Category Archives: Variety

‘Joker 2’ Team ‘Very Often’ Met in Joaquin Phoenix’s Trailer to ‘Tear the Script Up and Start All Over’: ‘It’s Three Hours Later and You’re Rewriting It on a Napkin’
"Joker: Folie Deux" director Todd Phillips recently told Variety for a cover story that the goal in making the anticipated sequel to 2019’s “Joker” was “to make it feel like it...
Zack Sharf Sep 05, 2024

‘The Masked Singer’ First Look Features Explosive, Moody Cover of Bastille’s ‘Pompeii’ By Celebrity in ‘Ship’ Costume (EXCLUSIVE)
“The Masked Singer” is back later this month, and Variety has the first look at one of the opening performances - as well as a reveal of two more costumes. First up, here’s “Sh...
Varietyschneider Sep 05, 2024

‘The ‘Burbs’ Series Starring Keke Palmer Set at Peacock, Seth MacFarlane & Brian Grazer to Produce
Keke Palmer is set to star in a TV adaptation of the dark comedy film “The ‘Burbs,” which has been ordered straight-to-series at Peacock. Celeste Hughey (“Palm Royale,” &...
Joseph Otterson Sep 05, 2024

Lisa Frank Docuseries ‘Glitter and Greed’ Set at Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video has ordered a docuseries about the popular Lisa Frank brand titled “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story.” According to its official description, “Glitter and G...
Selome Hailu Sep 05, 2024

Brit Beat: Reading & Leeds Boss Melvin Benn on the Festival’s Winds of Change (Both Literal and Metaphorical)
Reading and Leeds Festivals always deliver one of the U.K.'s wildest weekends, but this year's event was even more full of incident than usual. The set by Lana Del Rey (pictured above) was cut short b...
Chris Willman Sep 05, 2024

Eddie Huang’s TIFF Doc ‘Vice Is Broke’ Takes Shot at Company and How Media Has Evolved: ‘I Really Want To Do the Vice Scripted Show’
The title of Eddie Huang's new documentary says it all: "Vice Is Broke." The media company that defined counterculture sensibilities (while accepting investment from mega-corporations, too) filed for ...
Carolehorst Sep 05, 2024

This ‘Wicked’ Collector’s Edition Book Comes With Green Stained Edges, a Ribbon Marker and a Foil-Stamped Cover
As we inch closer to the release of “Wicked,” set to hit theaters Nov. 22, dozens of brands are following the Yellow Brick Road to lucrative collaborations, limited-edition releases and ot...
Atingley4 Sep 05, 2024

Anna Delvey’s ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Casting Slammed by ‘The View’ Hosts: ‘Is There a Two-Tiered System Here With ICE?’
Whoopi Goldberg and her “View” co-hosts criticized the “Dancing With the Stars” casting of convicted criminal Anna Delvey in Season 33 on Thursday’s talk show. Delvey is ...
Diego Ramos Bechara Sep 05, 2024

How ‘Astro Bot’ Developer Packed in 150 Iconic PlayStation Character Cameos Without Creating ‘Friction or Productivity’ Issues Across Game Brands
When PlayStation’s “Astro Bot” launches Friday, it will give PS5 owners access to a brand new, fully fleshed out story starring the little robot whose previous claim to fame was teac...
Jennifer Maas Sep 05, 2024

‘Rebel Ridge’ Review: Jeremy Saulnier’s Veteran-on-the-Run Riff Fails to Draw Fresh Blood
Many movies have been made about soldiers whose skill set proves out of step once they re-enter the civilian world. Some of them treat those differences with empathy and insight; but more often than n...
Todd Gilchrist Sep 05, 2024