On the charts for the week ending Oct. 20: Lil Baby logs his third No. 1 album to top the Billboard 200 with “It’s Only Me.” Fueled by 216,000 album equivalent units out the gate in the U.S., the Atlanta rapper previously peaked at the top spot with 2021’s “The Voice of the Heroes” (a collaborative
Actress Bryce Dallas Howard took to Twitter to share a first look at her character in the upcoming animated Disney+ series “Tales of the Jedi,” which is an anthology show based within the “Star Wars franchise.” The “Jurassic World” actress will be playing Yaddle, a female version of the species that the iconic Yoda character
Swedish thriller series “Hostage,” which is being distributed by Global Screen, centers on the hijacking of a passenger aircraft, and the arrest of a Syrian academic by Swedish intelligence agency SAPO. Variety spoke to the show’s director Karen Fahlén, and Jonas Karlsson, who stars alongside Liv Mjönes and Adam Lundgren. The six-part series is a
The upcoming episode of “Call Me Kat” will include a title card paying tribute to Leslie Jordan after his death at age 67 in a car accident on Monday. Titled “Call Me Uncle Dad,” Season 3 Episode 5 will air on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. Since the debut of “Call Me Kat in 2021,” Jordan
Welcome to Vault 33! Amazon’s upcoming “Fallout” TV series, adapted from the popular, post-apocalyptic video game series, has gotten its first look, and it appears to take place, at least partly, in the underground bunker called Vault 33. Released by Amazon on Tuesday, which also marked the 25th anniversary of the “Fallout” video game franchise,
Christmas — and Kevin Bacon — is coming for Marvel fans. Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, Mantis and Nebula are bringing the holiday cheer to Disney+, with Marvel Studios revealing a first look at “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special,” set for release on Nov. 25. In the trailer, Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord isn’t feeling
Jane’s Addiction has pulled out of five shows they were scheduled to play on the “Spirits on Fire Tour” with Smashing Pumpkins due to frontman Perry Farrell’s unspecified injury. In a statement uploaded by the band on social media, Farrell explained he had sustained an injury “that resulted in my inability to perform” after their
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Baby pink is swapped out for lavender in Glossier’s new collaboration with Olivia Rodrigo, marking the beauty brand’s first-ever partnership with a celebrity since its founding in 2014. Anyone familiar with the teen sensation
New U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has re-appointed Michelle Donelan as culture secretary. Donelan was appointed by Sunak’s predecessor Liz Truss, who lasted only 44 days as Prime Minister before she was dramatically forced to resign last week. Donelan was formerly universities minister and education minister, the latter role lasting only two days in Boris
James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” press tour has officially kicked off with a new interview in The New York Times in which he was joined by stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver. The long-awaited “Avatar” sequel takes place 15 years after the original, so it was important for Cameron to depict
Matthew Perry reveals in his upcoming memoir, “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing,” that he had to pull out of Adam McKay’s star-studded Netflix comedy “Don’t Look Up” after a medical scare in which his heart stopped for five minutes (via Rolling Stone). The actor was at a rehab center in Switzerland at the
As Kanye West continues to double down on his antisemitic comments and Adidas becomes the latest company to sever business ties with him — following Balenciaga, his former agency CAA and others — it is no surprise that attention has turned to his music relationships, specifically his label situation and streaming services. This is a road we
The company behind “Hoop Dreams” and Academy Award-nominated “Minding the Gap” has named Amir George its new artistic director. George takes over on Nov. 1 at Kartemquin Films, the non-profit, Chicago-based documentary production collective. He is the first person of color to hold one of two top leadership positions at the 56-year-old company and the
This year’s Gotham Awards are taking place Nov. 28 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. “Pose” star Angelica Ross and Executive Director of The Gotham Film & Media Institute Jeffrey Sharp announced the nominations live from Variety‘s YouTube channel on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT. “Tár” leads the field with five nominations, including three
Julianne Nicholson will star alongside Nicolas Cage in A24’s comedy “Dream Scenario.” Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, comedian Kate Berlant, Dylan Baker (“The Resort”) and Dylan Gelula (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) have also been cast in the film, written and directed by Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli. Almost nothing is known about “Dream Scenario,” except that it’s reportedly
