Category Archives: Variety
How to WWE Survivor Series: WarGames Live Online
The WWE goes to “Terminal City” for Survivor Series: WarGames 2024. This year’s pro wrestling event features three matchups, including a World Heavyweight Championship title bout, on...
Nov 30, 2024
Is Hollywood’s Addiction to Sequels Cannibalizing Its Future?
The other day, as I was looking up a data point on boxofficemojo.com, I noticed something that shocked me: The top 10 grossing movies of 2024, from “Inside Out 2” to “Kingdom of the ...
Nov 30, 2024
Production Biz Powwow Focus Returns to London With Key Format Changes
Focus, the end-of-year meeting place for the international production community, returns Dec. 10 to 11 in London. The 10th edition remains free to attend for industry professionals and gathers thousan...
Nov 30, 2024
Big Rebates Lure International Shoots to Iceland as Productions Contend With Active Volcanoes
In the middle of a lava field on the Southern Peninsula of Iceland, the crew of "The Fires" is setting up the next shot. In the production village, producer Grmar Jnsson and other crew members are tak...
Nov 30, 2024
‘Maria,’ ‘Brutalist,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Are Among the Award Contenders to Benefit From European Incentives and Crew
As countries improve tax incentives and develop larger numbers of qualified crews and state-of-the-art facilities, Europe has become a buzzing international production hub for film and TV. With a weal...
Nov 30, 2024
How Globe-Trotting Locations and Foreign Tax Incentives Helped Propel ‘Dune 2,’ ‘Queer,’ ‘Maria’ and Other Contenders Into the Oscar Race
This year's Academy Award contenders take audiences on journeys across space and time, from the Colosseum of ancient Rome to the drug dens of mid-century Mexico City, from the cramped confines of a ne...
Nov 30, 2024
How Hungary’s Versatile Locations, World-Class Artisans and 30% Tax Incentive Brought ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Dune 2’ and Other Oscar Contenders to Life
The hero of Brady Corbet's Oscar contender "The Brutalist"- the fictional, Hungarian-born Jewish architect Lszl Toth - journeys from Budapest to the U.S. to rebuild his life after fleeing a concentrat...
Nov 30, 2024
Box Office: ‘Moana 2’ Keeps Making Waves With Biggest Black Friday Ever
The big splash continues for Disney’s “Moana 2,” which earned a massive $54.5 million on Black Friday from 4,200 locations, shattering the $34.1 million record that was notched by &#...
Nov 30, 2024
Original Songs By Pharrell, Robbie Williams and More Take Center Stage in Oscar Race
This year’s original-song competition features something for everyone: tunes from live-action musicals, animated features, dramas and documentaries, plus the annual entry from 15-time nominee Di...
Nov 30, 2024
Luca Guadagnino on ‘Queer’s’ Ban in Turkey: ‘I’m Going to Fight the Institution Who Wants to Tarnish [Cinema’s] Inevitable Powers’
While at the jury press conference at Marrakech Film Festival, Luca Guadagnino said on Saturday that he’ll be “happy” if people download “Queer” in Turkey, where the movi...
Nov 30, 2024