Specialty distributor Shout! Studios has secured all North American rights to ecology-themed Chinese animated feature “The Legend Of Hei.” In a partnership with France’s Play Big, it will give the film a release in the U.S. and Canada. “The Legend Of Hei” is a heart-warming fantasy about a cat spirit who goes on a journey
Lou Eyrich calls herself one of the “luckiest designers in town.” The Emmy-winning costume designer and producer is part of Ryan Murphy’s go-to team when it comes to creating the look of his shows. Eyrich worked on Murphy’s recent “Hollywood” and “Ratched,” as well as “The Boys in the Band” and “The Prom,” which is
Netflix has unveiled the animated feature film “The Magician’s Elephant,” with a voice cast including Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Brian Tyree Henry and Benedict Wong. “The Magician’s Elephant” is based on Newbery Award winner Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same title. The film, currently in production, marks the directorial
Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, have announced a new literary publishing partnership to be called Roc Lit 101. According to the announcement, the venture is an imprint devoted to publishing “books at the intersection of entertainment and genre-defying literature, including exhilarating, innovative work from some of the biggest artists and
Lowly, the independent label launched in 2017 by The Nations’ founder Andre Benz and president Creighton Burke, has named music industry vet Sarah Landy vice president of the label. In this newly created role, Landy will oversee all aspects of label operations for Lowly. Landy comes to Lowly from Kobalt’s AWAL, where she was hired
Public.com, the social stock-investment app startup, tapped more celebrity backers for its $65 million Series C funding round. Among those are pro skateboarder Tony Hawk and EDM-pop duo the Chainsmokers, through their Mantis VC fund. Venture-capital firm Accel led the round for the third consecutive time, joined by Lakestar and prior investors Greycroft and Shari
Japan’s leading film distributor and exhibitor Toho Tuesday announced that it is upping the official box office total of the 2001 Miyazaki Hayao animation “Spirited Away” by $8.5 million to $304 million, the all-time record for any film in the Japanese market. The new figure includes revival screenings of the film this year in the
Matthew McConaughey has again shared his ruminations on the two extreme sides of the political divide, this time during an interview on U.K. broadcaster ITV’s “Good Morning Britain.” The “Dallas Buyers Club” star last week pointed out that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory had the left in denial, just as some Republicans are now sceptical
U.K. producers are in discussions with the government to extend the £500 million ($664.6 million) COVID-19 insurance scheme for Film & TV production. As first reported by Broadcast, producers are seeking to extend the deadline by six months, to June 2021. U.K. producers’ body Pact is currently gathering information to support the extension, which will
Global Screen, the Munich-based sales company owned by Will Smith and Marc Forster’s Telepool, has closed distribution deals for major territories on “Plan A,” a true World War II story, starring August Diehl (“A Hidden Life,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and Sylvia Hoeks (“Blade Runner 2049,” “The Girl in the Spider’s Web”). Signature Entertainment has acquired all
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Lil Yachty is going to bat for the male student who got in-school suspension simply for painting his nails — calling out the small-town school’s dress code as outdated. We got the rapper at LAX and asked him about 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson, who was punished by Clyde High School in
China’s top TV regulator on Monday issued a list of 102 state-backed TV documentaries set to hit the airwaves by 2025, indicating the kind of content Beijing wishes to promote amongst local viewers in the years to come. The titles are the first batch selected by China’s National Radio and TV Administration as part of
Rolling off the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Mirai,” Paris-based sales company Charades is set to reteam with Japanese auteur Mamoru Hosoda on his next directorial outing, “Belle.” “Belle” follows a fruitful collaboration between Charades, Hosoda and his production company Studio Chizu. “Mirai” world premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight in 2018 and was acquired by GKids for
Taylor Swift made an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night and addressed the fan theory that she may have a third “Folklore” installment on the way. Ever since Swift surprise released “Evermore” — the sister album to July’s “Folklore” — last week, fans have been speculating that there is another complimentary album in the
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Dec. 14 episode of “The Bachelorette.” Last week’s episode brought Bennett Jordan back into the pool of Tayshia Adams’ contestants. This week, another man returned: host Chris Harrison. After leaving the property to help move his son to college, Chris returned to offer Tayshia
