Def Jam Promotes Marisa Lauro-Norris to Senior VP of International Marketing

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSophisticated, bold, flashy and a bit of a shark is how costume designer Deb Newhall describes Rosamund Pike’s character Marla Grayson in the Netflix dark comedy “I Care a Lot.”On Sunday, Pike won a Golden Globe in the best actress comedy or musical category — beating out expected frontrunner Maria Bakalova — and the film remains in Netflix’s top five as audiences continue to discuss the plot and its lead character.Marla (Pike) is a grifter who chases her dream by

EXCLUSIVE: Nzingha Stewart, who most recently directed the Netflix film Tall Girl, has been tapped to co-write and direct Badass Biker Chicks of Marrakesh, a film that is being developed by Wayfarer Studios and Ethos Entertainment.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s not possible to hand out all 84 Grammy Awards during the televised ceremony, so for many years the bulk of the trophies have been given out during the afternoon before the big show at the Premiere Ceremony — often called the “pre-tel.” While the ceremony is not as glamorous or well-attended as the main show, in many ways it is more genuine: Anyone who’s attended has probably experienced the whoops of genuine joy from a winner seated nearby when their name was

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRepublic Records has hired Ben Facey as executive vice president of global marketing & digital strategy, EVP and General Manager Jim Roppo announced Monday morning.  He is based in the Republic’s New York headquarters.According to the announcement, in this newly established post, Facey will architect, implement, and shepherd international marketing campaigns and digital initiatives for the label’s entire roster.

Ross County wasn’t easy on the eye. But he’s adamant the Buddies picking up all three points was all that mattered as they moved even closer to sealing a historic spot in the top half of the Premiership.

CNN correspondent Jim Acosta, who built a reputation as a bulldog at White House Press briefings during the Trump administration, got a taste of his own medicine Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSouth by Southwest Conference and Festivals has announced that Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg; author and host of the New York Times podcast “Together Apart” Priya Parker in conversation with Anand Giridharadas; and writer and author Charles Yu as Keynote Speakers, along with a new round of Featured Speakers for SXSW Online.The virtual event takes place from March 16-20, 2021.Buttigieg, Parker, and Yu join the Keynote lineup that includes

Antonio Ferme editorAs the 50th anniversary of Jim Morrison’s death approaches comes word that HarperCollins will release “The Collected Works of Jim Morrison: Poetry, Journals, Transcripts and Lyrics.” The 600-page book marks the most extensive collection of writings by the former Doors’ frontman published to date.The collection, which will be published on June 8, consists of 160 visual components accompanied by excerpts from Morrison’s 28 private, never-before-seen notebooks (including the

UPDATED EXCLUSIVE: As we first told you last month, former Warner Bros. International Marketing EVP Julien Noble is headed to Universal, and will start as the studio’s new President of International Marketing on March 15 in Los Angeles.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterNissa Diederich, most recently the executive vice president of production for Touchstone Television (formerly Fox 21 Television Studios), has been named head of production at 20th Television in the wake of the consolidation of the Walt Disney Company’s TV studios.Longtime production executive Jim Sharp, who had served as 20th’s production head and spent decades at the company previously known as 20th Century Fox, will depart the studio at the end of the year after

straight to your inbox every day for freeThere have been calls for Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to give goalkeeper Dean Henderson a prolonged first-team test, in place of current number one David De Gea. However, there has also been speculation that instead, United may enter the transfer market for a new goalkeeper this summer, with Atletico Madrid 'keeper Jan Oblak a player who has been continually linked with a move to Old Trafford.

Andrew Hampp Growing up in Africa, one of the first Hollywood movies to make an impact on Sipho Dlamini was Eddie Murphy’s 1988 comedy “Coming to America,” in which the comedian starred as a prince from the fictional African country of Zamunda.“I know how significant a movie it was to people living in Africa or Africans in the diaspora,” says Dlamini, a veteran music executive who in January was promoted to CEO of Universal Music South Africa and Sub-Saharan South Africa.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has promoted Jem Aswad  to Deputy Music Editor.Based in New York, Aswad joined Variety in April 2017 from Billboard.

EXCLUSIVE: The Walking Dead writer-producer Jim Barnes is expanding his relationship with AMC Studios, signing an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the hit zombie apocalypse series. Under the pact, Barnes will develop and produce new series for AMC’s television networks and streaming platforms and third-party buyers.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentSales agency Global Screen, part of Will Smith and Marc Forster’s Telepool, has picked up global distribution rights to $24 million family adventure movie “Jim Button and the Wild 13.”The pic, which is the second most expensive German movie of all times, according to Global Screen, will be launched at the European Film Market (March 1-5).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorR. Kelly’s New York jury trial has been delayed for a fourth time due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Chicago Tribune.The singer had been scheduled to go on trial April 7 on racketeering charges — which allege he ran a criminal enterprise designed to recruit women for sexual misconduct — but at a status hearing Tuesday, U.S.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla ICM Partners political specialist Travis Merriweather has been promoted to senior political strategist, the talent and literary agency announced today.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor a new artist, a debut appearance on “Saturday Night Live” is a career milestone: an iconic show hedging the bet that you’re ready to go to the next level.