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The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has gone on strike against the second season of 'CoComelon: The Melon Patch.' Yorn Levine LLP promoted two partners, and April Elansari launched a new film publicity firm.
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Variety
Fernando Mendoza isn’t expected to turn up at the NFL Draft, but he will be spotted in a commercial tied to the annual event. Like many of its users, LinkedIn hopes to make a few new connections. Working with Mendoza, a top draft pick who has shown a proclivity for using the careers-focused site, c
2026-04-24 00:00 UTC
Deadline
With three features under her belt and two on the way, Elizabeth Banks recently opened up about the misogyny she’s faced as a woman director. The 4x Emmy nominee opened up about being told she “can’t direct men,” despite having worked with the late Ray Liotta on the 2023 dark
2026-04-24 00:13 UTC
Rolling Stone
After Pepsi pulled out of the London event, Rockstar Energy and the company behind Guinness, Crown Royal, Smirnoff, Ketel One, and more followed suit
2026-04-06 18:25 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Strand Entertainment has signed actress Sol Rodriguez (Peacemaker) for management. Best known for her role of Sasha Bordeaux in HBO Max’s DC series Peacemaker, created by James Gunn, Rodriguez can also be seen as the female lead in the Netflix holiday rom-com Holiday in the Vineyard
2026-04-06 18:27 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actor and producer Steven Yeun has signed with CAA for representation. Perhaps best known for his role of Glenn Rhee on AMC’s The Walking Dead, Yeun was most recently seen in Netflix action thriller The Rip, Bong Joon Ho’s sci-fi actioner Mickey 17 and Sundance
2026-04-20 21:30 UTC
Variety
At first, Brandy Norwood was a bit uncomfortable with being crowned the “Vocal Bible.” “The title disturbed me,” she says of the designation that both fans and generations of singers she inspired have given her. “The pressure of that is a lot. What does it mean?” But over the years, she explains, sh
2026-03-30 15:00 UTC
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Wanda Sykes’ next stand-up comedy special will debut on Netflix on May 19. Titled “Legacy,” it marks Sykes’ third hour for the streamer. Per Netflix’s logline, “With the trademark wit and fearless insight that have earned her multiple Emmy wins and nominations, Sy
2026-03-30 15:00 UTC
Deadline
In hindsight, maybe the broadcast networks should’ve always done as few as eight pilots a year. That’s how many NBC ordered this season — five dramas and three comedies — and the crop may have produced as many strong series contenders as the contingents of 20-25 pilots the ne
2026-05-02 02:44 UTC
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During California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s last appearance on “Real Time with Bill Maher” in 2025, the titular host took pains to grill his governor on what he felt were the many needless layers of bureaucracy in the Golden State — namely, that he was forced to pay for two roof inspections on his home fo
2026-05-02 02:58 UTC
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In what is hopefully a sign of the times for the box office to quote the Harry Styles song in Project Hail Mary, non-franchise IP is excelling around the world with Amazon MGM Studios’ posting an amazing $108.6M second frame for a running total of $300.8M. Not only is that the top grossing Ama
2026-03-29 16:08 UTC
Variety
Eli Lilly & Co. hopes its sponsorship of an event tied to the heroic coach Pat Summitt will do just as much for the company as the many commercials it runs each year. When “Celebrating Pat Summitt: Live Reunion Special,” airs on ESPN2 on Sunday, March 29 at 7:00 p.m. eastern, viewers will be tol
2026-03-29 16:11 UTC
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SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details from the currently streaming Season 5 of Prime Video’s The Boys. The Boys’ final season is currently streaming new episodes on Prime Video. Many of the regulars have already met their fates and more is certainly to come ahead of the series finale. Com
2026-05-07 17:00 UTC
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Paramount Pictures and Warner Music Group have closed a multi-year, first-look deal that will see both companies partnering on theatrical films, drawing on the lives and music of WMG’s roster of artists and songwriters. Warner Music Group catalog is rich including such top-selling and award-winning
