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Another Colleen Hoover adaptation is coming to theaters as Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson bring the author’s best-selling novel “Verity” to life this weekend. The Amazon MGM thriller has made $4.5 million in preview at the box office. It’s on track to debut with $30 million to $35 million and land in the top spot […]
Who watches “The Watcher?” Netflix has announced that Season 2 of the mystery horror series is set to begin production this fall in New York. In addition, Season 1 stars Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Margo Martindale, and Isabel Gravitt will all return and reprise their respective roles. The news comes roughly four years after the […]
Even people who have been around the block a few times on Madison Avenue find themselves sometimes having to ask for directions. The art and science of promoting goods and services to consumers has grown so complex in recent years that it often seems to require a PhD in data science as well as a […]
“Red Dead Redemption” and “Grand Theft Auto” mastermind Dan Houser is ready to spill the first significant details about his next video game projects. The co-founder and former head writer of Rockstar Games is currently developing two titles at his new media company, Absurd Ventures, which he formally launched in 2023 following his 2020 exit […]
CBS Sports kicked off a massive industry spending spree when it lured former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to its NFL booth in 2017. Now the sports outlet is likely to tamp down on costs by parting ways with the celebrated color commentator. “CBS Sports and Tony Romo have mutually agreed to part ways. We […]
Capturing attention — the first job of advertising — has never been so difficult. With consumers distracted by alerts, texts, posts, emails and likes — not to mention the constant churn of daily life — it’s little wonder that more advertisers are breaking tradition and experimenting at a dizzying pace. In just the past few […]
Mexican actress Ilse Salas, winner of Mexico’s Best Actress Ariel Award for “The Good Girls” (“Las niñas bien”), will lead the cast of the Quijote Films wry dramedy “To Die on Your Feet” (“Morir de Pie”), which has been pitched this week at the Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid. This is the second fiction […]
Aaron Sorkin never truly feels his scripts are finished. “They’re just confiscated,” he says. “There comes a time when someone says, ‘Pencils down.’” So when director Michael Arden proposed the first Broadway revival of “A Few Good Men,” Sorkin saw an opportunity. “The play needed another draft or two,” Sorkin says. It had been a […]
Newcastle rock giants Venom describe Conrad Cronos Lant as "fearless and unmistakable".
The host says she is "fine" but getting checked after leaving midway through Friday's This Morning.
A review of the films that come this month to the billboard and platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video
In the first episode of this season of 'Third Act', the musician converts with Fernando Navarro on his trade, fame, the need to meditate to annul "the monkey of the head" and the problems of the overexposure society. "We have an obsession to fill time with anything," he says.
The words “you lot” come up quite often in “Tip Toe,” the five-episode limited series coming to Starz after an initial run on Channel 4 in the U.K. earlier this year. Most often, they’re directed at queer and trans people, and not in a friendly way: “It’s always sex with you lot,” Manchester electrician Clive […]
Luca Guadagnino’s “Artificial” takes on some of the most powerful leaders in artificial intelligence, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — but he’s “not afraid” of any potential backlash. Premiering at New York Film Festival on Monday, Guadagnino’s timely movie stars Andrew Garfield as Altman and centers on the time in 2023 when he was ousted […]
The Israeli Defense Forces has slammed the documentary “NAZA,” calling it “manipulative,” “misleading” and “based on substantial factual errors.” The film premiered at Venice Film Festival last month, where it received a 24.5-minute standing ovation. It has since screened at the San Sebastián and New York film festivals, and will open in U.S. theaters next […]
CBS News is tapping another ABC News veteran to lend a hand with the ambitious task of trying to move its morning- and evening-news programs out of third place. Steven Baker, a former executive producer at ABC News’ “Nightline,” joined CBS News as a consultant earlier this week, according to two people familiar with the […]
Netflix’s “A Different World” reboot has been renewed for a sophomore season. A revival of the 1987-1993 NBC sitcom of the same name, the comedy series follows a new generation of students at HBCU Hillman College, centering on on Deborah (Maleah Joi Moon), the youngest child of Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert. “A Different World’s” […]
Entertainment technology company Esk is expanding North American presence with two new appointments after a funding round that has secured £2.6 ($3.5) million in investment. Based in Edinburgh and launched in 2022, Esk produces live entertainment events using its proprietary technology and production expertise — it has worked with NatGeo, Netflix, Blizzard Entertainment, Paramount Skydance […]
Variety is proud to announce the 2026 edition of its annual 10 Broadway Stars to Watch. These actors, composers, librettists, and playwrights — working on shows including “Purple Rain,” “Warriors,” “Spring Awakening,” “10 Things I Hate About You” and “Wanted” — represent the future of theater. This year’s roster of standouts will be honored at […]
Sure, Disney and Netflix compete for streaming subscribers — but the Mouse House also sees the rival’s massive customer base of over 325 million as a way to monetize and promote its own content, and Netflix is happy to write the checks. Disney Entertainment and Netflix have entered into an expansive new content licensing agreement, […]
