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‘The Acolyte’ Star Manny Jacinto Got All of His Lines Cut From ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: ‘It Wasn’t Shocking to Me … Tom Cruise Is Writing Stories for Tom Cruise’
Manny Jacinto is a recognizable face thanks to television roles on “The Good Place” and “Nine Perfect Strangers,” but he’s currently breaking through like never before as Qimir on Disney+’s “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte.” Jacinto’s seductive Sith Lord is quite possibly the sexiest character in “Star Wars” history, and he’s quickly become one of the buzziest new additions to the franchise’s canon.How the Cast of 'The Acolyte' Trained to Become Jedi Masters: 'We Had to Run Them Through the Gamut' While “The Acolyte” is giving Jacinto his first real taste of the highs that can come with joining a Hollywood...
Method Man Describes Rare Wu-Tang Clan Album as a ‘Circus Spectacle,’ Says It’s an ‘Uncomfortable Subject’ for Group to Discuss
Wu-Tang Clan’s much-storied album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” has been in the news cycle for years after changing ownership and spurring lawsuits, and the melee surrounding the one-of-a-kind project has left group member Method Man with a skewed opinion.Wu-Tang Clan's Rare Album 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' Now Available as Five-Minute, $1 Sampler In an interview with Vanity Fair, Meth refers to the album as a “circus spectacle” and that it’s an “uncomfortable subject” for the group to discuss. He also claims that “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” was never meant to be a Wu-Tang Clan album,...
K-Pop’s MAMA Awards to Straddle Los Angeles and Japan
The 2024 edition of K-pop’s MAMA Awards will kick-off in Los Angeles for the first time, before expanding into a two-day event in Osaka, Japan.Korean Content Powerhouse Studio Dragon Appoints 'Moving' Producer Jang Kyung-ik as CEO Organizers said that the decision to present awards and have performances on both sides of the Pacific Ocean is “a significant step towards broadening K-pop reach as well as connecting global K-pop fans across time zones.” Activities will start at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Nov. 21 and at the Kyocera Dome Osaka in Central Japan from Nov. 22 and 23. In late November, Japan will...
Netflix’s Bela Bajaria on Her Emmy Dominance Across 35 Programs, What’s Next for ‘3 Body Problem’ and ‘Bridgerton’
Netflix is back on top. The streamer slightly increased its Emmy nomination tally in 2024, leading all outlets with 107 — up four from last year’s 103, and taking over the top slot held by HBO/Max last year (which dropped from 127 to 91). And Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria was in a celebratory mood when Variety spoke with her on Wednesday morning.Anna Torv, Michael Dorman Head Cast of Netflix Epic Australian Outback Series 'Territory' Although Netflix has had bigger Emmy nomination years (its 160 in 2020 is still an all-time record), Bajaria said she was happy to see this...
Irreparably Fractured ‘Real Houswives of New Jersey’ Cast Taped Watch Party Instead of a Reunion (EXCLUSIVE)
This week — on Monday, July 15, to be exact — the irreparably divided cast of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” convened at Rails Steakhouse in Towaco, N.J. to film a very different kind of reunion for Season 14. In fact, it wasn’t a reunion at all, but a watch party, in which they convened under one roof to watch the finale, for what is likely their last gathering together, given the toxic split in this cast. Practically from the start of the season in May, “Real Housewives” executive producer Andy Cohen has made no secret of the fact that this...
FX’s ‘Alien’ Series Gets Official Title ‘Alien: Earth’
FX’s upcoming “Alien” series has a new title, according to network boss John Langraf and showrunner Noah Hawley: “Alien: Earth.”FX Boss John Landgraf on Shattering Emmy Records, the Future of 'Fargo' and Whether 'The Bear' Is a Comedy “We just wrapped production, so now I’m into the long post that gets into visual effects,” Hawley told Variety while discussing the Emmy nominations earned by “Fargo,” his other FX series. “It’s a very big show. It’s nice to have some time with it,” he continued. “The first year of anything, you want to feel like you’re not up against the wall in terms...
President Biden Tests Positive for COVID and Has ‘Mild Symptoms,’ Cancels Las Vegas Campaign Event
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Wednesday. Biden-Harris Campaign Blasts Amber Rose for Supporting Donald Trump: He 'Doesn't Care About' Black Communities Biden canceled a campaign appearance at the convention for UnidosUS, a national civil rights organization for Latinos, in Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” Jean-Pierre said in a statement. “He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms. He will be returning to Delaware where he...
