With the near-surprise release of Pusha T’s “It’s Almost Dry,” the Virginia rapper gains his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The album debuted with a total of 55,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. during the week ending April 28. News of “It’s Almost Dry” was first shared in early April,
Following his recent headlining stint at Coachella and his long North American tour last fall, Harry Styles has announced a special “One Night Only in New York” concert at UBS Arena on Long Island on May 20. All tickets will be available for $25 all-in, including taxes and fees. According to the announcement, the show will
“How Saba Kept Singing” seeks to understand how Polish Jewish teenager David Wisnia survived nearly three years in Auschwitz. The editing and vague timelines make it seem as if this latest doc from multi-hyphenate Sara Taksler (“Tickling Giants”) is revealing something previously unreported, even though a 2019 New York Times article already divulged the touching love
Jeff Daniels is set to play the lead role in the upcoming Netflix drama series “A Man in Full,” Variety has learned. The series is based on the Tom Wolfe novel of the same name. Variety exclusively reported the show had received a straight-to-series order at the streamer in November 2021. The show hails from David E.
“Yellowjackets” ended its chilling first season by further fueling the mystery in the 1996 winter flashback sequence from the pilot, which featured the Antler Queen a.k.a. Lottie Matthews (Courtney Eaton) and her ilk killing and eating one of the survivors. The finale closed with Lottie ritualistically placing a bear’s bloody heart in a tree-stump altar,
MGM’s five-part limited series “Last Light” will make its world premiere at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, kicking off the festival’s 61st edition as the opening screening. Adapted from Alex Scarrow’s popular novel, this high-throttle drama set during an international oil crisis boasts a cast toplined by Matthew Fox (“Lost”), Joanne Froggat (“Downton Abbey”), and Tom
Jimmy Kimmel is the latest talk show host to test positive for COVID-19. “Our daughter brought us covid (even though we specifically asked her not to),” Kimmel tweeted on Monday. “All feeling fine, I am double vaxxed and boosted but the show must not go on. Apologies to @TomCruise & @iliza and thanks to Mike Birbiglia @birbigs who’ll
Netflix’s “Heartstopper” continued to top Variety’s Trending TV chart for the week of April 25 to May 1. The series, which debuted at No. 1 last week following its April 22 drop, drew even more interactions this week, with 1.05 million engagements on Twitter. heartstopper debuted on netflix top 10 as the seventh most watched
The Beach Boys got around to making their Stagecoach Festival debut Sunday, teaming up with the country duo LoCash on four songs to cap the latter act’s early-evening main stage fest. LoCash had a distinct advantage on any other Stagecoach artists who might ever have been tempted to ask the touring Beach Boys to charter
Judy Henske, a fixture of the ‘60s folk-revival scene, died on April 27 in hospice care in Los Angeles after a long illness, according to her husband, Craig Doerge. The imposing, six-foot-plus-tall Heske commanded the stage, combining traditional material like “Wade in the Water” and “Love Henry” with an onstage act marked by frank, witty
For the first 40 years of “Star Trek” history, the character of Christopher Pike was little more than a footnote in the franchise’s lore. Captain of the Enterprise in the failed original NBC series pilot “The Cage,” Pike, as played by Jeffrey Hunter, wound up as the dry run for William Shatner’s James T. Kirk,
This article contains spoilers for the final episode of “Ozark.” Say this much for the final moments of “Ozark”: They speak to the show’s sense of its own importance. After four seasons, the Byrde family’s saga came to its conclusion with the launch of the drama’s final set of episodes on Netflix — or, at
Columbia Records has named Wilt Wallace senior vice president of urban promotion it was announced today by executive VP of promotion Peter Gray, to whom Wallace will report. “Wilt has an impressive and remarkably modern approach to promotion that consistently reaches the top of the urban airplay charts.” stated Gray “It’s a genuine thrill to
Kate Walsh has joined the cast of “Sprung,” an upcoming original comedy series from Emmy-winning writer Greg Garcia and Amazon Freevee. Camden Garcia and Andre Jamal Kinney have also been added to the cast, which includes Martha Plimpton, Garret Dillahunt, Shakira Barrera, Phillip Garcia, Clare Gilles and James Earl. “Sprung” follows a group of formerly
B-Reel Films, the Swedish banner behind “Midsommar,” is set to produce a thriller series based on Jonas Bonnier’s true crime novel “The Helicopter Heist,” and has attached Ronnie Sandahl (“Borg vs McEnroe”) as creator and writer. Boasting offices in Stockholm and Los Angeles, B-Reel has secured the rights to the popular novel from Swedish literary
