Category Archives: Variety

Santa Barbara Film Festival Sets Robust World Premiere Program, Pledges to Aid in L.A. Fire Relief
Roger Durling can't conceal his excitement for the 40th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF director sees the need for a celebration of art as Los Angeles, 90 minutes o...
Rosemary Rossi Feb 04, 2025

’60 Minutes’ Staffers Urged to Keep Show Ticking as Paramount Tangles With Trump
Staffers at “60 Minutes” urged one another to keep the venerable CBS newsmagazine going even as corporate parent Paramount Global investigates the possibility of settling what is seen as a...
Brian Steinberg Feb 04, 2025

Guy Pearce ‘Wanted to Punch’ a ‘Snobby Actress’ for Mocking His Soap Opera Career to His Face: ‘Five Years Later, I Saw Her on Some S— Ad on TV’
Guy Pearce recently spoke to The Times as part of his Oscar campaign for “The Brutalist” and remembered getting piled on by members of the industry due to his acting start on the popular A...
Zack Sharf Feb 04, 2025

Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, Luke MacFarlane to Lead Anova Pictures’ YA Horror Thriller ‘This Is Not a Test,’ Blue Fox Launching at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Adam MacDonald (“Backcountry,” “Pyewacket,” “Out Come the Wolves”) has been set to direct apocalyptic horror-thriller “This is Not a Test,” which Blue F...
Alex Ritman Feb 04, 2025

Music Publishers Begin ‘Extensive’ Spotify Podcast Takedowns Over Licensing Violations
Just hours after Spotify announced its first-ever annual net profit, the National Music Publishers' Association has launched an ongoing takedown initiative against the streaming giant for the unlicens...
Jem Aswad Feb 04, 2025

Whoopi Goldberg and Jeremy Irvine Comedy ‘Leopardi & Co’ to Launch Sales at EFM Under New Pact Between Italy’s Eagle Pictures, PiperFilm
Tarak Ben Ammar's Italian outfit Eagle Pictures and Italy's PiperFilm have announced a multi-pronged distribution partnership. Under their deal, PiperFilm will handle world sales on several Eagle-prod...
Nvivarelli Feb 04, 2025

‘Fantastic Four’ Trailer Breakdown: Galactus, John Malkovich’s Mystery Character and More Marvel References Explained
Marvel dropped the first trailer for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Tuesday morning, and fans have already been pouring over it to find Easter Eggs and hidden references. This marks the...
Jordan Moreau Feb 04, 2025

Isabelle Huppert Vampire Movie ‘The Blood Countess’ Boarded by Magnify Ahead of EFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE)
Magnify has boarded “The Blood Countess,” a vampire mystery movie starring Isabelle Huppert as Countess Elizabeth Bthory, a 16th-century Hungarian serial killer. Directed by renowned Germa...
Elskes Feb 04, 2025

Top Roblox Game ‘Brookhaven’ Acquired by Voldex With Funding From Raine Partners, Shamrock Capital (EXCLUSIVE)
Popular Roblox life simulation game “Brookhaven” has been acquired by game developer Voldex in a deal funded by Raine Partners and Shamrock Capital. Created by Roblox user Wolfpaq in 2020,...
Jennifer Maas Feb 04, 2025

Warner Bros. Discovery Chooses Internal Team to Lead Ad Sales
Warner Bros. Discovery has chosen a homegrown team to lead the company’s ad-sales staff into an increasingly complex era. Ryan Gould and Robert Voltaggio, two senior sales executives who have wo...
Brian Steinberg Feb 04, 2025