Motley Crue have issued a statement on the decision of their founding guitarist, Mick Mars, to retire from touring. In a statement released exclusively to Variety on Wednesday, Mars, 71, announced that his decades-long struggle with the rare disease Ankylosing Spondylitis, a type of arthritis that affects the spine, has made touring untenable. In the
Despite inflationary headwinds Amazon pulled in a double-digit increase in third-quarter sales, which were up 15% to $127.1 billion, but still came in shy of Wall Street revenue expectations. The company expects growth to slow down considerably in Q4, projecting net sales for the year-end quarter to be between $140 billion and $148 billion, or
Apple was the only large tech company to beat Wall Street forecasts for the third quarter, posting top-line growth of 8% for the September quarter to reach $90.15 billion. That said, Apple’s Services business unit, which encompasses the App Store and subscription services like Apple TV+ and Apple Music, recorded revenue of $19.19 billion in
Media, technology and entertainment have a diversity problem. Barely 5% of films are directed by Latinos and less than 4% by people of Asian descent, while only 1% of venture capital funding is invested in companies with Black founders and just 5% of music executives are Latino. Plenty of stories have been written about how film and
“The Serpent Queen” has been renewed for Season 2 at Starz. The premium cabler has renewed the historical drama featuring two-time Academy Award nominee Samantha Morton for an eight-episode second season. The news comes ahead of the show’s Season 1 finale, which is scheduled to air on Sunday, October 30 on Starz at 8:00 p.m.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Film & Television banner have set a three-project partnership with Lusid Media, Variety has learned exclusively. The companies have already set up the first project under the deal. Exact details are being kept under wraps, but it is known to be an unscripted true crime series at Peacock
The animated series “Star Trek: Prodigy” is launching the second half of its first season on Paramount+, and series star Kate Mulgrew says fans have plenty to look forward to as it progresses. “Something wonderful is going to happen in the second half, but at great cost to certain elements of the journey itself,” Mulgrew
Paul Attanasio has set a drama pilot at FX based on the Gerald Seymour book “Killing Ground.” The one-hour pilot is titled “The Bends.” Per the official logline, “the series follows a seemingly perfect American family in Berlin whose secrets come to light when they hire a new nanny, unaware that she is trying to
Ryan Murphy’s “Monster” takes the lead for the second week in a row on the Nielsen Top 10 streaming chart, with 4.4 billion minutes viewed from Sept. 26-Oct. 2. The number, calculated during in the show’s first full week of availability, breaks the limited series’ previous record making it the seventh most streamed program in
Kanye West, one of the most popular, influential and commercially successful musicians of the past 20 years, is currently without a record label or a publisher. Universal Music’s Def Jam Recordings and Sony Music Publishing are both out of contract with him, and many of his other business partners have broken ties in the wake
For four seasons, Jemele Hill has hosted the popular Spotify-exclusive podcast “Jemele Hill Is Unbothered,” and now she’s expanding her podcast empire. Hill has partnered with Spotify to expand her podcast and production company, the “Unbothered Network,” to house two additional podcasts led by Black women — “Sanctified” and “Black Girl Bravado” — furthering the
Lionsgate has hired JP Richards and Keri Moore to lead the studio’s worldwide theatrical marketing division. Richards, who formerly worked at Apple TV Plus and Warner Bros., will serve as president and Moore, an alum of STX and Universal, will be co-president. They will both begin their new jobs on Nov. 1 and will work
Jamie Lee Curtis is set to receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival next year. She will be honored with the award on Feb. 11 following an in-person conversation about her career. “Jamie Lee Curtis has long since proven that she has staying power,” said Leonard Maltin.
