Category Archives: Variety

Protagonist to Handle Sales for Venice Competition Title ‘Kill the Jockey,’ With North American Premiere Set for Toronto (EXCLUSIVE)
Protagonist Pictures has acquired Luis Ortega's absurdist comedy “Kill the Jockey” for worldwide sales. The film will make its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, an...
Leo Barraclough Aug 06, 2024

Skydance, Blumhouse and Pinterest Chiefs are Announced as Speakers for Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit
Variety will return with its annual Entertainment and Technology Summit presented by City National Bank on Sept. 26 in Los Angeles, featuring such elite speakers as comedian Iliza Schlesinger; Skydanc...
Laurynvariety Aug 06, 2024

Emma Myers Learned to Do a British Accent in Two Weeks For ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’: ‘I Haven’t Done a Character Like Pip Before’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder," now streaming on Netflix in the U.S. and BBC iPlayer in the U.K. Emma Myers is best known for playing sidekick Enid in "...
K.J. Yossman Aug 06, 2024

French Gold Medalist Leon Marchand Snubs Interview With Lea Salame’s Celebrity-Focused Olympics Show Because It ‘Doesn’t Fit His Values’
Leon Marchand, the 22 year-old swimming champion who made Team France proud with four gold medals and one silver at the Paris Olympics, ranks as one of the games’ biggest breakout athletes. Afte...
Elskes Aug 06, 2024

CNET to Be Acquired by Ziff Davis for $100 Million
Ziff Davis inked a deal to acquire CNET for about $100 million, marking the third corporate parent for the pioneering tech news and reviews site in four years. In 2008, CBS had acquired CNET Networks ...
Todd Spangler Aug 06, 2024

In Win for Studios, Mattel Prevails in $46 Million Suit Filed by Producer Over Allegation of Stolen Reality Show
After a high-stakes trial, a jury has found that Mattel did not steal a reality show concept from producer Norton Herrick, marking a major victory for the toy giant, which could have been on the hook ...
Tatiana Siegel Aug 06, 2024

Kamala Harris Selects Tim Walz as Vice Presidential Candidate
Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, AP reports. Walz, an Army veteran and former teacher, has been a leading figure in campaigning for Harris and...
Jack Dunn Aug 06, 2024

Projects by Zu Quirke, Corinna Faith, Anna Fredrikke Bjerke, Ashley Horner Topline Second U.K. Focus at New Nordic Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Four U.K. genre-bending titles from Zu Quirke ("Nocturne"), Corinna Faith ("The Power"), Anna Fredrikke Bjerke (writer of Netflix's "Midsummer Night") and Ashley Horner will be teased to potential Nor...
John Hopewell Aug 06, 2024

‘Gladiator’ Returns to London’s Royal Albert Hall for 25th Anniversary – Global Bulletin
COLOSSEUM CLASSIC Ridley Scott‘s “Gladiator” is set to return to London’s Royal Albert Hall for a 25th anniversary screening as part of the venue’s Films in Concert serie...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 06, 2024

Lebanon Civil War Documentary ‘Green Line,’ Competing at Locarno, Acquired by MAD World (EXCLUSIVE)
MAD World has acquired global rights to Sylvie Ballyot’s Lebanon Civil War documentary feature “Green Line,” which will be competing for the Golden Leopard in the main competition of...
Leo Barraclough Aug 06, 2024