Holiday adventure comedy ‘Candy Cane Lane’ trailer with Eddie Murphy

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com Changemaker of the Year, Maren Morris celebrated her honor at the Variety Hitmakers, presented by Sony audio, by listing off the women who inspired her including Taylor Swift, Sinead O’Connor and Billie Holiday. Introduced by singer and songwriter Maggie Rogers, her colleague praised Morris for using her voice to uplift others. to fight for gender and racial equality, and to re-imagine traditionally exclusive spaces, “specifically in the world of country music.” “She does it all with her head held high and with a sense of humor,” Rogers said.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Country music hasn’t had a huge presence in the mainstream top 10 since Florida Georgia Line provided a couple of big crossover blips in 2014 and 2017 with “Cruise” and “Meant to Be.” But that changed in triplicate in 2023 with three Nashville exports— the well-established Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, plus a blazing-hot newcomer, Zimmerman. His first three singles all hit No.

Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth are hard at work promoting their new movie Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at CCXP 2023 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor One of Hollywood’s beloved couples comprises “Oppenheimer” star Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, known for his breakthrough role on the hit NBC comedy series “The Office.” Interestingly, fans of the classic mockumentary often want to see Krasinski alongside his former on-screen partner (Jenna Fischer’s Pam Beesly) rather than Blunt on the red carpet. “Whenever I walk beside him, people still shout out, ‘I wish you were with Pam,’” Blunt shared during an episode of the Variety Awards Circuit Podcast.

Michaela Zee Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series returns featuring the biggest stars in this year’s Oscar race for Season 19. The four episodes will debut on PBS SoCal on Jan. 11 at 8 to 10 p.m., followed by encores on KCET and public television stations across the country and the WORLD Channel (check local listings).

Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross are stepping out for the premiere of their new holiday movie!

John Mulaney resonates with the late Matthew Perry’s story.

John Mulaney has shared that he “identified” with Matthew Perry’s story of addiction.Speaking with Variety following the Friends actor’s sudden death last month, Mulaney opened up about his connection to Perry’s experience. The actor, who died at his home aged 54, had a history of addiction, which he detailed in his memoir, Friends, Lovers And The Big Terrible Thing.The book, which also covered Perry’s road to recovery, reportedly impacted Mulaney, who has himself struggled with addiction, leading him to attend rehab following a drug relapse in 2020.“Addiction is just a disaster,” said Mulaney.

Variety about relating to the “Friends” star’s battle for sobriety, which Perry detailed in his 2022 memoir “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing.” Perry died on Oct. 28 at the age of 54. “Addiction is just a disaster,” Mulaney told the outlet on Monday.

William Earl administrator Only a comedic mind like John Mulaney’s could mine gold from one of the lowest points of his life. The comic released his third Netflix special, “Baby J,” in April. In stark relief to his previous, more ebullient hours, his latest work examined his 2020 drug relapse and the intervention that led to a successful stint in rehab.

Netflix has shared a first-look photo of Eddie Murphy‘s return to the Beverly Hills Cop franchise as Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop 4.

After years of the “Beverly Hills Cop” franchise gathering dust on the shelf, Netflix has decided to revive it for, at least, one more adventure. And even though we are still likely pretty far away from its eventual 2024 release, we do have our first look at Eddie Murphy returning to his iconic role as Axel Foley, courtesy of Empire.

K.J. Yossman A documentary about Eddie Hall, the strongman and “Expendables 4” actor, has been acquired for worldwide theatrical release and streaming by sports media company Generation Iron. “Taming The Beast – The Emptiness Within” is a feature-length doc from Switzerland-based Jeridoo Universe about British strongman Hall.

EXCLUSIVE: Film director Michelle Danner has finished Principal Photography on The Italians, stars Abigail Breslin, Matthew Daddario, Rob Estes,  David DeLuise, Perrey Reeves, Olivia Luccardi, and Lainie Kazan.

A cosy underground Christmas grotto for adults has opened in the city centre - and it features candy cane cocktails, mulled wine and a comforting fireplace to unwind.

Three Scottish holiday lets have been named as among the best in the UK, taking home prizes at a prestigious award ceremony.

“Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain” premieres on Peacock, November 17 this weekend. It is the feature-length debut of the titular comedy team Please Don’t Destroy (Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy), the trio currently the “Saturday Night Live” Digital Shorts creators.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed JamPot, the podcast network founded by Made In Chelsea star and regular podcaster Jamie Laing.

Netflix has dropped the full trailer for Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child Of Fire which sees Sofia Boutella’s Kora assembling a team to commence a revolution.

The trailer for Prime Video’s upcoming holiday film Candy Cane Lane is here!