Mongrel Media has promoted company veteran Andrew Frank to co-president, Variety has learned. The executive joins current president and founder, Hussain Amarshi, who began the Toronto-based company in 1994. In the new role, Frank will handle all sales — including those for Mongrel International — and acquisitions. He will also executive produce all Canadian films
The Nov. 5 episode of “Saturday Night Live” will be hosted by Amy Schumer with Steve Lacy serving as musical guest. This is Schumer’s third time hosting the NBC late-night comedy sketch show, having previously held the gig in 2015 alongside the Weeknd and in 2018 with Kacey Musgraves. Her own sketch show, “Inside Amy
Showtime has canceled the drama series “City on a Hill” after three seasons. According to insiders, the decision was made months ago, long before the recent exit of David Nevins as chairman and CEO of Paramount Premium Group and subsequent move to put Showtime under the purview Chris McCarthy. “‘City on a Hill’ concluded its
Timothée Chalamet admitted to his “Bones and All” co-star Taylor Russell in a recent interview for Homme Girls that the massive production for “Dune” blindsided him as a younger actor. The Denis Villeneuve-directed space epic was Chalamet’s first leading role in a big-scale Hollywood tentpole. “It’s something you don’t get to do with movies —
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The cast of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” made a royal appearance on Wednesday night, as the stars walked the purple carpet in celebration of the Marvel sequel’s world premiere. From Angela Bassett’s purple ensemble
Check out a Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Official Spot starring Tenoch Huerta! ► Buy Tickets for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever: https://www.fandango.com/black-panther-wakanda-forever-2022-226753/movie-overview?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: November 11, 2022 Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela
Writer-director James Cameron hasn’t released a feature film since 2009’s ‘Avatar,’ which, to be fair, is the highest-grossing movie of all time, so who can blame him for taking a little break? But reports of a sequel – multiple sequels, actually – to that film have been circulating for a long time, and after more
Amazon has ordered a series based on James Patterson’s Alex Cross novels, with Aldis Hodge set to play the lead role. Officially titled “Cross,” the series is described as a thriller, with Cross himself said to be “brilliant, flawed, and full of contradictions. A doting father and family man, Cross is single-minded to the point
The stars of hit Netflix series “The Crown” have spoken about how creator and showrunner Peter Morgan handpicked them for their roles – and defended him from criticism over the series, which examines the private lives of the British royal family. Imelda Staunton, who plays Queen Elizabeth II; Jonathan Pryce, who plays her husband Prince
Never thought we’d see a diva-squid version of Harry Styles — but the music video for “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” surely gave us the perfect visual and much, much more. On Oct. 26, a short trailer of a bearded and glistening Styles was released announcing the official video’s arrival early Thursday morning. The new
The world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, posted strong third-quarter results on Thursday, despite an uncertain economic environment. Revenue climbed 13.3% to €2.66 billion, with streaming and subscription revenue up 7.7. The revenue figure included a €71 million benefit due to the settlement of an unspecified copyright infringement lawsuit, which was almost certainly the
The Walt Disney Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) outpost unveiled its centenary celebration plans at a spectacular London launch event on Thursday (Oct. 27). The 100 Years of Wonder celebrations, as they’re titled, include a series of exclusive experiences, exhibitions, concerts and new products across the EMEA region in celebration of Disney’s 100-year
Although it hasn’t screened yet for critics or audiences, Paramount Pictures has revealed the awards submissions for Damien Chazelle’s “Babylon.” Initially published on the studio’s FYC site, the release had errors in the acting submissions, listing Brad Pitt as the lead actor and Diego Calva in supporting. Variety can exclusively report that newcomer Calva and
Check out The Pale Blue Eye Official Trailer starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling! ► Visit Fandango: http://www.fandango.com/?cmp=Trailers_YouTube_Desc Subscribe to the channel and click the bell icon to be notified of all the hottest trailers: http://bit.ly/2CNniBy US Release Date: January 6, 2023 Starring: Christian Bale, Gillian Anderson, Harry Melling Director: Scott Cooper Synopsis: Veteran detective
In case you missed it on Instagram, Fashion Trust Arabia held its fourth annual FTA Prize Award ceremony last night. The international fashion set, including Naomi Campbell, Bella Hadid, and even Janet Jackson flocked to Qatar’s capital of Doha to join the festivities alongside Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, honorary chair of FTA, founder
As Wynonna Judd adds dates to what was to have been a final Judds tour, which now has other female stars rotating in Naomi Judd’s spot, a taping has been set with some of those guest performers for a “Last Concert” CMT special that will both cap off the current tour and pay homage to
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Just two months after hitting theaters, “The Woman King” will be available to purchase digitally on Nov. 22, and on Blu-ray and DVD on Dec. 13. The digital release includes over an hour of