2026-05-07 17:00 UTC
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Starz will launch its Rebecca Hall-starring BBC drama ‘The Listeners’ on June 12. The series, which stars Hall (Resurrection, Christine) as a popular English teacher who suddenly begins to hear a persistent low hum that no-one else can hear, runs to five parts. You can see a trailer abov
2026-05-07 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Veteran film publicist and marketing strategist April Elansari has launched Opening Day PR, a boutique film publicity firm that will offer strategic, filmmaker-first campaigns designed to elevate both theatrical and digital releases. Services offered at Opening Day include national and re
2026-05-07 18:20 UTC
Variety
Top Hollywood law practice Yorn Levine LLP has appointed two of its in-house stars, Cary Dobkin and Priya Verma, to name partner. Co-founded in the mid-‘90s by Kevin Yorn, the firm’s promotion of Dobkin and Verna comes as both hustle for top clients including Rachel Sennott, Nisha Ganatra, Shane Gil
2026-05-07 18:25 UTC
Variety
The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) has gone on strike against the second season of the YouTube children’s series, “CoComelon: The Melon Patch,” as the crew says they have not been provided “fair wages and benefits.” Hoping to persuade production to sign a union contract
2026-05-07 18:28 UTC
Rolling Stone
Fans can relive the nostalgia with T-shirts, shorts and sneakers adorned with the original Bulls logo and team colors
2026-04-09 20:46 UTC
Variety
“Broken Snow,” a psychological drama set inside an abandoned, snow-bound house, will premiere at Theatre 71 this month. It stars Tom Cavanagh of “The Flash” and “Ed,” Tony Danza of “Taxi” and “Who’s The Boss,” and former “SNL” star Michael Longfe
2026-04-09 20:46 UTC
Variety
Entertainment industry veteran Thai Randolph has taken the wraps off her new venture: NILE & Co., described as a content and commerce platform that works with “creators who move culture.” Randolph is the former CEO and co-founder of Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat, which she exited in 2023. Sh
2026-04-09 20:53 UTC
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Mel Brooks brought the Farce to CinemaCon. Brooks didn’t attend the annual convention in Las Vegas, but the 99-year-old comedy legend sent a pre-taped video for the long-awaited sequel to his 1987 sci-fi parody “Spaceballs.” In the short clip, he also announced the sequel’s official titl
2026-04-16 04:52 UTC
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Henry Cavill’s “Highlander” reboot got a first look during Amazon MGM’s presentation at CinemaCon, the annual convention for movie theaters owners that’s underway in Las Vegas. Filming is still underway, but CinemaCon attendees saw behind-the-scenes footage and some ser
2026-04-16 05:25 UTC
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Yo Adrian, the Italian Stallion is back in the ring. Amazon MGM brought a teaser of “I Play Rocky,” a drama about the true story behind the tumultuous making of the 1976 boxing classic “Rocky.” Anthony Ippolito, best known for “The Offer,” portrays a young Sylvest
2026-04-16 05:28 UTC
Variety
Screenwriter William Yu has signed with Buchwald for representation, Variety has learned exclusively. Yu continues to be repped by Bellevue and Jackoway Austen. Yu recently worked on the Peacock series adaptation of the movie “The Burbs,” to which he will return as executive story editor
2026-04-16 21:00 UTC
Variety
Mike and Pam aren’t the only dynamic duo at CinemaCon anymore. Historically, film studios have been run by one monolithic figure, calling shots and running expansive teams of middle managers and underlings. Paramount Pictures heads Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg are now the second team running a
2026-04-16 21:00 UTC
Variety
“Grey’s Anatomy” has made 320 appearances on Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings, more than any other series in the charts’ history. The long-running ABC medical drama beat and continues to reset a record previously held by “NCIS,” which is still in second p
2026-04-16 21:00 UTC
Rolling Stone
The dance trio's North American trek kicks off in June, with stops at venues like Madison Square Garden and Fenway Park
2026-04-16 21:02 UTC
Deadline
