Iconic Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has teamed up with Netflix to develop a series about his life and career. The project will be made with the full participation of Iglesias in the creative process for the first time, with the 80-year-old promising to “share everything about his life and incredible musical trajectory,” according to a
New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre is returning to the award-winning “Drag: The Musical.” McIntyre reprises the role of Tom Hutchinson, which he originated in the 2022 launch of the show. “Drag: The Musical” will run at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood March 15-30 before its New York City debut in the fall. “RuPaul’s
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Spotify paid the music industry some $9 billion in 2023, according to a statement from the streaming giant, which added that the “figure has nearly tripled over the past six years, and represents a big part of the $48 billion-plus Spotify has paid since its founding.” While further details were not immediately available, the company
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has found his next role in David Mackenzie‘s heist thriller “Fuze,” which Anton will launch at the European Film Market in Berlin this month. The film reunites Taylor-Johnson and “Hell or High Water” helmer Mackenzie, who last worked together on 2018’s “Outlaw King.” With a script from Ben Hopkins, “Fuze” “opens on the
“Talk to Me,” the creepy hit horror film directed by Australian brothers Danny and Michael Philippou’s picked up five AACTA Industry Awards on Thursday. Their prizes included best screenplay and best editing in film. “The New Boy,” which premiered in Cannes last year, collected two AACTA Industry awards for best cinematography and best design in film.
What happens when one half of a longstanding lesbian couple dies in a place where same-sex relationships are not fully recognized by the law and have been tolerated, rather than accepted, by society? In Ray Yeung’s “All Shall Be Well,” which premieres this month in the Panorama section of the Berlin Film Festival, the answer
Goa-based Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest film market, will have a documentary-focused sister edition in Mumbai from June. The documentary component of the market will now be a full fledged Film Bazaar on its own within the Mumbai International Film Festival for documentary, short fiction and animation (MIFF). The Indian government-run MIFF, which began in
Ambika Mod turned down several requests to audition for the part of Emma Morley in Netflix series “One Day,” adapted from David Nicholls’ beloved and bestselling romance novel. As she freely admits, there was a lot going on at the time. Her first major TV project, AMC’s dark comedy-drama “This Is Going to Hurt” —
BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee has announced that he will depart the company in April after nearly six years. According to a press release, Lee is leaving BBC Studios Productions to “pursue a new challenge outside the organization.” The BBC has started its search for Lee’s successor. Lee was appointed director of content in
Sky Studios CEO Cécile Frot-Coutaz is expanding her role to extend across the Comcast-owned media group’s entire U.K. and Ireland content business outside of sports. Her new title will be CEO of Sky Studios and chief content officer. Zai Bennett, MD of content for Sky U.K. and Ireland, will now report to Frot-Coutaz, who joined
Sales, production and finance outfit Protagonist Pictures has beefed up its marketing and sales divisions with a slew of promotions and new hires. Janina Vilsmaier, previously with Hanway before joining Protagonist in 2020, has been promoted to senior VP sales and distribution. Former Netflix and Studiocanal executive Mounia Wissinger, who joined the company in 2018, has
Reality TV series “Love Village” will add a second season and comedy talk show “Last One Standing” will add a third as part of Netflix’s 2024 live action offering. The slate, revealed on Thursday, is long on romance, comedy and fantasy. Earlier this month, consultancy and research firm Media Partners Asia said that Netflix is
The Playmaker has signed with 3Buck Productions to handle international sales for “The G,” written and directed by Karl R. Hearne. “The G” is a dark thriller about a mysterious older woman hellbent to get revenge on the corrupt legal guardian who destroyed her life. Variety debuts the trailer below. “The G” had its world
International TV giant, Fremantle has bought a majority stake Beach House Pictures, one of Asia’s busiest independent TV and Film production companies. Headed by Donovan Chan and Jocelyn Little, Beach House has previously been partly owned by Canada’s Blue Ant Media group. While deal terms of the new transaction have not been disclosed, it was
Tasmania-set crime-drama series “Bay of Fires” is to be reignited for a second season. The show sees a single mother, portrayed by Marta Dusseldorp, forced into a witness protection program that relocates her and her family to a remote location in Tasmania. There they are surrounded by a community of suspicious and criminally-minded individuals. The
