Disney is taking a new step to streamline its streaming portfolio: The media company plans to phase out the Hotstar U.S. service — which provides live cricket and South Asian programming to American audiences — over the next year. Instead, Disney will take the sports and entertainment programming in Hotstar and repackage it into ESPN
Paramount Plus’ “The Game” revival has added Tim Daly and Toby Sandeman to the cast and will also see a special appearance from original series star Coby Bell when it premieres Nov. 11 Daly will play self-made billionaire and team owner Col. Ulysses S. Thatcher, while Sandeman will play the top football player in the
Elliot Page has inked a first-look deal with UCP to develop scripted and unscripted projects across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms for the Universal Studio Group division. “I’ve always had great experiences working with UCP,” the Academy Award nominee said in a statement announcing the deal. “Beatrice and the rest of the leadership team support
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced the election of its expanded board of directors, naming 12 members — five of whom have never served on the board — and is next set to select three more outside non-members, for a total of 15. Also next up, the HFPA will vote on a new president
The U.K. festival sector just had its busiest weekend since lockdown restrictions on live events were finally eased on July 19. And the biggest noise of the Bank Holiday weekend was undoubtedly made by the legendary Reading & Leeds Festivals – headlined this year by Stormzy, Post Malone, Liam Gallagher, Biffy Clyro, Disclosure and Catfish
It may feel odd to think of the Beach Boys’ recordings that went down as the odometer on the ’60s was turning over into the ’70s as “mid-period,” given that the group was just then entering the second decade of what still hasn’t come to an end after six decades. But the albums that coincided
tNetflix released a trailer for Bear Grylls’ “You vs. Wild: Out Cold,” premiering on Sept. 14. The interactive movie, set after a plane crash, recruits viewers to help Grylls find his friend and escape danger. As the survival expert navigates huge rock walls, freezing dark tunnels and creepy wildlife creatures, viewers at home help lead
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” drama reboot series at Peacock has cast newcomer Jabari Banks in the lead role, Variety has learned. Banks will play the role of Will, who was played by Will Smith in the original 90’s sitcom. Banks was informed by Smith himself that he had landed the part in a video
Nina Dobrev, Jamie Chung, Michael Hitchcock and Chace Crawford will round out the cast of “Reunion,” an ensemble comedy from Artists Road. They join the previously announced Lil Rel Howery, Billy Magnussen and Jillian Bell in the film about a murder that takes place during a high school reunion party. The story puts a whodunit
“Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer, John Malkovich and Gemma Chan of “Crazy Rich Asians” fame will team up for “Cuckoo,” an upcoming horror movie from Neon. Tilman Singer is writing and directing the film, which begins production in 2022. Additional cast members include Sofia Boutella (“Atomic Blonde”), Jan Bluthardt, Zita Hanrot and Proschat Madani. “Cuckoo” marks
Not bad for a feature debut. “They Carry Death” (“Eles Transportan a Morte”), from first-time Spanish film directors Helena Girón y Samuel M. Delgado, is participating in two prominent film festivals back to back. After its world premiere at the Venice Festival’s 36th Critics Week sidebar, it competes in the Zabaltegi-Tabakalera section of Spain’s most important film festival,
IATSE told members on Tuesday that little progress has been made in recent negotiations on the basic agreement with the major studios, and that the two sides “remain very far apart.” The basic agreement was set to expire on July 31, but has been extended to Sept. 10 to allow for further negotiations. The union’s
Check out the No Time to Die Official Trailer starring Daniel Craig! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Sign up for a Fandango FanALERT: https://www.fandango.com/no-time-to-die-2021-219381/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
Check out the Malignant Official Trailer starring Annabelle Wallis! Let us know what you think in the comments below. ► Buy tickets for Malignant: https://www.fandango.com/malignant-2021-222988/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 Date: September 10, 2021
