‘Fallout’ FYC Panel Features Christopher Nolan Interviewing “Baby Brother” Jonathan About Amazon Hit Drama

EXCLUSIVE: Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan and their production company Kilter Films, which they run alongside longtime producing partner Athena Wickham, have signed with CAA for representation.

CBS Chief George Cheeks on Paramount Global uncertainty and the future of Broadcast TV, a deep dive into the beloved reality TV series “Traitors,” a conversation about the 80th anniversary of D-Day with the “Masters of the Air” creators and a surprise “White Collar” reboot announcement. Check out a few of the conversations below: As part of the Variety TV FYC Fest, Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”), Jennifer Jason Leigh (‘Fargo”), Ricky Martin (“Palm Royale”), Lewis Pullman (“Outer Range”), Lisa Ann Walter (“Abbot Elementary”) and Greta Lee (“The Moring Show”) joined Variety senior TV features editor Emily Longeretta to discuss their supporting roles on some of this year’s hottest television shows.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic What happened in Vegas will have a certain Phish fan staying out of Las Vegas’ Sphere for a very long time to come. A social media user who wanted to show off his bong usage to the world has been banned from the venue, and any of Madison Square Garden Entertainment’s other properties, after posting bragging footage of himself taking hits and blowing smoke out over the audience during Phish’s opening night there in April. “First ever bong rip in the Sphere,” wrote the user, posting video of himself standing in the aisle of the venue prior to Phish taking the stage, as he drew a very deep hit and then exhaled a thick plume over the crowd seated behind him.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Seriesmakers, twinning Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV fest, and European film-TV powerhouse Beta Group, is opening up its selection criteria to embrace directors of box office smashes or hits at festivals beyond “A” list events. Launching 2022 as a project-based mentorship program for film directors aiming to become TV series creators, Seriesmakers has fast consolidated as one of Europe’s top-notch training facilities. “Game of Thrones” producer-director Frank Doelger, “Babylon Berlin” producer Stefan Arndt, Ron Leshem (“Euphoria,” “No Man’s Land”) and “Narcos” creator Chris Brancato featured as speakers at its 2023-24 edition.

EXCLUSIVE: German drama series I Am Scrooge has landed homes in North America, Europe and Australia ahead of its world premiere at Seriencamp in Cologne this week.

Allison Williams, Matt Bomer, Jelani Alladin and Noah J Ricketts pose for a group photo while attending the FYC Event their show Fellow Travelers held at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday (June 1) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

It’s been over a decade since Neve Campbell and her brother Christian Campbell have been on a red carpet together, but that has changed!

The Deadline Studio at Prime Experience, featuring interviews with the cast and creatives from some of Prime Video‘s buzziest TV programs in the awards-season race, recently wrapped its run on the sidelines of Prime Video’s FYC event.

Glen Powell has revealed that he missed out on a role in Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer.The Top Gun: Maverick star recently told GQ Magazine, that he was beaten to the role of Nobel-winning nuclear physicist Ernest Lawrence, by Josh Harnett.Despite missing out on the role he went on to say that he is still in touch with Nolan, and has faith that they will get to do “something together soon”.The movie went on to win seven Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Nolan at this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles.The film also recently became Nolan’s biggest Box Office hit overseas. It has garnered over $960million (£757million) worldwide to date at the Box Office.Elsewhere in the interview, Powell also shared how Tom Cruise once pranked him by pretending to lose control of the helicopter they were riding in over London after reshoots on Top Gun: Maverick.“Tom goes, ‘Oh no, oh no,’ and he starts dropping the helicopter over London,” Powell recalled.

Selena Kuznikov For “Platonic” Co-showrunner, Executive Producer and Director Nick Stoller, comedy is “honesty and truth.” He explained on the “What is Comedy Today” panel for Variety’s Sony FYC Showcase that he sees the world through a comedic lens, even during dark times. Exploring what a comedy series looks like in today’s landscape for Variety’s Sony FYC Showcase, Stoller was joined by fellow co-showrunner, executive producer and director Francesca Delbanco on the panel. Panelists also included “Platonic” actor Luke MacFarlane, showrunner and executive producer of “Twisted Metal” Michael Jonathan Smith, “Twisted Metal” actor and executive producers Anthony Mackie, “Twisted Metal” actor Stephanie Beatriz and EVP for comedy development at Sony Pictures Television Colin Davis.

Walton Goggins, who’s among the major cast additions to the upcoming third season of HBO‘s The White Lotus, is staying mum about the details of his character or storyline, but he is sharing his thoughts on the experience.

Ted Sarandos is commenting on the box office success of Oppenheimer, Barbie, and their Netflix series Baby Reindeer.

Lives of historical figures often get cinematic treatment to tell sweeping tales of real life events. From United States Presidents to their wives and First Ladies, to Supreme Court Justices to scientists and brilliant minds, nobody is off limits, especially if the stories are triumphant. Others have more tragic endings.

For those in the market for some summer style stapes, look no further than Amazon. Yes, you heard right. Seemingly the go-to for everything from lightning-quick delivery of home and beauty bits, the retail giant is also a treasure trove when it comes to fashion.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Something About Her — the West Hollywood sandwich shop started by “Vanderpump Rules” stars Ariana Madix and Katie Maloney — is officially open for business, after a long period in red-tape limbo. On Wednesday, May 22, more than 100 people lined up outside the bright awning before it had opened, waiting several hours to buy the highly anticipated sandwiches from this long-awaited restaurant. A few days after the soft opening for friends and family, it was finally time to open the doors to the public.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Dwayne Johnson is nearly unrecognizable in the first look at his upcoming A24 drama “The Smashing Machine,” directed by Benny Safdie and co-starring his “Jungle Cruise” screen partner Emily Blunt. The film casts Johnson as legendary MMA fighter Mark Kerr, who struggled with addiction and his marriage while becoming an icon of the sport.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Mouse House is bringing its Emmy-themed “Disney FYC Fest” back for the third consecutive year, kicking things off May 29 with an preview event for FX’s “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” and ending with “Shōgun” on June 11.

Fallout had another record setting week for Prime Video.

EXCLUSIVE: The Banff World Media Festival has set panels on the “mass exodus of Black women executives in Hollywood” and LGBTQ+ representation, featuring the likes of Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire and a Disney Development Director.

No matter how often you binge Supernatural, we bet that there is still so much that you don’t know about it.