Suits” universe, which unexpectedly became a matter of urgency after summer 2023. It was then that Korsh’s campy legal drama “Suits” — which aired on
“Ransom Canyon,” a new modern western drama series starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, will debut April 17 on Netflix. According to a press release, the series will follow three ranching family dynasties “locked in a contest for control of their land, their lives and legacies” in Ransom Canyon, Texas. Duhamel will play Staten Kirkland,
Tilda Swinton got political as she accepted Berlin Film Festival‘s Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement at its opening ceremony on Thursday night, saying “the inhumane is being perpetrated on our watch.” In a poetic speech, Swinton lauded the festival as “a borderless realm and with no policy of exclusion, persecution or deportation.” The “great independent
For decades, Fernanda Torres has been a household name in Brazil, captivating audiences with her depth and versatility as an actress. But with her acclaimed performance in the drama “I’m Still Here,” Torres has found herself on a global stage, earning her first Academy Award nomination and carrying the pride of an entire nation. Torres’
Best Friend Forever has unveiled the steamy trailer for “Queerpanorama,” the latest feature by Hong Kong filmmaker Jun Li which world premieres at the Berlin Film Festival. Set in Hong Kong, “Queerpanorama” revolves around a gay man who “impersonates men he has had sex with and brings this new persona with him to his next
It seems TikTok trends still have the fashion world in a chokehold. After garnering millions of recent views on the platform, red cardigans prevailed as a major street style trend at New York Fashion Week. &Daughter Ada Crewneck Cardigan A textbook example of the trending knitwear style is & Daughter’s Poppy Red Ada Cardigan. The
The FX limited series “Dying for Sex” has set its premiere date at Hulu. The series will premiere all eight episodes on April 4 in the U.S. on Hulu and internationally on Disney+. The show was first reported to be in the works at FX in 2023. It based on the Wondery podcast of the
NBC promises hot dishes and even hotter tempers in a new cooking competition series “Yes, Chef!,” hosted by Martha Stewart and José Andrés. The series will see the two Emmy-winning kitchen gurus guiding 12 chefs with ego issues or short fuses through culinary challenges that will put their personal and emotional issues to the test.
One of the surprises of the awards season is Gints Zilbalodis’ “Flow” — the dialog-free tale of a solitary cat’s emotional journey as it learns to survive after a great flood — which upended the feature animation race when it won the Golden Globe. Combined with honors such as the Los Angeles Film Critics prize
WME has promoted Caitlin Mahony, the book agent behind popular romantasy authors including Callie Hart, Scarlett St. Clair and SenLinYu, to its partner ranks. Mahony, who has been with WME since 2016, reps commercial fiction authors across the board but is especially drawn to romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror and “anything with a strong genre
Atria and Emily Bestler Books have announced the launch of a new horror imprint called 12:01 Books, which aims to identify, grow and publish creator-driven IP. 12:01 Books is a joint venture between 12:01 Films founder and producer Scott Glassgold and Emily Bestler, the SVP, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Emily Bestler Books. Liz Parker, managing
Marvel Credits Scenes Pileup: 14 Cameos That Haven’t Paid Off Marvel Credits Scenes Pileup: 14 Cameos That Haven’t Paid Off You will be redirected back to your article in seconds Feb 13, 2025 10:30am PT Courtesy of Marvel Studios Since Samuel L. Jackson first emerged from the shadows at the end of 2008’s “Iron Man” as Nick
Independent international production company and financier Gold Rush Pictures has signed a deal with Ilya Stewart’s Hype Studios to participate in financing and co-producing a slate of at least five feature films, Variety can exclusively reveal. The news comes ahead of the world premiere of Tom Tykwer’s contemporary German drama “The Light” (pictured), which was co-produced by Gold Rush
Props from “A Complete Unknown” will go on display at the Bob Dylan and Woody Guthrie Centers in Tulsa, Okla., as part of a new exhibit, “Stepping Into the Unknown,” opening on Feb. 28. It’s the first exhibit to run concurrently at both centers. The exhibit, presented in partnership with Searchlight Pictures, will “illuminate the
Country in Focus: Spain at the Forefront, the European Film Market’s 2025 territory highlight, cuts two ways. TV will be spotlighted Feb. 17 in a Berlinale Series Market double-backed session, Spanish Thrillers, showcasing to works-in-progress titles, and Spanish Connection, where five projects are pitched to an industry audience. For film, a Producers’ Showcase on Feb.
More talent has been added to this year’s PaleyFest LA event, which includes panels and screenings from “Cobra Kai,” “Agatha All Along,” “Matlock,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Hacks,” “Poker Face” and the Amy Sherman-Palladino series “Gilmore Girls,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Étoile.” The event kicks off with a previously announced “Severance” screening and panel on
Awards season is officially up and running with the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards set to stream on Netflix Feb. 23. The SAG Awards have the ability to be a major indicator of how the Academy Awards will play out. On the television side, the SAG Awards mark the first major awards the year,
Robert Costa has been named CBS News‘ chief Washington analyst as well as a national correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” marking a rapid rise for the former Washington Post correspondent since joining the Paramount Global news unit in 2022. Costa is expected to cover a range of issues for “Sunday Morning,” including politics as well
The “Legally Blonde” prequel series at Amazon Prime Video has found its young Elle Woods. Lexi Minetree has been cast in the lead role of “Elle,” which will follow Woods during her high school years before she went off to Harvard. The original Elle Woods, Reese Witherspoon, made the casting announcement on Instagram. “Allow me
Costume designer Arianne Phillips is 0-3 for Oscar wins to nominations. But her nod this year for James Mangold’s “A Complete Unknown” may be the film that turns her luck around. Phillips’ talents have made her Tom Ford’s go-to designer (“A Single Man” and “Nocturnal Animals”), as well as Mangold’s, having collaborated with him on
It’s ironic that a quarter of the way into the 21st century, when studios have seemingly accepted home streaming as their primary means of movie distribution, DP Lol Crawley has earned an Oscar nomination for “The Brutalist,” shot on VistaVision, a widescreen film process developed by Paramount Pictures in 1954 to help lure viewers away
In an ambitious effort to chart the lineage of Yoruba and Afrobeats music over the past century and its global influence, Nigerian superstar Adekunle Gold has co-produced a forthcoming documentary titled “The Odyssey.” Co-produced by and helmed by award-winning director Abba T. Makama, the film aims to illuminate the timeline of Yoruba music from its
“The Substance” won big at the Dorian Film Awards, selected by GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, with Mubi taking home five prizes. For LGBTQ film of the year, Jane Schoenbrun’s trans allegory “I Saw the TV Glow” won, as did Schoenbrun’s screenplay in the LGBTQ screenplay category. In overall screenplay, Justin Kuritzkes won
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the president’s controversial choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was confirmed Thursday by a 52-48 vote in the Senate. A longtime critic of vaccines, Kennedy will oversee the nation’s sprawling health care bureaucracy, which includes the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Anthony and Joe Russo‘s indie studio AGBO has named Nifty Games vet Pete Wanat as president of interactive technology. In his new role, Wanat will oversee the studio’s gaming strategy and immersive digital experiences. He will report to AGBO chief creative officer Angela Russo-Otstot. Most recently, Wanat was chief creative officer at Nifty Games. Prior
Swedish producer Fredrik Zander of 08 Industries and Spain’s Antonia Nava of Neo Art Producciones are teaming on “Black Site,” an English-language action thriller written and directed by Peter Lindmark. Both companies will have a presence at this year’s European Film Market, where they will be holding meetings about their new co-production. Plot details are
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