Utopai Studios, the AI-focused entertainment studio, has hired former Disney AI leader Hans Ku as its chief product officer, tapping a Hollywood studio veteran as the company tries to grow its content slate. Ku will focus on the studio’s product, engineering, research and business development teams, scale the startup’s AI tech and its AI production […]
Olivia Rodrigo is getting in the holiday spirit. The pop star will release her first-ever Christmas song, titled “Take Me Home (4 Christmas),” on Thursday at 5 p.m. PT. The track will be accompanied by a music video starring Rodrigo alongside “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon and “Saturday Night Live” breakout Ben Marshall. […]
Inde Navarrette, the breakout star of Focus Features’ horror blockbuster “Obsession,” will receive the Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards, Variety has learned exclusively. Navarrette joins the growing list of honorees that already includes Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, who share the Vanguard Award for “The Invite.” […]
Reports that Lenny Kravitz was a passenger aboard the Learjet plane that crashed in Florida are false, his representative has said. The Learjet, which was reportedly carrying 9 passengers bound for the Bahamas, crashed on a sidewalk in Palm Beach County on Sunday, killing everybody on board. Kravitz’s rep Carleen Donovan told Variety that viral […]
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to Joel Coen’s gothic mystery “Jack of Spades,” with plans for a fall 2027 theatrical release ahead of its streaming debut. Written by Eleanor Catton, Joel and Ethan Coen and Conor McPherson, and adapted from Frances Frederica Montrésor’s 1901 novel “The Alien: A Story of Middle Age,” the film is […]
“Sonic the Hedgehog” is coming to the popular interactive kids’ gaming platform Lingokids this December as part of a larger ongoing partnership with Sega. Developed as a collaboration between Sega and Lingokids Studios, these five “Sonic” games will combine “fast-paced adventures with playful learning experiences” and feature “Sonic the Hedgehog” characters including Sonic himself, as […]
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, along with President Donald Trump, has announced this year’s slate of honorees. Paul Anka, David Foster, Andy Garcia, David Mamet and Barbara Mandrell will receive the prestigious honor at the 49th Kennedy Center Honors, taking place for the first time at the Capital One Arena on […]
Ever wonder what a day in the life at “The Daily Show” looks like? In a new behind-the-scenes video, Jon Stewart and co. prepare to host the Comedy Central satirical news series, starting with a 9:30 a.m. morning meeting. Since the anchors rotate, Ronny Chieng, Josh Johnson, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta and Desi Lydic show […]
“Doctor Who fans will soon be able to revisit David Tennant’s return to the TARDIS, this time through a new soundtrack collection featuring music from the BBC sci-fi series’ 60th anniversary specials. Silva Screen Records will release an accompanying CD for “Doctor Who: The 60th Anniversary Specials”on Dec. 4, marking the first official soundtrack release […]
Benjamín Vicuña, best known for his star turn in Netflix hit series “Envious” (Envidiosa”), has joined the cast of Goya-winner Matías Bize’s latest pic, “My Last Stand” (“Aquí me bajo yo”), which began filming Oct. 19. Vicuña plays alongside 91-year-old Jaime Vadell, a regular in Pablo Larraín’s films, including “The Club,” “Neruda,” “No” and “The […]
Actor and comedian Bill Murray apparently had had enough of the grinning mug of Kevin Hassett, Trump’s top economic adviser, in a weird impromptu exchange on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” program. Murray unexpectedly inserted himself into a CNBC interview Monday between “Squawk Box” hosts Joe Kernan and Becky Quick and Hassett, who serves as National Economic […]
The lineup for the companion album for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” has been announced, and it’s packed out, with no fewer than 29 tracks, featuring well-established rock, country and Americana acts like Ella Langley, Tyler Childers, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Nicks and the Cure as well as a slew of newcomers. Cast members […]
