Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld has declared he has “cut ties in all ways” with Marvel after he and his family weren’t invited to Disney’s afterparty for last July’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” premiere. Liefeld has other gripes with Marvel, involving the placement of creator credits in the film and what he perceives as a lack of
Month: February 2025
Riding momentum from its five Academy Award nominations for “The Substance,” boutique movie distributor Mubi has picked up another buzzy indie film for the U.S. market. “Lurker,” a tense feature about an ambitious hipster and the rising pop star he exploits for fame and community, has been snapped up by Mubi following this year’s Sundance
In a long-rumored move, Cindy Mabe has stepped down from her position as chair and CEO of Universal Music Nashville after nearly 18 years with the company and two in the role, multiple sources confirm to Variety. Mabe took the role in April 2023, a few months after longtime CEO Mike Dungan announced his retirement.
GoldenTV, the Asian American Pacific Islander-focused streaming platform, has announced the premiere dates for its 2025 programming slate. This year’s lineup includes the launch of “Stir the Pot,” a new talk show hosted by Kelly Mi Li (“Bling Empire,” “Immediate Family”), and “Crossing Over,” a docuseries that focuses on an all-AAPI boy band from Hawaii.
The long-awaited “Phineas and Ferb” return is right around the corner. On Thursday, series co-creators Dan Povenmire and Swampy Marsh announced that the new episodes will debut in the summer on Disney Channel and Disney+. “Since ‘Phineas and Ferb’ is essentially a celebration of summer vacation, summer is the perfect time to debut the new
UTA has signed seven-time-Grammy and Academy Award-winning artist Jon Batiste for representation in all areas. He is set to perform the National Anthem at the 2025Super Bowl LIX pregame in his hometown of New Orleans on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome. In November, Batiste released his studio album, “Beethoven Blues,” which is comprised of Beethoven
Amazon‘s share of the digital ad market continues to balloon: The ecommerce giant reported $17.29 billion in advertising sales for the fourth quarter of 2024, an increase of 18%. Overall earnings for the period smashed Wall Street expectations. However, the Q4 ad revenue figure fell short of analyst expectations of $17.4 billion, per StreetAccount. The
Take-Two Interactive reported its quarterly earnings results for October to December 2024 on Thursday, which once again did not include a specific release date for “Grand Theft Auto 6.” However, the owner of Rockstar Games assures “GTA 6” is still on track for its previously announced fall 2025 window. “We’ve announced a pretty narrow window.
The Oscar race is jam-packed with social media controversies, unexpected nominees and an awards-filled weekend colliding with the Super Bowl. As Critics Choice, DGA and PGA get set to weigh in, a late-breaking contender has shaken up the conversation: James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown.” Initially eyed for a 2025 release, the Searchlight
Zoe Saldaña has spent decades at the center of some of the biggest cinematic franchises in history. Yet, her recent Oscar nomination for “Emilia Pérez” has marked a new career chapter. From the motion-capture world of “Avatar” to the high-stakes battles of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Saldaña has built a legacy as an action star.
