Category Archives: Variety

Exiting Warner Bros. Discovery Networks CEO Kathleen Finch on Outbidding Lance Bass for ‘Brady Bunch’ House, and the Challenges Facing Cable TV
Kathleen Finch is hungry for a break. The outgoing Chairman and CEO, US Networks, at Warner Bros. Discovery took over the company’s entire cornucopia of domestic cable networks after the merger ...
Jennifer Maas Oct 24, 2024

Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ With Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi Lands at Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Motion Pictures Group has landed MRC's feature film adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” from director Emerald Fennell. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi are set to star in the proj...
Katcy Stephan Oct 24, 2024

Sundance Institute Alum Mary Sadeghy Joins Variety in Top Strategy Role
Sundance Institute alum Mary Sadeghy has joined Variety as senior VP of strategy and account management. A veteran sales and marketing executive, Sadeghy will work collaboratively with Variety‘s...
Cynthia Littleton Oct 24, 2024
TV News Election Night Likely to Carry Over for Days and Days
For NBC News, Election Night starts before the sun goes down. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5th, pairs of anchors ranging from Tom Llamas and Hallie Jackson to Savannah Guthrie and Lester H...
Brian Steinberg Oct 24, 2024

‘One of Them Days’ Trailer: Keke Palmer and SZA, in Her Acting Debut, Do Anything to Make Rent Money in R-Rated Buddy Comedy
Sony has released the first trailer for “One of Them Days,” its R-rated buddy comedy pairing Keke Palmer with SZA, in the Grammy-winning R&B artist’s acting debut. “Best fr...
Jack Dunn Oct 24, 2024

Peacock Readies Streaming ‘Kornacki Cam’ for Election Night
Steve Kornacki is just one of the attractions for MSNBC fans who tune in for the cable-news outlet’s Election Night coverage. On Peacock, the interactive-map guru gets to be the star of his own ...
Brian Steinberg Oct 24, 2024

Sweden’s International Oscars Submission ‘The Last Journey’ Acquired Globally by Universal Pictures Content Group (EXCLUSIVE)
Sweden's international feature submission for the 97th Academy Awards has been snapped up by Universal Pictures Content Group (UPCG). UPCG has acquired all international rights to the film, with Unive...
K.J. Yossman Oct 24, 2024

‘Anora’ Stars Mark Eydelshteyn and Yura Borisov on Their Wild Post-Cannes Ride and Being Branded Russia’s Answers to Timothée Chalamet and Jeremy Allen White
"Unexpected, very loud, a little bit scary... but good!" is how "Anora" star Mark Eydelshteyn rather delightfully describes the last few months since Sean Baker's wildly entertaining strip-club rom-co...
Alex Ritman Oct 24, 2024

Greta Lee Joins Willem Dafoe in Killer Films’ ‘Late Fame’ as Sandra Hüller Exits Project Due to Scheduling Conflict
Greta Lee (“Past Lives”) has joined the cast of Kent Jones’ “Late Fame,” and will star opposite Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”), taking over from Sandra Huller. ...
Elskes Oct 24, 2024

‘The Merry Gentlemen’ Trailer: Chad Michael Murray Goes ‘Magic Mike’ in Netflix Christmas Movie
It’s time to make it reindeer. In the trailer for Netflix’s holiday rom-com “The Merry Gentlemen,” Britt Robertson stars as a former big-city dancer who dreams up creative (and...
Katcy Stephan Oct 24, 2024