January 13, 2020 12:30PM PT Shooting on the upcoming “Falcon & Winter Soldier” series for Disney Plus has been temporarily postponed due to the earthquakes that have rocked Puerto Rico, Variety has confirmed. The Marvel series was due to shoot in Puerto Rico this month reportedly for multiple weeks, but those plans have now been called
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MADRID — Underscoring its ambitions to grow its Latin America business, Fremantle has named Manuel Martí, one of Latin America’s most cultured and respected TV executives, to the newly-created position of head of scripted development, Latin America. Martí will report to Coty Cagliolo, Fremantle head of production, Latin America, He will be responsible for developing
Last week Mac Miller’s parents announced the release of a posthumous album by the late rapper entitled “Circles,” which they say was recorded as a companion to his last album “Swimming.” The estate has announced listening events for the album at locations in Australia and his hometown of Pittsburgh. The first is scheduled for Thursday
January 13, 2020 11:15AM PT [embedded content] In the first trailer for Marvel’s “Morbius,” Jared Leto sheds his “Joker” persona as he transforms into the vampiresque super villain. Based on the comic books created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane in 1971, the antagonist’s origin story follows Michael Morbius (Leto), a biochemist in search of
With “Joker’s” stunning 11 Oscar nominations — the most of any film this year — director Todd Phillips’ gritty reimagining of the Batman villain has followed in “Black Panther’s” historic footsteps and taken a massive thwack at the ironclad conventional wisdom that comic-book movies cannot be major awards season contenders. In 1978, “Superman” was the
January 13, 2020 11:12AM PT The 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards saw a TV ratings tumble from last year on Sunday night, as the NFL playoffs dominated proceedings. The awards show was down 33% in the key 18-49 demographic on the CW, scoring a 0.2 rating, and down roughly 22% on total viewership, drawing just under
Distrib Films has acquired U.S. rights to Mounia Meddour’s debut feature “Papicha” which world premiered at Cannes in Un Certain Regard last year. Following Cannes, the politically-minded film went on to win a flurry of international awards and became the most successful African film directed by a woman at the French box office. Set in
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV. Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, “The New Pope” returns on HBO, and “Sex Education” season 2 drops on
Twas the night before Oscar nominations and all through the ballroom, the Barker Hanger was buzzing as critics mixed and mingled with A-listers inside the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night. Big winners Life Achievement winner Eddie Murphy, #SeeHer honoree Kristen Bell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Bong Joon Ho played to the audience in
Breaking News TMZ/Getty Composite Gigi Hadid‘s in an awkward place, getting called as a potential juror on Harvey Weinstein‘s criminal trial — and though she probably has solid reason to be excused, it seems she wants to serve. Gigi showed up Monday morning in the NYC courthouse, and was later seen exiting. She was the
Dan Kupetz, CBS Television Studios’ head of business affairs since 2004, is joining 20th Century Fox Television as executive vice president of business affairs and operations beginning in March. “Dan’s reputation from his years at CBS is deservedly stellar, and I knew from our first meeting that he possessed exactly the right combination of strategic
Pearl Jam hadn’t been back to the recording studio since the band’s 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction — not since 2013’s “Lightning Bolt,” in fact — but that drought is coming to an end. The group announced Monday that a new album, “Gigaton,” will arrive March 27. The band hasn’t been quite
Dave Bautista has joined the Apple series “See” for its second season, Variety has confirmed. The exact nature of Bautista’s role is not yet clear, but it will be his first major TV appearance. The series takes place in the distant future, after a deadly virus decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Jason Momoa stars as Baba
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Showtime’s upcoming Documentary Films slate includes “Kingdom of Silence,” “The Kingmaker,” “The Longest War” and “Love Fraud,” “The Trade” the premium cabler announced Monday. “The Kingmaker,” which comes from Lauren Greenfield, explores the disturbing legacy of the Marcos regime in the Philippines, and chronicles Imelda’s present-day push to help her son, Bongbong, win the vice
