Watch: Jenna Returns to Rosewood in ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Sneak Peek
She’s back… “Pretty Little Liars” seventh season is bringing back many familiar faces to Rosewood, and this week’s episode, July 12, 8 p.m., will see the return of none other than Jenna (Tammin Sursok). In this sneak peek clip, exclusively released by Variety, Jenna confronts the Liars and the meet-up is awkward, to say the least. Jenna… Read more »
TV Ratings: ‘The Night Of’ Debuts Strong for HBO
HBO’s “The Night Of” got off to a strong start, attracting 1.3 million total viewers across three broadcasts for its premiere Sunday night, according to Nielsen live-plus-same day numbers. According to HBO, the miniseries’ first installment was also viewed by 1.5 million people on demand and on digital platforms HBO Go and HBO Now in… Read more »
TV News Roundup: Chris Harrison Returns To Host ‘Miss America,’ Netflix Sets Premiere Date for ‘Fearless’
Chris Harrison returns to host “Miss America” for the eighth year, AXS TV announces an all-new movie based on Elvis Presley, and Netflix sets a premiere date for its latest original documentary, “Fearless,” in today’s TV news Roundup. CASTING Chris Harrison will host the “Miss America 2017” competition for the eighth year. Sage Steele, host and commentator… Read more »
Hollywood Bowl’s ‘Star Trek’ Pays Tribute to Anton Yelchin
The Hollywood Bowl added 2009’s “Star Trek” reboot to its roster of films with the orchestra accompanying the soundtrack over the weekend. Under the skillful baton of conductor David Newman, it was clear that the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and the chorus are now pros at matching the live performance to the screen. “Star Trek” composer… Read more »
‘Maron’ Set to End After Four Seasons on IFC
Marc Maron is pulling the plug on his IFC series “Maron.” The comedian announced on his podcast “WTF” Monday that this week’s season-four finale will be the television show’s last episode. The decision to end the series is believed to be Maron’s. IFC president Jennifer Caserta confirmed that “Maron” would end with Wednesday’s episode. “IFC… Read more »
Warner Bros. Brings ‘Wonder Woman,’ ‘Suicide Squad,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts’ to Comic-Con
Warner Bros. has unveiled its San Diego Comic-Con lineup with presentations for “Wonder Woman,” “Suicide Squad” and “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The studio’s also showcasing talent at the July 23 event from “Kong: Skull Island,” “The Lego Batman Movie” and “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” The Hall H presentation, headed up…Read more »
Tamara Mellon’s ‘In My Shoes’ Movie in the Works
Working Title is developing a movie based on Tamara Mellon’s “In My Shoes” the 2013 autobiography of the Jimmy Choo co-founder. The London-based production company is seeking a director for the movie project. Laura Solon (“Hot in Cleveland”) has written the script. Working Title toppers Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing with the company’s… Read more »
L.A. Theater Review: ‘Big Sky’
“Big Sky,” the new play by Pulitzer finalist Alexandra Gersten-Vassilaros (“Omnium Gatherum”) making its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse, begins in a well-grounded place, focusing on what we quickly discover is the messy unraveling of a marriage. But in act two, the play splinters off in a hundred unforeseeable directions, its cohesiveness dissolving into… Read more »
Judge Rejects Manuela Herzer’s Bid for Retrial in Sumner Redstone Health Case
A Los Angeles judge has rejected Manuela Herzer’s motion for a new trial in her bid to be restored as Sumner Redstone’s health care agent, a ruling that Herzer’s lawyers immediately said they would appeal. Judge David J. Cowan said that, by law, retrials are not permitted in cases involving advanced health care directives and… Read more »
Warner Bros. Making ‘Brother Orange’ Friendship Movie
Warner Bros. is developing a movie based on Matt Stopera’s BuzzFeed article “Brother Orange” about his international story of friendship. The studio is developing “Brother Orange” with Flagship Entertainment, the 10-month-old joint venture between CMC Holdings and Warner Bros. with the mandate to produce Chinese-language films. The story covers the aftermath of Stopera’s iPhone being stolen… Read more »
Javier Bardem Eyed for Frankenstein Role in Universal’s Monster Universe (EXCLUSIVE)
Having already filled its upcoming monster universe with A-list talent including Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp and Russell Crowe, Universal is now eyeing another star to revive a famous character. Sources tell Variety that Javier Bardem is in talks to star as Frankenstein in Universal’s classic monster movie series. It’s currently unknown which monster feature Bardem would first appear… Read more »
‘The Leftovers’ Star Carrie Coon Lands Female Lead in ‘Fargo’ Season 3
Carrie Coon has landed the female lead in “Fargo” season 3, Variety has confirmed. “The Leftovers” star will play opposite Ewan McGregor in the third season of FX’s critically acclaimed anthology series, which switches up the cast from season to season. Coon will portray Gloria Burgle, a practical woman who grabs the fire extinguisher when the bacon catches fire and… Read more »
Emmy Nomination Predictions 2016: Who Leads the Comedy, Drama, and Limited Series Races?
