December 3, 2018 6:54PM PT [embedded content] Disney-Marvel has dropped a new trailer for Brie Larson’s “Captain Marvel” during Monday Night Football. In the trailer, which features an old lady who can also kick butt, Larson’s Captain Marvel begins to question her history after she start remembering her previous life on Earth — before she
December 3, 2018 6:02PM PT Kanye West attended the first night of Broadway musical “The Cher Show” alongside Kim Kardashian West, but it’s up in the air whether he actually got anything out of the performance. According to Jarrod Spector, who plays Sonny in the production, West was on his cell phone during the show.
After a record-breaking sweep at Sunday’s British Independent Film Awards, “The Favourite” continues to curtsy from honor to honor on its road to the Oscars. Yorgos Lanthimos’ meditation on power and desire, which happens to contain three powerhouse female roles, took a record 10 prizes at the London affair last night — a new watermark for
In today’s film news roundup, “A Star Is Born” gets an Imax release, Oscar winner Stephen Flick gets an honor and Jeremy Renner’s “Arctic Dogs” is set for a 2019 release. IMAX RELEASE Awards contender “A Star Is Born” has been set for a one-week Imax release beginning on Dec. 7 — the first time
December 3, 2018 5:09PM PT Schlocky TV variety-show format diminishes Broadway’s Cher musical, despite a can-do cast, pop tunes and diva power. Choosing to recreate the spirit of the television variety shows that Sonny and Cher — and then Cher sans Sonny — headlined in the ‘70s is a choice that lands as flat as
It’s been a long time since the “M” in MTV stood for music, but cable network AXS TV is trying to fill the void with a boomer/Gen X-heavy mix of shows hosted by venerable rockers Sammy Hagar (seen above, with Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters) and Eddie Money, as well as concerts,
December 3, 2018 4:59PM PT Marvel Studios is developing a tentpole movie about its Shang-Chi martial arts superhero and has set Dave Callaham to write the screenplay, sources have told Variety. If the “Shang-Chi” movie gets made, it would mark the first time that a Marvel feature film has centered on an Asian character as
December 3, 2018 4:42PM PT Opening on Wednesday, local drama “Default” debuted on top of the South Korean box office. The CJ Entertainment release earned $11.5 million from 1.57 million admissions over its five opening days. Over the Friday-Sunday weekend, it earned $8.44 million from 1.07 million admissions and accounted for 42% of the total
WASHINGTON — George H.W. Bush’s casket was placed in the center of the Capitol Rotunda in a solemn ceremony on Monday evening to honor the 41st president, who died on Friday at 94. Family members, former Bush cabinet members, and senators and representatives gathered to mourn Bush. His son, former President George W. Bush, placed his
The tightknit New Orleans music scene just got a little tighter. One of the city’s top musical exports, the band Galactic, has purchased Tipitina’s, New Orleans’ most revered “juke joint” for up-and-coming as well as big-name acts. “Our goal is to preserve, promote, and protect the future of New Orleans music, culture and heritage via
December 3, 2018 3:33PM PT The ‘Anchorman’ returns to the airwaves. Ron Burgundy, the legendary reporter featured in 2004’s “Anchorman” film, has a podcast coming to iHeartRadio in early 2019. Co-produced by Funny Or Die, the 12-episode “The Ron Burgundy Podcast” will launch in the first quarter of next year. A second season is expected
In Today’s TV News Roundup, Netflix announced the premiere dates for part two of the “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” and season five of “Grace and Frankie.” DATES The fifth season of Netflix’s hit comedy series “Grace and Frankie” is set to premiere Jan. 18. In “Grace and Frankie,” Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as enemies turned friends
December 3, 2018 3:21PM PT The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 20 films that will advance in this year’s visual effects Oscar race. They are: “Ant-Man and the Wasp”“Aquaman”“Avengers: Infinity War”“Black Panther”“Bumblebee”“Christopher Robin”“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”“First Man”“Incredibles 2”“Isle of Dogs”“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”“Mary Poppins Returns”“Mission: Impossible – Fallout”“Mortal
The Sundance Institute has unveiled a dozen independent television series for the upcoming festival in the second year of its Indie Episodics section, including works by Nick Hornby and Kyra Sedgwick. Sundance also announced on Monday that its Special Events section will include the new season of IFC’s documentary parody series “Documentary Now!” and Gregg Araki’s
December 3, 2018 3:04PM PT Rupert Wyatt has stepped down as the director and executive producer of the “Halo” series currently in the works at Showtime. “It’s with great disappointment that changes to the production schedule of ‘Halo’ prevent me from continuing in my role as a director on the series,” Wyatt said in a
