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Variety is bringing its acclaimed Sports & Entertainment franchise to New York City in its first-ever interview studio featuring conversations with the voices shaping the future of the sports and entertainment business on July 16. From elite athletes and team owners to marketers, media executives and streaming leaders redefining how sports content is created, distributed […]
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South Korean director Na Hong-Jin will make his San Diego Comic-Con debut with a panel celebrating his latest film “Hope.” The film premiered in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and will be released by Neon in the U.S. this September. The special panel will feature an exclusive introduction from Korean breakout star Hoyeon […]
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Juxtaposing the story of a young asylum seeker with that of a former drug addict, “The Lion at My Back” highlights the way in which perceived hierarchies of suffering feel somewhat irrelevant on an individual level. Or, rather, that they should: Everyone has more to gain in looking for similarities than in emphasizing difference. Presented […]
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In the almost 30 years since Steven Spielberg’s “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” was shot in Costa Rica, much has changed in the country’s film industry. From a virtually nonexistent market in the late ’90s to a burgeoning powerhouse whose exports are sweeping awards at major festivals such as Cannes and Berlin, Costa Rica has […]
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High-octane stock traders in London get wrapped up in a greenwashing scandal as they pursue riches from a green-tech firm IPO. An amoral corporate executive is kidnapped by an unhinged beekeeper upset about pollution killing off his apiary. A lonely woman’s life is changed by connecting with an opinionated octopus. From HBO’s “Industry” to Focus […]
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The hundreds of fans gathered outside AMC Lincoln Square — along with the packed pit of photographers on the carpet — caught a glimpse of Athena incarnate Tuesday night. For the New York premiere of “The Odyssey,” Zendaya wore a sculptural winged gown paired with one of the most minimal beauty looks of the film’s […]
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“Dexter: Resurrection” Season 2 has added Gabriel Luna in a guest star role, Variety has learned. Luna will play Ray Ballard, a serial killer operating under the name The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger. He will go up against series lead and returning star Michael C. Hall, the titular Dexter. Luna is the latest new addition to the […]
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Ticket sales for Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey’s revival of “Sunday in the Park With George” in London have been delayed until fall. However, the show is still going ahead as planned next summer. Originally tickets were set to go on sale in May but Variety understands the producers have decided to wait until Grande […]
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Jodie Whittaker has been cast opposite Ellen Pompeo in the Hulu pilot “Chicks,” Variety has confirmed. The pilot was first announced with Pompeo in a lead role back in June. The logline describes it as “a family dramedy set in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of old Boston, about Chickie (Pompeo) and Doreen (Whittaker), two estranged […]
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More than 70 years have passed since Hollywood last attempted a straight-up adaptation of Homer’s “Odyssey,” which is an unfathomable eternity considering both its standing as a foundational epic narrative — the hero’s journey to end, and begin, all hero’s journeys — and the industry’s tendency to recycle any halfway proven story material until it […]
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Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company whose library spans the “Hunger Games” and “John Wick” franchises, has attracted acquisition interest from European media powerhouses Banijay and Mediawan. The Banijay interest was first reported by Reuters. Bollore, the French conglomerate that holds a controlling stake in pay-TV operator Canal+, is not bidding, Variety has learned. The studio, […]
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Audiences are most familiar with James Murray from his 15 years as one of the stars of “Impractical Jokers,” the hit hidden-camera show where Murray and some of his oldest friends pull pranks on each other and embarrass themselves in front of unsuspecting onlookers. But Murray has also embraced darkness with a lucrative side gig […]
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