Category Archives: News
Documentary About Flaco, Owl Who Escaped Central Park Zoo, in Production at HBO
HBO Documentary Films is currently in production on a documentary about Flaco, the male Eurasian eagle-owl who gained worldwide attention after he was mysteriously set free in New York City in 2023. P...
Addie Morfoot Mar 04, 2025
Buffy Sainte-Marie Returns Order of Canada Honor ‘With a Good Heart,’ Says She Never Claimed to Be Canadian
Singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, whose purported indigenous lineage has been called into question, says she has returned her Order of Canada "with a good heart" and restated that she never claimed to be Can...
Jem Aswad Mar 04, 2025
Bobby Meyers, Longtime International Distribution Executive and Founding Member of American Film Market, Dies at 90
Robert “Bobby” Meyers, a film distribution executive for more than five decades who was instrumental in the launch of the American Film Market, died Sunday at his home in New Jersey. He wa...
Pat Saperstein Mar 04, 2025
Kristin Cavallari’s Upcoming ‘Let’s Be Honest’ Podcast Tour to Be Shot as a New E! Reality Series
Reality star Kristin Cavallari is heading back to E! Entertainment. The cabler has picked up the docuseries "Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour" (which is still a working title), which will documen...
Varietyschneider Mar 04, 2025
Robert Pattinson ‘F—ing Hopes’ to Film ‘Batman 2’ Soon Because ‘I Started Out as Young Batman and I’m Going to Be F—ing Old Batman by the Sequel’
Robert Pattinson recently joined Hero Magazine to interview his “Mickey 17” co-star Naomi Ackie, but the conversation briefly touched upon Pattinson’s role as Batman. He made his Dar...
Zack Sharf Mar 04, 2025
Peter Engel, ‘Saved by the Bell’ Executive Producer, Dies at 88
Peter Engel, a producer known for his work on shows like “Saved by the Bell” and “Last Comic Standing,” died Tuesday in his Santa Monica home. He was 88. Engel’s death wa...
Matthew Minton Mar 04, 2025
Rachel Weisz to Star in ‘Vladimir’ Limited Series Adaptation at Netflix
Rachel Weisz will star in and executive produce a Netflix limited series based on Julia May Jonas’s 2022 novel “Vladimir.” The official logline for “Vladimir” reads, R...
Selome Hailu Mar 04, 2025
Steve Carell Joins ‘Succession’ Creator’s HBO Movie, Plus Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, Cory Michael Smith
Jesse Armstrong’s HBO movie has found its cast. Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef and Cory Michael Smith have joined the “Succession” creator’s untitled film, which...
Ethan Shanfeld Mar 04, 2025
‘No Other Land’ Oscar Win Boosts Theatrical Screenings in Europe as U.S. Distribution Remains Uncertain (EXCLUSIVE)
While best documentary Oscar winner “No Other Land” has been struggling to get visibility in the U.S., the Palestinian-Israeli doc is having a robust run overseas. And, at least in interna...
Nvivarelli Mar 04, 2025
Hollywood Ditches DEI to Avoid Donald Trump’s Wrath
In 2023, Warner Bros. Discovery launched its "Diversity Digest," a quarterly update on the company's DEI efforts. The first installment highlighted Latino representation in "Blue Beetle" and home reno...
Varietybrentlang Mar 04, 2025