Category Archives: Variety

Conecta Fiction: More Co-Production, Cost Contention and the ‘Severely Overstated’ Death of Peak TV
The eighth edition of Spain's Conecta Fiction & Entertainment, one of Spain's foremost TV development and production forums, played out in the historical city of Toledo over June 18-21. Know...
John Hopewell Jun 24, 2024

Channing Tatum Says Never-Made ’23 Jump Street’ Had the ‘Best Script I’ve Ever Read for a Third Movie’: ‘I Would Love to Do It’ and Jonah Hill ‘Wants to Do It’
Channing Tatum recently told ComicBook.com while promoting his upcoming movie “Fly Me to the Moon” that he is still very much interested in making “23 Jump Street” with Jonah H...
Zack Sharf Jun 24, 2024

Variety to Honor Nick Park, Ramsey Naito and 10 Animators to Watch Class
Variety and Nickelodeon are joining forces again for this year's "10 Animators to Watch" event in Los Angeles. The July 10 in-person cocktail party and awards ceremony will celebrate creators in the a...
Laurynvariety Jun 24, 2024

Sophie’s Self-Titled Final Album to Posthumously Release on September 27
Sophie, the Grammy-nominated musician who died in a climbing accident in 2021, is set to release her self-titled final album on September 27 via Transgressive and Future Classic. The artist, who mixed...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 24, 2024

‘Jim Henson Idea Man’: How Archival Footage and Family Anecdotes Helped Ron Howard Preserve a Legacy
When director Ron Howard was looking to tell Jim Henson's story for his next documentary, he sat down with Henson's surviving children and wife and collaborator Jane Henson for their permission to tel...
Jazztangcay Jun 24, 2024

Prince, Jessica Chastain, Jane Fonda, Colin Farrell and More to Get Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars
The 2025 Hollywood Walk of Fame class has been revealed, and it includes major celebrities like the late Prince, Jane Fonda, Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell and more. More than 30 new stars will be ad...
Jordan Moreau Jun 24, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Please Please Please’ Becomes Her First No. 1 Single
If it seems like Sabrina Carpenter is crossing major career milestones with each passing week, that’s because she is: the singer-songwriter and actor claims the first No. 1 single of her career ...
Thania Garcia Jun 24, 2024

Madonna Scores Highest-Grossing Tour of 2024 So Far as Live Music Growth Settles Down
Madonna has the highest-grossing worldwide tour of 2024 thus far, according to Pollstar’s mid-year report, thanks to the success of her “Celebration Tour.” With average ticket prices...
Steven J. Horowitz Jun 24, 2024

Taylor Swift Says Her Band ‘Plays Live for Three and a Half Hours,’ in Seeming Clapback to Dave Grohl’s Shadiness
Taylor Swift may not ever get around to responding directly to Dave Grohl’s controversial weekend jibe. But it sounds as if she’s already had her say, offering what is being taken by some ...
Chris Willman Jun 24, 2024

Gloria Calderon Kellett, Xolo Mariduena and Edward James Olmos and More Join NALIP’s 2024 Media Summit (EXCLUSIVE)
Activist Dolores Huerta, writer and showrunner Gloria Caldern Kellett, “Blue Beetle” star Xolo Mariduea, and Oscar-nominated actor Edward James Olmos are among the talented lineup at the N...
Clayton Davis Jun 24, 2024