Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Sets First U.K. Filming Locations (EXCLUSIVE)

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”I’ve got good news for Selena Gomez fans. It sounds like we’ll be hearing some new music from the superstar any day.

EXCLUSIVE: Comedian, actor and host Hasan Minhaj today announced the launch of his production company, 186K Films, as well as For the Culture, a new film he’s set to produce and star in for Amazon Studios, which he’s scripting with long-time collaborator Prashanth Venkataramanujam.

Phil Gallo For his first film since winning the Oscar for 2018’s “Green Book,” Peter Farrelly again ventured into new regions of the country.

Netflix has set presenters and released a teaser for Queer Eye Germany, the first international spin-off from its reality series following a group of makeover experts – the ‘Fab 5’ – who team to turn the life around of a nominated individual.

Kenan Thompson has formalized his plans to move into production and talent management.

William Shatner went to space, and soon, you can watch his unbelievable voyage in real time. The iconic actor’s trip to space on Blue Origin is going to be documented in the new Amazon special titled Shatner in Space, which is set to premiere on December 15 in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

J. Kim Murphy administratorWilliam Shatner’s recent flight to space aboard a Blue Origin vessel will be explored in “Shatner in Space,” a one-hour special from Amazon Prime Video.

William Shatner‘s trip to space on Blue Origin will be documented in the new Amazon special Shatner in Space, premiering on Dec. 15 in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Other territories will be added in early 2022.

Peacock has ordered Supernatural Academy, a YA animated fantasy series adaptation of Jaymin Eve’s The Supernatural Academy books. The project was developed and written by Gillian Horvath and hails from executive producer Allen Bohbot and 41 Entertainment.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is simply beyond a global phenomenon. The World of Wonder breakthrough series has won the Competition Series Emmy Award four straight times and RuPaul Charles has won best Host for a Reality-Competition series six straight times.

Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are making a second season of their ever popular Starz series Men In Kilts.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn Dec. 2018, two years after he had picked up “Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon” at the first edition of Ventana Sur’s Animation!, Edward Noeltner’s Cinema Management Group (CMG) announced he had pre-sold it to over half the planet.

Amazon has renewed The Outlaws ahead of its U.S. series premiere in 2022.

The graphic novel Alliances: Orphans, written by Stan Lee, Luke Lieberman and Ryan Silbert, will be showcased at a panel today at 5:30pm PT at San Diego Comic-Con’s “Special Edition.”

In case you missed it, famous actress Brooke Shields is on her way to Scotland in the latest festive film offering from Netflix.

Lord of the Rings” is moving from New Zealand to the U.K. — which will be an enormous economic boon to the British entertainment economy.Couple that with a fall in the pound sterling caused by the Brexit vote in 2016, and producing content in the U.K.

England play their last match of the Autumn Nations Series for 2021 against South Africa this weekend.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSaban Films has landed rights to “Here Before,” a psychological thriller starring Andrea Riseborough.When the deal closes, Saban Films will distribute the movie — through its global partner Defiant Screen Entertainment — in North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.First-time feature filmmaker Stacey Gregg wrote and directed “Here Before,” which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival.

The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will take place Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, organizers announced today.