Top communications agency Sunshine Sachs Morgan & Lylis set several promotions on Wednesday, bolstering executive leadership in offices across the country. Amelia Makin and Andrew Stein have been promoted to executive vice president roles, while Gabrielle Lee was elevated to senior vice president, diversity equity inclusion and accessibility and multicultural communications. Hollywood fixture Brooke Blumberg was named senior vice president
For decades, there was a standard path to sitcom stardom: Start out in standup, get spotted by a network or studio scout, land a development deal and then hopefully star in a hit comedy based on your routine. That pipeline peaked in the 90s, when comedians like Tim Allen, Roseanne Barr, Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano
CNN is about to enter an era of “noticeable change,” the head of the news outlet cautioned staffers in a new memo, hinting that layoffs and a reorganization could be in store as the unit’s corporate parent navigates a more uncertain economic climate. “There is widespread concern over the global economic outlook, and we must
Chloe Bennet and Ronny Chieng have joined the cast of the “Interior Chinatown” series currently in the works at Hulu. The pair join previously announced lead Jimmy O. Yang in the series. It was ordered at Hulu earlier in October, with the streamer also announcing that Taika Waititi had boarded the project to direct the
Selena Gomez will not be appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” tonight (Oct. 26), due to the singer contracting COVID. Gomez uploaded a photo of herself lying on a couch on the morning of her scheduled appearance to her Instagram story and informed her fans of the cancellation. “I’m not going to be
The flagship “Fast and Furious” franchise as we know it is set to end with the upcoming two-part finale, which begins with the Louis Leterrier-directed “Fast X.” However, most fans aren’t expecting the franchise to end anytime soon. There’s already been one spinoff movie, 2019’s “Hobbs & Shaw,” and there will surely be more considering
Check out the official Trailer for Plane starring Gerard Butler & Mike Colter! ► Visit Fandango: https://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 27, 2023 Starring: Gerard Butler, Mike Colter, Yoson An, Daniella Pineda Director: Jean-François Richet Synopsis: In
The original version of “The Witcher” — the fantasy video game that spawned the popular Netflix series of the same name — is getting fully rebuilt from the ground up, in Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5. “The Witcher” remake is currently in the early stages of development at Polish game studio Fool’s Theory, “where veteran
It’s official: Rihanna is making her long-awaited return to music with “Lift Me Up,” the lead single on Marvel’s blockbuster sequel “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” The song, a tribute to the life and legacy of Chadwick Boseman, was written by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and director Ryan Coogler. It will be released on Friday, Oct.
Raw, raging realism clashes with melodramatic contrivance in Moussa Sène Absa’s “Xalé,” and that’s before a theatrical chorus of women seizes the screen to comment on the unfolding tragedy. The latest film from the veteran Senegalese director blends narrative styles and traditions with abandon, running the gamut from local folklore to Western-style soap opera, in
Act I This is a story about grief in New York. Hugh Jackman’s father died while he was making “The Son.” But instead of taking time off, Jackman kept playing Peter, a workaholic struggling to take care of his family: a new baby, a partner and a teenage son, Nicholas, suffering from a frightening depression.
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds shocked comic book movie fans at the end of September when they jointly announced Jackman’s Wolverine would be returning to the big screen in “Deadpool 3.” Jackman hung up his claws in 2017 with “Logan,” which was touted as his Wolverine swan song and ended with the character’s death. Just
Budapest-based animation studio Cinemon Entertainment has unveiled a teaser (below) for its upcoming animation feature “Four Souls of Coyote,” which is supported by Hungary’s National Film Institute, and is sold internationally by NFI World Sales. The film is created and directed by Áron Gauder, whose prior work includes “The District!,” awarded Annecy’s Cristal Prize for
Hugh Jackman revealed in a new cover story for Variety that he auditioned for the role of Sandra Bullock’s love interest, FBI agent Eric Matthews, in the comedy “Miss Congeniality.” The actor did not want to star in the film but his agent made him. Jackman said landing the role would have allowed his agent
“In Her Hands,” a Netflix documentary produced by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, has unveiled its first official trailer. The film — which won the audience award at the 18th Camden International Film Festival last month — is filmed over a two-year period, and tells the story of Zarifa Ghafari, who at 26 became one of
