Set in a futuristic version of Lagos, Nigeria, the series offers what production designer Hamid Ibrahim described as a “Kugali-Disney mash-up.” “This is a true collaboration. During the presentation, the show’s creators revealed a sneak peek at their futuristic vision of Lagos, a sprawling mega-city that straddles a lagoon and is divided into a densely […]
The star-studded pic from Warner Bros. Though Venice, as is customary, has not specified what talents will be attending the “Dune” premiere, it’s a safe bet that Warner Bros. Gains, Jon Spaihts, Thomas Tull, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert. Venice’s upcoming Sept. …Read the full story
The original film — directed by Mark Rydell and starring Midler, Frederic Forrest and the late Alan Bates and Harry Dean Stanton — is loosely based on the life of Janis Joplin and considered by many to be the quintessential film about fame and addiction. The new movie is not the only remake on Erivo’s […]
Jackson, is opening in 3,000 North American theaters on Wednesday and is projected to make $15 million through Sunday. As one of the few exclusively theatrical releases, the film will be another interesting test case as the movie business recovers from the pandemic. That haul was enough to turn a profit and convince studio executives […]
But it’s a visually beguiling small-town nostalgia trip, as well as a perfectly pleasant fish-out-of-water fable — literally, since it’s about a boy sea monster who longs to go ashore. Yet it’s built around one original minor trope of fairy-tale nonsense: In this movie, when a sea monster like Luca , the movie still has […]
“Stark Trek: Picard” features Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, who is entering the next chapter of his life. Produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment, “Star Trek: Picard” is executive produced by Alex Kurtzman, Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Doug […]
“The idea of not having it be about necessarily an ideology or patriotism or loyalty to protect your country, but being about literally your desire to save your own kids,” Dean said. While wars are traditionally fought by the youngest people, “The Tomorrow War” sees people from their 30s and 40s drawn into battle as […]
There have been some good, rich, and deep ones, like “Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times,” the 1995 musicological meditation directed by record producer Don Was, or “Brian Wilson and the Story of ‘SMiLE’,” which chronicled the history of that most fabled of all unfinished albums as well as the remarkable story […]
Lisa Banes, an actor who appeared in “Gone Girl,” “A Cure for Wellness” and more, died on Monday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident 10 days earlier in New York. On June 4, Banes was hit by a person driving a scooter in the Upper West Side of Manhattan, an NYPD […]
One of the many delights of the God of Mischief having his own standalone series is that we not only get to admire Tom Hiddleston’s acting chops, but also get to see him dance gleefully and maniacally right before the entire ancient city of Pompeii is washed away by lava. I’m calling Marvel’s own bluff: […]
He seeks the truth about the set-up that sent him to prison all those years ago and also hoping to reconnect with Michelle , his one true love. Jerry Bruckheimer, who produced the original film, will executive produce along with Jonathan Littman and KristieAnne Reed via Jerry Bruckheimer Television. “American Gigolo” was released in 1980 […]
For the first time since 2001’s “A.I.: Artificial Intelligence,” Spielberg is credited as a co-writer of the screenplay, along with regular collaborator Tony Kushner . Spielberg has three younger sisters, the oldest of which, Anne, followed her brother into feature filmmaking, working at his production company Amblin Entertainment, before co-writing the 1988 comedy “Big” with […]
After months of pandemic broadcasting, late-night hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon have moved back to their regular studios. The show will maintain a presence via social media during the summer, with work from its team of producers and faux correspondents. He has held forth from an apartment, rather than the show’s New York […]
When one door closes, another opens: And with Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” the door is closing on Kelly Dodd and opening for returning cast member Heather Dubrow. A Bravo spokesperson confirmed to Variety the departures of Dodd — a controversial firebrand who’s been in the cast since 2016 — Windham-Burke and Vargas. […]
Two episodes before the end of the fourth season of “The Handmaid’s Tale,” June stood in front of her Gilead abusers and testified about their crimes. June escaped the oppressive patriarchy in what was once America and was now living in the more traditionally democratized Canada, but even there, what a man had to offer […]
“What would you say to folks who say that ‘In the Heights’ privileges white-passing and light-skinned Latinx people?” León asked, to which Chu replied: “I would say that’s a fair conversation to have. “This is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. And this is how it is, and it […]
It hosted premieres and made cameos in “Entourage” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Surely it had to be profitable? If it could fail, then moviegoing itself was in peril. He has run the company for nearly 30 years, and it was his exacting vision that created the ArcLight experience. Before each show, the […]
At one of the world’s first in-person film festivals in over a year, Moreno had the audience thundering with applause during a two-minute ovation. Knowing that her powerful journey is as poignantly symbolic as the world getting back on its feet, Moreno said: “I cannot be that demanding, but the more people that see it, […]
In 2016, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro first announced his plans with DreamWorks to produce the animated series “Trollhunters” in a presentation at the Annecy Animation Festival. In a pre-recorded Dreamworks Studio Focus presentation posted on Tuesday morning, Del Toro was joined by producer Chad Hammes and directors Francisco Ruiz Velasco, Johane Matte and Andrew […]
