Torrential downpour could not dampen the celebratory spirit at the premiere of “Bob Marley: One Love,” held at Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre on Feb. 6 — a momentous date, as yesterday would’ve been the Jamaican reggae legend’s 79th birthday. The evening included appearances by star Kingsley Ben-Adir, producer Ziggy Marley and a plethora of other stars,
Mo’Nique está imitando a Katt Williams al momento de hablar, porque básicamente acaba de hacer exactamente lo mismo en el mismo pódcast, pero su lista de nombres difiere ligeramente. La comediante estuvo en un nuevo episodio del pódcast de Shannon Sharpe -“Club Shay Shay”- y despotricó contra a un montón de grandes estrellas de la
A crew member working on Marvel‘s “Wonder Man” television series died after an accident at Radford Studio Center (formerly CBS Radford), Variety has confirmed. The L.A. County coroner identified the crew member as Juan Osorio, a 41-year-old rigger who goes by the nickname “Spike” and lived in Temple City. Osorio died after falling off the
Disney is going to start trying to convert password-piggybackers into paid customers — following the lead of Netflix — starting this summer. Disney+ and Hulu over the past week have been notifying U.S. customers of changes to their subscriber terms, which now explicitly forbid users from sharing their log-in details with anyone who doesn’t live
Check out an Official Teaser for Disney’s Moana 2! ► Visit Fandango: https://www.fandango.com/?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy ► Shop Rotten Tomatoes: http://bit.ly/3KvCU1M US Release Date: November 27, 2024 Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musical “Moana 2” takes audiences on
Disney+ lost 1.3 million subscribers in the final quarter of 2023 amid a hefty price hike that went into effect last fall, but managed to narrow its streaming business’ losses by $300 million during the October-December period. Disney+ Core subscribers (which include U.S. and Canada customers, as well as international users, excluding the India-based Disney+
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains detailed descriptions of plots and key scenes in the Netflix‘s “Fool Me Once.” The numbers for “Fool Me Once” keep on growing. Just yesterday, Netflix announced that thriller series — based on Harlan Coben’s novel of the same name — has become the streamer’s ninth most-popular English language TV show ever
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A new cruise inspired by the iconic 1970s sitcom “The Love Boat” will hit water this summer. This will be the second “Love Boat”-themed cruise from Princess Cruises, the same company featured in the
ESPN is going to take a bigger swing at streaming video. The Disney sports-media giant aims to launch a stand-alone direct-to-consumer product that would give subscribers its full portfolio of game-day content, “Sports Center,” talk shows and analysis programs by the fall of 2025, and potentially by August of that year, ahead of the NFL
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” has been renewed for its second season at Disney+. As announced on Disney’s latest quarterly earnings call by CEO Bob Iger, Season 1 has been streamed for over 110 million hours across both Disney+ and Hulu. Divided by the season’s runtime, that translates to roughly 20.6 million total views, suggesting
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Tim Robinson is bringing his beloved sketch comedy show “I Think You Should Leave” to the stage. The comedian has announced a live tour inspired by his hit Netflix show with a limited-run of
The tough news continues for the music industry as Warner Music announced that it will lay off 10% of its staff, or 600 people, in the coming weeks. The news comes in advance of the company’s earnings report tomorrow morning, and the company insists that the move is coming from a position of strength and
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” is coming exclusively to Disney+ — and the concert film will include five songs that were not available in the theatrical or digital versions. The newly expanded version of “The Eras Tour” will hit Disney+ worldwide on March 15, 2024. Among the bonus songs included on the streamer
The line where the sky meets the sea is calling Moana once again. A sequel to the hit 2016 animated film was announced by Bob Iger today on CNBC ahead of Disney’s fiscal 1st quarter earnings report — with a surprise theatrical release this Nov. 27. Iger revealed that, while it was originally planned as
Hannah Gutierrez Reed is scheduled to face a manslaughter trial in two weeks, becoming one of only a handful of people ever tried for an accident on a film set. The case against her is relatively straightforward. She was responsible for safe handling of guns on “Rust,” the Western starring Alec Baldwin. She loaded a
