Paradigm Talent Agency has hired industry veteran Ian Kleinert as a book publishing agent, Variety has learned exclusively. In his new role, Kleinert will be based out of Paradigm’s New York office. “Joining Paradigm during this unique and exciting time at the company opens up a world of exciting new avenues across all media for the
British TV executive Jay Hunt was once a formidable voice in the chorus of the U.K. TV industry. But since departing as Channel 4’s chief creative officer in 2017 to join Apple TV+ as its European originals chief, her voice, at least publicly, is seldom — if ever — heard. It’s this sad reality, that
Andrew Garfield, Bowen Yang and Jennifer Hudson are among the stars set to celebrate Broadway’s biggest night. The three actors have been announced as presenters for the 2022 Tony Awards. In addition to the three, the full presenter list for the awards ceremony, which honors the best in theater over the last year, includes Broadway
The official lineup for this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival has arrived, with the two-day event booking such major music stars as Megan Thee Stallion, Halsey, Avril Lavigne, Nicki Minaj, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen for top slots at the Sept. 23-24 event, to be held at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. Joining those artists on the
Lizzo, a three-time Grammy winner, is entering a new awards season campaign — but this time, she’s a TV star. In March, reality competition series “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” debuted on Amazon Prime Video. The project, now a contender in the Emmys reality race, was the first to come out of the
“Stranger Things” Season 4, Volume 1 has already smashed multiple Netflix viewership records less than two weeks after its release, and anticipation for Volume 2’s July 1 launch is building more by the day. But the immense success of the streamer’s first-ever season to feature a two-batch drop with just over a month in between
One of the most talked-about moments in David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future” is the Ear Man. The character performs in an underground performance art show with his eyes and mouth sewn shut and his entire body covered in ears. Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez were the prosthetics co-designers behind the magic in putting 36
UPDATED: Migos have pulled out of this weekend’s Governors Ball festival in New York for reasons that festival organizers said are “out of our control.” The Atlanta trio have been replaced on the lineup by Lil Wayne. The move amplified rumors that Migos are splitting up due to bad feelings between Quavo and Offset. While
“Inventing Anna” actress Julia Garner has been offered the role of Madonna in a forthcoming biopic about the pop icon, sources familiar with the project told Variety. Garner has emerged the favorite from over a dozen candidates, one insider added, and has for months been speculated as a frontrunner for the part — a performance
A key question about Season 2 of “And Just Like That”: Will Carrie and Samantha still be texting? “Yes!” answered a gleeful Michael Patrick King, the showrunner of the HBO Max series. King and his writers’ room have only recently embarked on working on the second season of the “Sex and the City” revival. During
AT&T has quietly dropped HBO Max as a bundled perk for new customers on its highest-tier unlimited wireless plan. The telco’s move comes two months after AT&T spun off WarnerMedia and sold it to Discovery, to form Warner Bros. Discovery. Previously, HBO Max had been available for no extra charge with the AT&T Unlimited Elite
Apple Original Films has emerged as the highest bidder for Brad Pitt’s upcoming movie about Formula One racing. Joseph Kosinski, who just steered “Top Gun: Maverick” to blockbuster success, is directing the yet-to-be-titled film, which will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton. Brad Pitt is
A documentary film focusing on the recent sex abuse scandal at Ohio State University has begun production, HBO has announced. The film is based on a 2020 Sports Illustrated cover story written by Jon Wertheim about allegations of sexual abuse that occurred at Ohio State University from 1978 to 1998. The story details how the
“Queer as Folk” and “Big Sky” star Jesse James Keitel is boarding “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” for a guest star role as a nonbinary character. Keitel, who is a trans woman, will appear on the June 16 episode of the show’s first season, currently streaming on Paramount+. Keitel will play Dr. Aspen, who once
Bill Kramer, director and president of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, has been tapped as the new CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, replacing the outgoing Dawn Hudson. Kramer, who was unanimously elected by the AMPAS board, will assume his new role on July 18. Hudson will remain with the
Late “Full House” star and “America’s Funniest Home Videos” host Bob Saget will be honored at the fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, the Critics Choice Association announced on Tuesday. The beloved comedian, who died of head trauma this January at the age of 65, has been chosen to receive the ceremony’s Impact Award.
Matthew McConaughey appeared at a White House press briefing on Tuesday to call for gun reform legislation following the tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Tex. McConaughey, who was born and raised in Uvalde, spoke to several lawmakers earlier in the day about the need for reformed gun control before making his address. He began his
Check out the Vesper Official Movie Trailer starring Raffiella Chapman! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit Fandango: http://www.fandango.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: September 30, 2022 Starring:
The Gucci x Adidas collaboration was first teased on the Italian house’s Milan runway in February. And it’s finally available today. The mash-up is full of sportswear codes and soccer pitch logos, but it’s far from your typical athleisure. It’s also sure to sell out quickly. With a 1979 Adidas catalogue as its guide, the
As the war in Ukraine rages on, recently marking a grim 100-day milestone, some of the country’s music stars are banding together to raise funds abroad in an effort to aid their countrymen, and women, still fighting in the east of the now war-torn nation. Ivan Dorn, one of Ukraine’s most eclectic and best-known music
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Kendrick Lamar is one of many artists to release a highly anticipated album over the last month, just in time for summer touring. The same day that Lamar released his fifth full-length album “Mr.
The May 27 debut of the first seven episodes of “Stranger Things” Season 4 marked Netflix’s biggest premiere weekend ever, drawing in 287 million hours viewed in just three days. Now, after the season’s first full week of availability, its success continued and broke another, and bigger, record: It’s Netflix’s third most popular English-language TV
The 14th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” will live in the herstory books as a big step forward for trans representation. The show began with just two trans queens, Kerri Colby and Kornbread, but as the season progressed, they were joined by three others who spoke their truths, Bosco, Jasmine Kennedie and Willow Pill. It
Paramount has been on a sizzling run. All five of its 2022 releases, a crop that includes “Scream,” “Jackass Forever,” “The Lost City” and “Sonic the Hedgehog 2,” opened in first place at the domestic box office, with “Top Gun: Maverick” outpacing them all. The sequel to the beloved Tom Cruise film has scored with
Irish-born actor Liam Neeson is celebrating his 70th birthday, and with it, over five decades of memorable and outstanding performances in film and television. A classically trained theater actor, he made his way through the early days of his career with minor roles in critically acclaimed films such as “The Mission” (1986) and “Husbands and
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Check out The School for Good & Evil Official Teaser starring Kerry Washington! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Visit Fandango: https://www.fandango.com?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc Want to be notified of all the latest movie trailers? Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to stay up to date. US Release Date: 2022
Channing Crowder regrets making his polarizing comments about Ciara during a podcast back in April … but he says he still ain’t budging on his opinion of Russell Wilson, insisting the dude is “a lame.” To catch you up … the ex-Miami Dolphins linebacker made waves on his “The Pivot” pod after he said he
Judy Huth cried on the witness stand Tuesday as she recounted her visit to the Playboy Mansion in 1975. Huth, now 64, is suing Bill Cosby for allegedly luring her to the mansion and molesting her in a bedroom when she was 16 years old. “I was mad,” she testified, at times wiping her eyes
Russia, in retaliation for economic sanctions the U.S. has imposed over the country’s attack on Ukraine, announced that it has added 61 Americans to its own blacklist — including Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings. Hastings and the other U.S. nationals on Russia’s blacklist are “banned indefinitely from entering the Russian Federation,” according to a notice published