“The Talk” host Sharon Osbourne has revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19, and was briefly hospitalized. In a tweet posted on Monday night, Osbourne shared her diagnosis and said that her husband, Ozzy Osbourne, has tested negative. “I wanted to share I’ve tested positive for Covid 19,” Osbourne wrote. “After a brief hospitalization, I’m
Don Zimmermann, the former President/COO of Capitol/EMI Records, died on Dec. 11. He was 85. The cause of death is as yet unknown, but according to his wife, Rosa, he had been battling a respiratory infection. Zimmermann’s tenure at Capitol Records were during the gold and platinum era of success in the 1970s and 1980s,
Filmmaker Ryan White says his documentary feature “Assassins” one of the hardest documentaries he’s made. White’s credits include: “Visible: Out on Television” and “The Keepers.” The road to “Assassins,” now streaming on virtual cinema took White down into the underbelly of Malaysia, dark alleys, taxis and a dive into the North Korean regime. Kim Jong-nam
Bold, vibrant and darkly comical, “Promising Young Woman” starring Carey Mulligan has garnered critics’ and journalists’ attention since its debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Focus Features has held three all guild screenings comprised of voting members of the Academy, BAFTA and other voting bodies. Variety has learned exclusively that Emerald Fennell’s film has been
For the last few years, Netflix has been looking to rewrite the employment rules in Hollywood. The streaming goliath has unabashedly raided its rivals, offering recruits higher compensation if they will leave their current employer even if they are under contract. This has sparked howls of protest from company who claim that Netflix is poaching
In today’s TV news roundup, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” introduces a Season 13 twist, and Karamo Brown, Tony Hawk and Leslie Jones are set to compete on “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” CASTING Contestants announced for “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” will include Karamo Brown, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nicole Byer, Drew Carey, Rachael Leigh Cook, Jennie Garth, Chris
MONDAY, Dec. 14 Greenwich Acquires North American Rights to ‘Days of the Bagnold Summer’ Greenwich Entertainment has bought North American distribution rights to “Days of the Bagnold Summer,” the directorial debut of Simon Bird (star of “The Inbetweeners”), for a Feb. 19 release in theaters and on demand. Bird’s comedy, which premiered at the Locarno
Nine cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among crew members during pre-production on Ava DuVernay’s “Colin in Black & White,” Variety has learned. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health logged the cluster of coronavirus cases as occurring on a Netflix production at 18421 S Main St in Gardena, Calif. Production crew is currently
Q&A, the music technology startup founded by Troy Carter and Suzy Ryoo, has announced Venice Innovation Labs — a newly launched software division that enables record labels to beta-test songs, manage their artist rosters, and distribute music easily and efficiently, according to the announcement. The first products to be released from Venice Innovation Labs are StreamRate
Warner Bros. has shuffled around release dates for three of the studio’s upcoming movies: “Mortal Kombat, “Tom and Jerry” and Hugh Jackman’s sci-fi drama “Reminiscence.” “Mortal Kombat,” a live-action adaptation of the popular video game, was originally set for Jan. 15, 2021, and will now open on April 16, 2021. “Reminiscence,” which was initially slated
Rachael Leigh Cook, the star of the 1999 film “She’s All That,” has joined the cast of Miramax’s gender-swapped remake, titled “He’s All That.” Cook will portray the mother of Padgett Sawyer, the remake’s protagonist, played by TikTok star Addison Rae. In the 1999 original, Cook played Laney Boggs, the lovable art nerd who was
Saint Laurent debuts its Summer21 runway show live from Paris on Tuesday, December 15 at 2PM CET (8AM EST). Watch the brand’s latest unveiling from the comfort of your own home, below. This content is imported from Third party. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be
SAG-AFTRA’s national leadership has waded into the bitter dispute over the looming deep cuts in the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan as the union’s national board vowed to combat “misinformation” and condemned opponents of the cuts. Gabrielle Carteris, president of the performers union, accused the opponents of conduct similar to those running “scams” that target the elderly. Opponents of the
The potential “Empire” spinoff centered on Cookie Lyon starring Taraji P. Henson is not moving ahead at Fox, Variety has learned. The spinoff was first announced as being in development back in July, part of a first-look deal Henson had signed with studio 20th Television. Details on the series were sparse at the time it
Rachel Polan has joined Jessica Rhoades’ Pacesetter Productions as senior vice president. In her new role, Polan will help identify and foster development for the company and add support to the current productions. In addition, Dana Echt has been named manager at Pacesetter. Echt started as Rhoades’ assistant, and was previously at WME. “I’ve been