Category Archives: Variety

‘Bridgerton’ Star Charithra Chandran Joins Voice Cast of New BBC Animated Sitcom ‘Nikhil & Jay’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"Bridgerton" star Charithra Chandran is lending her voice to upcoming BBC animated sitcom "Nikhil & Jay." Based on the books by Chitra Soundar, the series follows the adventures of two young India...
K.J. Yossman Jul 02, 2024

‘Talk To Me’ Directors Danny and Michael Philippou to Shoot ‘Bring Her Back’ in Australia
Danny and Michael Philippou, directors of last year's breakout horror hit "Talk to Me," have set up their second feature film "Bring Her Back" in their Adelaide, Australia, hometown. The film has attr...
Patrick Frater Jul 02, 2024

Haugesund’s New Nordic Films Market to Open with ‘Way Home,’ from ‘The Bridge’ Director Charlotte Sieling (EXCLUSIVE)
August's New Nordic Films, Scandinavia's biggest second-half-of-the-year film market, will open with drama-thriller "Way Home," from Charlotte Sieiling, a concept director on the original "The Br...
John Hopewell Jul 02, 2024

Australian Media Groups Are Rocked by Job Cuts, Following Lapsed Meta Deal, Slowing Economy
Nine Entertainment, Australia's largest media conglomerate last week announced plans to cut 200 jobs. It blamed a weak advertising market and the non-renewal of a news content deal with Meta, the U.S....
Patrick Frater Jul 01, 2024

Bob Iger Receives Disney’s 50-Year Service Award: ‘Truly the Ride of a Lifetime’
Disney CEO Bob Iger has been honored with the company’s 50-year Service Award. The award features bronze statuettes of Snow White and the seven dwarfs — Doc, Sneezy, Grumpy, Happy, Bashful...
Michaela Zee Jul 01, 2024

The Most-Anticipated Movies of 2024
Get ready for a ton of sequels, threequels and prequels coming to the big screen in 2024, including some movies that were delayed due to the Hollywood strikes. Although the actors and writers strikes ...
Caroline Brew Jul 01, 2024

Barry Diller’s IAC Mulling Bid to Gain Control of Paramount Global: Report
Barry Diller may be looking to charge back into Hollywood — or, at least, he wants to be seen as a wheeler-dealer who’s in the hunt for struggling media company Paramount Global. IAC, the ...
Todd Spangler Jul 01, 2024

Imagine Entertainment Enlists J.P. Morgan to Field Sale Offers
Imagine Entertainment is in the market for suitors again now that leaders Ron Howard and Brian Grazer have tapped J.P. Morgan to field incoming inquiries for the production company behind such distinc...
Cynthia Littleton Jul 01, 2024

‘Real’ Review: Oleh Sentsov’s Ukrainian War Documentary Is Unplanned but Utterly Immersive
A lot of great cinema is made by happy accidents: certain intangible chemistries and tricks of timing that can’t be calculated even by the most exacting auteur. In the considerably rarer case of...
Guy Lodge Jul 01, 2024

Eminem to Release New Album ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’ on July 12
Eminem has announced that his upcoming album “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grce)” will arrive on July 12. In a promo video for the album that the rapper posted to social media, a woman...
Steven J. Horowitz Jul 01, 2024