Category Archives: Variety

Warner Bros. Research Alums Launch Maverix Insights Firm
Three longtime Warner Bros. research executives have joined forces to launch Maverix, a research firm that taps proprietary data on consumer purchasing activity to study entertainment consumption in t...
Cynthia Littleton Oct 22, 2024

‘Venom 3’ Targets Franchise-Low $65 Million Opening Weekend
“Venom: The Last Dance” hopes to sink its teeth into at least $65 million in its box office debut. The third and final entry in the Tom Hardy-led antihero franchise is landing in 4,1...
Rebecca Rubin Oct 22, 2024

Sydney Sweeney, David Jonsson in Talks to Play Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr. in Love Affair Drama Directed by Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo is set to make his feature directorial debut with “Scandalous,” a period drama about the 1950’s romance between movie star Kim Novak and singer Sammy Davis Jr., and th...
J. Kim Murphy Oct 22, 2024

Mipcom Cannes Diversity TV Awards: ‘White Nanny Black Child’ and ‘Lost Boys and Fairies’ Among Top Winners
Tuesday afternoon, a joyful crowd of industryites gathered at the Grand Auditorium in Cannes for the 8th Mipcom Cannes Diversity TV Awards, introduced on stage by Mipcom director Lucy Smith as "the in...
John Hopewell Oct 22, 2024

Hans Zimmer’s ‘Dune 2’ Score Ruled Ineligible for Oscars (EXCLUSIVE)
One of the year’s most anticipated and epic musical scores won't be in the running for an Academy Award. Warner Bros.’ “Dune: Part Two,” directed by Denis Villeneuve, was met w...
Clayton Davis Oct 22, 2024

‘Ozark’s’ Mark Williams On ‘Safe Harbor,’ About Tech Geeks Caught in a Drug War, and Loving Keeping Things Gray
One of the highlights of Mipcom premiere screenings on Oct. 21, the buzzy international action thriller "Safe Harbor" repped by Eccho Rights, gathered in Cannes its starry creative team: Showrunner an...
John Hopewell Oct 22, 2024

‘Transformers One’ Sets Streaming Release on Paramount+
“Transformers One” is racing to streaming after releasing in theaters last month. The family-friendly film, directed by Josh Cooley, will stream on exclusively on Paramount+ starting Nov. ...
Rudie Obias Oct 22, 2024

This ‘Bridgerton’ Cookbook Is Packed With More Than 70 Regency-Inspired Recipes
The best shows and movies immerse viewers so convincingly into their respective universes that even the most mundane activities or objects can be seen as fixtures of the show, given a whole new meanin...
Atingley4 Oct 22, 2024

Republic Pictures Acquires Alex Winter’s Dark Comedy ‘Adulthood’ for U.S. and Canada
Republic Pictures has nabbed U.S. and Canadian rights to "Adulthood," directed by Alex Winter and penned by novelist Michael M.B. Galvin. Described as darkly comic and modern-noir, "Adulthood" follows...
Emeza805 Oct 22, 2024

Epsilon Film to Launch Pre-Sales on Animated Film ‘Nessie Junior’ at AFM (EXCLUSIVE)
"Nessie Junior," the first development project from recently formed sales agency Epsilon Film, is set to make waves as an animated movie project highlight at the AFM with pre-sales kicking off in Nove...
Leo Barraclough Oct 22, 2024