Monday, November 21, 2016
The Palm Springs International Film Festival will present the film “La La Land” with the Vanguard Award at its annual awards gala on Jan. 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Cen…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:30AMFriday, November 18, 2016
MGM has tapped Rachel Lee Goldenberg (“A Deadly Adoption”) to direct MGM’s musical adaptation of the 1983 comedy “Valley Girl.” The new “Valley Girl” is…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:06PMThe Santa Barbara International Film Festival has selected Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling for its 2017 outstanding performers of the year award for their work in “La La Land.” The a…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:46AMWednesday, November 16, 2016
Lionsgate has set Taron Egerton’s “Robin Hood” for a March 23, 2018, release. Egerton is starring in the origins story along with Jamie Foxx as Little John and Eve Hewson a…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:09PMWednesday, November 9, 2016
Warner Bros. has set Sept. 28, 2018, as the release date for “A Star Is Born,” with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper starring. Cooper will also helm the film, which will mark his dir…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:52PMWednesday, November 2, 2016
“La La Land” has scored a leading three nominations for the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Justin Hurwitz’ score and two songs performed by stars Emma Stone and Ryan G…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:59PMMonday, October 31, 2016
Disney is developing a new, live-action musical version of “Snow White,” which will expand upon the story and music from the animated classic. The studio is in negotiations with …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:31PMTuesday, October 25, 2016
Ice Cube, Marc Platt, and “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail are developing a contemporary movie musical based on Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist.” Cube will produc…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:12PMThe AFI Fest will host the world premiere of Disney’s animated “Moana” on Nov. 14 — nine days ahead of its theatrical release. Auli‘i Cravalho is voicing the title …
SOURCE: Variety at 03:07PMThursday, October 20, 2016
The American Film Institute has set the Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling musical “La La Land” as a Centerpiece Gala at AFI Fest on Nov. 15 at the TCL Chinese Theatre. “La La Land,” di…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:00PMMonday, October 17, 2016
Disney has set a new record for its highest-grossing year at the international box office, fueled by “Captain America: Civil War,” “Finding Dory,” “Zootopia,&#…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:26PMMonday, October 10, 2016
Disney is in talks with Guy Ritchie to direct its live-action “Aladdin” movie. Dan Lin, who produced Ritchie’s two “Sherlock Holmes” movies for Warner Bros., …
SOURCE: Variety at 02:29PMViacom 18 Motion Pictures has signed a five-movie distribution agreement in India with Lionsgate, starting with Mark Wahlberg’s “Deepwater Horizon.” The exclusive deal will…
SOURCE: Variety at 11:52AMThursday, October 6, 2016
Disney is in talks with “Hairspray” director Adam Shankman to helm “Disenchanted,” the sequel to the Amy Adams 2007 comedy-fantasy “Enchanted.” Disney ha…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:08PMWednesday, October 5, 2016
The Denver Film Festival will open with the Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starring musical “La La Land” on Nov. 2 and close with Natalie Portman’s drama “Jackie” …
SOURCE: Variety at 10:55AMMonday, October 3, 2016
“Inside Out” co-writer Meg LeFauve has been tapped to join Nathan Greno in directing Disney Animation’s “Gigantic.” “Gigantic” was first unveiled in…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:29PM“Harry Potter” is flying back to theaters. Imax and Warner Bros. are teaming up to screen all eight “Harry Potter” films for one week, starting on Oct. 13. The showin…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:57PMThursday, September 15, 2016
The Middleburg Film Festival has booked “La La Land” as its Centerpiece selection on Oct. 22 and a keynote conversation with Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Moti…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:51PMWednesday, September 14, 2016
Walt Disney Co. has cut 250 jobs, or about 5% of its 5,000 employees in its consumer products and digital media staff, a spokesman said Wednesday. About half of the layoffs were among video…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:51PMTuesday, September 13, 2016
The Chicago International Film Festival will open with the Emma Stone-Ryan Gosling musical “La La Land” on Oct. 13 and close with Amy Adams’ sci-fi thriller “Arrival&…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:14PMFriday, September 9, 2016
Magnolia Pictures has bought the U.S. rights to Ruben Ostlund’s art world drama “The Square,” starring Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, and Claes Bang. “The Square,&…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:33PMFriday, September 2, 2016
Mobile movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets is partnering with Lionsgate to bring back the studio’s teen thriller “Nerve” to at least 600 theaters nationwide for $5 per ticket. ItR…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:18PMThursday, September 1, 2016
AMC theaters and Warner Bros. are bringing back a pair of Gene Wilder films — “Blazing Saddles” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” — in honor of the late…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:00PMTuesday, August 30, 2016
Former Disney and Paramount executive Bob Bacon, who oversaw “The SpongeBob Movie,” has been tapped as chief executive officer of China-backed Alpha Animation. The new division …
SOURCE: Variety at 08:02PMThursday, August 25, 2016
Sam Mendes is in “very early” negotiations with Disney to direct a live-action version of “James And The Giant Peach.” Nick Hornby is also in preliminary talks to wr…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:43PM“Divergent” director Neil Burger has been tapped to direct The Weinstein Company’s remake of “The Intouchables,” starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston. TWC pla…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:03PMTuesday, August 23, 2016
Patrick Wilson is coming aboard the Liam Neeson thriller “The Commuter,” joining his “The Conjuring 2” star Vera Farmiga. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing the film, marking�…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:26PMWednesday, August 17, 2016
Leslie Odom Jr. is in talks to join the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s remake of “Murder on the Orient Express” at Fox, Variety has learned exclusively Branagh will star as dete…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:18PMMonday, August 15, 2016
Ben Whishaw is in talks to join Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda in Disney’s sequel “Mary Poppins Returns.” The movie, directed by Rob Marshall, is set 20 years after the…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:13PMMonday, August 8, 2016
James Earl Jones has joined the independent romantic drama “Atlas of the Soul” opposite Lauren Fox, Andy Powers, Connor Paolo, and Emily Bergl, Variety has learned exclusively. J…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:05PMWednesday, August 3, 2016
STX Entertainment has backed away from financing Barbra Streisand’s remake of “Gypsy” with Barry Levinson directing and Joel Silver producing. STX had no comment about the project.…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:15PM 