Issa Rae has been tapped to serve as the ambassador for the 2022 American Black Film Festival (ABFF), and she’s bringing a special treat to Miami Beach. Rae will screen her highly anticipated HBO Max series “Rap Sh*t” for the festival’s closing night on June 18. “I’m honored to be this year’s Festival Ambassador,” said
Two of the most awaited European animation films of the year – Alberto Vázquez’s “Unicorn Wars” and Pierre Foldes’ “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” – look set to world premiere in competition at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, the biggest animation festival in the world. Sneak peeks at Annecy’s Work in Progress strand, its industry cornerstone, include Apple
Oscar Isaac has said in previous interviews that making “X-Men: Apocalypse” was an “excruciating” experience, but don’t expect the actor to completely disown Bryan Singer’s 2016 superhero misfire. Isaac donned blue makeup and prosthetics to play the eponymous villain in the film, which is widely regarded as the worst “X-Men” movie to date. “No, I
UTA’s ventures department has added industry veteran Nick Axelrod to its executive roster. Axelrod joins the company as vice president, with a focus on helping UTA build, develop and invest in businesses at the intersection of media, entertainment, consumer products and technology. He will be based in Los Angeles and report to Sam Wick, head
Johnny Depp was going to make a boatload of cash for the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie that never happened — a significant figure that could prove his damages — according to his rep. JD’s ex-agent and current talent manager, Jack Whigham, took the stand Monday as Johnny’s legal team continued to trot out witnesses
Since 1927, Italian accessories brand Furla has been synonymous with understated luxury, producing some of the highest quality and competitively priced leather goods on the market. Its reach is vast—products are available in hundreds of retailers worldwide. With Furla’s latest project, Progetto Italia, president Giovanna Furlanetto, daughter of founder Aldo Furlanetto, is ensuring that Furla’s
India will be the official country of honor for the Cannes Film Market (May 17-25) this year. This is the first time the market is having an official country of honor and the new tradition will be continued annually with different nations at future editions. There s a neat coincidence: India is celebrating its 75th
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Johnny Depp’s agent testified on Monday that Depp was to receive $22.5 million to star in the sixth “Pirates of the Caribbean” film, but Disney decided to go “in a different direction” after Amber Heard published an op-ed reviving her domestic abuse allegations. Jack Whigham, who represented Depp at Creative Artists Agency and later at
Louis Leterrier (“The Incredible Hulk,” the first two “Transporter” films) is set to take over the director’s chair on “Fast X” from Justin Lin, Variety has learned. The decision comes less than a week after Lin’s surprise departure from the helm of the 10th installment in the main “Fast and Furious” movie franchise. Leterrier, who beat
AMC CEO Adam Aron is a rock star to a very specific group of people. Those people, of course, are the 4 million non-professional investors who sent the company’s stock price soaring and currently own 80% of the movie theater chain. The new shareholders, who rescued the beleaguered chain from bankruptcy during the pandemic, call
Taylor Swift is bringing her short film “All Too Well” to the 2022 Tribeca Festival. Swift will make a rare appearance to host a special screening of “All Too Well: The Short Film,” which she wrote, produced and directed as part of her “Red” album re-release. The screening, which will take place on June 11
Louis Partridge has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple psychological thriller series “Disclaimer,” Variety has learned exclusively. Partridge joins previously announced series leads Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline and cast members Sacha Baron Cohen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Hoyeon. Based on the novel of the same name by Renee Knight, “Disclaimer” will star Blanchett as Catherine
Early 21 st century New York rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — singer Karen O, guitarist Nick Zinner and drummer Jay Chase — have announced new music and tour dates in the summer and fall. The group, which recently signed with indie powerhouse Secretly Canadian, say they will have new music in the fall. The
After launching Peacock with a pledge to minimize commercial interruption, NBCUniversal seems to have hit upon a new idea that will let ads and content exist on screen at the same time. The company on Monday unveiled a new ad format for its streaming-video hub Peacock that will surround a show with a “frame” sponsored