Newcomers vie with old favorites in an era of Peak TV
Pokemon Go: Mobile’s Next Billion-Dollar Bonanza
Nintendo finally allowed a mobile game version of one of its biggest money-makers to be made. And you have been hearing about it a lot over the past 48 hours. Possibly too much. But one thing that has not been widely discussed is the truly monstrous revenue performance that Pokemon Go has delivered right out… Read more »
New Look at Disneyland’s Star Wars-Themed Land Unveiled
A galaxy far, far away will soon be right around the corner. On Monday, Disney disclosed a new image of the forthcoming Star Wars-themed land that is to be implemented at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts, respectively. The park is reported to be the largest single-themed expansion in Disneyland’s 61-year history. See the picture below. “Look closely… Read more »
Jennifer Esposito Joins ‘NCIS’ as Series Regular
Jennifer Esposito is coming on board “NCIS” as a series regular, Variety has learned. In addition to Esposito joining the CBS drama in Season 14, Duane Henry, who guest starred in the final two episodes of last season, has been promoted to a series regular. Both new cast members come as “NCIS” will see a major… Read more »
Megaupload Relaunch Planned for January 2017
Notorious cloud storage and file sharing website Megaupload may make a comeback early next year: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom announced on Twitter in recent days that he plans to relaunch the site on January 20th 2017, which happens to be the fifth anniversary of the police raid that took down the original Megaupload.com. Dotcom plans to… Read more »
TV Review: ‘Looking: The Movie’
There is, of course, a plot to “Looking: The Movie,” the 84-minute swansong to the short-lived HBO series “Looking.” But, like its predecessor, the best moments of creator Michael Lannan and showrunner Andrew Haigh’s final chapter of the story of a few gay men in San Francisco are not about the plot details. Much of the… Read more »
TV Review: ‘Stranger Things’
It’s easy to get lost in a game of Spot the Reference while watching “Stranger Things.” This creepy Netflix drama about odd events in a small Indiana town in the ’80s calls upon the ghosts of “Stand by Me” and “The X-Files,” and large parts of it serve as an extended homage to the mid-career… Read more »
‘Battlefield’ Video Game Being Developed for TV Series by Paramount Television & Anonymous Content
“Battlefield” is getting the TV treatment. Paramount Television and Anonymous Content have optioned the rights to the popular video game with the intent to develop a television series, Variety has learned. Since debuting in 2002, “Battlefield” has amassed over 60 million players worldwide. The video game series consists of 11 different games. The franchise hails… Read more »
Comedy Central’s ‘Daily Show’ Will Take Convention Coverage to Snapchat, Alexa, SiriusXM
As a bevy of the nation’s late-night programs hope to use the coming Republican and Democratic national conventions to boost their on-air profiles, Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” wants the events to help lend it some digital-media credibility as well. The Trevor Noah-led program will be the only one of TV’s late-night coterie to be on… Read more »
Sharing Netflix or HBO Go Passwords Is Now Technically Federal Crime
A court ruling last week now means that the act of using someone else’s password to access an online service — including Netflix or HBO Go — is a violation of federal computer laws. But don’t panic: It’s not likely that subscription VOD providers will suddenly have the feds descend on people swapping their login credentials. In… Read more »
John Malone’s Virgin Buys Broadcaster UTV Ireland
U.K. cable company Virgin Media, a subsidiary of John Malone’s Liberty Global, has signed a deal with British TV group ITV to buy free-to-air commercial broadcaster UTV Ireland, which airs in the Republic of Ireland, for €10 million ($11.1 million). The deal does not include broadcaster UTV, which airs in Northern Ireland. The deal follows… Read more »
TV Review: ‘Mr. Robot,’ Season 2
Now that the secrets of “Mr. Robot” are known — its hallucinations identified, its faces unmasked, its world markets burned to ashes — the show’s second season faces a historically difficult task: writing the next chapter after the first tore the story’s universe to shreds. Precisely because the first season was so thorough and brilliant,… Read more »
Fox Broadcasting Launches Primetime Live Stream
Fox will begin livestreaming its primetime entertainment programming nationwide, the network announced Monday. The initiative will make Fox the first broadcaster to simulcast its primetime programming on its own digital platforms in all 210 television markets nationwide. Entertainment programs will be available for authenticated pay-TV subscribers to view live on via Fox.com and Fox Now… Read more »
Steve Pink Directing Sega ‘Rent a Hero’ Movie
“Hot Tub Time Machine” director Steve Pink has signed on to write and direct “Rent a Hero,” a film adaptation of the Sega video game title. “Rent a Hero” centers on a reluctant slacker genius who joins a high-tech pitched as an “Uber for Heroes” aimed to improve people’s daily lives at an affordable price…. Read more »
CBS News To Stream Live Convention Coverage Via Twitter
