“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” star Walker Scobell has become a top contender among fans to play Link in Nintendo’s live-action “Legend of Zelda” movie. But how does the 14-year-old actor feel about the idea of portraying the hero of Hyrule? “Actually, I don’t know. I don’t know if I’d be interested in playing Link,”
Greta Gerwig, whose latest movie “Barbie” grossed $1.4 billion at the global box office this year and just picked up nine Golden Globe nominations, will preside over the jury of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Gerwig has attended Cannes alongside her partner Noah Baumbach before, notably in 2017 when his “The Meyerowitz Stories” premiered, but she’s
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 10, Episode 12 of “The Masked Singer,” “Soundtrack to My Life,” which aired Dec. 13 on Fox. Oh, oh, here he comes. Watch out boy, he’ll chew you up! Oh, oh, here he comes. John Oates is an Anteater. Say it isn’t so.
Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform popular among gamers, announced changes to its policies under which certain types of sexual content that were prohibited will now be allowed if appropriately labeled.
Thirty years ago, as Byron Allen sat at his dining room table working on the brainchild startup Allen Media Group (AMG), he had already been part of the entertainment space for years, writing and performing as a comedian and host. As AMG grew into a major company, purchasing and establishing networks, producing shows and connecting
A reality show following the family of Sean “Diddy” Combs that was in the early stages of development has been scrapped at Hulu, Variety has learned. The news comes following multiple lawsuits against Combs alleging sexual assault. The show, which was being developed with the working title “Diddy+7,” was being produced by James Corden’s production
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” the Disney+ series based on the book series of the same name, will concurrently launch on Hulu on Dec. 20. Only the first episode will stream on Hulu, while Disney+ will get two episodes on the premiere date, followed by new episodes weekly. Additionally, Episode 1 will remain on Hulu
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Wedding of the Season,” the Season 1 finale of “The Buccaneers,” now streaming on Apple TV+. With a daring escape, a motherly showdown and a Taylor Swift needledrop, Apple TV+’s “The Buccaneers” has officially become an eleventh-hour contender for the most chaotic TV wedding of the year. In
One of the hottest nominees for the Grammys’ best new artist trophy, Noah Kahan, will be seen tonight in a free, one-time stream of his “Austin City Limits” taping, which fans will otherwise have to wait till 2024 to see in its television broadcast premiere. The preview stream begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT
Adam Driver revealed on “The Rich Eisen Show” that his arc as Kylo Ren in “Star Wars” completed changed from its original plan over the course of his three films: “The Force Awakens” (2015), “The Last Jedi” (2017) and “The Rise of Skywalker” (2019). According to the actor, Kylo Ren was never supposed to soften
Psychological thriller “Miller’s Girl,” which stars Jenna Ortega and Martin Freeman, has released a trailer. Written and directed by Jade Halley Bartlett, the film follows a precocious female student, Cairo Sweet (Ortega), who develops a dark, complex relationship with her teacher, Jonathan Miller (Freeman), after he assigns her to write a short story inspired by
Jonathan Majors will not testify in the ongoing trial for his alleged assault against his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. The defense rested Wednesday afternoon and no further witnesses will be called. Priya Chaudhry and Seth Zuckerman, Majors’ attorneys, only called three witnesses to the stand on Wednesday and rested their case in the late afternoon. Closing
“Barbie’s” billion-dollar box office haul has opened the door for more feature film adaptations of iconic plastic ladies. American Girls, the 18-inch dolls that had an absolute chokehold over millennial youths, are finally getting their day on the big screen. That’s right: Samantha, Kirsten, Molly, Felicity, Addy (and maybe even a few more — fingers
The past 24 hours have been awash in headlines about Netflix’s What We Watched report: an information dump that many analysts considered the most transparent accounting of user data that the streamer has ever released. The report tracked user engagement using an “hours watched” metric – meaning how many hours a piece of content was
Chelsey Summey has been named the Sr. VP of communications for Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, Warner Bros. Discovery announced. She will support the group’s internal communications and external media relations, including for Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation. Summey will report to Katie Martin Kelley, executive VP of communications
