Actor Tom Holland tackles the most mature role of his career yet in the upcoming Apple TV Plus film “Cherry.” Teaming back up with Anthony and Joe Russo, better known as The Russo Brothers, the 24-year-old did a lot of research and wanted to bring awareness to a problem plaguing our communities. With upcoming roles
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The road to this year’s 27th Annual SAG Awards is going to look and feel a little different — especially now that the ceremony won’t be held until April 4, two months after the nominations announcement. But, now that the nominees are known, there is a bit more shape to quite a few unpredictable races
TikTok is getting into the Super Bowl swing with its first-ever “tailgate” two-hour pregame show — featuring a live concert performance by Miley Cyrus. The #TikTokTailgate, hosted by Steve Harvey and MJ Acosta, also will feature appearances by Rebel Wilson, Kane Brown, Ajani Huff, Dave Jorgenson, Adam Devine, Trace McSorley (“TikTok’s most popular QB”) and
Warner Records has announced the launch of a strategic partnership with BPG Music, founded by veteran execs Gee Roberson and longtime business partner Jean Nelson. According to the announcement, BPG Music/Warner Records’ approach focuses on providing a gateway for young black artists and entrepreneurs who are looking for the global reach of a major label
Tubular Labs, a provider of video measurement on social media platforms, tapped Scott Ernst as its new CEO. Ernst has two decades of experience at the intersection of technology and market research. Most recently, he was CEO of Macromill, a Tokyo-based global marketing research business, which he took through an IPO with an enterprise value of
It was one Saturday morning making pancakes with her family that Nandi Bushell first became transfixed by the drums. Her father, John, had put on a YouTube clip of The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and while her younger brother Thomas and mum Lungile carried on cooking, Nandi was mesmerized by the drummer at the back, thumping
“Mank” and “Emily in Paris” star Lily Collins and “Snowpiercer” and “Hamilton’s” Daveed Diggs will announce this year’s nominees for the 27th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Thursday beginning at 8 a.m. PT. The announcement will be made available on the SAG Awards’ Instagram page, marking the ceremony’s first time announcing nominees through a
The Golden Globes were announced on Feb. 3 where Netflix’s “Mank’ from David Fincher led the nominations with six. The categories have been analyzed and what they mean for the awards season. Down below are the five big takeaways to the overall narrative and how it relates to the Oscars. “Nomadland” is the one to
“Saint Maud,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Nomadland,” “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Ammonite” are among the leading films on the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ (BAFTA) longlist for annual British Film Awards that were announced Thursday. The publication of the longlists follows the BAFTA 2020 Review, where over 120 wide-ranging changes
Penelope Cruz and Pedro Almodóvar will team once again on the Oscar-winning director’s upcoming feature “Madres paralelas,” (Parallel Mothers), as teased when the project was announced in June. Cruz will be joined on screen by former San Sebastián best actress winner Aitana Sánchez Gijón and newcomer Milena Smit (“No matarás”). Additional casting announced includes Israel
IFC Films has acquired “Holler,” a drama about a woman who joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay for her college education. The deal is for North American right. IFC will release the film in June 2021. “Holler” received critical claim both for Nicole Riegel’s work behind the camera and for the
The chief executive of Parler said he was fired by the board of directors of the “free speech” social-media company — whose app was kicked off the internet for hosting violent content after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol — after he advocated for stricter moderation policies. Former Parler CEO John Matze said
Warner Bros. has paused its shoot for “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3” after an unspecified crew member tested positive for COVID-19. “A team member from Fantastic Beasts 3 has tested positive for COVID-19,” a Warner Bros. spokesperson told Variety. “The diagnosis was confirmed as a result of required and ongoing testing that
In what is the first official glimpse of the pandemic’s impact on U.K. film and television production, British Film Institute (BFI) data reveals that film and high-end television production spend exceeded £2.84 billion ($3.9 billion) in 2020, only 21% down on 2019 levels. BFI boss Ben Roberts tells Variety that the speed with which the industry
The U.K.’s broadcast regulator Ofcom said Thursday that it had revoked the license of CGTN, the overseas arm of China Central Television. The move is likely to increase tensions between the two already fractious countries. Ofcom explained that it had “withdrawn the license for CGTN to broadcast in the UK, after its investigation concluded that
