Get ready for more Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza. “Five Nights at Freddy’s,” a horror-thriller set a haunted Chuck E. Cheese-esque establishment, is getting a sequel in the fall of 2025. Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, which backed the first film, confirmed the news at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theater owners that’s currently taking place
After starting out as a post-apocalyptic video game series, “Fallout” is finally stepping out of the vault and onto TV screens. From Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, the masterminds behind HBO’s “Westworld,” Prime Video’s “Fallout” takes viewers back to the 1960s before blowing things up — literally. A jaw-dropping nuclear explosion, rivaling the skull-rattling blast
ESPN and Peyton Manning‘s Omaha Productions have signed a new long-term content deal. The deal will keep Manning in business with the sports network until 2034. Manning and Omaha Productions had originally signed a deal with ESPN in 2021 for three years, though an extension was announced in 2022. The multi-platform deal covers the continuation
Jonathan Nolan appeared on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast to tout his latest television series, Prime Video’s “Fallout,” but the conversation touched on Nolan’s time co-writing “Batman” movies with his brother, Christopher Nolan. The siblings share screenwriting credit on 2008’s “The Dark Knight” and 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises.” Jonathan admitted that he was pushing
Nia DaCosta is in talks to direct the second part of the upcoming “28 Years Later” trilogy from Danny Boyle and Alex Garland. Previously, she directed and co-wrote “The Marvels” starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani, and “Candyman,” a contemporary spiritual sequel of the 1992 cult horror classic of the same name for
Mister Cee, the DJ, record producer and radio personality who played an integral role in the careers of Big Daddy Kane and the Notorious B.I.G., has passed away at the age of 57, according to former colleagues who received confirmation from his family. The Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn native born Calvin LeBrun has been an influential figure
Prime Video’s “Fallout,” inspired by the video game series, is launching an awards campaign ahead of this year’s Emmys, with the streamer eyeing nominations for outstanding drama series among others. Variety has exclusively learned the Emmy campaign strategies for its main actors: Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten. Goggins, portraying the mutated gunslinger Cooper
Play video content Joe Budden‘s name quickly became a trending topic following J. Cole‘s apology to Kendrick Lamar for his “7 Minute Drill” diss … fans were eager to hear JB unload on the situation — and unload he did!!! JB hails from the East Coast battle space, and seems willing to accept Cole just
“Jeopardy! Masters” is back for its second tournament, with hour-long episodes over three weeks starting May 1 on ABC. The “Jeopardy! Masters” event features the six highest-ranked current “Jeopardy!” contestants battling it out in two games per hourlong episode. “Jeopardy!” host Ken Jennings also hosts “Jeopardy! Masters.” Contestants on this tournament include “Jeopardy! Masters” 2023
Jane Wiseman, who was previously VP of original series at Netflix, has joined Sister Entertainment Group as the head of U.S. television, according to Cindy Holland, global CEO of Sister Entertainment Group. Wiseman is based in Los Angeles and will lead the U.S. television business for Sister, specifically focused on development and production of premium
Fockers who? Meet “The Zweiflers” instead: Brand new winners of Canneseries. Created and showrun by David Hadda, the show picked up multiple awards at the French TV fest on Wednesday, including best series and music. Selected as a Variety Hot Pick earlier this month, “it’s destined to be billed as a Jewish ‘Succession’ set in contemporary
“Velma” Season 2 has set its premiere date at Max. The 10-episode second season of the animated series centered on the titular “Scooby-Doo” character will debut on April 25. The official logline for the season states: “When an even spookier mystery grips Crystal Cove, Velma (Mindy Kaling) must find a way to balance her detective
Clive Owen hopes to divide and conquer with his dual Emmy submissions this year. With two competing limited series in the Emmys race, the star will be submitting his two acclaimed performances in AMC’s “Monsieur Spade” and Hulu’s “A Murder at the End of the World” in separate acting categories, Variety has learned exclusively. For
In a competitive situation, Warner Bros. has landed “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule’s next project, which takes on the legendary Yasuke, an African warrior who became the first Black samurai. Sources tell Variety that Warner Bros. beat out three other studios and streamers’ bids on the script, tentatively titled “Black Samurai,” which Bazawule wrote
Warning: Minor spoilers ahead for “Megalopolis“ Francis Ford Coppola has made quite the return to directing. Industry chatter about his new film “Megalopolis,” a passion project more than 20 years in the making, has been churning since a late March screening for prospective buyers. This week, reports said Coppola was struggling to find a splashy
