Harvey Weinstein made his first court appearance in Los Angeles on Wednesday, pleading not guilty to 11 counts of rape and sexual assault. Weinstein appeared in a wheelchair, with his hands shackled to the arm rests. He spoke only once during the brief hearing, after Judge Sergio Tapia wished him “good luck.” “Thank you very
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New York Times bestselling political conspiracy thriller “The Night Agent” will get the silver screen treatment by Netflix. The streamer has greenlit the series for a book-to-TV adaptation, tapping creator Shawn Ryan (“The Shield,” “S.W.A.T.”) to executive produce. The show will hail from Sony Pictures Television. Per the logline, “The Night Agent,” based on the
Clubhouse is taking down the velvet rope in front of its live audio-chat app. The startup, which kicked off a social-audio gold rush among bigger companies like Facebook, Spotify and Twitter, on Wednesday announced that Clubhouse is now open to everyone — removing its waitlist system that required an existing user to invite you to
As media giants begin raising the curtain this week on their second-quarter financials, the numbers are expected to show signs of growing pains for fledgling streaming platforms and signs of maturity for Netflix and other established players. Results for the quarter that ended June 30 also mark the first earnings cycle to lap the start
P-MRC Data, a joint venture between Penske Media Corp. and MRC that provides global music and entertainment consumption data, named Rob Jonas its incoming CEO. Jonas, most recently chief revenue officer at Foursquare, will lead the joint venture, formed in October 2020 by PMC and MRC, which comprises of MRC Data (formerly Nielsen Music), Alpha
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has announced its inaugural in-person programming schedule, which features two screenings of “The Wizard of Oz” with a live accompaniment by the American Youth Symphony, conducted by composer David Newman, on opening day. During the first three months of the museum’s opening, it will offer a diverse and robust
Cannes title “Petrov’s Flu” has been picked up for the U.K. and Ireland by Sovereign Distribution. The U.K.-based producer-distributor bought rights for Kirill Serebrennikov’s film from French sales agent Charades. The sci-fi drama, which was written and directed by the Russian helmer, enjoyed its world premiere at the 74th Cannes Film Festival, where it competed
Abby Quinn will star in an upcoming Blumhouse and Epix movie set in Nashville opposite Shiloh Fernandez and Joshua Leonard. They join the previously announced Alexxis Lemire and Katey Sagal in the film, which has the working title of “Tattered Hearts.” The movie centers on a promising up-and-coming country duo who seek out the secluded
Filmmaker and musician Rob Zombie has been sharing plans for his upcoming release, the big-screen adaptation of “The Munsters.” Since announcing the news via his Instagram page on June 7 that he would be writing and helming the film based on the ’60s sitcom about a family of friendly monsters, Zombie has revealed that he
You hear it all of the time: those who appear on reality television are referred to as characters, even though they are real people. It may be because they come across as over-the-top or it may simply be because they appear on screen alongside scripted comedies and dramas, and viewers like a shorthand. But for
M. Night Shyamalan has been terrorizing people for years, long before he was an Academy Award-nominated filmmaker. With his latest film “Old” hitting theaters on Friday, Shyamalan sat down with Variety to talk about his life and career, revealing that even as a teenager, he was finding creative ways to frighten people. In this case,
One of London’s leading universities has launched a £1 million ($1.4 million) research project into racial inequality and diversity in the U.K. film industry. University College London, working closely with the British Film Institute, have launched a three-year research study titled “The Colour of Diversity: A Longitudinal Analysis of BFI Diversity Standards Data and Racial
The cast of “The Devil Wears Prada” is reuniting for a good cause. Fans have until Aug. 3 to bid on a Zoom meet-and-greet with Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. The Charitybuzz auction benefits the Lollipop Theater Network, a 20-year-old nationwide organization that creates entertainment experiences for children facing life-threatening illnesses.