Bose’s Prime Day Speaker Deal Gets You a Top-Rated Sonos Dupe for Less
The Sonos Move speaker has long been a favorite among audiophiles for its clean, crisp sound, easy connectivity and sleek design. But at $449, the Move doesn’t come cheap, and Sonos almost never puts its products up for sale. What’s more: the Move is often backordered on the Sonos website, and availability on Amazon comes and goes.From Bose to Sony, These Top-Rated Bose Soundbars Are Up to 40% Off for Prime Day But Sonos isn’t the only audio brand making great speakers these days. Bose has been a leader in the audio space for almost six decades, and its latest Bose...
Viggo Mortensen Calls Amazon ‘Appalling’ and ‘Shameful’ for Dumping His 2022 Ron Howard Film on Streaming, Says Film Criticism Is ‘Pretty Poor’ These Days
Viggo Mortensen called out Amazon in an interview with Vanity Fair magazine for the company’s decision to scrap an extensive theatrical release for Ron Howard’s 2022 movie “Thirteen Lives” and give it a global streaming launch instead. Mortensen, who starred in the well-reviewed Thai cave rescue thriller opposite Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, said the film was a “really good movie” that MGM intended to give a full blown theatrical release to after “they did their test screenings for that movie and got the highest scores in the history of that studio.”Viggo Mortensen Hasn't Acted in a Hollywood Franchise After...
Roy Wood Jr. Sets Hulu Comedy Special
Roy Wood Jr. will debut his next stand up special on Hulu. Halle Berry Exits Ryan Murphy's Hulu Legal Drama 'All's Fair' (EXCLUSIVE) Wood will tape what will be his fourth special in early September at the Lincoln Theater in Washington DC. Mainstay Entertainment and Jax Media will produce the special, and c. craig will direct. It will stream on Disney+ internationally. The special’s title and launch date will be announced at a later date. The special is the latest to be announced since Hulu unveiled plans to break into the stand up comedy space back in May. Hulu will launch a...
Winona Ryder’s ‘One Condition’ for Joining ‘Stranger Things’ Was a Filming Break If ‘Beetlejuice 2’ Ever Happened: ‘They Agreed. Luckily, It Worked Out’
Winona Ryder revealed during a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar that she had only one condition when she first met “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer for a role they wanted her to play on Netflix: If “Beetlejuice 2” ever got off the ground, they’d have to let her take a break from the series to film it. They agreed, and Ryder was cast as the matriarch Joyce Byers in what would become one of Netflix’s biggest original series.'Stranger Things' Season 5 First Look: Nostalgic, Slimy Behind-the-Scenes Footage Reveals New Cast Members “I am literally on my 10th year playing...
These Dyson Appliances Are Cheaper Than We’ve Seen Them All Year With These Prime Day Deals
Since taking the world by storm over the past two years, Dyson has managed to rarely go on sale — a feat that only the biggest players on the market, such as Apple or Peloton, are able to get away with. So, it’s a big deal when Dyson’s most coveted appliances are discounted for deals events like Prime Day.These Dyson Dupes, Including Shark's Coveted Cordless Vacuum, Are All 50% Off for Prime Day This Prime Day, you can save up to $200 on the brand’s most coveted appliances — from their innovative Dyson Airwrap to their top-tier V8 cordless vacuum...
How Dead & Company Got Their Sphere Splendor: Treatment Studio Head on Creating Spectacular Visuals for the Band’s Vegas Residency
If you like what you see when you check into Las Vegas’ Sphere for the residency by Dead & Company — and most attendees have come away raving, Deadheads and newbies alike — you can credit much of that to the efforts of Treatment Studio, the creative agency charged with executing the visuals for the venue’s 160,000- square-foot wrap-around screen for the three-month run. Treatment’s Sam Pattinson is the show’s executive producer but, above and beyond that, shares creative director credit with Dead & Company band member John Mayer, after a decade’s worth of collaborations with Mayer on the singer-guitarist’s...
Russo Bros. in Talks to Direct Next Two ‘Avengers’ Movies
Joe and Anthony Russo, who propelled “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Endgame” to stratospheric box office heights, may return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.'Captain America: Brave New World' Trailer: Anthony Mackie Takes Flight as Cap to Stop Red Hulk and a Presidential Assassin The filmmaking brothers are in early talks to direct 2026’s “Avengers” movie (formerly titled “The Kang Dynasty”) and 2027’s “Avengers: Secret Wars,” which will conclude the Multiverse Saga of the MCU. The films will presumably be connected, à la the two-part story of 2018’s “Infinity War” and 2019’s “Endgame.” A spokesperson for AGBO, the Russos’ production company, declined to comment. Marvel Studios...
