Riz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films is celebrating four Academy Award nominations this year, one for the live action short film “The Long Goodbye,” in which Ahmed stars, and three as executive producer of the animated documentary sensation “Flee.” It’s a pretty impressive haul for a company that’s only three years old, but Ahmed and Left
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro became the first director to openly speak out about the Academy’s decision to make changes to the live Oscar ceremony on March 27. Del Toro, who was awarded the Filmmaking Achievement Award at the Hollywood Critics Association Awards on Monday, delivered a speech in front of an audience including Denis Villeneuve,
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. As many critics have noted in their reviews this week, Matt Reeves’ strategy when setting out to create his standalone “Batman” film seemed to be to go as dark as possible. With the gloomy
Check out The Innocents Official Trailer starring Rakel Lenora Fløttum! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT for The Innocents: https://www.fandango.com/the-innocents-2022-227185/movie-overview?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.
Check out the Umma Official Trailer starring Sandra Oh! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT for Umma: https://www.fandango.com/umma-2022-227173/movie-overview?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
Rishi Malhotra has been tapped to lead Luminary as the subscription audio platform’s new CEO. In his new role, Malhotra, the founder and former CEO of the Indian online music streaming service JioSaavn, will reposition the company around a few key areas of content, bolstering Luminary’s sports, music and comedy programming. Malhotra replaces Simon Sutton,
Channing Tatum is taking “Step Up” on the road. Tatum’s production company Free Association is launching a new division called FA Live, which will focus on creating, producing and distributing live entertainment. The first project will be a high-concept dance show inspired by “Step Up,” the hit dance franchise that spawned five feature films and
To say “My Best Part,” the directorial debut of “Call My Agent” assistant Nicolas Maury, revels in cringe-worthy moments is, perhaps, an understatement. The opening moments alone find a bowl-cut-sporting Jérémie (Maury) flummoxed by the very straightforward GPS directions spouted at him by his phone. Jérémie, you see, is a bit of a mess. A
For the first time since 2019, the Juno Awards will return as an in-person event in May, with Montreal’s Charlotte Cardin and globally known Canucks Justin Bieber and the Weeknd emerging as the leading contenders in nominations announced Tuesday. Cardin fronts the pack of nominees with six nominations, while Bieber and the Weeknd follow with five
Members of a union representing about 100 editorial staffers at G/O Media publications — including Jezebel, The Root, Lifehacker, Kotaku, Jalopnik and Gizmodo — have gone on strike after its contract with the company expired Monday at midnight. Gizmodo Media Group Union, organized with the Writers Guild of America, East, unanimously approved the strike (with
The Writers Guild of America, East will host their annual “And the Nominees Are…” limited series contenders’ panel on March 1, with Variety hosting the livestream. The limited series panel will take place at 7 p.m. ET/ 4 p.m. PT and will run for 90 minutes. It will be streamed on Variety.com via the YouTube link below.
Spectrum Originals has ordered the dramedy series “Panhandle” starring Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye, Variety has learned. Set in the Florida panhandle, the series follows agoraphobic arm-chair detective Bell Prescott (Kirby) and reluctant traffic cop Cammie Lorde (Okoye) as they wrestle with personal demons, shocking twists, and a few Florida gators on their journey to heal themselves
Amazon’s Prime Video has quickly become the go-to spot for R-rated animated shows, such as “Invincible” and “The Legend of Vox Machina” — and “The Boys Presents: Diabolical,” a spinoff of the mature superhero parody series “The Boys,” is a welcome addition to that bloody, irreverent family. “Diabolical” is an animated anthology series with a
Ricky Gervais’ “Absolutely Mental” podcast is back for a third season, Variety can exclusively confirm. “The Office” creator and writer Gervais launched “Absolutely Mental” with neuroscientist and philosopher Sam Harris. The duo chat about everything on the show from what they would ask all-powerful aliens if they ever had the chance to whether knees or
Check out The Adam Project Official Trailer starring Ryan Reynolds! 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: March 11, 2022 Starring:
Exclusively through Fandango, get tickets to see The Lost City one week early, on March 19th, in select theaters! Buy tickets now: https://www.fandango.com/fandango-premiere-the-lost-city-2022-226832/movie-overview?cmp=MCYT_YouTube_Desc_TheLostCityFP Check out a special announcement for The Lost City from Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum and Daniel Radcliffe! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► In theaters everywhere March
