Lightyear Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to coming-of-age drama “Edge of Everything” from Visit Films. The film stars Sierra McCormick, previously seen in Slamdance award winner “The Vast of Night.” The film is from writer-director duo Sophia Sabella and Pablo Feldman, who are making their feature-length narrative debut. McCormick plays a teen going through the
VMI Worldwide has acquired Heather Graham‘s comedy “Chosen Family” and will shop the film to international buyers at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival market. Graham, who is best known for the “Hangover” movies, wrote, directed and stars in the film, about a yoga instructor navigating various relationship dramas. The film will make its world premiere
In the game of football, possession is everything. When it comes to this year’s Super Bowl, one studio will dominate the field by running nearly a dozen spots for its upcoming and existing releases. Paramount is expected to unveil ads for the post-apocalyptic horror prequel “A Quiet Place: Day One,” the reggae biopic “Bob Marley: One Love” and
Members of the Directors Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America have moved to form Jewish committees, finding that recent events demonstrate a need for better representation within the guilds. In the DGA, members have gathered more than 300 signatures on a petition calling on the board to create a Jewish Diversity Committee,
In 2023, Investigation Discovery dove into the bizarre and fascinating case of Natalia Grace, the Ukranian orphan with a rare form of dwarfism, spondyloepiphyseal, who was adopted by Michael and Kristine Barnett in 2010. “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace,” which has reached more than 10 million viewers across ID and Max since its debut,
New York Fashion Week is just around the corner, but those in the know are well aware that what has become known as Fashion Month has already (unofficially) started. The latest fall/winter 2024 fashion shows took place in Denmark, home to It-girl brands including Ganni, Cecilie Bahnsen, and more, during Copenhagen Fashion Week—and if you’re
The 66th annual Grammy Awards took a fast car towards ratings success on Sunday, bringing in an average 16.9 million viewers with a show that featured several high-profile performances and surprises. This marks a 34% improvement from last year’s show, which reached 12.4 million viewers on average, and the most-watched Grammys ceremony since 2020. (These
Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Hiss” is the No. 1 song in the United States, marking the Houston rapper’s first solo No. 1. “Hiss” became the catalyst to a shockingly strange string of events after its arrival on Jan. 26. An online rap war between Megan and Nicki Minaj erupted over one line in the song —
Taylor Swift is expected to alight at the Super Bowl next Sunday — and gambling sites are ready for it. Swift made Grammys history Sunday after “Midnights” won album of the year — her record-setting fourth win in the category. She also announced her next studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” Now, attention turns to the Super
Movies about Stone Age life have been so few that just one past effort could be taken seriously, the rest being funny — intentionally or otherwise. Belatedly offering non-laughable companionship to Jean-Jacques Annaud’s 1981 “Quest for Fire” is “Out of Darkness,” a lean, mean adventure story on the cusp of horror that firsttime feature director
Montreal-based international sales company H264 has unveiled its lineup for this month’s European Film Market in Berlin, which includes François Delisle‘s “Waiting for the Storms” and Léa Pool‘s “Hotel Silence.” Variety has exclusive access to the first image from “Waiting for the Storms.” “Waiting for the Storms” is described as “a fable about the climate
Courtesy of Jennifer Fisher In ELLE.com’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month, we spoke to jewelry designer Jennifer Fisher, founder of her eponymous line of customizable fine jewelry and vast selection of hoop earrings. Ahead of
America Ferrera’s directorial debut, “I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter,” based on Erika Sánchez’s bestselling novel of the same name, is in development at Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures. It was previously set up at Netflix, which is no longer attached to the film. “Flamin’ Hot” screenwriter Linda Yvette Chávez wrote the script, which
Carey Mulligan is nominated for best actress at the Oscars for a third time thanks to her performance in Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” (her other nominations came for “An Education” and “Promising Young Woman”), and it’s a honor that never gets old for the star. During a recent interview with The Times of London, Mulligan admitted
Don Cheadle is the latest addition to the stacked cast for the upcoming Peacock limited true crime series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.” Cheadle joins previously announced series lead Kevin Hart in the show, along with fellow cast members Taraji P. Henson, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, and Dexter Darden. The series is based
King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace confirmed on Monday. In a statement on its website, the Palace said that “a separate issue of concern” had been noted during the King’s recent procedure for a benign prostate enlargement. “Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer,” the statement continued. “His Majesty
In a hire likely to raise eyebrows across the exhibition sector, theater giant Vue has tapped seasoned cinema veteran Matt Eyre as its new chief operating officer. Eyre replaces Claire Arksey, who recently stepped down from Vue after joining in 2022. No reason was given for Arksey’s departure. With more than 35 years of experience
The Exchange has acquired the worldwide sales rights of romantic comedy feature “Worth the Wait,” which stars Lana Condor (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” franchise, “Moonshot”) and Andrew Koji (“Bullet Train,” Netflix’s “Peaky Blinders”). The Exchange will introduce the title to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin, which runs Feb. 15-21.
