Category Archives: Variety

Roku Head of Content David Eilenberg Says Prioritizing Programming Is ‘Certainly a Balancing Act’
Roku City is divided up into sub-home screen zones for particular audiences, Roku’s Head of Content David Eilenberg explained at an interview during the Cannes Lions in France. Categories like s...
Selena Kuznikov Jun 21, 2024

Donna Langley Presses for Optimism in Anxious Hollywood: ‘We Have to Be Believers’
Donna Langley wants you to look on the bright side. NBCUniversal's chief content officer underscored the need for optimism in this troubled time in Hollywood - where austerity reigns, jobs are scarce ...
Varietymattdonnelly Jun 21, 2024

‘Wheel of Time’ Director Sanaa Hamri Talks Finale, Teasing ‘Rings of Power’ Season 2 and Being Open to Making ‘Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3’
Sanaa Hamri, executive producer and director of the Prime Video fantasy series “The Wheel of Time,” feels like she’s just getting started. The Moroccan-born filmmaker began her caree...
Clayton Davis Jun 21, 2024

Execs Talk Consumer Engagement, Data Management and Challenging the Status Quo at Variety’s Cannes Lions Studio
Variety is back to host the second annual Executive Interview Studio, presented by Canva. The industry’s top business and marketing execs stopped by during the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival to chat...
Lexi Carson Jun 21, 2024

‘Parish’ Star Giancarlo Esposito on Learning to Manage His Inner Gus Fring While Repairing Relationships With His Daughters
Hands down, Giancarlo Esposito remains the busiest man in show business. Over the past year he's starred in AMC's "Parish" (which he also executive produces), Netflix's "The Gentlemen," Disney+'s "The...
Varietyschneider Jun 21, 2024

Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Creative Alliance Settle Their Legal Dispute and Agree to Work Together
The Hollywood Creative Alliance has ended its defamation lawsuit against the Critics Choice Association, as both sides announced Friday that they had reached an “amicable agreement.” In a ...
Varietyschneider Jun 21, 2024

Eddie Murphy and Jerry Bruckheimer Are Already Developing ‘Beverly Hills Cop 5’: ‘We Have a Couple of Stories in Mind’
Eddie Murphy remembers quite clearly why, back in 1984 when he was just 23 years old, he didn't think the first "Beverly Hills Cop" was going to be a success. It all went down at the film's first indu...
Marcmalkin Jun 21, 2024

TV News Will Make Surprising Scramble to Cover Biden-Trump Debate
Any debate between 2024 presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump is bound to become a media circus. This one has a few more acts. Some of the fiercest rivals in TV will gather Thursday night...
Brian Steinberg Jun 21, 2024

‘Bad Boys 4’ Directors Adil & Bilall on Will Smith and Martin Lawrence ‘Freestyling’ the Slap Joke, and Their Ideas for a Fifth Movie
Following the franchise-topping $426 million success of "Bad Boys for Life" was going to be a tough task for any director. Fortunately, "Bad Boys: Ride or Die" has two - the Belgian directing duo Adil...
Angelique Jackson Jun 21, 2024

Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’ Reaches 97 Million Social Media Views, Becoming Most-Watched Emmys Lineup Ever
"Actors on Actors" Season 20 was the most-watched Emmys lineup in Variety history, garnering 97 million video views across social media and outpacing 2023's record-breaking TV season. Occurring...
Rachel Seo Jun 21, 2024