‘Euphoria’ Star Storm Reid on Her New Balance Campaign, Sneaker Obsessions and First-Time Producing

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorKaia Gerber is dipping her toe into some more acting.The model, who appeared on Ryan Murphy’s FX series “American Horror Story: Double Feature,” stars as Daisy in an upcoming table read of “The Great Gatsby.” The Acting for a Cause reading will benefit amfAR.“Having the opportunity to play Daisy was such an honor,” Gerber told me Monday.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorNicole Ari Parker has signed with CAA.The actor will next be seen in “And Just Like That…,” HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” reboot with original stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis. The series premieres Dec.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPenélope Cruz will be honored at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2021 Film Benefit.The event, presented by Chanel, will return as an in-person gala on Dec. 14 at the New York City museum.“Penélope Cruz has mesmerized cinema audiences since 1992 as an artist who is as compelling in action-adventures as she is in auteur-driven pictures,” Rajendra Roy, the Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film at MoMA, said in a statement Tuesday.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDentsu’s The Story Lab has named Geneva Wasserman as the company’s first EVP of scripted development and production.With more than two decades of experience, Wasserman most recently spent two years at Condé Nast Entertainment, where her development and producing slate included “Spiderhead,” a feature adaptation of George Saunders’ short story “Escape from Spiderhead.” The New Yorker Studios film is set to premiere next year on Netflix.“I

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”Juno Temple didn’t have to travel far to attend Neiman Marcus’ recent holiday campaign launch on the Paramount lot — she’s been there shooting “The Offer,” Paramount Plus’ limited series about the making of “The Godfather.” “I literally had a freakout that was very vocal,” the Emmy-nominated “Ted Lasso” star recalls of her first time driving through the Paramount gates on Melrose Avenue.

Jennifer Lopez and Michael B. Jordan are teaming up for the launch of Coach‘s holiday collection!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorJason Sudeikis will star in a table read of “It’s a Wonderful Life.”The “Ted Lasso” Emmy winner will play George Bailey in the holiday classic and his real-life uncle, George Wendt, will appear as Uncle Billy.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorPhil Dunster tells me that the third season of “Ted Lasso” begins filming on Jan. 31.“Honestly, I’m not trying to be coy, but I don’t know anything,” he said when asked about upcoming storylines on the Apple TV series.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorKristen Stewart wants you to know that “Spencer,” her new movie in which she stars as Princess Diana, is not a biopic or documentary. It is a fictional take on what happened when Diana decided during a family Christmas that she wanted out of her marriage to Prince Charles.“We’re not trying to educate anyone, we’re not trying to solve anything,” Stewart told me Tuesday night at the film’s Los Angeles premiere at the DGA.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWelcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”“And Just Like That …” will not only look like “Sex and the City” for a new generation, with Nicole Ari Parker, Sara Ramírez, Sarita Choudhury and Karen Pittman joining the cast, but the HBO Max reboot will also tackle issues around race. “I’m excited to be a part of something that’s different for them,” Parker tells me.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAnya Taylor-Joy stars in Edgar Wright’s new “Last Night in Soho,” but it wasn’t the first time they could have worked together. “I had read the ‘Baby Driver’ script’ and auditioned for it,” Taylor-Joy told me Monday at the “Last Night in Soho” premiere at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorRebecca Hall’s “Passing” won the U.S. Narrative Feature Jury Award at the 33rd LGBTQ film festival NewFest in New York City.The jury statement reads, “A chance encounter between two friends kicks off this film’s exploration of race and sexuality in 1920s America.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor“Hamilton” Tony nominee Christopher Jackson has signed a first-look deal with CBS Studios to produce across all platforms, including broadcast, streaming and premium cable.“I’m looking forward to continuing my partnership with CBS in this new capacity,” Jackson, whose work as George Washington in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” earned him Tony and Grammy nominations in 2016, tells me exclusively.

died on the set of the film  after a prop gun was discharged by actor Alec Baldwin. Director Joel Souza was also hospitalized.  The sheriff’s department in Sante Fe, New Mexico, confirmed to ET on Thursday evening that Baldwin was in fact the one who fired the prop gun which lead to the fatal accident. Hutchins was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, according to authorities.

EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century Studios has acquired the spec script Darby Harper Wants You To Know starring Storm Reid, with Footprint Features and A Seed & Wings set to produce. The film will be executive produced by A Seed & Wings, the multimedia production house founded by Reid  and Robyn Simpson.

died on the set of the film  after a prop gun was discharged by actor Alec Baldwin. Director Joel Souza was also hospitalized.  The sheriff’s department in Sante Fe, New Mexico, confirmed to ET on Thursday evening that Baldwin was in fact the one who fired the prop gun which lead to the fatal accident. Hutchins was transported by helicopter to University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque, according to authorities.