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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
James Dreyfus and Adrian Lukis are set to join “After Life” star Tracy-Ann Oberman in a gender-swapped version of Noël Coward play “Present Laughter” at Theatre Royal Bath. Oberman, who is reimagining the play, will star as Geri Essendine, a female version of the usual lead character Garry Essendine, which was originated on stage by […]
Netflix’s animated feature, “Steps” has found its prince. Daniel Radcliffe will voice the royal role in Netflix’s upcoming animated feature, “Steps.“ Also joining the cast are Young Mazino as Gef, “The Heartthrob,” and Peter Dinklage as Roderick, “The Muscle.” Directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa, “Steps” puts a twist on the story of Cinderella’s […]
Jorge Gutiérrez thought he was being noble. The director of “The Book of Life” had watched generative AI quietly move into every animation studio in town, and he had a bad feeling about it. “There aren’t enough artists overseeing this stuff,” he thought. So when Amazon MGM Studios offered Gutiérrez the lead on “Punky Duck,” one of three series under its […]
“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” has set its Season 18 premiere date at FX, FXX, and Hulu. The hit comedy series will be back starting Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. ET across the two linear channels and streaming service, with the show streaming on Disney+ internationally. Unlike the previous three seasons, Season 18 will consist […]
You wouldn’t think MS NOW has a deep pocket of fans deep in the heart of Texas, but the cable-news network is going there anyway. The Versant Media backed news outlet will on September 26 offer a full day of discussions and panels featuring many of its best known personalities at an event called “MS […]
Neon has set a Nov. 25 theatrical release date for “All of a Sudden,” the latest film from writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi. The film premiered in competition earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where stars Virginie Efira and Okamoto Tao shared the prize for best actress. Efira will separately receive the Leopard Club Award […]
Imax CEO Richard Gelfond has no illusions about his newfound popularity. People are calling his phone and cozying up to him like he could have gotten them inside Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden. But no, what they really want is a golden ticket to a preview of “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s epic that […]
The Federal Communications Commission signaled it will vote on August 6 to repeal the longstanding cap on ownership of TV stations, replacing a limit that keeps owners from controlling stations in more than 39% of markets with a case-by-case review of transactions that might come before regulators. “Today, national programmers can distribute their programming to […]
Matt Reeves’ “The Batman Part II” is being delayed once again and will now open in theaters on Feb. 18, 2028. That release date is nearly six years after the March 2022 opening of “The Batman.” Reeves announced the new opening date on Vimeo accompanied by the first camera test footage of Robert Pattinson’s return […]
Kevin Hart will get down to the cold hard truth in his ice-bath interview show “Cold as Balls,” six new episodes of which are coming to Netflix later this summer. The new interviews will be filmed live at Fanatics Fest in New York this week. Hart’s guests include Serena Williams, Rob Gronkowski, Cooper Flagg, Sean […]
Following the ongoing “Avatar: The Last Airbender in Concert,” Paramount has set a similar tour pegged to the 15th anniversary of “The Legend of Korra.” Produced in partnership with GEA Live and Senbla, “The Legend of Korra In Concert” will begin in January with two concurrent legs, touring across more than 20 cities in the […]
“Toy Story” helped launch Pixar when it premiered in 1995. More than 30 years and four films later, the family franchise has become a revenue-generating juggernaut for the Walt Disney Company and the global economy. The series has added $51 billion in overall economic activity since its inception, according to a study that Disney commissioned […]
Dave Kendall, creator and former host of MTV’s “120 Minutes,” has died, according to a post from his friend and latter-day host of the show, Matt Pinfield. No caused of death or age were cited, although he was likely in his sixties. From scrappy beginnings, the show launched on March 10, 1986 and quickly became […]
Ever wonder how Sylvester Stallone became Rocky? Peter Farrelly’s upcoming biographical drama “I Play Rocky” will answer the question as “Grand Army” actor Anthony Ippolito takes on the role of Stallone in this behind-the-scenes dramatization of the making of the classic 1976 sports drama. The official synopsis for “I Play Rocky” from Amazon MGM reads: […]
Created by Tessa Coates, Prime Video’s new buddy dramedy “Ride or Die” pays homage to the beloved genre that dominated in the 1980s while giving it a 21st-century sensibility. The series follows Judith (Hannah Waddingham) and Debbie (Octavia Spencer), best friends who share a passion for travel, music and antiquing. However, there is a major […]