Netflix “built our M&A muscle” during its ill-fated quest to acquire Warner Bros, Co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Wall Street analysts Thursday. “We’ve learned so much about deal execution, about early integration,” Sarandos said. “We’re really proud of the tea
2026-04-16 21:06 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Canada’s CBC and BBC Northern Ireland have greenlit Committed, a ten-part comedy co-production starring Schitt’s Creek actor Dustin Milligan and Derry Girls‘ Diona Doherty. The series will follow Milligan as Canadian Peter Hooley (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) as a recentl
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
Variety
Front Office Sports is getting into the daily TV sports news game. The company, the online outlet known for its aggressive coverage of the sports biz, is gearing up to launch a daily TV news program, “Front Office Sports Tonight”: a 30-minute, nationally syndicated show covering the biggest sports s
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
Variety
The United States is the world’s largest market for African storytelling content — accounting for 8.7% of global demand — followed by the U.K., South Africa, Canada, France, Brazil and China. That’s among the takeaways of a study released on Thursday by the Next Narrative Africa Fund, launched
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
Variety
“The Simpsons Movie 2” will be among the first animated films to receive funding from the state of California, getting $21.9 million from the state’s expanded production incentive program. The sequel is among 38 films — eight studio projects and 30 independents — that w
2026-04-23 15:00 UTC
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Mariska Hargitay said she cried after seeing Christopher Meloni’s reaction to “Law & Order: Organized Crime” being cancelled. “I saw it and burst out in tears, first of all,” Hargitay told Extra at NBCUniversal’s Emmy Luncheon in L.A on Wednesday. “I imm
2026-04-23 15:10 UTC
Variety
Ian Somerhalder revealed in a new interview with E! News that he was forced to claw himself and his family out of debt in the eight-figure range (an exact number was not given but it was $10 million or more) after he retired from acting. Somerhalder said “financial upheaval” is part of t
2026-04-30 20:35 UTC
Variety
The “Golden” age of women in music was celebrated Wednesday night at the Hollywood Palladium, as Billboard hosted and livestreamed its annual Billboard Women in Music event, with a heavy-hitting list of honorees from multiple genres performing as well as picking up trophies — including W
2026-04-30 20:35 UTC
Variety
Apple hit another high note in the first three months of 2026, delivering an earnings beat driven by a surge in iPhone sales and continued momentum in its Services segment. Apple’s Services business revenue in the quarter grew 16.3% to $30.98 billion. That beat Wall Street expectations for $30
2026-04-30 20:39 UTC
Variety
You’ve probably heard the adage that Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist, but in hindsight, it feels prescient. Since the start of his career, which rang off with a feature on the inescapable smash “See You Again” with Wiz Khalifa in 2015, Puth has gone from wallowing in schlock
2026-04-30 20:42 UTC
Variety
“Mr Nobody Against Putin” co-director Pavel Talankin’s Oscar statue has gone missing after the TSA at New York’s JFK airport confiscated his award. Earlier this year, Talankin took home the Oscar for best documentary feature. In a social media post, Talankin’s co-direct
2026-04-30 20:59 UTC
Deadline
UPDATED with charges: Britney Spears was charged in Ventura County today with driving under the influence, according to multiple reports. The charge is a misdemeanor. Spears checked into a treatment facility following her DUI arrest. Her rep issued a statement at the time that read in part, “T
2026-04-30 21:00 UTC
Variety
Adam Scott, who is starring in the upcoming horror film “Hokum” which opens in theaters on Friday, reflected on his time playing Ben Wyatt on the hugely popular NBC sitcom “Parks and Recreation” with Variety. The small-town government sitcom, which ran for seven seasons from
2026-04-30 21:04 UTC
Variety
The Latin Recording Academy will honor Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez — a.k.a. Daddy Yankee — as the 2026 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. The legendary Puerto Rican musician, a pioneer and driving force behind the globalization of reggaeton music, will be honored for his nearly three-decade