Ice Spice is set to appear in Spike Lee‘s upcoming English-language reinterpretation of the Akira Kurosawa crime thriller “High and Low.” “High and Low” will mark Ice Spice’s acting debut, and she’s already begun shooting for the project starring Denzel Washington. The rapper skyrocketed to fame following the release of her breakthrough single, “Munch (Feelin’ U),”
Madonna paused her Miami concert on April 9 to honor the 49 victims of the 2016 mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The singer invited survivors and victim’s families to the “Celebration” tour stop, delivering an impassioned speech in remembrance. “I want to draw attention to that moment because nightclubs and music and dance are
Dan Wallin, the music scoring engineer who recorded such classic film scores as “Spartacus,” “Bullitt,” “The Wild Bunch” and “Out of Africa,” died early Wednesday in Hawaii. He was 97. Twice Oscar-nominated for best sound (1970’s “Woodstock” and 1976’s “A Star Is Born”), he won a 2009 Emmy for sound mixing on the Academy Awards
The 97th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 2, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced on Wednesday. This continues the trend of holding the Academy Awards ceremony in March, following a three-year streak of increased viewership. Notably, it will no longer overlap with Austin’s SXSW festival, a conflict that
“Michael,” the upcoming biopic about pop legend Michael Jackson that seems guaranteed to spark conversation, debuted a dazzling and emotional first look at CinemaCon during Lionsgate’s presentation to theater owners on Thursday in Las Vegas. The sweeping footage starts as hysterical fans scream along to Jackson as he owns the stage, flashing between performances of
Last night in Los Angeles, The Fashion Trust U.S., a non-profit that provides grants and strategic mentoring to U.S. designers, hosted their second annual awards ceremony with a star-studded carpet at a private residence. Featuring a special performance by Macy Gray, the event honored brands and individuals with a variety of awards. The night was
Desert grounds are heating up ahead of the 2024 Coachella Music and Arts Festival on April 11. From Kendall Jenner’s 818 Tequila Outpost to the annual Neon Carnival, trendy pre-festival parties and activations will be scattered throughout the valley for festival-goers to enjoy. As usual, many of these gatherings will serve as stomping grounds for
Hailed by no less than the New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Chinese pianist Lang Lang has expanded traditional performance boundaries beyond the usual Bach, Mozart and Chopin to include Disney songs and contemporary film music. On April 10, he will become one of a handful of classical pianists
UPDATED, 2:30 p.m. ET: YouTube on Wednesday removed a warning that the “Joker 2” trailer may include “suicide or self-harm topics.” A rep for the video platform said its systems had “incorrectly” applied the warning label. “We determined that our systems applied the warning interstitial incorrectly,” a YouTube spokesperson told Variety. “The trailer remains available
R&B maestro Babyface will return to the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas over three weekends this year. The shows will be held over Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26; Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1; and Friday, Nov. 8 and Saturday,
Blackpink’s Lisa and Lloud Co. have announced a new partnership with RCA Records. Under the deal, Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) will release new solo music with RCA Records and have full ownership of all her recordings, according to the announcement. Speaking on the deal, Lisa shares: “I’m super excited to be joining the RCA family and I am confident
To say Paloma Elsesser has carved out her niche in the fashion industry would be an understatement. The New York It Girl-turned-model has redefined what it means to be a contemporary woman, both in the industry and in the world at large. With her push for true inclusivity—not just surface-level tokenism—she’s taken up space for
Wondery and Forest Sounds are set to launch U.K. original limited series “The Price of Paradise.” Hosted by Alice Levine (“British Scandal”), it tells the true story of two women battling over an island on the Mosquito Coast of Nicaragua. One is a sun-seeking Brit; the other a local human rights lawyer. “One woman is
Universal’s “Kung Fu Panda 4” topped the U.K. and Ireland box office with £2.8 million ($3.6 million), according to numbers from Comscore. The film now has a total of £12.7 million after two weekends. Also in its second weekend, Warner Bros.’ “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” collected £1.9 million in second place for a
TF Entertainment, the company behind Chinese pop sensations TFBoys and Teens in Times (aka TNT), has struck a strategic alliance with Universal Music Greater China. The deal includes global digital distribution for TF Entertainment’s roster of talent and the targeting of markets outside Mainland China. The objective is to leverage parent group Universal Music Group’s
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