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| Thu 22:13 |
Marvel’s ‘The Fantastic Four’ Adds ‘The Witch’ Star Ralph Ineson as Galactus
Galactus is coming. British actor Ralph Ineson (“The First Omen,” “The Witch”) is the latest addition to the cast of Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four,” as the world-devouring cosmic villain Galactus. The superhero quartet known as Marvel’s First Family will be played by Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm […]
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| Thu 22:05 |
Lizzy Greene to Star in 5X Media’s Indie Thriller ‘High Tide’
“A Million Little Things” actor Lizzy Greene is set to star in and executive produce 5X Media’s “High Tide,” a survival thriller that follows a group of friends stranded on an island in the Pacific. “High Tide” is the first feature film by management-production firm 5X Media. The film’s official logline reads, “Greene plays Hannah […]
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| Thu 22:05 |
Variety Nominated for 74 Southern California Journalism Awards
Variety received 74 nominations for the SoCal Journalism Awards sponsored by the Los Angeles Press Club during the 2023 calendar year, with nods across magazine and entertainment journalism, video, audio, online content, and social media. Among the nominations announced Thursday were Brent Lang and Chris Willman for entertainment journalist of the year. Additionally, Variety.com was […]
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| Thu 22:02 |
‘Tiger King’ Ruling Could Limit ‘Fair Use’ of Video Clips in Documentaries
Filmmakers are warning that a recent ruling in a copyright suit against Netflix over its “Tiger King” docuseries could restrict the use of video clips in documentaries, and upset a long-held understanding of what constitutes “fair use.” The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Denver, ruled in March that the use of a 66-second […]
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| Thu 21:58 |
Maya Rudolph on That Taylor Swift Storyline in ‘Loot’ Season 2, and How the Show’s Ideas Could Solve
On this season of Apple TV+’s “Loot,” it’s revealed that one of the show’s characters, played by Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, is a secret Taylor Swift fan — and even hides her Swift albums inside record jackets for jazz music. Don’t worry, star Maya Rudolph isn’t as clandestine. “I’ve always admired her,” Rudolph tells Variety’s Awards […]
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| Thu 21:53 |
‘Doctor Who’ Star Ncuti Gatwa Filmed With 20 Babies for Season Premiere: ‘They Were Little Divas’
While filming episode one of “Doctor Who” season 14, entitled “Space Babies,” Millie Gibson had to do the impossible: keep the attention of 20 infants at once. Although she was bearing her soul in a speech integral to her character’s backstory, the babies kept dozing off and losing their attention to the flashing lights of […]
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| Thu 21:50 |
Jerry Seinfeld Asked Chris Rock to Parody the Will Smith Oscars Slap in ‘Unfrosted,’ but Rock ‘Was A
Jerry Seinfeld revealed during a recent interview on the “Fly on the Wall” podcast (via People) that he wanted Chris Rock to parody the infamous Oscars slap in his feature directorial debut “Unfrosted,” which recently premiered on Netflix. The issue was that Seinfeld filmed the comedy movie not long after the March 2022 Oscars, and […]
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| Thu 21:44 |
Nielsen Streaming Top 10: ‘Fallout’ Debuts at No. 1 With 2.9 Billion Minutes Watched, Best One-Week
“Fallout” debuted as the most-streamed title of the April 8-14 viewing window and hit the highest viewership ever achieved by an Amazon Prime Video title in a single week. The video game adaptation was watched for 2.9 billion minutes in its first five days of availability, which is more than one billion minutes above the […]
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| Thu 21:32 |
Will FX Move ‘Shogun’ to Drama Series, Upending Several Major Emmy Races?
“Shōgun” might be creating some drama at the Emmys. Multiple industry insiders tell Variety that FX, the heavyweight contender in the Primetime Emmy race for outstanding limited or anthology series, is considering a bold move: shifting its submission for “Shōgun” to the drama series categories this year. This strategic repositioning hints at the likely return […]
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| Thu 21:30 |
‘For All Mankind,’ ‘Outlander,’ and ‘Justified’ Showrunners Discuss Building Expansive TV Universes
How do Hollywood creators forge massive universes for their characters? For Ronald D. Moore, executive producer of “For All Mankind” and “Outlander,” it all began with the question: What if the Russians landed on the moon first? From this starting point, “For All Mankind” was born. Moore and his team explored their alternate timeline, weaving […]
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