Over the course of her legendary career, Alice Lee “Boaty” Boatwright has cast iconic movies, served as a studio exec and repped starry talent including Joan Didion, Paul…
Tag: Features
How TCM Tapped HBO Max to Expand Its 2021 Classic Film Festival
Last year, shortly after the pandemic hit the U.S., WarnerMedia’s TCM — with about three weeks notice — shifted its annual in-person TCM Classic Film Festival to a…
Laura Dave Talks ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’ Enron Inspiration and Julia Roberts Adaptation
It took more than 13,000 plays of the Bruce Springsteen song “If I Should Fall Behind” — a live version recorded with the E Street Band at Madison…
With ‘Legally Blonde 3,’ ‘Never Have I Ever’ and More, Mindy Kaling is the Queen of a Growing Comedy Empire
Mindy Kaling is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here. Mindy Kaling is planting the seeds to…
After Pouring Herself Into ‘I May Destroy You,’ Michaela Coel Is Ready for Her Next Challenge
Michaela Coel is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here. If viewers think they know Michaela Coel…
New The Batman Footage Leaks Revealing More of Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman
A new The Batman featurette has leaked and puts the spotlight on Zoë Kravitz’s Selina Kyle AKA Catwoman. Featuring a few snippets of new footage as well as…
Sofia Vergara: The Businesswoman Behind a Beloved Sitcom Star
Sofia Vergara is one of six creative leaders in comedy honored for Variety‘s 2021 Power of Women. For more, click here. In 1994, when Sofia Vergara was 22,…
MNDR Returns With Mark Ronson Co-Produced New Single, ‘Hell to Be You Baby’
Avant-pop singer MNDR has returned with her first new material since 2019, a single co-produced by Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson (Lady Gaga, Amy Winehouse) called “Hell to Be…
Gravitas Takes U.S., Canada on Diet Culture Doc ‘The Body Fights Back’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Gravitas Ventures has acquired all rights in the U.S. and Canada for “The Body Fights Back,” director Marian Võsumets’ documentary about the paradoxes of diet culture, Variety has…
Procter & Gamble Wants Tokyo Olympics Ads to Inspire Big Crowds
As millions of people tune in to the Tokyo Olympics later this year, one of the world’s biggest advertisers hopes to give them something during the commercial breaks…
DAZN Reveals Ronaldo Development Deal, Executive Hugh Sleight Discusses Upcoming Originals (EXCLUSIVE)
Global streaming sports platform DAZN and Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldo have closed a multi-project development deal kicking off with “El Presidente,” a docu-series chronicling the former striker’s tenure…
Michelle Rodriguez Gave Original Fast & Furious Writers a Reality Check That Changed Everything
When it comes to macho male characters, you can’t get much more macho than the main cast of the Fast & Furious saga. But the series has also…