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“La Bola Negra,” the film from directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, popularly known as Los Javis, will receive The Gotham Vanguard Tribute at this year’s Gotham Film Awards on Nov. 30. The ceremony, taking place at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City, will pay tribute to the filmmakers as well as the Netflix […]
“Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” the Paris-set blockbuster animated superhero series and growing media empire, is entering the world of live-action TV for the first time. See-Saw Films, the Oscar and Emmy-winning powerhouse behind “Slow Horses” and “Heartstopper” are teaming up with Miraculous Corp on the series, which the two Mediawan companies will […]
In “Making Marie Antoinette,” Sofia Coppola finds herself in front of the camera. Directed by her late mother, Eleanor Coppola, the documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Sofia’s 2006 historical drama “Marie Antoinette.” Eleanor, who died in 2024, filmed over 80 hours of footage during the making of the movie, which starred […]
Fox Nation has set the three-part series “Houdini: Back from the Dead” for an Oct. 14 debut, resurrecting the illusionist ahead of the 100th anniversary of his Oct. 31, 1926, death — all with AI. “Houdini: Back from the Dead” chronicles Houdini’s life through his own “words,” from a childhood ridden with a violent accident and strained relations […]
For Italian producer and distributor Andrea Occhipinti, shepherding “Elsinore” to the big screen carries a significance that transcends being lead producer of the buzzy movie that last night opened the London Film Festival to a standing ovation, with few dry eyes in the Royal Festival Hall, after making a major splash in Telluride and Toronto. […]
Since it premiered in Venice, where it earned a record-breaking near-25-minute stand ovation, “NAZA” has emerged one of the most talked-about documentaries of the year. The bombshell film, from Israeli “No Other Land” directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, exposes what it asserts is Israel’s deliberate targeting of civilian targets in Gaza, using numerous sources […]
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect […]
From Tik Tok to television, Grammy-nominated musician Alex Warren is about to get slimed as the host of Nickelodeon’s 39th annual Kids’ Choice Awards on Nov. 14. The fan voting-based award show celebrates fans’ favorites from film, television, music, gaming, sports and more. It will air live from Los Angeles on CBS and Nickelodeon, and […]
A generative audio startup run by people who came out of TikTok’s AI and music divisions has raised $11 million to build models that write music and sound effects to match what happens on screen. San Francisco-based Sonilo secured the round with B Capital leading and Redpoint also taking part. The money will pay for […]
Alert the ton: There’s about to be another “Bridgerton” series. Netflix and Shondaland announced Thursday that the streamer has ordered a new limited series spinoff in the “Bridgerton” universe, this time focused on a young Lady Violet. The series doesn’t have a name yet, and is being referred to right now as the “untitled Bridgerton […]
Gaten Matarazzo remembers exactly where he was when he heard that beloved musical “Rent” was getting a revival on London’s West End — and that he had a shot at the lead role. “The email came in when I was in the shower, and I scrambled,” he recalls, a grin spreading across his face. “I […]
Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson, sportscasters and longtime friends, have inked a new partnership with The Volume, the media network founded by Colin Cowherd, for their hit podcast “Calm Down With Erin and Charissa.” Under the deal, The Volume will handle ad sales, production and distribution for “Calm Down,” presenting new opportunities for marketers “to […]
Spotify and Joe Rogan have entered into a new multiyear licensing agreement, extending a relationship that began in 2020 for his hugely popular podcast. Under the agreement, Spotify will continue to handle ad sales and licensing for “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which is available across multiple services. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. […]
Documentary festival DOC NYC returns for its 17th year in Manhattan from Nov. 11-19 and continues online through Nov. 29. Èlia Gasull Balada and Matteo Norzi’s “The Hummingbird Paints Fragrant Songs” will open the festival. The film follows 75-year-old Indigenous artist Sara Flores, who emerges from the Peruvian Amazon into the global contemporary art scene. […]
On its face, the CBS drama “Cupertino” is a reversion to type for creators Robert and Michelle King. After dipping a toe into the supernatural with “Evil,” a kind of “X-Files” riff set inside the Catholic Church, the married couple behind “The Good Wife” and “The Good Fight” are back on factual terra firma with […]
Are you ready for the “Side Effects”? New thriller – which debuts exclusive first-look images – stars Josephine Park (“The Ox,” “Baby Fever”) as Chief Investigator Nora Søby. Leading Denmark’s top crime unit, she’s forced to investigate when a dockland security guard is murdered and a large shipment of pills containing a lethal opioid goes […]
Peyo Productions, the production arm of Peyo Company, home of the beloved Smurfs characters, has confirmed that the fourth season of its 2021 global hit CG-animated series “The Smurfs” is currently in production, sharing a first-look at a colorful new setting, featuring the iconic legacy characters created by Peyo. The 52 11-minute episodes will be […]
After playing a bit of Fifa 11, Kingfishr leader singer Eddie Keogh posted a song in tribute to English League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
The actor opens up about finding his way in the West End as he makes his debut in a revival of Rent.
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
