Category Archives: Variety

Grammy Weekend Raises $24 Million for Wildfire Relief and Other Causes
Three weeks ago, as wildfires raged across Los Angeles, there was some question over whether it would be in good taste to proceed with Grammy Weekend, even if it were safe to do so. Yet with the go-ah...
Jem Aswad Feb 04, 2025

Lukas Gage on ‘Companion,’ the ‘Road House’ Sequel and Not Getting Cast on ‘The Last of Us’: ‘I Got Close’
Lukas Gage is ready to tell on himself. The 29-year-old actor will make his writing debut with a memoir, "I Wrote This for Attention," out in October. He says the book shines a light on what he's lear...
Marcmalkin Feb 04, 2025

National Women’s Soccer League Sets 2024 Playoffs Docu-Series Deal With Prime Video
Prime Video has ordered a docu-series that follows National Women’s Scoccer League stars through the 2024 playoffs and championship game. “For the Win: NWSL” is billed as a four-part...
Cynthia Littleton Feb 04, 2025

Daniel Bekerman on the Challenges of Producing ‘The Apprentice’ and His New Sundance Movies ‘Endless Cookie’ and ‘The Wedding Banquet’
David Lynch, the maverick avant-garde filmmaker who died last month, is an inspiration for Daniel Bekerman, the plucky producer behind challenging indie films like “The Witch” and “T...
Varietybrentlang Feb 04, 2025

AMC Networks Launches ‘AMCN Outcomes’ to Measure Actions Consumers Take in Response to Ads
AMC Networks is courting advertisers with a new tool: a way to measure not just how many people saw their commercials, but what people did in response to them. With the launch of “AMCN Outcomes,...
Jennifer Maas Feb 04, 2025

Juno Temple Does Some Heavy Lifting in Oikos’ Super Bowl Commercial
Juno Temple's first commercial gave her a workout. Known for her winning roles in series such as "Ted Lasso" and "Fargo," Temple got a taste of a different sort of acting by working with Oikos, the Gr...
Brian Steinberg Feb 04, 2025

‘Paradise Lost’ Director Joe Berlinger to Helm Present-Day Reimagining of Cold War Thriller ‘Fail-Safe’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Joe Berlinger, the groundbreaking U.S. director known for HBO’s Emmy-winning true crime docuseries "Paradise Lost," is set to direct a feature film that will reimagine the cold war thriller "Fai...
Nvivarelli Feb 04, 2025

Superprod Group and Kids First Merge to Expand Their Children’s Programming Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
In a significant development for the animation and digital content industry, Superprod Group and Watch Next Media have announced a groundbreaking strategic merger of their catalogs and digital channel...
Jamie Lang Feb 04, 2025

Timothée Chalamet Bob Dylan Film ‘A Complete Unknown’ Holds No. 1 in U.K. and Ireland as ‘Companion’ Lands Strong Debut
Disney's “A Complete Unknown” continued its reign atop the U.K. and Ireland box office, bringing in 1.2 million ($1.5 million) in its third weekend and pushing its total to 8.3 million ($1...
Naman Ramachandran Feb 04, 2025

David Beckham, Matt Damon Team Up for Stella Artois Super Bowl Return
A new family dynamic between David Beckham and Matt Damon kicks off in Super Bowl LIX. The two play long-lost twins who bond over Anheuser-Busch InBev’s Stella Artois in a commercial that execut...
Brian Steinberg Feb 04, 2025