Actors’ Equity Seeks To Change Name To Reflect Its Full Membership

As Comcast NBCUniversal aggressively plans and executes a number of new theme park and destination initiatives, the company announced today a rebrand of its Universal Parks & Resorts unit, which will now be known as Universal Destinations & Experiences.

Keith Jopling Which current popular music artists will still be significant 25 years from now? It’s a question Keith Jopling posed with the latest expansion of his Art of Longevity project, titled “Crossing the Rubicon.” The answers lie within its first “white paper,” featuring case studies of 25 artists that have guested on Jopling’s podcast of the same name, including Suede, Norah Jones, KT Tunstall, Tears for Fears, Gary Numan, Los Lobos, Everything Everything, Death Cab For Cutie, Calexico, Teenage Fanclub, The Waterboys, Interpol, Barenaked Ladies, Spoon, The Divine Comedy, Belle and Sebastian and Turin Brakes, among others. Read an excerpt below. One of the most common sayings in the music industry is that “every artist is different.” It makes marketing music and artists much more unpredictable than breakfast cereal, soft drinks, or resort holidays. It’s probably the reason why music should not be filtered by algorithms – the idea should be to stand out rather than fit in.

Naomi Osaka is opening up about how she’s preparing for first time motherhood.

J. Kim Murphy Seth Rogen took to the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards stage Saturday evening to reveal the full voice cast for the animated reboot “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” including the teenage actors voicing the squad of heroes and Jackie Chan as the master sewer dweller Splinter. Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon will voice the roles of Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael, respectively. The quartet was introduced by Rogen, a producer and voice actor for the film, onstage at the ceremony to accompany the announcement. The voice cast also features a slew of notable performers taking on characters that will be familiar to “TMNT” fans, including Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, John Cena as Rocksteady, Ice Cube as Superfly, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil, Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom and Rogen as Bebop. Jeff Rowe (“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”) is directing.

And that’s a wrap on the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Will Cate Blanchett fulfill the awards prophecy of winning an Academy Award every nine years? The two-time Academy Award winner of “The Aviator” (2004) and “Blue Jasmine” (2003) is a favorite to possibly win her third for Todd Field’s psychological drama “Tár,” in which she plays a lesbian conductor who begins to lose her grip on power and reality. On this week’s episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast, we sit down with Blanchett to discuss her work stunning transformation into Lydia Tár. In addition, she talks about working with co-star Nina Hoss and more. Listen below: From Focus Features, “Tár” is set to a rhythmic beat of classical orchestration, marking writer and director Todd Field’s return to the director’s chair, 16 years after “Little Children” (2006) and 21 years after his debut “In the Bedroom” (2001).

Fall Out Boy have announced two intimate UK shows and shared the tracklist for their upcoming new album ‘So Much (For) Stardust’.The band will release their eighth studio album – and first in five years – on March 24, via Fueled By Ramen.Ahead of the record’s arrival, Fall Out Boy will return to the UK for two tiny shows in Manchester and London. The US band will play at Manchester’s Band On The Wall on March 15 and London’s Heaven on March 16.Fans who pre-order the new album from Fall Out Boy’s UK web store before 2pm GMT on March 7 will get exclusive ticket access to the special gigs.

Naomi Campbell rocked a daring look on the runway at the Off-White autumn/winter 2023 show during Paris Fashion Week. The 52-year-old supermodel went braless under a long, sheer black dress that featured a tire-inspired halo neckline from the luxury label's Lunar Delivery collection. The Vogue cover star paired the body-skimming, sleeveless dress with pointed-toe black leather ankle boots and thick gold bangle bracelets.

Delta Goodrem has announced a surprising new role - she's going to be in a movie. The former Home and Away actress turned worldwide singer-songwriter is going to star in a new film called Love Is In The Air.  She took to Instagram on Thursday to share the exciting news with her followers and revealed she has been living in The Whitsundays with her boyfriend Matthew Copely to shoot the movie.

EXCLUSIVE: My Name is Earl star Jason Lee has signed with Buchwald for representation in all areas.

Jordan Banjo and his wife Naomi Courts have jetted off to Italy for a relaxing babymoon ahead of their new arrival.The Diversity star whisked his wife away on a romantic getaway to Renaissance Tuscany Resort & Spa and shared the trip with his followers on social media.Taking to Instagram, Jordan wrote: "The best weekend away in Italy with my @naomibanjo just eating, sleeping, and relaxing! "@rtuscany is beautiful, thank you for making the stay so incredible and thank you to @wearelotuscomms and @thomascook for sorting everything out for our little baby moon!" Jordan kicked back and relaxed on the day beds in his robe as he flashed the peace sign. In another sweet snap, Jordan planted a kiss on his wife's cheeky as she beamed, wrapped up in a towel.

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden was accompanied by her granddaughter Naomi Biden on her visit to Africa. President Joe Biden’s wife and eldest grandchild arrived on Wednesday, Feb.

Naomi Osaka goes for comfort in a silky ensemble for the launch of her new collection with Victoria’s Secret at Harriet’s Rooftop in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 21).

Sadie Sink, Naomi Campbell and Pom Klementieff are just a few of the stars to model in Alexander McQueen‘s Spring/Summer 2023 women’s campaign.

So many stars attended the BAFTA Film Awards 2023 Nominees Party ahead of the annual awards show.

Julia MacCary editor Variety is set to honor “Fruitvale Station” producer and Significant Productions co-founder Nina Yang Bongiovi with its Creative Impact in Producing Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival in Idaho in recognition of her many achievements. At 10 a.m. March 31, she will participate in a Coffee Talk, which is the crown jewel of the festival, and a moderated conversation to discuss her career. The event is open to the public. The festival will also celebrate Variety’s 10 Producers to Watch event; they will be announced on March 15. “Nina Yang Bongiovi is a compelling storyteller with an impressive filmography, and we are excited to celebrate her career achievement at the Sun Valley Film Festival,” said Steven Gaydos, Variety EVP global content and executive editor.

Billy Crudup is getting support from his longtime love Naomi Watts on his big night!

EXCLUSIVE: Australian award-winning director Mark Molloy has signed with WME.

Who doesn’t love romance? Naomi Watts, Emily Ratajkowski and Hugh Jackman are among the many stars who celebrated Valentine’s Day this year.

Nina Dobrev and Shaun White could be getting ready for some serious commitment in their relationship! It seems the couple are planning to take their romance to the next level after three years of dating, which means they might be thinking about tying the knot and even having children together.A close source to the pair revealed to Us Weekly that 2023 will be an important year for the celebrity couple. “This is the year they take their relationship to the next level,” the insider said to the publication, explaining that “Nina and Shaun have been dating for a few years now so they’ve definitely discussed making things official.”“They’ve talked about getting married, having kids, the whole nine yards,” the source added.