The 78th annual DGA Awards are underway in Los Angeles, honoring the year’s most outstanding directorial achievements in film and television. The ceremony is hosted by Oscar and Emmy-nominated comedian Kumail Nanjiani. Quipped Nanjiani (who, unlike previous DGA Awards host Judd Apatow, allowed his monologue to be viewed by reporters in the press room): “Welcome […]VarietyRead More
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses spoilers for “How To Make A Killing,” now playing in theaters Growing up with a father in the FBI, John Patton Ford’s bedtime stories and dinner table conversations often involved criminals. That’s probably where his fascination with the world of crime originated. “There was always something really familiar about those…
There’s an exorcism scheduled at the box office for spring 2027. Mike Flanagan’s “The Exorcist” movie, starring Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson and “Hamnet” breakout Jacobi Jupe, is dated for March 12, 2027, Universal announced Friday. The film was once expected to hit theaters this March, but production was delayed. Flanagan (“The Fall of the House…
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, Variety’s Michael Schneider examines the questions swirling around HBO as the storied brand braces for Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Casey Bloys and Co. are waiting on word of how the premium TV pioneer will operate under Paramount Skydance, if the $110 billion acquisition is completed. (Pictured:…
Netflix, in one of its biggest-ever acquisitions, reportedly will pay up to $600 million for InterPositive, the AI filmmaking tools start-up founded by Ben Affleck. Affleck and InterPositive’s investors will earn as much as $600 million from the Netflix deal if the company meets “certain performance targets,” Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The amount that…
India’s Collective Artists Network has rolled out its inaugural content slate through HistoryVerse, with stories drawing from Indian mythology and history. The outfit has revealed eight titles spanning theatrical features and streaming series under Collective Studios, the firm’s newly established unified production entity consolidating original content development across its platforms. The projects draw inspiration from…
Famously, “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie is great at accents. His Russian is especially popular, which the actor pulled off to play a convincingly Slavic Ilya Rozanov in the hit series. Now, ahead of Storrie’s gig as “Saturday Night Live” host on Feb. 28, the actor put his language chops to the test in a…