2026-04-07 19:17 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: Noel Braham, founder of the Micheaux Film Festival, has announced the development of The Oscar Micheaux Institute, a nonprofit initiative to aid individuals facing economic barriers in their pursuit of careers in film, television, and media. Organizers said the Institute will focus on wor
2026-04-07 19:22 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Brave Artists Management has signed actress Marisol Nichols. Best known for her seven seasons as a series regular on The CW’s Riverdale, Nichols has more recently been seen starring opposite Jenna Ortega in the film Winter Spring Summer or Fall and will next be seen in the Lifetime
2026-04-07 19:22 UTC
Variety
The lead-up to “The Devil Wears Prada 2” has been more of a product push than a press push — fitting for a film centered on the fashion industry. In the weeks leading up to its May 1 release, the film has touted partnerships with Tresemme, Tweezerman, Loreal, Grey Goose and more. W
2026-04-07 19:24 UTC
Deadline
Media layoffs across the entertainment industry are hitting hard after last year’s avalanche of job cuts. The unfortunate trend can still be felt following the Covid-19 pandemic, dual Hollywood strikes and — the latest event to hit Los Angeles hard: a series of wildfires that broke out in Janu
2026-03-24 16:57 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Prologue Entertainment, the independent film and television studio behind Netflix thrillers Zero Day and A House of Dynamite, is expanding its ranks, naming Ken Segna as Head of Television. In the newly created role, Segna will oversee TV development with an emphasis on building and expan
2026-03-24 17:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, reality stars from Summer House and podcast stars via their popular Giggly Squad, are now looking to become comedy series stars. Netflix is developing a half-hour scripted comedy co-written and headlined by the longtime best friends, which the streamer lan
2026-03-24 17:00 UTC
Variety
Madrid-based global powerhouse The Mediapro Studio has joined forces with Emmy-winning producer-showrunner Charles Wachter to launch a new non-fiction banner, Stopwatch Media. Wachter, whose notable credits include reality shows “Million Dollar Secret” for Netflix, “Beast Games” for Prime
2026-03-24 20:39 UTC
Deadline
It took a lot of guts for Academy Award winner Juliette Binoche to create a dance and theater piece that called for her to perform strenuous and complicated choreography in front of a live audience for over an hour. After all, she embarked on the project — co-created with dancer-choreographer
2026-03-24 20:51 UTC
Deadline
The final batch of Broadway’s spring 2026 arrivals opened last week, and while press previews and opening night comps took their toll on some of the week’s grosses, a clearer picture of the season’s stronger newcomers began to emerge. The Rocky Horror Show was among the pack’
2026-04-28 20:29 UTC
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Shannon Elizabeth’s pivot to OnlyFans is off to a blockbuster start. Creators Inc. CEO Andy Bachman reveals the “American Pie” and “Scary Movie” star has “grossed seven figures in her first week on the platform,” with sources telling Variety that Elizabeth s
2026-04-28 20:38 UTC
Variety
In a move that reflects the record industry’s shift toward serving independent artists, Warner Music Group announced Wednesday morning that it will acquire the B2B music platform Revelator, which plays distribution and artist-services role similar to that of Downtown, which was recently acquired by
2026-04-01 13:59 UTC
Deadline
“There are a lot of reasons for people not to leave their homes and go to the theater,” Will Packer, the veteran producer behind an extensive collection of beloved crossover hits like Think Like a Man, Ride Along, Girls Trip, and Night School, explains from his home office in Atlanta. “Gas pri
2026-04-01 14:00 UTC
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Rattlestick Theater, one of Off Broadway’s most prominent venues for new work since its founding in 1994, will be renamed The Terrence McNally Theater in honor of the late trailblazing and Tony Award-winning playwright. “Terrence was with Rattlestick from the start,” said Rattlestick art
2026-04-01 14:00 UTC
Variety
Dorinda Medley has signed with CAA for representation. The television personality, entrepreneur and author rose to fame as a star of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City.” Medley joined the series during its seventh season in 2015 and exited after its 12th season in 2020.
