“A Star is Born,” “First Man,” and “Widows” are among the awards-season hopefuls that will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:00AMDan Talbot, an exhibitor who brought arthouse films to the residents of New York’s Upper West Side, died last December at the age of 91, leaving a void in the cultural life of the neighbor…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:40PMAt 82 years old, Glenda Jackson shows no signs of slowing down. Fresh off her Tony Award winning triumph in “Three Tall Women,” the acting legend has already lined up her Broadwa…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:18AMVineyard Theatre, an off-Broadway venue best known for highlighting provocative new works that are often from emerging writers, has unveiled its 2018 to 2019 season. The non-profit’s s…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:06PMThe King of Pop is hitting the Great White Way. The Michael Jackson Estate and Columbia Live Stage announced Tuesday that they are developing a new stage musical inspired by the life of Mich…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:24AMAndrew Garfield won the Tony Award for best leading actor in a play for his work as Prior Walter, the AIDS-stricken prophet at the center of “Angels in America.” In an emotional …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:11PMKerry Washington will return to Broadway to star in “American Son.” The “Scandal” star will be matched with Steven Pasquale, a stage veteran known for “Bridges …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:04AM“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” is currently the hottest ticket on the Great White Way. Now, Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who first portrayed the boy wizard, is following suit…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:06PMCBS must be breathing a sigh of relief. That’s because Bruce Springsteen has agreed to take the stage at the Tony Awards on Sunday, injecting some genuine star power into the congenita…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:49AMGlobal Road Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to “The Secret Garden,” a big-screen adaptation of a much-loved children’s novel that inspired eve…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PMAMC chief Adam Aron believes the movie business is primed for a rebound and he’s sick of reading all the doom and gloom about the end of theatrical exhibition. Of course, he’s no…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:35PMSaudi Arabia is getting its first 4DX movie theaters. South Korea-based CJ 4DPLEX has signed a new partnership with Cinemacity to open three locations in the country’s capital city, Riyadh…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:25PMLady Gaga convinced Bradley Cooper to sing live for “A Star Is Born.” The pop star told the actor that is a pet peeve of her’s was watching actors lip-synch to pre-recorded…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:22PMLandmark Theatres, a high-end chain known for its art-house offerings, has been quietly on the market for some time. But this week, two would-be buyers emerged as potential suitors: Netflix …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:41PMUniversal Pictures has entered into a first-look production agreement with “Saturday Night Live” creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels and his company Broadway Video, Var…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:09PMEmily Blunt knew immediately that John Krasinski needed to direct “A Quiet Place.” As soon as her husband finished describing the story, which centers on a family struggling to s…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:35AMKenneth Lonergan has closed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios, the company behind his Oscar-winning “Manchester by the Sea.” The pact runs for two years and will cover direct…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:00PM“Noelle,” a fantasy comedy with Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader, is expected to debut on Disney’s new streaming service. Disney officially pulled the title from its release ca…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:51PMOscar-winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will write the songs for an upcoming Fox Animation/Blue Sky Studio’s project, Variety has learned. The family film has the working title R…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMA massive winter storm slammed the East Coast on Thursday, leading to movie theater closures, travel headaches for top media and entertainment figures, and concert postponements. On the Grea…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:08PMDisney’s $52.4 billion purchase of Fox is sending shockwaves throughout the movie business, with many industry observers believing that the marriage between the two iconic companies co…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:04PMDisney chief Bob Iger touted his company’s deal to buy the bulk of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets in a memo to staff Thursday, calling the sale “historic.” T…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:48PMDisney is poised to swallow up Fox’s film and television assets, a move that will dramatically reshape the landscape of Hollywood, while making it increasingly difficult for producers …
SOURCE: Variety at 11:45AMRupert Murdoch spent decades cobbling together a media empire. On Thursday, the octogenarian mogul announced plans to sell his film studio and much of his entertainment assets to Disney in a…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:27AMDisney’s $52.4 billion agreement to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets is good news for fanboys and fangirls. The company was quick to tout that the pact “provides…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:49AMDisney and Fox are racing towards the finish line. The two media companies are expected to announce a $60 billion-plus pact this week that will see Disney snap up much of Fox’s televis…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:45AMUniversal has optioned the rights to “Long Way Down,” beating out several other studios for the chance to make a movie based on the best-selling novel. As part of the package, Mi…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:13AMA mega deal between Disney and Fox will be announced on Thursday, according to a new report on CNBC. The $60 billion-plus pact will see Disney acquire key entertainment and sports assets fro…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:50AMIt was a big morning for 20th Century Fox, as the film studio picked up a leading 27 Golden Globes nominations on Monday. The haul was more than any other studio and more than double the num…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:21PM“Come From Away,” the Tony Award-winning musical hit, will be made into a feature film. The Mark Gordon Company has picked up rights to the Broadway show and has enlisted Irene S…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:51PMRidley Scott’s decision to fire embattled actor Kevin Spacey and replace him with Christopher Plummer comes at a financial risk and carries a significant price tag, as the director rac…
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