After 13 years of being silenced, Britney Spears’ voice has been heard around the world. Following scathing June 23 testimony in Los Angeles when the Princess of Pop told the judge her conservatorship is “abusive,” Spears gave her second voluntary testimony this summer, speaking to a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on July 14 and
It is expected that President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden will attend. Earlier this year, the couple participated virtually in the event. This follows a time-out in which Donald Trump, deeply disliked by large swaths of the arts communities, did not take part in any of the three Kennedy Center Honors held during
Common Sense Media may be best known for giving parents guidance on what film and TV shows are appropriate for their children to view. But now a new for-profit offshoot of the non-profit venture aims to be a kid-friendly content provider in its own right. Launching this summer, Sensical is a free ad-supported app stocked
Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Kate Beckinsale is “highly” doubtful that another “Underworld” will be made, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t up for playing Selene in a sixth movie. “I really wanted them to do an ‘Underworld’-‘Blade’ mashup. What a duo that would be,” she told me at the premiere of her
Unless you’ve been sleeping as long as Rip Van Winkle, you know TikTok has become the new big man on music’s campus and a catalyst for pop culture. How many times, after all, did you see that TikTok ad on fall telecasts featuring Fleetwood Mac, thanks to skateboarding app user Nathan Apodaca and his bottle
Leo season is only days away, which means your IG feed is about to get reaaaal extra. Kylie Jenner, the most Leo Leo on the internet, is getting a head start on the festivities with a bikini pic that truly does the most. Over the weekend, the makeup mogul hit us with a double post,
The Television Academy has once again canceled the post-Emmys Governors Balls, and has also announced that the Creative Arts Emmys will return to the weekend before the Primetime Emmys telecast, and take place on Saturday, Sept. 11, and Sunday, Sept. 12. Just like the plans for this year’s Primetime Emmys ceremony, the live audience for
In today’s podcast news roundup, My Paranormal Network is set to launch next week with a slate of original podcasts and more for fans of the supernatural; Stephen King is getting his first podcast, based on “Strawberry Spring”; NBA star Carmelo Anthony debuts podcast edition of his wine-focused YouTube series; IAB announces details for its
For the second year in a row, San Diego Comic-Con — the largest fan gathering in North America — has been forced by the pandemic to hold its annual convention as a virtual event. Last year’s Comic-Con@Home was a valiant effort to keep the 51-year tradition alive, but without marquee draws such as Marvel Studios
Verizon Media is getting ready to fly out of the Verizon nest as a private company — and CEO Guru Gowrappan says the digital-media group that encompasses Yahoo and AOL businesses has strengthened its wings for journey. It’s also getting help from a rebound in digital advertising spend: Verizon Media revenue for the second quarter
Bob Dylan’s “Bootleg Series” of archival releases recently passed its 20th anniversary without any set yet dedicated solely to his work in the 1980s. The first half of that decade gets its due, finally, with the upcoming release of a 5-CD set that collects outtakes, alternate versions and live or rehearsal tracks from the eras
Brandi Carlile goes full glam — and fully emotional — in the Courteney Cox-directed video for her new single “Right on Time,” released Wednesday simultaneously with the full details about her forthcoming album, “In These Silent Days.” [embedded content] Cox is known mostly for being in music videos, not behind the scenes on them, thanks
Sex Pistols lead singer John Lydon — better known by his stage name of Johnny Rotten — has revealed he turned down an opportunity to be depicted in “The Crown” after objecting to the show’s “distortion” of history. The dispute with “The Crown,” which Lydon described as “an infuriating issue,” emerged during a court case
Two new movies — “Snake Eyes” starring Henry Golding and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Old” — will open nationwide this weekend, but neither are expected to take down reigning champ “Space Jam: A New Legacy” on domestic box office charts. After its $31 million start, the sequel to 1996’s sports comedy “Space Jam,” the latest version
Management company the Core Entertainment and Universal Music Canada have announced a joint venture “designed to offer Canadian artists a collaborative and integrated approach to releasing music worldwide,” according to the announcement. The joint venture’s first recording artist signing is Grammy-nominated, Nashville-based Canadian singer-songwriter Steven Lee Olsen, who is set to release new music at
Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel “Anansi Boys,” Variety has learned. The streamer has given the limited series a six-episode order with plans in place to begin shooting in Scotland later this year. First published in 2005, “Anansi Boys” follows Charlie Nancy, a young man who is used to being embarrassed