Ice Spice Recruits Central Cee, Gunna and Travis Scott for ‘Y2K’ Tracklist
With Ice Spice’s debut album “Y2K” set to arrive July 26, the Bronx-bred rapper has unveiled the complete tracklist for the LP. Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Foundation Launches Hurricane Beryl Relief Drive to Provide Emergency Housing for Houston Residents Ice Spice recruits Travis Scott for the track “Oh Shhh…,” while Gunna is featured on”B-tch I’m Packin’.” Central Cee is also featured on the album on the recently-released “Did It First,” the fourth single to arrive ahead of the album after her Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit “Think U The Shit (Fart),” the Sean Paul-sampling “Gimme a Light” and her latest...
FX Boss John Landgraf on Shattering Emmy Records, the Future of ‘Fargo’ and Whether ‘The Bear’ Is a Comedy
John Landgraf called Emmy nomination day a “kick in the teeth.” But he meant it in the best way possible — and the fact that the normally unflappable FX boss was mixing his metaphors on Wednesday morning is perhaps all the evidence you need that even he was gobsmacked by the programmer’s stunning haul this year.Apple and FX's Diverse Storytelling Leads to Historic Emmy Nominations Success FX scored 93 nominations at the 76th Emmys, including a record-breaking 23 nods for “The Bear” (the most ever for a comedy — and yes, it’s still a comedy, more on that in a moment)...
Joe Jonas Announces New Solo Album ‘Music for People Who Believe in Love,’ First Single ‘Work It Out’
Joe Jonas has announced his sophomore solo album “Music for People Who Believe in Love,” releasing October 18 via Republic Records.Sting, Jonas Brothers Set to Headline at Lollapalooza India - Global Bulletin The singer, who cut his teeth as one-third of Jonas Brothers and struck success with his side band DNCE, will release the album’s first single “Work It Out” this Friday. He’s been teasing the song over the last month, sharing snippets during podcast appearances and performing it live during Jonas Brothers’ Calgary Stampede show this past weekend. “I am thrilled to share my new solo album with you – Music...
Apple and FX’s Diverse Storytelling Leads to Historic Emmy Nominations Success
Just six months after the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (which were delayed amid the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in 2023), the nominations for the 76th Emmy Awards have been revealed. While things mostly went as expected, a few standouts are worth noting. Apple TV+ and FX have positioned themselves as true competitors against long-dominating networks like Netflix and HBO/Max. Moreover, in a hard-won battle for representation, the Indigenous community and women of color have made significant strides, suggesting that the television landscape has finally turned a corner regarding diversity and inclusion. (Read the full list of nominees here.)Natalie Portman's 'Lady...
Eddie Rosenblatt, Longtime Geffen Records President, Dies at 89
Eddie Rosenblatt, who was president of Geffen Records from its inception in 1980 through its glory years of Guns N’ Roses, Nirvana, Don Henley and countless others, died Tuesday at a hospital in Santa Barbara, Variety has confirmed. His son Michael told Hits the cause of death was pneumonia; he was 89.'Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill' Review: The Definitive Documentary of an Unsung Singer-Songwriter and One of Rock's Saddest Stories Under Rosenblatt’s watch, Geffen became the gold-standard label of the music industry throughout most of the 1980s and 1990s, spawning not only dozens of hits by the above acts as well as...
Emmys Nominate 14 Performers Featured in Variety’s ‘Actors on Actors’
On this Emmy nominations morning, 14 stars from Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series received recognition. Maya Rudolph Is Emmys MVP, 'The Simpsons' Gets a 'The Bear' Halo -- and Other Trivia From 2024's Nominations The nominated performers from the 2024 season include Jodie Foster, Robert Downey Jr., Quinta Brunson, Jennifer Aniston, Hannah Einbinder, Anna Sawai, Brie Larson, Andrew Scott, Naomi Watts, Jonathan Bailey, Tyler James Williams, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Elizabeth Debicki. On “Actors on Actors,” these dazzling performers captivated viewers with their lively and heartfelt discussions, offering a glimpse into their remarkable journeys both on-screen and off. Check out their...
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