2026-04-01 20:00 UTC
Variety
“Riverdale” and “Forbidden Fruits” actor Lili Reinhart recently took part in a video interview for Cosmopolitan magazine and revealed that a male director once told her to “suck in her stomach a little bit” in between takes. Reinhart did not reveal the male direct
2026-04-01 20:08 UTC
Deadline
EXCLUSIVE: As Fox is getting ready to launch a reboot of one of its 1980s TV series, Baywatch, this coming season, the network is bringing back another classic ’80s TV title, Highway To Heaven, for the following season. Looking ahead, Fox has ordered a new take on Michael Landon’s Highwa
2026-05-06 21:00 UTC
Variety
Miles Teller and Eddie Redmayne are in talks to star in “Star One,” a new spy thriller from Doug Liman set to launch at the market in Cannes. Liman — who recently wrapped AI thriller “Bitcoin” starring Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson — is directing from a script by David Cogg
2026-05-06 21:04 UTC
Deadline
If you thought David Zaslav had said all he had to say on the life and death of CNN founder Ted Turner today in his memo to Warner Bros Discovery staff earlier Wednesday, think again. “Ted was a generational entrepreneur, someone who believed deeply in the power of ideas and in telling stories and b
2026-05-06 21:04 UTC
Variety
The American Black Film Festival has unveiled the competition lineup for its 30th-anniversary edition, including Marsai Martin and Courtney B. Vance’s “The Fridge,” produced by Jamie Foxx; “Montmarte” starring Jesse Williams; and “That’s Her,” featurin
2026-04-08 14:00 UTC
Variety
Early in her career, Patricia Glaser was fortunate to land at a law firm led by attorneys who defined what itmeant to be well-connected, influential and respected in Los Angeles’ legal, social, civic and political circles. She learned well. The lessons Glaser absorbed as a young associate at Wyman B
2026-04-08 14:00 UTC
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EXCLUSIVE: Gotham Award nominee Sebiye Behtiyar (Preparation for the Next Life) and Emmy nominee Sonja O’Hara (Snare) are to star in writer-director Zachary Allard’s horror feature debut, The Scorpion. The Scorpion follows Kit (O’Hara), “a struggling young woman whose dream of launching her ow
2026-04-08 14:08 UTC
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Greece has announced plans to ban social media for under-15s from 2027. The country’s Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, confirmed the ban today and said it would be implemented to tackle the “addictive design” of social media. The ban will begin on January 1, 2027. Mitsotakis announce
2026-04-08 14:08 UTC
Variety
David Ellison, whose Paramount Skydance is awaiting closure of its massive deal to swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery, will host an invitation-only dinner next week “honoring” President Donald Trump and CBS News’ White House correspondents, Variety has confirmed. The event will take
2026-04-15 17:20 UTC
Deadline
Focus Features held a star-studded screening of Morgan Neville’s new documentary Lorne Tuesday night at the Steven Spielberg Theater on the Universal lot with the documentary’s subject, Saturday Night Live boss Lorne Michaels and the theater’s namesake Spielberg in attendance, join
2026-04-15 17:26 UTC
Variety
Jeremy Strong will star in “The Passenger,” a historical escape thriller from Magnus von Horn. FilmNation Entertainment has acquired worldwide rights, excluding German-speaking territories and Poland, to the film. This marks the English-language debut of von Horn, a Swedish and Polish di
2026-04-29 20:30 UTC
Variety
Eva Longoria and the team behind Amazon Prime Video’s “The House of the Spirits” will be among the notable multihyphenates, actors, writers and producers who are set to take part in the National Association of Latino Independent Producers’ Diverse Women in Media Forum, set fo
2026-04-29 20:43 UTC