January 13, 2020 9:19AM PT The 92nd Academy Award nominations were announced Monday with “Joker” and Netflix leading all films and distributors. But it was this morning’s reactions from celebrities and Oscar nominees that best summed up the news. Florence Pugh, nominated for best supporting actress in “Little Women,” Instagrammed a before and after photo
Showtime has renewed “Shameless” for an 11th and final season. The announcement was made by Showtime president of entertainment Gary Levine at the network’s Television Critics’ Association press tour day. “Shameless” is the longest-running Showtime series ever. “The characters of ‘Shameless have brought Showtime viewers more laughs and tears and pure enjoyment than any program in our
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has unveiled an initiative to connect Latinx talent, executives, and creators to opportunities in the entertainment industry with the goal of doubling Latino representation in Hollywood by 2030. Supporters include Eva Longoria, J.J. Abrams, Eli Roth, Devon Franklin, Jason Blum, and Zoe Saldana. Initial funders include the Annenberg Foundation, WarnerMedia, and Endeavor Content. Garcetti announced the
TMZ.com Donald Trump delivered a classy, gracious message to Cory Booker upon hearing the NJ Senator was no longer running for president — just kidding! He taunted Booker so hard, he should get a 15-yard penalty. POTUS fired off a tweet minutes after Booker announced he was suspending his campaign, saying … “Really Big Breaking
Among the many twists and turns in his thoroughly modern whoddunnit, “Knives Out” writer-director-producer Rian Johnson can count one more — an Oscar nomination for best original screenplay. “Im blown away, man. We just set out to make a fun movie that audiences could enjoy,” Johnson told Variety in the very early hours of Monday
Sen. Cory Booker announced Monday morning that he is dropping out of the presidential race, with three weeks to go before the Iowa caucus. In a message to supporters, Booker cited fundraising struggles and his failure to make the debate stage, and said he no longer sees a path to victory. “Our campaign has reached
Never underestimate the power of an Oscar nomination for documentary short subject. MTV Documentary Films chief Sheila Nevins celebrated Monday morning as her fledgling unit nabbed an Oscar mention for “St. Louis Superman,” the first property that the longtime HBO documentary maven acquired after relocating to MTV last May. Nevins said she was gratified by
After a year and a half at the Hot Topics table, Abby Huntsman is leaving her seat as a co-host on “The View.” Huntsman is set to announce her departure on today’s episode of the ABC daytime mainstay. ABC News confirmed she will exiting “The View” to help work with her father, Jon Huntsman, as
The Oscars have never been edgy, but this year, the Academy Awards reminded you of how stodgy they could be. After the dust settled on Monday morning from this year’s nominations, it was surprising just how many favorites had been snubbed. No Jennifer Lopez for “Hustlers.” No Awkwafina for “The Farewell.” No Lupita Nyong’o for
Ladj Ly had already beaten the odds by world premiering in competition at Cannes and winning the jury prize with his feature debut “Les Miserables.” Ly has now scored an Oscar nomination for his politically-charged film in a particularly competitive year for the international feature film race. One of the five movies selected out of
Until Issa Rae and John Cho announced “Harriet” star Cynthia Erivo as a nominee for best actress for the 92nd Academy Awards, it was looking increasingly likely that the Oscars were heading for a repeat of the # controversy that drove the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences four years ago to aggressively begin
Consumer spending on home entertainment rose 8.4% to a record $25.2 billion in 2019, spurred by the at-home sector’s biggest growth engine — digital, according to DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group. Subscription streaming, digital movie sales and digital movie rentals over the internet all generated significantly more money than they did in 2018, DEG says.
Play video content Breaking News Another bizarre police incident at Antonio Brown‘s Florida home — this time, cops responded after a dispute with his baby mama … and it turned VERY nasty. We’ve reached out to cops to find out exactly why they were called to the home — and who made the call. But,
Rumors of Netflix’s award season washout have been greatly exaggerated, as the streamer walked away with an impressive 24 Oscar nominations on Monday morning. Following a disappointing two wins from a total of 34 nominations at Jan. 5’s Golden Globes ceremony, the tech giant proved it can resonate with the Oscars voting body, the Academy