You won’t have to watch CBS to see the network’s coverage of the Republican and Democratic national conventions. CBS News and Twitter said Monday they had entered a partnership to stream live coverage of both events. Users of the popular social-media network will be able to watch Josh Elliott, Elaine Quijano, and Vladimir Duthiers as they… Read more »
Pokemon Go Fever Pushes Nintendo Stock Up 25%
Shares of Nintendo soared Monday, closing up 25%, after fans went ga-ga over the Pokemon Go mobile game launch in the U.S. Nintendo doesn’t publish the game, but it’s an investor in and partner of the company that does: Niantic Labs, which spun out of Google last year, released the game in the U.S. on… Read more »
BAM Showcases Colombia’s Post-Conflict Cinema
On June 30, the same day as Brexit, Colombia’s government and Farc rebels signed a cease-fire. Fruit of four years of negotiations, which president Juan Manuel Santos once compared to “swallowing toads,” it ends 50 years of bloodbath that killed 220,000 people, displacing several million more. This is a momentous moment for Colombia. It is… Read more »
China Film Group IPO Given Approval
The on-off initial public offering of China Film Group is on again. The China Securities Regulatory Commission said that it had given approval for the state-owned behemoth to list on the Shanghai stock market. No timetable was given for the latest attempt to float the company, which has been seeking a share market listing since… Read more »
Japan Box Office: ‘Independence Day’ Wins Weekend
TOKYO – “Independence Day: Resurgence” won its first weekend at the Japanese box office, with the promise of more victories to come. Opening on 963 screens with 20thCentury Fox distributing, the film earned $5.57 million in its first two days on release from 382,000 admissions. The earlier “Independence Day” bowed in Japan in December, 1996… Read more »
Germany to Boost Film Funding, Berlin Film Festival Budget
Germany is set to increase its federal film subsidy program by €15 million ($16.6 million), and earmarked an extra $1.1 million for the Berlin Film Festival. The funding is part of the government’s 2017 draft budget approved last week by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet. The new budget would increase government spending on cultural projects and… Read more »
‘Benny & Joon’ Musical Set for NAMT’s 2016 Festival of Developing Stage Projects
A musical adaptation of the 1993 Johnny Depp movie “Benny & Joon” is among the projects on tap for the National Alliance for Musical Theater’s 2016 Festival of New Musicals, the annual industry showcase that has yielded Broadway titles including “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” “The Drowsy Chaperone” and the upcoming “Come from Away.” Also on the…Read more »
HLN Sends Michaela Pereira To Court West Coast Morning-News Fans
Michaela Pereira had to journey back to a familiar place in order to deliver something different. When the veteran newscaster appears on HLN this morning at 10 a.m. eastern in her anchoring debut on the network, many people who watch her will be closer to lunch than stepping out of bed. But the show, which… Read more »
Right-Wing British Premiership Contender Andrea Leadsom Withdraws
British politics took another dramatic lurch Monday when right-winger Andrea Leadsom — one of the front-runners to become leader of the ruling Conservative Party, and in effect the next British Prime Minister — withdrew from the leadership contest. Her decision makes it almost a certainty that Theresa May will be the next leader of the… Read more »
Guitarist Joe Perry Hospitalized After Collapsing During Performance
Guitarist Joe Perry was said to be in stable condition after collapsing on stage Sunday night during a performance at Coney Island’s Ford Amphitheater. The Aerosmith co-founder was performing with the Hollywood Vampires outfit that also includes actor Johnny Depp and rock veteran Alice Cooper when he stumbled off stage and toppled over, according to…Read more »
We TV Orders ‘Dr. Miami’ Plastic Surgery Reality Show
We TV has ordered the unscripted series “Dr. Miami,” revolving around the work of the social media-wired plastic surgeon Michael Salzhauer. Salzhauer’s practice of sharing the intimate details of his procedures on Snapchat and other social media platforms is the hook that spurred AMC Networks’ We TV cabler to give the show a six-episode order…. Read more »
WME-IMG Takes Bold Swing with $4 Billion UFC Acquisition
WME/IMG is taking another big swing at transforming and diversifying its far-flung business operations with the $4 billion acquisition of mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fight Championship. WME/IMG and its private equity partners Silver Lake, KKR and Michael Dell’s MSD Capital, L.P. and MSD Partners, L.P. confirmed the deal Monday. The agreement is said to… Read more »
‘Star Wars,’ ‘Spectre’ Help Boost Pinewood Revenue by 10.9%
Production facilities company Pinewood Group has reported a 10.9% increase in revenue to £83.2 million ($108 million) for the year ended March 31, boosted by Hollywood blockbusters like “Spectre” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Operating profit rose 136% to £13.6 million ($17.6 million). Following the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union, and the… Read more »
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