Category Archives: Variety
Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz to Star in Action Thriller ‘Day Drinker’ for Lionsgate
Johnny Depp and Penlope Cruz will star in the upcoming action thriller “Day Drinker.” The project reunites the two actors, who have shared the screen in “Blow,” “Pirates ...
Oct 28, 2024
Philippines Remake of ‘Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum’ Unveils First Footage, Heads for Metro Manila Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
"Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital," an adaptation of the South Korean box office hit “Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum” is headed for a world premiere in December at the Metro Manila Fil...
Oct 28, 2024
Afghan Director Roya Sadat Battles Exile, Taliban Rule to Complete Tokyo Bound ‘Sima’s Song’: ‘Women Have Fewer Rights Than a Convict’
Roya Sadat’s latest feature “Sima’s Song,” world premiering at the Tokyo International Film Festival, chronicles a pivotal moment in Afghanistan’s history through the len...
Oct 28, 2024
‘Gladiator 2’ Behind-the-Scenes Special to Air on CBS and Paramount+ – Film News in Brief
“Gladiator” fans will get an inside look at the making of Ridley Scott’s epic sequel courtesy of a behind-the-scenes special, airing Nov. 18 on CBS (at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT) and streamin...
Oct 28, 2024
YouTube Says It Has Fixed Search Results for Joe Rogan’s Donald Trump Interview to Show Full Episode
Searches on YouTube for Joe Rogan’s Oct. 25 interview of Donald Trump were not “prominently” displaying the original podcast episode — a situation that the Google-owned video g...
Oct 28, 2024
Super Burnout: With Most Superhero Movies Flopping, Can Marvel and DC’s 2025 Slates Reverse an Unprecedented Box Office Drought?
Sony Pictures billed "Venom: The Last Dance" as the final chapter in Tom Hardy's alien-symbiote-buddy-comedy franchise. But with its $51 million domestic opening weekend - 44% and 55% lower than the p...
Oct 28, 2024
Joaquin Phoenix Reveals ‘I Talked to Christopher Nolan’ About Playing the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight,’ but ‘I Wasn’t Ready Then’
Joaquin Phoenix revealed for the first time during a recent interview on “Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin” that he was approached to play the Joker by Christopher Nolan for 2008’s ...
Oct 28, 2024
Music Industry Moves: The Lede Company Launches Music Division in Nashville; Madison Beer Signs With WME
The Lede Company has launched a music division in Nashville, Tennessee with publicist Jess Anderson joining the the new division. Cara Hutchison has been named head of Lede's music division, which rep...
Oct 28, 2024
Paul Morrissey, Icon of NY Underground Cinema Behind ‘Trash,’ ‘Flesh’ and More Andy Warhol Films, Dies at 86
Paul Morrissey, a fixture of New York’s cinema scene whose collaborations with Andy Warhol in the ’60s and ’70s reinvented the American underground and made local legends of amateur ...
Oct 28, 2024
Nick Offerman Joins Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer in Apple TV+ Series ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’
Nick Offerman is the latest addition to the upcoming Apple TV+ series “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” Variety has learned. Offerman will star in the series alongside previously announc...
Oct 28, 2024