Toby Byrne, a veteran of the TV ad-sales game who enjoyed a long run overseeing those efforts at Fox, will take the reins at A+E Networks, succeeding Peter Olsen as president of the company’s ad-sales division, effective in February. Olsen will retire after 20 years at A+E sales division. Byrne will report to Paul Buccieri,
Miley Cyrus has released her new single “Beautiful That Way,” recorded for Gia Coppola’s film “The Last Showgirl.” The song’s arrival comes shortly after its Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song – Motion Picture, where it’s up against tracks from “Challengers,” “The Wild Robot,” “Emilia Pérez” and “Better Man.” “Beautiful That Way” was written
The Roots have announced “A Roots Picnic Experience: Class of ’95” with a lineup that includes Lil’ Kim, Method Man & Redman and more. The event, scheduled to take place on June 8 at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, will feature additional performances from E-40, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Raekwon, DJ Quik, Goodie Mob, Havoc and more to
Following her final night as an opening act on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, Gracie Abrams will return to her already-established role as a headliner — this time topping the bill in arenas, with 2025 shows that were announced Monday for North America. In the U.S., Abrams is only revealing a few dates for now, but
The Entertainment Industry College Outreach Program has partnered with Amazon MGM Studios to create a more equitable and inclusive talent pipeline with HBCU students and other under-represented student groups. The partnership makes it possible for EICOP to continue its initiative in bringing diverse perspectives to the table by hosting student leaders and recent college grads
The fourth edition of the Red Sea Film Festival is currently taking place in Jeddah, bringing some of the international film community’s biggest names to Saudi Arabia for a lavish celebration of global cinema. Among the many attendees was Bollywood icon Kareena Kapoor Khan, who remarked on the span of international guests in attendance. “Last
James Gunn‘s “Superman” is not having reshoots but is going to film a few “pickup shots,” the writer-director recently confirmed on his Threads account. Gunn is well known for avoiding reshoots as much as possible on his movies, which is a rare feat given he’s directed major superhero tentpoles like Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy”
After “The Penguin” finale shocked DC fans, the team behind HBO’s DC series gathered to discuss bringing their characters to life, with a panel led by Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz and Deirdre O’Connell, as well as showrunner Lauren LeFranc and executive producer Dylan Clark. While Colin Farrell found himself sitting in the makeup
On the heels of news that Taylor Swift‘s just-completed Eras Tour grossed more than $2 billion, now it’s being reported that the superstar handed out $197 million of that haul to tour employees as bonuses on top of their regular salaries, according to People magazine. The $197 million figure indicates that almost 10% of the
Long before Peter Jackson took a swing at “The Lord of the Rings,” audiences got a glimpse into the fantasy realm of J.R.R. Tolkien via a trio of late-’70s animated projects: two animated TV specials produced by Rankin/Bass (of which “The Hobbit” remains fairly well-liked) and a dark and ominous big-screen feature from Ralph Bakshi
Koch was nominated for best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series or a motion picture made for television, for his role as Erik Menendez in “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” Did you wake up at 5 a.m. to watch the nominations being announced? I wanted to sleep through
Netflix scored the most Golden Globe nominations of any media company on Monday, leading on the film front with 13 nods and the TV side, too, with 23. The streamer’s genre-defying Spanish-language musical crime drama “Emilia Perez” landed 10 nominations, the most of any film this year, including recognition in best motion picture musical or
Michelle Yeoh stopped by the Variety Lounge, presented by Film AlUla at the Red Sea Film Festival, where she chatted with Variety‘s London Bureau Chief Alex Ritman about working with director Jon M. Chu on “Wicked,” her hopes for the film’s awards chances and the current whereabouts of her “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Oscar
Rose Matafeo, the creator and star of Max’s “Starstruck,” has released the trailer for her second stand-up special, “On and On and On,” streaming Dec. 19 on Max. Based on a 16,000-word note kept over time on her phone, the comedy hour sees Matafeo musing on relationships — and the end of relationships. “I’m very bad
Miraculous Corp, the joint venture between Mediawan and ZAG, is expanding its leadership team with two executive appointments. Former Gaumont and Mercury Filmworks executive Heath Kenny has been named chief content officer, while Ashley Depp, who was previously at Paramount Pictures, has joined as senior vice president of marketing and franchise. Both will report directly to Andy Yeatman, CEO