Korean pop music is becoming available in ever more formats. The latest is a mobile game “Rhythm Hive” which launched Thursday and features BTS and other K-pop acts from the Big Hit Entertainment stable. The game is produced by developer, Superb Corp., which BHE describes as an independent corporation that leads Big Hit Entertainment’s game
Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) international production division has signed a two-year exclusive first look deal with Nigeria’s EbonyLife Media for scripted content. SPT gets the first look at all new EbonyLife-controlled scripted television projects created, originated or developed by EbonyLife and intended for global audiences. The deal follows a multi-title deal EbonyLife signed in 2020
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired from New Europe Film Sales the Norwegian animated feature “Christmas at Cattle Hill,“ which is produced by the leading animation studio Qvisten Animation (“In the Forest of Huckybucky,” “Louis & Lucas the Big Cheese Race”). The pick-up is the latest Nordic buy from the high-profile U.S. indie distributor, which is
Rainshine Entertainment and Malaysia’s Animasia are set to produce a trio of animated movies based on the children’s literature franchise “Young Captain Nemo.” Jeffrey Reddick, screenwriter and creator of the “Final Destination” movie franchise, will adapt the books for the screen. The story follows 12-year-old Gabriel Nemo, a descendent of Jules Verne’s Captain Nemo from
SF Studios and sales banner REinvent have unveiled the trailer for “The Pact,” Bille August’s psychological drama based on real events in the life of Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel “Out of Africa.” The film depicts Blixen’s tumultuous relationship with Thorkild Bjørnvig, a promising young poet, after she returned
There are words, and many metaphors, one could use to describe simulation theory: the belief, popularized two decades ago by “The Matrix,” that the life we’re living — the people we know, the experiences we have, what we see, touch, think, and feel — is literally an illusion, an artificial façade orchestrated by minds more
Sia addressed the controversy surrounding her directorial feature debut, “Music,” after the film earned two Golden Globes nominations Tuesday morning, then promptly deleted her Twitter account. (Sia’s Instagram account, which boasts more than 6 million followers, remains active as of this update at 11:30 pm PT.) In a succession of tweets on Tuesday night, the
India’s A.R. Rahman, the Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and Grammy winning composer of “Slumdog Millionaire” will score the music for upcoming war film “Pippa.” In doing so he teams up with two of India’s leading producers. The film is produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films, and directed by Raja
Mike Henry, a former NFL linebacker and actor known for playing Tarzan in the 1960s, has died. He was 84. Henry died Jan. 8 at St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after many years of dealing with chronic traumatic encephalopathy and Parkinson’s disease brought on by the head injuries in the NFL and at the
In “Strip Down, Rise Up,” an attendee of S Factor’s beginning pole dance course admits to her fellow students that the class is nothing like what she thought it would be. “When I showed up, I wasn’t scared,” the woman tells those gathered in a circle. “Now I’m a little scared.” In her welcoming remarks,
Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan has revealed that he contracted COVID-19 a second time. During George Stroumboulopoulos’ Apple Music Hits show on Tuesday, Keenan said that he contracted COVID-19 in mid-November and had to go to the ER in December. “I don’t know if I said anything online, but I had it twice,” Keenan said.
It isn’t often that Variety gets to break news to “The Crown” star and seasoned award-winning actor Gillian Anderson, but on the afternoon of Feb. 3, Anderson found herself rushing through the door after a photoshoot to get on the phone with us. She had no idea that what she had missed in the midst of getting
“The Masked Dancer” staged an “American Idol” reunion on Wednesday night, as “Idol” Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks was the next celebrity to be revealed on the show. And correctly guessing her? Former “Idol” judge and current “Masked Dancer” panelist Paula Abdul. Sparks was revealed to be the person under the Exotic Bird costume on
The family of Cicely Tyson has set an official public viewing for the late Hollywood icon, who died on Jan. 28 at the age of 96. The viewing will take place on Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City. COVID-19 protocols will be in
When actors Michael Greyeyes and Chaske Spencer first read the script for Lyle Mitchell Corbine, Jr.’s “Wild Indian,” they immediately knew they were in. “I was gobsmacked when I finally had a chance to read the script,” Greyeyes told culture and events editor Marc Malkin in the Variety Studio presented by AT&T TV at Sundance