Mark Goddard, known for playing Major Don West on the CBS series “Lost in Space,” died in Hingham, Mass. on Oct. 10 of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 87. In statement posted to Facebook, Goddard’s wife, Evelyn Pezzulich, confirmed that the actor was hospitalized with pneumonia and then transferred to a rehabilitation center, where the doctors
In advance of The Walt Disney Co.’s 100th anniversary on Oct. 16, Variety connected with leaders and filmmakers from across its wide creative empire, including Marvel Entertainment and Marvel Studios. Disney’s purchase of Marvel opened the door to live-action blockbusters including 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” the second-highest-grossing film ever. And while some may bemoan superhero saturation,
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Divinity,” which releases in New York on Friday, Los Angeles on Oct. 20 and goes wide on Nov. 3. In his latest movie “Divinity,” Stephen Dorff‘s character is introduced with an extended sex scene and ends the film transformed into a monstrous, muscular creature with a “mushroom cloud”
All 10-plus years of Becky G‘s expansive musical career were on display for the second of three sold-out nights at the Novo in her native Los Angeles. The “Mi Casa, Tu Casa” tour is the 26-year-old’s first-ever headlining jaunt, a fact she brings up early into the show before inviting the crowd to join her
Mario’s big brown boots have been filled following the departure of longtime Nintendo voice actor Charles Martinet. The gaming company announced Friday that voice actor Kevin Afghani is the voice of Mario and Luigi in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a new Mario platforming game available on Nintendo Switch on Oct. 20. Afghani’s credits,
Tallinn Black Nights, one of the biggest film festivals in Northern Europe, has revealed the full lineup of its Official Selection Competition, with films by Emma Dante, Călin Peter Netzer, Gust Van den Berghe and Rezo Gigineishvili in the running. There are seven international premieres and 13 world premieres. The festival’s 27th edition runs Nov.
Yesterday afternoon, the Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan welcomed some of the most powerful Latinx fashion designers working today: Narciso Rodriguez, Gabriela Hearst, Maria Cornejo, Willy Chavarria, and Fernando Garcia, the co-creative director of Oscar de la Renta and MONSE. They were joined by ELLE’s editor-in-chief Nina Garcia, along with curators Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Melissa
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Episode 5 of “Gen V,” titled “Welcome to the Monster Club,” now streaming on Prime Video. Even superheroes can party a little too hard. The heroes of “Gen V” wake up wondering what the hell happened last night in this latest episode, but what seems like some alcohol-induced
It begins as a spatter of heavy rainfall — nothing out of the ordinary for acclimatized Brits, for whom an actual storm can even be cozily welcome after days of noncommittal drear and drizzle. But then it doesn’t stop, deep-set wet turns to invasive flooding, and what seemed a mere bout of inclement weather has
Sophie Turner ha eliminado a Priyanka Chopra, la esposa de Nick Jonas, de su flujo en Instagram … haciendo clic en el botón “dejar de seguir” mientras el divorcio por parte de la actriz, de Joe Jonas, avanza. La estrella de “Juego de Tronos” ya no sigue a Priyanka desde el viernes, aunque no está
Acclaimed Romanian animator Anca Damian has lined up her next live-action feature. The filmmaker behind Annecy top prizewinner “Crulic: The Path to Beyond” and “Marona’s Fantastic Tale” will write and direct “First People on Earth,” a tragicomic family saga about a biracial woman re-experiencing her native Namibia after decades in Europe. Returning to her birth
Dana Walden sent a staff-wide memo to all of Disney Entertainment on Friday, reflecting on the past week since Hamas struck Israel in a deadly and devastating war. “Tomorrow marks one week since the world changed forever with the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust,” Walden wrote in a memo, exclusively obtained
It’s been a long, hard road to Offset’s second solo album. Originally scheduled for release in November 2022 before the shooting death of fellow Migos member Takeoff, “Set It Off” shows major artistic growth for the Atlanta rapper and sets a new course for him as a solo artist — and features top-level collaborations from
A romantic comedy about an Israeli-Palestinian couple based on the real life story of creators Nayef Hammoud and Gal Rosenbluth, the development series “Non-Issue” won the Paramount+ drama prize at this year’s MIA Market, which wrapped its ninth edition on an optimistic note. Of course, well before Friday’s closing award ceremony, the heartbreaking crisis in
“Deadpool 3” and “Stranger Things” director Shawn Levy is showering praise on this weekend’s box office ruler, Taylor Swift, calling her a “generational voice and creative force” and likening her directorial vision to that of Steven Spielberg. Swift, whose cinematic rendering of the blockbuster Eras Tour is poised to rake in north of $100 million this