December 3, 2018 3:00PM PT “Jane the Virgin” could be sticking around the CW — sort of. Variety has learned that the network is developing a spinoff of the critically acclaimed series with original series writer and co-executive producer Valentina Garza onboard to write and executive produce the new project. Garza has been with the
December 3, 2018 2:57PM PT It was a good week for broadcast TV. In the week of Nov. 12, week 8 of the broadcast season, 18 series doubled in the key adults 18-49 demographic in the Nielsen Live+7 ratings. Top gainers included “Manifest” (1.1 rating to a 2.7) with 145% lift, “New Amsterdam” (1.1 to
Managing change is on the agenda throughout Tuesday’s Asian TV Forum leaders conference. Change is also a recurring theme that runs throughout a conversation with Rob Gilby, chairman of the advisory board at the Singapore Media Festival umbrella organization. The pre-ATF conference includes sessions on: video ecosystems – which former Disney executive Gilby says have
Tamron Hall’s new syndicated talk-show has been cleared to reach 50% of U.S. TV households, thanks to a new deal struck between the program’s producer, Disney, and Hearst Television. Hearst agreed to run the new program, slated to appear in 2019, in 24 different markets. The television stations include WCVB-TV Boston, WMOR-TV Tampa, WESH-TV Orlando,
Cult Filipino director, Mikhail Red (“Birdshot”) has revealed details of his upcoming projects. After “Eerie,” Red is reuniting with the Philippines studio Star Cinema for zombie film “Block Z.” For Globe Studios, Philippines, Red will direct youth film “Dead Kids” “It’s a true story about students who kidnap their fellow classmates,” Red told Variety. Red
Filmmakers’ track records and strong content are the prerequisite triggers for Southeast Asian producers to invest in regional independent cinema. That was the strong message conveyed at a panel discussion organized as part of the Singapore International Film Festival’s South East Asian Producers Network on Sunday. Producer, Shanty Harmayn (“The Dancer”,) chief executive of Indonesia’s
UPDATED: After an internet uproar over the possibility of “Friends” leaving Netflix at the end of 2018, the streaming giant announced a renewal to keep the sitcom through the end of next year. Fans of the NBC hit went into a tizzy over the weekend after customers spied a notice on Netflix’s page for the
Getty ImagesEdward Berthelot This year alone, a slew of major fashion labels have adopted a sustainable approach to fashion by completely forgoing fur in its future collections, including Burberry, Donna Karan/ DKNY, Donatella Versace, and most recently, Jean Paul Gaultier. Today, Chanel is getting on board with fashion’s shift toward ethical sourcing, as the brand
December 3, 2018 1:08PM PT Cori Gadbury has joined Banc of California Stadium Entertainment as its first Vice President of Marketing. She will be based in Los Angeles and report to Adam Friedman, president of BOCS Entertainment and EVP of LAFC Sports, LLC. She arrives from Live Nation, where she was senior director of marketing for 15
Issa Rae and Laura Dern are teaming up to star in a limited series called “The Dolls” currently in development at HBO. Inspired by true events, the series recounts the aftermath of Christmas Eve riots in two small Arkansas towns in 1983, riots which erupted over Cabbage Patch Dolls. The series explores class, race, privilege
Tumblr, the social blogging service owned by Verizon’s Oath, is getting ready to ban all adult content: Nudity and other X-rated content won’t be allowed on the service starting later this month, Tumblr said in a support note Monday. “Starting Dec 17, adult content will not be allowed on Tumblr, regardless of how old you
NBC will mark the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s 1968 “Comeback Special” with “Elvis All-Star Tribute Special,” to air on Sunday, Feb. 17. Participating artists have not yet been announced, other than host Blake Shelton. The original “Singer Presents…. Elvis” special aired on Dec. 3, 1968 and was sponsored by the sewing machine company. Later
December 3, 2018 12:38PM PT Just over six months after her Los Angeles residence was busted into by an intruder/stalker who hung around inside the lavish house for 12 hours, mononymic Barbadian pop phenom Rihanna has unsurprisingly hoisted the property near the base of Nichols Canyon up for sale at $7.495 million. The nine-time Grammy
December 3, 2018 12:29PM PT Bleecker Street has secured U.S. distribution rights to “Normal People,” a drama starring Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville. The company plans to release the film in 2019. Manville and Neeson portray an everyday couple with an extraordinary love, who must find the humor and grace to face a year of
Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to a number of classic songs from Prince’s catalog and is developing an original film musical inspired by his music, using the songs to drive a fictional narrative. Insiders stress is that the film is not a biopic but an original story with Prince’s classic songs driving the plotline.