Category Archives: Variety

American Music Awards Move to May 2025, as CBS and Dick Clark Prods. Plan Anniversary Special in October
The American Music Awards is taking one more year off. CBS and Dick Clark Productions are set to announce Tuesday that the AMAs, which weren’t held in 2023 - the first time the kudocast went dar...
Varietyschneider Aug 06, 2024

‘Kinds of Kindness’ Gets Digital, Blu-ray Release Dates, With Bonus Features and Deleted Scenes (EXCLUSIVE)
After hitting theaters in June, Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest deranged film will soon be available to watch from home. “Kinds of Kindness” will release on digital platforms such as Prime...
Atingley4 Aug 06, 2024

Toei Animation’s ‘Hypergalactic’ Gets Fan Engagement Boost from Spaceport, Roblox and Fortnite (EXCLUSIVE)
Popular gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite will be key marketing platforms for the launch of Toei Animation's upcoming English-language film "Hypergalactic." "Hypergalactic" is directed by David N. ...
Patrick Frater Aug 06, 2024

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Slashes Competition at U.K., Ireland Box Office
Disney’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” continued its reign at the top of the U.K. and Ireland box office, slicing through the competition in its second week of release. The superhero fi...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 06, 2024

Fox Sees Q4 Profit Slip Despite Boost in Revenue
Fox Corporation said fourth-quarter net income slipped due to a change in value of its investment in the online-gambling company Flutter as the company grappled with challenges in capturing advertisin...
Brian Steinberg Aug 06, 2024

Visit Films Acquires Worldwide Sales Rights to Locarno Competition Title ‘Electric Child,’ Trailer Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
New York-based Visit Films has acquired worldwide sales rights, excluding German-speaking Europe, Benelux and the Philippines, to “Electric Child” from Swiss writer-director Simon Jaquemet...
Leo Barraclough Aug 06, 2024

Pan-Arab Distributor Mad Solutions Boards Tunisian Auteur Ala Eddine Slim’s Locarno-Bound Mystery ‘Agora’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Pan-Arab distributor Mad Solutions has picked up international rights to Tunisian auteur Ala Eddine Slim's mystery drama "Agora" ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival...
Nvivarelli Aug 06, 2024

A Family Grapples With the Aftermath of Tragedy In Trailer for Locarno Entry ‘Drowning Dry’ From Venice Award-Winner Laurynas Bareiša (EXCLUSIVE)
Three years after winning the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival with "Pilgrims," Lithuanian filmmaker Laurynas Bareia brings his sophomore feature "Drowning Dry" to the main co...
John Hopewell Aug 06, 2024

Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed Series ‘Barzakh’ to be Pulled From YouTube Pakistan Amid Furore Over LGBTQ Content
Producers Zindagi are removing series "Barzakh," starring top Pakistani actors Fawad Khan and Sanam Saeed, from YouTube Pakistan amid an ongoing controversy over its queer content. “We, at Zinda...
Naman Ramachandran Aug 06, 2024

Netflix Unveils 2024 ‘Made in Argentina’ Lineup: Beloved Comic Strip Character Mafalda Gets Series Treatment, Ricardo Darín Touts Drama ‘The Eternaut’
BUENOS AIRES – Mafalda, the beloved and wily six-year-old drawn into acclaim by celebrated Argentine artist Quino, will bring her socially-conscious hijinks to the screen. News of the adaptation...
Anna Marie de la Fuente Aug 06, 2024