“Lord of the Rings” star Elijah Wood is to return to New Zealand in the leading role of “Bookworm,” a family adventure-comedy to be directed by Ant Timpson (“Turbo Kid,” “The Greasy Strangler,” “The ABCs of Death,” “Come to Daddy”). The project is being launched next week at the American Film Market by sales agent
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the VFX company Pixomondo from Mayfair Equity Partners, a dedicated technology and consumer investor. Pixomondo specializes in virtual production and VFX and is known for its work on “Game of Thrones,” “House of the Dragon” and the upcoming “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” It will maintain three LED soundstages and seven
At the 20th Morelia Film Festival to debut their first feature produced in Mexico, “Maquíllame Otra Vez,” brothers Pablo and Juan de Diós Larrain of Chile-based film-TV powerhouse Fabula have announced the official launch of their Mexican city production office with Carlos Taibo at the helm. Fabula has also named Eduardo Castro as their line producer,
A new podcast from Oscar Isaac and writer Edgar Castillo takes listeners on an unbelievable tale of murder and political corruption in “The Rosenberg Case” from indie studio Cavalry Audio. Issac (above left) serves as executive producer of the 10-episode true-crime series alongside Castillo (above right) and Cavalry Media’s Keegan Rosenberger and Dana Brunetti. “The
The nominations for this year’s Gotham Awards, the ceremony’s 32nd iteration, will be announced on Tuesday at 9 a.m. PT. “Pose” star Angelica Ross will announce the nominations live via Variety’s YouTube channel on Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. PT/12 p.m. ET. The awards ceremony itself is set to take place on Nov. 28 at
LBI Entertainment has signed actor, screenwriter and producer Lena Góra for management. Góra most recently starred in, co-wrote and produced the film “Roving Woman,” which was directed by Michal Chmielewski and executive produced by Wim Wenders. The film, which also stars John Hawkes, follows a woman who breaks up with her partner, steals a car
Music supervisors at Netflix, who are seeking representation by IATSE, on Monday filed papers seeking a union-certification election with the National Labor Relations Board. IATSE, a labor union, represents over 160,000 technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live events, motion picture and television production, broadcast, and trade shows in the United States and Canada.
The initial rollout of performers for the 2022 CMA Awards includes Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson, the Country Music Association announced Tuesday, just a little more than two weeks in advance of the Nov. 9 telecast. The show will open with an all-star tribute to the late Loretta Lynn.
Warner Bros.’ “Black Adam” made a powerful debut atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £5.6 million ($6.4 million), according to numbers released by Comscore. Disney’s Venice winner “The Banshees Of Inisherin,” starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, had a strong second place debut with £1.6 million. In third position, Sony’s “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile”
Despite the impact of the pandemic, Japan’s anime industry would seem to be in a state of rude health, according to figures in the Anime Industry Report 2022, an annual survey that has been conducted every year since 2009. At a TIFFCOM seminar on Tuesday, Anime Industry Report chief editor Masuda Hiromichi and TIFF Japanese
Sports brand Adidas has terminated its partnership with Kanye West over his antisemitic comments in a move it estimates will impact its bottom line by up to €250 million ($246 million) this year alone, the company said Tuesday. In a statement, the sneaker brand, referring to West by his “Ye” pseudonym, said: “Adidas does not
The bold assertion laid out by the organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival is that this year’s fully in-person edition is not only bigger than before, it’s also better. That applies at an organization level as the festival adds more screens and foreign participants after the COVID hiatus. It applies at a film quality
Leading European animation outfit nWave Studios has closed a multi-year output deal with prominent Scandinavian distributor Scanbox for Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Iceland. The agreement will cover the Nordic distribution of three upcoming features to be produced by nWave Studios, kicking off with “The Inseparables,” which is based on an original idea by Joel
Singer-wongwriter Rita Ora and Oscar and Grammy-winning writer, director and actor Taika Waititi will host the MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) 2022. The awards will broadcast live from Düsseldorf, Germany on Nov. 13 on MTV in more than 170 countries and on Pluto TV in select territories across the U.S., Latin America and Europe and
TrustNordisk has scored a raft of deals on Christoffer Sandler’s Swedish romantic dramedy “So Damn Easy Going” which played at several festivals, including Goteborg and Seattle film festivals. The heartwarming coming-of-age love story revolves about Joanna, an 18-year-old girl whose mind is like a flashing amusement park at peak season. She needs ADHD meds to