Emerald Fennell, the Oscar-nominated director of “Promising Young Woman,” is taking on a different kind of vigilante. She has been tapped to write “Zatanna,” a big-screen adaptation of the DC Comics heroine. The movie, from Warner Bros.’ DC Films, is set to be released theatrically. J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot is producing through his overall deal
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Variety’s cover star Phoebe Bridgers, Run the Jewels and Perfume Genius are among the top nominees for the American Association of Independent Music’s annual Libera Awards, which are presented by Merlin. The awards, which celebrate the independent-music community, will be held virtually for the second consecutive year and will take place on June 17. Produced
Another shoe has fallen in the succession of music stars reluctantly acknowledging that early and mid-summer 2021 are not going to be tenable for staging major national tours. Kenny Chesney, the only other artist besides Taylor Swift who had a series of stadium gigs pushed back from last summer to this summer, has joined her
Amazon Prime Video France has unveiled a slate of originals, including Cedric Klapisch’s “Greek Salad” — a series sequel to the “L’Auberge Espanole” trilogy — Melanie Laurent’s “Le Bal des Folles,” as well as live sports such as the tennis tournament Roland Garros, and adaptations of popular unscripted formats such as “LOL” and “Celebrity Hunted.”
Veteran television producer Joe Siyam has left his position as Supervising Producer at CBS Media Ventures’ “Entertainment Tonight” to join startup livestream commerce platform, talkshoplive, as vice president of talent and entertainment partnerships. Siyam had been with “ET” for nearly 7 years, during which he oversaw the brand’s coverage of music and major red carpet
For the past year, leagues and teams, looking for new revenue sources, have in many cases turned to additional advertising signage on and around the field of play. In its newest holding, Bruin Sports Capital believes it has found a way to further capitalize on existing digital boards. Following a $100 million investment, according to
The Mail on Sunday won’t have to print a statement from Meghan Markle on its front page just yet, despite being ordered to do so by a U.K. court. Markle had sued Associated Newspapers, publishers of The Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, for publishing articles that in 2018 reproduced parts of a letter she had
Fremantle has near sold the world outside Asia on “We Children From Bahnhof Zoo” – thanks to a raft of sales that include a worldwide deal with Amazon Prime Video for the U.S., English-speaking territories and all Europe’s outstanding major markets. Taking in further sales to HBO Europe, NENT Group and Russia’s More TV, the
Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt has sold her recorded music assets to Irving Azoff’s new venture, Iconic Artists Group. According to the announcement, Iconic will partner with Ronstadt and her team (specifically longtime manager John Boylan and personal assistant Janet Stark) to market her catalog. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, beyond a rep noting that the deal
Cinema Guild has acquired North American rights to Ramon Zürcher and Silvan Zürcher’s “The Girl and the Spider,” which world premiered at the Berlinale in the Encounters section, and won best director. “The Girl and the Spider” was co-written and directed by Ramon Zürcher, and written and produced by Silvan Zürcher. It marks the Swiss
David Dobrik, who rose to stardom on YouTube and TikTok with over-the-top pranks and comedy skits produced with a group of his L.A. friends, resigned from Dispo, the camera-app startup he co-founded in 2019. Dobrik’s exit from the board of Dispo comes after a report by Business Insider last week that documented sexual-assault allegations by
Priyadarshan’s “Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea” has won best feature film at India’s National Film Awards which were announced Monday. The Malayalam-language film, a period epic starring Mohanlal, had its global release halted last year by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now due to release in May 2021. The film also won awards for
Donald Trump may no longer be POTUS, but his opinions remain as trenchant as ever. In an interview with Fox News contributor Lisa Boothe that launches her new podcast, the former U.S. president held forth on a number of matters. On the subject of the U.S. presidential elections, which he lost, Trump said: “We did
David Hasselhoff is heading to Germany to star in a comedy spy series produced by Christian Alvart’s Berlin-based Syrreal Entertainment in what will be the first project from the company’s new international first-look deal with CBS Studios. A straight-to-series order for Mediengruppe RTL’s SVOD platform TVNow, “Ze Network” sees Hasselhoff playing himself as he travels
In today’s Global Bulletin, Home Team hires Jessica Hill as a senior development executive; Beyond Productions appoints Hamo Forsyth as creative director for factual programming; Sky News launches “The Daily Climate Show”; and Dandelooo picks up Teidees’ “Jasmine and Jambo” for international distribution. HIRING Dominic Buchanan and Bennett McGhee’s new production company Home Team has