Dakota Johnson sounded off on the industry in a new interview with L’Officiel ahead of the release of her superhero tentpole “Madame Web.” The actor reflected on bringing her indie drama “Daddio” to a film festival last year, where she says it took a whole lot of effort to get it sold despite it starring her
Germany’s culture minister Claudia Roth has defended the controversial decision to invite several members of the increasingly ostracized far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to the opening of the Berlinale on February 15. Roth, who is also behind the Berlinale’s decision to replace incumbent artistic director Carlo Chatrian from 2025, defended the decision by indicating
Justin Bieber proudly claimed 2024 NHL All-Star Game bragging rights when the team he co-captained with Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews won the best-of-the-best exhibition game LAST Saturday at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, beating out the three teams of his fellow Canadian celebrity captains — and legit NHL captains. Michael Bublé helped advise Team Hughes, headed
Fronting heavy metal bands and posting a viral Shania Twain cover on YouTube were just two of the detours on Teddy Swims’ long, winding road to the top. It’s been a journey speckled with buzzworthy moments and notable co-signs, but things finally clicked for the tattooed soul singer from Conyers, Georgia when “Lose Control”—a bluesy
Set to open on Feb. 7, the Santa Barbara Intl. Film Festival enters its 39th year with high stakes. Organizers must re-create past successes while forging new paths to keep proceedings fresh, keeping their eye on a mission to education while celebrating the power of film. This year’s edition of the coastal festival will open
Grindr, the ubiquitous LGBTQ hookup app that continues to expand into original content, will launch a new sex-focused podcast with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum Katya Zamolodchikova. “Who’s The Asshole?” is billed as a provocative look at love and sex, offering an “unfiltered and judgment-free space to explore the messy gray areas of lust, love and
Oscar-nominated actors Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell are set to star in “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” which will be produced by Imperative Entertainment and financed by 30West. “Pachinko” and “After Yang” director Kogonada will direct the script, penned by “The Menu” writer Seth Reiss. Kogonada, Ilene Feldman and Original Films’ Ori Eisen are executive
“Semmelweis,” which NFI World Sales will be selling at the European Film Market in Berlin, has become the highest grossing Hungarian movie in local theaters in five years. The film is directed by Lajos Koltai who was Oscar nominated as the cinematographer of Giuseppe Tornatore’s “Malena.” “Semmelweis” marks Koltai’s first return to directing since “Evening”
Mike Tyson is set to play himself in “Bunny-Man,” an offbeat superhero movie that is being shot in Italy. The former heavyweight boxing champion on Tuesday attended a press conference held in the Northern city of Turin with Italian producer Andrea Iervolino and writer Enrico Remmert to announce “Bunny-Man,” which will be entirely shot in
UTA has announced its latest round of promotions, elevating 104 employees across 25 departments. The promotions come in departments across the company — which is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York and London — including business affairs, comedy touring, communications, endorsements & voiceover, finance & accounting, fine arts, independent
“The Traitors” has been renewed for Season 3 at Peacock. The news comes less than a month after the debut of the second season of the hit unscripted series, which launched on Jan. 12. New episodes are still dropping weekly on Thursdays. It also comes just weeks after the series won the Emmy for best
North West stars in a new music video for Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s “Talking / Once Again,” which also features James Blake and will appear on his unreleased “Vultures” album. Kanye posted the complete video, directed by The D’Innocenzo Brothers, to his socials on Wednesday morning. The clips see North getting her hair
Scott Glenn is the latest addition to the cast of “The White Lotus” Season 3. As with all castings for the third season, Glenn’s role is being kept under wraps. “The White Lotus” is set to begin production in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok, Thailand, in February. Exact plot details are being kept
For nearly 40 years, the Walt Disney Co. has largely been seen as an invincible force in the business of entertainment. Sure, the Mouse House has had its good and not-so-good years at the box office and in TV viewership rankings. But with one major exception, in 2004, the company’s status as a high-performing pillar
Patrick Mahomes and Brock Purdy aren’t the only ones who are likely to be feeling intense pressure on Super Bowl Sunday. Nate Burleson will be just as busy this weekend as the quarterbacks for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. He is part of CBS’ “NFL Today” pre-game show. He will be