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Dwayne Johnson and Benny Safdie’s next collaborative film, Lizard Music, starring Johnson as a 70-year-old man nicknamed “Chicken Man” whose closest companion is a 111-year-old chicken named Claudia, has arrived at Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists. Directed and written by Safdie, based on the novel of the same name by Daniel Pinkwater. UA and Scott Stuber have successfully completed a high-profile project in a highly competitive landscape. Courtenay Valenti, Amazon MGM’s Head of Film, Streaming and Theatrical, said: “We are thrilled to be re-teaming with the extraordinary talent Dwayne Johnson and to be working with incredible creator, writer and director…
In today’s episode, Variety’s Gene Maddaus details a recent effort to test AI-powered software against professional script readers. The results only raise more questions. Plus, we’ll be hosting a roundtable with variety veterans Elsa Keslassy, John Hopewell and Leo Barraclough about the business and topics of Cannes’ Mipcom content market. Further in the future Maddaus’ report, available in the October 15 print edition of Variety magazine and on Variety.com, reveals that the Editors Guild recently designed a human-versus-computer test of professional script readers against AI-powered software designed to sift through dozens of scripts to find the most promising works and…
What you need to know Late Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy and sisters Ruth Gibbins and Nicola Payne pay tribute to One Direction star one year after his death Liam Payne died aged 31 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16, 2024 Liam co-wrote many of One Direction’s biggest hits during his time with the band. Late Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy and his two sisters Ruth Gibbins and Nicola Payne have paid tribute to the One Direction star on the first anniversary of his death. Cassidy, 26, posted a black-and-white photo of herself…
Selena Gomez, who married Benny Blanco last month, was “sobbing” and fearing the worst. The “Calm Down” singer spoke at Fortune magazine’s “Most Powerful Women” conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, where she talked about relationship insecurities. “This is how I personally work, but when something great happens in your life, you expect something bad to happen,” she told the audience. Selena Gomez admitted that she sobbed after marrying Benny Blanco, fearing the worst. benny blanco/instagram Gomez spoke about her post-marriage anxiety at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference. Photo credit: Sam Blake Gomez, 33, admitted that even if something…
Cartoon Saloon’s animated short film Éiru will be screened in advance of the North American theatrical release of the upcoming feature film Little Amelie, or Rain Character. The film was written and directed by Cartoon Saloon veteran Giovanna Ferrari and produced by the Academy.“Eil,” from award-nominated Nora Twomey (“The Breadwinner”), is about the youngest child of an Iron Age family who wants to become a powerful warrior and be taken seriously by her family. But when the village’s well mysteriously runs dry, she is the only one small enough to descend into the belly of the earth to investigate and…
“Pop Culture Crisis!” has been renewed for season 2 and moved from Amazon Prime Video to Netflix. Colin Jost is in talks to return as host for a second season of the spin-off quiz show, scheduled for sometime in 2026. Prime Video has changed its game show strategy and reached a mutual decision with Sony Pictures Television regarding shopping for “Pop Culture Jeopardy!,” sources said. To other distributors. A twist on the classic “answers and questions” trivia format, “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” pits participants against each other in tournament-style knowledge battles on movies, music, television, and other categories. “‘Pop Culture Crisis!’…
What you need to know Leighton Meester and Adam Brody posed together on the red carpet for the season 2 premiere of Nobody Wants This. For the occasion, Meester wore a dip-dyed gown from Chopard executive Caroline Scheufele’s Couture 2025 collection. Brody wore a tweed jacket and burnt orange sweater over a white button-down shirt. Leighton Meester and Adam Brody arrive in style in the season 2 premiere of the Netflix series Nobody Wants This. The couple appeared on the red carpet outside the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, October 16th. Meester, 39, posed in a flowing, plunge-neck dress…
On Wednesday night, the spectacular Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned for the second year in a row after a six-year hiatus. The long-awaited runway event attracted not only new models but also veteran angels. VS greats include Candice Swanepoel, who appeared in the brand’s 13th show. She was named a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 2010 and made her first runway appearance in 2007. The statuesque blonde model appeared in two separate looks during last night’s show. Candice Swanepoel hit the runway at the 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday night. wire image For the first pass down the runway,…
Neon has acquired world rights to Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers and plans to release the film in theaters in 2026. The exact release date has not been determined. This is Soderbergh’s second collaboration with Neon, following the release of the psychological thriller “Presence” earlier this year. Soderbergh is also known for “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Contagion,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Traffic,” and “Sex, Lies and Videotape.” His latest directorial effort, The Christophers, stars Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, Jessica Gunning and James Corden. McKellen plays Julian Sklar, an elderly painter who hasn’t painted in decades and has been penniless for years. His two estranged children…
A+E Global Media calls Rachael Ray “delicious” and expands its partnership with TV chefs and personalities. The deal is in addition to a broader agreement that A+E Global Media signed with Ray last year. In Thursday’s announcement, Ray and Free Food Studio, a joint venture between Ray, Intentional Content and A+E Global Media, will produce 110 new episodes for A+E Global Media’s lifestyle brand Home.Made.Nation and programming blocks on A&E and FYI cable channels. The order includes new episodes of Ray’s “Mials in Minutes,” among other things. New episodes end in 2026. When the joint venture begins in 2024, A+E…