Category Archives: Variety

SpongeBob and Patrick Voice Actors Are ‘Just as Giddy About This Job as We Were 25 Years Ago’: Wouldn’t ‘Trade Jobs With the Biggest Movie Stars in the World’
In Cannes to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” franchise at Mipcom, SpongeBob and Patrick voice actors Tom Kenny and Bill Fagerbakke joined Variety for a discus...
Jamie Lang Oct 22, 2024

Studiocanal, Komplizen Series ‘A Better Place’ Imagines a World Without Prisons: ‘Our System Is Broken’
Can you imagine a world without prisons? In eight-episode series "A Better Place," bowing at Mipcom, one city decides to do just that, closing down its correctional facilities and reintegrating prison...
John Hopewell Oct 22, 2024

U.S. Political Advertising Helps Boost Q3 for TelevisaUnivision
Gains in U.S. advertising revenue and the sale of a set of broadcasting towers helped Spanish-language giant notch increase profits in the third quarter, after the company changed its top executive in...
Brian Steinberg Oct 22, 2024

‘Les Misérables’ Helmer Ladj Ly to Write and Direct ‘Dumas: Black Devil,’ Film About Trailblazing French General From ‘Count of Monte Cristo’ Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Ladj Ly, the French filmmaker whose bold feature debut "Les Misrables” won the jury prize at Cannes in 2019 and earned an Oscar nomination, is set to write and direct “Dumas: Black Devil.&...
Elskes Oct 22, 2024

‘Kneecap,’ Hit Comedy Biopic About Irish Hip-Hop Trio, Heading to Cinemas Across Africa (EXCLUSIVE)
“Kneecap,” the wild Irish comedy biopic that took Sundance by storm earlier this year, is heading to Africa. The film, which is Ireland’s submission to the Oscars international film ...
Alex Ritman Oct 22, 2024

‘Baahubali’ Producer Leads India’s Star-Studded NFDC Film Bazaar 2024 Lineup
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) Indian project market Film Bazaar has unveiled an ambitious slate for its 18th edition co-production market, with “Baahubali” producer Shobu Ya...
Naman Ramachandran Oct 22, 2024

Horror Beyond Halloween: New Blumhouse Study Reveals Nearly Half of Respondents Watch Scary Movies All Year Long
Through a survey of 3,000 Americans, Blumhouse has released a study revealing the viewing habits of horror fans as well as their favorite films and subgenres. Of those surveyed, 44% identified as die-...
Jack Dunn Oct 22, 2024

Chelsea Peretti Set to Guest Star on Season 2 of Daisy May Cooper’s ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Chelsea Peretti is among a bevvy of guest stars set to appear on the second season of Daisy May Cooper's BBC hit comedy "Am I Being Unreasonable?" In addition to the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor, fellow...
K.J. Yossman Oct 22, 2024

Fawad Khan Boards Two Projects, Guneet Monga Kapoor Joins Jahnu Barua Film at Tasveer Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Pakistan superstar Fawad Khan has signed onto two projects while Oscar-winning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor has joined veteran director Jahnu Barua’s latest film at the inaugural Tasveer Film Ma...
Naman Ramachandran Oct 22, 2024

Pathé Signs Five-Picture Library Deal With ‘Slumdog Millionaire’s’ U.K. Producer Celador Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Path is expanding its library with five titles acquired from London-based production banner Celador Films, including Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning “Slumdog Millionaire.” Path has colla...
Elskes Oct 22, 2024