CPH:FORUM, the financing and co-production section of the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (also known as CPH:DOX), will showcase 32 projects, including new works from producers such as Sidsel Lønvig Siersted (“Apolonia, Apolonia”), Signe Byrge Sørensen (“Flee”), Diane Becker (“Navalny”) and Mandy Chang, the creative director of Fremantle label Undeniable and former head of BBC
Orlando Bloom documentary “Earthbound” has been picked up by Keshet International for global distribution. “Earthbound,” which Bloom narrates and executive produces, is a six-part docu-series that explores apparently ordinary people tackling potentially life-changing environmental challenges. Farhoud Meybodi (“My Last Days”) wrote, directed and produced the series. Keshet International will screen the doc to buyers at
Taylor Swift resumed the international leg of her Eras Tour on Wednesday in Tokyo, where she shared a few details about her upcoming album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” The singer-songwriter announced her 11th LP at the Grammys on Feb. 4 after winning best pop vocal album for “Midnights.” But if she didn’t take home any
Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. Of all the fashion archetypes to come revving back, the society swan was perhaps the least expected. Mile-high Kenneth updos and double strands of pearls may be relegated to the distant past, but only a few episodes into the FX series
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 3 premiere of “Abbott Elementary.” When a network sitcom about a group of public school teachers sets out to make its big comeback after a monthslong strike delay, an issue arises. “Some shows are going to be able to return with no problem,” says “Abbott Elementary”
“In Broad Daylight,” an expose of real events in a care home for the elderly, dominated the nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards. The Lawrence Kan-directed comedy-drama received 16 nominations, at the Tuesday nominations event, including best picture and best new director as well as others for cinematography, editing sound design and original song.
ABC has set Chelsea Handler and Marla Gibbs to guest star in Episode 7 of “Not Dead Yet” Season 2. “Not Dead Yet” stars Gina Rodriguez as Nell, a journalist who takes a job writing obituaries at the SoCal Independent and soon gains the ability to see and speak to ghosts. The episode featuring Handler
Mojo Nixon, the alternative musician, actor and DJ, known for the 1987 novelty hit “Elvis Is Everywhere” has died. He was 66. Nixon, whose real name is Neill Kirby McMillan Jr., was found dead today onboard the annual Outlaw Country Cruise, where he was regular presence both as a performer and co-host. He had performed
After a heated bidding war, Warner Bros. won the rights to the latest collaboration from writer-director-producer Ryan Coogler and star Michael B. Jordan. Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group’s Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy confirmed the studio landed a deal with the duo for the untitled movie, based on an original script by Coogler. Details
“Red Rock Run,” a heartwarming drama film about a girl with dyslexia who seeks to win her father’s attention by taking on an ultra-marathon, has been green-lighted for production later this year. The film is by producer Miriam Stein and director, Cathy Randall, the duo behind “Hey Hey its Esther Blueburger.” The project was initiated
“Bridgerton” and “Fair Play” actor Phoebe Dynevor lamented in an interview with the London Evening Standard about the limited roles available to women her age. Dynevor, who is 28 years old, said great parts are out there for “male actors” and “for older women,” but not so much for female actors her age. “I have
The domestic box office will grind to a near halt this weekend as the horror-comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” takes on the second weekend of Apple’s big-budget action-adventure “Argylle” in North America. Matthew Vaughn’s “Argylle,” which topped the box office despite its dismal debut, will likely retain the No. 1 spot again with $6 million to $8
Paul Rudd has been tapped to narrate “Secrets of the Octopus,” the third installment of National Geographic’s “Secrets Of…” franchise. “Secrets of the Octopus” premieres on Earth Day, April 21, on Nat Geo, and then stream the next day on Hulu and Disney+. National Geographic explorer-at-large James Cameron is behind the three-part docu-series. “It’s been
Archstone Entertainment has acquired international rights to “American Dreamer,” a dark comedy starring Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Kim Quinn, Matt Dillon and Danny Glover. Paul Dektor (“Frayed”) directs a script written by Theodore Melfi (“Hidden Figures”). The movie is based on a true story from Chicago Public Radio’s ”This American Life” and follows Dr. Phil Loder