Green Lantern’s brightest day is still yet to come. Executive producer Greg Berlanti’s upcoming “Green Lantern” HBO Max series, which has long been in development, has hit another speed bump by losing its co-writer and showrunner Seth Grahame-Smith, Variety has confirmed. The show is also being redeveloped to shift focus from Green Lantern characters Guy Gardner
On Saturday afternoon, hours before Kendrick Lamar’s sold-out second date at Paris’ Accor Arena, the darkened venue was buzzing with exponentially more activity than one usually sees even before a big show. Along with the usual tour personnel were dozens of camera operators and other technicians hunched over laptops, sound boards, lighting panels and a
Dana Carvey and Conan O’Brien, two “Saturday Night Live” alums, have teamed on a scripted comedy podcast that takes a weird trip back to the ’60s-era “Twilight Zone.” “The Weird Place,” executive produced by Carvey, is an episodic sci-fi comedy adventure set featuring “manipulative aliens,” time-traveling pirates and a “power-hungry madman with a magic globe,”
ESPN has sold a majority stake in the X Games — its 27-year-old extreme sports event franchise — to private-equity firm MSP Sports Capital. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. MSP will assume day-to-day operational control of the X Games business, which will spin off from ESPN. ESPN Productions Inc. will retain a
FESTIVAL Saeed Roustayi’s Cannes winner “Leila’s Brothers” and Amil Shivji’s Toronto selection and Tanzanian Oscar submission “Tug of War” will open and close the inaugural Qisah International Film Festival in London. The festival seeks to provide a platform for films from across the Muslim world enabling filmmakers, both Muslim and non-Muslim, who are producing films
The BBC has appointed its interim head of creative diversity, Joanna Abeyie, to the role permanently. According to an internal note from group chief operating office Leigh Tavaziva and chief content officer Charlotte Moore, Abeyie was chosen following a rigorous selection process. Media diversity and inclusion practitioner Abeyie was brought in in April to replace
As Israel continues to lead in content creation for the screen, companies are starting to pay closer attention to musical talent the country can offer. In July 2021, Universal Music Group opened a Tel Aviv outpost housing recorded music and publishing units, run by managing director Yoram Mokady and general manager Itamar Shafrir, respectively. A
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Arthur Hughes, “Casualty” actor Gabriella Leon and “Coronation Street’s” Melissa Johns are among the names lined up for “About Time!” a celebration of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent talent set to take place in London on Friday (Oct. 28). As well as Hughes, Leon and Johns, the actors taking part include Scottish
Joe Barton is the writer behind hit series including “The Lazarus Project” and “Giri/Haji.” His latest project, Netflix’s “The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself” is an adaptation of Sally Green’s YA series about a young witch whose father is considered the most dangerous magical being on earth. Ahead of the show’s launch on Oct.
Hushed audiences witnessed footage of the first Russian shells hitting cities in Ukraine on the opening night of the Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival on Tuesday as frontline filmmaking was honored. Oksana Moiseniuk’s “8th Day of the War” screened at the Czech city’s venerable DKO cultural hall after audiences heard from the Ukrainian director via
Post-production has been completed and a sneak peek trailer has been released for Groucho Arts’ London-set crime thriller “Tales of Babylon.” The film stars Clive Russell (“Game of Thrones”), Billie Gadsdon (“Cruella”), Aaron Cobham (“The Spanish Princess”), Paul Cassidy (“Outlander”), Maria Crittell (“Doctors”) and Ray Calleja (“Mr. Selfridge”). It is directed by Pelayo De Lario,
After two years of being forced online by the pandemic, the 11th edition of India’s Dharamshala Film Festival is back with a physical edition. Highlights include the India premieres of Cannes jury prize winner and Pakistan’s Oscar entry, Saim Sadiq’s “Joyland,” and Gianfranco Rosi’s Pope Francis documentary “In Viaggio.” Nestled in the foothills of the
Eileen Muza is the only year-round resident of Cisco, Utah, a ghost town established all the way back in the 1880s and commemorated in Ridley Scott’s “Thelma & Louise.” Tourists, who would occasionally stop by, saw sad remains of the past. Eileen saw potential. “One person’s throwaway is another person’s treasure,” says Emily Kaye Allen,
Andrea Kleine was supposed to perform at The Chocolate Factory Theater in New York when the pandemic put a halt to her plans. Together with her partner, musician Bobby Previte, she decided to move into the venue and continue as planned. This time, without an audience. “When we first moved into the theater, we were
Ben Feigin, an award-winning producer on “Schitt’s Creek” and founder and CEO of Equation Unlimited, LLC, died Monday of pancreatic cancer. He was 47 years old. Feigin’s death was confirmed by United Talent Agency, his own former employer and the current employer of his wife. Feigin served as executive producer on “Schitt’s Creek,” serving as