Callum Greene and Sara Greene’s Bright Greene production banner has entered into a first-look deal with Amazon, Variety has learned. Callum is an executive producer on Amazon’s highly-anticipated TV series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Under the deal, Bright Greene will develop and produce new projects for Amazon’s streaming platform. UTA brokered
Former Netflix-Marvel comic book series “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones,” “Luke Cage,” “Iron Fist,” “The Punisher” and “The Defenders” will officially call Disney Plus their new streaming home. Disney confirms all six series will begin streaming on the platform in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand starting March 16. The shows left their original
Don’t count Nielsen out of TV’s measurement wars just yet. Many TV companies are reaching out for new yardsticks to measure audiences rushing to watch TV in digital fashion. Disney is, too — but it’s not abandoning one of the industry’s oldest measurement purveyors as it does so. Disney said Tuesday that it had entered
Mobile marketing software company AppLovin is jumping into the connected-TV streaming video space with a deal to acquire Wurl for $430 million. With the acquisition, Wurl is expected to retain its brand and operate independently with its existing management team, led by Wurl co-founder and CEO Sean Doherty Sr. The deal, announced Monday, is expected
Check out the Infinite Storm Official Trailer starring Naomi Watts! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT for Infinite Storm: https://www.fandango.com/infinite-storm-2022-227140/movie-overview?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.
Marvel superhero sensations Ryan Reynolds, Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana took to the red carpet for Netflix’s sci-fi film “The Adam Project” Monday night, but the focus was on the real-life heroes helping Ukrainian refugees escape the country after Russia’s invasion. “What we’re seeing is this incredible outpouring of goodwill toward Ukrainian people and democracy
Actor Kevin Costner will host and narrate a four-part documentary series for the Fox Nation streaming-video outlet commemorating the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park in 2022. “Yellowstone: One-Fifty” will launch in the fourth quarter of this year and will, over the course of four one-hour episodes, examine the history and wildlife of Yellowstone National
“Dancing With the Stars” pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy confirmed on his Instagram story that he has made it out of Ukraine and into Poland. The dancer and television personality also described his “traumatizing” train ride to Poland, which included being crammed into an overstuffed train cabin that he described as “sweaty and claustrophobic.” “I made it
Performing-rights organization ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, announced record-setting financial results for 2021, notably a record-high revenue of $1.335 billion. Increases in collections from the audio streaming and audio-visual sectors pushed ASCAP’s domestic revenue to $1.011 billion in 2021, up 4.4%, an increase of $42.5 million over 2020. This was the first
Sony is effectively merging its two anime streaming services, announcing that Crunchyroll subscribers will have access to library and simulcast content previously available exclusively on Funimation starting March 1. The move brings more than 1,600 hours from more than 50 newly added titles in Funimation’s lineup to Crunchyroll, while Sony said it won’t be raising
Alba Rohrwacher (“The Lost Daughter,” “The Wonders”) is set to play Elena, aka Lenù, in the fourth and final season of RAI/HBO show “My Brilliant Friend.” Just as season three of the Elena Ferrante adaptation, directed by Daniele Luchetti, kicks off in the U.S. where it debuted on Feb. 28. on HBO and HBO Max
APPOINTMENTS Eminent British media personality Afua Hirsch has been named advisory chair for the 2022 edition of Screen Scotland‘s Edinburgh TV Festival. Founder of Born in Me Productions, an independent production company focusing on scripted and non-scripted television, movies and podcasting, Hirsch is renowned for her work on black culture, history, identity and culture in
YouTube will block Russia state-owned RT and Sputnik channels immediately from being accessible in Europe, with parent company Google citing the Russian attack on Ukraine. Google announced the move Tuesday on Twitter. “Due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, we’re blocking YouTube channels connected to RT and Sputnik across Europe, effective immediately,” the internet company
Selina Kyle/Catwoman is often depicted as bisexual in the comics, but the character’s LGBTQ sexuality has never crossed over onto the big screen in iterations of the character played by Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway. Zoë Kravitz is the latest actor to take on the role of Catwoman, starring opposite Robert