Category Archives: Variety

Pablo Larrain’s Fabula, Venice Winner Tana Gilbert Team on TCCF Series ‘Where Is Narumi?’
Oscar-winning production company Fabula (“A Fantastic Woman”) and Venice Critics’ Week Grand Prize winner Tana Gilbert (“Malqueridas”) are developing “Where Is Naru...
Naman Ramachandran Nov 04, 2024

Hippo Survival Thriller ‘Hungry’ Heads to AFM With Signature (EXCLUSIVE)
The humble hippopotamus is finally getting its chance to shine on the big screen thanks to an upcoming project being launched at the American Film Market. Survival thriller “Hungry” - bein...
Alex Ritman Nov 04, 2024

TV Critics Association Cancels Winter 2025 TCA Press Tour
The Television Critics Association has canceled its planned Winter 2025 TCA press tour, after it failed to reach a critical mass of networks, studios and streamers willing to participate in the semi-a...
Varietyschneider Nov 04, 2024

Jubilee Is Making America Debate Again: How YouTube Hit ‘Surrounded’ Landed Pete Buttigieg and Ben Shapiro — and Why Its CEO Wants to Get In On the 2028 Election
Last week, Pete Buttigieg sat in a studio in Michigan, surrounded by 25 undecided voters who rushed, musical chairs style, to sit across a table from him and debate his positions on Kamala Harris and ...
Ethan Shanfeld Nov 04, 2024

‘Outer Banks’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at Netflix
“Outer Banks” has been renewed for Season 5 at Netflix, which will also be the show’s last. The news comes just ahead of the debut of part two of Season 4 of the series on Nov. 7. Se...
Joseph Otterson Nov 04, 2024

How Elvira Inspired Winona Ryder’s ‘Ghost House’ Costume in ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’
In the opening sequence of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," audiences are introduced to Winona Ryder's Lydia Deetz some 35 years after we last saw her. Lydia is now hosting a reality show, "Ghost House" and...
Jazztangcay Nov 04, 2024

‘Smile 2’ Releases First 7 Minutes Online — But You Have to Smile the Entire Time to Watch It
You can now watch the opening of “Smile 2” for free - as long as you’re willing to smile, too. The sequel to Parker Finn’s 2022 horror feature “Smile,” was released...
Andrés Buenahora Nov 04, 2024

Henry Winkler and Lena Headey Join Bob Odenkirk in Action Movie ‘Normal’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Henry Winkler and Lena Headey have joined Bob Odenkirk in the upcoming action movie “Normal,” from the producing team behind the 2021 hit “Nobody.” In “Normal,” Ode...
Ethan Shanfeld Nov 04, 2024

Ariana Grande Is Credited in ‘Wicked’ as ‘Ariana Grande-Butera’ Because ‘That Was My Name When I Went to See the Show’ at 10 Years Old
The big-screen adaptation of “Wicked,” starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as the famed young witches Elphaba and Glinda, is filled with all sorts of easter eggs and nods to the hit B...
Angelique Jackson Nov 04, 2024

Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon to Direct and Star in ‘Family Movie’ With Kids Travis and Sosie Bacon (EXCLUSIVE)
Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon are taking the title of their next film to heart. They’re set to direct the comedy/horror project “Family Movie” and star alongside their children, Trav...
Katcy Stephan Nov 04, 2024