Category Archives: Variety

Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Hits No. 1 on the Hot 100
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)" by Shaboozey is the No. 1 song in the United States this week. The country single, which interpolates J-Kwon’s 2009 single, “Tipsy,” becomes the first song...
Thania Garcia Jul 08, 2024

‘Deadloch,’ Amazon’s Australian Crime-Comedy Series, Heads for Second Season
“Deadloch,” an Amazon original comedy drama series from Australia, has been given the green light for a second season The first season saw two very different female detectives thrown toget...
Patrick Frater Jul 08, 2024

Jeff Goldblum Surprises Scarlett Johansson With Video Message Welcoming Her Into the ‘Jurassic’ Family: ‘Don’t Get Eaten! Unless You Want To’
Jeff Goldblum sent Scarlett Johansson a surprise on live television by officially welcoming her into the “Jurassic” family while she was being interviewed on “Today.” Johansson...
Zack Sharf Jul 08, 2024

Sony Motion Picture Group Promotes Louise Heseltine to Senior VP, Corporate Communications
Sony Motion Picture Group has promoted veteran executive Louise Heseltine to senior VP, corporate communications. Heseltine joined the studio in 2020 as VP of corporate communications for the Motion P...
Angelique Jackson Jul 08, 2024

Here’s Where To Buy Retro Arcade1Up Cabinets To Re-Live Your Childhood Online
Game night just got a lot more fun. Retro gaming company Arcade1Up lets you bring the arcade to your home with replicas of classic video games from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s —...
Rudie Obias Jul 08, 2024

Nicolas Cage Is ‘Terrified’ of AI and Got Digitally Scanned for Spider-Man Noir: ‘I Don’t Want You to Do Anything’ With My Face and Body ‘When I’m Dead’
Nicolas Cage said in a new interview for The New Yorker that he is terrified of AI and is hoping recent body scans he had to do for two upcoming projects don’t end up being used by AI technology...
Zack Sharf Jul 08, 2024

Paramount Investor Mario Gabelli ‘Very Impressed’ With Skydance Deal Presentation but Isn’t Sure Buyout Price of Voting Shares Is ‘Fair’
Billionaire investor and money manager Mario Gabelli likes what David Ellison and the Skydance Media team said about their rationale for merging the media and production company with Paramount Global....
Todd Spangler Jul 08, 2024

Halle Berry, Glenn Close Join Kim Kardashian in Ryan Murphy’s Hulu Legal Drama
Halle Berry and Glenn Close are set to star alongside Kim Kardashian in an upcoming Hulu legal drama that hails from Ryan Murphy, Variety has learned. The series was first announced in December 2023 a...
Joseph Otterson Jul 08, 2024

Film Academy Shuts Down Digital Magazine A.Frame, Lays Off Editorial Staffer and Contributing Freelancers (EXCLUSIVE)
The Oscars’ digital magazine, A.frame, is shutting down. The website, created by the Academy to celebrate film, post behind-the-scenes interviews and share Academy member news, was run by one fu...
Clayton Davis Jul 08, 2024

John Corbett Shares Career Regret: ‘It’s Been Unfulfilling’ Only Being an Actor in Hollywood and ‘I Picked the F—ing Wrong Thing to Do With My Life’
John Corbett recently appeared on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and expressed regret over limited his career in Hollywood to strictly being an actor. CorbettR...
Zack Sharf Jul 08, 2024