Henry Cavill is not a fan of sex scenes. During an interview on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast with his “Argylle” director Matthew Vaughn, the actor said it is often better for a television series or movie not to show sex scenes and leave it up to the viewer to fill in the pieces as
“Animal Control” has been renewed for Season 3 at Fox. The news comes before the Season 2 premiere of the single-camera comedy. The second season is scheduled to premiere on March 6. As the name suggests, the series centers on a group of animal control workers. The cast is led by Joel McHale, who stars
The Anne Rice Immortal Universe continues to progress at AMC Networks, with “Mayfair Witches” heading into production on its second season and adding new actors to its cast while “Interview With the Vampire” has set its Season 2 premiere date and added a guest cast. Alyssa Jirrels has joined “Mayfair Witches” Season 2 as a
AMC has ordered Season 3 of the supernatural anthology series “The Terror.” The third installment of the series will be based on the novel “The Devil in Silver” by Victor LaValle. AMC has ordered six episodes, with the series slated to debut on AMC and AMC+ in 2025. Chris Cantwell, who previously worked on the
The Braxtons are returning to We TV — two years after the death of Traci Braxton, a singer, actress and TV/radio personality who appeared on all seven seasons of their previous series for the AMC Networks-owned cabler, “Braxton Family Values.” “The Braxtons” will feature remaining family members Toni, Towanda, Trina, Tamar and matriarch Ms. Evelyn,
It’s a game-changer. Fox Corp., Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney are set to launch a new streaming joint venture that will make all of their sports programming available under a single broadband roof, a move that will put content from ESPN, TNT and Fox Sports on a new standalone app and, in the process, likely
Snap‘s revenue came in lighter than expected and its net loss was wider than anticipated — leading the Snapchat parent’s stock to drop more than 30% in after-hours trading Tuesday. Snap reported fourth-quarter 2023 revenue $1.361 billion, up 5% year-over-year, and a net loss of $248 million, or a loss of 15 cents per share.
Actor Gina Carano sued Disney and Lucasfilm on Tuesday for firing her from “The Mandalorian” in 2021, over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being Jewish during the Holocaust. The suit, filed in California federal court, alleges wrongful termination and discrimination, as well as a demand that the court
New Regency has hired Netflix’s former director of U.S. overall deals Laura Delahaye as head of domestic television. In her new role, Delahaye will oversee the company’s growing slate of U.S. television projects, while the international lineup continues to be led by Ed Rubin. She will report to New Regency chairman and CEO Yariv Milchan
“Stranger Things” is heading into its fifth and final season, which likely won’t premiere on Netflix until sometime in 2025. Cast member Gaten Matarazzo recently appeared at MegaCon Orlando (via CBR) and was asked if there were any changes he would make to the show’s first four seasons, to which the actor didn’t hesitate to
Apple Original Films has landed the global rights to “Fancy Dance,” which made its debut at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The drama, starring Lily Gladstone, marks the feature directorial debut for Erica Tremblay, who also co-wrote and produced the film. “Fancy Dance” will debut in theaters and on Apple TV+ this year. The announcement comes
Actors and married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie are set to star in the horror film “Together.” The feature comes from first-time writer/director Michael Shanks. “Together” will explore “the horror of co-dependency told in a unique way,” with additional details being kept under wraps. Franco and Brie will also produce the film, alongside Picturestart,
Tucker Carlson thinks Americans don’t adequately understand Vladimir Putin — or why the Russian president invaded Ukraine — and the ex-Fox News host is willing to let Putin tell his side of the story. In a post Tuesday (Feb. 6) on X announcing the Putin interview, Carlson said “there are risks to conducting an interview
UTA has added veteran executive Anna Ho Sandig as vice president in the Venture Studio department, which develops talent-founded companies. Ho Sandig is based in Los Angeles and will report to Paul Yoo, head of UTA Venture Studio, which already counts Emma Chamberlain’s Chamberlain Coffee, Elizabeth Banks’ Archer Roose wine, Rob’s Backstage Popcorn by the
The Sun Valley Film Festival has announced this year’s lineup. Running from Feb. 28 to March 3, the 13th annual event will screen 20 narrative and documentary features, 37 shorts and three episodics. The festival will also honor Ted Hope with the Pioneer Award presented by Variety and Julia Cox with the High Scribe Award,
Jonathan Majors‘ domestic assault case has been prolonged again. The actor was expected to receive his sentence on Tuesday, a month after he was convicted of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. However, the sentencing was delayed to April 8 due to motions filed by his legal team to set aside the verdict. Judge