Apple TV+ has announced its spring and summer slate premiere dates, including when new seasons of series including “Loot,” “The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy,” “The Big Door Prize,” “Acapulco,” “Trying” will return. Announcing the roll out during the first day of the Television Critics Assn.’s Winter 2024 press tour, Apple TV+ also shared its
Cillian Murphy revealed that when he landed his breakthrough role in “28 Days Later,” the actor didn’t consider it a zombie movie. Murphy, a first-time Oscar nominee for his work in “Oppenheimer,” discussed the 2002 hit film at a taping of SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Conversations program. In the nearly 90-minute conversation, recorded in December, Murphy talks
Dozens of advertisers will flock to Super Bowl LVIII this Sunday, ready to pay out a small fortune to CBS in a bid to grab some attention. But they won’t crave as much of that valuable recognition as they might have just a few years ago. The Super Bowl has long offered Madison Avenue an arena
William Wages’ upcoming film “The Neon Highway,” produced by Stratton Leopold and presented by Mountain Movies, will be theatrically released on March 15, following a Nashville premiere on March 13. “The Neon Highway” stars Beau Bridges as a country music artist whose star is fading. Other cast members include Rob Mayes, Sandra Lee-Oian Thomas, T.J.
Heretic has acquired world sales right to Iranian director Aliyar Rasti’s “The Great Yawn,” a debut feature that premieres this month in the competitive Encounters strand of the Berlin Film Festival. “The Great Yawn” tells the story of a man who dreams of a box of gold waiting for him at the end of a
Apple has spared no expense with its embrace of movie theaters, shelling out $200 million to produce historical epics, war dramas and action comedies… all while the global box office contracts and rivals scramble to tighten their budgets. For most studios, these expenditures would be ruinous at a time when hardly any movie is earning
A documentary on Stormy Daniels, the porn star who made national headlines when it was revealed that Trump lawyer Michael Cohen paid her $130,000 to keep quiet about her alleged affair with the former president, is coming to Peacock next month. “Stormy,” directed and produced by Emmy-nominated helmer Sarah Gibson, premieres on the streamer on
“Cobra Kai” is welcoming fans back to the dojo, releasing teaser of the cast celebrating that the show’s sixth and final season is officially back in production after Netflix announced plans to renew the show a year ago. The news comes after show creator and writer Jon Hurwitz took to X to announce that writing
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” producers and World of Wonder co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato just snatched their sixth Emmy award for outstanding reality competition program and are riding high from Season 16 logging the series’ highest-rated season premiere in six years. Bailey can’t quite believe that the show is still gaining momentum. “The more mature
Coors Light is drafting LL Cool J to help it fight the Super Bowl beer wars. The popular actor and musician makes a grand entrance in Coors Light’s new Super Bowl commercial as the conductor of the Coors Light Chill Train, an advertising icon that hasn’t really been, um, tapped by the brewer since 2005.
The “Outlander” prequel series at Starz has cast its four lead roles. In addition, Starz has announced that production is now underway in Scotland on the 10-episode series, which is officially titled “Outlander: Blood of My Blood.” Harriet Slater (“Pennyworth,” “Belgravia: The Next Chapter”), Jamie Roy (“Condor’s Nest,” “Flowers and Honey”), Hermione Corfield (“The Road
Roy Wood Jr. has found there is indeed life after ‘The Daily Show.’ The former correspondent for the Comedy Central program has sold a memoir, titled “The Man of Many Fathers,” Matt Inman at Crown, by Anthony Mattero at CAA after an auction. Wood Jr.’s memoir will examine the most important lessons to come from