It’s that time of year again, when the Recording Academy sends out its massive first batch of submissions for the annual Grammy Awards. As genre lines continue to blur in popular music and artists strategize about how to best increase their odds at nominations, the 2024 Grammys are shaping up to be another free-for-all when
It’s something of a marvel to trace the trajectory of Troye Sivan’s pop career. Only a decade ago, the singer-songwriter sat poised in front of his camera, the “most nervous” he’d ever been in his life. He was coming out to his YouTube followers in a video that now has more than nine million views,
Mexican actor/director/writer/ producer Eugenio Derbez “can do anything.” That’s what Ben Odell, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Derbez’s production company, 3Pas, believes. “The roles he’s been offered to date are the comedy relief guy,” Odell tells Variety. “The best of Hollywood is the big spectacle movies. Anyone who comes here wants to play
Investment in original content production continues to grow in Italy where resources across all genres reached a total of €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) thanks to increased investments from U.S. streamers. But linear TV remains the Italian industry’s main driver. That’s the main takeaway from the annual report on local production presented on Friday by Italy’s
The Hollywood unions issued a statement Friday calling on the major studios to resume bargaining with SAG-AFTRA, two days after talks with the actors union broke down. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said Wednesday that the gap between the two sides was “too great,” and that further negotiations would not be productive.
For those of us who grew up in the ’90s, R.L. Stine’s “Goosebumps” books were childhood staples. The novelist knew how to center horror and thrills in books aimed toward tweens. He brilliantly swirled in elements of comedy so the plot points weren’t overwhelmingly dark. A literary phenomenon, Stine’s books spawned a popular TV show
Nowhere in the rap star manual does it say that a guaranteed formula for success is to “make psychedelic rock album with almost no rapping.” Yet that is exactly what Lil Yachty did with “Let’s Start Here,” his fifth full album but first rock project, after years as a top rapper with hits like “One
Illustration: Variety; Images: Courtesy of Disney During its first 100 years, the Walt Disney Co. has brought to life many of cinema’s iconic and revered fantasy figures — from a plucky mouse with a signature chuckle to princesses, rakish pirates and even walking-and-talking skeletons — and birthed a host of stars through its small-screen programming.
Following her Oscar-nominated turn in Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans,” Michelle Williams will next embody the voice of Britney Spears by narrating her upcoming memoir, “The Woman in Me.” Variety has confirmed that Spears will record an introduction to the audiobook and Williams will narrate the rest. Out Oct. 24 via Gallery Books, an imprint of
The American buffalo, or bison, is a massive animal. It can weigh more than a ton and span over 10 feet wide, excluding its tail. As fascinating as the mammal is, a four-hour series centering on its origins, decline and revitalization wouldn’t exactly be riveting for a general audience. However, as he’s done with countless
Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary got off to a rousing start at the Grammy Awards in February with a massive 15-minute medley orchestrated by Roots drummer and rap scholar Questlove and featuring LL Cool J, Ice-T, Public Enemy, Rakim, Queen Latifah, Method Man and many more — and the organizers promised that a much bigger show would
It’s been a year since Katie Gregson-MacLeod went viral on TikTok with “Complex,” a devastating piano ballad about unrequited love that poised the 22-year-old for singer-songwriter stardom — and she’s still processing it all. “When your life changes that drastically, that quickly, I don’t think there’s ever any way of processing it,” MacLeod tells Variety
It’s already been a busy week for Taylor Swift, but the box office fun is just beginning. Her concert movie, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” is opening this weekend and has made $2.8 million in Thursday previews from 2,700 theaters. Showings began last night at 6 p.m. The film was originally slated to open on
Sophie Turner has removed Nick Jonas‘ wife, Priyanka Chopra, from her Instagram feed … clicking the “unfollow” button as the actress’ divorce from Joe Jonas moves forward. The “Game of Thrones” star no longer follows Priyanka as of Friday, although it’s unclear exactly when she gave Nick’s wife the boot. It also looks like Priyanka
From “Halloween” to “The Prince of Darkness,” after nearly five decades in the industry, legendary director John Carpenter has earned his title as a master of the horror genre. With his terrifying jump cuts and ominous musical scores, Carpenter has always had the ability to thread a sense of terror and foreboding throughout his films,