The biggest takeaway from the nominations-round ballots is that each acting category across drama, comedy and limited series/TV movie should have more than one POC nominated in their respective races. Mj Rodriguez hopes to ride onto the lead drama actress ballot for the first time for her work in the final season of “Pose.” If […]
New works by Kenneth Branagh, Edgar Wright, and Céline Sciamma will screen at the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Branagh’s “Belfast,” a coming-of-age story that follows a young boy in Northern Ireland growing up amidst the political tumult of the 1960s; Wright’s twisty horror film “Last Night in Soho”; and Sciamma’s “Petite […]
“I want to discover more about Optimus Prime, get underneath the surface — get underneath the metal, if you would — and explore who he is and his experience on Earth,” said Caple. Otherwise, the film will draw from the “Beast Wars” animated series which focused on robots who transform themselves into animals as opposed […]
The U.K. The government consultation will explore VOD services being subject to similar rules as traditional linear broadcasters such as the BBC, ITV and Sky. “We need to level the playing field and address one blatant disparity forcing traditional broadcasters to compete with one hand tied behind their backs,” said Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, writing […]
Spanning three decades and told across three interweaving timelines, the series examines the nature of justice, humanity and the choices people make that ultimately define their lives and their legacy. Henry will play Tayo Miller, one of the most brilliant and unorthodox Agents ever to join the Bureau, a man who seeks not merely to […]
Highlights from the Grammy-nominated music supervisor and producer’s career includes four of the top nine highest-grossing films of all time, including “Avatar,” “Titanic,” “Jurassic World” and “Furious 7.” The latter featured “See You Again,” by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, and continues to break records. Ahead of that, Knobloch talks with Variety about the formula […]
The romantic comedy, loosely based on her real-life experiences as well as the standup routine that’s innovatively integrated throughout, is centered on a woman who begrudgingly decides to let down her guard when it comes to relationships, only to be confronted with a problematic guy who’s more slippery than safe. He seems to be a […]
The news comes before Season 3 of the series has aired, with that season set to launch in 2022. The series centers around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. Upcoming entries include fellow Marvel show “Hit Monkey” as […]
Rachel Zegler has been cast as Snow White in Disney’s upcoming remake of the classic fairytale. Marc Webb, whose credits include “500 Days of Summer” and “The Amazing Spider-Man” films with Andrew Garfield, is directing the movie. “Rachel’s extraordinary vocal abilities are just the beginning of her gifts. Disney has been in development on its […]
He cooked a pizza without tomato sauce and spread dill cream on it, covering it with smoked salmon and topping it with dollops of caviar. That’s an anecdote to make you hungry, which happens a lot in “Wolfgang,” a Disney Plus documentary that tells Wolfgang Puck’s story, and does it justice, in a crisp light […]
While a few have lent not much of an impression — and at least one left a markedly bad taste in viewers’ mouths — it’s overall been a successful way to keep eyes on the show and to figure out what lies ahead for it. Some of the guest hosts, like Savannah Guthrie, have publicly […]
Having her for 72 years just isn’t enough, we need even more. With three Oscars , six Grammy noms and just a single Tony mention in her career, Streep has had plenty of awards recognition. As we venture through the history of Madame Streep’s impressive work, connecting the term “snub” to the most decorated actress […]
Literally minutes after the announcement that the Recording Academy has named Valeisha Butterfield Jones and Panos A. Mason and Butterfield Jones were in Los Angeles, while Panay was nine hours and thousands of miles away in his home country of Cyprus. Panay: This is a time of great change in the industry, and I think […]
An unlisted YouTube video with the new trailer circulated online with the title “The Suicide Squad – Early Access Trailer Do Not Share.” Intentional or not, Gunn tweeted that some of the cast members released the trailer online earlier than expected. The movie sees the squad being recruited by Amanda Waller on a mission to […]
But most interesting of all is “The Metallica Blacklist,” a 53-track tribute album featuring covers of the album’s songs — with 100% of the proceeds going to charities — by a head-spinning array of artists that reads like a Pitchfork playlist: St. …Read the full story
An edited compilation of several videos that was posted on TikTok last week appears to show the singer mouthing an Asian racial slur used in Tyler the Creator’s 2011 song “Fish” and imitating various accents. “There’s a video edit going around of me when I was 13 or 14 where I mouthed a word from […]
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” led all programs at this year’s virtual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, with two nods — for best competition series and best ensemble cast in an unscripted series. In the fan voted categories, Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil” host Phil Rosenthal was named male star of the year, while Sandra Lee of TLC’s […]
Landline Pictures, a division of MRC Films, and its leader Amy Baer will also produce. Cranston is an Emmy and Golden Globe winner who most recently starred in Showtime’s limited series “Your Honor,” for which also served as executive producer. She’ll next be seen in Kenneth Branagh’s “Death On The Nile,” and in “Nyad” from […]
Amblin Partners and Netflix have forged a partnership, one that will see the company headed by Steven Spielberg produce multiple new feature films for the streaming service every year. The move is surprising and a sign of the major changes taking place in Hollywood, in part because Spielberg has previously been seen as something of […]
Opening on a classic Rick and Morty adventure on a planet full of crystals that reveal alternate versions of the titular duo—including one where they’re Blades—things are obviously life and death business as usual. But it’s in Morty’s bravery in this moment — as he flies them back to their dimension, on a course back […]