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The comedy series “Deli Boys” has been canceled at Hulu after two seasons, Variety has confirmed. The series, which aired under Hulu’s Onyx Collective brand, starred Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, and Poorna Jagannathan. Fred Armisen joined the show in its second season along with Andrew Rannells. Kumail Nanjiani, Lilly Singh, Robin Thede, and returning guest […]
If the YA drama “Sterling Point” has become your new hyper-fixation show, you’re not alone.Amazon reports that the coming-of-age series, from creator Megan Park, was the most-watched show on Prime Video worldwide since its Aug. 5 debut. “Sterling Point” centers on 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin, best known for “The Idea of You”), who was […]
Unspooling over Aug. 5-15, this year’s Locarno Film Festival broke records for industry attendance and its temperatures, Switzerland enduring its hottest summer since records began in 1864. Led by an ebullient Olivia Wilde, charged by the breakout success of “The Invite,” Locarno Pro delivered a telling take on the world’s arthouse crunch with the sector […]
Your moviegoing experience is about to get a lot plusher. Squishmallows, the popular collectible toys known for softness and irreverent personalities, will come to life in a new feature film. Variety can report that Amazon MGM is developing a tentpole family film around the brand, licensing rights and co-producing with creator Jazwares. The studio is […]
The “Big Bang Theory” spinoff “Stuart Fails to Save the Universe” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max. The series originally premiered at the streamer in July. The show hails from creators Chuck Lorre, Zak Penn, and Bill Prady and stars “Big Bang Theory” alums Kevin Sussman, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn, and John […]
We all have souls. That sentiment sits at the heart of “Pretty Babies,” Tyler-Marie Evans’ feature debut, which world premieres Friday in competition at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival. The project attracted Jordan Wagner from Wagner Entertainment and also independent film icon Christine Vachon’s Killer Films, who alongside star Ashley Benson took on producer roles. […]
Sports fans won’t have to rely on cable anymore to catch the big games and tournaments this fall, as streaming service DIRECTV launches a new promo for cord cutters looking to take in the action. DIRECTV has dropped the price of its MySports Genre Pack down to $49.99 for your first month of service (regularly […]
Kate O’Flynn found out she was an Emmy nominee and immediately went underground. “I felt like an ostrich,” she tells Variety over Zoom. “I got the news, and I was immediately overwhelmed and put my head in the sand, and then quaffed champagne. It was nuts in the best possible way.” The realization didn’t land […]
A bill to subsidize post-production in California cleared a hurdle in the state Senate on Thursday, while a separate measure to fund commercial production died. The post-production bill, AB 2319, would create a new 35%-50% refundable tax credit for film and TV editing and VFX work. The Motion Picture Editors Guild and the California Post […]
“Widow’s Bay” showrunner Katie Dippold knows how to toe the line between comedy and horror — her credits include “Haunted Mansion” and “Ghostbusters.” With her latest project, she proves this skill once again. In the series, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There’s no Wi-Fi, cell reception is spotty […]
Ryan Gosling’s interstellar ride is getting a brick-by-brick makeover. Lego has released a new “Project Hail Mary” collectible building set, turning the Hail Mary spacecraft from the sci-fi blockbuster into an 830-piece display model. The Lego Icons set is available now for $99.99 and is designed for builders ages 18 and up. Based on the […]
Mark Rydell, who received a best director nomination for the Oscar-winning “On Golden Pond” and directed Bette Midler in “The Rose” and “For the Boys,” died Friday. He was 97. Midler posted about his death on her Instagram, writing, “Mark Rydell, the director or my first film, The Rose, died this morning. He was an […]
“You wake the dead.” Ken Burns offered that succinct description of his filmmaking at the Edinburgh Intl. Film Festival on Friday, where the veteran documentarian dug into the craft behind bringing history to life and made a claim for the ensemble assembled for his latest epic, “The American Revolution.” “I think this film is the […]
As “Practical Magic” fans gear up for the highly anticipated sequel reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products has unveiled the first official merchandise directly inspired by the films. Honoring both the 1998 classic and the upcoming sequel, the merchandise will include fashion, jewelry, home decor and more from partners […]
It’s apparently a week for wealthy business moguls to buy sports clubs: Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder who is among the richest people in the world, is acquiring a minority equity stake in Liverpool Football Club, a team in the English Premiere League. Fenway Sports Group, the majority owner of Liverpool FC, announced Friday that […]
Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has boarded “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” the debut feature from Chinese director Jie Dong, set to premiere in Venice Critics’ Week. The film follows Shi as he searches the city for his missing roommate Gao, a search that leads him to Gao’s girlfriend YY. Together, they begin piecing the fragments […]
Nigerian Afrobeats superstar Ayra Starr is getting her hair blow-dried when she casually mentions that she has a plane to catch in an hour. It is less than 48 hours before release day, and our conversation has already been moved around to accommodate her recovery from surgery (the specific reason for which she has not […]
Hong Kong film luminary Johnnie To’s “Two Gun Cohen,” based on an extraordinary true story, is among seven titles bowing in Frontières at TIFF: The Market, a standalone showcase aimed at co-producers, sales agents and buyers prospecting genre projects in Toronto this September. Frontières, the international co-production market organized by Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, announced […]
Digital Brand Architects has snapped up creator management firm V1sion Ventures, which represents a range of digital stars including Keith Lee, Leigh Soriano, Joy Burnett, Chelsea Jordan, Rachel Wilson, Beyonce Janvier, Micah Hescott ad Zack Baun. V1sion Ventures founder and CEO Alina Benun will join DBA and work alongside senior talent managers Veronica Avalos and […]
“Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse” is the latest movie to get hit by an unauthorized leak. The trailer for the third “Spider-Verse” movie, which is scheduled to hit theaters on June 18, 2027, appeared to leak online on Twitter/X this week. Co-writer and producer Chris Miller disavowed the leak on Friday, writing “Not a fan of […]
