Actor Tom Holland, set to reprise his web slinging role in December release “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” has revealed another facet to his acting chops – voicing iconic British character Percy Pig. The Percy Pig character was created in 1992 by British retailer Marks & Spencer and is the face of a variety of pig
T-Mobile is adding another streaming freebie to its customer perks. ViacomCBS, looking to beef up Paramount Plus’s subscriber rolls, inked a deal with T-Mobile under which the wireless carrier will give one free year of the ad-supported tier of the streaming service to all new and existing customers on postpaid plans. Starting next Tuesday (Nov.
German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 is reporting a 15% leap in third quarter revenue to €1.06 billion ($1.23 billion), driven by its advertising intake from entertainment which has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, growing 18% year-on-year in the quarter, it said on Thursday. The company — which operates free-to-air and pay-TV channels in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and
Lifting its title from Interpol’s most-wanted list, “Dodgeball” director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s twisty treasure-hunt lark “Red Notice” blurs the lines between good guys and bad guys, and instead focuses on which of two notorious art thieves is better at breaking the law: sarcastic master forger Nolan Booth (a reliably whiny Ryan Reynolds) or his upscale
Bollywood blockbuster “Sooryavanshi” will receive a wide international release across 1,300 screens and 66 countries on Nov. 5, during the Diwali holiday frame. This is the widest international distribution for an Indian film this holiday season, pipping the 1,193 screen release for “Annaatthe,” starring Indian superstar Rajinikanth. The Hindi-language film, directed by Rohit Shetty and
Production has wrapped on London-set limited series “Kensal Town,” Variety can confirm. The six-part drama series, which is set in one of the simultaneously richest and poorest parts of London, features Eric Roberts (“The Expendables”) and Saffron Burrows (“You”). It is written, directed and produced by William Sarne (“Sean Garnier vs. the World”). Bob Clarke
Dwayne Johnson’s new movie, “Red Notice,” has the A-list actor handling guns. Netflix’s upcoming big-budget film stars three of the biggest celebrities on the planet — Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot — and is one of many Hollywood films that feature firearms for the sake of action-packed storylines. “Red Notice,” which launches on the
Will K-pop sensation BTS put its name on an online comic series or cartoon? That’s in the cards as part of a new initiative announced Thursday (Nov. 4) by BTS-backer HYBE Corp. and Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings. The companies plan to expand beyond music and to diversify into games, comics and NFTs. The strategic partnership
American streaming firm Netflix faced up to a multi-faceted wave of pressure in South Korea, a country where it has achieved market dominance and which is a vital production hub, this week. The global success of Korean-made Netflix original series “Squid Game” has drawn new attention to the firm’s payments to creators. And it has
“Dangerous” is a bits-and-pieces action thriller with a fluky premise and a lead actor good enough to embody it. Made in the slipshod, overlit style of a straight-to-streaming potboiler, it’s not a rip-off so much as a film built out of spare parts from other movies, to the point that it never fully becomes itself.
Festival Ambassador for this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival, Hashimoto Ai is an inspired choice for the role and not only because she is an A-list actor who has starred in hit TV series (“Amachan”) and worked with internationally acclaimed directors like Nakashima Tetsuya (“Confessions”) and Yoshida Daihachi (“The Kirishima Thing”). She is also a
An Orange County Superior Court judge ruled on Wednesday that Disneyland is not required to comply with a living wage ordinance passed by Anaheim voters, dismissing a class-action lawsuit that was filed against the company by over 25,000 of its park employees. The lawsuit alleged that Disneyland was not complying with Measure L, which stipulates
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched “The Masked Singer” Season 6, Episode 8, “Giving Thanks,” which aired November 3 on Fox. Honey Boo Boo, we hardly knew you. Reality TV mother and daughter stars June Edith “Mama June” Shannon and Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson joined “Masked Singer” on Wednesday
Five bored young billionaires become vampires in “Dead & Beautiful,” a middling horror-thriller and social satire that opens with an intriguing premise but never probes its cashed-up characters deeply enough to create gripping drama from the heightened hedonism or existential crises they experience after acquiring new powers. Slickly photographed in a neon-drenched Taipei and featuring
