The leadership teams across divisions at the new Skydance are continuing to be hashed out, three weeks after the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger closed. On Friday, Skydance chief communications officer Melissa Zukerman announced the senior members of her team in a memo to staff — and announced the departures of several execs. In her memo, […]
Filming on the long-awaited Season 3 of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” got underway this week — sort of. The series shot for one day at Warner Bros. Studios Burbank’s The Ranch Lot on Thursday; among those in front of the camera was recurring star Merrin Dungey, who has played Detective Adrienne Quinlan on the series […]
While directing the comedy-horror film “Christmas at the Kringles,” Kevin Lewis found himself filled with a holly jolly spirit. “When I was shooting some of these scenes, it was so hard for me not to mess them up because I was busting a gut,” he says. “I remember thinking, ‘Gosh, you should do some more […]
Jessica Lange teased to Rolling Stone that her retirement from acting is likely coming soon. The Oscar winner returned to film and television this year with the releases of “Long Day’s Journey into Night” and “American Horror Story 13,” respectively, but that might be it for the 77-year-old icon. “I actually feel like I’m coming […]
Odysseus spent 10 years getting home. Universal is giving “The Odyssey” about 10 weeks to get its name on a ballot. The studio’s official Oscar campaign for Christopher Nolan’s epic kicks off in earnest the week of Nov. 9, Variety has learned, with a run of screenings and Q & As that puts Nolan, producer […]
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is majorly shrinking. Earlier this month, Witherspoon bought her production company back from Candle Media, the Blackstone-backed label that had acquired a controlling stake in 2021. With the support of the French conglomerate Mediawan, the actress was reportedly able to reacquire the banner for just a fraction of the $900 million […]
“Haunted Hotel” is now accepting reservations for 2027, as Netflix has renewed the animated series for third season. The adult comedy comes from “Rick & Morty” writer Matt Roller and follows a single mother who runs the world’s most haunted hotel, the Undervale. As she juggles raising her two children with managing a slew of […]
In recent years, Eric Bauza had become one of the most successful and popular voice-over artists in the business, including his command of the entire library of Bugs Bunny and other “Looney Tunes” characters. But there was one iconic show that had eluded him until recently: “The Simpsons.” Bauza recently made that dream come true […]
A federal appeals court ordered a new trial in the class-action lawsuit against the NFL to determine how much the league must pay in financial damages to affected subscribers of its Sunday Ticket out-of-market games package. On Friday, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Friday that a district court judge erred in […]
I will never claim to be a true Shakespeare buff, save for having read plays like “Romeo & Juliet” or “Julius Caesar” in school many years ago. But ever since I learned of the death of Sir Patrick Stewart, a line from “Hamlet” has been at the forefront of my mind. “He was a man, […]
Tony Gilroy had the speech ready on his way to meet Pedro Pascal. He was rehearsing it in the car on the way to lunch. Oscar Isaac was out of “Behemoth!,” lost to what Gilroy calls “a traffic jam between ‘Frankenstein’ and awards,” and the writer-director had already pushed the start date as far as […]
Elie Saab, the luxury fashion house behind some of Hollywood’s most memorable red carpet looks, is bringing its signature glamour to H&M at a fraction of its usual price. The Lebanese designer, whose creations have been worn by Beyoncé, Zendaya, Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez, has teamed up with the Swedish retailer on […]
