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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance leaders have had a busy week in negotiations, but now WBD’s board is likely to tell shareholders before the market opens on Tuesday that it is considering the bid, even as it recommends the deal with Netflix, which is scheduled for a vote on March 20. Representatives for WBD and Paramount Skydance declined to comment late Monday. Financial terms of the new acquisition offer were not immediately disclosed. On Monday, the WBD board ended a busy seven days by seeking Netflix’s approval to engage in discussions with Paramount to “seek clarity” about Netflix’s “best…
The masked person suspected of abducting Nancy Guthrie may have been on her doorstep earlier than February 1, the night she is believed to have been abducted, according to updates in a new report. As first reported by ABC News, sources told the outlet that one of the images released by the FBI showing the suspect at Nancy’s front door may have been captured on Nancy’s Nest doorbell camera the day before the alleged kidnapping. One image showed the suspect without a backpack, while other images showed the suspect wearing a backpack. The masked person suspected of kidnapping Nancy Guthrie…
Oscar winner Tom Hanks will play President Abraham Lincoln in Starburns Industries’ upcoming film adaptation of “Lincoln in the Bardo.” In addition to starring as the 16th president of the United States, Hanks will produce the project, based on the best-selling novel by George Saunders, through his Playtone label with partner Gary Goetzman. Sanders is adapting the novel into a film with Oscar-nominated director Duke Johnson (Anomalisa) set to direct and produce. This is not the first time Hanks has portrayed a real-life person, with his filmography ranging from astronaut Jim Lovell (Apollo 13) to hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger (Sully)…
Actor Robert Carradine, known for his roles in “Revenge of the Nerds” and “Lizzie McGuire,” died Sunday at the age of 71. According to Deadline, her brother, actor Keith Carradine, said he took his own life after battling bipolar disorder. Carradine was part of a legendary acting family that included his father John and brothers Keith and David. “It is with deep sadness that we must share the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, uncle, and brother Robert Carradine,” the family said in a statement to the outlet. Robert Carradine and Michelle Mayrink in the 1984 comedy “Revenge of the…
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart addressed the right-wing’s heated reaction to the United States’ hockey win over Canada at the Olympics, mocking FBI Director Kash Patel for joining Team USA in the locker room at the celebration. At the beginning of Monday’s show, Stewart painted a bleak picture of what America was like before Team USA won the gold medal 2-1. “This country is in a very emotional turmoil right now,” Stewart said. “The feeling that we are one nation, besieged and divided. Perhaps we are crossing the Rubicon of this great American experiment and…
“The Jeffersons” star Marla Gibbs has revealed that she nearly lost her life after suffering a brain aneurysm and stroke. In an excerpt from her new memoir, “It’s Never Too Late,” obtained by People magazine, the 94-year-old actress, who played the abusive housekeeper Florence Johnson on the hit sitcom, which ran for 11 seasons from 1975 to 1985, reveals that she suffered a medical crisis in 2006. Gibbs said she went through a long and difficult recovery that included rehabilitation, emotional struggles and relearning her body. “Most people don’t survive a brain aneurysm, so I knew God still had a…
On today’s episode of the Daily Variety podcast, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin explains why Sony Pictures’ family film GOAT became a top box office hit and how Elvis on Imax is still able to pack it. Also, TV critic Aramide Tinubu discusses some of the overlooked gems on his list of the best black-led TV series of the past decade. “GOAT” and “Wuthering Heights” battled for the No. 1 spot for most of the weekend, but in the end, the animated film from Sony Pictures and Stephen Curry’s Unanimous Media pulled away and topped the box office in its second weekend…
What is old becomes new again. One of the headliners of Banijay Entertainment’s format scheduled for London TV screenings this week is the rebooted revival show “Fear Factor: House of Fear,” Lucas Green, chief content officer of operations at Banijay Entertainment, tells Variety. Green said the film “really captures what audiences and clients want,” adding, “What they did with ‘Fear Factor’ was take a very simple twist and turn it into an arc of reality.” “By making this an arc-shaped show with a reality cast together, we not only have one-off, very scary challenges, but we also have a larger…
Matthew Lillard told People magazine that he is “very excited” to star in Quentin Tarantino’s film. That’s why he said it “sucked” when the director criticized him along with co-stars Paul Dano and Owen Wilson last year. Lillard added, “I think he’s a great filmmaker. It was kind of disappointing to just get punched in the mouth.” In a viral interview on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast last fall, Tarantino slammed Dano as “the weakest shitty actor in SAG” and added that he “doesn’t care” about either Lillard or Wilson. “I felt like I died and was in heaven when…
Tiffany Haddish stepped out in Los Angeles last week to sew on and off. After a sold-out show at the Comedy Store on Thursday, Haddish was spotted enjoying a show with Bill Murray at the nearby Chateau Marmont. “Bill and Tiffany were at their friends’ table, telling jokes and feeding everyone out of the palm of their hand,” a spy told Page Six. Tiffany Haddish and Bill Murray (pictured above in February 2022) were hanging out at a Los Angeles hotspot on Thursday night, a spy tells Page Six. NBAE (via Getty Images) Haddish (pictured above, Jan. 16) and Murray…