Category Archives: Variety

Sundance Prizewinner Lemohang Mosese Wraps Production on ‘Ancestral Visions,’ Heads to Venice’s Final Cut
Sundance prizewinner Lemohang Mosese is in post-production with his fourth feature film, "Ancestral Visions of the Future," which he'll be presenting during the Venice Production Bridge's Final Cut pi...
Postcardjunky Aug 13, 2024

Ji.hlava’s Emerging Producers Reveal Pitches for Upcoming Projects (EXCLUSIVE)
Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has revealed to Variety the projects that the participants of its 2024 Emerging Producers program are working on. The producers were asked to deliver an elevator pit...
Leo Barraclough Aug 13, 2024

Thai Hit Film ‘How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ Picked Up by Netflix – Global Bulletin
GRANDMA GOING WIDE Global streaming firm Netflix has picked up rights to Thai hit film "How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies." It will air in Southeast Asia starting Sept. 12 and become available ...
Patrick Frater Aug 13, 2024

Sony Pictures Networks India Reshuffles Leadership
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has revealed a series of leadership changes, affecting key positions across its entertainment channels. Nachiket Pantvaidya, a seasoned media executive with previou...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 13, 2024

Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress (Limited/TV Movie) — Jodie Foster Competes for First Win, While Sofia Vergara Picks Up Steam
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys,...
Clayton Davis Aug 12, 2024

Jared Padalecki Joins ‘Fire Country’ Season 3 at CBS
Jared Padalecki has been cast in the upcoming third season of “Fire Country” at CBS, Variety has confirmed. Padalecki will appear in three episodes in a recurring role. He will play Camden...
Joseph Otterson Aug 12, 2024

Drew Barrymore Reveals the Original ’50 First Dates’ Ending: There Was No Happily Ever After When the Movie ‘Was a Drama Set in Seattle’
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler’s “50 First Dates” is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, and the former dropped a surprise revelation on her eponymous daytime talk show by s...
Zack Sharf Aug 12, 2024

James Gunn Avoids Reshoots by Not Filming ‘Until I Have a Finished Script’ and More: ‘I’ve Done One Day of Reshoots on My Past Two Films Combined’
James Gunn wrapped filming on “Superman” at the end of July, but there’s still plenty of work to be done on the 2025 comic book tentpole. Responding to fans on Threads, the writer-di...
Zack Sharf Aug 12, 2024

‘Abbott Elementary’ Cast and Crew Talk Gregory’s Pivotal ‘Mother’s Day’ Episode and Why Quinta Brunson Loves a Drunk Barbara
Over its three seasons, “Abbott Elementary” has won four Emmy Awards and landed 20 nominations, with nine of those nods coming from the upcoming 2024 ceremony on September 15. According to...
Jack Dunn Aug 12, 2024

Ángel Salazar, ‘Scarface’ Actor, Dies at 68
ngel Salazar, who played Chi Chi in “Scarface,” died Aug. 11, his representative Roger Paul confirmed to Variety. He was 68. Salazar played Tony Montana’s (Al Pacino) henchman in the...
Selena Kuznikov Aug 12, 2024