Play video content TMZ.com Katt Williams’ viral interview is pushing Steve Harvey and Mark Curry’s longstanding feud into the public eye — and while Mark says it’s water under the bridge, he still hasn’t forgotten!!! We got the veteran comic Monday at LAX, where he told us Steve hasn’t said a word to his face
Travis Kelce confirmed to reporters in Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl Sunday that he has heard some of Taylor Swift‘s just-announced new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” and he has nothing but raves for the Grammy winner’s next era. “I have heard some of it. It is unbelievable,” Kelce said during a Super Bowl
Michelle Jubelirer, who has been chairman-CEO of Capitol Music Group for the past two years, will step down from her post, effective immediately, according to an internal memo obtained by Variety. The move is the first in what is expected to be hundreds of departures in a forthcoming reorganization of Capitol parent Universal Music Group,
Employees at IGN, the popular video game and entertainment media site, have announced that they are unionizing with the NewsGuild-CWA labor union. The IGN Creators Guild consists of editorial and creative workers at IGN, which is owned by digital media parent company Ziff Davis. The guild is currently made of over 80 employees, with 87%
Naomie Harris (“Moonlight,” “No Time To Die”), Joel Fry (“The End We Start From,” “Yesterday”), Jameela Jamil (“DC League of Super-Pets, Marry Me”) and Olivia Lee (“Dirty, Sexy, Funny,” “In The Long Run”) are set to star in upcoming romantic comedy “Lola and Freddie,” billed as a British reimagining of 2012’s “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” The
Adam Devine, J.K. Simmons, Sam Richardson and Elsie Fisher will lend their voices to “Hypergalactic,” the CG animated family feature co-created by Naoto Oshima, best known for designing the original “Sonic the Hedgehog” for Sega, and Joseph Chou (“Blade Runner 2022: Black Out,” “Ghost in the Shell”). The English-language film, directed by David N. Weiss
Karen Gillan (“Avengers Endgame,” “Jumanji”) is set to lead the cast “Fools,” a historic comedy exploring the little known story of Mary Tudor and the friendship with her female court jester. Olivier winner Patsy Ferran (“Mickey 17,” “Hot Milk,” Living), Golden Globe and BAFTA winner Brenda Blethyn (“Pride & Prejudice,” “Atonement”) and the multi-award-winning Jim Broadbent (“The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of
Former HBO and Max PR exec Chris Willard is launching his own company, Chris Willard Communications. The San Francisco-based strategic communications consulting firm is described as “servicing clients at the intersection of culture and technology.” At launch, Chris Willard Communications will offer hourly consulting, narrative development, launch campaigns, media training and crisis communications services. Additional
Gary Lineker, host of popular BBC soccer highlights show “Match of the Day,” said Tuesday he didn’t feel constrained at the broadcaster when it came to expressing his point of view, despite the BBC’s social media guidelines. Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch, Lineker – who has attracted criticism for some of his Tweets
“The White Lotus” Season 3 has added Julian Kostov to its cast. Kostov will appear in a recurring role in the HBO series that was previously held by Miloš Biković. Biković was recently cut from the series, however, over his support of Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the country’s war against Ukraine. “Today,
“One Day” is a charming series about friendship, grief and expectations. Based on the acclaimed novel by David Nicholls, as adapted by Nicole Taylor, the U.K.-set narrative follows Emma Morley (Ambika Mod) and Dexter Mayhew (Leo Woodall) for almost 20 years, from 1988 to 2007. Beginning with the euphoric evening of their college graduation, the duo
Netflix has revealed the cast for “Department Q” from showrunner Scott Frank (“The Queen’s Gambit”). The cast is led by Matthew Goode (“The King’s Man”), Chloe Pirrie (“The Queen’s Gambit”), Alexej Manvelov (“Jack Ryan”) Kelly Macdonald (“Line of Duty”) and Leah Byrne (“Call The Midwife”). It also includes Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”), Shirley Henderson (“Harry Potter”),
Actor Carl Weathers has one last role to play. The popular thespian, who made a name for himself in the “Rocky” movies and the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” among other projects, has long been associated with online sports-betting company FanDuel‘s Super Bowl work. Weathers had appeared in teasers for FanDuel’s Super Bowl commercial, which will
Sarah Rose has been upped to president of Channel 5, the Paramount-owned broadcaster confirmed today. In the role Rose will also be U.K. regional lead, overseeing both Channel 5 and its streamer platform My5 as well as the company’s local pay TV brands. The news follows last week’s announcement that Maria Kyriacou was stepping down