Century City was abuzz Wednesday with the presence of former First Lady Michelle Obama, who was on hand in Los Angeles for meetings at CAA. The power agency, which closed a deal for new majority ownership in September, represents Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company Higher Ground. Michelle Obama and her team sat for generals
New Regency Chairman and CEO Yariv Milchan announced Wednesday that Natalie Lehmann has been promoted to president of motion pictures and television. “Over the last seven years with New Regency, Natalie has proven time and time again she is one of the best in the business,” Milchan said in a statement announcing Lehmann’s elevation from
James Gunn has assembled quite the cast for “Superman: Legacy.” In addition to the film’s main trio – Superman (David Corenswet), Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) and Lex Luthor (Nicholas Hoult) – the movie is also reportedly set to feature Jimmy Olsen (Skyler Gisondo), Metamorpho (Anthony Carrigan), Mister Terrific (Edi Gathegi), Guy Gardner (Nathan Fillon), Hawkgirl
“Government Cheese,” the upcoming Apple TV+ series starring and executive produced by David Oyelowo, has added Simone Missick to its cast. The dramedy follows Hampton Chambers (played by Oyelowo), a man recently released from prison who struggles to keep his criminal past at bay and win back his family, all while processing moments of divine
Amazon’s Audible announced that three veteran content execs — Diana Dapito, Kate Navin and Rhonda Adams Medina — have been promoted to new roles at the audiobook and podcast company. Dapito has been promoted to head of regional content, North America (previously senior VP, consumer content). Navin has been promoted head of creative development, North
Play video content Instagram / @theestallion Megan Thee Stallion is riled up after seeing her ex-boyfriend Pardison Fontaine spill his version of their toxic breakup … which she says is all a fabricated fairy tale!!! Meg set it off Wednesday morning on IG Live, where she doubled down on her “Cobra” claims that Pardi cheated
Peacock has given a series order to “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” a true crime limited series executive produced by Kevin Hart and Will Packer, in which Hart will star. Based on the Packer-produced podcast “Fight Night” and set in Atlanta, the series tells the story of an armed robbery during the night of
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Season 1, Episode 8 of “The Buccaneers,” now streaming on Apple TV+. The season finale of Apple TV+’s “The Buccaneers,” aptly titled “Wedding of the Season,” culminates with a traditional chapel wedding between Nan St. George (Kristine Frøseth) and Theo, Duke of Tintagel (Guy Remmers). However, the events
Spoiler alert: This contains spoilers from Season 1 of “My Life With the Walter Boys,” now streaming on Netflix, as well as the book of the same name. Who doesn’t love a love triangle? If the “My Life With the Walter Boys” audience is any indication, millions do. The new series, based on Ali Novak’s
Luke Combs took to social media Wednesday morning to say that he was “sick to my stomach” after waking up to learn that he had won a $250,000 judgment against a Florida woman who’d earned $380 selling 18 handmade drink tumblers with his likeness on them. The country superstar said he was “completely and utterly
Kate del Castillo (“La Reina del Sur”) and Santiago Cabrera (“Star Trek: Picard,” “Heroes”) have been tapped to join the Season 3 cast of Fox’s “The Cleaning Lady” as series regulars. When the strike-delayed new season of “The Cleaning Lady” returns on Tuesday, March 5, the duo will play siblings Ramona Sanchez and Jorge Sanchez. They’ll
ESPN veteran Raina Kelley has joined Vibe as Editor-in-Chief. Kelley will steer the editorial direction and vision of Vibe, the storied hip hop and lifestyle brand that revolves around music, entertainment and culture. Kelley’s appointment follows the move of longtime Vibe chief Datwon Thomas to a new role as executive producer, talent for Dick Clark
Emilia Jones and Thuso Mbedu have signed on to join Brad Ingelsby’s Untitled Task Force series set at HBO. Jones has been cast as Maeve, Robbie’s niece who has put her life on hold to care for Robbie’s children while Mbedu joins as Aleah, a Sergeant Detective who is recruited for Tom’s task force. They
At first blush, Andre Braugher cut a similar figure to Raymond Holt, the NYPD captain he spent eight seasons playing on the Fox-turned-NBC sitcom “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Both were imposing figures who carried a sense of gravitas: Braugher as a Juilliard-trained, Emmy-winning dramatic actor; Holt as a gay, Black police officer who’d overcome prejudice to climb
X, the Elon Musk-owned social network formerly known as Twitter, was experiencing technical difficulties with links posted to the platform Wednesday. When URLs posted to X are clicked on, the site’s t.co redirecting service returns an error message that says, “This page is down.” Reps for X didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.