Writer, director, and executive producer Matt Hastings has signed with Gersh, Variety has learned exclusively. Hastings continues to also be repped by attorney Bob Getman and The Gotham Group. News of the signing comes on the same day as the launch of Hastings’ newest series, “Fallen,” which is set to premiere on Sundance Now and
Adan Manzano, a sports anchor and reporter at Telemundo 39 in Kansas City, has died. He was 27. The rising journalist died Wednesday in New Orleans while on assignment to cover the Super Bowl for Telemundo Kansas City and Tico Sports. A cause of death was not disclosed. In a statement posted to Instagram, the
“We Disrupt This Broadcast,” the television podcast co-produced by the Peabody Awards and the Center for Media & Social Impact, will feature several top TV showrunners for its second season, which launched on Thursday. The first episode features an interview with “Shrinking” and “Ted Lasso” executive producers Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein; new episodes will
A TV series, a documentary, tours, a Las Vegas residency — Wu-Tang Clan have undoubtedly been busy the past eight years. The one thing missing? A new LP. But the group’s longtime friend, Wu affiliate and show DJ Mathematics, has wrangled the entire Clan for a brand new project, as he did with their 2017 album,
The recently uncovered social media posts by “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón in which she attacked, among various things — Islam, George Floyd and a more diverse Oscars — have thrown an unexpected wrench into the awards race. Within hours of the historic tweets being resurfaced and translated into English, Gascón apologized, saying she
Kathleen Quinlan and Michelle Hurd are joining Jen Lilley in the cast of “Holiday Hearts,” an upcoming holiday film set to release just in time for Christmas. Quinlan is an Oscar-nominated actor known for her work in “Apollo 13,” “The Doors,” “How to Get Away With Murder” and “Prison Break,” while Hurd has starred in
“The Perfect Neighbor,” a documentary that examines Florida’s Stand Your Ground laws and gun regulations, is in final negotiations to sell to Netflix after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival. The price tag is roughly $5 million, although the deal hasn’t been signed. Netflix declined to comment. The film, which debuted to critical praise, uses
Gary Conklin, an L.A.-based documentary filmmaker who covered subjects including art, literature and cinema, died Dec. 26. He was 92. Born in Fresno, Calif., Conklin grew up in San Francisco and moved to Pasadena as a teenager. He graduated USC and served in Special Services in the Army. After moving to New York to study
Is it a hot take to call leather pants a neutral? Even if that’s an unpopular opinion, I’m willing to defend this point until the bitter end. No capsule wardrobe is complete without a pair, and if you don’t yet own one, I’m positive you will be amazed at how easily it can transform your
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NBC has added a long list of A-listers to the its upcoming celebration of the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live.” Among the guests to be featured on “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” are Adam Driver, Ayo Edebiri, Bad Bunny, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Kim Kardashian, Martin Short, Miley Cyrus, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pedro Pascal,
CBS has blocked Sony from canceling its lucrative distribution deals for “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” while the two sides clash in court over their decades-old contracts. Sony moved on Monday morning to try to take over distribution of the shows to more than 200 stations around the country, as well as overseas territories. CBS
Oscar-nominated actress Karla Sofía Gascón will skip Spain’s Goya Awards ceremony, the country’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, this Saturday in Granada following backlash over past social media posts. A spokesperson for Wanda Vision, which co-distributes “Emilia Pérez” alongside Elástica Films in Spain, confirmed the news to Variety. According to the spokesperson, the film’s producer
2018 was a banner year for Lingua Franca. Designer Rachelle Hruska had created the label two years prior, after taking up embroidery to help manage her postpartum anxiety and depression. By then, its homemade-style stitched message sweaters had fully entered the Trump 1.0 resistance zeitgeist. Tessa Thompson wore a piece honoring female directors at Sundance;
Something feels different about this New York Fashion Week. Perhaps it’s the return of Calvin Klein’s runway collection or Doechii wearing all Thom Browne for her stellar Grammys performance (will she make an appearance at his show to close out NYFW?). Maybe it’s the creative director chaos the fashion industry has seen in the past
About 15 years ago, Guy Lawson had lunch in New York with his editors at Rolling Stone. He was tired of covering the drug wars in Mexico, and wanted to know what else they might be interested in. “We want you to do stories about young people doing fucked-up things,” he was told. The conversation
The series adaptation of the Robert McCammon novel “Swan Song” has found its writer, Variety has learned exclusively. Russell Rothberg has boarded the project, which was first announced in January, to serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. The show is now being taken out to market. The official logline for the show states: “Following
“Victorious” has another spinoff in the works, with Daniella Monet set to reprise her role as Trina Vega in a multi-cam Nickelodeon comedy with the working title “Hollywood Arts,” Variety has confirmed. The series, which is in development and has not yet been greenlit, will follow Trina as she returns to her old stomping grounds
Prince & the New Power Generation“Live At Glam Slam”4,000 copiesBroken out from the Grammy-nominated “Diamonds and Pearls Super Deluxe Edition” as a stand-alone piece for the first time as a Record Store Day exclusive, this 3-LP set comprises a complete concert performance of Prince & the NPG previewing the Diamonds And Pearls Tour at Prince’s
Late Wednesday evening, an uproar erupted across the music industry over an op-ed published in the Hollywood Reporter, in which Jeff Rabhan (former chair of New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music) unpacked some of the implications of Chappell Roan’s passionate statement about music companies owing musicians “a livable wage and health care”
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