Tom Hanks and Renee Zellweger Reflect on Their First Major Acting Gigs Before Tom Hanks and Renee Zellweger transformed into icons Mr. Rogers and Judy Garland in their films “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” and “Judy,”...
Execs From Endeavor Audio, Group Nine Among Those Leading the Way in Digital Every year, Variety seeks to identify the next generation of leaders in the entertainment business, looking for representatives in the creative... Cairo Fest Industry Days Doubles Prize Cash, Moves Into TV A key aspect of Mohamed Hefzy’s Cairo Film Festival reboot has been to re-introduce and reinvent its Cairo Industry Days market component comprising the Cairo Film...
Olivia Wilde, Kevin Bacon, Jillian Bell, Vanessa Hudgens Among the Napa Valley Film Festival Honorees The ninth annual Napa Valley Film Festival’s tribute program kicks off Nov. 14 at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville with...
TV Ratings: CMA Awards Stable, Gain 1 Million Viewers on 2018 After falling to an all-time low in 2018, the 2019 CMA Awards stabilized for ABC and gained a chunk of viewers. Last night’s awards show garnered a 2.0 rating among ... Netflix Makes Move Into Nordic Film With Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Projects Netflix is moving into original movies in the Nordic region for the first time. Action thriller “Red Dot” out of Sweden, and “Cadaver” from Norway...
Rebooted Cairo Film Festival Shifts Into Higher Gear The Cairo Film Festival, which is the grand dame of the Arab world’s cinema shindigs, looks set for a watershed edition, its second headed by producer Mohamed Hefzy whose...
How Tom Hanks and Renée Zellweger Disappeared as Mr. Rogers and Judy Garland Tom Hanks (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”) and Renée Zellweger (“Judy”) sat down for a chat for “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.” For more,...
Shia LaBeouf and Kristen Stewart Get Candid About Their Insecurities, Fears and Growing Up on Set Shia LaBeouf (“Honey Boy”) and Kristen Stewart (“Seberg”) sat down for a chat for “Variety Studio: Actors on Actors.” For more,...
Kiss Cancel Tour of Australia and New Zealand Due to Illness Kiss have cancelled their final tour of Australia and New Zealand due to illness, the promoters announced Thursday. Frontman Paul Stanley fell ill with influenza...
Bob Iger Joins MasterClass Roster for Course on Business Strategy and Leadership Disney chairman-CEO Bob Iger has signed on to the MasterClass digital education service, offering a course in business strategy and leadership...
Woo Films Backs Natalia Beristain as Manolo Caro Teams with Natalia Garcia Agraz (EXCLUSIVE) LOS CABOS — Woo Films, producer via Noc Noc Cinema of Netflix’s “The House of Flowers,” is preparing a new movie project from...
Ventana Sur Announces 16 Projects for Second Proyecta Showcase Last year, Argentina’s Ventana Sur film and TV market and co-production forum launched its inaugural Proyecta feature project showcase. Co-organized by Ventana Sur ...
Viacom Q4 Profit Drops Despite Business Improvements Viacom said net income in its fiscal fourth quarter dropped, even as the entertainment company saw improvements in some of its chief revenue lines, a sign of the challenges...
Ofanny Choi to Head Celestial Tiger, Replacing Todd Miller Veteran TV executive Ofanny Choi has been promoted to president of Celestial Tiger Entertainment. She replaces CEO Todd Miller, who will leave the company. Backed by...
Imax China Hires Edwin Tan as CEO Former conferences and exhibitions executive Edwin Tan has been appointed CEO of Imax China. He replaces Jiande Chen, who now becomes vice chairman of the company, having headed the company...
Alicia Keys Will Return as 2020 Grammy Awards Host Alicia Keys will return as the host of the 62nd annual Grammy Awards. Keys hosted the awards show for the first time in 2019. She will become the third woman and the first...
Alibaba Readies $15 Billion Share Sale in Hong Kong Chinese e-commerce and entertainment giant Alibaba may raise up to $15 billion through a secondary listing of its shares in Hong Kong. The move would be the largest share...
Halsey Puts the Extra Lady in Lady Antebellum in Elegant CMA Awards Medley Halsey is increasingly proving herself a woman for all seasons in her varied TV appearances and awards show collaborations, and Wednesday’s CMA Awards...
Weinstein Trial Expected to Take Up to Two Months Jurors in the upcoming trial of Harvey Weinstein will be told that the case will last up to two months, according to a recent court filing. Weinstein is set to go on trial on...
CMA Awards 2019: Full Winners List (Updating Live) The CMA Awards are taking place at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday night, with Carrie Underwood, Reba McEntire, and Dolly Parton hosting. The ceremony is airing...
Abrams Artists Agency Signs Writers Guild Deal In a major triumph for the Writers Guild of America, the Abrams Artists Agency has signed the WGA’s Code of Conduct, allowing the agency to return to representing WGA members...
How to Watch the 2019 CMA Awards Online Carrie Underwood fans can catch her hosting the 53rd annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night. While her usual co-host Brad Paisley has bowed out of the gig this year,...
Quentin Tarantino Talks About Plans for Book, Play, TV Series and That 10th Movie Quentin Tarantino has his next several months mapped out. He plans to finish writing a book, do a play, work on a TV series and then figure out...