Small but growing production firm Midnight Blur Films has had a strong fall. Its soft sci-fi feature “Journey to the West” just won top accolades at China’s Pingyao Intl. Film Festival, including the Fei Mu prize for best film, the Cinephilia Critics’ Award, and the youth jury award. Its rights arm Parallax International Sales is
After teasing it on social media earlier in the week, U2 has released the full-length “Your Song Saved My Life,” an original song the group and recorded for “Sing 2,” an animated musical set to hit theaters Dec. 22. Although the new song doesn’t represent any vast jump in genre, U2 fans will recognize it
Just call them the Golden Girls for a new generation. TikTok stars Robert Reeves, Mick Peterson, Bill Lyons and Jessay Martin — known collectively as the “Old Gays” — have signed with Brian Graden Media (BGM) to develop a docuseries about their personal and professional social media lives, all while living together in Cathedral City,
Starz has acquired “Finding Kendrick Johnson,” setting a December 2021 release date for writer-director Jason Pollock’s new documentary as part of the network’s holiday slate. Narrated by Jenifer Lewis (“Black-ish”) and produced by Malcolm D. Lee (“Space Jam 2,” “Girls Trip”) alongside Pollock, “Finding Kendrick Johnson” is the product of an undercover, four-year investigation into
“He’s one of the most prominent photographers of our times, I think we can say that. But he’s very private. So we don’t know him, we don’t know Steve McCurry. Maybe we know his name, maybe we know the ‘Afghan Girl,’ but not much more,” Denis Delestrac told Variety, ahead of the DOC NYC world
Gal Gadot is in final negotiations to portray the Evil Queen in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of “Snow White,” a source close to the project confirmed to Variety. Gadot will star opposite “West Side Story” breakout Rachel Zegler, who was cast as the classic princess in June. Since Gadot is primarily known for her heroic
Jeymes Samuel’s “The Harder They Fall,” now streaming on Netflix, is an epic Western with a difference. The all-star cast features Jonathan Majors, LaKeith Stanfield, Regina King, and Delroy Lindo — an all-Black principal cast leading their way through the West. Nat Love (Majors) seeks revenge on the man who killed his parents, but also
The slurp that rocked TV two decades ago is making a comeback. Fox is dusting off the “Joe Millionaire” franchise to launch “Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer,” a reboot of the franchise that will debut in January 2022. (Scroll down to watch a promo.) Fox Alternative Entertainment and 495 Productions’ SallyAnn Salsano (“Jersey Shore”)
Motion Picture Exchange (MPX) has closed a deal for North American distribution rights to 1091 Pictures on horror film “Student Body,” starring Montse Hernandez, Cheyenne Haynes, Harley Quinn Smith, Austin Zajur, Anthony Keyvan and Christian Camargo. MPX reps worldwide rights to the feature. “Student Body,” written and directed by Lee Ann Kurr, the film follows
Tudum, meet Tud’oh! “The Simpsons” has gone “Simpflix” with the two-part episode “A Serious Flanders,” which executive producer Matt Selman calls a “dark, twisted ‘Fargo’ story.” Variety has an exclusive on the trailer that writer Cesar Mazariegos cut for the event; scroll down to watch. According to Selman, “A Serious Flanders” was inspired by the
Daniel Dae Kim is joining the “Avatar: The Last Airbender” series at Netflix, Variety has confirmed. He will appear in the role of Fire Lord Ozai. The character is described as the ruthlessly-driven leader of the Fire Nation who demands everyone live up to his impossible standards, especially his teen son, Prince Zuko. Ozai’s drive to
In the pantheon of shows known for having the “worst series finale” of all time, Showtime’s “Dexter” is right at the top. Since the episode titled “Remember the Monsters?” originally aired eight years ago, anti-hero serial killer Dexter Morgan faking his own death and pivoting to becoming a lumberjack has been a shorthand for what
The fashion and film industries are intimately intertwined. Whether it’s iconic style moments in cult-favorite movies or celebs partying with creative designers at the Met Gala, the two worlds have mingled since they were born into existence. And since Alessandro Michele took the reigns of Gucci in 2015, we saw those ties drawn tighter. With
Peacock has a serial TV problem and is counting on a pandemic-delayed pipeline of programming to help overcome it. More than a year after its launch, NBCUniversal’s streaming service lacks the buzzy original TV shows of its rivals or even the fan-friendly “Star Trek” offerings of Paramount Plus, the ViacomCBS service formerly known as CBS
Fox Corp. said profit in its fiscal first quarter fell due to comparisons with a sizable gain in the year-earlier period, even as revenue in the quarter was bolstered by advertising and distribution fees. The owner of Fox News Channel, Fox Sports and the Fox broadcast network said net income attributable to shareholders in the
Adele may be immune to many of the mortal concerns that trouble musical non-deities, but there’s one thing she has in common with the most modest indie rocker: She had to finish her forthcoming album, “30,” early if she wanted vinyl available on the same day the release hit streaming services. And these days, almost