Category Archives: Variety

Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Is a 1960s Period Piece in New York City, Confirms Kevin Feige — But It’s Probably Not the NYC From Our World
Comic book movie fans have more or less assumed that Marvel’s upcoming “The Fantastic Four” will be a 1960s-set superhero story thanks to the illustrated posters the studio has put o...
Zack Sharf Jun 26, 2024

Letitia Wright Says Black Panther Has ‘a Lot Coming Up’ in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: ‘Let’s Just Say … I Would Like to Continue With Shuri’
When will the Black Panther return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Letitia Wright took over the eponymous superhero role from her late co-star Chadwick Boseman in Marvel’s “Black Panther...
Zack Sharf Jun 26, 2024

NBA Draft 2025 Livestream: How To Watch the Player Selection Event Online
With the end of the 2024-25 NBA season, let’s look forward to the next season of pro basketball. The 2025-26 season officially begins with the NBA Draft on Wednesday, June 25 and Thursday, June ...
Rudie Obias Jun 26, 2024

Netflix’s ‘Supacell’ Is a Bold and Daring Drama About Black Superheroes: TV Review
In his new Netflix series, “Supacell,” creator Rapman examines the lives of five ordinary Black South Londoners who develop unexpected superpowers. Though the excitement of supernatural ab...
Aramide Tinubu Jun 26, 2024

Anaïs Lempereur Exits as CFO of Paramount’s Pluto TV to Join Hallmark Media
Another Paramount Global exec is out the door: Anas Lempereur, after serving as CFO of the company’s Pluto TV group for more than four years, is joining Hallmark Media as chief financial officer...
Todd Spangler Jun 26, 2024

Manu Chao to Release First Album in 17 Years, ‘Viva Tu’
French-born, Spanish-based artist Manu Chao is set to release his next album — and his first since 2007 — on Sept. 20. The upcoming new project, "Viva Tu,” is said to be “inspi...
Thania Garcia Jun 26, 2024

With Her Debut Feature ‘Janet Planet,’ Annie Baker Fractures a Girl’s Love for Her Hippie Mother— and Takes ‘Maniacal Pleasure’ in the Slow Burn
It's always been about timing for Annie Baker. In her author's note for her second produced play "Circle Mirror Transformation," she lays down the law on how to accurately perform the silences as she'...
J. Kim Murphy Jun 26, 2024

Ebon Moss-Bachrach Didn’t Read ‘Fantastic Four’ Comics, but ‘Some of My Earliest Sexual Visions Were “Elfquest”‘
Ebon Moss-Bachrach may be playing Ben Grimm, aka the Thing, in Marvel's upcoming reboot of "The Fantastic Four," but he admits he didn't read comics about the superhero team when he was younger "I was...
Marcmalkin Jun 26, 2024

Sheryl Crow Slams Drake for Using AI to Recreate Tupac’s Voice on His Kendrick Lamar Diss Track: ‘It’s Hateful’ and ‘Antithetical’ to Life
Sheryl Crow recently spoke to the BBC and slammed artificial intelligence being used in the music space to bring back the vocals of dead artists. She specifically called out Drake for using AI to recr...
Zack Sharf Jun 26, 2024

Eric Illowsky, Veteran Cable Executive Who Helped Launch Sci Fi Channel, Dies at 66
Eric Illowsky, a cable TV veteran who helped launch the original Sci Fi Channel in the early 1990s, died June 15 at in Peekskill, New York after a battle with glioblastoma brain cancer. Illowsky start...
Cynthia Littleton Jun 26, 2024