Category Archives: Variety

Charli XCX Joins Benito Skinner’s Amazon Comedy Series ‘Overcompensating’ as Guest Star
Charli XCX is adding yet another acting role to her resume. The singer, currently on a career high after the June release of her album “Brat,” will guest star in Benito Skinner’s upc...
Selome Hailu Oct 02, 2024

AEW to Stream on Max Following New Multi-Year Rights Deal With Warner Bros. Discovery
All Elite Wrestling (AEW) has officially signed a new multi-year multimedia rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but according to sources, the deal ...
Joseph Otterson Oct 02, 2024

‘NCIS’ Alum Pauley Perrette Will ‘Never Return’ to Acting and Is a ‘Different Person Now’: ‘Going Back Would Take Away From This Life of True Authenticity’
“NCIS” favorite Pauley Perrette recently told Hello magazine that she has no intention of returning to acting. Her last major screen credit was the starring role of the CBS sitcom “B...
Zack Sharf Oct 02, 2024

YouTube’s Dude Perfect Taps NBA Exec Andrew Yaffe as CEO
Dude Perfect, the entertainment and sports company started by five buddies posting trick-shot videos to YouTube, has brought a new dude to the team — it has hired senior NBA executive Andrew Yaf...
Todd Spangler Oct 02, 2024

Ryan Murphy Hulu Legal Drama ‘All’s Fair’ Casts Ed O’Neill
Ed O’Neill has been cast in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming Hulu drama series “All’s Fair” in a recurring role, Variety has learned. O’Neill joins previously announced cast ...
Joseph Otterson Oct 02, 2024

Amazon, Scott Free Productions Team For Pompeii Limited Series Based on Novel ‘A Day of Fire’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A limited series adaptation of the book “A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii” is in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively. The book was written by Kate Quinn, St...
Joseph Otterson Oct 02, 2024

Rich Eisen Podcast Network Launches Wrestling Podcast With O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jim Jackson Basketball Show
Cumulus Media and the Rich Eisen Podcast Network are launching two new podcasts, Variety has learned. First up, actor and diehard wrestling fan O’Shea Jackson Jr. is set to co-host “No-Con...
Joseph Otterson Oct 02, 2024

Variety and Canva Return With Interview Studio for Marketers During Advertising Week
Variety will return for the second year to host an Executive Interview Studio, presented by Canva, during Advertising Week, featuring three days of programmed interviews with leading marketers. The st...
Wcinkala Oct 02, 2024

Dakota Fanning Got Asked ‘Super-Inappropriate Questions’ as a Child Actor Like ‘How Could You Have Any Friends?’ and Can ‘You Avoid Being a Tabloid Girl?’
Dakota Fanning recently spoke to The Cut about the awkward and oftentimes inappropriate interviews she was put into as a child star. The actor started her professional career at 6 years old and emerge...
Zack Sharf Oct 02, 2024

American French Film Festival Sets 2024 Lineup
The American French Film Festival returns for its 28th annual event at the DGA Theater Complex from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. The festival will showcase 60 films and series, including 14 shorts and 14 series...
Emiliana Betancourt Oct 02, 2024