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Golf fans will now have to find a new way to troll Bryson DeChambeau … ’cause the PGA Tour just announced it will no longer allow fans to shout “Brooksy” at the star golfer. At various tournaments throughout the past year, fans have ribbed Bryson with the jeer … and he’s hated it — snapping
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has broken his silence over losing a recent court case over use of the band’s music in upcoming FX series ‘Pistol.’ “Pistol” is directed by Danny Boyle (“Slumdog Millionaire”) and has been filming over the course of the pandemic. It is due to air on FX, which is a subsidiary
“ 2,” the planned sequel to one of Netflix’s most successful original movies, will now shoot in Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. The Chris Hemsworth-starring actioner had been set to lens in Australia. Crew who had already begun preparations in New South Wales, Australia were informed on Friday by Netflix and the Russo brothers’
DaBaby has met with a group of nine U.S. HIV organizations “to discuss HIV facts and share personal stories of living and thriving with HIV,” the organizations announced via a press release on Tuesday. The organizations had called for the meeting in an Aug. 4 open letter to the rapper, whose controversial homophobic comments in
When a story seems too hyperbolic or prescient to be true, we call it “stranger than fiction.” We marvel that “you couldn’t script” the kind of twists that make up our wildest tales, or else that no one would believe them for embodying every cliché they possibly could. The wisdom then becomes that “seeing is
Breaking: Sony has fired Mike Richards as the executive producer of “Jeopardy” and “Wheel of Fortune.” The following was just sent to Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune staff from Suzanne Prete, EVP, Business and Strategy, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! I’m writing to let you know that Mike will no longer be serving as EP
Before the latest James Bond film “No Time to Die” comes to theaters, fans will be able to watch a retrospective of Daniel Craig’s career as super spy 007 for free on Apple TV. “Being James Bond,” a 45-minute special reflecting on Craig’s Bond films, will be available as a free rental exclusively on the
Two influential music figures — activist and artist Tamar Kaprelian and hit producer Alex Salibian (Harry Styles, the Head and the Heart, Young the Giant) — are pooling resources, talent and investments in launching Nvak Collective, a socially driven talent incubator and record label whose mission is to create safe ecosystems for women, non-binary and
Tranquillum House is setting up shop at the Westfield Century City Mall. A pop-op inspired by the “Nine Perfect Strangers” wellness retreat will open at the mall on Sept. 10. The activation will include — we kid you not! — free aura readings, consultations with a posture specialist, digital astrology readings by Smudge Wellness’ resident
Lance Bass is a lifelong fan of “The Bachelor” and this summer, he landed his dream job hosting a show from the franchise, as one of the rotating guest hosts on the current season of “Bachelor in Paradise.” The former boy-bander ends his three-episode run on Tuesday, and Bass had such a good experience on
Comedian, author and actor Patricia Williams aka Ms. Pat has booked her first hourlong stand-up comedy special at Netflix, Variety has learned exclusively. The special, which is still to be titled, will be shot at the Atlanta Comedy Theater on Sept. 25. While this is Ms. Pat’s first hourlong special, she previously appeared in the
Prominent Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired all Middle East and North Africa distribution rights for potentially explosive documentary “ENOUGH! Lebanon’s Darkest Hour,” directed by Lebanese-born Australian filmmaker Daizy Gedeon, which it plans to release theatrically across the region. Front Row on Tuesday announced closing the deal with Australian production company Dream
Female directors had a better chance of having their documentaries screened at film festivals than their narrative features, according to a new study. Women accounted for 42% of directors, writers, producers, executive producers, editors and cinematographers on documentaries that were featured in Sundance, SXSW, AFI, New York Film Festival and other annual celebrations of moviemaking.
The Sheffield Doc/Fest board of trustees has apologized to its programming team who departed on acrimonious terms last week, following the departure of artistic director Cintia Gil. In an emotional statement last week, the festival’s group of seven programmers — Juliano Gomes, Qila Gill, Carlos Pereira, Christopher Small, Rabz Lansiquot, Soukaina Aboulaoula and Herb Shellenberger