Long-time Sky executive Jane Millichip has been promoted to chief content officer for Sky Studios, overseeing all of Europe. Millichip, the former managing director of distributor Sky Vision, was tapped as the studio’s chief content officer for the U.K. in July 2020. Now, her remit has expanded to all of the Comcast-backed pay-TV operator’s markets
The upcoming Locarno Film Festival’s First Look initiative dedicated to showcasing pix-in-post will focus on films from Switzerland, in a spirit of industry restart emanating from the home territory for the prominent Swiss event dedicated to global indie cinema. The competitive industry showcase, which is among the biggest attractions for sales agents and distributors at
ARRI Media has closed a deal with Crescendo House – a new boutique distribution company – for North American rights on Marxist vampire comedy “Bloodsuckers,” following its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival. The film, which screened as part of the Berlinale’s Encounters section, was written and directed by Julian Radlmaier. Radlmaier’s script was
Tim Mutimer, former CEO of international distributor Banijay Rights, is set to lead the global distribution arm of Cineflix Media. Mutimer takes the reins from long-serving CEO Chris Bonney, the industry veteran who is retiring this year. The executive will be responsible for leading the 30-strong Cineflix Rights team based in London, Toronto and Dublin,
Korean American drama film “Minari” can’t stop winning awards. Similarly, it continues to reign on top of the Korean box office. The Lee Isaac Chung-directed film earned $1.09 million between Friday and Monday to top the box office in South Korea, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).
JT Gray, the owner and co-founder of the Station Inn, a mecca for bluegrass and roots music enthusiasts in Nashville since the mid-’70s, died Saturday at age 75. The club attributed the death to pre-existing conditions. Gray had been featured on last Sunday night’s Grammys, as producers picked the Station Inn as one of four
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “Survived Much Worse,” the eighth episode of “Batwoman” Season 2. In the summer of 2020 after it was announced that Ruby Rose would be exiting the CW’s “Batwoman,” in which she played the titular role, showrunner Caroline Dries penned a short note on social
Though confined to a virtual ceremony thanks to the pandemic, leadership at the Writers Guild of America still found cause for celebration at their annual awards ceremony. WGA West president David Goodman and WGA East head Beau Willimon addressed nominees and members in a pre-recorded greeting on Sunday, recapping their recent triumph in a nearly
“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” and “Promising Young Woman” took top narrative film honors on Sunday at the 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards. Kal Penn hosted the virtual presentation that cemented “Borat” and “Promising Young Woman” as among the frontrunners for Oscar screenplay wins next month. Amazon Studios’ “Borat” prevailed for adapted screenplay for a
James Cameron’s “Avatar” once again led the China box office this weekend, with sales of $14 million over the three-day period. The 2009 film has held its own as the top title every day since its March 12 re-release in China. It has grossed a total of $44 million so far, ten days into its
The upcoming Johannes Roberts-directed “Resident Evil” film now has a name: “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.” Roberts revealed the title and details of the movie’s plot during a panel with IGN’s Lucy O’Brien at SXSW on Saturday. Speaking about the genesis of the title, Roberts — who has directed both of the “47 Meters
“Alone Together,” a documentary about the creation of Charli XCX’s 2020 album “How I’m Feeling Now,” aims to show how the singer pulled together a full-fledged project last year under quarantine conditions and an arbitrarily fast, self-imposed deadline. But, in truth, the film is really the second time the album’s creation has been documented. The
This guy definitely ain’t winning Dad of the Year — a man brought his 2-year-old INSIDE a caged elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo… and fumbled the kid trying to make a run for it. Who’s dumbass babydaddy is this 🤦🏻♂️Dude almost got himself & his child killed by an elephant at the san
Rick Moranis seems to be wanted by the FBI for storming the Capitol — at least that’s what a lot of people are thinking based on photos the agency posted of the actual guy they’re after. Check out this dude that the FBI flagged and posted pics of on Sunday — he’s one of the
For 45 years, Hollywood has churned out sequels to more or less any movie that makes a big enough splash at the box office. The rationale has always been simple: The fans want it. Starting in the mid-’70s, with “Jaws” and “Rocky” and “Star Wars,” fan service became the model, the engine, the economic blueprint