CCXP in São Paolo, Brazil, unveiled several new first-looks, including for “Yellowjackets” Season 3, the prequel series “Dexter: Original Sin,” the Paramount+ original movie “Star Trek: Section 31,” “Invincible” Season 3, and “The Wheel of Time” Season 3. Check them out below. “Yellowjackets” Season 3 “Yellowjackets” Season 3 debuts on Feb. 14 on Paramount+ with
Vivendi, the Paris-headquartered media conglomerate, is about to enter a new era with its flagship pay TV banner Canal+ Group set for a bow at the London Stock Exchange. Slated for Dec. 16, the listing of Canal+ Group, which is the parent company of “Paddington” producer Studiocanal, is part of a spinoff project which was
The final night of Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour Sunday night in Vancouver was marked by no big announcements, no guests, no gimmicks, no frills — unless, of course, you take into account that this was the frilliest tour of all time, and that every night on the 149-concert road show felt as spectacular as any
Warner Bros. shuffled its film release schedule, planting “Final Destination: Bloodlines” on the calendar in summer and delaying the J.J. Abrams-backed mystery thriller “Flowervale Street” to 2026. “Final Destination 6” will be released on May 16, 2025. It’s taking over the slot previously occupied by “Flowervale Street,” which was set for mid May but has
Italian animation producer Riva Studios has finalized its acquisition of leading French indie TeamTO after receiving final approval from the Tribunal de Commerce de Paris. Led by Riva Studios executives Marco Balsamo, Jay Oliva, and Tara Sibel Demren, the acquisition will prevent TeamTO from having to declare bankruptcy and allow the company to move into
After completing the final night of its 149-date run Sunday night, Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour went into the record books as pop history’s first $2 billion tour, her camp confirms. The official tally for the 21-month run in stadiums is a gross of $2,077,618,725, based on a total sold-out attendance of 10,168,008. That $2 billion
New Golden Globes owner Dick Clark Prods. is planning a major expansion of the franchise this year, adding two more events alongside the usual 2025 awards ceremony. For the first time, the Globes plans to throw a separate event to honor the recipients of its two largest honorary kudos: Cecil B. DeMille winner Viola Davis
The nominees for the 82nd edition of the Golden Globes took place bright and early on Monday, dominated by “Emilia Pérez” and “The Brutalist,” with some surprises as well, such as Pamela Anderson’s nomination in the drama actress category for “The Last Showgirl.” Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut announced the nominees, and Nikki Glaser will
Fandom has revealed its top franchises among users over the past year, including “Warhammer,” Marvel comics, TV series and movies, “League of Legends” and its Netflix adaptation “Arcane,” and cross-medium franchise “Fallout.” Gaming IP “Warhammer” (currently in the works as a TV series at Amazon starring Henry Cavill) was the top franchise overall, with the
The 2025 Golden Globe nominations are being announced Monday morning, as one of the biggest award shows of the season kicks off. The frontrunners in the comedy/musical categories include Netflix’s “Emilia Pérez,” Universal’s “Wicked” and Neon’s “Anora.” In the drama race, there’s A24’s “The Brutalist,” Focus Features’ “Conclave” and Warner Bros.’ “Dune Part Two.” In
Gigi Hadid and I are sitting in the middle of the Miu Miu store in Miami’s Design District, and the whole place has turned into a fashion fishbowl, which is par for the course at Art Basel. Camila Cabello and Gabrielle Union swoop in for hugs. Photographers secure their shots with with rapid clicks. Teen
After a sluggish few weeks where the South Korean box office struggled to cross a total of $10 million, “Moana 2” and local hit “The Firefighters” improved matters somewhat. The total box office for the weekend was just above $16 million. “Moana 2” led the box office for the second weekend in a row with
Victoria Beckham‘s upcoming Netflix documentary series is finally able to name its director. Nadia Hallgren, who directed the Michelle Obama doc “Becoming,” is helming the show, Variety can reveal. The as-yet-untitled series, which started production in August, will follow Beckham’s journey from Spice Girls superstardom in the ‘90s to modern fashion maven. As per the
Lauded filmmaker Michael Mann announced he is launching a special website on the making of his 2023 biopic “Ferrari” titled “Michael Mann’s Ferrari Expanded.” Mann launched the expansive online archive while speaking at the Red Sea International Film Festival, where he walked the audience through the wealth of material available on the platform. “When [the
Matt Smith goes full bad boy in the first look at Sky’s six-part series “The Death of Bunny Munro,” based on Nick Cave‘s cult novel. In the debut image released from the series, Smith — who is playing the title character — sports only his underwear as he gets ready to light up in a
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