Category Archives: Variety

Old World, New Power: The Unexpected Ways Europe’s Entertainment Business Could Benefit From Trump’s Re-Election
Judging by the shocked faces on the European buyers and sellers attending the recent American Film Market in Las Vegas, the U.S. election didn't end the way they had hoped. On the morning after, the m...
Elskes Nov 20, 2024

Daisy Duck Hits Sidelines When ESPN Shows Animated Knicks Vs. Spurs NBA Game on Christmas Day
ESPN’s latest hire: Daisy Duck. The animated waterfowl has been a part of the sports giant’s parent company for more than 80 years, but on Christmas Day, she’ll take a shot at someth...
Brian Steinberg Nov 20, 2024

Daniel Craig Circling DC Comics Movie ‘Sgt. Rock’ With ‘Queer’ Director Luca Guadagnino
Luca Guadagnino and Daniel Craig, who recently joined forces on the A24 indie “Queer,” are reuniting on a much grander scale. The duo are circling “Sgt. Rock,” an adaptation of...
Varietybrentlang Nov 20, 2024

Ventana Docs: Portraits of Mafalda Creator Quino, Intolerance, Family Relations, Trans Figures and Rebellious Youth in Cuba (EXCLUSIVE)
"Quinografa," a portrait of the famously timid Mafalda cartoonist Quino, and "Habana Libre," a take on rebellious youth in Cuba, look like potential standouts at Ventana Docs, a selection of 12 doc fe...
John Hopewell Nov 20, 2024

HBO Says ‘Harry Potter’ Series Will ‘Benefit’ From J.K. Rowling’s Involvement: She ‘Has the Right to Express Her Personal Views’
When J.K. Rowling first went public in June 2020 about her belief that transgender women are men and transgender men are women, many of the stars of the "Harry Potter" and "Fantastic Beasts" movies - ...
Adam B. Vary Nov 20, 2024

‘You Don’t Die Two Times,’ ‘Amal,’ ‘The North Wind’ Win Top Prizes at Cairo Film Connection
Three documentary projects took top honors at this year's Cairo Film Connection, with Ager Oueslati's "You Don't Die Two Times" winning the post-production prize as development laurels went to Khaled ...
Becroll Nov 20, 2024

Neon, UFO Select ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Director Channing Godfrey Peoples for Second Feature Development Residency (EXCLUSIVE)
Neon, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” and “Anatomy of a Fall,” and UFO, a nonprofit organization that supports filmmakers, are launching a new residency program to h...
Varietybrentlang Nov 20, 2024

Why NBCUniversal Is Holding On to Bravo as It Spins Off the Rest of Its Cable Nets
NBC bought Bravo in 2002, making the small, arts-focused network its first entertainment cable network. Fast forward to 2025, and Bravo - a very different kind of channel than it was two decades ago -...
Varietyschneider Nov 20, 2024

Anne Hathaway to Star in Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ Movie Adaptation
Anne Hathaway will star in the upcoming film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel “Verity.” She will play Verity Crawford, a famous author who is unable to finish her th...
Rebecca Rubin Nov 20, 2024

‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Conclave’ and ‘Gladiator II’ Among AARP Movies for Grownups 2024 Best Picture Nominees
AARP The Magazine has announced the nominees for the annual Movies for Grownups Awards. The best picture contenders are “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” “Emilia Prez,...
Emiliana Betancourt Nov 20, 2024