Category Archives: Variety
‘Dead Talents Society’ Heads Golden Horse Film Awards Nominations
Comedy-horror "Dead Talents Society" picked up 11 nominations for the Golden Horse Film Awards, making it the most acclaimed title among the 169 films in contention for the prestigious Chinese-languag...
Oct 02, 2024
‘Agatha All Along’ Team on Reprising ‘The Witches Road’ as a Rock Ballad and Singing With Patti LuPone: ‘It Was So Intimidating’
SPOILER ALERT: This story mentions plot developments in Season 1, Episode 4 of “Agatha All Along,” currently streaming on Disney+. Although “Agatha All Along” isn’t a mus...
Oct 02, 2024
Ken Page, Voice of Oogie Boogie and Original Cast Member of Broadway’s ‘Cats,’ Dies at 70
Ken Page, a theater icon who brought Old Deuteronomy to life in the Broadway debut of “Cats” and delighted children everywhere by voicing Oogie Boogie from “The Nightmare Before Chri...
Oct 02, 2024
‘The Masked Singer’ Reveals Identity of Showbird: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 12, Episode 2 of "The Masked Singer," "Footloose Night" which aired October 2 on Fox. Wednesday night's "The Masked Singer" reveal was an emotional one for "Co...
Oct 02, 2024
Russell Simmons Owes $3 Million to Three Women, Including a Sexual Assault Accuser, After Failing to Pay Settlement
Russell Simmons owes three women $3 million after failing to pay them previously agreed-upon settlements, according to court records. Three confessions of judgment were filed Wednesday in New York Cou...
Oct 02, 2024
‘Love Is Blind’ Creator Reveals Why They Didn’t Follow Leo and Brittany After Pods, if They’ll Be at Reunion (EXCLUSIVE)
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the first six episodes of “Love Is Blind” Season 7, now streaming on Netflix. “Love Is Blind” doesn’t always follow ...
Oct 02, 2024
Melissa Barrera, Brian d’Arcy James Among 5 Cast in Simu Liu Espionage Thriller Series at Peacock
Simu Liu’s upcoming thriller series at Peacock is building out it cast. Variety has learned that Melissa Barrera (“In the Heights,” “Scream” V and VI), Sinclair Daniel (&...
Oct 02, 2024
WWE’s NXT Viewership Jumps 44% in CW Debut
The debut of WWE’s NXT on The CW Tuesday night saw a significant jump in viewership. The broadcast network debut of WWE’s weekly show featuring developmental talent averaged 895,000 viewer...
Oct 02, 2024
Vance-Walz Debate Draws 43.2 Million Viewers, Down 25% From 2020 VP Faceoff
Wednesday’s vice presidential debate between Republican candidate JD Vance and Democratic nominee Tim Walz was mostly free of fireworks, and that was perhaps reflected in the ratings for the eve...
Oct 02, 2024
‘Men in Black’ Director Says ‘Will Smith Is a Farter’: One Fart Was So Bad ‘We Evacuated the Stage for About Three Hours. And That’s Incredible’
“Men in Black” director Barry Sonnenfeld appeared on the "Let's Talk Off Camera with Kelly Ripa" podcast and revealed the set of the 1997 action comedy once had to be evacuated “for ...
Oct 02, 2024