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Live Nation has confirmed that the company had several meetings with the Department of Justice and the Office of the White House Counsel before a surprise antitrust trial settlement, while its president and CEO, Michael Rapino, held a conversation with President Donald Trump. In a notice filed on Monday and reviewed by Variety, attorneys for […]
On a special Cannes Lions edition of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, Fox Entertainment CEO Rob Wade explains why the company is going all-in on the creator economy, launching a division to develop content and businesses with promising creators who are eager to grow. Billy Parks, head of Fox Creator Studios, also lays out the vision […]
“Ladies of London: The New Reign,” which premiered in March on Bravo, has been put on pause by the network. “On pause” is a Bravo term of art, since the network rarely cancels shows forever. “Ladies of London: The New Reign” is a good example of that philososophy, since the original “Ladies of London” — a […]
Bob Iger, who recently stepped down as CEO of Disney, is defending the company’s decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel back in September over his comments about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Publicly addressing the debacle for the the first time in an interview with the Financial Times, Iger denied the widespread speculation that Disney pulled […]
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” opens in less than four weeks — just enough time to brush up on the details of the historic epic . On Tuesday, ElevenLabs announced it was releasing a new 13-hour version of Homer’s classic with Michael Caine “narrating.” This version was created entirely by AI tools. The AI audio firm […]
In some of the biggest news to come out of Annecy this year, “Adventure Time” has a new spinoff: animated series “Adventure Time: Bubblegum and Marceline” which, in another Annecy announcement, has been given a 10-episode straight to series order from HBO Max. The new “Adventure Time” spinoff is being produced in partnership with Cartoon […]
As expected, Phoebe Bridgers has announced her third full-length solo album, “Lost Weekend,” arriving August 14 on Dead Oceans. The announcement follows a series of concerts where the singer debuted her first new material in three years, culminating in a phone-free show at New York’s Madison Square Garden and the unveiling of a fall tour […]
On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of its founding, the United States of America is at a crossroads. For those invested in the history of our nation, it’s clear this isn’t the first time the country has stood on the edge of something unprecedented, nor will it be the last. From director Brian Knappenberger, […]
International sales outfit Pluto Film has acquired comedy “Chica Checa,” which is making its world premiere at the upcoming Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival. Written and directed by Šimon Holý, “Chica Checa” explores a widow’s journey as she deals with her son’s hidden identity as a drag queen. But both mother and son discover that […]
In what has turned in the last years as the most-watched Wednesday Annecy showcase, Netflix today revealed new details of its upcoming animation slate for 2026 and beyond, fresh off the Annecy Bonlieu theater stage where a wave of guests enchanted animation fans from all over the world. Headlining this presentation, two-time Academy Award winner […]
“One Battle After Another,” “F1” and “Pluribus” are among the movies and television shows nominated for the Location Managers Guild International awards. The 13th annual LMGI Awards, set for Aug. 22, and will be held at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica. The LMGI Awards received a record number of submissions from around the […]
Shari Redstone’s production outfit Sipur has appointed former Amazon MGM Studios executive Ludovic Attal as president. Attal, who will work alongside Sipur co-founders Emilio Schenker and Gideon Tadmor, is the latest senior hire since the appointment of Legendary Entertainment’s Deborah Kaufmann as chief of global content in February. “Bad Boy” producer Sipur has been embarking […]
Apple deals are always among the most sought-after discounts during Prime Day — largely because they don’t happen that often. Unlike many tech brands that regularly slash prices on their own sites, Apple rarely runs traditional sitewide sales, which makes Amazon’s annual Prime Day event one of the best times of the year to save […]
Speaking at the Cannes Lions conference on Wednesday, Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared her thoughts on becoming a producer, her desire to expand her career in the U.S. and cited the low-budget horror smash hit “Obsession” as a marker of how barriers to entry for talent and filmmakers have fallen. “I feel like if you have an […]
Hank Hill (Mike Judge) may no longer be working for Strickland Propane, but he is still a firm believer in good old combustion engines and American machinery. So when he finds a strange electric truck parked right outside of his home, all hell breaks loose. This is the premise of an episode of Season 15 […]
Álex de la Iglesia, the renowned Spanish film-TV director (“Day of the Beast,” “The Last Circus,” “30 Coins”) is set to make this animation debut, helming the animated feature “Ages of Madness: The Howling of the Jinn.” Set up at the Canary Islands’ 3Doubles Producciones, behind Goya Award nominees “SuperKlaus” and “Norbert,” and Bizkaia-based Sumendi […]
Toonz Media Group has signed a worldwide distribution agreement for “MechWest,” an independently produced CG-animated action-adventure series created by Dave Gallagher and produced by AnimSchool Studios. The company is presenting the series to international buyers at the Annecy Animation Festival. Set in the dieselpunk frontier world of Meridian, “MechWest” follows Pearl West, a teenage girl […]
The Indo-French animated feature “Heirloom” has formalized its French co-production with Paris-based Condor Films and secured the CNC’s Aide aux Cinémas du Monde grant. The period family fantasy marks the debut feature of Upamanyu Bhattacharyya. Bhattacharyya previously won the City of Annecy Award in 2020 for his short “Wade.” Set in Ahmedabad in 1960, “Heirloom” […]
“Saturday Night Live” alum Leslie Jones recently told “The Sam Sanders Show” that she found it “frustrating” that the writers at “SNL” would often typecast her as angry and aggressive. “It was kind of frustrating that they would always make me the girl that was angry and beating up people or in love with a […]
Larry David is celebrating the United States’ 250th birthday with his new HBO show, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America,” but he wasn’t feeling too patriotic when President Donald Trump marked the nation’s milestone anniversary with a UFC fight at the White House. “It was a travesty,” David told […]
